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Stebbins is a master stage-setter, and each development is intricately conceived. Biomedical researcher Erec Stebbins returns with the second book in his Daughter of Time trilogy, an exciting continuation of the foundation-rocking story...
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They Serve Bagels in Heaven
A consistent and humbling sense of the eternal pervades this memoir and makes it hard to resist the prevailing call to authenticity. Irene Weinberg’s debut contributes to the growing body of afterlife narratives, adding to it both a...
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Ganny's Journal
This moving, imaginative effort is certain to strike a chord with animal lovers. From experienced animal rehabilitation therapist Bettejeanne Hammond comes a sweet articulation of the relationship between a human and the dogs whom she...
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The Maze of the Last One
Compromised innocence builds an intimate tale of a violent time. A translated work from prolific Iraqi author Mohammad Al-Ahmed, "The Maze of the Last One" examines the tumultuous postwar political climate in Iraq, as witnessed by a...
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The Last Will and Testament of Zelda McFigg
Zelda’s tale brims with good humor and inventiveness. Playwright Betsy Robinson returns with a comedic novel about a wayward teacher who’s always one step away from grandeur, at least in her own mind. "The Last Will and Testament of...
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Lincoln and Religion
Historians trace Lincoln’s religious development with thorough but objective detail. University of New Mexico historians Margaret and Ferenc Szasz present an academically-centered study of the religious influences that shaped Abraham...
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Ask the Beasts
Rarely are theological works so lucidly constructed and gorgeously formed. "Ask the Beasts", a new theological effort from Fordham professor Elizabeth A. Johnson, pursues questions of humanity’s interdependence with and divinely...
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Outdoors in the Southwest
Collectively, these essays work to reignite love for the nation’s wilds while also reminding readers of their awesome and terrible power. "Outdoors in the Southwest", a collection of essays and interviews from historian and professor...