Monthly Archives: May 2011

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945 by Frederick Schlingensiepen

I have to start by comparing this with Eric Metaxas’s biography (see earlier post). This biography was written in German so we are reading a translation from a language that translation from doesn’t always help readability. Thus this volume is … Continue reading

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Fighting the Banana Wars by Harriet Lamb

This is the story of Fair Trade, mainly in the UK, from 1998-2008. The author is the Director of the Fairtrade Foundation and much of the story is told from first-hand knowledge. It is an inspiring book, with on the … Continue reading

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