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Robert Pogue Harrison

In this wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Robert Pogue Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest's place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us so urgently. Consistently insightful and beautifully written, this work is especially compelling at a time when the forest, as a source of wonder, respect, and meaning, disappears daily from the earth." Forests is one of the...

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Robert Harrison

Macbeth is one of the greatest plays ever written, but Shakespeare's depiction of Macbeth bears little resemblance to the truth. The real Macbeth lived in a time of constant battle between those Scots who followed the Celtic system of electing the King, and those who followed the English system of Inheriting the crown in the direct line of succession. Macbeth and Duncan were both grandsons of King Malcolm, but when the King named Duncan as his successor, it caused great resentment, resulti...

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Robert W Harrison

What if God is not something you find-but something you remember?The divine presence you seek lives within consciousness itself-closer than breath. Creating God is not about inventing the sacred but uncovering what has always been here: love, awareness, and unity obscured by fear and illusion.In Creating God: Reclaiming Love, Truth, and Moral Clarity in an Age of Confusion, Robert W. Harrison guides readers beyond belief and doctrine to di...

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Robert Pogue Harrison

"A meditation on the human condition in an age when the old aspire to be young" from the author of Forests: The Shadow of Civilization ( Children's Literature).How old are you? The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer. For we age simultaneously in different ways: biologically, psychologically, socially. And we age within the larger framework of a culture, in the midst of a history that predates us and will outl...

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Robert Harrison

A young Wyatt Harrison grows dissatisfied with the drudgery of working on the family farm in northern Alabama and contending with an unpredictable father during the early 1870's. His decision to leave home and find a life more to his liking is soon immersed in trouble. Following a series of conformations with a co-worker, he is attacked one night with deadly intentions. The resulting fight is brutal, leaving two seriously injured and another fatally wounded. This time Wyatt runs from the l...

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Neil James Hudson, Harrison V. Perry, Robert Collings, Holly McGinnis, William S. Hubbartt, Peri Dwyer Worrell, J. Grace Pennington

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After Dinner Conversation Magazine

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - May 2022Dampening: Law enforcement from previously genocidal enemies are forced to work together to solve a possible murder.The Big, Immovable I: Daphne is institutionalized while trying to answer the question, "Why am I, I?"The Man Who Killed The Dog: A man slowly goes crazy because he is unable to come to terms with his past.

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Robert Harrison

In this provocative study, Robert Harrison provides new insight into grassroots reconstruction after the Civil War and into the lives of those most deeply affected, the newly emancipated African Americans. Harrison argues that the District of Columbia, far from being marginal to the Reconstruction story, was central to Republican efforts to reshape civil and political relations, with the capital a testing ground for Congressional policy makers. The study describes the ways in which federal...

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Mark Troy, Elizabeth Elwood, Nikki Knight, Hal Charles, Harry Harrison, Thomas M. Disch, Robert F. Young, August Derleth, Edgar Wallace, Jack Sharkey

This is BCW's last issue of the year—which explains why we have a New Year’s story from Elizabeth Elwood (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). We also have original mysteries from Mark Troy (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and Nikki Knight (a new Grace the Hit Mom story), plus a complete short story collection by Edgar Wallace, plus a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.Five classics this time on the science fiction & fantasy front, from some of...

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Ian Ramsey Centre Studies in Science and Religion

Can scientific explanation ever make reference to God or the supernatural? The present consensus is no; indeed, a naturalistic stance is usually taken to be a distinguishing feature of modern science. Some would go further still, maintaining that the success of scientific explanation actually provides compelling evidence that there are no supernatural entities, and that true science, from the very beginning, was opposed to religious thinking. Science without God? Rethinking the History...

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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Selma Lagerlöf, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Max Brand, George MacDonald, Sophie May, Louisa May Alcott, Alphonse Daudet, William John Locke, Guy de Maupassant, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Benito Pérez Galdós, Armando Palacio Valdés, Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick, Anthony Trollope, Marcel Prévost, Beatrix Potter, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Bret Harte, Lucas Malet, Thomas Nelson Page, O. Henry, Saki, François Coppée, Maud Lindsay, Alice Hale Burnett, Walter Crane, André Theuriet, Amy Ella Blanchard, Isabel Cecilia Williams, Amanda M. Douglas, Edgar Wallace, Booker T. Washington, Olive Thorne Miller, Vernon Lee, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, Kate Upson Clark, Ernest Ingersoll, Willis Boyd Allen, F. L. Stealey, L. Frank Baum, J. M. Barrie, Eleanor H. Porter, Annie F. Johnston, Jacob A. Riis, Elbridge S. Brooks, Edward A. Rand, Florence L. Barclay, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Harrison S. Morris, Robert E. Howard, Marjorie L. C. Pickthall, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry van Dyke, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Madame d'Aulnoy, A. S. Boyd, Juliana Horatia Ewing, Brothers Grimm, Nora A. Smith, Phebe A. Curtiss, Nellie C. King, Lucy Wheelock, Frederick E. Dewhurst, Jay T. Stocking, Anna Robinson, Florence M. Kingsley, M. A. L. Lane, Elizabeth Harkison, F. E. Mann, Winifred M. Kirkland, Katherine Pyle, Grace Margaret Gallaher, Elia W. Peattie, F. Arnstein, James Weber Linn, Antonio Maré, Jules Simon, Marion Clifford, E. E. Hale, Georg Schuster, Matilda Betham Edwards, Angelo J. Lewis, Raymond McAlden, Pedro A. de Alarcón, Maxime du Camp

Within the tome of "100 Christmas Classics" lies an anthology that traverses the spirit of winter festivities, penned by a multitude of literary luminaries. This collection acts as a nostalgic journey through a tapestry of styles ranging from enchanting folklore to poignant realism, all centered on themes of love, joy, and the timeless human longing for connection during the holiday season. Readers can anticipate diverse narratives, each offering a unique flavor to the Christmas tradition,...

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Andrew M. Abernathy, Stephen P. Andon, Meredith M. Bagley, Mariann Bardocz-Bencsik, Brandon Boatwright, Ann E. Burnette, Anthony Cavaiani, A. Michelle Clemon, Tamás Dóczi, Andrea Fallon-Korb, Lillian B. Feder, Beth Fielding-Lloyd, Konadu Gyamfi, Virginia S. Harrison, Megan R. Hill, Robert Kwame, Anthony LaStrape, Katherine L. Lavelle, John McGuire, Anthony Moretti, Korryn D. Mozisek, Ray Murray, Alison Novak, Vincent Peña, Shannon Scovel, Brian G. Smith, Carolina Velloso, Mia Long Anderson

Social Justice and the Modern Athlete: Exploring the Role of Athlete Activism in Social Change is an edited volume in which editor Mia Long Anderson and various contributors identify and discuss athletes who have been at the forefront of social movements to lead change in distinct areas of society, including politics, gender equity, and mental health.Contributors analyze how this activism speaks to the impact that athletes can have on raising awareness and...

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Felipe Chavarro Polanía

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Robert Harrison

Embark on a captivating journey through the most compelling evidence for the historical reality, divine identity, and transformative power of Jesus Christ. In "The Case for Christ: Irrefutable Evidence for His Deity," Felipe Chavarro Polanía skillfully weaves together a tapestry of proof from ancient prophecies, eyewitness testimonies, archaeological discoveries, and the profound impact of Christ's life and teachings. With clarity and passion, Polanía explores the reliability of the Gospel...