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  • Lucado, Max: He Did This Just for You
  • Dalbey, Gordon: Healing the Masculine Soul: An Affirming Message for Men and the Women Who Love Them
  • Graham, Billy: The Holy Spirit
    The Holy Spirit
    by Billy Graham
    ISBN 0849900050 (0-8499-0005-0)
    Hardcover, W Pub Group

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  • Du Nouy, Le Comte: Human Destiny
    Human Destiny
    by Le Comte Du Nouy
    ISBN 0849541271 (0-8495-4127-1)
    Hardcover, Arden Library

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  • I, Claudius
    by Robert Graves
    ISBN 0848805119 (0-8488-0511-9)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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    Book summary:

    Having never seen the famous 1970s television series based on Graves' historical novel of ancient Rome and being generally uneducated about matters both ancient and Roman, I wasn't prepared for such an engaging book. But it's a ripping good read, this fictional autobiography set in the Roman Empire's days of glory and decadence. As a history lesson, it's fabulous; as a novel it's also wonderful. Best is Claudius himself, the stutterer who let everyone think he was an idiot (to avoid getting poisoned) but who reveals himself in the narrative to be a wry and likable observer. His story continues in Claudius the God. [via]

  • Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living
    by Charles R. Swindoll
    ISBN 0849902673 (0-8499-0267-3)
    Hardcover, Word Books

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    Book summary:

    In these times, we have an abundance of self-proclaimed experts, leaders and celebrities, all scrambling for the spotlight. In the midst of it all, the biblical principle of servanthood is remarkably conspicuous by its absence. In these pages, Charles Swindoll re-introduces you to the gentle art of living unselfishly. [via]

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  • Stephenson, Peter: Investigating Computer Related Crime
  • Richards, Lawrence: It Couldn't Just Happen
    It Couldn't Just Happen
    by Lawrence Richards
    ISBN 0849907152 (0-8499-0715-2)
    Hardcover, Word Pub

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  • Smalley, Gary: The Key to Your Child's Heart
  • Gaddis, Thomas E.: Killer: A Journal of Murder
    Killer: A Journal of Murder
    by Thomas E. Gaddis, James O. Long
    ISBN 0848801636 (0-8488-0163-6)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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  • Smalley, Gary: The Language of Love
    The Language of Love
    by Gary Smalley, John Trent
    ISBN 0849905575 (0-8499-0557-5)
    Hardcover, W Pub Group

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  • Living above the Level of Mediocrity: A Commitment to Excellence
    by Charles R. Swindoll
    ISBN 0849905648 (0-8499-0564-8)
    Hardcover, Word Books

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    Book summary:

    Why settle for the drab life of halfheartedness when you could be caught up in the adventure of being all you can be? These challenging thoughts jar you awake, then inspire you to peak performance. [via]

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  • Lonesome Traveller
    by Jack Kerouac
    ISBN 084881746X (0-8488-1746-X)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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    In his first frankly autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac tells the exhilarating story fo the years when he was writing th books that captivated and infuriated the public, restless years of wandering during which he worked as a railway brakeman in California, a steward on a tramp steamer, and a fire lookout on the crest of Desolation Peak in the Cascde Mountains.
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  • Mitchell, Jan: Luchow's German Cookbook: The Story and the Favorite Dishes of America's Most Famous German Restaurant
  • Dicks, Terrance: The Making of Doctor Who
    The Making of Doctor Who
    by Terrance Dicks, Malcolm Hulke
    ISBN 0848802624 (0-8488-0262-4)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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  • Hale, Edward: Man Without a Country
    Man Without a Country
    by Edward Hale
    ISBN 0849211360 (0-8492-1136-0)
    Hardcover, R. West

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  • Never Call Retreat
    by Bruce Catton
    ISBN 0848812662 (0-8488-1266-2)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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    "...one of the great historical accomplishments of our time...will have an enduring place in our national records."--New York Times.
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  • Fuller, Millard: No More Shacks!: The Daring Vision of Habitat for Humanity
  • Cook, Roy Jay: One Hundred and One Famous Poems
  • Peterson, Robert: Only the Ball Was White
    Only the Ball Was White
    by Robert Peterson
    ISBN 0848811240 (0-8488-1124-0)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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  • Point Counter Point
    by Aldous Huxley
    ISBN 0848813790 (0-8488-1379-0)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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    When it was published in 1928, Point Counter Point no doubt shocked its readers with frank depictions of infidelity, sexuality, and the highbrow high jinks of Aldous Huxley's arty characters. What's truly remarkable, however, is how his novel continues to shock today. True, we may hardly lift an eyebrow at poor Marjorie Carling leaving her husband to live in sin with--and get pregnant by--her lover Walter Bidlake. And the sexual exploits of Lady Edward Tantamount or her daughter, Lucy, seem quite in keeping with the behavior expected of such exalted persons by readers inured to the exploits of the British Royals. If the varieties of sexual experience on display in Huxley's novel seem tame by current standards, his clear-eyed dissection of the motives behind them are thrillingly fresh--and his commentaries on everything from politics to ecology sometimes chillingly prescient. Take for example, the wisdom of amateur biologist Lord Edward Tantamount on the subject of non-renewable resources:

    "No doubt," he said, "you think you can make good the loss with phosphate rocks. But what'll you do when the deposits are exhausted?" He poked Everard in the shirt front. "What then? Only two hundred years and they'll be finished. You think we're being progressive because we're living on our capital Phosphates, coal, petroleum, nitre--squander them all. That's your policy. And meanwhile you go round trying to make our flesh creep with talk about revolutions."
    When his interlocutor, the fascist politician Everard Webley, demands to know whether Lord Edward wants a revolution, Tantamount first asks whether such an event would reduce the population and check production and then, when assured it would, he responds, "'Then certainly I want a revolution.' The Old Man thought in terms of geology and was not afraid of logical conclusions."

    Huxley fills his novel with a multitude of characters, from the obscenely wealthy Tantamounts to the priapic painter John Bidlake, his children Walter and Elinor, and their respective mates, Marjorie Carling and Philip Quarles. There is also the venomous Maurice Spandrell, the revolutionary Illidge, the unctuous Burlap, and the happily married (a rarity in this novel) Mark and Mary Rampion, who are the book's moral center--theirs is the one relationship that combines reason and passion in proper measure. They are purportedly in part based on well-known figures of the time such as D.H. Lawrence and Katherine Mansfield. Love, loss, infidelity, and murder are the subjects under discussion as Huxley juxtaposes one point of view against its opposite, and mixes in a healthy dollop of science, politics, religion, and art, as well. Point Counter Point is an intelligent novel about the intellectual world, and one that bears up gracefully under the test of time. --Alix Wilber [via]

  • Olasky, Marvin N.: The Politics of Disaster: Katrina, Big Government, And a New Strategy for Future Crises
  • Matheson, David: Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces
    Pottery Barn Outdoor Spaces
    by David Matheson, Clay Ide, Pottery Barn, Michael Walters
    ISBN 0848730550 (0-8487-3055-0)
    Hardcover, Oxmoor House

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  • Bell, William R.: Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities
  • Oconnor, John J.: Practical Fire and Arson Investigation
    Practical Fire and Arson Investigation
    by John J. Oconnor, David R. Redsicker
    ISBN 084938155X (0-8493-8155-X)
    Hardcover, CRC Pr I Llc

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  • Practical Handbook for Professional Investigators
    by Rory J. McMahon
    ISBN 0849302900 (0-8493-0290-0)
    Hardcover, CRC Pr I Llc

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    Book summary:

    Since the trial of O.J. Simpson, the "profession" of private investigation has risen to a new level of respect among both the legal community and the public at large because the success of O.J.'s " Dream Team" was largely a result of the brilliant work done by defense investigators.

    Private investigators are often called upon to provide information for cases that are not criminal or when regular law enforcement cannot fit a more in-depth investigation into its criminal caseload. Investigators are called upon to conduct surveillance, asset searches, and background checks on individuals and corporations.

    While most books on private investigation tackle specific field-related topics, Practical Handbook for Private Investigators provides the first comprehensive coverage. Rory McMahon, a recognized leader in the industry, clears up many misconceptions about the world of private investigation as he guides experienced private investigators, as well as those wishing to enter the field. This practical handbook is a compendium of the work performed, with descriptions of the various types of investigations, case studies, and practical tips. Besides showing you how to conduct every kind of investigation, the book also offers advice on how to testify, how to set up practice, and how to get licensed. [via]

  • Geberth, Vernon J.: Practical Homicide Investigation: Tactics, Procedures and Forensic Techniques
  • A Reasonable Faith: Responding to Secularism
    by Anthony Campolo
    ISBN 0849903254 (0-8499-0325-4)
    Hardcover, Word Books

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    from the contents The end of the magical kingdom -- When secularity replaces religion -- Contingency: When the miraculous becomes explainable -- Autonomy: When men become Gods -- Temporality: When nothingness becomes a terrible something -- Relativity: When morals become mores -- A theology for secular man -- What the Church can mean. [via]

  • Joy, Donald M.: Rebonding: Preventing and Restoring Damaged Relationships
  • Josephson, Matthew: Robber Barons: The Great American Capitalists
  • Hall, Ron: Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
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    Scott Joplin Complete Ragtime Piano Solos/Pbn R045
    ISBN 0849425042 (0-8494-2504-2)
    Softcover, Hansen House

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  • Walters, Frederick H.: Sequential Simplex Optimization: A Technique for Improving Quality and Productivity in Research, Development, and Manufacturing
  • Hernandez Ray, Susan: Southern Living 2004 Annual Recipes
  • Pearson, Bruce: Standard of Excellence Book 2 Drums & Mallet Percussion
  • Pearson, Bruce: Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method: Drums & Mallet Percussion
  • Fisher, Barry A. J.: Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation
  • Durham, John I.: Word Biblical Commentary: Exodus
  • Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 1-15
    by Gordon J. Wenham
    ISBN 0849902002 (0-8499-0200-2)
    Hardcover, W Pub Group

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    Book summary:

    The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.

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  • Wenham, Gordon J.: Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 16-50
  • Budd, Philip J.: The Word Biblical Commentary: Numbers
  • Velikovsky, Immanuel: Worlds in Collision
    Worlds in Collision
    by Immanuel Velikovsky
    ISBN 0848815009 (0-8488-1500-9)
    Hardcover, Amereon Ltd

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  • Littauer, Florence: Your Personality Tree: Discover the Real You by Uncovering the Roots Of