America, Fascism, and God: Sermons from a Heretical Preacher
by Davidson Loehr


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Religion and politics have always been a potent mix. History is littered with times when that combination caused sweeping death and destruction, when it fueled aggression and oppression—and when it gave fascism a religious and diplomatic face... (read more)

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Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography of Joseph Ratzinger
by John Allen


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This book is the only existing biography of Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in southern Bavaria. Comprehensive in scope and intimate in content, it provides a vivid blow-by-blow of the controversies that have wracked... (read more)

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State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century
by Francis Fukuyama




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Francis Fukuyama famously predicted "the end of history" with the ascendancy of liberal democracy and global capitalism. The topic of his latest book is, therefore, surprising: the building of new nation-states. The end of history was never an automatic... (read more)

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What Do You See?
by Irene Kai


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"The mere suggestion of an image or idea can evoke heavy emotions." So begins Irene Kai’s What Do You See?, a book of photography that contains images to challenge the reader’s assumptions and judgments. It serves as a mirror for the readers... (read more)

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The Slow Food Guide to Chicago: Restaurants, Markets, Bars (Slow Food City Guide)
by Kelly Gibson




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Slow Food is here again! From the eco-gastronomes wild brought you the best cuisine in New York comes "The Slow Food Guide to Chicago. Researched and written by a talented team of Chicago locals and Slow Food members, "The Slow Food Guide to Chicago is... (read more)

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Passage Through Mid-Life: A Spiritual Journey to Wholeness
by Paul Robb


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Reveals how the passage through mid-life is indeed a time of death and rebirth.... (read more)

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Echoes of Fury: True Stories of Terror & Survival from the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
by Frank Parchman




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Echoes of Fury is a true story about eight people whose lives took unexpected turns on May 18, 1980, in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Among them: A geologist who sends a friend to his death in a mountaintop observatory; his life spared, he becomes the... (read more)

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The Condom Bible
by M Monica Sweeney




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Many people believe that AIDS has moved from being the "gay men's disease" it was in the 1980s and early 1990s to being a disease that affects mainly people in the developing world. While the numbers of deaths in the developing world do indeed dwarf... (read more)

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Ordinary Women: An Arctic Adventure
by Sue Carter




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Ordinary Women is an exciting chronicle of the first all-women ski expedition from the Russian side of the planet to the North Pole. Full of surprises from its inception to its execution nearly eight years later, this is an amazing story of women working... (read more)

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Visigoth
by Gary Amdahl


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The modern American male is center stage in this riveting collection of short stories. The characters in this powerful debut come from all walks of life — hockey players, middle managers, feckless bouncers, and wayward husbands — but all share... (read more)

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Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action
by J Matthew Sleeth


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Drawing on science and religion, Dr. Sleeth builds a bridge between environmentalists and mainstream Christians and shares how material downsizing led his family to healthier lifestyles, stronger relationships, and richer spiritual lives. (Practical Life)... (read more)

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Unembedded: Four Independent Photojournalists on the War in Iraq
by Ghait Abdul Ahad


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The Pentagon's largely successful effort to "embed" the press with the troops has served to obscure much of the truth of the War in Iraq, a point that is vividly illustrated by this collection of photographs by four independent photojournalists, whose... (read more)

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The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky
by Karen X. Tulchinsky




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In researching the life of his boxer father Sonny, historian Moses Lapinsky uncovers a pivotal event. On a hot Toronto night in 1933, at an amateur baseball game at Christie Pits field, four Nazi youths flashed a large black swastika, shouting "Heil... (read more)

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Habits of Devotion: Catholic Religious Practice in Twentieth-Century America (Cushwa Center Studies of Catholicism in Twentieth-Century Am)
by James M Otoole




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In Habits of Devotion, four senior scholars take the measure of the central religious practices and devotions that by the middle of the twentieth century defined the "ordinary, week-to-week religion" of the majority of American Catholics. Their essays... (read more)

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Extra-Dimensional Universe: Where the Paranormal Becomes Normal
by John R Violette




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Extra-Dimensional Universe explains the science of events such as UFOs and abductions, mystical and psychic phenomena, and the near-death experience -- events that shouldn't exist in a 3-D world, but which happen everyday. An advancement of the classic... (read more)

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Single Woman of a Certain Age: 29 Women Writers on the Unmarried Midlife - Romantic Escapades, Heavy Petting, Empty Nests, Shifting Shapes and Serene Independence
by Jane Ganahl


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In Single Woman of a Certain Age, Jane Ganahl assembles a chorus of sophisticated and witty voices for this revealing anthology about flying solo in midlife. Joyce Maynard and Dakota Cassidy try online hookups, Debra Ginsberg brings up the M-word... (read more)

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Guantanamo: What the World Should Know (Politics of the Living)
by Michael Ratner




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In the months following its initial release, Guantánamo: What the World Should Know has proved to be a disturbingly accurate account of the Bush administration's tangle with civil liberties and torture. Written by Michael Ratner (Center for... (read more)

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Edens Lost and Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities
by Harry Wiland




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With Edens LostandFound, award-winning filmmakers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell herald an exciting sea change in the relationship between ordinary citizens, environmental groups, and government. From across America they gather evidence of a new spirit of... (read more)

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