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Peter Vik

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in San Diego, The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

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Peter Vik grew up in Imperial Valley, California. He spent most of his youth romping around among alfalfa and sudan fields; playing with swords, making up songs and exploring the countryside with his brothers and sisters. At twelve years he started his first karate class, and karate has been an important part of his life ever since. As an adult he earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies and a Master’s Degree in theology. He now teaches Biblical studies and Greek at San Diego Christian College. He spends his spare time reading, writing, practicing martial arts and spending as much as possible enjoying the magnificent hiking trails in Southern California. His first novel, Hope, was published in 2016. It is the first book in a series of three. The s ...more

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The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)

by Isaac Asimov

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Peter Vik rated a book it was amazing Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3) by Isaac Asimov	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A quick and brilliant narrative. Asimov constructs a galactic empire effectively in a very short time. With metaphors apparently derived from second temple Judaism, mid-twentieth century racism, and many other influences, Asimov provides powerful soc ...more
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Peter Vik rated a book it was amazing The Homilies on the Gospel of St. John by St. John Chrysostom by John Chrysostom	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Reading Chrysostom's sermons is a fascinating and spiritually uplifting exercise. His work demonstrates that expository, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, exegesis, is not a modern phenomenon. I was interested to see that he constantly directed his ...more
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Reading Chrysostom's sermons is a fascinating and spiritually uplifting exercise. His work demonstrates that expository, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, exegesis, is not a modern phenomenon. I was interested to see that he constantly directed his ...more
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Peter Vik rated a book it was amazing How to Read Proverbs (How to Read Series) by Tremper Longman III	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is phenomenal. With clarity and conciseness, Longman walks through the interpretive difficulties of Proverbs and provides solutions and methods that are compelling and fruitful. But this academic book is not devoid of spiritual value. The r ...more
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Another great Reacher Yarn with excellent plot twists and great scenes of Reacher messing people up. My only critique is that it is very unlikely that Reacher would have gone to Echo with Carmen in the first place. There was obviously more to her sto ...more
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