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Divided Subjects, Invisible Borders

Re-Unified Germany After 1989

By: Ben Gook

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Divided Subjects, Invisible Borders

Re-Unified Germany After 1989

By: Ben Gook

What do Germany’s memorials, films, artworks, memory debates and national commemorations tell us about the lives of Germans today? How did the Wall in the Head come to replace the Wall that fell in 1989? The old identities of East and West, which all but dissolved in joyous embraces as the Berlin Wall fell, emerged once more after formal re-unification a year later in 1990. 2015 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of that German re-unification. Yet Germany remains divided; a mutual distrust lingers, and national history remains contentious. The material, social, cultural and psychic effects of re-unification on the lives of eastern and western Germans since 1989 all demand again asking fundamental questions about history, social change and ideology. Divided Subjects, Invisible Borders puts affective life at the centre of these questions, both in the role affect played in mobilizing East Germans to overthrow their regime and as a sign of disappointment after formal reunification. Using contemporary Germany as a lens the book explores broader debates about borders, memory and subjectivity.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1783482435

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9781783482436

The Cricket Song

By: Ben Kraieski

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The Cricket Song

By: Ben Kraieski

This is a novel containing two parallel stories: a fable about Ortho the Cricket's quest to sing a World Song which transcends the traditional Cricket Song and it is also a story about Dan Lesniak's quest for artistic expression that transcends traditional painting techniques. Ortho and Dan travel different paths to same destination. Both meet obstacles on the way that hinder their quests and threaten to prevent them from achieving their life-long pursuits.

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AuthorHouse

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1491872721

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9781491872727

My Dying Breath

By: Ben Reed

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My Dying Breath

By: Ben Reed

Based on the author's own experiences in Vietnam, this novel is "dynamic and poignant . . . detailing the rugged journey from free-spirited youth to the rewarding fulfillment of honor, courage, and commitment in the United States Marine Corps."--"Leatherneck" magazine.

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Pinnacle Books

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0786016604

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9780786016600

Mastering Soldiers

Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Army Unit

By: Eyal Ben-Ari

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Mastering Soldiers

Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Army Unit

By: Eyal Ben-Ari

Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role as participant observer. During the eight years he spent with his unit he focused primarily on such notions as "conflict", "the enemy", and "soldiering" because they are, he argues, the key points of reference for "what we are" and "what we are trying to do" and form the basis for interpreting the environment within which armies operate. Relying on the latest anthropological approaches to cognitive models and the social constructions of emotion and masculinity, the author offers an in-depth analysis of the dynamics that drive the men's attitudes and behavior, and a rare and fascinating insight into the reality of military life.

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Berghahn Books

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1782389334

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9781782389330

Able One

By: Ben Bova

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Able One

By: Ben Bova

Can an experimental defense system stop North Korean missile strikes? "Able One" is a timely thrill-ride by a six-time Hugo Award-winner and one of science fiction's most respected novelists.

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St. Martin's Press

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0765363585

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9780765363589

Medic!

The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War

By: Ben Sherman

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Medic!

The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War

By: Ben Sherman

A conscientious objector who served as a medic during the Vietnam War offers an unflinching, compelling account of his experiences on the battlefield, describing his work with the injured and dying in the heart of combat.

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Ballantine Books

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0307416011

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9780307416018

Mercury and Prometheans

Two Complete Novels

By: Ben Bova

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Mercury and Prometheans

Two Complete Novels

By: Ben Bova

Two complete books, one price"--Front cover.

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Macmillan

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076538549X

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The Cargo Rebellion

Those Who Chose Freedom

By: Jason Chang,Ben Barson,Alexis Dudden

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The Cargo Rebellion

Those Who Chose Freedom

By: Jason Chang,Ben Barson,Alexis Dudden

The Cargo Rebellion tells a true story of mutiny on the high seas in which four hundred indentured Chinese men overthrew their captor, the Connecticut businessman and slave trader Leslie Bryson, taking a stand against an exploitative global enterprise. The laborers learned that Bryson’s claimed destination of San Francisco was a lie to trick them into deadly servitude in the dreaded guano islands of Peru. Reaching a dramatic tipping point, the mutineers rose up and killed Bryson and several of the ship's officers and then attempted to sail back to China. This book's centerpiece, a deft graphic account of the rebellion in the context of the “coolie trade” and the struggle to end traffic in human “cargo,” is supported by essays that spotlight the rebellion itself, how the subject of indentured Asian workers is being taught in classrooms, and how Chinese workers shaped the evolution of American music, particularly in the making of the first drum set. The Cargo Rebellion is a history from below that does justice to the memory of hundreds of thousands of indentured workers and demonstrates how Asian migration to the Americas was rooted in slavery, colonialism, and the life-and-death struggle against servitude.

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PM Press

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1629639796

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Sixties at 40

Leaders and Activists Remember and Look Forward

By: Ben Agger

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Sixties at 40

Leaders and Activists Remember and Look Forward

By: Ben Agger

Based on recent interviews, this unique sixties book brings together the voices of the Left leaders who spawned the sixties movements. Many remain activists today, and experience and the passage of time allow them to transcend nostalgia to form more realistic perspectives on past, present, and future. They discuss the civil rights and antiwar movements, the political outcome of the sixties, patriotism, terror, and the role of young people in the future. Important gains were made during the sixties, but there were many setbacks, too, that influence today's voters, leaders, candidates, and our day-to-day realities. The sixties of this book are not simply a sweet memory of marijuana and album rock; there were many casualties, including innocence and youthful idealism. Agger concludes with reflections on the possibilities of a next Left, which was already faintly visible in young people's massive support of Obama's presidential candidacy.

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Routledge

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1317252020

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9781317252023

13 Moons Over Vietnam: 10th Moon ~ Ambivalence

By: Ben Thieu Long

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13 Moons Over Vietnam: 10th Moon ~ Ambivalence

By: Ben Thieu Long

Military Police enforce regulations and laws. However, some situations in war zones don't fit perfectly inside the lines. Follow the ongoing challenges that one MP faces as he grapples with gray areas between right and wrong in Vietnam.

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Outskirts Press

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1977265537

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9781977265531

A Stairway to Danger

A Shakertown Adventure Book 1

By: Ben Woodard

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A Stairway to Danger

A Shakertown Adventure Book 1

By: Ben Woodard

An eyeless body. A menacing stranger. And a tangled mystery. It’s the summer of 1923 and two cousins hunting for hidden gold stumble on an decayed body. Fourteen-year-old Tom Wallace is convinced the death was murder and drags his older cousin into a harrowing struggle against a shadowy group. Not even attempts on their lives can stop the boys from relentlessly pursuing the mystery. But when their curiosity leads them to investigate a derelict barge, what they find is bigger and more dangerous than anything they could have imagined. A STAIRWAY TO DANGER is a fun-filled thriller with humor and adventure in a Twain-like setting.

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Miller-Martin Press

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098862740X

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9780988627406

Moonrise

By: Ben Bova

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Moonrise

By: Ben Bova

“[An] epic novel of lunar conquest” from the New York Times–bestselling and six-time Hugo Award–winning author of Mars (Orlando Sentinel). In the twenty-first century, the world is on the brink of a scientific renaissance, about to birth a future where space has become privatized and the moon transforms into a fertile commercial ground. As former astronaut Paul Stavenger works to turn a handful of abandoned government moon shelters into a full-fledged moonbase, powerful corporate lobbies align against him. Against the neo-Luddites is Masterson Aerospace, a company funding and creating major scientific breakthroughs. But Masterson is nearly crippled when its CEO commits suicide and his wife, Joanna, backs her lover Paul Stavenger, the former astronaut, over her mentally unbalanced son Greg in the board election that follows her husband’s death. So begins a power struggle that leads to murder and the ultimate conflict over Moonbase. “Ben Bova is trying to make us grow up . . . There’s certainly enough techie ornamentation, both in theory and in plausible practice, to satisfy the pocket-protector crowd, but there’s also more, and better developed, conflict among characters than many folks would expect.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Rosetta Books

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0795309031

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Beckett at 100

Revolving It All

By: Linda Ben-Zvi,Angela Moorjani

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Beckett at 100

Revolving It All

By: Linda Ben-Zvi,Angela Moorjani

The year 2006 marked the centenary of the birth of Nobel-Prize winning playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett. To commemorate the occasion, this collection brings together twenty-three leading international Beckett scholars from ten countries, who take on the centenary challenge of "revolving it all": that is, going "back to Beckett"-the title of an earlier study by critic Ruby Cohn, to whom the book is dedicated-in order to rethink traditional readings and theories; provide new contexts and associations; and reassess his impact on the modern imagination and legacy to future generations. These original essays, most first presented by the Samuel Beckett Working Group at the Dublin centenary celebration, are divided into three sections: (1) Thinking through Beckett, (2) Shifting Perspectives, and (3) Echoing Beckett. As repeatedly in his canon, images precede words. The book opens with stills from films of experimental filmmaker Peter Gidal and unpublished excerpts from Beckett's 1936-37 German Travel Diaries, presented by Beckett biographer James Knowlson, with permission from the Beckett estate. Renowned director and theatre theoretician Herbert Blau follows with his personal Beckett "thinking through." Others in Part I explore Beckett and philosophy (Abbott), the influences of Bergson (Gontarski) and Leibniz (Mori), Beckett and autobiography (Locatelli), and Agamben on post-Holocaust testimony (Jones). Essays in Part II recontextualize Beckett's works in relation to iconography (Moorjani), film theoretician Rudolf Arnheim (Engelberts), Marshall McLuhan (Ben-Zvi), exilic writing (McMullan), Pierre Bourdieu's literary field (Siess), romanticism (Brater), social theorists Adorno and Horkheimer (Degani-Raz), and performance issues (Rodríguez-Gago). Part III relates Beckett's writing to that of Yeats (Okamuro), Paul Auster (Campbell), Caryl Churchill (Diamond), William Saroyan (Bryden), Minoru Betsuyaku and Harold Pinter (Tanaka) and Morton Feldman and Jasper Johns (Laws). Finally, Beckett himself becomes a character in other playwrights' works (Zeifman). Taken together these essays make a clear case for the challenges and rewards of thinking through Beckett in his second century.

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Oxford University Press

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0198043643

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9780198043645

13 Moons Over Vietnam: 12th Moon ~ Volatile

By: Ben Thieu Long

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13 Moons Over Vietnam: 12th Moon ~ Volatile

By: Ben Thieu Long

Military Police are typically hard-core and very disciplined. However, after nearly a year in Vietnam, even the most dedicated began to show signs of wavering. Follow one soldier's experience down the rabbit hole of war. Another argument over the war. We see more conflict in the hooch lately than outside the wire. “I’m with Luke,” Sergeant Kaminsky declared. John insisted, “This isn’t your fight.” The Sergeant stepped closer. “People like you are undermining our government.” “I don’t believe that ‘my country right or wrong’ crap!” Tucker scoffed. “Anybody in uniform who doesn’t support this war is a traitor. You’re worse than those anti-war assholes back home,” the Sergeant countered. “It’s a free country. I have the right to free speech." “You don’t have any rights. You follow orders – period!” the Sergeant bellowed. “You’re lucky that bullshit letter from the commie-loving Senator hasn’t been ripped up, Ben,” Luke interjected. Ben cringed. “That's private. It’s inside my footlocker.” Sergeant Kaminski pointed. “THAT isn’t private property. It belongs to the U.S. Government.” “Well, I still have the right to my opinion.” "Only if you keep it to yourself. We don’t want to hear it!”

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Outskirts Press

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1977271278

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9781977271273

Intimacy with God Without Pretense

By: Ben Kimmich

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Intimacy with God Without Pretense

By: Ben Kimmich

This book contains a call from God for us to have intimate fellowship with Him. Too often we try to achieve in the flesh that which can only be accomplished by His Spirit; for all that we are and all that we do should proceed from our relationship with Him. Many will take time off of work and travel long distances to experience the love of God, but few will take time off of work for solitary prayer with no other purpose than to hear His voice (Psalms 27:4). Intimacy with God without Pretense addresses twenty-three facets of Christian life, all with the same focus: to hear His voice, know His will, and feel His heart.

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WestBow Press

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1490834699

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9781490834696

Cult Sci-Fi Movies

By: Ben Hudson

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Cult Sci-Fi Movies

By: Ben Hudson

Welcome to a world where reality and imagination collide, where robots roam freely alongside humans, and where spaceships travel through the vast expanse of the universe. In this book, we will explore the fascinating world of science fiction films, delving into the futuristic worlds, advanced technologies, and otherworldly creatures that have captivated audiences for generations. So sit back, grab your popcorn, and get ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the realms of science fiction cinema.

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epubli

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3759825842

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9783759825841

Upstate

By: Ben Tanzer

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Upstate

By: Ben Tanzer

Featuring dark character studies of childhood, middle age, and (lack of) grace under pressure, these stories are among the best work of Tanzer's career, and voracious fans of his writing will surely be pleased and satisfied to have these small masterpieces collected together into one easy-to-read volume. So take a stool at Thirsty's, order another Yuengling, and be prepared to be transported into the rusted soul and blackened heart of the American small-town, as one of our nation's best contemporary authors takes us on a remarkable journey to a place full of love and lust and gin and sin. Previously published as The New York Stories, this classic collection has been revised and edited, and includes a new introduction by Tortoise Books publisher Gerald Brennan.

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Tortoise Books

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1948954311

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9781948954310

Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury

Greatest Closing Arguments

By: Michael S. Lief,Ben Bycell,Mitchell Caldwell

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Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury

Greatest Closing Arguments

By: Michael S. Lief,Ben Bycell,Mitchell Caldwell

In the hands of a skilled trial lawyer, the closing argument offers the courtroom's greatest dramatic possiblilities. It is the advocate's last opportunity to convince the jury of their version of the "truth" before the defendent's fate is sealed. Every argument included here is a finely crafted verbal work of art - they represent the modern-day, highest form of an ancient profession and art: that of the storyteller. The only available collection of great closing arguments - complete with insightful analysis and biographical profiles of the lawyers involved - this fascinating volume gathers the passionate finales of the most celebrated cases in history. Included are the climactic closes to the Nuremberg War Trials; Gerry Spence's crusade against the Kerr-McGee Nuclear Power Plant after the mysterious death of Karen Silkwood; Vincent Bugliosi's successful prosecution of cult leader Charles Manson and his followers; the astounding acquittal of John Delorean despite video evidence of his offences and the prosecution resulting from the Mai Lai massacre.

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Simon and Schuster

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1471108546

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9781471108549

Ogden

A Tale for the End of Time

By: Ben G. Price

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Ogden

A Tale for the End of Time

By: Ben G. Price

A story full of elemental magic It tells a tale about how an emissary from the Spirit of Nature arrives in the early days of industrialization, in the form of a young troll, to judge humanity's fitness for survival, or to doom us to extinction. The evil intrigues of men bent on eradicating the last of the trolls are offset by profound epiphanies as Ogden grows and matures from a callow babe in the woods into a burly troll who communes with the spirits of Nature. Through many adventures he learns the similarities and differences between the black magic of men conjured through deceit and clever technology and the life-affirming magic of Nature expressed in ways mysterious and infinite. Ogden is a unique fantasy novel set in the 18th century, full of magical creatures, learning, and love.

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Histria Books

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1592113281

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9781592113286

13 Moons Over Vietnam: 13th Moon ~ Anticipation

By: Ben Thieu Long

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13 Moons Over Vietnam: 13th Moon ~ Anticipation

By: Ben Thieu Long

Military Police serving in the Vietnam War faced danger and challenges from not only the Viet Cong but also from an unexpected enemy. 13 Moons: Anticipation reveals the inner war encountered by one policeman and the moral and emotional turmoil because of his responses. Ben Thieu Long struggled with intense, conflicted emotions in the final month of his tour. Anxiously anticipating his return home, he reacted erratically to threats to his safety. When he crossed the line, his actions left him with a weight of rage and guilt that he would carry long after his tour ended.

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Outskirts Press

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1977271723

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9781977271723

Everything You Want to Know about Jesus

Well ... Maybe Not Everything but Enough to Get You Started

By: Peter Douglas Downey,Ben James Shaw

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Everything You Want to Know about Jesus

Well ... Maybe Not Everything but Enough to Get You Started

By: Peter Douglas Downey,Ben James Shaw

Jesus is the most influential person who ever lived. But for many of us, he has ceased to be a real person. We’ve sanitised him with pious jargon, framed him in stained glass, and reduced him to a religious puppet who floats through biblical landscapes dispensing Christian cliches and nice advice. It’s time for a fresh look at the man this book describes as “a square peg in a society of round holes.” Whether you’re new to Jesus or just want to rediscover him with fresh eyes, this is the book for you. No dry theological treatise, it’s written in an engaging, sometimes even humorous, style. In short, readable chapters, you’ll get a tour of important background info and fascinating history that will bring to life the era in which Jesus lived. Then you’ll read about his birth, his adult ministry and teaching, and the crucial last week of his life on earth. You’ll catch a glimpse of the impact and excitement as news of Jesus spread around the world. And finally, you’ll be inspired to think about what Jesus means for us today.

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Zondervan

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0310558883

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9780310558880

Challenges

Stories and Speculation from one of SF's Greats

By: Ben Bova

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Challenges

Stories and Speculation from one of SF's Greats

By: Ben Bova

Bova offers a new collection of wide-ranging science fiction stories, essays about the onrushing future, and observations about the craft of SF itself. Included - among others - are such tales as the touching "The Man Who Hated Gravity," the satirical "Crisis of the Month" and "Fitting Suits," rigorously hard SF like "To Touch a Star," and wrenching drama like "Answer, Please Answer" and "Brothers." Framing all the stories are Bova's insights into the challenges posed in the writing of each one, a vade mecum of home truths about the science in SF, trusting one's own instincts, writing what you know, dealing with publishers, generating plots, creating sympathetic characters, and getting the job done. Also included is a remarkable pair of pieces, one a speculative essay about the world of fifty years hence ("2042: A Cautiously Pessimistic View") and the other a novella, Thy Kingdom Come, set in the world outlined in that essay and dramatizing its problems and opportunities. Finally, Challenges also presents a generous selection of Bova's output as an essayist both in and outside the SF field, such pieces as "Will Writing Survive?," "Science in Science Fiction," "What Works for Me - And What I Work For," "John Campbell and the Modern SF Idiom," and his resounding affirmation of humanistic rationalism, "Science, Fiction and Faith." Any collection of Ben Bova's fiction would be cause for celebration. With its generous helping of Bova's comments - particular, provocative, and deeply practical - on the SF field itself and the real future into which we are all embarked, Challenges is an even more special book for SF readers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in where the human race is headed at the end of the twentieth century At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Tor Science Fiction

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142993154X

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9781429931540

Smithsonian America

The Atlas

By: Keidrick Roy,David M. Carballo,Clarissa W. Confer,Celso Armando Mendoza,Jon Chandler,Tamara Venit Shelton,Ben Railton

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Smithsonian America

The Atlas

By: Keidrick Roy,David M. Carballo,Clarissa W. Confer,Celso Armando Mendoza,Jon Chandler,Tamara Venit Shelton,Ben Railton

A depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps old and new. The history starts with the peoples who first settled the land tens of thousand years ago, and continues to the present day. Includes a timeline of American history, a guide to the fifty U.S. states, and a map showing the birthplace of every U.S. president.

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Simon and Schuster

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1645178420

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9781645178422

Sophomore Undercover

By: Ben Esch

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Sophomore Undercover

By: Ben Esch

For fifteen-year-old, adopted Vietnamese orphan Dixie Nguyen, high school is one long string of hard-to-swallow humiliations. He shares a locker with a nudist linebacker, his teachers are incompetent, and he’s stuck doing fluff pieces for the school newspaper. But Dixie's luck takes a turn when he stumbles across one of the jocks using drugs in the locker room; not only does he finally have something newsworthy to write, but the chance to strike a blow against his tormentors at the school as well. However, when his editor insists he drop the story and cover homecoming events instead, Dixie sets off on his own unconventional—and often misguided—investigation. He soon discovers that the scandal extends beyond the football team to something far bigger and more sinister than he ever thought possible. Once he follows the guidelines of his hero, Mel Nichols (journalism professor at Fresno State University and author of the textbook Elementary Journalism) this high school reporter just might save the world. That is, of course, if Dixie can stay out of juvenile hall, the hospital, and new age therapy long enough to piece it all together. Part social satire, part teen-mystery parody, and wholly hilarious, Sophomore Undercover is a dazzling debut that will make headlines with teens everywhere.

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