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What Went Wrong?
For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences …
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The Sins of Scripture
In the history of the Western World, the Bible has been a perpetual source of inspiration and guidance for countless Christians. However, this Bible has also left a trail of …
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Adam's Curse
The geneticist-author of The Seven Daughters of Eve offers a close-up study of the defining characteristic of men, and the Y chromosome in their DNA, and explains why this could …
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Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?
INDICE: Preface. Tropical disease - as Anglo-American as the heart attack. Coming to the Americas: 50000 B.C. to 1942 A.D.- the humans. Coming to the Americas: 50000 B.C. to 1942 …
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
In the 16th century, Erasmus was one of the most celebrated figures in Europe - a man of such vast learning that both royalty and universities petitioned for his services. …
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Letter to a Christian Nation
A criticism of Christianity from the secularist point of view.
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The Many Faces of God
A historical evaluation of how science has changed humanity's perception of God from the age of Newton to the era of quantum mechanics traces how religious conceptions have evolved from …
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Plague
Chronicles the history and mystery of several centuries of plague including bioweapons programs initiated by the former Soviet Union.
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Breeding Bin Ladens
Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine While American leaders wage war on extremists in the Middle East, they are dangerously detached from a potentially greater threat closer to home. …
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Parasite Rex
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to …
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Storm from the East
America’s engagement with the Arab world stretches back far beyond the Iraq wars. According to Milton Viorst, the current conflict is simply the latest round in a 1,400-year struggle between …
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Spineless Wonders
Describes unusual physical and behavioral characteristics of such creatures as worms, fleas, spiders, squid, earwigs, cockroaches, leeches, and mollusks
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A Short History of Myth
The author of The History of God and In the Beginning: A New Reading of Genesis offers a useful, well-written introduction to mythology from the Paleolithic period to the "Great …
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The Great Theft
Despite President George W. Bush's assurances that Islam is a peaceful religion and that all good Muslims hunger for democracy, confusion persists and far too many Westerners remain convinced that …
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Measuring Eternity
The untold story of the religious figures, philosophers, astronomers, geologists, physicists, and mathematicians who, for more than four hundred years, have pursued the answer to a fundamental question at the …
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New Guinea Tapeworms And Jewish Grandmothers
A medical ecologist examines the threat posed by disease-carrying parasites and insects and identifies the conditions--miracle drugs, destruction of natural controls--that have encouraged them to flourish.
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Seven Daughters of Eve
This national bestseller, now in paperback, reveals how all humans are descended from seven prehistoric women--the Seven Daughters of Eve.
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The Little Ice Age
From renowned archeologist Brian Fagan, the classic history of how climate change transformed Europe and the world The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often …
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Terror and Liberalism
He calls for a "new radicalism" and a "liberal American interventionism" to promote democratic values throughout the world - a vigorous new politics of American liberalism."--BOOK JACKET.
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America at the Crossroads
A prominent former neoconservative and author of "The End of History and the Last Man" explains why the Iraqi war was a mistake and outlines new directions for American foreign …
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Saint Augustine
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg furnishes an incisive portrait of one of the founding fathers of Western religious philosophy and theology, challenging misconceptions concerning his early hedonistic …
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The Dream Palace of the Arabs
From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands …
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Peace be Upon You
In a narrative spanning 14 centuries, Karabell explores the growing tensions between Islam and the West and traces the rise of Arab nationalism. Evoking the legacy of coexistence, he illuminates …
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Coal
In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as "the best stone …
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The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization
The 'clash of civilisations' so often talked about in connection with relations between the West and Arab nations is, argues Richard Bulliet, no more than dangerous sophistry based on misconceptions …
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A Letter in the Scroll
The author traces series of philosophical and theological ideas that Judaism has created and shows how they are still relevant in our time.
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The Bible
Examines the Bible's complex history, the social and political environment in which oral history became written scripture, how the various books were collected into a single volume, and its acceptance …
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II) The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting …
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Bodies and Souls
In the second half of the nineteenth century, several thousand impoverished young Jewish women from Eastern Europe were forced into prostitution in the frontier colonies of Latin America, South Africa, …
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Mutants
Visit Armand Marie Leroi on the web: http://armandleroi.com/index.html Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, Mutants gives a brilliant narrative account of our genetic code and the captivating people whose …
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The Evolution of Christianity
A new approach to church history that chronicles the evolution of Christian history and theology through the various crises in the history of the church.
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The Rapture Exposed
The author, a professor of theology and ordained minister, argues that Revelation does not predict a seven-year tribulation, nor a rapture of Christians. Rather, it offers a vision of God's …
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The Birth of Satan
Includes information on hell, the names for God, evil, sin, etc.
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The World Without Us
Weisman, an award-winning journalist, offers readers a penetrating--and sometimes terrifying--take on how the planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence.
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Is Religion Dangerous?
One of Britain's foremost philosopher-theologians, Keith Ward here addresses concerns with intelligent insight. Without religion, he argues, the human race would be considerably worse off and have little hope for …
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The Future of Christianity
Christianity has endured for two thousand years, weathering the challenges of clerical corruption, religious wars, internal schism, and scientific criticism. Today, however, there is increasing evidence that institutional Christianity is …
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A Call for Heresy
A Call for Heresy discovers unexpected common ground in one of the most inflammatory issues of the twenty-first century: the deepening conflict between the Islamic world and the United States. …