Book and Movie Night

Books let us into their souls and
lay open to us the secrets of our own. 
~William Hazlitt

There is nothing like a good book or movie to warm a winter evening, unless it is talking about our favorite books and movies with friends. Here are the recommendations from our most recent "Book and Movie Night."

Books

• Warrior Princess
  Autobiography of a courageous leader and advocate for persons with HIV--available in church library
• God is not a Christian and Other Provocations, by Desmond  Tutu
  Compilations of speeches and talks around the world--Doug and Pearl have the book
• House Rules, by Judi Picoult
  Fiction - deals with a child with Asperger's syndrome and the difficulty of living with him - Doug and Pearl have the book and Winkler Library
• Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay
  Historical fiction set during the Holocaust
• Tasting Raibyn,  by Kim Malchuk
  True story - woman divorces, remarries, her husband has cancer - how they live life positively and feel that this prolongs the husband's life - Pearl's book
• The Art of Happiness, by Dali Llama
  (borrowed from Verna)
• God's Undertaker, by John C. Lennox
  Has Science Buried God?  Challenges orthodoxy and talks about intelligent design - defines evolution - mentions  "God of the Gaps"  and "Evolution of the Gaps" ; molecular evolution; johnlennox.org - Paul's book
•  Mr Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater
  Mr. Popper has a pet penguin - interesting to note what catches the attention of the children
• The Fourteen Bears in Summer and Winter, by Evelyn PattersonRepetitive verse; great pictures; spans ages for children
• A Large Harmonium, by Sue Sorrenson
  Fiction; chronicles the year of a university Eng prof; set in Winnipeg; moments of humour -  Kelvin's book - also available  in the Winkler Library
• Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century, by Tony Judt
  Died of ALS this spring - atheistic Jew taught in New York  -historian and social commentator - book of commentaries of various persons and their writings - can find him on Youtube - available from Kelvin
• The Secret Language of Cathedrals and Churches: Decoding the Sacred Symbolism of Christianity''s Holy Buildings, by Richard Stemp
  Coffee table book -beautiful pictures and descriptions - available from Garry B
• A Testament to Freedom, by Dietrich Bonnhoeffer
  Summary of all his writings - 39 when he was killed, became a pastor at 22; many parallels with Mennonite/Anabaptist theology - available from Garry B
• Brother's Karamazov, by Dostoevsky
• 365 Thank Yous, by John Kralik
  True story of gratitude and how to share it
• A Shine of Rainbows, by Lillian Beckwith
  Available at the Library - about relationships, thin book but lovely read
• The Dream Seller, by Augusto Cury
  Inspires the down in the dumpers to perk up and live on
• This Hidden Thing, by Dora Dueck - a good read about Mennonite past - Mennonite Historical fiction - available from  Elaine and Winkler  Library
• The Last Jew, by Noah Gordon
  Historical fiction 1492 -Spanish Inquisition- man's stubborn need to remain a Jew - grows up alone, studies and becomes a doctor, mentor keeps his Jewishness secret - available from Don
• The Lion of Babylon, by Davis Bunn
  Espionage-  Iraqi and USA; intrigue, similar to Three Cups of Tea- available in the Winkler Library
• Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Childrren of Nepal, by Conor Grennan
  True story about young man who volunteers in an orphanage in Katmandu where children are orphans but also includes children who have been trafficked; he connects trafficked children with their parents -available from the Winkler Library
• Wollfred Poultry Collective, by Susan Juby
  Young ideal environmentalist from New York has a farm on Vancouver Island bequeathed to her; her collection of farm help is eccentric - very humorous - available from Winkler Library
• Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese
  Young boy born in Ethiopia; grows up in missionary hospital ; he becomes a surgeon - looks back and tells story of his life  - fiction but remarkablably realistic medical writing - available as inter -library loan - Winkler Library
• Left Neglected, by Lisa Genoa
  Captivating story; set in New England;  first hand account of woman, a high powered executive; brain must be retrained after an accident; relearning process slows her down makes her a better person - available at Winkler Library?
• Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis
  Alf reads every year -likes it because it is " just Christianity", not everything everyone else has added; keeps/puts things in  perspective
• The Dictionary
• Mary Oliver - poet
• The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy
  Part of the  Border Trilogy; country, western - learned about Mexico, horses
• Looking for Alice, by Melody Carlson
  Cassandra - mental health issues Christian fiction
• The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
  How blacks were treated in the southern United States; available from Winkler Library and Dave and Candace
• The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor
  First settler of the Miramachi settlement - she had 9 husbands - historical fiction
• The Price of Freedom
  True story of escape from Romania due to religious persecution
• Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
  Fascinating
• The Invisible Gorilla, by Simon and Chadry
• Eiffel's Tower, by Jill Jownnes
  Chemical engineer but he built the Eiffel Tower to demonstrate the superiority of the French - window into the 19 C; wealthy people who came to the 1889 World's Fair - included  also are Annie Oakley, Edison, Gustav Eiffel - contains some of the technicalities regarding building the tower available from Winkler Library
• Help, by Garrett Kaiser
  How complicated life can be when you help someone out

Movies

• Gifted Hand
  True story about Dr. Ben Carson - first doctor to separate twins "at the head" - look  on-line (Google) for  conversation at Penn state with Dr Ben Carson - movie available at Video Stop
• Come Dance at My WeddingFeel good movie -  available at Video Stop
• Water for Elephants
  Relationship of circus worker to the elephants and others in the circus - ? Available at Video Stop?
• The Stoning of Sorya M
  Based on a true story, set in Iran available at Video Stop
• Into Great Silence
  Setting is the largest Carthusian Monastery - monks living in complete solitude - tribute to their way of living - available from Kelvin movie - 2.5 Hours
• Get Low
  Robert Duval; man realizes he does not have much time left and wants to make things right - story of redemption - available at Video Stop
• Second Hand Lions
  Also recommended
• Lord of the Rings
• The Help
  Movie about life between blacks and whites  in the southern US

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