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[tree_and_leaf]

The Unsuggestion for "Shards of Honour" appears to be "The Purpose-Driven Life" (which I am assured is more or less 'Seven habits of highly effective chicken soup' - that's a real title, right?- for evangelical Christians).

More interesting, perhaps, was the prevalance of Stephen King, as well as the inevitable chick-lit. Though after all, 'Shards of Honour' is a romance...

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[mrs-wolf.livejournal.com]

To be fair, "The Purpose-Driven Life" is quite good as evangelical books go. I would recommend it to my American Christian friends. It highlights charity, looking both outward and inward, and loving not judging. It's overall theme is the ministry of mercy. Sort of a feel-good Calvinist (predestination, specifically) theology intermixed with Mother Teresa Catholicism (although it certainly doesn't promote Catholicism). It is very American, however--aimed at the suburban church-a-holic.

Haven't read "Shards of Honour".

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, that's heartening, considering how many people seem to own it... 'Feel-good' Calvinism sounds odd to a Scottish ear, though there are moments when fatalism can be consoling.

I do suffer from an allergy to self-help books, although I know that they aren't all total rubbish (see how open minded I am? :P )