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Religion, Christianity
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Grace, it's what we crave most when our guilt is exposed. It's the very thing we are hesitant to extend…
when we are confronted with the guilt of others - especially when their guilt has robbed us of something we consider valuable. c2010.
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General non-fiction, Nature
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Describes how in 1932 a married couple left New York City for the backwoods of Vermont in search of a…
life of "simplicity, serenity, utility, and harmony." This account of their pioneering venture tells how they built a house, worked a self-sufficient farm, and lived a satisfying life in nature. c1989. Uniform title: Living the good life
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Canadian non-fiction, Criticism, Christianity, Religious texts, Writing
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Canada's renowned literary critic and theorist analyses the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. 1982.
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Careers and job hunting, General non-fiction
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Workers today are changing how we think about the workplace by making choices that reflect not only economic considerations, but…
also individual needs and desires. Today's workplace is more flexible, encouraging us to incorporate our personalities and creativity into our working life. Moses discusses what type of worker will be more successful in the future, warns against today's frenetic busyness, and shows what motivates the new worker and how everyone can profit from future work trends.
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Biography, Music biography, Music, Christianity
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John Lennon famously proclaimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and over the next few years, they were to…
become spiritual leaders to a generation trying to find meaning in the world. Turner examines their attitudes toward religion and their spiritual influences, including John's education as a choirboy. By their final albums, the Beatles were weaving more references to religion and spirituality into their music, and Turner attempts to reveal the "gospel" of the Fab Four. Some descriptions of violence, sex and some strong language. 2006.
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General non-fiction, Espionage, Criticism
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A study of how the literature of espionage compares with its actual practice, written by a former CIA officer. Hitz…
concludes that in most instances truth is more surprising and peculiar than fiction. For espionage fans interested in an insider's assessment of the reality behind the entertainment. Some strong language. 2004.
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Politics and government, Christianity, Inspirational and family life
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What will it take to solve the biggest issues of our time? Jim Wallis, the man who changed the conversation…
about faith and politics, has traveled the United States and found a nation hungry for a politics of solutions and hope. He shows us that a revival is happening, as people of faith and moral conviction seek common ground for change. c2008.
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Religion, Christianity
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About conservative Protestant Christians and their spread around the globe. It focuses on "Health and Wealth" Christians. A ministry in…
Scandinavia is shown to be closely linked to evangelicals in other parts of the world, particularly the United States. The book provides the first extended account by an anthropologist of a Health and Wealth ministry. It makes a major contribution to an understanding of the material lives of these Christians: their art, architecture and uses of electronic technologies such as television, videos and the Internet. 2000.
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Religion, Christianity
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How differently would we live if we believed that every dimension of our lives were part of a purposeful design…
in which no thread were wrongly woven? As Christians, we believe that great events such as birth or death are guided by the hand of God, yet we drift into feeling that our daily lives are the product of our own efforts. Examines our backgrounds, disappointments, triumphs, and beliefs, and explains how they are all part of the intentional and perfect work of the Grand Weaver. 2007.
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Religious biography, Christianity, Religious texts
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An English translation of 114 wise sayings attributed to Jesus as collected in the Coptic text found near Nag Hammadi…
in Upper Egypt. Discusses the history of the writings. Explanatory notes follow. Includes an interpretive essay by Harold Bloom. c1992.
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Family biography, General non-fiction
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With nostalgia and wit, the author describes his attempts to renovate stately Merry Hall and reclaim its four acres of grounds from wilderness. 1972.
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Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Politics and government, Canadian politics and government
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Sharpe takes an in-depth look at women in Canadian politics, and their struggles in an arena of male privilege and…
influence. She documents the attitudes of male politicians towards women, from Pearson to Mulroney, and interviews women in all levels of politics across the country, such as Monique Begin, Sheila Copps, and Barbara McDougall. c1994.
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General non-fiction
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In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given the opportunity to observe the admissions…
process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of prospective students as they compete for places in the nation's most elite colleges. Some strong language. 2002.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history, Christianity
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Although Canada is a young nation, its Catholic Church boasts a thousand-year history. The author, a Bishop, presents this history…
through vignettes of women and men whose presence, vision, daring, determination, compassion, and action planted the Canadian Church from sea to sea. He also provides a look at the Church today. 2002.
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Christianity, Inspirational and family life
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This book claims that a new dimension of living awaits you. It aims to guide you to: a creative way…
of life; a world of answered prayer; dynamic faith and true communion with God. 1979.
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General non-fiction, Archaeology
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A wide-ranging account of the development of North American archaeology, with particular emphasis on early man, the Southwest, the American…
Indian, and the mound builders. 1971. Uniform title: Der erste Amerikaner.
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Family and relationships, General non-fiction
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Drawing from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, Germaine Greer's searing examination of women's oppression is at once…
an important social commentary and a passionately argued piece of polemic. Descriptions of sex. 1993.
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General non-fiction, Social issues
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This is the book that defined "the problem that has no name," that launched the Second Wave of the feminist…
movement, and that has been awakening women and men with its insights into social relations. A new introduction by Anna Quindlen traces the book in her own history, we well as how it was prescient on consumer culture and domestic issues. Some descriptions of sex. 2001, c1963.
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Biography, Canadian non-fiction, General non-fiction, Nature
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Tom McLeod is an eleven-year-old boy from Aklavik, of mixed Gwich'in and Inuvialuit heritage. Tom tells us why his home…
in the Mackenzie Delta is a special place and why he loves to live on the land. He describes hunting for survival while being careful about how his people use the land. Grades 3-6. 2008.
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General non-fiction, Police and military
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The text covers practical self defence systems as used by the world's top soldiers. The book provides indepth detail on…
how soldiers defend themselves in an unarmed situation against assailants, knife attacks, bayonet attacks, firearms, chokes and headlocks. 2000.