Having been tagged by Byron, how could I resist…
1. One book that changed your life:
Workplace Relations Act 1996: Reprinted as at 27 March 2006 – has brought me much stress and income.
Seriously, if not changed my life then changed my thinking, What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
The Bible, obivously. Apart from that, Lord of the Flies by William Goldman, for obvious reasons.
4. One book that made you laugh:
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson
5. One book that made you cry:
Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs
6. One book that you wish had been written:
“A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” – as referred to in The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Interesting book, but inspired the political philosophy of Thatcher and Reagan.
8. One book you’re currently reading:
System of the World by Neal Stephenson
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Politics as a Profession by Max Weber
10. Now tag five people:
Larissa, Tegan, Dan Anderson, Tim Narraway, Mandy – not that any of them are likely to actually read this unless I point it out to them, but they are among the few people I know who have blogs
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
1. One book that changed your life:
Five smooth stones for Pastoral work, Eugene Peterson and Streams of Living Water by Richard Foster.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Haggai. Lord of the Rings by Jrr Tolkien, even the long and boring bits and Ent peotry.
Riald Dahls “Completely unexpected tales”, although they were more predictable the second time round.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
Collosians . Foucalts Pendulum by Umberto Eco, as its a great primer for inventing more stories
4. One book that made you laugh:
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams and more Terry Pratchetts than I can poke a librarian at.
5. One book that made you cry:
Taken on Trust By Terry Whaite, in fact just about anything I read, I come from a long line of literary howlers.
6. One book that you wish had been written:
Where to find your single socks/car keys/ pens etc by Paul Clitheroe
Making sense of The Commonwealth Workplace Relations Policy by the Marquis des Sade
7. One book that you wish had never been written:
What is communication by van Schoor, first year would have been far more frivolous without it.
8. One book you’re currently reading:
Connecting by Stanley Clinton on the Subject of Mentoring
With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
On the Shoulders of Giants by Steven Hawkins
Mine is over on my blog here
Thanks for the tag Tim!
Thanks Mandy – I did see it on your site earlier. Glad you liked it.