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Inspired by President Obama's call to national service, Spirit of Service is a daily devotional that will stir the soul and inspire every reader to meet the challenge of helping others with hope, energy, personal resources, and innovation. Offering 365 ways to serve, this self-help experience allows readers to look at all the ways that they can get involved in service to others, from serving the person sitting next to them to their communities as...
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A Devotional for Harvesting God-Given Spiritual Fruits
As Christians, we long for a spiritually fruitful life. However, our attempts to work more and hustle harder only leave us feeling weary and worn. Thankfully, God's word supplies the nourishment we so desperately need. As we abide in Jesus, he fills our emptiness with an abundant crop of spiritual fruit.
Through the trusted voices of several female bestselling authors, editors, and Bible teachers,...
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Twelve authors shed new light on the true history and enduring mythology of seventeenth— and eighteenth—century pirates in this anthology of scholarly essays.
The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined. Separating Hollywood myth from historical fact, these essays bring the...
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On All Other Nights is a joyful middle-grade anthology centered around Passover-from an exciting array of bestselling and award-winning Jewish creators!
Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of Passover is the seder-a meal full of rituals, special foods, and songs-where we gather together to retell the story of the Exodus, when the Jewish people achieved freedom from Egypt.
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine, 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.
Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre from...
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The Expanded Bible: New Testament reflects the latest scholarship, current English, and the needs of contemporary students of the Bible. This new testament includes a multitude of study aids right in line with the text. Expanded translations and other helps make it possible for you to study the Bible while you read. Expanded translations bring out the meaning of words and offer alternatives. Literal meanings of terms from the original languages are...
7) Iowa Trivia
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Discover fascinating facts about Hawkeye State history, sports, geography and more with this revised and updated trivia book.
Iowa Trivia is the ultimate resource on the who, what, when, where, and how of the great state of Iowa. This revised and updated edition contains even more questions and answers about well-known and not so well-known facts of this colorful, historic state. Test your Iowa knowledge with questions such as "What legendary film...
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The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores the transformative power that enables popular culture to influence political agendas, frame the consciousness of audiences, and create profound shifts...
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Read along with Disney! Lightning McQueen and Jeff Gorvette love to race, but there is one thing they love more: helping others. In this action-packed storybook, Lightning and his friends race to raise money to help old cars. But when Chick Hicks joins the race and wants to keep the prize money for himself, will Lightning and the others be able to beat him and help the old cars? Follow along with word-for-word narration to find out!
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Today, anti-humanism is a dominant, even definitive, feature of contemporary theory. Setting out to challenge this tendency, editors David Alderson and Kevin Anderson argue that the political moment demands a reappraisal of the humanist tradition.
Humanism, in all its diversity and complexity, may facilitate the renewal of progressive theory through the championing of human subjectivity, agency and freedom. Across four extended essays, David...
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En el Diccionario Ilustrado de la Biblia encontrará el marco de conocimientos linguísticos, geográficos y culturales que usted necesario para comprender la inmensa mayoría de los pasajes de la Biblia. Entre otras cosas hallará un resumen de cada uno de los libros de la Biblia con su correspondiente transfondo histórico y cultural, así como definiciones de términos bíblicos y teológicos, y mucho más.
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"Male and female he created them." -Genesis 1:27
It's one of the most important-and controversial-topics of our time.
God created men and women in his image-equal in value and complementary in roles. These distinctive roles are not the vestiges of a bygone era, but integral to God's timeless good design for humanity.
Designed for Joy includes fresh contributions from fourteen young leaders, casting a unified vision for Christian manhood and womanhood....
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Human security is a key element in the measure of well-being, and a hot topic in anthropology and development studies. A World of Insecurity outlines a new approach to the subject.
The contributors expose a contradiction at the heart of conventional accounts of what constitutes human security, namely that without taking non-material considerations such as religion, ethnicity and gender into account, discussions of human security, academically...
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One of the core aspects of the Palestinian refugee question is that of compensation or reparations for Palestinian refugees forcibly displaced by the establishment of Israel.
The Nakba saw the displacement of 85% of the Palestinian Arab population and the descendants of these displaced peoples numbers almost 5 million. Despite the gravity of the situation and the importance of restorative justice, many of the complex technical issues compensation...
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Read along with Disney! Baloo and Bagheera thought Mowgli needed their protection at all times…but Mowgli thought differently. Why, he could fight like a bear and plan like a panther, too! So when Mowgli finds a flying squirrel in the jungle, he jumps into protector mode! Join in on all the fun as Mowgli tries to save his new friend from the villains in the jungle.
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From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Murder and Mendelssohn, the next murder mystery novel featuring the unstoppable, elegant amateur sleuth. To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand.
"Like her heroine, Greenwood has never been more confident and confronting..."-Sydney Morning Herald
A master of Australian historical fiction, Kerry...
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Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, Beyond the Developmental State analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin current socio-economic processes.
Through this approach, the contributors show the close interrelation between states and markets in both national and international contexts. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and themes, the book exposes the theoretical...
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This book will take you on a journey of discovery, where you'll learn the art of effective training techniques, the intricacies of canine communication, the power of positive reinforcement, and the wondrous joy of teaching your dog to navigate the world with confidence. As you turn the page, you'll uncover chapters dedicated to understanding your canine companion, mastering effective communication techniques, harnessing the power of positive reinforcement,...
20) The Love of God
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Our understanding of the love of God has been tragically distorted. The comfortable, sentimentalized version we commonly encounter today is far from the biblical depiction of God's love. Featuring contributions from well-known evangelical scholars, this multi-disciplinary study presents the biblical view of the love of God from the perspectives of systematic theology, biblical theology, apologetics, pastoral theology, and ethics. The contributors-including...