The earlier posts with this same title give a brief explanation of how our Christmas letter works along with the first sets of book recommendations from last December's letter. Here now, in no particular order, are the first four from my non-fiction list of that year.
1) Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillerbrand. This is thrilling history. And don’t say you’re not into horseracing; this is as much about dramatic human interest as it is horse sense. A truly exquisite read!
2) Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive by Celia Sandys. Long before Churchill won the hearts of freedom-loving peoples during the Second World War, he accomplished his own heroic flight to freedom from a P.O.W. lockup in South Africa. A very good, objective history though written by a close relative of Churchill’s.
3) The Gulag Archipelago by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. I’ve again taken up the responsibility to re-read this awesome work of history and political commentary which exposed to the world the horror and inhumanity of Soviet Communism. (Current note: I've still got the third one to go.)
4) Teaching to Change Lives by Dr. Howard Hendricks. This slim book packs a punch way beyond its bulk, that’s for sure. Hendricks is a really great Bible teacher and he goes a long way in helping you become a better teacher too. Plus, he’s excellent in exegesis and hermeneutics.
