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How to read the Bible: a guide to Scripture, then and now
By James L Kugel. 2007
Juxtaposes two different ways of reading the Bible: the ancient biblical interpretations, and the modern historical approach that challenges the…
historical veracity of scripture and seeks instead to find its writers' original sources and purposes. Discusses who the ancient Israelites were; the resemblances between YHWH and Canaanite gods; and the unique role of the prophet. Describes the evolution of ancient Israel, of its God and of the entire Hebrew Bible, contrasted with ancient interpretations that aimed to uncover hidden meanings and moral lessons. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2007. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.God's story: How He Made Mankind
By Jan Mark. 1997
Twelve Bible stories from the Old Testament retold for modern readers. Includes the story of the Creation, Cain and Abel,…
Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Moses, Joseph, the parting of the Red Sea, and others. Grades 5-8. 1998, c1997.God bless her!: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
By Robert Lacey. 1987
The author believes that the wife of King George VI, who died in 1952, helped make her husband a great…
modern king. Lacey states that the monarchy owes its continued secure status in British political and social life largely to the Queen Mother. 1987.Great Catherine: The Life Of Catherine The Great, Empress Of Russia
By Carolly Erickson. 1994
Erickson looks for the real woman behind the tarnished image of Empress Catherine II of Russia. Catherine, an indomitable and…
visionary ruler, increased the size of Russia, raised its prestige, and imposed political and legal order on the country during her 18th century reign. 1994.Henry VIII: The Mask Of Royalty
By Lacey Baldwin Smith. 1971
God in all worlds: an anthology of contemporary spiritual writing
By Lucinda Vardey. 1995
Vardey, an England-born Catholic, and a successful businesswoman before illness led to her "spiritual awakening," presents "the finest wisdom" on…
religious experience composed between 1945 and 1995. Reflecting Eastern and Western faith perspectives, the texts by more than one hundred contributors are grouped by theme and arranged to follow "the spiritual journey of the soul in life." 1995.God's problem: how the Bible fails to answer our most important question--why we suffer
By Bart D Ehrman. 2008
Former minister and author of "Misquoting Jesus" examines the Old and New Testaments for answers to the problem of suffering…
in the world. Ehrman finds the Bible offers different viewpoints - suffering as punishment, as a redemptive process, and as a test of faith - and analyzes the answers. Some violence. 2008.Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
By Vicky Shecter. 2012
Elizabeth R: a biography
By Elizabeth Longford. 1983
Ever after: Diana and the life she led
By Anne Edwards. 1999
Recounts the Spencer family history and examines how Diana's unhappy childhood impacted her adult life. Discusses the princess's relationships with…
her family, her discovery of Charles's infidelity - before their marriage, her position within the troubled House of Windsor, her divorce, and her life afterwards. 2000, c1999.Elizabeth and Philip: the untold story of the Queen of England and her Prince
By Charles Higham, Roy Moseley. 1991
Set against a turbulent period in British history, marked by wars, strikes and riots, the authors provide a unique and…
surprising portrait of the Queen and the people close to her. 1991.Elizabeth and Mary: cousins, rivals, queens
By Jane Dunn. 2003
Jane Dunn's double biography Elizabeth and Mary takes as its rich and explosive subject matter the ultimately fatal relationship between…
Queen Elizabeth I of England and her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots. Throughout much of the second half of the sixteenth century, these two women found themselves queens of their kingdoms and locked in a battle for possession of the British Isles, which only ended with Mary's eventual downfall and execution at Elizabeth's hands in 1586. 2003.Diana's boys: William and Harry and the mother they loved
By Christopher P Andersen. 2001
Portraits of the princes William and Harry, with and without their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Andersen describes the boys'…
development from hellions to seemingly well-adjusted adolescents, and the roles of Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, and Camilla Parker Bowles after Diana's death. He also looks at the women in William's life. Bestseller. 2001.Don't know much about the Bible: everything you need to know about the Good Book but never learned
By Kenneth C Davis. 1998
Examines the culture and environment in which the Bible was written and explores the Good Book by placing some of…
its accounts in historical perspective. Details views on when and by whom the Old and New Testaments were written and how other traditions influenced their contents and structure. 1998.Duchess: the story of Wallis Warfield Windsor
By Stephen Birmingham. 1981
Dave Barry turns 50
By Dave Barry. 1998
Florida columnist and author focuses his humour on the aging of baby boomers. He gives highlights of each of the…
"formative boomer years" from 1947, when he was born, to 1974. Barry grumbles about such issues as failing eyesight, retirement planning, and not being "hip" anymore. Bestseller. 1998.Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and her people
By Andrew Marr. 2011
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention…
to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself. 2011.Charles: a biography
By Anthony Holden. 1988
Charles, Prince of Wales, heir to the only surviving major monarchy in the world and to one of the greatest…
fortunes on earth, is portrayed as an isolated man in search of a purpose. He has developed an interest in architecture and public housing, but does not appear to have found satisfaction in his role as husband and father. 1998.Charles & Diana
By Ralph G Martin. 1985
Provides a detailed account of the genealogies of the Prince and Princess of Wales, discusses the childhood and young adulthood…
of each, and tells of their romance, wedding and matrimonial life. Bestseller. 1985.Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
By Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.