Nonfiction - Blaise Pascal is rightly regarded as the father of modern apologetics.  A contemporary of René Descartes (mid 17th century), Pascal stood athwart the birth of modern skepticism, holding the lifeline to reason and Truth.  In this book, Peter Kreeft has collected the most interesting and important of Pascal’s Pensées (“Thoughts”).  They are short, lyrical, and powerful.  They condense very sophisticated arguments to concise and memorable sentences.  Kreeft’s explanations are invaluable, but he asserts emphatically that his explanations are always inferior to Pensées themselves.