“In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone,
independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. ”
― Leo Tolstoy
Yesterday marked the anniversary of Tolstoy's death.



*** FREE Ebooks of Tolstoy's novels and other works!

* Erling Kagge – (Silent) Interview about his new book SILENCE

One of this week’s best new book releases is: Silence: In the Age of Noise
by Erling Kagge   (Hardback: Pantheon, 2017)
Here’s a great, tongue-in-cheek silent interview with the author
(set to the soundtrack of John Cage’s 4:33) :

Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
New Louise Erdrich novel, John Walton on  OT Theology, Jaron Lanier, MORE

* Sabbath Wanderings #14 – Josh Dease [Cartoon]

New cartoon in our Sabbath Wanderings series...  Welcomed by God.

  


In case you missed it... 
 

* Ten Beautiful Books of 2017 to Give as Gifts!

What better gift to give at Christmas than books, especially beautiful ones!
So here are our picks for 10 of the most beautiful books of the year, 
that include books fit for a wide range of readers:
( PLUS, one bonus classic, that is worth giving in any year…)