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A Practical Treatise on Fly-Fishing (1888)
Red Palmer’s little book on fly-fishing is a wonderful glimpse into the fishing world of the late nineteenth century. The book begins with wet vs. dry flies. Palmer begins, “I […]
The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy (2003)
The main strength of Ronald Mack’s The Basics of Hospital Chaplaincy is its discussion of training and preparation for chaplaincy. He asks, “Where does a hospital chaplain find a perfect […]
The Wounded Healer (1972)
Nouwen’s The Wounded Healer looks at four groups: a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering man, and a suffering minister (xv). Chapter 1, then, begins by looking at the […]
