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Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic
Matthew Stewart · W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover |
Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy? Not only the erudite Thomas Jefferson, the wily and elusive Ben Franklin, and the underappreciated Thomas Paine, but also Ethan Allen, the hero of the Green Mountain... |
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You Are Not Special: ... And Other Encouragements
David McCullough, Jr. · Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Pages: 316 Format: Print book |
David mccullough, Jr.'s now iconic high school commencement address was a tonic for children, parents, and educators alike. With wit and a perspective earned from raising four children and teaching high school students for nearly thirty years, McCullough expands on his speech, shares... |
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X That Ex: Making a Clean Break When the Relationship is Over
Kristin Carmichael · Hunter House |
Hell no. Its over. I am done. Saying it to him felt so damned good. God knows he deserved it. Still deserves it. So why is it that only a few weeks later, I doubt if I can stand by what I said? X That Ex is the long-awaited answer for women who have left a bad relationship and dont want... |
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Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World
Jill Rigby · Howard Books; Revised edition |
This inspirational parenting guide offers proactive and positive steps to raising respectful, engaged, and grateful children.In an effort to raise children with a healthy view of themselves, parents often focus on self-esteem rather than self-respect. And author Jill Rigby says there’s... |
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Evil Men
James Dawes · Harvard University Press |
Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on—how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped.... |
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