Michael Pollan, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Huge Giveaway of Advance Copies, MORE - Feb. 6 - ERB Daily Book Morsel
Published: Wed, 02/06/19
February 6, 2019
“The shared meal is no small thing. It is a foundation of family life,
the place where our children learn the art of conversation and acquire
the habits of civilization: sharing, listening, taking turns, navigating
differences, arguing without offending."
― Michael Pollan,
journalist / food writer
Today is his birthday!
*** Read an excerpt from
Michael Pollan's classic book
The Omnivore's Dilemma
*** Kindle Ebook Deal of the Day!
Abraham Joshua Heschel's
Classic Book
The Sabbath
Only $1.99!!!
*** Book Giveaway – 12 Books to Read Before They Release!
This week we are giving away one advance copy
of each of these 12 books. All twelve books are featured on our list of
30 Books For Christian Readers to Watch For in 2019!
We will pick SIX winners, who will each get two books!!!
David Kipen, Editor – Dear Los Angeles – [NPR Interview]
A fascinating “collective self-portrait of Los Angeles when it thought nobody was looking”:
Dear Los Angeles: The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018
David Kipen, Editor (Hardback: Modern Library, 2018)
Listen to a great NPR interview with the editor:
In Case You Missed It...
*** New Book Releases – Week of 4 February 2019
Here are a few new book releases from this week that are worth checking out:
Cara Meredith, Cal Newport, Angie Thomas, MORE
*** Amazon’s Monthly Kindle
Ebook / Audiobook Sale – February 2019!
Here are 20 of the Very Best Deals for Christian Readers from this sale…
Thomas Merton, MLK, Wendell Berry, Annie Dillard, Umberto Eco, Ursula K. Le Guin, MORE
Here's to energizing reading today!
Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books