Bookstall and book reviews

A wide selection of Christian books is available; - Self helps, inspirational biographies and study books. Most of the books are acquired on a sale-or-return basis, so there is a turn round approximately every 4 or 5 weeks.

I would welcome any suggestions for books not on the stall at the present time, and orders can be taken for a particular book.

Bibles come in such a variety of translations and versions that it is not possible to have a large selection on view, but I can usually find a particular version on request.

Scroll down to read a selection of book summaries or scroll to the bottom of this page to email me an enquiry about a specific book.

Ruth Broadfoot

Book Reviews

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The best music comes out of wood grown in one of two places: above the timber line and below the waterline. Above the timber line is where the trees have to fight for their existence. Growth that has to fight to grow, understands the source of its growth, and the love it gives back to that source makes it

extremely dense and resonant.

The maple wood chosen by Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737) and used to craft the violins we know as “Stradivaris” comes from the forests of Croatia, where the harsh winters create a slow growth prized by luthiers to this day.

Below the water line is the best source of wood for electric guitars. To harvest this wood you need to fight off alligators and snakes.

In his book “You can’t do everything ... do something”, Shane

Stanford shows how the best instruments of God’s grace and love come from slow and steady growth, often under adverse conditions, and that don’t attempt to reach maturity too quickly.

In a world where to do nothing is not an option, this book calls us to do something. When we keep on keeping on, when we keep on playing when we don’t feel like playing, or wonder whether anyone is listening, our wood actually ages along with our playing and makes the quality of the tonal sound even greater.

The real need for our world is not that we do every part. Working together to do that something God calls us to do – all of us working together – we will transform this world.

“The Vicar of Baghdad” is the story of

Andrew White who, when he was very young,

had his career mapped out and was very sure

of what he was going to do.

It tells how, from working in the anaesthetic

side of St Thomas’ Hospital in London, he

was called to become an Anglican Priest and

is now one of a tiny handful of people trusted

by virtually every side in the complex Middle

East.

Political and military solutions constantly fail.

Andrew offers a different approach, speaking

as a man of faith to men of faith.

Compassionate and shrewd, gifted in human relationships, he has been deeply involved in the rebuilding of Iraq. His first-hand connections and profound insights make this a fascinating read.