The Newer, More English Version There is more to this book than just the humour, though. The Newer, More English Version is about the most refreshing thing to happen to the Science vs. Some of the jokes are really very good, although it's probably worth saying that if you're going to get them all it helps to have a working kn
| Title | : | The Newer, More English Version |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (378 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846947111 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 115 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-16 |
| Genre | : |
The Newer, More English Version is about the most refreshing thing to happen to the Science vs. Religion debate since The Life Of Brian, and whilst it probably won't change anyone's mind about the merits of either side, it does make the whole encounter a lot more fun than most of the other stuff that has been written on the subject in recent memory.The book is not so much a serious attempt to explain how everything could have happened without God - which would be obviously redundant - a comic take on what the first five books of the Bible look like from an atheist's perspective. Some of the jokes are really very good, although it's probably worth saying that if you're going to get them all it helps to have a working knowledge of the Old Testament (or at least a copy handy).There is more to this book than just the humour, though. Once you've taken the whole God thing out of the story, the character and motivation of leading figures of the Old Testament become fun things to specula
Editorial : "A smart, fascinating, poetic, hypnotic and sometimes very funny read" Danny Wallace, British novelist, film and radio producer
Clever and thought-provoking.--
Professor Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and author
And although I am basically a glutton for young children's literature at this point, I am not without standards. I'm not as enthusiastic as the previous reviewer. As apposed to a trip with a friend, who shows you their favorite restaurant, the unknown museums. I used a wide variety of pens - sharpies, color pencils and gel pens.. This book makes me appreciate the men who made the journey, some of whom are reticent yet they contribute. Not since Harold Rosenberg's discriminating essays on Steinberg has there been such a good source of insight about his procedures and concepts. He even breathes life into the arcane mechanics of monetary policy, far beyond what's available in any textbook yet easily understandable for a discerning reader. What law is there that says each book has to be almost 400 pages?
The character of the "hero", Aidan, is completely different from the character introduced in the other books. The only anger one sees is in oneself when reading such shallow, se
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