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Love Thy Neighbor? Author: Jan Karon As the blustery winter season blows in, Father Tim is struggling with new emotions and unsettling endings. His attractive neighbor Cynthia has become a focal point in his heart and a thorn in his side. The conflicted Father Tim vibrates between adulation and a teen-like angst to be rid of romance and all its demands of commitment and justification. While Father Tim is finding himself surprisingly ready to raise Dooley Barlow, the unloved and fairly wild local child, opening his heart to Cynthia in this new way may not be possible. And yet, he [...]

"A book is a loaded gun in the house next door..." Author: Ray Bradbury A classic dystopia sci-fi piece, Fahrenheit 451 is considered Ray Bradbury’s most acclaimed masterpiece, a surreal futuristic “what-if” scenario that takes society’s love of distraction to the extreme. In this world, there are no George Jettson like apartments or hoover cars – only an eerily recognizable society where entertainment has been taken to the max and both uncomfortable feelings and dissenting views are conveniently swept under the rug. From the tantalizing zombification of the seashell (an item reminiscent of the iPod or head buds in general) to the [...]