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The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus
Par Lee Strobel. 1998
Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, the author cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates who are recognized…
authorities in their own fields. He challenges them with questions like: How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible? Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event? It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure. 1998.Le guerrier pacifique: un chemin vers la lumière
Par Dan Millman. 1985
Comme un miroir, le guerrier pacifique renvoie à chacun l'image de sa vérité profonde. Dans ce livre inhabituel, Dan Millman,…
champion du monde sur trampoline, raconte son voyage extraordinaire à la découverte de lui-même. Guidé par un vieux guerrier plein de sagesse et d'humour, il triomphe peu à peu de ses peurs et de ses illusions. 1985. Titre uniforme: Way of the peaceful warrior.Le gai désespoir (Noms De Dieux Ser.)
Par André Comte-Sponville. 1999
Transcription intégrale d'un entretien diffusé sur les ondes radiophoniques belges où il est question d'accepter la vie telle qu'elle est…
avec ses difficultés mais aussi avec ses plaisirs et ses joies plutôt que d'en espérer une autre ici bas ou dans une autre vie. 1999.Heaven is for real: a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back
Par Lynn Vincent, Todd Burpo. 2010
Burpo, a pastor in Nebraska, relates the 2003 experiences reported by his three-year-old son Colton, who believes that during an…
emergency appendectomy he died, went to heaven, and returned to life. Colton describes seeing Jesus, angels, and deceased relatives. c2010.Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal (Read-On)
Par Eric Schlosser. 2001
An exposé of the fast-food industry, revealing its dubious production techniques, marketing strategies, and exploitation of workers. Deplores the industry's…
indifference to health problems it has fostered (obesity, food-borne disease) and criticizes its role in the spread of global corporate culture. Suggests solutions to the "McDonaldization of America." Bestseller. 2001.Assertiveness: the right to be you
Par Clare Walmsley. 1991
This practical guide to assertiveness was written to accompany the BBC television series "Tomorrow the World". You can discover how…
assertive you are; how to build up self esteem; how to identify your feelings, needs and rights as well as those of others and how to say NO and feel good about it! 1991.A million little pieces
Par James Frey. 2005
Memoir by a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, whose parents checked him into a Minnesota rehabilitation clinic as a last-step…
measure when he was twenty-three. Discusses his experiences there, including treatment methods he accepted and rejected to regain sobriety. This recording includes the publisher's and author's notes issued in response to the controversy over the accuracy of the book. Strong language. Bestseller. 2005.90 minutes in heaven: a true story of death & life (Strand Publishing Ser.)
Par Don Piper, Cecil B Murphey. 2004
Don Piper's ninety minutes in heaven changed his life and his perspective. Reading this book will give you the assurance…
that God is faithful to bring you through even the most horrific of circumstances. 2004.Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
Par Atul Gawande. 2014
In his previous books, Dr. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Now he examines…
its ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others’ - as human lives draw to a close. And he discovers how we can do better. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside down. He finds people who show us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about. The subject of a PBS documentary. Bestseller. 2014.Fast food nation: what the all-American meal is doing to the world
Par Eric Schlosser. 2002
The human animal
Par Phil Donahue. 1985
Talk-show host Donahue consulted authorities in the behavioural sciences. He includes such topics as how we differ from animals, nature…
vs. nurture, the human brain, and biological and cultural evolution. 1985.Sybil
Par Flora Rheta Schreiber. 1974
En 1954, Sybil appelait à son secours un psychiatre new-yorkais. Depuis son enfance, elle est sujette à des "passages à…
vide" pendant lesquels d'autres personnalités se substituaient à elle. Après 11 ans de thérapie, l'héroïne de ce récit authentique devint une jeune femme libre et harmonieuse. 1974.The Screwtape letters
Par C. S Lewis. 1998
Screwtape is an experienced devil. His nephew Wormwood is just at the start of his demonic career, and has been…
assigned to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. 1998.The three faces of Eve
Par Corbett H Thigpen, Hervey M Cleckley. 1957
Case study of multiple personalities by the two psychiatrists who treated a patient they called Eve White, Eve Black, and…
Jane to differentiate between her three distinct personalities: pure and saintly; coarse and seductive; and poised and mature. 1957.90 minutes in heaven: a true story of death & life
Par Cecil Murphey, Don Piper. 2004
Texas Baptist minister recounts his 1989 near-fatal car accident when he was declared dead at the scene. Describes experiencing heaven…
and reuniting with deceased loved ones, and regaining consciousness after being prayed over by a fellow preacher. Discusses his painful rehabilitation and initial desire to return to paradise. 2004.Beautiful boy: a father's journey through his son's meth addiction
Par David Sheff. 2007
Before meth, Sheff's son, Nic, was a varsity athlete, honour student, and award-winning journalist. After meth, he was a trembling…
wraith who stole money from his eight-year-old brother and lived on the streets. Sheff traces the first warning signs, the attempts at rehabilitation, and, at last, the way past addiction. He shows us that, whatever an addict's fate, the rest of the family must care for one another, too, lest they become addicted to addiction. Bestseller. 2008, c2007.Genesis: a living conversation
Par Bill D Moyers. 1996
A diverse group of panelists from the worlds of religion, academia, law, and art discuss the people and events of…
the initial book of the Bible. They explore the biblical characters and analyze the timeless moral themes of their stories. Companion volume to the PBS television series. 1996.Prozac nation: young and depressed in America
Par Elizabeth Wurtzel. 1996
Wurtzel claims to speak for herself and for a young generation facing major societal problems. A former popular-music critic for…
the New Yorker, she details her life with depression, from a despairing pre-adolescence through suicide attempts after college. Prozac has helped her, but she worries that its trendy reputation may minimize the seriousness of depression.A continual feast: words of comfort and celebration collected by Father Tim
Par Jan Karon. 2005
Words of wisdom, faith, and encouragement, as well as lively ideas, humor, commonsense advice, and more, that fictional Father Tim…
of Mitford has collected over the years from writers, philosophers, and the Bible. Companion to Patches of Godlight (DB 61575). 2005Secret Santa
Par Robert Tate Miller, Beth Polson. 2003
It's Christmas, and Indianapolis Sentinel reporter Rebecca Chandler has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Tired of covering the usual…
seasonal fluff -- and in no mood for warmth and sincerity -- she reluctantly accepts her editor's assignment to travel to nearby Hamden and cover the story of Secret Santa, a benevolent stranger who appears mysteriously every Christmas Eve to bestow a generous gift on someone less fortunate. But Rebecca has ideas of her own. Instead of the life affirming tearjerker her editor wants, she intends to write a hard-edged investigative piece unmasking the good samaritan. "After I'm done with him, he'll be known as the bleeding heart do-gooder, formerly known as Secret Santa. "That's what she thinks. Rebecca didn't count on Hamden, Indiana, a town that claims to live the Christmas spirit all year long. Small-town USA, complete with a main street diner and an Annual Christmas Pageant, Hamden is home to a cast of quirky characters, a handsome millionaire. . . and the most unlikely Secret Santa of them all. Determined to uncover the identity of the holiday philanthropist, Rebecca quickly learns that things are not always as they appear, and in the process of looking for Santa, Rebecca finds love, the honor of sacrifice. . . and the true meaning of Christmas. Giving in its purest formexpects nothing in return.