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The body book: a fantastic voyage to the world within
Par David Bodanis. 1984
Attempts to provide a description of the physiological processes involved in certain emotions and activities. Topics include fear and anger,…
sexual desire, conception and pregnancy, pain and illness, stress and worry. 1984.The blind watchmaker: Why The Evidence Of Evolution Reveals A Universe Without Design
Par Richard Dawkins. 1986
A controversial book which contends that evolution by natural selection - as originally outlined by Darwin - is the only…
answer to the biggest question of all: why do we exist? 1986.The Bible doesn't say that: 40 biblical mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings
Par Joel M Hoffman. 2016
Hoffman explores what the Bible meant before it was misinterpreted over the past 2,000 years. He walks the reader through…
dozens of mistranslations, misconceptions, and other misunderstandings about the Bible, covering the morality, lifestyle, theology, and biblical imagery. 2016.The Bible's cutting room floor: the Holy Scriptures missing from your Bible
Par Joel M Hoffman. 2014
The Bible you usually read is not the complete story. Some holy writings were left out for political or theological…
reasons, others simply because of the physical restrictions of ancient bookmaking technology. At times, the compilers of the Bible skipped information that they assumed everyone knew. Some passages were even omitted by accident. Here Dr. Joel M. Hoffman gives us the stories and other texts that didn't make it into the Bible. 2014.The big shift: navigating the new stage beyond midlife (Your coach in a box)
Par Marc Freedman. 2011
Freedman seeks to alleviate much of the hand-wringing surrounding the aging baby boomer generation. Freedman hopes that by providing guidance,…
training, education and support to the millions entering the 60 to 80-year-old life phase, a windfall of surprising and innovative solutions to many growing issues will be the result. 2011.The Bible: As If For The First Time (Spirituality and the Christian life series #Vol. 1)
Par H. A Nielsen. 1984
The birds of heaven: travels with cranes
Par Peter Matthiessen. 2001
Cranes, the largest flying birds on earth, are held near-sacred in many lands. The author chronicles his journeys in search…
of the world's fifteen species to Siberia, India, China, Japan, Australia, Africa, Europe, and America. He joins both scientists and peoples of these lands to portray the tenacious cranes' beauty and their struggle to survive. 2001.The bird in the waterfall: a natural history of oceans, rivers and lakes
Par Jerry Dennis. 1996
Explores the subject of water in nature and the history of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Delves into underground, surface, and…
sky waters and their properties, dynamics, and effects. Discusses related phenomena such as waves, tides, beaches, and waterfalls. 1996.Surmonter sa peine: paroles de réconfort
Par Adele Wilcox, Jeanne Maroun-Haddad. 2000
The barn at the end of the world: the apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist shepherd (The world As Home Ser.)
Par Mary Rose O'Reilley. 2000
O'Reilley embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this often hilarious book, she describes her work in an agricultural…
barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France. She seeks in both places a spirituality based not in "climbing out of the body" but rather in existing fully in the world. 2000.The beast within: why men are violent
Par Neil Boyd. 2000
Boyd examines the biological reasons that cause males to behave in a more violent manner than females. He discusses the…
evolutionary process, the environmental factors that contribute to male violence, and the changes that can be made in our society to decrease the incidence of male violence. 2000.The beak of the finch: a story of evolution in our time
Par Jonathan Weiner. 1994
Discusses the work of Peter and Rosemary Grant, who spent more than twenty years in the Galapagos Islands researching Charles…
Darwin's finches to confront Darwin's notion of evolution as a time-suspended process. Weiner incorporates research from other scientists to assert that evolution is dynamic, involving constant, even observable, change. L.A. Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. Winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. 1994.The animals among us: how pets make us human
Par John Bradshaw. 2017
Anthrozoologist John Bradshaw argues that pet-keeping is nothing less than an intrinsic part of human nature. An affinity for animals…
drove our evolution and now, without animals around us, we risk losing an essential part of ourselves. 2017.The be happy attitudes: eight positive attitudes that can transform your life
Par Robert Harold Schuller. 1985
A collection of humourous and surprising essays which examine the scientific explanation for certain human behaviours, the scientific world's attempts…
to re-examine history, including the Salem witch trials, and some of the stranger questions tackled by scientists. Sections on human behaviour, curiosities of life, science and history, natural battles and how things work are included. 1998.The Arctic wolf: living with the pack
Par L. David Mech. 1988
The author, a wildlife research biologist, describes his experiences in 1986-87 when he lived with a wolf pack in the…
high arctic region of Canada. He interacted with these wolves in their daily lives. 1988.The ancient Egyptian book of the dead
Par Raymond O Faulkner, Carol Andrews. 1985
The "Book of the Dead" is the name given to a collection of religious and magical texts from Ancient Egypt.…
Their aim was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife, and to give him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. In this book, the text translated is that found in the papyrus prepared for the scribe Ani. 1985.The ADHD effect on marriage: understand and rebuild your relationship in six steps
Par Melissa Orlov. 2010
Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, this straight-forward discussion offers advice from the…
author's personal experience and years of research. Orlov encourages both spouses to become active partners in improving their relationship and healing the fissures that ADHD can cause. c2010.The 100-minute Bible
Par Michael Hinton. 2005
The 100-Minute Bible picks out the principal stories of the life and ministry of its central character, Jesus Christ. The…
social and theological context of these stories is provided by outlining the ups and downs of the history of his nation, the Jews. It then proceeds to record the story of the growth of Christianity during the first century; firstly amongst the Jews themselves; then amongst the other peoples living in Israel and then throughout the eastern Mediterranean, even as far as Rome. 2005.The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic
Par Stephen R Covey. 1992