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Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate (A Progressive Guide to Action)
by George Lakoff Powells.com Staff Pick Now more than ever, Don't Think of an Elephant is an important resource for progressives in this country. George Lakoff submits that for progressive values to reclaim mainstream America we must transform the language of American politics. "Frames are...
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America, Fascism, and God: Sermons from a Heretical Preacher
by Davidson Loehr Publisher Comments 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...
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Visigoth
by Gary Amdahl Publisher Comments 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...
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Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Clouds, Revised Edition
by Thomas G West Synopsis This is the only collection of the Platonic dialogues that also includes the Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry....
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What Can I Do?
by Lisa Harrow Synopsis Concern for the health of our planet led award-winning actress Lisa Harrow and her husband, internationally renowned whale biologist Roger Payne, to create the performance piece "Lessons from Copernicus. But Lisa and Roger found that, following...
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Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times
by Robert J Wicks Synopsis Noted psychologist and bestselling author Wicks draws upon Eastern and Western traditions to help people deal with difficulties, encouraging people to engage their problems, to ride the "dragons that escaped from the cave" rather than try to slay them or...
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Start Making Sense: Turning the Lessons of Election 2004 Into Winning Progressive Politics
by Don Hazen Publisher Comments The first look at the lessons learned from the 2004 election, and an opening salvo from leading American thinkers, writers, and activists on how citizens can begin to deliver U.S. politics from fear and fundamentalism. Millions of Americans were shocked...
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Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice
by Jack Donnelly Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-286) and index....
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The Golden Mountain: Beyond the American Dream
by Irene Kai Publisher Comments In The Golden Mountain, Irene Kai tells a deeply personal story of how she overcame cultural bias and a difficult mother to move from China to America and become an independent woman. The child of a loveless arranged marriage, Kai was born into a culture...
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Origins of Greek Thought
by Jean Pierre Vernant Synopsis This Book is about the origins of Greek thought relates the cultural achievement of the ancient Greeks to their physical and social environment and shows that what they believed was inseparable from the way they lived....
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What to Do When You're Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids
by James J Crist Synopsis From upsetting events to a fear of spiders to panic disorders, kids have worries and fears. And now, kids have help -- whether they struggle a little or a lot. Drawing on his years of experience helping children deal with anxiety, Dr. James Crist has...
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Smile for No Good Reason
by Lee L Jampolsky Synopsis This trade paperback release offers a series of powerful and concise stories that teach us how to respond to life's challenges with peace, confidence, and laughter....
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Some Girls Do
by Teresa Mcwhirter Publisher Comments A gritty, revelatory portrait of twenty something life in the modern urban jungle, Some Girls Do depicts a group of tough, independent, and sexual young women. Lily, Jezebel, Hannah, Carrotgirl, Em, and Blue are not yet ready to commit to careers —...
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Doing Good for Goodness' Sake: Heartwarming Stories and Inspiring Ideas to Help You Help Others
by Steve Zikman Publisher Comments The next step beyond kindness and gratitude, says Steve Zikman, is acting on those feelings. In Doing Good for Goodness' Sake, Zikman collects real-life stories - some poignant, some hair-raising - of life-saving rescues, mentoring troubled teens...
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No Place
by Kay Haugaard Publisher Comments Having no place to play in their run-down inner city neighborhood, twelve-year-old Arturo and the other children in his sixth-grade class decide to turn a vacant lot into a playground. At first even Arturo thinks his idea might be stupid. His brother and...
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Guantanamo: What the World Should Know (Politics of the Living)
by Michael Ratner Publisher Comments 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...
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The Difference a Day Makes: 365 Ways to Change Your World in Just 24 Hours
by Karen M Jones Publisher Comments This timely compilation features 365 simple actions people can take to change the world, one day - or even five minutes - at a time. Each suggested action, in 16 "helping" categories, can be started and finished in a day or less, and none requires a cash...
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Veg-Feasting in the Pacific Northwest: A Guide for Vegetarians, Beginners, and the Curious
by Vegetarians Of Washi Synopsis Residents and visitors alike to Washington and Oregon can find out where to eat and where to buy nutritious food from descriptions and listings of restaurants, natural food stores, and famers' markets.Includes information on the health and social...
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Therese of Lisieux: Living Justice (Saints & Virtues)
by Boniface Hanley Synopsis Through her kindness to others, Therese of Lisieux, lived the virtue of justice. In her autobiography, The Little Way, Therese shows that one does not have to be great to find God. The prayers and service activities opens up Therese's spirituality to...
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Together for Life: With Nuptial Mass
by Joseph M. Champlin Publisher Comments Contains the complete marriage rite with all variant prayers, blessings, and scripture texts. Also includes relevant commentaries for all twenty-eight readings by Fr. Champlin, inspired by couples who have sketched a picture of what marriage is, could...
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