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The Alphabet of Graceby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060611790 (0-06-061179-0)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alphabet of Grace'Book summary:Frederick Buechner's The Alphabet of Grace is a small but lyrical volume of essays that moves through a single day in three chapters. It is no particular day, and yet, as Buechner suggests, each day of life is an invitation to be truly alive. "Live a day of it and see," he writes. "Nobody claims that it will be entirely painless, but no matter. It is your birthday, and there are many presents to open. The world is to open."
This gets us very close to the sweet center of this little book--and of Buechner's work more generally. He makes no claims for himself as special; "most of the times I am indistinguishable from the rest of the herd that jostles and snuffles at the great trough of life." But he also knows how to listen, how to pay attention to the small moments of life where grace in fact breaks through. Two apple branches clack together: this becomes the metaphor for the "clack-clack" of his life, which is also the sign of "the occasional, obscure glimmering through of grace." Sometimes, this book reminds us, God comes not in the whirlwind but in the still small voice of our ordinary moments. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Anna, Mister God and the Black Knightby Fynn, William PapasISBN 0060628553 (0-06-062855-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics: A Grief Observed/Miracles/the Problem of Pain/the Great Divorce/the Screwtape Letters/Mere Christianityby C. S. LewisISBN 0060653027 (0-06-065302-7)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The C.S. Lewis Signature Classics: A Grief Observed/Miracles/the Problem of Pain/the Great Divorce/the Screwtape Letters/Mere Christianity'Book summary:Includes six titles: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, A Grief Observed, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and The Great Divorce.
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Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faithby Diana Butler BassISBN 0060836946 (0-06-083694-6)
Hardcover, Harper San Francisco
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The Chronicles of Narnia; The Magician's Nephew/the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/the Horse and His Boy/Prince Caspian/the Voyage of the Dawn Treaby C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes, Chris Van AllsburgISBN 0064405370 (0-06-440537-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chronicles of Narnia; The Magician's Nephew/the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/the Horse and His Boy/Prince Caspian/the Voyage of the Dawn Trea'Book summary:Narnia is the land of enchantment, glory, nobility--home to the magnificent Aslan, cruel Jadis (the White Queen), heroic Reepicheep, and kind Mr. Tumnus. All the magic of C.S. Lewis's Narnia, bewitching readers for almost 50 years, is captured for the first time in this splendid deluxe edition, including The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle, with fabulous illustrations hand-colored by the original Narnia artist Pauline Baynes and an insightful introduction by Narnia authority Brian Sibley.
Lewis's work has cast a spell over countless readers over the years, so that once we pick up The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, we don't want to stop until we've read the whole series. The Complete Chronicles makes it even easier to keep reading! The seven beloved stories have been arranged in the chronological order in which Lewis intended them to be read. Begin at the beginning, as Digory and Polly are tricked into a strange other world, which becomes, even as they watch, the great Narnia. Return again and again with four other children--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy--who are to play such a vital role in Narnia's history. Finally, enter the whimsical land one last time to witness the end of Time, and the beginning of something new: "world within world, Narnia within Narnia." This gorgeous volume is absolutely a must-have for current and future Narnia lovers. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classicsby C. S. LewisISBN 0061208493 (0-06-120849-3)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics'Book summary:For the first time ever, these seven essential volumes by C. S. Lewis are available in a single edition. This remarkable book presents the classic works Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, and Lewis's prophetic examination of universal values, The Abolition of Man. Beautiful and timeless, this is a vital collection by one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century. Lewis reached a vast audience during his lifetime, and books such as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters continue to be regarded as among the best spiritual writing of all time. With his uncanny grasp of human nature, Lewis offers a refreshing antidote to the modern world's consumerism and moral relativism. This new edition of his most celebrated books highlights Lewis's compassion for humanity and his relevance for the twenty-first century. [via]
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Creation and Fallby Dietrich BonhoefferISBN 0020838905 (0-02-083890-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Directing the Movies of Your Mindby A. BryISBN 0060105283 (0-06-010528-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Directing the Movies of Your Mind'Book summary:In 1975 Annie Dillard took up residence on an island in Puget Sound in a wooded room furnished with "one enormous window, one cat, one spider and one person." For the next two years she asked herself questions about time, reality, sacrifice death, and the will of God. In Holy the Firm she writes about a moth consumed in a candle flame, about a seven-year-old girl burned in an airplane accident, about a baptism on a cold beach. But behind the moving curtain of what she calls "the hard things -- rock mountain and salt sea," she sees, sometimes far off and sometimes as close by as a veil or air, the power play of holy fire.
This is a profound book about the natural world -- both its beauty and its cruelty -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dillard knows so well.
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Doubt: A History the Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinsonby Jennifer HechtISBN 0060097957 (0-06-009795-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doubt: A History the Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson'Book summary:In the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as From Dawn To Decadence, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and A History of God, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from Socrates to Galileo and Darwin to Wittgenstein and Hawking. This is an account of the world's greatest intellectual virtuosos,' who are also humanity's greatest doubters and disbelievers, from the ancient Greek philosophers, Jesus, and the Eastern religions, to modern secular equivalents Marx, Freud and Darwinand their attempts to reconcile the seeming meaninglessness of the universe with the human need for meaning,
This remarkable book ranges from the early Greeks, Hebrew figures such as Job and Ecclesiastes, Eastern critical wisdom, Roman stoicism, Jesus as a man of doubt, Gnosticism and Christian mystics, medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian skeptics, secularism, the rise of science, modern and contemporary critical thinkers such as Schopenhauer, Darwin, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, the existentialists.
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Essential Sufismby Robert Frager, James FadimanISBN 006251475X (0-06-251475-X)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Essential Sufism'Book summary:Sufis are celebrated in the West for their joy, humor, and devoted worship. Two students of Sufism, James Fadiman and Robert Frager, have collected some of the jewels of Sufic literature, polished them up a bit, and organized them for ready contemplation. Rumi's poems, Attar's stories, Mohammed's terse sayings, and even some moving pieces from contemporary Western devotees make Essential Sufism a treasury of Sufic literature. The extensive introduction provides practical context, and preambles to each section set the tone for what's to come. If you haven't encountered the wisdom of Sufi mysticism, the material in this book is a good place to start; if you have, it's a comfortable place for return. [via]
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The Fifth Mountainby Paulo Coelho, Clifford E. LandersISBN 0060930136 (0-06-093013-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fifth Mountain'Book summary:Published by Harper Perennial in 1998, this inspirational First Edition paperback measures 5 1/4" by 8" with 245 pages. An imaginative and entertaining story about the prophet Elijah, based on the Biblical account. [via]
The Gift of Doubt: From Crisis Authentic Faithby Gary E. ParkerISBN 0062520202 (0-06-252020-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Giving Treeby Shel SilversteinISBN 0060256656 (0-06-025665-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Giving Tree'Book summary:To say that this particular apple tree is a "giving tree" is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein's popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes the tree happy, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. When he asks for money, she suggests that he sell her apples. When he asks for a house, she offers her branches for lumber. When the boy is old, too old and sad to play in the tree, he asks the tree for a boat. She suggests that he cut her down to a stump so he can craft a boat out of her trunk. He unthinkingly does it. At this point in the story, the double-page spread shows a pathetic solitary stump, poignantly cut down to the heart the boy once carved into the tree as a child that said "M.E. + T." "And then the tree was happy... but not really." When there's nothing left of her, the boy returns again as an old man, needing a quiet place to sit and rest. The stump offers up her services, and he sits on it. "And the tree was happy." While the message of this book is unclear (Take and take and take? Give and give and give? Complete self-sacrifice is good? Complete self-sacrifice is infinitely sad?), Silverstein has perhaps deliberately left the book open to interpretation. (All ages) --Karin Snelson [via]
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- Giving Tree: ISBN 0060256664 (0-06-025666-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Giving Tree: ISBN 006028451X (0-06-028451-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - Giving Tree: ISBN 0060586753 (0-06-058675-3)
Hardcover, Harperaudio - Giving Tree: ISBN 0060256656 (0-06-025665-6)
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- Giving Tree: ISBN 0060256664 (0-06-025666-4)
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The Giving Tree: Holiday Editionby Shel SilversteinISBN 0060840986 (0-06-084098-6)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Giving Tree: Holiday Edition'Book summary:To say that this particular apple tree is a "giving tree" is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein's popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes the tree happy, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. When he asks for money, she suggests that he sell her apples. When he asks for a house, she offers her branches for lumber. When the boy is old, too old and sad to play in the tree, he asks the tree for a boat. She suggests that he cut her down to a stump so he can craft a boat out of her trunk. He unthinkingly does it. At this point in the story, the double-page spread shows a pathetic solitary stump, poignantly cut down to the heart the boy once carved into the tree as a child that said "M.E. + T." "And then the tree was happy... but not really." When there's nothing left of her, the boy returns again as an old man, needing a quiet place to sit and rest. The stump offers up her services, and he sits on it. "And the tree was happy." While the message of this book is unclear (Take and take and take? Give and give and give? Complete self-sacrifice is good? Complete self-sacrifice is infinitely sad?), Silverstein has perhaps deliberately left the book open to interpretation. (All ages) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Giving Tree With Gift Cardby Shel SilversteinISBN 0060099402 (0-06-009940-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Giving Tree With Gift Card'Book summary:To say that this particular apple tree is a "giving tree" is an understatement. In Shel Silverstein's popular tale of few words and simple line drawings, a tree starts out as a leafy playground, shade provider, and apple bearer for a rambunctious little boy. Making the boy happy makes the tree happy, but with time it becomes more challenging for the generous tree to meet his needs. When he asks for money, she suggests that he sell her apples. When he asks for a house, she offers her branches for lumber. When the boy is old, too old and sad to play in the tree, he asks the tree for a boat. She suggests that he cut her down to a stump so he can craft a boat out of her trunk. He unthinkingly does it. At this point in the story, the double-page spread shows a pathetic solitary stump, poignantly cut down to the heart the boy once carved into the tree as a child that said "M.E. + T." "And then the tree was happy... but not really." When there's nothing left of her, the boy returns again as an old man, needing a quiet place to sit and rest. The stump offers up her services, and he sits on it. "And the tree was happy." While the message of this book is unclear (Take and take and take? Give and give and give? Complete self-sacrifice is good? Complete self-sacrifice is infinitely sad?), Silverstein has perhaps deliberately left the book open to interpretation. (All ages) --Karin Snelson [via]
Glimpses of Grace: Daily Thoughts and Reflectionsby Madeleine L'Engle, Carole F. ChaseISBN 0060652810 (0-06-065281-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heartby Peter J. GomesISBN 0060088303 (0-06-008830-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart'Book summary:Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and church groups. In The Good Book, Peter Gomes, pastor of Harvard University's Memorial Church and a professor of theology, has written a vivid, common sense and wise analysis of what the Bible means for us today. As an African American gay man, Gomes is interested in re-viewing the biblical passages on sexuality and race, but The Good Book is much more than a revisionist look at controversial biblical passages. Gomes is interested in rediscovering how the Bible can find a place in our emotional and political lives, as well as in our religious beliefs. [via]
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Holy the Firmby Annie DillardISBN 0060915439 (0-06-091543-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Horse and His Boyby C. S. LewisISBN 0060764872 (0-06-076487-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Horse and His Boy'Book summary:An orphaned boy and a kidnapped horse gallop for Narnia . . . and freedom. [via]
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- The Horse and His Boy: ISBN 006440501X (0-06-440501-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Horse and His Boy: ISBN 0060234881 (0-06-023488-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Horse and His Boy: ISBN 006023489X (0-06-023489-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Horse And His Boy: ISBN 0061125245 (0-06-112524-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Horse and His Boy: ISBN 0060764872 (0-06-076487-2)
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Intimacyby Henri J.M. NouwenISBN 0060663235 (0-06-066323-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Jonathan Livingston Seagullby Richard Bach, Russell MunsonISBN 0025045415 (0-02-504541-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull'Book summary:"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe, or neighborhood finds your ambition threatening. (At one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock.) By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan gets the ultimate payoff: transcendence. Ultimately, he learns the meaning of love and kindness. The dreamy seagull photographs by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations--although the overall packaging does seem a bit dated (keep in mind that it was first published in 1970). Nonetheless, this is a spirituality classic, and an especially engaging parable for adolescents. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Keeping Faithby Jodi PicoultISBN 0060878061 (0-06-087806-1)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Keeping Faith'Book summary:A triumph. This novels haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.
Richmond Times DispatchExtraordinary.
Orlando SentinelFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care) comes Keeping Faith: an addictively readable (Entertainment Weekly) novel that makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment, indeed, in modern fiction (USA Today).
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La Quinta Montana / the Fifth Mountainby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060930128 (0-06-093012-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Quinta Montana / the Fifth Mountain'Book summary:Inspirado en un breve pasaje de la Biblia ( I Reyes 18, 8-24 ), La Qunita Montaña cuneta la historia de un hombre, el profeta Elías, que recibe de Dios la orden de abandonar Israel. En un mundo regido por supersticiones, conflictos religiosos y tradiciones profundamente arraigadas, el joven profeta deberá enfrentarse a una avalancha de acontecimientos que le conduciran a una definitivo cara a cara con Dios. La historia del profeta Elías se convierte así en una valiosa leccion de esperanza para el hombre contemporaneo. ¿Hasta qué punto podemos determinar nuestro destino? Ésta es la pregunta que lanza al aire La Quinta Montaña para que cada uno de nosotros encuentre su propia respuesta. Reafirmando una vez má su talento literario, Paulo Coelho, el escritor brasileño mas vendido de nuestros dias, vuelve a sorprendernos con una novela tan fascinante como inolvidable.
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Las Cronicas De Narnia: Libro VII (la Ultima Batalla)by C. S. Lewis, Margarita Valdes E., Gemma Gallart, Editorial Andres Bello, Pauline BaynesISBN 0061199001 (0-06-119900-1)
Softcover, Rayo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Las Cronicas De Narnia: Libro VII (la Ultima Batalla)'Book summary:Viajes al fin del mundo, criaturas fantásticas y batallas épicas entre el bien y el malEl León, la Bruja y el Ropero es un libro que lo contiene todoy fue escrito en 1949 por C. S. Lewis. Sin embargo, Lewis no acabó ahí. Seis libros más siguieron, y juntos se dieron a conocer como Las Crónicas de Narnia.
Durante más de cincuenta años, Las Crónicas de Narnia han transcendido el género de la fantasía, formando parte del canon de la literatura clásica. Cada uno de los siete libros es una obra maestra, que sumerge a los lectores en un terreno donde la magia es realidad, y el resultado es un mundo ficticio cuyo ámbito ha fascinado a generaciones.
Esta edición presenta los siete libros en un volumen impresionante.
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The Last Battleby C. S. LewisISBN 0060764880 (0-06-076488-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last Battle'Book summary:The conclusion of the saga that began with The Magician's Nephew
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Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Last Battle: ISBN 0060234946 (0-06-023494-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Last Battle: ISBN 0061125296 (0-06-112529-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Last Battle: ISBN 002757900X (0-02-757900-X)
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Little Altars Everywhereby Rebecca WellsISBN 0060517794 (0-06-051779-4)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Altars Everywhere'Book summary:"It can wear you to a nub, trying to be a popular person and a good Catholic all at the same time." So says Sidda, one of the characters inhabiting Little Altars Everywhere. Author Rebecca Wells uses her considerable acting talent to perform this abridgment, adding even more spark to her already lively characters. Everyone--Shep, Vivi, Willetta, and the rest--is given a distinct voice, and Wells plays each of them to the hilt. More like a recording of a one-woman show than a mere reading, Altars is an excellent example of how entertaining audiobooks can be. (Running time: 3 hours, 2 cassettes) --C.B. Delaney [via]
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- Little Altars Everywhere: ISBN 0060759968 (0-06-075996-8)
Softcover, Perennial - Little Altars Everywhere: ISBN 006019362X (0-06-019362-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers - Little Altars Everywhere: ISBN 0060976845 (0-06-097684-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Little Altars Everywhere: ISBN 0060193492 (0-06-019349-2)
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The Magician's Nephewby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0060595019 (0-06-059501-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magician's Nephew'Book summary:This large, deluxe hardcover edition of the first title in the classic Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew, is a gorgeous introduction to the magical land of Narnia. The many readers who discovered C.S. Lewis's Chronicles through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be delighted to find that the next volume in the series is actually the first in the sequence--and a step back in time. In this unforgettable story, British schoolchildren Polly and Digory inadvertently tumble into the Wood Between the Worlds, where they meet the evil Queen Jadis and, ultimately, the great, mysterious King Aslan. We witness the birth of Narnia and discover the legendary source of all the adventures that are to follow in the seven books that comprise the series.
Rich, heavy pages, a gold-embossed cover, and Pauline Baynes's original illustrations (hand-colored by the illustrator herself 40 years later) make this special edition of a classic a bona fide treasure. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060764902 (0-06-076490-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0064405052 (0-06-440505-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060234970 (0-06-023497-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060234989 (0-06-023498-9)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060530847 (0-06-053084-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060875887 (0-06-087588-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0061125261 (0-06-112526-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books - The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060595019 (0-06-059501-9)
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- The Magician's Nephew: ISBN 0060764902 (0-06-076490-2)
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The Magnificent Defeatby Frederick BuechnerISBN 006061174X (0-06-061174-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magnificent Defeat'Book summary:As a novelist and memoirist, Frederick Buechner brings to these meditations on biblical passages a keen eye for narrative and detail. He brings as well an artist's love for language. As he says of James Weldon Johnson's poetic rendering of the creation story, this "is the language that man always uses when he tries to talk about the real mysteries of existence." So too is it the language Buechner brings to these reflections, which similarly explore the real mysteries. Written simply and directly (their original audience was a group of students at the private school where the author was a minister), Buechner delves into topics ranging from Jacob's wrestling with the angel (this is the "magnificent defeat" of the title) to the annunciation and birth of Jesus and beyond. Whatever the topic, Buechner writes with clarity and honesty. He does not present himself as among the saints so much as among the seekers. He doubts and questions but always comes back to the central place of beauty and of joy: here, he suggests, is where we must place our faith. Here is the true miracle of life, inviting us to "open our arms, our lives, to the deepest miracle of reality itself and call it by its proper name, which is King of kings and Lord of lords, or call it by any name we want, or call it nothing, but live our lives open to the fierce and transforming joy of it." --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Mister God, This Is Annaby FynnISBN 0030147166 (0-03-014716-6)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Homeby Richard J. FosterISBN 006053379X (0-06-053379-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home'Book summary:There are hundreds of books on prayer, and much of the advice they contain is likely to be the same. So what distinguishes these books? Call it a kind of wisdom, a sense that here's someone who knows something of God's heart. A good example can be found in this fine book by the Quaker writer and teacher Richard Foster. The author of the bestselling Celebration of Discipline explores various aspects of prayer, which he defines in one place as "the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul." Beginning with the simplest forms of prayer--what he calls "ordinary people bringing ... ordinary concerns to a loving and compassionate Father"--he then explores the deeper places where prayer becomes not simply petition but a way of life. He writes of prayer of adoration and rest, sacramental prayer, meditation, and contemplation, and in the final section of the book moves outward into ministry, where prayer meets the needs of the world. In each chapter Foster defines, describes, and gives helpful examples. Above all he writes with grace--in both the artistic and spiritual senses. --Doug Thorpe [via]
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Prince Caspian: Lucy's Journeyby C. S. Lewis, Pauline BaynesISBN 0060764929 (0-06-076492-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prince Caspian: Lucy's Journey'Book summary:The four Pevensies help Caspian battle Miraz and ascend his rightful throne.
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The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspianby C. S. Lewis, Sarah L. Thomson, Matthew ArmstrongISBN 0061131105 (0-06-113110-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return to Narnia: The Rescue of Prince Caspian'Book summary:In this thrilling full-color picture book, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy return to Narnia for the first time since The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to help Prince Caspian in his fight for the throne. [via]
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Silmarillionby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0048231398 (0-04-823139-8)
Hardcover, Allen & Unwin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Silmarillion'Book summary:Although The Silmarillion takes place in the same imaginary world as J.J.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and was originally published four years after the author's death and over two decades after the former book, it is set much earlier, in the First Age of the World. The tales and the book which reads as a fusion between a story collection and historical chronicle, are a matter of legend even to the characters of The Lord of the Rings:
In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, made the Ainur of his thought; and they made a great Music before him
Tolkien wrote the heart of this material very early in his career, and continued to work on it throughout his life. It fell to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit it into book form, and such proved the unquenchable public appetite that he subsequently oversaw 12 volumes of The History of Middle-Earth. This edition features 20 highly evocative colour plates by Ted Nasmith, themselves worth the price of admission, while reinforcing the sense of a historical work are genealogical tables, an extensive index, appendix and colour map. Far removed from the genial style of The Hobbit, this is Tolkien at his most formal, his prose austere, poetically beautiful, his storytelling capturing the epic scale, high drama and melancholy wonder of myth. These stories of elves and heroes and old gods are quite literally the foundation of the entire modern fantasy-publishing revival, and are therefore essential reading. --Gary S. Dalkin [via]More editions of Silmarillion:
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The Silver Chairby C. S. LewisISBN 0060764937 (0-06-076493-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Silver Chair'Book summary:Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch.
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Speak What We Feel : Not What We Ought to Sayby Frederick BuechnerISBN 006251752X (0-06-251752-X)
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Speak What We Feel Not What We Ought to Say: Reflections on Literature and Faithby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0062517538 (0-06-251753-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Speak What We Feel Not What We Ought to Say: Reflections on Literature and Faith'Book summary:Great literature is like a spiritual informant, helping readers derive meaning out of the best of times and the worst of times. In Speak What We Feel, novelist and preacher Frederick Buechner pays homage to the worst of times, examining the life and writings of four esteemed writers and how they each came to terms with despair on the page. The title, Speak What We Feel, alludes to the bravery of William Shakespeare, Gerald Manley Hopkins, Mark Twain, and G.K. Chesterton--all of whom opened the veins to their hearts and let their emotions bleed upon the page. "Vein-opening writers are putting not just themselves into their books, but themselves at their nakedest and most vulnerable," writes Buechner. Not all writers do it all the time, he notes, and many writers never do it at all. "But for the four writers these pages are about, each did it at least once, and that is the most important single thing they have in common."
Writers who are fascinated with the process of creativity will find these essays particularly satisfying, especially the musings on Mark Twain, in which Buechner explains the internal angst that brought Huck Finn to life. Be warned that readers will probably glean more pleasure from this lovingly rendered (but occasionally dry) book if they already possess an appreciation and familiarity with the works of the writers. --Gail Hudson [via]
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Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faithby Henri J.M. Nouwen, Michael J. Christensen, Rebecca J. LairdISBN 0060872748 (0-06-087274-8)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faithby Michael J. Christensen, Henri J.M. Nouwen, Rebecca J. LairdISBN 0060754737 (0-06-075473-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith'Book summary:Spiritual Direction gives us the unique and unrivaled experience of having Henri Nouwen as our personal spiritual director, answering our questions about the spiritual life in his wise, comfortable, and engaging style. With Nouwen's guidance, we can reorient our lives and open the door to true spiritual transformation.
Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships. Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual direction were never written down. Now two of his longtime students, Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, have taken his famous course in spiritual direction and supplemented it with his unpublished writings to create the definitive work on Nouwen's thoughts on the Christian life. Stories, readings, and thematically organized questions for reflection and guided journal writing provide an unparalleled resource for spiritual direction, both for individuals and for small groups.
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Telling Secretsby Frederick BuechnerISBN 0060609362 (0-06-060936-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Telling Secrets'Book summary:Frederick Buechner's autobiography is about the destructive power of a childhood secret and how the telling of that secret has brought him healing, hope and a graceful experience of love. The secret of his father's suicide left an indelible mark, not only on Buechner's own life as a child and adult, but also on the lives of his mother, and much later, his daughter. He tells the story of his mother in her later years, a charming and beautiful woman who withdrew from the world as she aged. Buechner also writes of his daughter's anorexia and recovery, and of his own experience as part of a recovering group of adults who were children of alcoholics. The author's other books include "Wishful Thinking", "The Sacred Journey", "Now and Then" and "Godric". [via]
The Truth of Catholicism: Inside the Essential Teachings and Controversies of the Church Todayby George WeigelISBN 0060937580 (0-06-093758-0)
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderby C. S. LewisISBN 0060764945 (0-06-076494-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'Book summary:The BBC Radio production of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a delightful two-hour sail on the most fabulous ship in Narnia. Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true. The adaptation is faithful to its source, C.S. Lewis's series of Narnia books, which have provided exciting and uplifting tales for generations of children. BBC Radio does wonders with sound effects--the ship creaks in the wind, the sorrowful dragon roars lugubriously--and musical cues and interludes that keep the pacing dynamic. There's also a splendid cast of plummy British voices, making this far more than a book read onto cassette--it's an audio drama, as enjoyable as a trip to the theater. Grownups who buy this tape for their children will want to borrow it for themselves. (Running time: two hours, two cassettes) --Blaise Selby [via]
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What Paul Really Said About Womenby John Temple BristowISBN 0060610638 (0-06-061063-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What Paul Really Said About Women'Book summary:A challenge to the traditional understanding of St. Paul's epistles and sexism in today's church. [via]
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Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secretsby Barbara G. WalkerISBN 006250925X (0-06-250925-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets'Book summary:This fascinating, scholarly hodgepodge spotlights the feminist underpinnings of myth, religion, and culture. Before being lionized as zaftig Norse angels who guided strong warriors to Valhalla, Valkyries may have offered rebirth through cannibalization. "Little Red Riding Hood" was based on Diana, goddess of the hunt. Marriage was once considered a sin, not a sacred union: St. Bernard once proclaimed "it was easier for a man to bring the dead back to life than to live with a woman without endangering his soul." A few of the other topics expounded upon are the Milky Way, Cinderella, the moon, and males giving birth. While some of the references put a cranky feminist spin on words that might in context have different meaning--St. Paul's oft-quoted "better to marry than to burn," for example--much in this vast tome will dazzle dabblers and intellectuals alike. [via]
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A Wrinkle in Time: Library Editionby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0028180054 (0-02-818005-4)
Hardcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Wrinkle in Time: Library Edition'Book summary:Everyone in town thinks Meg is volatile and dull-witted and that her younger brother Charles Wallace is dumb. People are also saying that their father has run off and left their brilliant scientist mother. Spurred on by these rumors, Meg and Charles Wallace, along with their new friend Calvin, embark on a perilous quest through space to find their father. In doing so they must travel behind the shadow of an evil power that is darkening the cosmos, one planet at a time.
Young people who have trouble finding their place in the world will connect with the "misfit" characters in this provocative story. This is no superhero tale, nor is it science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep into their characters to find answers.
A classic since 1962, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering yet ultimately freeing discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the power of good over evil. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Your God Is Too Smallby John Bertram PhillipsISBN 0020885105 (0-02-088510-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Your God Is Too Small'Book summary:Your God Is Too Small explores the ways in which we can find a truly meaningful and constructive God for ourselves, big enough to account for our current experience of life and big enough to command our highest admiration and respect. [via]
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La Quinta Montanaby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060175664 (0-06-017566-4)
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