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The Probability of Everything
Par Sarah Everett. 2023
“One of the best books I have read this year (maybe ever).” —Colby Sharp, Nerdy Book ClubNPR Books We Love…
2023 | Publishers Weekly Best of 2023 | Winner of the Governor General's Literary Awards for Young People's LiteratureA heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and facts, as she navigates grief and loss at a moment when life as she knows it changes forever.Eleven-year-old Kemi Carter loves scientific facts, specifically probability. It's how she understands the world and her place in it. Kemi knows her odds of being born were 1 in 5.5 trillion and that the odds of her having the best family ever were even lower. Yet somehow, Kemi lucked out.But everything Kemi thought she knew changes when she sees an asteroid hover in the sky, casting a purple haze over her world. Amplus-68 has an 84.7% chance of colliding with earth in four days, and with that collision, Kemi’s life as she knows it will end.But over the course of the four days, even facts don’t feel true to Kemi anymore. The new town she moved to that was supposed to be “better for her family” isn’t very welcoming. And Amplus-68 is taking over her life, but others are still going to school and eating at their favorite diner like nothing has changed. Is Kemi the only one who feels like the world is ending?With the days numbered, Kemi decides to put together a time capsule that will capture her family’s truth: how creative her mother is, how inquisitive her little sister can be, and how much Kemi's whole world revolves around her father. But no time capsule can change the truth behind all of it, that Kemi must face the most inevitable and hardest part of life: saying goodbye."My heart hurt as I raced through the last chapters of this unique book that shines a light on family, friends, grief, and love." —Lisa Yee, author of Maizy Chen's Last Chance![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/UZ/UZbhITiy4AFlizkwPmOPQhop3potKl7otL335XbEfnI-SMALL.png)
Kunoichi bunny
Par Sara Cassidy. 2022
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. "In this amusing wordless picture book, a young toddler uses her stuffed bunny to perform a number of daring acts."![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/wl/wlGT7jDzdhW4d6i1vUR2KRREI_J5oSjVDsX0x4dvdSQ-SMALL.jpg)
Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?: Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation
Par Robert Bartlett. 2013
A sweeping, authoritative, and entertaining history of the Christian cult of the saints from its origin to the ReformationFrom its…
earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Robert Bartlett examines all of the most important aspects of the saints—including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar, literature, and art.The book explores the central role played by the bodies and body parts of saints, and the special treatment these relics received. From the routes, dangers, and rewards of pilgrimage, to the saints' impact on everyday life, Bartlett's account is an unmatched examination of an important and intriguing part of the religious life of the past—as well as the present.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/ZI/ZIpigYep9JXSn6EfD9SDbQsRc-WPddncU_5DFJRkuL0-SMALL.jpg)
Keeping Faith at Princeton: A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities
Par Frederick Houk Borsch. 2012
An inside look at how religious diversity came to PrincetonIn 1981, Frederick Houk Borsch returned to Princeton University, his alma…
mater, to serve as dean of the chapel at the Ivy League school. In Keeping Faith at Princeton, Borsch tells the story of Princeton's journey from its founding in 1746 as a college for Presbyterian ministers to the religiously diverse institution it is today. He sets this landmark narrative history against the backdrop of his own quest for spiritual illumination, first as a student at Princeton in the 1950s and later as campus minister amid the turmoil and uncertainty of 1980s America.Borsch traces how the trauma of the Depression and two world wars challenged the idea of progress through education and religion—the very idea on which Princeton was founded. Even as the numbers of students gaining access to higher education grew exponentially after World War II, student demographics at Princeton and other elite schools remained all male, predominantly white, and Protestant. Then came the 1960s. Campuses across America became battlegrounds for the antiwar movement, civil rights, and gender equality. By the dawn of the Reagan era, women and blacks were being admitted to Princeton. So were greater numbers of Jews, Catholics, and others. Borsch gives an electrifying insider's account of this era of upheaval and great promise.With warmth, clarity, and penetrating firsthand insights, Keeping Faith at Princeton demonstrates how Princeton and other major American universities learned to promote religious diversity among their students, teachers, and administrators.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/We/WeRoQ7OCtoZ4wDZHGoze_1hhMPSU6xaI5G6Gzd6_yns-SMALL.jpg)
Much has been written about the profound impact the post-World War II baby boomers had on American religion. But the…
lifestyles and beliefs of the generation that has followed--and the influence these younger Americans in their twenties and thirties are having on the face of religion--are not so well understood. It is this next wave of post-boomers that Robert Wuthnow examines in this illuminating book. What are their churchgoing habits and spiritual interests and needs? How does their faith affect their families, their communities, and their politics? Interpreting new evidence from scores of in-depth interviews and surveys, Wuthnow reveals a generation of younger adults who, unlike the baby boomers that preceded them, are taking their time establishing themselves in careers, getting married, starting families of their own, and settling down--resulting in an estimated six million fewer regular churchgoers. He shows how the recent growth in evangelicalism is tapering off, and traces how biblical literalism, while still popular, is becoming less dogmatic and more preoccupied with practical guidance. At the same time, Wuthnow explains how conflicts between religious liberals and conservatives continue--including among new immigrant groups such as Hispanics and Asians--and how in the absence of institutional support many post-boomers have taken a more individualistic, improvised approach to spirituality. Wuthnow's fascinating analysis also explores the impacts of the Internet and so-called virtual churches, and the appeal of megachurches. After the Baby Boomers offers us a tantalizing look at the future of American religion for decades to come.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/qo/qo43f10MIkHLg-Ap6_YAeghgT25H_ba_TzaP7wnCWnw-SMALL.jpg)
Reforming the World: The Creation of America's Moral Empire (America in the World #4)
Par Ian Tyrrell. 2010
Reforming the World offers a sophisticated account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American…
missionaries and moral reformers undertook work abroad at an unprecedented rate and scale. Looking at various organizations such as the Young Men's Christian Association and the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, Ian Tyrrell describes the influence that the export of American values had back home, and explores the methods and networks used by reformers to fashion a global and nonterritorial empire. He follows the transnational American response to internal pressures, the European colonies, and dynamic changes in global society. Examining the cultural context of American expansionism from the 1870s to the 1920s, Tyrrell provides a new interpretation of Christian and evangelical missionary work, and he addresses America's use of "soft power." He describes evangelical reform's influence on American colonial and diplomatic policy, emphasizes the limits of that impact, and documents the often idiosyncratic personal histories, aspirations, and cultural heritage of moral reformers such as Margaret and Mary Leitch, Louis Klopsch, Clara Barton, and Ida Wells. The book illustrates that moral reform influenced the United States as much as it did the colonial and quasi-colonial peoples Americans came in contact with, and shaped the architecture of American dealings with the larger world of empires through to the era of Woodrow Wilson. Investigating the wide-reaching and diverse influence of evangelical reform movements, Reforming the World establishes how transnational organizing played a vital role in America's political and economic expansion.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/Uq/Uqjh1sEWtrfUxXccwKg6zFaZPuFfNjjpbT3I30Fjb00-SMALL.jpg)
The Historical Jesus in Context (Princeton Readings in Religions #27)
Par Amy-Jill Levine, Dale C. Allison Jr. and John Dominic Crossan. 2007
The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and…
archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and descriptions of a broad range of texts that shed new light on the Jesus of history, including pagan prayers and private inscriptions, miracle tales and martyrdoms, parables and fables, divorce decrees and imperial propaganda. The translated materials--from Christian, Coptic, and Jewish as well as Greek, Roman, and Egyptian texts--extend beyond single phrases to encompass the full context, thus allowing readers to locate Jesus in a broader cultural setting than is usually made available. This book demonstrates that only by knowing the world in which Jesus lived and taught can we fully understand him, his message, and the spread of the Gospel. Gathering in one place material that was previously available only in disparate sources, this formidable book provides innovative insight into matters no less grand than first-century Jewish and Gentile life, the composition of the Gospels, and Jesus himself.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/9k/9kdY767WwTsTyU22lrhZA_6Gy8SMxSQOW0D7_ASUJ7o-SMALL.jpg)
The Irreducibility of the Human Person: A Catholic Synthesis
Par Mark K. Spencer. 2022
Catholic philosophical anthropologists have defended views of the human person on which we are irreducible to anything non-personal. For example,…
it is not the case that we are nothing but matter, souls, or parts of society. But many Catholic anthropologies have overlooked ways in which we are irreducible and so have not given an adequate account of the uniqueness of each human person. This book presents a philosophical portrait of human persons that depicts each way in which we are irreducible, with the goal of guiding the reader to perceive, wonder at, and love all the unique features of human persons. It builds this portrait by showing how claims from many strands of the Catholic tradition can be synthesized. These strands include Thomism, Scotism, phenomenology, personalism, nouvelle théologie, analytic philosophy, and Greek and Russian thought. The book focuses on how these traditions' claims are grounded in experience and on how they help us to perceive irreducible features of persons. While many metaphysical claims about persons are defended, the picture of persons that ultimately emerges is one on which persons are best grasped not through abstract concepts but through aesthetic perception and love, as unique kinds of beauty. This book also explores irreducible features of our subjectivity, senses, intellect, freedom, and affections, and of our souls, bodies, and activities. It includes discussions of divine simplicity and causality, and of the nature of angels, matter, organisms, and artifacts, all of which must be understood to fully grasp our irreducibility. In showing how to synthesize various traditions' claims, the book also offers new solutions to a number of debates in Catholic philosophy. These include debates over natural law, the natural desire to see God, the separated soul, integralism and personalism, idealist and realist phenomenology, and scholastic accounts of the act of existence.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/6r/6r6ovKSagNi8WOEwoENMpCLcFP2hC23a9lCyAw8lvdA-SMALL.jpg)
Raising a Kid Who Can: Simple Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Adaptability and Emotional Strength
Par Catherine McCarthy, Heather Tedesco, Jennifer Weaver. 2023
Three mental health professionals cut through the "parenting advice" noise with this accessible, easy-to-skim book filled with actionable strategies and tips…
to build a child's capacity to thrive where they are planted, in good times and bad. It&’s time to parent smarter, not harder. Filled with scientifically based and eminently actionable advice and strategies, Raising a Kid Who Can boils down the ten essential things that every child needs to thrive so that parents can stop drowning in information and get to the business of raising healthier, happier humans. Written by three mental health professionals who work with families, organized for easy skimming, and designed to be useful at any stage in a child&’s life, the book devotes one short, impactful chapter per principle, including Resilience, Attention and Self-Control, Psychological Flexibility, Self-Motivation, Compassion and Gratitude. The result is a new approach to a parenting guide, one that takes a wholistic approach to nurturing a child&’s development and help parents get right to the information they need, when they need it.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/2O/2OEwb1v0d5cGH9oFoWyv1irH92vz4kvh4dZ4XRh7Ny0-SMALL.jpg)
Walking to Jerusalem: Blisters, hope and other facts on the ground
Par Justin Butcher. 1993
2017 marked three important anniversaries for the Palestinian people: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration; 50 years since the Six-day…
War; and ten years since the Blockade of Gaza. As an act of penance, solidarity and hope, actor and musician Justin Butcher - along with ten other companions for the full route, plus another hundred joining him for various stretches along the way - walked from London to Jerusalem. This book is the record of his journey: a combination of walking journal, travel writing and pilgrim stories. It's less of a travel guide to walking across Europe and more an exploration of the many strands radiating from the Holy Land and its narrative, weaving paths across place and history, through the lives of Justin's fellow-walkers - and, of course, his own life. Between the route itinerary and the themes of Balfour and Christian Zionism, Weizmann and cordite, colonialism, Jerusalem Syndrome and Desert spirituality, Justin charts a chronicle of serendipity: happenstances hilarious, infuriating and occasionally numinous - or, as pilgrims might say, encounters with the Divine.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/A2/A247XvkT_yaBmlk-b4RzhxakbEtAqpZs4x0Bv2DfE30-SMALL.jpg)
Café Theology: Exploring love, the universe and everything (ALPHA BOOKS)
Par Michael Lloyd. 2005
If theology doesn't stretch our minds, it probably won't stretch our lives.In Café Theology, Michael Lloyd invites us to travel…
on a journey from Creation to New Creation, visiting the Fall, the Incarnation, Resurrection and Ascension, and stopping off at the Trinity and the Church. Michael's inimitable gift for mixing insightful theology with unflinching honesty and a fantastic sense of humour offers an enriching view of life and the Life-Giver.You don't have to be a professor to understand this book - it's written for anyone who wants to explore theology more deeply, with a study guide to help think through each topic. Readers will be refreshed and encouraged as this distinctive book makes theology applicable to our ordinary lives.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/lM/lMiFCNiTT6ZBE5BAllFJleGtYRKC5aGezxm_Wzp6vHQ-SMALL.jpg)
Mother's Love Is . . .
Par Mina Parker. 2008
A powerful book of motherhood quotes dedicated to the loving role that moms play in their children’s lives from the…
author of 365 Excuse Me . . . .While it’s difficult to truly capture the weight and power of a mother’s love, this book by author Mina Parker comes close. Filled with a diverse pool of quotes, many from incredible women such as Oprah Winfrey, Erma Bombeck, and Erica Jong, as well as African proverbs, Parker has crafted a book that beautifully details a mother’s heart. In addition, each quote is masterfully paired with a single sentence that expresses what a mother’s love is.This book demonstrates that a mother’s love is truly so many things. A mother’s love is both powerful and gentle, all knowing and yet all forgiving. It never fails to find us when we need it, and it lifts us up when we’re down. These quotes celebrate motherhood, and the joy, comfort, courage, inspiration, and most of all, love that moms bring into our lives. Each word offered in this book is in praise of mothers everywhere and honors the love they carry.Open up this inspirational book and find:A beautiful and thoughtful curation of quotesAn insight into what it means to be a motherThe perfect gift for new moms, seasoned moms, and soon-to-be moms!![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/CS/CSnWO4WenpHbLgMywM_3zvxhAQTp2O1WvR0q66nn1K0-SMALL.jpg)
Deep Breaths: The New Mom's Handbook to Your Baby's First Year
Par Michelle Pearson. 2017
A modern millennial mom’s survival guide to what’s next after pregnancy, giving birth, and getting that newborn baby home.This isn’t…
your grandma’s parenting book. Michelle Pearson, YouTube parenting vlogger and mother of five, brings her inspiring and motivating parenting stories, tips, and tricks for the modern millennial mom. From what to expect as the pregnancy develops to the milestones within the first twelve months, Michelle knows that the journey will have highs, lows and the occasional unexpected surprise.In her newborn baby book, YouTuber and mom of 5 Michelle Pearson details:What to expect during pregnancyWhat to expect during the first yearThe importance of finding your mother tribeHow to embrace motherhood with all its ups and downsHow to continue managing your careerHow to continue your social lifePraise for Deep Breaths“Informs, empowers, and inspires you to have a sweet and satisfying first year with your bundle of joy.” —Dawn Dais, author of The Sh!t No One Tells You“Reading Michelle’s journey as both a mom and a millennial woman, with hopes and admirations of her own, I couldn’t help but feel like I was sitting down to coffee with a close friend, sharing some of our hardest and most beautiful struggles. Michelle’s depiction of both the blessings and the challenges that every millennial mom faces is raw, refreshing, and shows truly how unique the millennial generation is. Sharing her high moments, as well as the low, you get an intimate look into her life as both a young woman and also a mom who is passionate about everything she does . . . . Michelle so candidly speaks life and hope into a generation of moms who just want someone to tell them they're doing it “right.” —Jaimie Kight, YouTube vlogger![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/hg/hgvcy3CwkxhJ4etxETEhpZr9cazlMaj8RSh8fR0WQG8-SMALL.jpg)
35 Questions for Those Who Hate the Prosperity Gospel
Par Jonathan Shuttlesworth. 2023
Jonathan Shuttlesworth Boldly Confronts the Critics, Skeptics, and Misconceptions Surrounding the Prosperity GospelIf you're tired of hearing baseless criticisms of…
the prosperity message, this book is for you. "35 Questions for Those Who Hate the Prosperity Gospel" equips you with the knowledge and insight to boldly and confidently receive God's plan for your prosperity.As someone who has experienced poverty firsthand, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher, Jonathan Shuttlesworth knows that God did not create us to be poor or sick. With unwavering conviction, he challenges misguided beliefs that hold many Christians back from experiencing the abundant life God has promised. With his no-holds-barred approach, Shuttlesworth tackles the critics head-on with a series of thought-provoking questions they often struggle to answer.Discover:• Why God never intended for anyone to live in poverty.• How the Bible itself supports a message of wealth, abundance, and stewardship.• The real reasons behind the criticisms of prosperity teachings.• The profound impact of prosperity on the Church and the world.• A fresh perspective on how prosperity can be a force for good.If you've ever struggled to reconcile Christianity with prosperity, this book is your guide to breaking free from misconceptions and embracing God's abundant blessings.About the Author:Jonathan Shuttlesworth is an evangelist and founder of Revival Today, a global ministry dedicated to reaching lost and hurting people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is also the pastor of Revival Today Church, a Holy Spirit-filled, Bible-believing church that blesses families and the nation.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/Hv/HvAnYGPI_X7jn2_FIB5YT8fsMQ4kF_LO0uxW7PbMNAA-SMALL.jpg)
Small Pleasures: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Par Clare Chambers. 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard 'A very fine book... It's witty and sharp…
and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pastiche'David Nicholls'Perfect'India Knight 'Beautiful' Jessie Burton'Wonderful'Richard Osman 'Miraculous'Tracy Chevalier 'A wonderful novel. I loved it'Nina Stibbe 'Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind' Lissa Evans 'This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don't want you to be without it'Lucy Mangan'Gorgeous... If you're looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more' Pandora Sykes'Remarkable... Small Pleasures is no small pleasure'The Times'An irresistible novel - wry, perceptive and quietly devastating'Mail on Sunday'Chambers' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity' Guardian'An almost flawlessly written tale of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish' The Sunday Times 1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness. But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.Book of the Year for: The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro, Spectator, Red Magazine and Good Housekeeping![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/ck/ckMSEgjGxV-L-ON8Vc0CHWr1iI-Uz4-p5iT-9AHXJnk-SMALL.jpg)
Democratization of Indian Christianity: Hegemony, Accessibility, and Resistance
Par Ashok Kumar Mocherla, James Ponniah. 2024
This book highlights the transformative potential of democratic Church and Christian community in India. In the light of both ongoing…
and, also to some extent, foregone sociopolitical and theological challenges confronting Indian Christianity, this book invokes the need to democratize Indian Christianity in terms of its theology, liturgy, teachings, practices, resources, leadership roles, and institutional power relations/sharing by keeping contemporary “social realities” of Indian Christians at the core of its approach and discourse. It explores internal challenges – of caste, class, gender, and regional contestations – and external forces of communalism and majoritarianism confronting Indian Christianity today. Further, it underlines the importance of dignity, equality, fraternity, freedom, and responsibility emerging at an organizational level through strong mechanisms of deliberation, decision-making, and execution. A major contribution to religious studies in India, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of religion, especially Christian theology, South Asian studies, politics, and sociology.![](https://www.bookshare.org/cover/Mn/Mn-XTgJ8RNJy5kPMyICVDsaDtjHL4yx1WFHrBc1jsc8-SMALL.jpg)
What's My Tween Thinking?: Practical Child Psychology for Modern Parents
Par Tanith Carey. 2024
Parenting just got tougher. As your child&’s brain rewires, hormones kick in, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family…
conflict emerges. But help is at hand.Divided into two sections – aged 8 to 10 and aged 10 to 12 – this practical parenting book is grounded in evidence-based psychology, exploring the science at work during this period of your child&’s development.Taking 75 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world issues head-on, from sibling clashes and sulks to more serious concerns as your child edges towards their teenage years, such as handling anger, body consciousness, online safety, and self-harm.Discover how to create a supportive environment at home and how your behavior can help your tween manage whatever life throws at them as you also explore: -Difficult topics relevant to parents today, such as pornography and self-harm.-Everyday topics include clashes over sleepovers, first phones, homework, and going out with friends.-Content by Dr Angharad Rudkin, who is a child psychology expert, and Tanith Carey, a well-known parenting journalist who writes regularly for the Guardian.Building a strong relationship based on mutual trust and respect will ensure a smooth transition into your child&’s teenage years.