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The Father and Son
By Timothy Keller. 2013
Timothy Keller, renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author, examines Jesus' ascension into Heaven and why this act is…
an important resource for Christians in The Father and Son, the ninth installment in his Encounters with Jesus eBook series. Jesus' ascension into Heaven--the end of his earthly life--is one of the most puzzling moments in the Gospels. It marks the moment when Jesus was no longer limited to a specific point in space and time. In The Father and Son, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, explains why this means our encounters with Jesus can be richer now that he available to us in all times and places.The Skeptical Student
By Timothy Keller. 2013
Introducing the first essay in the 'Encounters with Jesus" e-book series from renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author…
Timothy Keller, author of Every Good Endeavor. The Skeptical Student applies biblical wisdom to life's biggest questions through the inspiring story of Nathanael's life-changing encounter in the Gospel of John. The Gospels are full of encounters that made a profound impact on those who spoke with Jesus Christ. In the first essay of his new series, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, shows how those encounters can still have a deep effect on us today. Through a lively examination of the biblical passage where Nathanael, the skeptical student, meets with Jesus, Keller reveals how this interaction is about life's deep questions: Who are we? Why are we here? Why be a good person? Why love instead of hate? This first essay in the ten-part series of Encounters with Jesus also includes an exclusive look at Timothy Keller's new book on faith and work: Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work.Lifecraft
By Forrest Church. 2000
The Art of Meaning in the EverydayA joyous book on the art of finding meaning in daily life. Forrest Church…
challenges much of the modern search for meaning-indeed, the entire thrust of modern theology.From the Trade Paperback edition.Toughing It Out: From Silver Slippers to Combat Boots
By Claire Reed. 2012
Escaping a pampered life of privilege, Claire Reed plunged into the heady activist days of the sixties, first as an…
anti-nuclear demonstrator and then as a key player on Bella Abzug's political team and in the civil rights movement. An insider's memoir of life on the front lines during one of the most transformative eras for women.Ike: An American Hero
By Michael Korda. 2007
Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one…
of her best presidents--a remarkable man in an extraordinary time, the hero who won the war and thereafter kept the peace.The Mafia's President: Nixon and the Mob
By Don Fulsom. 2017
The first-ever full account of Nixon's extensive ties to the American Mafia, from a veteran White House reporter.Unbeknownst to most…
people even now, the election of 1968 placed the patron saint of the Mafia in the White House. In other words, Richard Nixon would go on to not only lead a criminal presidency; he would be totally indebted to our nation’s top mobsters.By 1969, thanks in large part to his long-time campaign manager and political advisor Murray Chotiner, a lawyer who specialized in representing mobsters, Nixon had participated in secret criminal dealings for more than 20 years with sketchy figures such as Mickey Cohen, Mob financial guru Meyer Lansky, Teamsters union chief Jimmy Hoffa, and New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello. And with Chotiner as one of his key behind-the-scenes advisors in the White House, Nixon's ties to the Mafia didn't end there. The Mafia’s President reveals a mind-blowing litany of favors Nixon exchanged with these sinister characters over decades, ranging from springing Jimmy Hoffa from prison to banning the federal government from using the terms “Mafia” and “La Cosa Nostra.”Drawing on newly released government tapes, documents, and other fresh information, The Mafia’s President by Don Fulsom offers a carefully reported, deeply researched account of Richard Nixon’s secret connections to America’s top crime lords.Forgetting to Be Afraid
By Wendy Davis. 2014
Wendy Davis has had her share of tough fights. Raised by a single mother with a ninth-grade education, Davis began…
working after school at age fourteen to contribute to the family finances. By the time she was nineteen, she was living in a trailer park with a baby daughter and holding down two jobs. But rather than succumb to the cycle of poverty that threatened to overwhelm her, Davis managed to attend community college and Texas Christian University, graduate from Harvard Law School, and go on to serve nine years on the Fort Worth City Council. She set her sights on the Texas state senate--and in 2008 defeated a longtime GOP incumbent in a race widely considered one of the biggest recent upsets in Texas politics. But it wasn't until June 2013 that the rest of America was acquainted with the spirited Texas state senator. Davis became an overnight political sensation and a hero to women's rights supporters across the country when she single-handedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry's sweeping bill that aimed to close all but five abortion clinics in her state. During her historic nearly thirteen hours on the floor of the state legislature, Davis wasn't allowed to eat, drink, sit, use the bathroom, speak off topic, or lean against any furniture. When it was over, President Obama tweeted support to his millions of Twitter followers, and Wendy Davis--with her pink sneakers--was suddenly a household name. She is now the first Democrat to make a serious run for governor of Texas in two decades, and her personal story is a testament to the enduring power of the American dream and an inspiration to countless women looking for a way out of desperate circumstances. Told in her own refreshingly forthright voice, Forgetting to be Afraid is the exhilarating and deeply moving story behind one of the nation's brightest young political stars.Eisenhower
By Paul Johnson. 2014
Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores how his legacy endures today In the rousing…
style he's famous for, celebrated biographer Paul Johnson offers a fascinating portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, focusing particularly on his years as a five-star general and his time as the thirty-fourth President of the United States. Johnson chronicles President Eisenhower's modest childhood in Kansas, his college years at West Point, and his rapid ascent through the military ranks, culminating in his appointment as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. Beginning when Eisenhower assumed the presidency from Harry Truman in 1952, Johnson paints a rich portrait of his two consecutive terms, exploring his volatile relationship with then-Vice President Richard Nixon, his abhorrence of isolationism, and his position on the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights Movement. Johnson notes that when Eisenhower left the White House at age 70, reluctantly passing the torch to President-elect John F. Kennedy, he feared for the country's future and prophetically warned of the looming military-industrial complex. Many elements of Eisenhower's presidency speak to American politics today, including his ability to balance the budget and skill in managing an oppositional Congress. This brief yet comprehensive study will appeal to biography lovers as well as to enthusiasts of presidential history and military history alike.Expansionary Fiscal Contraction
By Duncan Needham, Anthony Hotson. 2014
In its 1981 Budget, the Thatcher government discarded Keynesian counter-cyclical policies and cut Britain's public sector deficit in the depths…
of the worst UK recession since the 1930s. Controversially, the government argued that fiscal contraction would produce economic growth. In this specially commissioned volume, contributors examine recently released archives alongside firsthand accounts from key players within No. 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and the Bank of England, to provide the first comprehensive treatment of this critical event in British economic history. They assess the empirical and theoretical basis for expansionary fiscal contraction, drawing clear parallels with contemporary debates on austerity in Europe, USA and Japan in the wake of the recent global financial crisis. This timely and thoughtful book will have broad appeal among economists, political scientists, historians and policy makers.Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
By Raja Shehadeh, Penny Johnson. 2013
How do Palestinians live, imagine and reflect on home and exile in this period of a stateless and transitory Palestine,…
a deeply contested and crisis-ridden national project, and a sharp escalation in Israeli state violence and accompanying Palestinian oppression? How can exile and home be written?In this volume of new writing, fifteen innovative and outstanding Palestinian writers-essayists, poets, novelists, critics, artists and memoirists-respond with their reflections, experiences, memories and polemics. What is it like, in the words of Lila Abu-Lughod, to be "drafted into being Palestinian?" What happens when you take your American children-as Sharif Elmusa does-to the refugee camp where you were raised? And how can you convince, as Suad Amiry attempts to do, a weary airport official to continue searching for a code for a country that isn't recognized?Contributors probe the past through unconventional memories, reflecting on 1948 when it all began. But they are also deeply interested in beginnings, imagining, in the words of Mischa Hiller, "a Palestine that reflects who we are now and who we hope to become." Their contributions-poignant, humorous, intimate, reflective, intensely political-make for an offering that is remarkable for the candor and grace with which it explores the many individual and collective experiences of waiting, living for, and seeking Palestine.Contributors include: Lila Abu-Lughod, Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Rana Barakat, Mourid Barghouti, Beshara Doumani, Sharif S. Elmusa, Rema Hammami, Mischa Hiller, Emily Jacir, Penny Johnson, Fady Joudah, Jean Said Makdisi, Karma Nabulsi, Raeda Sa'adeh, Raja Shehadeh, Adania Shibli.Light from the East
By Frank Machovec. 2005
The great spiritual traditions of Asia in a remarkably compact format. Included are Indian, Tibetan, and Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism,…
Yoga, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Shinto, Confucianism, Feng Shui, and Falun Gong, with brief discussions and excerpts from key works like The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Book of Five Rings, including the complete I Ching and The Book of Tao. Excellent for casual reading, classroom surveys, and for anyone wanting a broad view of how the Asian ways complement and reflect each other. Fully indexed.Frank MacHovec, a retired psychologist, has been a student of Eastern philosophies for decades and has previously published translations of several sacred works. He lives in eastern Virginia.Angel Intelligence
By Yehuda Berg. 2007
Angels facilitate the circulation of energy throughout the non-physical universe. Invisible, intangible, and yet they influence us; angels serve as…
the infrastructure of the spiritual world. Some have existed forever - archangels, angels of the days of the week and of the zodiac, guardian angels, and the Angel of Death. But other angels are created by our actions - good or bad. When we are mindful of our actions, we are able to harness the power of angels, transform ourselves, and find greater fulfillment.Urantia-Kirja
By Urantia Foundation. 2012
Olet juuri löytänyt kirjallisen mestariteoksen, joka vastaa kysymyksiisi Jumalasta, elämästä asutussa maailmankaikkeudessa, tämän maailman historiasta ja tulevaisuudesta sekä Jeesuksen elämästä.…
Urantia-kirja harmonisoi historian, tieteen ja uskonnon elämänfilosofiaksi, joka tuo uutta merkitystä ja toivoa elämääsi. Jos etsit vastauksia, lue Urantia-kirja. Maailma tarvitsee uutta hengellistä totuutta, joka avaa nykyihmiselle älyllisen tien henkilökohtaiseen jumalasuhteeseen. Maailman uskonnolliseen perintöön tukeutuen kirja kuvaa ihmiskunnan loputonta tulevaisuutta ja opettaa, että elävä usko on avain henkilökohtaiseen hengelliseen edistymiseen ja ikuiseen elämään. Nämä opetukset tarjoavat uusia opetuksia, jotka ovat kyllin vaikuttavia kohottaakseen ja edistääkseen ihmisajattelua ja -uskoa seuraavat tuhat vuotta. Urantia-kirjan kolmannes on inspirova kertomus Jeesuksen elämän alusta sen loppuun, samalla kun se on paljastaa, mitä hän oikeastaan opetti. Tämä kokonaisvaltainen kertomus sisältää hänen syntymänsä, lapsuutensa, teinivuotensa, aikuisiän matkansa ja tutkimusretkensä, julkisen toimintansa, ristiinnaulitsemisensa ja yhdeksäntoista ilmestymistään. Tämä inspiroiva kertomus valaa Jeesuksen uuteen muottiin hyläten hänen roolinsa kristinuskon johtohahmona ja esittäen hänet kaikkien uskontojen ja elämänalojen etsijöiden opastajaksi. Tämä kirja on ilmoitusAngel Intelligence
By Yehuda Berg. 2007
Angels serve as the infrastructure of the spiritual world, facilitating the circulation of energy throughout the universe. Some have since…
the beginning of time - archangels, angels of the days of the week and of the zodiac, guardian angels, and the Angel of Death. Invisible, intangible, and they influence us. But many people don't know we influence them. Some angels are created by our actions - good or bad. When we are mindful of our actions, we are able to harness the power of angels, transform ourselves, and the world.The President and the Provocateur
By Alex Cox. 2013
President John F. Kennedy was said to have been murdered by a lone crazed gunman in a Dallas motorcade a…
half-century ago. The accused killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, was also murdered under mysterious circumstances just a couple days later.Alex Cox, like most of the American public, does not buy into the moth-eaten establishment tale about the regicide. The President and the Provocateur is not the usual conspiracy volume, and is structured almost like the film Rashomon, including varying views of the story with different fonts and sizes.The Kennedy assassination saga has obsessed filmmaker Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid & Nancy) for most of his life. The President and The Provocateur is Cox's informed meditation on the conspiratorial tale, and as such is an imaginative rendering of the parallel structures of the lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.Cox's films are available from the renowned distributors Criterion and Anchor Bay. They include Repo Man, Sid and Nancy, and Walker.The Grieving Sisters
By Timothy Keller. 2013
The Grieving Sisters continues renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller's powerful Encounters with Jesus eBook series…
The story of Lazarus is one of the most famous in the Gospel of John. In The Grieving Sisters, Timothy Keller, pastor of New York's Redeemer Presbyterian Church and New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God, uses this story to help answer life's deep questions: What can we do to improve our condition? Who can put us right? Who is Jesus Christ? Through an insightful examination of biblical passages, Keller reveals the answers to these questions in this third installment of the Encounters with Jesus series.George Washington: The Founding Father
By Paul Johnson. 2006
By far the most important figure in the history of the United States, George Washington liberated the thirteen colonies from…
the superior forces of the British Empire against all military odds, and presided over the production and ratification of a constitution that (suitably amended) has lasted for more than two hundred years. Yet today Washington remains a distant figure to many Americans--a failing that acclaimed author Paul Johnson sets out to rectify with this brilliantly vivid, sharply etched portrait of the great hero as a young warrior, masterly commander in chief, patient lawmaker, and exceptionally wise president.The Uncharted Path
By Lee Myung-Bak. 2011
Born poor in the wake of the Korean war, Lee Myung-Bak was destined for a life of poverty. But through…
intelligence and self-determination, he excelled in school, putting himself through college, hauling garbage six times a day to pay for tuition. He then took a low-level job at Hyundai, an organization of about 90 people at the time. Through a relentless work ethic and inability to compromise his beliefs, he rose to the role of CEO and found himself on a mission not just to expand the Hyundai corporation, but to grow South Korea from a nation of poverty to a G20 economy. The Uncharted Path is the story of a man and nation driven to greatness by a conviction to liberty, commerce, and the belief that at the root of every success lies extreme perseverance and uncompromising principles. These principles and lessons would lead not only to success in business, but also developed a refreshing and unique perspective on the state of our globalizing world, and how nations and businesses must operate together to improve the lives of people everywhere.Smallwood
By Richard Gwyn. 2015
The extraordinary life of Joey Smallwood is the stuff of fiction-literally: Wayne Johnston's acclaimed novel, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams,…
draws heavily on this definitive biography. And no wonder! Set against a colorful background in stirring times it has, as its hero, a character whose career defied both convention and the odds. A one time pig farmer and ardent socialist-turned-union-buster Smallwood is best remembered as the man responsible for bringing Newfoundland into confederation with Canada.A full ten years before Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states of the union a massive British Dominion on the Eastern Seaboard was at a crossroads. Should they join the US as its 49th state? Maintain ties with the British via a British-led commission of government? Should they join Canada? Joey Smallwood, a well-known radio personality, writer and organizer at the time, led a spirited campaign in favor of joining Canada. With 52.3% of a controversial vote marred by sectarian tensions Newfoundlanders voted with Smallwood and the boundaries of Canada as we know them today were established. The first premier of Newfoundland, Smallwood ran Newfoundland virtually unchallenged for 23 years.Smallwood's work experience was checkered, at best, but included stints as a contributor to socialist newspapers in New York and London. He was self-taught, and possessed the enthusiasm and wrong-headedness of the autodidact. As Gwyn shows, however, Smallwood possessed ambition of a rare order and utterly unconquerable self-confidence.These qualities combined with unerring political instinct enabled Smallwood to drag a reluctant Newfoundland into union with Canada, and subsequently to impose his will over compliant colleagues and a vestigial opposition until he governed his island province with the near-absolute power of a despot. Like a despot, too, he countenanced corruption on a scale rarely equaled in Canada. His fall, no less than his rise to power, contains elements of pathos, farce, and pure, farfetched wonderfulness.Richard Gwyn interviewed Smallwood extensively and enjoyed his subject's full co-operation. But this is in no sense an authorized biography. It is a balanced, informed, and deeply considered life of a unique political figure.The Triumph Of Improvisation
By James Graham Wilson. 1995
In The Triumph of Improvisation, James Graham Wilson takes a long view of the end of the Cold War, from…
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 to Operation Desert Storm in January 1991. Drawing on deep archival research and recently declassified papers, Wilson argues that adaptation, improvisation, and engagement by individuals in positions of power ended the specter of a nuclear holocaust. Amid ambivalence and uncertainty, Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan, George Shultz, George H. W. Bush, and a host of other actors engaged with adversaries and adapted to a rapidly changing international environment and information age in which global capitalism recovered as command economies failed. Eschewing the notion of a coherent grand strategy to end the Cold War, Wilson paints a vivid portrait of how leaders made choices; some made poor choices while others reacted prudently, imaginatively, and courageously to events they did not foresee. A book about the burdens of responsibility, the obstacles of domestic politics, and the human qualities of leadership, The Triumph of Improvisation concludes with a chapter describing how George H. W. Bush oversaw the construction of a new configuration of power after the fall of the Berlin Wall, one that resolved the fundamental components of the Cold War on Washington's terms.