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An avid reader who passionately believes that it is not possible to read too many books - but it is certainly true that there is not enough time to read
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Classic Reviewer Rank: 822
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
For any fan of the 5 series, this book is a little gem - the perfect book to dip into frequently. It picks up some of the programme's most brilliant writing (eg Sir Humphrey's extended speeches or Bernard's excessive pedantry or tactics for stalling ministers).
It can never replace the DVDs ( The Complete Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - Collector's Box Set [DVD]) of course, because the programmes form a unique synergy between writers, actors and directors - eg you can't read Sir Humphrey without hearing the wonderfully smooth and unruffled (mostly) intonation of Nigel Hawthorne. And it is a simple way in to the… Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
In the coming years, there will be a great multitude claiming to be inheritors of the Stott legacy. Just has happened with a towering figure like Bonhoeffer, so will it happen to Uncle John. And it is not as outlandish to put them in the same bracket as some may think. For both, albeit in very different ways and as the result of radically different experiences, made a profound impact on twentieth century (and therefore, twenty-first century) Christianity. Of course, some will pick and choose, some will appropriate its mantle without its substance, while others will wonder what all the fuss is about and doubt whether it matters at all.
Well, I think it probably does matter - not… Read more
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
After years of literary restraint - during which he has knuckled down with study, ministry and planting - Tim Keller now seems to be on a roll. Every 12 months or so, he produces a new distillation of some aspect of his teaching. And in some ways, the latest, King's Cross, lies at the heart of it all. A portrait of Jesus - or as the subtitle has it, `The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus'.
Keller has always sought to get people into the text of the Bible. And in that aim, he is by no means alone. But at the same time, he tries to remain sensitive to cultural shifts and the complexities of individual personalities. Thus, he has always had an evangelistic edge. It is this… Read more
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