Mapheads Mondo Mass of Non-Fiction
Explore Mapheads Mondo Mass of Non-Fiction—a curated list of must-read books for map enthusiasts. Discover captivating fiction and non-fiction titles that celebrate cartography, geography, and adventure.
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What Went Wrong?
by Bernard Lewis
For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader …
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The Sins of Scripture
by John Shelby Spong
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 …
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Adam's Curse
by Bryan Sykes
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, …
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Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?
by Robert S. Desowitz
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 …
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
by Johan Huizinga
In the 16th century, Erasmus was one of the most celebrated figures in Europe - a man of such vast learning that both royalty and …
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Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris
A criticism of Christianity from the secularist point of view.
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The Many Faces of God
by Jeremy Campbell
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 …
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Plague
by Wendy Orent
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
by Zachary Shore
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 …
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Parasite Rex
by Carl Zimmer
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 …
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Storm from the East
by Milton Viorst
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 …
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Spineless Wonders
by Richard Conniff
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
by Karen Armstrong
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 …
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The Great Theft
by Khaled M. Abou El Fadl
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 …
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Measuring Eternity
by Martin Gorst
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 …
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New Guinea Tapeworms And Jewish Grandmothers
by Robert S Desowitz
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 …
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Seven Daughters of Eve
by Bryan Sykes
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
by Brian Fagan
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 …
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Terror and Liberalism
by Paul Berman
He calls for a "new radicalism" and a "liberal American interventionism" to promote democratic values throughout the world - a vigorous new politics of American …
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America at the Crossroads
by Francis Fukuyama
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 …
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Saint Augustine
by Garry Wills
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 …
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The Dream Palace of the Arabs
by Fouad Ajami
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 …
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Peace be Upon You
by Zachary Karabell
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 …
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Coal
by Barbara E. Freese
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. …
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The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization
by Richard W. Bulliet
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 …
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A Letter in the Scroll
by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
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
by Karen Armstrong
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 …
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
by John Ray
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 …
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Bodies and Souls
by Isabel Vincent
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 …
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Mutants
by Armand Marie Leroi
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 …
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The Evolution of Christianity
by Marshall D. Johnson
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
by Barbara R. Rossing
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 …
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The Birth of Satan
by T. J. Wray
Includes information on hell, the names for God, evil, sin, etc.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
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?
by Keith Ward
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 …
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The Future of Christianity
by Arthur J. Bellinzoni
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 …
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A Call for Heresy
by Anouar Majid
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 …