What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics
By: O. Carter Snead
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
One of the Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Books of the Year A leading expert on public bioethics …
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1. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
By: Neil Postman , Andrew Postman
4.15
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls … read more
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- cultural
- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
"The written word endures, the spoken word disappears"-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"We rarely talk about television, only about what’s on television"-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"Writing is defined as "a conversation with no one and yet with everyone."-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"With television, we vault ourselves into a continuous, incoherent present."-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2. Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
By: Leonard Sax
4.08
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Are boys and girls really that different? Twenty years ago, doctors and researchers didn’t think so… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- psychology
- science
"Dr. Melvin Connors sums it up nicely in just three words: "culture stretches biology"-Leonard Sax, Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
"Quoting an experienced school counselor: "You can't change a bully into a flower child, but you can change him into a knight."-Leonard Sax, Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
"Gender is important, gender is complicated and gender is meaningful. Know your child and celebrate the kind of girl or boy your child is becoming."-Leonard Sax, Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
"Girls spend slightly more time playing with the doll than with the truck. Boys on the other hand typically spend great deal more time playing with the truck rather than with the doll."-Leonard Sax, Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
3. The Early Church (The Pelican History of the Church, #1)
By: Henry Chadwick
3.41
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive f… read more
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- nonfiction
4. At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)
By: Jan Karon
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
Enter the world of Mitford, and you won't want to leave. It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In t… read more
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5. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus
By: Mark Dever
3.33
Format: 161 pages, Hardcover
Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more
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6. The Quest for Cosmic Justice
By: Thomas Sowell
4.33
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
This is not a comforting book -- it is a book about disturbing issues that are urgently important t… read more
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7. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
8. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
By: Bernard Bailyn
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
In this 25th anniversary edition, Bailyn has added a substantial essay, Fulfillment, as a Postscrip… read more
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9. A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
By: W. Phillip Keller
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want..." Travel the shepherd's path to the green pastur… read more
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10. Pastors and Their Critics: A Guide to Coping with Criticism in the Ministry
By: Joel R. Beeke
4.39
Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition
Every pastor knows what it’s like to be criticized. But how does he respond? And how does he offer … read more
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11. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
By: Abigail Shrier
4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more
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- cultural
- nonfiction
- sociology
- psychology
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
12. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
By: Max Hastings
4.40
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
13. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
By: Casey Means
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more
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- medicine
- nonfiction
- science
14. Rebel in the Ranks: Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Conflicts That Continue to Shape Our World
By: Brad S. Gregory
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Martin Luther published his 95 Theses in October 1517, he had no intention of starting a revol… read more
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- nonfiction
15. Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam
By: Raymond Ibrahim
4.64
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth
By: Catherine Pakaluk
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of America's most interesting yet overlooked women. In the midst of a historic "birth d… read more
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- nonfiction
17. Held
By: Anne Michaels
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more
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"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."-Anne Michaels, Held
18. Evangelical Anxiety: A Memoir
By: Charles Marsh
3.64
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting spiritual memoir, the writer, scholar, and commentator tells the story of his stru… read more
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- nonfiction
19. Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be
By: Timothy P. Carney
4.09
Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition
The bestselling author of Alienated America traveled the country asking families and experts the sa… read more
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- cultural
- politics
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sociology
20. Christ our Salvation: Expositions and Proclamations
By: John B. Webster
4.61
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
The church's vocation is to treasure the gospel and live it out. The late theologian John Webster b… read more
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21. What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics
By: O. Carter Snead
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
One of the Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Books of the Year A leading expert on public bioethics … read more
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- science
- politics
- medicine
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sexuality
- sociology
- anthropology
