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101 Questions and Answers on the Bibleby Raymond E. BrownISBN 0809142511 (0-8091-4251-1)
Softcover, Paulist Pr
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And the Angels Were Silentby Max LucadoISBN 0802726755 (0-8027-2675-5)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'And the Angels Were Silent'Book summary:It is the final week of Jesus' life. All of heaven watches. It is the long-awaited week, a week when no angel dared sing. A hush fell over heaven as Jesus faced his final days. Note the firmness in his walk. Hear the conviction in his voice. Witness the courage of his deeds. See his passion . . the Savior who will not give up his children until they are found. See his power . . the God who will not tolerate hollow religion. [via]
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Anne of Green Gablesby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 0804902186 (0-8049-0218-6)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co
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As It Was Written: An Introduction to the Bibleby Justin TaylorISBN 0809128438 (0-8091-2843-8)
Softcover, Paulist Pr
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Autumn Wisdom: Finding Meaning in Life's Later Yearsby James E. MillerISBN 0806628340 (0-8066-2834-0)
Softcover, Augsburg Fortress Pub
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Bam Bam Bamby Eve Merriam, Dan YaccarinoISBN 080505796X (0-8050-5796-X)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bam Bam Bam'Book summary:An exuberant celebration of construction and the noise and confusion that accompany it.[via]More editions of Bam Bam Bam:
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Black Elk Speaksby Black Elk, John G. NeihardtISBN 0803233019 (0-8032-3301-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Elk Speaks'Book summary:The most famous Native American book ever written, Black Elk Speaks is the acclaimed story of Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (18631950) and his people during the momentous, twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk grew up in a time when white settlers were invading the Lakotas homeland, decimating buffalo herds and threatening to extinguish their way of life. Black Elk and other Lakotas fought back, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee.[via]Beautifully told through the celebrated poet and writer John G. Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a life story. Black Elks profound and arresting religious visions of the unity of humanity and the world around him have transformed his account into a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as a collaborative autobiography, a history of a Native American nation, or an enduring spiritual testament for all humankind, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
This special edition features all three prefaces to Black Elk Speaks that John G. Neihardt wrote at different points in his life, a map of Black Elks world, a reset text with Lakota words reproduced using the latest orthographic standards, and color paintings by Lakota artist Standing Bear that have not been widely available for decades.
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Black Elk Speaksby Vine Deloria, Black Elk, John G. Neihardt, Lori Utecht, Alexis N. Petri, Standing BearISBN 0803283857 (0-8032-8385-7)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Elk Speaks'Book summary:Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elks experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind.[via]When Black Elk received his great vision, white settlers were invading the Lakotas homeland, decimating buffalo herds, and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas way of life. The Lakotas fought fiercely to retain their freedom and way of life, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time, however. As related by Neihardt, Black Elks searing visions of the unity of humanity and the earth have made this book a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
This new edition features two additional essays by John G. Neihardt that further illuminate his experience with Black Elk; an essay by Alexis Petri, great-granddaughter of John G. Neihardt, that celebrates Neihardts remarkable accomplishments; and a look at the legacy of the special relationship between Neihardt and Black Elk, written by Lori Utecht, editor of Knowledge and Opinion: Essays and Literary Criticism of John G. Neihardt.
For more information on John G. Neihardt, visit www.neihardt.com
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Siouxby Black Elk, John G. NeihardtISBN 0803261705 (0-8032-6170-5)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux'Book summary:Named one of the ten best spiritual books of the twentieth century by Philip Zaleski of HarperSanFrancisco, Black Elk Speaks is the acclaimed story of Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (18631950) and his people during the momentous, twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk grew up in a time when white settlers were invading the Lakotas' homeland, decimating buffalo herds and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas' way of life. Black Elk and other Lakotas fought back, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee.[via]Beautifully told by the celebrated poet and writer John G. Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a life story. Black Elk's profound and arresting religious visions of the unity of humanity and the world around him have transformed his account into a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as a collaborative autobiography, a history of a Native American nation, or an enduring spiritual testament for all humankind, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
This special edition features all three prefaces to Black Elk Speaks that John G. Neihardt wrote at different points in his life, a map of Black Elk's world, a reset text, a listing of Lakota words newly translated and reproduced using the latest orthographic standards, and color paintings by Lakota artist Standing Bear that have not been widely available for decades.
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Siouxby John G. Neihardt, Deloria, Vine, Jr.ISBN 0803283598 (0-8032-8359-8)
Softcover, University of Nebraska Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux'Book summary:Named one of the ten best spiritual books of the twentieth century by Philip Zaleski of HarperSanFrancisco, Black Elk Speaks is the acclaimed story of Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (18631950) and his people during the momentous, twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk grew up in a time when white settlers were invading the Lakotas' homeland, decimating buffalo herds and threatening to extinguish the Lakotas' way of life. Black Elk and other Lakotas fought back, a dogged resistance that resulted in a remarkable victory at the Little Bighorn and an unspeakable tragedy at Wounded Knee.[via]Beautifully told by the celebrated poet and writer John G. Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks offers much more than a life story. Black Elk's profound and arresting religious visions of the unity of humanity and the world around him have transformed his account into a venerated spiritual classic. Whether appreciated as a collaborative autobiography, a history of a Native American nation, or an enduring spiritual testament for all humankind, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
This special edition features all three prefaces to Black Elk Speaks that John G. Neihardt wrote at different points in his life, a map of Black Elk's world, a reset text, a listing of Lakota words newly translated and reproduced using the latest orthographic standards, and color paintings by Lakota artist Standing Bear that have not been widely available for decades.
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The Book of Teaby K. OkakuraISBN 0804800693 (0-8048-0069-3)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Tea'Book summary:That a nation should construct one of its most resonant national ceremonies round a cup of tea will surely strike a chord of sympathy with at least some readers of this review. To many foreigners, nothing is so quintessentially Japanese as the tea ceremony--more properly, "the way of tea"--with its austerity, its extravagantly minimalist stylization, and its concentration of extreme subtleties of meaning into the simplest of actions. The Book of Tea is something of a curiosity: written in English by a Japanese scholar (and issued here in bilingual form), it was first published in 1906, in the wake of the naval victory over Russia with which Japan asserted its rapidly acquired status as a world-class military power. It was a peak moment of Westernization within Japan. Clearly, behind the publication was an agenda, or at least a mission to explain. Around its account of the ceremony, The Book of Tea folds an explication of the philosophy, first Taoist, later Zen Buddhist, that informs its oblique celebration of simplicity and directness--what Okakura calls, in a telling phrase, "moral geometry." And the ceremony itself? Its greatest practitioners have always been philosophers, but also artists, connoisseurs, collectors, gardeners, calligraphers, gourmets, flower arrangers. The greatest of them, Sen Rikyu, left a teasingly, maddeningly simple set of rules:
Make a delicious bowl of tea; lay the charcoal so that it heats the water; arrange the flowers as they are in the field; in summer suggest coolness; in winter, warmth; do everything ahead of time; prepare for rain; and give those with whom you find yourself every consideration.
A disciple remarked that this seemed elementary. Rikyu replied, "Then if you can host a tea gathering without deviating from any of the rules I have just stated, I will become your disciple." A Zen reply. Fascinating. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk [via]More editions of The Book of Tea:
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The Book of Tea : The Illustrated Classic Editionby Okakura Kakuzo, Liza DalbyISBN 0804832196 (0-8048-3219-6)
Softcover, Tuttle Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Tea : The Illustrated Classic Edition'Book summary:That a nation should construct one of its most resonant national ceremonies round a cup of tea will surely strike a chord of sympathy with at least some readers of this review. To many foreigners, nothing is so quintessentially Japanese as the tea ceremony--more properly, "the way of tea"--with its austerity, its extravagantly minimalist stylization, and its concentration of extreme subtleties of meaning into the simplest of actions. The Book of Tea is something of a curiosity: written in English by a Japanese scholar (and issued here in bilingual form), it was first published in 1906, in the wake of the naval victory over Russia with which Japan asserted its rapidly acquired status as a world-class military power. It was a peak moment of Westernization within Japan. Clearly, behind the publication was an agenda, or at least a mission to explain. Around its account of the ceremony, The Book of Tea folds an explication of the philosophy, first Taoist, later Zen Buddhist, that informs its oblique celebration of simplicity and directness--what Okakura calls, in a telling phrase, "moral geometry." And the ceremony itself? Its greatest practitioners have always been philosophers, but also artists, connoisseurs, collectors, gardeners, calligraphers, gourmets, flower arrangers. The greatest of them, Sen Rikyu, left a teasingly, maddeningly simple set of rules:
Make a delicious bowl of tea; lay the charcoal so that it heats the water; arrange the flowers as they are in the field; in summer suggest coolness; in winter, warmth; do everything ahead of time; prepare for rain; and give those with whom you find yourself every consideration.
A disciple remarked that this seemed elementary. Rikyu replied, "Then if you can host a tea gathering without deviating from any of the rules I have just stated, I will become your disciple." A Zen reply. Fascinating. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk [via]More editions of The Book of Tea : The Illustrated Classic Edition:
The Broken Bodyby Jean VanierISBN 0809129795 (0-8091-2979-5)
Softcover, Paulist Pr
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Buddhism: The Religion of Ab-Religionby Alan WattsISBN 080483203X (0-8048-3203-X)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub
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A Canticle for Leibowitzby Walter M. MillerISBN 0808520938 (0-8085-2093-8)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'Book summary:Walter M. Miller's acclaimed SF classic A Canticle for Leibowitz opens with the accidental excavation of a holy artifact: a creased, brittle memo scrawled by the hand of the blessed Saint Leibowitz, that reads: "Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels--bring home for Emma." To the Brothers of Saint Leibowitz, this sacred shopping list penned by an obscure, 20th-century engineer is a symbol of hope from the distant past, from before the Simplification, the fiery atomic holocaust that plunged the earth into darkness and ignorance. As 1984 cautioned against Stalinism, so 1959's A Canticle for Leibowitz warns of the threat and implications of nuclear annihilation. Following a cloister of monks in their Utah abbey over some six or seven hundred years, the funny but bleak Canticle tackles the sociological and religious implications of the cyclical rise and fall of civilization, questioning whether humanity can hope for more than repeating its own history. Divided into three sections--Fiat Homo (Let There Be Man), Fiat Lux (Let There Be Light), and Fiat Voluntas Tua (Thy Will Be Done)--Canticle is steeped in Catholicism and Latin, exploring the fascinating, seemingly capricious process of how and why a person is canonized. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesusby Lee StrobelISBN 0802727875 (0-8027-2787-5)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus'Book summary:The Case for Christ records Lee Strobel's attempt to "determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God." The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own. [via]
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The Catcher in the Rye: Innocence Under Pressureby Sanford PinskerISBN 0805780289 (0-8057-8028-9)
Softcover, Twayne Pub
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The Catcher in the Rye--Innocence Under Pressure: Innocence Under Pressureby Sanford PinskerISBN 0805779787 (0-8057-7978-7)
Hardcover, Gale Group
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Catechism of the Catholic ChurchISBN 0809134349 (0-8091-3434-9)
Softcover, Paulist Pr
Find This BookBook summary:Catechism of the Catholic Church is the first new edition of the catechism in 400 years. Catechism means "instruction," and this text will remain the standard reference for Catholics for many future generations. It is the authoritative summary of Catholic belief regarding the Church creeds, sacraments, commandments, and prayers. To get some idea of the level of detail with which the Catechism engages Catholic doctrine, consider that 17 pages of explanation accompany the opening words of the Apostle's Creed ("I Believe in God the Father"). The book is exceptionally well organized, with line-by-line explanations of every conceivable aspect of orthodox Catholic belief. Extensive cross-referencing, indexing, footnotes, and "In Brief" summaries of each section further ease the project of finding the precise answers to any questions a reader might have. Even the layout of information on the page is easy on the eyes, with wide margins for readers who wish to make notes. Furthermore, the back cover features a true rarity in the annals of world literature: a blurb by the Pope. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Children of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 0808520946 (0-8085-2094-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Children of Dune'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. On the planet of Aurakis, men, nature, and time attend the messianic and evolutionary growth of Leto and his twin sister Ghanima, children and successors of the mighty Muad'Dib. [via]
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Christian Scripture: An Evangelical Perspective on Inspiration, Authority and Interpretationby David S. DockeryISBN 0805410406 (0-8054-1040-6)
Softcover, Broadman & Holman Pub
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Collected Poems 1947-1980by Allen GinsbergISBN 0809591324 (0-8095-9132-4)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr
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The Commitment Factorby Carrol BruceISBN 0805455418 (0-8054-5541-8)
Softcover, Broadman Press
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Dangerous Journeyby Oliver HunkinISBN 0802836194 (0-8028-3619-4)
Hardcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Dawn Behind the Dawn: A Search for the Earthly Paradiseby Geoffrey AsheISBN 0805026649 (0-8050-2664-9)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dawn Behind the Dawn: A Search for the Earthly Paradise'Book summary:1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, by Geoffrey Ashe, published by Henry Holt, 1992. Publisher's statement: "The idea of an earthly paradise, usually associated with divinity and beginnings, has fascinated poets, philosophers, and scholars for centuries. But what is the evidence for the legends and beliefs that some say underlie an egalitarian golden age? Geoffrey Ashe, a noted historian and a specialist in mythology, sifts the evidence in this pioneering study that serves as an interim report on what contemporary scholars can tell us about the Paleolithic substratum of Western civilization. Of special interest is the author's examination of the Goddess version of history. Far more than partisan myth, there is new archaeological evidence--supported by radiocarbon dating--for Goddess-worshipping pre-Indo-European communities in Eastern Europe/Asia, the Balkans, and Crete; civilization that evolved without benefit of immigrants of Near Eastern origins. The cultural seedbed from which "matristic"religion seems to have sprung goes back 25,000 years, and is seen to be located in the Altai Mountains near Lake Baikal, where Siberia meets Mongolia. The archaeological evidence, including ancient Venus figurines, suggests the existence of Goddess-worshipping cultures that were once spread over a wide extent of the Eurasian landmass." [via]
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Discovering Kwan Yin, Buddhist Goddess of Compassionby Sandy BoucherISBN 0807013412 (0-8070-1341-2)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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Dune Messiahby Frank HerbertISBN 0808520733 (0-8085-2073-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dune Messiah'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit plots to seize control of the galaxy-wide empire of their supernatural leader. [via]
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Every Day Light: Daily Inspirationsby Selwyn Hughes, Thomas KinkadeISBN 0805401881 (0-8054-0188-1)
Hardcover, B & H Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Every Day Light: Daily Inspirations'Book summary:Here are 365 daily reflections by Selwyn Hughes organized into six themes and complemented by a special Bible reading guide for added insights. [via]
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From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Livesby Robert FulghumISBN 0804111146 (0-8041-1114-6)
Softcover, Ivy Books
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From Eternity to Eternityby E SauerISBN 0802811760 (0-8028-1176-0)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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Further Along the Road Less Traveledby M. S. PeckISBN 0802726828 (0-8027-2682-8)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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The Gardener's Way: A Dayboook of Acts and Affrimationsby Maureen GilmerISBN 0809223899 (0-8092-2389-9)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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The Go-Girl Guide: Surviving Your 20s With Savvy, Soul, and Styleby Julia BourlandISBN 0809224763 (0-8092-2476-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Grace Awakeningby Charles R. SwindollISBN 0802726682 (0-8027-2668-2)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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Great Divorceby C. S. LewisISBN 0805420487 (0-8054-2048-7)
Softcover, Broadman & Holman Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Divorce'Book summary:The Great Divorce is C.S. Lewis's Divine Comedy: the narrator bears strong resemblance to Lewis (by way of Dante); his Virgil is the fantasy writer George MacDonald; and upon boarding a bus in a nondescript neighborhood, the narrator is taken to Heaven and Hell. The book's primary message is presented with almost oblique tidiness--"There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'Thy will be done.'" However, the narrator's descriptions of sin and temptation will hit quite close to home for many readers. Lewis has a genius for describing the intricacies of vanity and self-deception, and this book is tremendously persistent in forcing its reader to consider the ultimate consequences of everyday pettiness. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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The Greatest Salesman in the Worldby Og MandinoISBN 0802725570 (0-8027-2557-0)
Softcover, Walker Large Print
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Greatest Salesman in the World'Book summary:The Greatest Salesman in the World is a tiny book, and it is a treasure. First published in 1968, Og Mandino's classic remains an invaluable guide to a philosophy of salesmanship. Mandino's clear, simple writing style supports his purpose: to make the principles of sales known to a wide audience. A parable set in the time just prior to Christianity, The Greatest Salesman in the World weaves mythology with spirituality into a much needed message of inspiration in this culture of self-promotion. Mandino believes that to be a good salesperson, you must believe in yourself and the work you are doing. It is a simple but profound spiritual philosophy about how to succeed in the world's marketplace, easily understood and easy to take to heart. --Jodie Buller [via]
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A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of Davidby Beth MooreISBN 0805420355 (0-8054-2035-5)
Hardcover, B & H Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Heart Like His: Intimate Reflections on the Life of David'Book summary:In this extended reflection on the life of David, drawn from the accounts in the two books of Samuel and from the Psalms, author and self-described Sunday school teacher Beth Moore translates into plain and direct language the message she finds in this story of a shepherd boy who is chosen as God's own servant. Moore approaches these texts not as a scholar but as a believer. As the inclusion of review questions would suggest, her interest here is less historical and more immediately pragmatic: she wishes to see what David's life has to say to followers of Christ. Her reading is personal, yet supported by a study of the Hebrew and Greek texts--above all, the notes to the book suggest, through a number of Bible dictionaries and concordances. While apparently not well-versed in English poetry (she calls John Dryden a 16th-century philosopher when most would call him a 17th-century poet), the real appeal of the book for many will lie in its approachable style: the writing is direct, personal, and honest. She writes, she tells people, as a "regular" person who says, "I don't make Christ part of my life; He is my life." --Doug Thorpe [via]
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. TolkienISBN 0808520806 (0-8085-2080-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hobbit'Book summary:Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry- footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit.
This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the later novels is foreshadowed here. A word of caution, however: as Bilbo discovers early on, travel and adventure are addictive things; embark on this journey to the Lonely Mountain with Tolkien's reluctant hero, and you might not be able to stop there. And the road taken to the distant mountains of Mordor in the ensuing trilogy is an even more perilous one. [via]
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Holy Bible: Open Bible, King James Version, Brown Genuine LeatherISBN 0804109060 (0-8041-0906-0)
Softcover, Ivy Books
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I'm Lonely, Lord, How Long: Meditations on the Psalmsby Marva J. DawnISBN 0802844715 (0-8028-4471-5)
Softcover, Eerdmans Pub Co
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If I Get to Five : What Children Can Teach Us about Courage and Characterby Fred Epstein, Joshua HorwitzISBN 080507144X (0-8050-7144-X)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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If I Get to Five: What Children Can Teach Us About Courage and Characterby Joshua Horwitz, Fred EpsteinISBN 0805075178 (0-8050-7517-8)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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In His Stepsby Charles Monroe SheldonISBN 0805462805 (0-8054-6280-5)
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It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on Itby Robert FulghumISBN 0804105820 (0-8041-0582-0)
Softcover, Ivy Books
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Joyful Christianby C. S. LewisISBN 080542041X (0-8054-2041-X)
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Julian of Norwich Showingsby Edmund ColledgeISBN 0809120917 (0-8091-2091-7)
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Kaffe Fassett's Glorious Color for Needlepoint and Knittingby Kaffe FassettISBN 0806958839 (0-8069-5883-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Lifecraft: The Art of Meaning in the Everydayby F. Forrester ChurchISBN 0807077135 (0-8070-7713-5)
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Listening for Godby Peter S. Hawkins, Paula J. CarlsonISBN 0806628448 (0-8066-2844-8)
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Listening for God: Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faithby Paula J. Carlson, Peter S. HawkinsISBN 0806627158 (0-8066-2715-8)
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Listening for God: Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faithby Peter S. Hawkins, Paula J. CarlsonISBN 0806639628 (0-8066-3962-8)
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Listening for God: Contemporary Literature and the Life of Faithby Sue Miller, James Baldwin, Allegra Goodman, Doris Betts, Kent Haruf, Paula J. CarlsonISBN 0806645776 (0-8066-4577-6)
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Living Out Loudby Anna QuindlenISBN 0804105278 (0-8041-0527-8)
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Memoirs of the Spiritby Edwin S. GaustadISBN 0802838677 (0-8028-3867-7)
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Mere Christianityby C. S. LewisISBN 0802725759 (0-8027-2575-9)
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With a new foreword by Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham, this illustrated gift edition evokes the historic time and place of the book's creation.
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A Mom Just Like Youby Vickie Farris, Jayme Farris MetzgarISBN 0805425861 (0-8054-2586-1)
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Nasty Peopleby Jay CarterISBN 0809244063 (0-8092-4406-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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No Wonder They Call Saviorby Max LucadoISBN 0802725791 (0-8027-2579-1)
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Of the Imitation of Christby Thomas KempisISBN 0802725708 (0-8027-2570-8)
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The Old Man and the Boyby Robert RuarkISBN 080502669X (0-8050-2669-X)
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On the Anvilby Max LucadoISBN 0802727042 (0-8027-2704-2)
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Our Sacred Honor: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speechesby William J. BennettISBN 0805401539 (0-8054-0153-9)
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The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice For Beginning Poetsby Ted KooserISBN 0803259786 (0-8032-5978-6)
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The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peaceby Howard ZinnISBN 0807014079 (0-8070-1407-9)
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The Practice of the Presence of Godby Lawrence of the Resurrection, Donald AttwaterISBN 0802727816 (0-8027-2781-6)
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The Present Moment: A Daybook of Clarity and Intuitionby Penney PeirceISBN 0809224755 (0-8092-2475-5)
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane AustenISBN 0804900019 (0-8049-0001-9)
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Problem of Painby C. S. LewisISBN 0805420495 (0-8054-2049-5)
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Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Workby Bell HooksISBN 0805059105 (0-8050-5910-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work'Book summary:African American women writers, being both black and female, face challenges that the rest of us might never have even considered. While this essay collection is ultimately a celebration of the writing life and of the writers author bell hooks (who signs her name with lower-case letters) cites as inspirational, it also illuminates the issues she and other black women writers have to contend with in their careers. Hooks has been criticized for, among other things, being incredibly prolific (she has been called "the Joyce Carol Oates of black feminist writing") and for her scope: "Black writers," says hooks, "always have difficulty gaining recognition for a body of work if anything we do is eclectic." Though hooks does take her critics to task, she is more concerned with confronting a system that seems determined to work against black women--and other minority--writers. She is critical of publishers for throwing the largest advances and promotional efforts at white male authors. She complains that "when writers from marginalized groups do work that is truly marvelous," the literary establishment is likely to see that work as a "rare exception." And she even rails against black women writers themselves, saying that "Nothing diminishes our efforts to gain a greater hearing for nonfiction by black women more than the severe dismissals of this work by black women."
Autobiography is one form of writing that hooks feels is particularly difficult for black women writers, most of whom come from families that never previously "had to think about whether a relative would write something about their lives." In fact, she says, autobiographical writing is troublesome for writers who do not "come from class backgrounds where there are rituals of public confession like psychoanalysis." As a child, says hooks, "talking openly outside the family about any aspect of family life was considered a form of treason." Now, though her family is proud of her and pleased that she has not forsaken her origins, she says, "writing about my life has created an emotional distance between me and my parents. An intimacy we once shared is gone." --Jane Steinberg [via]
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Responses to 101 Questions on the Bibleby Raymond E. BrownISBN 0809131889 (0-8091-3188-9)
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Showingsby Julian, Edmund Colledge, James WalshISBN 080910234X (0-8091-0234-X)
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The Song of the Larkby Willa CatherISBN 0803263007 (0-8032-6300-7)
Hardcover, University of Nebraska Press
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Totem Salmon: Life Lessons from Another Speciesby Freeman HouseISBN 0807085499 (0-8070-8549-9)
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Trading Your Worry for Wonder: A Woman's Guide to Overcoming Anxietyby Cheri FullerISBN 0805461922 (0-8054-6192-2)
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarkby William ShakespeareISBN 0804910014 (0-8049-1001-4)
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Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Doorby Robert FulghumISBN 0804111898 (0-8041-1189-8)
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What's So Amazing About Grace?by Philip YanceyISBN 0802727867 (0-8027-2786-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What's So Amazing About Grace?'Book summary:Mention the word "grace" and what immediately comes to mind for most of us is a bagpipe wailing the solemn notes of "Amazing Grace."
The grace of which Philip Yancey writes is the freely given and unmerited favor and love of God. This grace seems a remote, almost sentimental concept, without a place in our lives or our society. It is a vague, slippery thing to us, probably because we seem to experience grace so rarely and have managed to leech the word of meaning. But Philip Yancey has set about to rescue grace in his book What's So Amazing About Grace?
This grace is the true message of Jesus. All faiths have virtues and creeds and justice and truth, but Jesus speaks merely of receiving the love that God has for us. Accepting it, not earning it or making ourselves worthy of it. And frankly, accepting something we have not earned or are not worthy of is not an easy thing for most of us.
In truth, grace is both utterly simple and utterly confounding. Little by little, Yancey guides us into a clearer understanding of grace by using stories, in much the same way Jesus did. We read stories of both grace and ungrace at work in people's lives. Sadly, it is stories of ungrace that are more prevalent today, the current culture wars painful acknowledgments of ungrace in our lives as Christians in this country. Yancey helps us understand that ungrace is that state of being in which self-righteousness and pride are a result of thinking that we have somehow earned God's approval and may now stand in judgment in his behalf.
Philip Yancey was awarded the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year award for this book in 1998 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Readers concurred with this decision, making this book an immediate bestseller. Believers and nonbelievers alike should accept Yancey's challenge to become agents of grace rather than agents of vengeance or judgment or anger. In truth, we are each starving for grace, ready to grasp it tightly. And it is through grace that all other hungers--for justice, for righteousness, for love--are satisfied. Yancey opens his book by telling us that "grace" is the last best word, and in What's So Amazing About Grace?, he proves that he's right. --Patricia Klein [via]
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Woman to Womanby Eugenia PriceISBN 0802725627 (0-8027-2562-7)
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Writing As a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Livesby Louise DesalvoISBN 0807072435 (0-8070-7243-5)
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bonesby Paul Reps, Nyogen SenzakiISBN 0804806446 (0-8048-0644-6)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writingsby Paul Reps, Nyogen SenzakiISBN 0804831866 (0-8048-3186-6)
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Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is a book that offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that readers can struggle over the meaning of Zen for themselves. It includes 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more than five centuries; The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth century collection of Zen koans; Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment; and Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. [via]
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The Zohar: Pritzker Editionby Daniel Chanan Matt, Daniel C. MattISBN 0804752109 (0-8047-5210-9)
Hardcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Zohar: Pritzker Edition'Book summary:This third volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition completes the Zohar's commentary on the book of Genesis. Here we find spiritual explorations of numerous biblical narratives, including Jacob's wrestling with the angel, Joseph's kidnapping by his brothers, his near seduction by Potiphar's wife, his interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams, and his reunion with his brothers and father.[via]
Throughout, the Zohar probes the biblical text and seeks deeper meaningfor example, the divine intention behind Joseph's disappearance, or the profound significance of human sexuality. Divine and human realities intertwine, affecting one another.
Toward the end of Genesis, the Bible states: Jacob's days drew near to diean idiomatic expression that the Zohar insists on reading hyperliterally. Each human being is challenged to live his days virtuously. If he does, those days themselves are woven into a garment of splendor; at death, they "draw near," enveloping him, escorting him to the beyond.
Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it is virtually a body of literature, comprising over twenty discrete sections. The bulk of the Zohar consists of a running commentary on the Torah, from Genesis through Deuteronomy.More editions of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition:
The Zohar: Pritzker Editionby Daniel Matt, Daniel Chanan MattISBN 0804747474 (0-8047-4747-4)
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Zohar: The Book of Enlightenmentby Daniel Chanan MattISBN 0809123878 (0-8091-2387-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment'Book summary:Zohar-"the book of Splendor, Radiance, Enlightenment"--has fascinated readers from its first appearance in thirteenth-century Spain until today. It is the major text of Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. To assure the acceptance of his work within the Jewish community, a Spanish scholar named Moses de Leon claimed that Zohar was an ancient work of the school of the famous Rabbi Shim'on son of Yohai. It was not until our own century that critical scholarship demonstrated that the book's author was Moses de Leon himself. His mosaic of Scripture, Midrash, medieval homily, fiction, and fantasy presents what Professor Daniel Matt describes as "a challenge to the normal workings of consciousness [that] dares one to examine one's assumptions about tradition, God, and self." [via]
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