Friday, January 29, 2010

Favorite Fiction of 2009

1. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Dandelion Fire by N.D. Wilson
3. Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
4. The Ebb Tide by James Blaylock
5. The Vintage Caper by Peter Mayle
6. The Stress of Her Regard (Revised Edition) by Tim Powers
7. Metamorphosis by James P. Blaylock and Tim Powers
8. Relentless by Dean Koontz
9. Ancient Highway by Brett Lott
10. Tales of the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien
11. Again to Carthage by John Parker

Favorite Non-Fiction of 2009

1. Infinity of Lists by Umberto Eco
2. The White Horse King by Ben Merkel
3. Churchill by Paul Johnson
4. Reflections on the Revolution: Islam and the West by Christopher Caldwell
5. Free by Chris Anderson
6. Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology by Burk Parsons, editor
7. Why Architecture Matters by Paul Goldberger
8. Planet Narnia by Michael Ward
9. Heroes by Iain Murray
10. The Christian Lover by Michael Haykin
11. Five Cities that Ruled the World by Doug Wilson

Favorite Theology of 2009

1. Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller
2. Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl by N.D. Wilson
3. Sabbath Scripture Readings by Thomas Chalmers
4. Romans: St. Andrew’s Commentary by R.C. Sproul
5. The Commission by David Zanotti
6. Sermons Beyond Volume 63 by Charles Spurgeon
7. John Calvin by John Piper
8. Speaking the Truth in Love: John Frame's Theology by John Hughes
9. The Marrow of Modern Divinity by Thomas Boston
10. In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
11. A Better Freedom by Michael Card