Prose Before Bros

In this episode Kenny and James discuss two drastically divergent books; "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth" by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, and "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey

Links from this episode

How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth - Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart

Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey

Link to JNCC webcast featuring "rapture moment" at 3:30 in the video.

How to Read the Bible Book By Book

1611 King James Version in original English

Matthew McConaughey filmography

Jordan Peterson Podcast featuring MM

Connect with the Bros

Kenny on Twitter

James on Twitter

Today Kenny and James do what they attempted to do the first episode by discussing one book each. James is talking about All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row by James Patterson. Kenny is talking Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy.

Links for the show:

All American Murder - James Patterson

Caesar: Life of a Colossus - Adrian Goldsworthy

James Patterson - The House of Kennedy

The President is Missing - James Patterson

2008 Florida Gators

Above the Line - Urban Meyer

Libby by Overdrive

Talking to Strangers - Malcom Gladwell

Outliers - Malcom Gladwell

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth - Gordan Fee & Douglas Stuart

Truman - David McCullough

Ron Chernow

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Edmund Morris

Mornings on Horseback - David McCullough

In this episode James and Kenny discuss all things fiction.

Links from the episode

Goodreads

Jordan Peterson's Recommended Books

Tony Mansinho's Book List

Survivor's Bias

Books mentioned in this episode

Dune

Unbroken

The Hobbit

Of Mice and Men

1984 & Animal Farm

Ender's Game

Ready Player One & Two

Books by John Grisham

The Seven and A Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Master and Margarita

The works of Dostoesvsky

When Harry Became Sally

Connect with the Bros

Kenny on Twitter

James on Twitter

The guys are discussing one of Kenny's selections. Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business." 

Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Christmas Crocs

Postman Quote Kenny read about Brave New World/1984

Marshall McLuhan - The medium is the message

Lincoln Douglas Debates

Study: Picking Winners on Looks

Nixon JFK Audio -vs- Video

Kansas journalist fired after viewers complained about her looks

Selling the News - Switchfoot 

OK Touché! Podcast

Books mentioned:

Animal Farm & 1984 - George Orwell

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Co Aytch - Private Sam Watkins

Grant - Ron Chernow

Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport

Deep Work - Cal Newport

In this episode the guys discuss the book "One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon" by Charles Fishman. 

Links from this episode

Buy One Giant Leap

Download the Libby App on Apple

Download the Libby App on Google Play

The Cold War

The Bay of Pigs

Kennedy Assassination

Tang and Velcro

Books mentioned in this episode

The Wright Brothers

The House of Kennedy - James Patterson

Connect with the Bros

Kenny on Twitter

James on Twitter

In this episode the guys are discussing How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity by Rodney Stark.  

Links From This Episode

Buy How the West Won

Download the Libby App on Apple

Download the Libby App on Google Play

The Dark Ages

The Noble Savage

Books Mentioned in This Episode

Books by David McCollough

Books by Rod Chernow

Sapiens and Homo Deus

Cities of God

In this episode the guys are discussing a book that James brought to the table. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant.  

Links from this Episode

Buy Think Again on Amazon

Download the Libby App on Apple

Download the Libby App on Google Play

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Other Books Mentioned

The Iliad 

Books by Jonathan Haidt

Surprised by Scripture

Just Mercy