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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

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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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Everything You Want to Know about the Bible

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 the Bible

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

By: Peter Douglas Downey,Ben James Shaw

It’s the bestselling book ever. It’s been translated into more than 2,000 languages. It’s changed people’s lives around the world. No, it’s not Thin Thighs in 30 Days . . . it’s the Bible!Yet the Bible remains about as well-understood to many people as your typical software license agreement—and about as exciting. That’s too bad, because the Bible is exciting, and it doesn’t have to be a mystery.Whether you’re new to the Bible and think the book of Job is a guide to finding the perfect career, or your rusty Bible knowledge needs a spit-and-polish, or you just want a fresh look at the book you’ve read so many times, this is the book for you. No dry theological treatise, it’s written in an engaging, humorous style you will enjoy. In short, readable chapters, the authors first answer some basic questions: Who wrote the Bible? Is it accurate? How do you find your way around it? And how did Noah fit all those animals into the ark anyway? (Well, maybe not that, but there’s still plenty of trivia in there.) Then they take you on a guided tour from Genesis to Revelation, summarizing important people, events, and themes. You’ll get a good foundation for understanding and an excitement for reading this most important of books, the Bible.“The title says it all! It’s an inspiring trailer for the Best Book in the World. Read it front to back or just dip in—either way it does the biz.” —Rob Lacey, author of the word on the street, actor and broadcaster

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214

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Zondervan

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0310872189

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9780310872184

Fatherhood

Evolution and Human Paternal Behavior

By: Peter B. Gray,Kermyt G. Anderson

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Fatherhood

Evolution and Human Paternal Behavior

By: Peter B. Gray,Kermyt G. Anderson

We've all heard that a father's involvement enriches the lives of children. But how much have we heard about how having a child affects a father's life? As Peter Gray and Kermyt Anderson reveal, fatherhood actually alters a man's sexuality, rewires his brain, and changes his hormonal profile. His very health may suffer—in the short run—and improve in the long. These are just a few aspects of the scientific side of fatherhood explored in this book, which deciphers the findings of myriad studies and makes them accessible to the interested general reader. Since the mid-1990s Anderson and Gray, themselves fathers of young children, have been studying paternal behavior in places as diverse as Boston, Albuquerque, Cape Town, Kenya, and Jamaica. Their work combines the insights of evolutionary and comparative biology, cross-cultural analysis, and neural physiology to deepen and expand our understanding of fatherhood—from the intense involvement in childcare seen in male hunter-gatherers, to the prodigality of a Genghis Khan leaving millions of descendants, to the anonymous sperm donor in a fertility clinic. Looking at every kind of fatherhood—being a father in and out of marriage, fathering from a distance, stepfathering, and parenting by gay males—this book presents a uniquely detailed picture of how being a parent fits with men's broader social and work lives, how fatherhood evolved, and how it differs across cultures and through time.

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Harvard University Press

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0674064186

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9780674064188

Big Ten Basketball

By: Peter C. Bjarkman

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Big Ten Basketball

By: Peter C. Bjarkman

An enjoyable and informative look at the history, coaches and players of one of the nation's top collegiate basketball conferences.

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260

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1570280037

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9781570280030

The Essential Sociologist

An Introduction

By: Beth B. Hess,Peter J. Stein,Susan A. Farrell

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The Essential Sociologist

An Introduction

By: Beth B. Hess,Peter J. Stein,Susan A. Farrell

Combines pedagogy with the developments in sociological research and orientations in the field of sociology. This book offers material for exploring the social diversity of the world - from small, traditional societies to large, developing, and industrialized societies. It is useful for instructors and students.

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498

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Roxbury Publishing Company

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1891487493

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9781891487491

Reagan's War

The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism

By: Peter Schweizer

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Reagan's War

The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism

By: Peter Schweizer

Reagan’s War is the story of Ronald Reagan’s personal and political journey as an anti-communist, from his early days as an actor to his years in the White House. Challenging popular misconceptions of Reagan as an empty suit who played only a passive role in the demise of the Soviet Union, Peter Schweizer details Reagan’s decades-long battle against communism. Bringing to light previously secret information obtained from archives in the United States, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Russia—including Reagan’s KGB file—Schweizer offers a compelling case that Reagan personally mapped out and directed his war against communism, often disagreeing with experts and advisers. An essential book for understanding the Cold War, Reagan’s War should be read by open-minded readers across the political spectrum.

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Anchor

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0385722281

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9780385722285

Birth Mark

By: Bill Rowe,Peter Cooper,William N Rowe

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Birth Mark

By: Bill Rowe,Peter Cooper,William N Rowe

Doug MacBrayne is like any other boy born to great wealth, except he has the uncanny ability to remember pieces of past lives. But before he can decipher the puzzle of these memories, he must first overcome the Dickensonian plot by an unscrupulous psychiatrist who seeks to gain control of the family's fortune. But Doug has important albeit eccentric allies including his indomitable Scottish nanny, a globe-trotting grandfather, a ghost who inhabits the family chapel, an English teacher who just might be the most recent incarnation of John Milton, a pair of mysterious Gypsies, and a militant corps of young women known only as The Moles... A rip-roaring New Age tale of epic proportions. (Move over Celestine Prophecy, and pass the reincarnation )

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Vivisphere Publishing

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1892323001

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Maritime Power

Naval Campaigns that Shaped the Modern World, 1788-1851

By: Peter Padfield

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Maritime Power

Naval Campaigns that Shaped the Modern World, 1788-1851

By: Peter Padfield

In his deft and astute analysis of the factors that led Britain to global dominance in the nineteenth century, Padfield shows Naval history to be a major determinant and shaper of the modern world.

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Harry N. Abrams

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1585677485

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9781585677481

From Generation to Generation

Devotional Thoughts Drawn from the Past

By: Peter Kennedy

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From Generation to Generation

Devotional Thoughts Drawn from the Past

By: Peter Kennedy

In this devotional the reader can find wisdom and encouragement in the triumphs and tragedies of men and women from the past and present--such as Matthew Henry, Charles Swindoll, Oswald Sanders, C.S. Lewis, and William Shakespeare.

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Barbour Publishing

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1577483510

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9781577483519

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America: Arctic and subarctic

By: George Peter Murdock,Timothy J. O'Leary

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Ethnographic Bibliography of North America: Arctic and subarctic

By: George Peter Murdock,Timothy J. O'Leary

Approximately 15,000 entries dealing with ethnography, history, psychology, human biology and medicine of native peoples of North America. Includes published materials issued before and during 1972.

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0875362052

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9780875362052

Applying Anthropology

An Introductory Reader

By: Aaron Podolefsky,Peter J. Brown

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Applying Anthropology

An Introductory Reader

By: Aaron Podolefsky,Peter J. Brown

This supplementary reader is composed of both classic and contemporary articles that demonstrate the significant contributions that cultural anthropologists make; the emphasis is on the applicability of cultural anthropology to understanding and improving the present day human condition.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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0072566043

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9780072566048

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Everything You Want to Know about Jesus

Everything You Want to Know about Jesus

Everything You Want to Know about the Bible

Everything You Want to Know about the Bible

Fatherhood

Fatherhood

Big Ten Basketball

Big Ten Basketball

The Essential Sociologist

The Essential Sociologist

Reagan's War

Reagan's War

Birth Mark

Birth Mark

Maritime Power

Maritime Power

From Generation to Generation

From Generation to Generation

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America: Arctic and subarctic

Ethnographic Bibliography of North America: Arctic and subarctic

Applying Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

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