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A Novel Idea
“Reading is a fantastic journey through the various regions of one’s imagination.” –Stacy
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“The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe”
by C.S. Lewis
Movie by “Walt Disney Pictures”
Review by BEN @ “The Path Less Traveled”
Excerpt:
… it’s definitely worth seeing. It’s definitely worth enjoying. It’s even appropriate for younger children, since the gore and blood is nearly non-existant. (There’s even a famous point in the book where Aslan instructs Peter to clean the blood from his sword on the skin of the wolf he just killed. In the movie, this scene is played out, but we never see the blood, never see the sword and never, indeed, do we see the dead wolf. Only after the blood is cleaned off the blade do we see the sword again.) …
Click Here to read Ben’s full review.
Technorati Tags: The Chronicles of Narnia, Walt Disney
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“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
by J.K. Rowling
Review by BEN @ “The Path Less Traveled”
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Excerpt:
… This book really changes the world. Without revealing some of the secrets, let’s just say that the world is a completely different place by the end of the book. The characters acknowledge it, the writer gives some description of it, the movie overlooks most of it. But, by the end of this book, there is no doubt that the world and everything in it will be changing. Sides are being drawn up on a huge battlefield. You can feel it …
Click Here to read Ben’s full review.
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“Brave New World”, by Aldous Huxley
“Brave New World”
by Aldous Huxley
Review by BEN @ “The Path Less Traveled”
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Excerpt:
… At some point, later in life, I was made to read 1984. My Dad considered it appropriate for me to read in my mid teens, even though it was rife with sexual content. He wanted me to read Brave New World but thought better of it and so I never read the book.
Now, I’m 37 years old. I’ve finally picked up this book and what amazes me is how tame it seems. Back in the early 1980s, this was a shocking and embarrassing read. Today? Turn on the television and watch a sitcom or reality show and you’ll find more titillating fare. Indeed, one of the premises of the book is that the government needs to achieve a certain “disregard” for moral decency (my terms, not the book’s) in order to achieve the control it desires over the population.
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Click Here to read Ben’s full review.
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“Primal Leadership”
by Daniel Goleman
Review by BEN @ “The Path Less Traveled”
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Excerpt:
Primal Leadership should be required reading for every person who wishes to complete a business degree. It is the essence of how to be an effective leader.
Effective leadership is not authoritative. Effective leadership is not about control. Effective leadership is about finding resonant energy in those you lead, to infuse your people with enthusiasm and energy to produce on their own …
Click Here to read Ben’s full review.
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“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
by J.K. Rowling
Book Three: “Harry Potter” Series
Review by BEN @ “The Path Less Traveled”
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Excerpt:
Prisoner of Azkaban begins with Harry believing he is going to be expelled from wizarding school. He runs away from home and encounters his first of what will be a theme for the whole book—the Grim. A large, dark dog, lurking in the background …
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These are links to a friend’s blog; (Ben, at ‘The Path Less Traveled’), on which he has posted reviews for the following:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Angels & Demons, plus The DaVinci Code
The Christian Husband: God’s Vision for Loving and Caring for Your Wife
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