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Bringing Up Boys: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men

James C. Dobson · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 284
Format: Hardcover

2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others...
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

Joshua Hammer · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven.In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger...
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Everlasting Life

Swanson David · Baker Publishing Group
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

When death affects one's friends or family, they wonder what to do, what to say, and how to cope. When people contemplate their own death, they wonder what will happen, and where they will go. Dr. David Swanson has led countless people through death and dying and now offers insights...
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The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science

Sandra Hempel · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

An infamous murder investigation that changed forever the way poisoners were brought to justice. In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe arsenic poisoning. Available at any corner shop for a few pence, arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries...
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Kitchen Table Tarot: Pull Up a Chair, Shuffle the Cards, and Let's Talk Tarot

Melissa Cynova · Llewellyn
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Kitchen Table Tarot is a book about real life tarot reading for real people. With down and dirty advice from Melissa Cynova, this book tells it like it is and helps you read the cards for yourself and others. Praise: "Cynova's debut book struts forward to lead the pack with its authentic...
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Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church

Scot McKnight · Brazos Press
Format: Hardcover

According to Scot McKnight, "kingdom" is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says. "Kingdom" has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption so that it has lost its connection...
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Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker: A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together

Andrew Root · Baker Academic
Format: Book

The youth ministry focus of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life is often forgotten or overlooked, even though he did much work with young people and wrote a number of papers, sermons, and addresses about or for the youth of the church. However, youth ministry expert Andrew Root explains that...
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Defeating Jihad

Sebastian Gorka · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Since September 11, 2001, America has been at war. And that's about all anyone can say with certainty about a conflict that has cost 7,000 American lives and almost $2 trillion. As long as the most basic strategic questions - Who is the enemy? Why are we fighting? - remain unanswered, victory...
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You Can, You Will Journal: A Guide to Developing the 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner

Joel Osteen · FaithWords; Jou edition
Format: Hardcover

In YOU CAN, YOU WILL JOURNAL, Joel Osteen goes beyond the eight irrefutable traits and attributes of highly successful people by offering practical tools and guided help for readers. These personal qualities are tested through the ages and all types of circumstances. These practical principles...
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ISIS, Iran, Israel: And the End of Days

Mark Hitchcock · Harvest House Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

What's Next for the Middle East...and How Will It Affect Us? Iran has repeatedly declared its intention to destroy Israel. ISIS continues to gain ground, leaving a trail of death and terror in its wake. And Russia is inserting itself into Middle Eastern affairs in a power play prophesied...
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12 Days of Christmas With Six Sisters' Stuff: Recipes, Traditions, Homemade Gifts, and So Much More

Six Sisters' Stuff · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 150
Format: Book

Overflowing with creative ideas for the holidays, 12 Days of Christmas with Six Sisters Stuff includes dozens of recipes, projects, and ideas for bringing the excitement of the season into your home. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, you will find 12 Family Traditions,...
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The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times

John A. Beck · Baker Books; Ill edition
Format: Book

The authors of the Bible routinely employed mention of manners and customs from the ancient world in their inspired writing, fully intending that the Lord would change readers with these images. But modern readers often miss the full literal and figurative meaning of biblical imagery due to the distance...
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Open Mind, Faithful Heart: Reflections on Following Jesus

Jorge Mario Bergoglio · The Crossroad Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Much is being said and written about him. To understand Pope Francis more deeply, read what he himself has published--now in English for the first time.Pope Francis connects with people, especially the young, the forgotten, and the forlorn. The cameras show him in Rome, in Brazil, in Lampedusa...
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