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Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones - Viking
Format: Hardcover

When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names - from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad...
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The Professor and the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit, and Defrocking

Sisman, Adam - Counterpoint
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

How a liar, bigamist, and fraudulent priest took in some of the brightest minds of his generation One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor-Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely...
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To Change The Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism

Ross Douthat - Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times columnist and one of America's leading conservative thinkers considers Pope Francis's efforts to change the church he governs.Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, today Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis's stewardship of the Church,...
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The Hollywood Commandments: A Spiritual Guide to Secular Success

DeVon Franklin - HarperOne
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Secular and spiritual success are not opposites. To have one, you need the other.You can be wildly successful without losing your faith. In fact, your secular success will strengthen your faith if you allow it. Too often we believe that success in secular environments contradicts the core...
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Don't Settle for Safe: Embracing the Uncomfortable to Become Unstoppable

Sarah Jakes Roberts - Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Popular speaker and author Sarah Jakes Roberts shows women they are not disqualified by their pain and failures and offers encouragement and strength to believe God's best is still possible.Everyone has experiences in their lives that stop them in their tracks and become burdens they carry...
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X-Plan Parenting: Become Your Child's AllyA Guide to Raising Strong Kids in a Challenging World

Bert Fulks - Howard Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The creator of the viral parenting concept the "X-Plan" illuminates the importance of awakening your child's unique strength - while also taking an introspective look at your own life story to become a better parent. Last year, father and former teacher Bert Fulks's simple parenting...
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The Power of Favor: The Force That Will Take You Where You Can't Go on Your Own

Joel Osteen - FaithWords
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Learn how declaring God's love will bless you with favor and fulfillment in this uplifting book--perfect for anyone who is determined to find success and spiritual inspiration. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545} God helps you accomplish...
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Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother

Kate Hennessy - Scribner Book Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The life and work of Dorothy Day - the iconic, celebrated, and controversial Catholic whom Pope Francis called a "great American" - told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter.Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement...
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Wholehearted Faith

Rachel Held Evans - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence. Rachel Held Evans is widely recognized for her theologically astute, profoundly honest, and beautifully personal books, which have guided, instructed,...
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Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time

Jamie C Martin - Zondervan
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Featuring a carefully curated reading treasury of the best children's literature for each area of the globe, as well as practical parenting suggestions and inspiration, Give Your Child the World helps moms and dads raise insightful, compassionate kids who fall in love with the world and are prepared...
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