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My Encounter with Racism and the Forbidden Word in an American Classic
This book is about a Black man's experience of reading Mark Twain's classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for the first time while in graduate school. The story captures the author's emotional struggle with Twain's use of the racial epithet more …
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Reading the Lukan Parables in Their Rhetorical Context
For far too long, Lauri Thuren argues, the parables of Jesus have been read either as allegories encoding Christian theologyincluding the theological message of one or another Gospel writeror as tantalizing clues to the authentic voice of Jesus. Thuren proposes …
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Martyrdom and the Making of the American Revolution
The famous words of patriots, such as Nathan Hale's "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country," have echoed through the centuries as embodiments of the spirit of the American Revolution. Despite the immortalized role …
p>Each volume in the Insights series discusses discoveries and insights gained into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship. Accessible and appealing to todays students, each Insight volume discusses how this method, approach, or strategy was …
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everyday meditation for everyone
What is meditation? How do you do it? Why is it necessary?Sometimes we just need to stop, take time out, put things into perspective and regain our sense of balance. Sometimes we just need to do nothing, and instead simply …
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A gripping thriller from the bestselling author of Lock the Door
Ever since the death of his wife, Lina, in a Kabul bombing, Aubrey Savage has been determined to fulfil his promise to her: to find out what happened to her brother, Jarrah, a disavowed MI5 agent who has been missing …
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Cerebral Plasticity, Regeneration, and Enhancement
Two leading neuroscientists examine how the brain is in flux and how this applies to addressing neurological, cognitive, and emotional health. Beginning with a survey of the fundamental scientific developments that led to our current understanding of the regenerative mind, …
A mystery that throws Superintendent Henry Tibbett and wife Emmy head first into the greyhound racing underworld; a lively read. Northern Echo One of the oddities of Golden Age fiction was its fixation on the occult and the generally weirdancient …
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An Extraordinary Account of Re-Building a Classic WWII Bomber and Creating the Yorkshire Air Museum to House It
A World War II veteran details wartime life in Yorkshire and his postwar efforts to build a museum and restore a Halifax bomber. Between 1935 and 1945, Yorkshire became home to 41 military airfields, the majority located in the Vale …
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A Little Book on Forgiving and Letting Go
The Forgive Process reveals a simple process to forgive the hurts and pains that hold people back. Life is full-contact. There are hurts and joys at every turn. But those hurts, when they are not released, hold people captive. The …
The astonishing novel and tour de force about a love affair in postwar France from the iconic author of All That Is (The New York Times Book Review). Twenty-year-old Yale dropout Phillip Dean is traveling Europe aimlessly in a borrowed …
A rare book disappearsand so does the detective who was guarding itin a novel by an author who is without peer in American suspense (Los Angeles Times). Philip St. Ives has no love for New Yorks drafty, broken-down Adelphi Hotel, …
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The Victory That Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon's Head
On 14 June 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte fought his first battle as French head of state at Marengo in northern Italy. Unexpectedly attacked, Napoleons army fought one of the most intense battles of the French Revolutionary Wars. Forced to retreat, and …
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Building a Model Dreadnought
The expert ship modelers a step-by-step guide to building a large-scale model of the dreadnaught that fought in the WWI Battle of Jutland. Laid down in April of 1910, HMS Thunderer was the last Orion-class dreadnaught battleship built for the …
From the bestselling author of The Brighton Mermaid and The Ice Cream Girls comes a heart-breaking page-turner about love, loss and the power of friendship, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult. Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend, …
This book addresses the increasing demand to guarantee privacy, integrity, and availability of resources in networks and distributed systems. It first reviews security issues and challenges in content distribution networks, describes key agreement protocols based on the Diffie-Hellman key exchange …
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The Crisis in Online Privacy and Security
Going beyond current books on privacy and security, this book proposes specific solutions to public policy issues pertaining to online privacy and security. Requiring no technical or legal expertise, it provides a practical framework to address ethical and legal issues. …
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A History of Bread with Activities and Recipes from Around the World
From the pitas of ancient Mesopotamia to the white breads of the modern bakery, kids can explore the globe with more than 30 exciting recipes and activities about the history of bread.
From a Newbery Medal winner, a novel of tragedy and friendship in a turn-of-the-century farm town, narrated by a perceptive, largehearted child.Kirkus Reviews Katy Thatcher, the bright and curious daughter of the town doctor, was fascinated by her fathers work, …
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The German Retreat from France, 1944
A German historians account of the Nazi retreat from France in the summer of 1944: An important book [about] a surprisingly under-examined phase of WWII (Anthony Beevor, Wall Street Journal). The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, marked …
In the charming fifth book of the Good Dog series, Bo learns to swim with his family!One hot summer day, Bo and his family decide to cool off. They take Bo to a swimming hole on their farm. But Bo …
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Georges Florovsky and the Patristic Doctrine of Atonement
"Thou hast redeemed us from the curse of the Law by Thy precious Blood. By being nailed to the Cross and pierced with the Spear, Thou hast poured immortality on mankind. O our Saviour, glory to Thee. " Troparion for …
This is a collection of essays by one of the giants of the twentieth century Russian emigration. He died in Jordanville, New York in 1988, only a few days before his one-hundredth birthday. His characteristic spirit of deep humility infuses …
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Guidelines for Spiritual and Monastic Life
One of the most important and accessible texts of Eastern Orthodox Christian teaching on the spiritual life, this book draws upon the ascetic and mystical doctrine of the Greek Fathers and greats of the Orthodox Christian church. In an age …
A new adorable anthropomorphic adventurer awaits, and his name is Poiko! Perfect for fans of Mouse Guard, Little Robot, and Hilda! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN AVERAGE DAY FOR POIKO! Have you ever had to deliver a care …
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