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Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber
Par Rona Arato, Isabel Muñoz. 2023
Ruth Gruber didn't want to live an ordinary life, and she wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Born to a…
Jewish American family in 1911, she grew up to become a renowned journalist and activist. Her career spanned seven decades and led her to places that other reporters wouldn't or couldn't go, from Nazi Germany to the remote Arctic regions of the Soviet Union. At a time when women were expected to stay at home and raise families, Ruth told the stories of people in need and fought for their rights to live in safety and freedom.Paul: the mind of the Apostle
Par A. N Wilson. 1997
A portrait of Paul, the early Jewish convert to Christianity, whose written and spoken words served to advance and popularize…
the new faith. Traces his travels around the Roman Empire spreading Christ's word and proselytizing. Discusses the teachings set forth in Paul's epistlesAmerican Islam: growing up Muslim in America
Par Richard Wormser. 1994
The author provides an overview of Islam--its origins, history, and practice in America. Includes comments from young Muslims who discuss…
how they keep their faith amidst a more permissive American society. The author also examines the Nation of Islam, its prominent leaders, and its growth within the African American community. For junior and senior high readersThoughts on the East
Par Thomas Merton. 1995
Reflections of a noted Trappist monk and writer on major religions of the East. Defines and describes Taoism, Buddhism, Sufism,…
and Hinduism. Observes principles and themes that these religions share with their Western counterparts. Includes introductory materials by George WoodcockThe American Bar Association guide to home ownership: the complete and easy guide to all the law every home owner should know
Par American Bar Association. 1995
Explanation of the legal framework of rights and duties associated with home ownership. Discusses forms of ownership, deeds, titles, insurance,…
taxes, and the financial side of owning a home. Gives tips on avoiding liability, remodeling without getting swindled, and resolving problems with neighbors. Addresses special concerns of aging home ownersRuth, a portrait: the story of Ruth Bell Graham
Par Patricia Cornwell. 1997
Written by a popular crime novelist--a family friend--this account of the wife of evangelist Billy Graham begins with Ruth Bell's…
early life in China as a child of missionaries. Because she wanted to follow in her parents' footsteps, it took persuasion on Graham's part to convince her to marry him and become his helpmateMuhammad
Par M. A Cook. 1983
Life of the Arab merchant turned prophet and politician who established a religious state in western Arabia in the 620s.…
Cook discusses the history of monotheism; Koranic law; the concepts of the hijra, the jihad, and the umma; the importance of Mecca; and the origins of IslamThe road less traveled and beyond: spiritual growth in an age of anxiety
Par M. Peck. 1997
In this sequel to Further Along the Road Less Traveled (RC 37302, BR 9391), Peck offers additional ways in which…
people can lead more fulfilling lives in a world full of stress and anxiety, and discusses how "we can come to exist in a closer relationship to the Holy."Inside out
Par Lawrence Crabb. 1988
Dr. Crabb offers the promise that individuals really can trust God to help them overcome obstacles to realizing their God-given…
potential. Crabb further presents ways in which individuals can motivate themselves into taking an honest look at their potentialLight in my darkness
Par Helen Keller. 1994
Editor Ray Silverman revised and enlarged this edition of My Religion (RD 7388, BR 4072). Keller describes the influence that…
the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg had on her life from the age of sixteen. Keller wrote some of the passages as early as 1903. The original work was published in 1927 and later revised in 1960. This edition includes an introduction by Norman Vincent PealeNatural grace: dialogues on creation, darkness, and the soul in spiritualiy and science
Par Matthew Fox. 1996
A theologian and a scientist explore key spiritual concerns-- including creation, the soul, grace, prayer, and ritual--from their respective points…
of view. They challenge the mechanistic model of nature, preferring a more flexible approach that draws from various religions, philosophies, and cultural traditionsNever alone: a personal way to God
Par Joseph Girzone. 1994
Retired Catholic priest and author of the Joshua series, Girzone stresses his conviction of under- standing and emulating how Jesus…
lived and what he believed. He portrays Jesus as a happy person, free from the grip of material things, unhealthy attachments to people, obsessive hang-ups, or neurotic needs. To cultivate a relationship with Jesus, Girzone prescribes a "detached kind of prayer" rather than a demand for immediate responseThe measure of a man
Par Martin King. 1959
Two meditations by the well-known American civil rights leader: "What Is Man?" and "The Dimensions of a Complete Life," plus…
an excerpt from his April 3, 1968, speech. King calls upon his Christian heritage as he reflects on the nature of human existence and the moral duties of the individualIn this first volume of a new translation, Fox uses as his base the German translation done by Martin Buber…
and Franz Rosenzweig between 1925 and 1962. Guided by the principle that the Hebrew Bible was meant to be read aloud, Fox renders a poetic version with careful attention to rhythm and sound. Includes commentaries and notesStick a geranium in your hat and be happy
Par Barbara Johnson. 1993
Collection of five short essays regarding a person's relationship with God. Within each essay are sayings upon which the article…
hinges. Johnson's adages include: "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face" and "If there is no control, there is no responsibility."The American Bar Association guide to wills and estates: everything you need to know about wills, trusts, estates, and taxes
Par American Bar Association. 1995
Explains that a person's estate consists of real estate, tangible personal property such as cars and furniture, and intangible property…
such as pensions, bank accounts, and insurance. Guidelines for estate planning include information on wills, trusts, and living wills and cover common estate-planning situationsWhat happens when women pray
Par Evelyn Christenson. 1991
The 1968 national women's chairman for the Baptist General Conference shares her experiences in leading women in prayer. She offers…
the "Six Ss" rules for prayer groups: subject by subject, short prayers, simple prayers, specific prayer requests, silent periods, and small groups. Supports text with Bible passages and relates results obtained by many prayer groupsHow good do we have to be?: a new understanding of guilt and forgiveness
Par Harold Kushner. 1996
Kushner, who wrote When Bad Things Happen to Good People (RD 17257, BR 5310), believes individuals demand too much of…
themselves in regard to sin and guilt. By offering a different approach to the story of Adam and Eve, Kushner suggests that God forgives our mistakes--experiences from which people learn and grow. BestsellerWhat the taliban told me
Par Ian Fritz. 2023
A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost. When Ian Fritz…
joined the Air Force at eighteen, he did so out of necessity. He hadn't been accepted into college thanks to an indifferent high school career. He'd too often slept through his classes as he worked long hours at a Chinese restaurant to help pay the bills for his trailer-dwelling family in Lake City, Florida. But the Air Force recognizes his potential and sends him to the elite Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, to learn Dari and Pashto, the main languages of Afghanistan. By 2011, Fritz was an airborne cryptologic linguist and one of only a tiny number of people in the world trained to do this job on low-flying gunships. He monitors communications on the ground and determines in real time which Afghans are Taliban and which are innocent civilians. This eavesdropping is critical to supporting Special Forces units on the ground, but there is no training to counter the emotional complexity that develops as you listen to people's most intimate conversations. Over the course of two tours, Fritz listens to the Taliban for hundreds of hours, all over the country night and day, in moments of peace and in the middle of battle. What he hears teaches him about the people of Afghanistan—Taliban and otherwise—the war, and himself. Fritz's fluency is his greatest asset to the military, yet it becomes the greatest liability to his own commitment to the cause. Both proud of his service and in despair that he is instrumental in destroying the voices that he hears, What the Taliban Told Me is a brilliant, intimate coming-of-age memoir and a reckoning with our twenty years of war in AfghanistanRoman warfare
Par Adrian Goldsworthy. 2023
From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman…
Empire Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory. A ruthless approach to combat played a major part in Rome's history, creating an empire that eventually included much of Europe, the Near East and North Africa. What distinguished the Roman army from its opponents was the uncompromising and total destruction of its enemies. Yet this ferocity was combined with a genius for absorbing conquered peoples, creating one of the most enduring empires ever known. In Roman Warfare , celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy traces the history of Roman warfare from 753 BC, the traditional date of the founding of Rome by Romulus, to the eventual decline and fall of Roman Empire and attempts to recover Rome and Italy from the "barbarians" in the sixth century AD. It is the indispensable history of the most professional fighting force in ancient history, an army that created an Empire and changed the world