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Gilliland's name appears first on the earlier editions.
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Young Fred is a Jewish boy who is stretched between the divergent values of parents who cannot tolerate one another. Fred's father, Abe, is a brilliantly talented salesman whose relentless will drives him to succeed at any cost. He marries Stella, an abstract artist, the student ...of de Kooning and Hans Hofmann--but she is also the daughter of a wealthy industrialist with whom Abe forges an alliance. When the marriage founders, Fred's world is assaulted and he must negotiate the tense family divide.
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In 1967, a river patrol officer on Vietnams Mekong River Delta, rescued a badly wounded Vietnamese child and arranged for her treatment and education, then lost track of her during the Tet Offensive. Years later, they were reunited. Here, they each tell their amazing intersecting... stories of war and peace.
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Sleepy Benteen County, Kansas, turns frantic on election day. The religious right is out to unseat Sheriff English, whose deputy rams a school bus carrying the teen choir. A student smuggles a gun into the school and begins shooting. Its enough to make a sheriff wonder why he wan...ts to serve another term.
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Fred Waitzkin became smitten with chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972.When his own son emerges as a chess prodigy, the Fischer myth profoundly affects his dreams for his son. This is the story of a father-son relationship, from the moment six-year-old J...osh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship.
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Joshua Speed, the enterprising second son of a wealthy plantation owner, has struck off on his own. But before long he makes a surprising and crucial new acquaintance--a freshly minted lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln.When an orphaned girl from a neighboring town is found mu...rdered and suspicion falls on her aunt, Speed makes it his mission to clear her good name. Of course, he'll need the legal expertise of his unusual new friend. Together, Lincoln and Speed fight to bring justice to their small town. But as more bodies are discovered and the investigation starts to come apart at the seams, there's one question on everyone's lips: Does Lincoln have what it takes to crack his first murder case?Inspired by actual events from the American frontier, Jonathan Putnam's thrilling debut, These Honored Dead, brings a verve and vigor to the historical mystery genre that readers haven't seen since Caleb Carr's The Alienist.
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to live through a bioweapon attack or to have every aspect of your life governed by invisible ants? In Cory Doctorow's collection of novellas, he wields his formidable experience in technology and computing to give us mind-bending sci-fi tale...s that explore the possibilities of information technology--and its various uses--run amok. Anda's Game is a spin on the bizarre new phenomenon of cyber sweatshops, in which people are paid very low wages to play online games all day in order to generate in-game wealth, which can be converted into actual money. Another tale tells of the heroic exploits of sysadmins --systems administrators--as they defend the cyberworld, and hence the world at large, from worms and bioweapons. And yes, there is a story about zombies too.
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Yarn-spinner Nofziger is at the top of his form in this fast-paced adventure from the American frontier. Nofziger's large and colorful cast and exquisite story-telling bring to life the old west with all the color and verve commanded by his friend, the late Louis L' Amour.
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Scripture tells us that God has given us everything we need for life and godliness. But what makes a Christian godly? In The Practice of Godliness (the sequel to his bestselling The Pursuit of Holiness), Jerry Bridges examines what it means to grow in Christian character, and hel...ps us establish the foundation upon which that character is built. Bridges opens our eyes to see how character formation affects the way we relate to God, to ourselves, and to others. He offers insights on how we can deepen our devotion to God and how to seek the Holy Spirit's action in training ourselves to be godly. This book will help you establish an inward foundation of God-centeredness, and then build an outward structure of Godlikeness.
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Our perception of God makes a difference in every crevice of our character, from our inner anxieties to our public conversations. It determines whether we're trusting or suspicious, whether we're happy or discontent - and whether or not we can rely on God matters mightily on the ...day of our death. Mark Buchanan's third book continues his penetrating exploration of the God we worship. Bravely and honestly, he poses the direst question of human existence: Can God be trusted?
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