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    An extremely informative read - Professors Borg and Crossan have placed "Radical Paul" into a historical, theological, pastoral - even personal (i.e. relating to the personality) - context. Like many historians / biblical scholars, they do some reading between the lines and engage in a certain amount of conjecture. However, they clearly delineate when doing so. Their portraits of "faith without works" were particuarly helpful. Also, the descriptions of "Christ Cru... (show more)

     
     
    by Tim on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:28PM

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    The subtitle of Edmund White's brief, yet compelling biography of Rimbaud, "The Double Life of a Rebel" represents an accurate summation of the book's contents. It is this fundamental tension between the various facets of Rimbaud's life that has been a perennial source of fascination to successive generations of poets, literary critics and writers. From the model schoolboy in the Ardennes studiously churning out Grade A Latin verses to the filthy, hooligan vagabond who seduced Verla... (show more)

     
     
    by David on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:27PM

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    The author of this memoir used to be an English professor, but she chucked all that to become a nurse. The memoir is about her first year as a nurse on a medical oncology ward. The book is well-written, but ultimately there's just nothing special about it. It's essentially a series of stories about caring for patients with cancer - there's value in that, but it doesn't really stand out for any reason.

    I would have liked the author to be more self-reflective. It's a big change from Prof... (show more)

     
     
    by Caitlin Martin on Mar 13, 2010 at 10:25PM

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