Canon Press Library (thank you, Google Books)
Filed under: Our Books by Laura @ 4:29 pmHere’s a sweet new thing: Canon Press now has an online library, courtesy of Google Books. (What is Google Books? Click here.) The library includes some of our own books which have been uploaded (thanks, Frank!), but primarily it’s a collection of books we’re fond of, for one reason or another. There are over 150 books in the Canon Press Library, and each one is available in full for online browsing (and searching!). Put these two together and for starters, you could—
1. Study Shakespeare using Brightest Heaven of Invention, plus the six plays Leithart analyzes.
2. Sate your wild desire to read Mother Kirk. (I know, it’s been out of print for too long…but have you seen the new cover?)
3. Start a book study for The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Reforming Marriage, or Building Her House.
4. Get a start on the New St. Andrews reading list with The Seven Lamps of Architecture, Robinson Crusoe, On Rhetoric, Faust, or Plutarch’s Lives.
5. Laugh yourself silly reading The Mantra of Jabez.
6. Lull yourself to sleep reading Calvin’s Institutes.
7.Browse Book Tree recommends like Animal Farm, The Owl and the Pussycat, Treasure Island, or Anne of Green Gables.
Zoinks! Other titles you’ll want to watch for amongst the many: The Baptized Body, The Divine Comedy, Augustine’s Confessions, The Odyssey, For a Glory and a Covering, and Bondage of the Will. Have fun! (P.S. Go for the “cover view” option in the top right corner; it’s the best.)


And what fortuitous timing, as well… I thought these had been up forever and that I had just missed them until now, until I read this. The fortuitous timing part comes in because my friend and I were talking about the sacraments, and particularly the whole wine/grape juice thing, and I Googled to find out if Mother Kirk addressed it (even though I have a hard copy… Just to lazy to get up from the couch ;))… and found the whole thing available. How incredibly awesome.
I thank God for you guys!
Comment by John Nicely — March 29, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
Thank ya’ll for this!
By the way, Deep Comedy only makes the odd numbered pages available. I’m hoping this was a mistake!
Thanks again!
Comment by Phil — April 24, 2008 @ 6:31 am
Phil,
Hey, I didn’t know that - thanks for letting me know. I’ll make sure that gets fixed.
Blessings,
Frank.
Comment by Frank — April 25, 2008 @ 10:49 am