August 23, 2006

One Book Meme

So I have been tagged by Susanna with the One Book Meme. For all you illiterates out there, here is Wiki's explanation of a meme (hehe... don't worry... I had to look it up too!). Anyway, as I was reading through her list, I was thinking to myself - Gosh, I read soooo many books, but I hardly remember any of them. Guess what? Down at the bottom, I find my name. So here goes:





  1. One book that changed your life: What's So Amazing About Grace? - Philip Yancey
    This book has done more than any other to bring into sharp focus what grace is, and how we are mostly ungrateful wretches living under infinite grace.

  2. One book that you’ve read more than once: Not A Penny More, Not a Penny Less - Jeffrey Archer
    Inspite of being an ex-con, Jeffrey Archer remains one of my favorite authors.

  3. One book you’d want on a desert island: Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
    At 1,168 pages it's a science fiction book I abandoned a few years ago (it's a fairly difficult read). If I had all the time in the world, maybe I'd be able to finish it. By the way, the bible is not an eligible book to have on the island.

  4. One book that made you laugh: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss
    Ahhhh... this book is hilarious for all those who try to write well.

  5. One book that made you cry [or feel really sad]: Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: A Hundred Reasons - Gregory E. Lang
    This was the hardest one. I don't really read autobiographies, and non-fiction all that much. So I had to throw in something here. I was reading this book at Borders during one of the weekends when I was out with Priya on one of our "dates." The emotional part was realizing all these effects that I can have on my daughter's life, and wondering how I was gonna do it.

  6. One book that you wish had been written: The seventh Harry Potter
    What can I say... I am completely enthralled by the series. Well, the good news is that my wish will come true some day!

  7. One book that you wish had never been written: The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
    Can we say booooooring. Even the title screams bad English. If you want action, check out Angels and Demons.

  8. One book you’re currently reading: The Book of The Dead - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
    Just finished it actually. This is the third and final in the series featuring Aloysius Pendergast. I haven't picked up a new one since.

  9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: The Pursuit of Holiness - Jerry Bridges
    The title says it all.

  10. Now tag five people:
    Ok this is the easy part. I tag TS, David, Christy, Michelle, and Elizabeth (at first I had more than needed, but then I thought I should leave some for other people to tag. So it's back to 5).

3 comments:

Susanna said...

Oh man, why does the word meme have to be linked to Dawkins and Darwin! I don't like the word any more! (goes away and sulks). Thanks for playing!

swart said...

thanks for the tag ... and it's cool to read your books and thoughts on them ...

Tyson said...

I bought Philip Yancey's "What's So Amazing About Grace?" Although it's written for the unwashed masses, I can see already that there are some deep thoughts included. I especially appreciate he's using the letter to the Romans as an outline.

Also, I noticed you added some third-party code to your new Beta blog template. Did you have to create new "ClustrMap" and "MapStats" widgets for the third-party code? I'm trying to get my Flickr badge to work on my Beta blog template.