Archive for August, 2007
Keeping a personal library organized isn’t particularly difficult—just return the book to its previous spot. Working out and implementing an effective system, however, is a bit more of a task, especially for those who don’t enjoy organizing. There are multitudes of systems, degrees of organization, and styles of arrangement. Is there one good way to keep a library?
Tony, at The Shepherd’s Scrapbook, replied to just such a question from Noah. Noah’s looking for a system that isn’t overly complex, but one that’s specific enough to be helpful.
Tony has a few ideas for him, but the most prominent has to do not with shelves but spreadsheets—
The key to organizing topical and theological books is electronic. I find electronic databases critical because (as you mentioned) most books fit multiple categories.
Read both of Tony’s library posts: Part 1 | Part 2
What system have you developed for your library?
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Dan Cruver reports that the Jesus Storybook Bible has climbed to the #2 spot on the CBA Children’s Bestsellers List, based on sales from the month of July.
See the CBA’s entire children’s bestsellers list, or see the bestsellers in the other CBA categories.
Visit Eucatastrophe for Dan’s interview with Sally Lloyd-Jones, the author of the Jesus Storybook Bible.
Dan was impressed with the book, and included the following as a preface to his interview with the author:
It is very well written and does a fantastic job capturing Scripture’s big picture. Sally has served Christian families very well with this book. If you are looking for another resource that will help your children better understand the significance of Jesus’ person and work, this is a book you’ll want to pick up.
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Thomas Nelson, a book industry leader, announced plans last fall to phase out its 21 imprint publishing companies. Most large publishers run an imprint system—multiple brands owned by the same company that each focus on different tastes and markets.
Thomas Nelson, however, has begun dismantling their imprint system as of April 1. Within two years, all of their titles will bear the Thomas Nelson logo.
“Out of Imprint: A Book Publisher Nixes Niches,” an article by James Sturdivant for Advertising Age, shows that there are arguments on both sides of the issue. Imprinting has its advantages, but uniting under one label may result in a stronger brand name, among other things.
Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson, told Ad Age that “imprints simply add another layer of noise in trying to reach consumers.”
Is it noise, or is it structure?
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WTS Books, the bookstore of Westminster Seminary, is having another sale, this time on some of their top commentaries. The discounts are as much as 55% off, and the sale lasts until September 11.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with WTS Books, they have some of the best prices anywhere and a flat $5 shipping charge no matter how many books you order.
Here’s what they are offering:
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A commentary on the book of Acts by Darrell Bock (Dallas Theological Seminary) is now available in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series.
Acts is the complement to Bock’s earlier two volumes on Luke. Bock writes in his announcement that this third installment marks the end of a commitment that spanned 23 years.
For more information, see Baker’s overview of Bock’s Acts and of the two-volume Luke series.
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Trevin Wax has posted his “15 Must-Read Books on Worship“—a diverse collection of books that Trevin has found helpful. A brief description is also provided for each book. For those seeking a firmer foundation in biblical worship, these books may be a springboard.
Here is Trevin’s list, but you’ll have to see his post for more information.
- Worship: Adoration and Action (Carson)
- Worship in Spirit and in Truth (Frame)
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eBay Power Seller mrj33 is offering a 100-volume collection of commentaries on the book of Job, published between 1840 and 2002. For simplicity’s sake, he’s offering the collection as one lot, priced at $999.95.
The lot contains many rare and out of print books, and mrj33 is willing to “answer all emails concerning condition, content, or publishing info on any particular title(s).”
He provides a complete list of titles in the eBay listing, though at this point they are not being sold individually.
100 books, $1000—ten dollars per book is a respectable offer. There are “a number that would cost you from $50 to $200 each, if you could even find them for sale anywhere.”
Visit mrj33’s eBay listing to browse the titles and put in your bid.
[HT: Jason Button | TheoSource]
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Tim Challies interviews Rick Phillips, one of the editors of the fairly new Reformed Expository Commentary series, which is written from a Reformed perspective and geared for pastors and studious laymen.
Tim Challies: Tell me about this Reformed Expository Commentary series: Why did you decide to produce this series of commentaries? With so many commentaries available, what niche did you anticipate this series filling? What makes them unique?
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FoxNews reports that 25% of US adults didn’t read a single book in 2006. Most of those who did read at least one book were women and senior citizens. The top books were religious works followed by popular fiction.
The survey reveals a nation whose book readers, on the whole, can hardly be called ravenous. The typical person claimed to have read four books in the last year . . . . Excluding those who had not read any, the usual number read was seven.
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Many of you might not be aware that Desiring God Ministries makes most of John Piper’s books available as free PDF downloads at their site. They just recently overhauled this section of their website, so even if you’ve seen it before, go give it a look.
Full books available include
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