PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 For Christmas I got a $50 Barnes & Noble card. It is perhaps the greatest gift a man can receive. However, I know not which books I should get. What do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nihil Obstat Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Restoration and Organic Development of the Roman Rite by Laszlo Dobszay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Restoration and Organic Development of the Roman Rite by Laszlo Dobszay. That would literally take all of my money. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I would strongly recommend not spending your money on Ayn Rand. I'll leave out at that. Sinners and Saints by Eamon Duffy. Not for the faint of heart or easily scandalized, but it's probably the best popular book on the history of the papacy that has been written recently. Be warned, he didn't like JPII. Edited January 19, 2015 by Amppax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 This is what I have: Looking For Alaska (10th Anniversary Edition) Paper Towns The Fault in Our Stars (Exclusive Collector's Edition) And yes, I am a John Green fan. How did you notice? :| I have money for one last book. Give me your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Saints and Sinners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I would strongly recommend not spending your money on Ayn Rand. I'll leave out at that. Sinners and Saints by Eamon Duffy. Not for the faint of heart or easily scandalized, but it's probably the best popular book on the history of the papacy that has been written recently. Be warned, he didn't like JPII. That's a deal-breaker for me. I'm a very laid-back person and am willing to listen to other people's views, but John Paul II is one of my few exceptions, and I will not pay money to read about a person's dislike of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulHeart Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The Man Who Was Thursday, by Chesterton! It was one of the best books I read in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis, or Out of the Silent Planet? Or is there another book by him you would recommend? Note I'm currently in the latter half of The Screwtape Letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulHeart Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis, or Out of the Silent Planet? Or is there another book by him you would recommend? Note I'm currently in the latter half of The Screwtape Letters. Ooh, go with Out of the Silent Planet, and then read the other two books in the space trilogy (Perelandra and That Hideous Strength). I read the whole trilogy last summer, and I really enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Ooh, go with Out of the Silent Planet, and then read the other two books in the space trilogy (Perelandra and That Hideous Strength). I read the whole trilogy last summer, and I really enjoyed it! Thanks! I'm simply torn because The Four Loves seems like a very informative read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's a deal-breaker for me. I'm a very laid-back person and am willing to listen to other people's views, but John Paul II is one of my few exceptions, and I will not pay money to read about a person's dislike of him. Well I should say he was critical of his pontificate, in numerous places he held him up as an example of sanctity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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