The book is an intriguing study of four books of the Bible where the author shows how a series of symbols created from biblical stories can be used to uncover hidden numerical patterns that translate from language to language. Amongst other things, he shows that 1 Chronicles can be manipulated by an algorithm to produce the bloodlines of Jesus as they are in Matthew and Luke.

"Excellent" poetry and prose about physicians and their patients, by Raymond Carver, Kay Redfield Jamison, Rachel Naomi Remen, and more ( Library Journal).A Life in Medicine collects stories, poems, and essays by and for those in the healing profession, who are struggling to keep up with the science while staying true to the humanitarian goals at the heart of their work. Organized around the central themes of altruism, knowledge, skill, and duty, ...

What if the greatest threat to humanity… was the human ego itself?When genetic researcher Ethan Hendersen helps develop a revolutionary gene-editing therapy designed to suppress sociopathic behaviour, the results are beyond anything science imagined. Aggression fades. Empathy grows. Human behaviour begins to change.But the breakthrough hides a terrifying possibility.The same technology capable of curing humanity's darkest impulses could also be used to reshape civil...

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The renowned journalist's classic investigation of schizophrenia that follows a flamboyant and fiercely intelligent young woman as she struggles in the throes of mental illness.“The classic case study of schizophrenia that set the stage for reform. . . . Its insight, compassion, and humanity have much to teach us." —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression**“Sylvia Frumkin” was born in 1948 and began showing sign...

ANGEL"I do."Words I never thought would escape my lips.Now they bound me to the charismatic head of the Volkov Bratva, Nikolai Volkov.His mesmerizing blue eyes, charming smile, and silky smooth voice would be my downfall, and yet, also my salvation.The two simple words would also be a personal vow to destroy my stepmother and enemies.If I'm forced to be bound to the mafia life forever then I'll show them all.I'll show...

A look at faith through the voices of children from varied religious backgrounds, by the Pulitzer-winning author of The Moral Intelligence of Children.A New York Times Notable BookWhat do children think about when they consider God, Heaven and Hell, the value of life in the here and now, and the inevitability of death? Child psychiatrist, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, and Harvard professor Robert Coles spent thirty years interviewing hundr...

An in-depth investigation from the renowned child psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author: "Fascinating."— Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIn this searching, vivid inquiry, Robert Coles shows how children struggle with questions of moral choice. Bringing to life the voices of children from a rich diversity of backgrounds, including regions plagued by poverty or social unrest, he explores their reactions to movies and stories, their moral conduct, their...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Darkseries with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals…Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown by offering up the soul of his lovely new captive, Elizabeth Peirce. Yet the young human soon tempts him beyond reason.Ellie...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ten years on, the Northern Alliance is at war on multiple fronts. Bio-engineered soldiers locate and destroy Quants while Kazumi's innovations, as CEO of Mashimoto, keep Greater China one step ahead in the Cold War. Mackenzie and Chris plan to escape to the Moon, but Sophie would rather continue her relatively normal life as a climate academic. Nicky and Francois struggle to continue their humanitarian efforts in war-torn South America....

Winner of the DWAA Maxwell Award for 2004 Best Reference Book!Have you ever wondered how dog show judges learn to identify the subtle differences that separate a dog that is merely good from a dog that is outstanding? Now you can develop your own eye for sound movement and structure and learn how markings, size, and even leash position affect the judge’s perception! In An Eye for a Dog - Illustrated Guide to Judging Purebred Dogs you will...

Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village novelist and reporter who converted to Catholicism; the single mother who raised her child in a most unorthodox “family”; ...

In this rich and illuminating book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author Robert Coles creates a portrait of moral leadership--what it is, and how it is achieved--through stories of people who have led and inspired him: Robert Kennedy, Dorothy Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Erik Erikson, a Boston bus driver, teachers in college, medical school, and elementary school, among others.Coles tells how to be a moral leader and shows how the intervention of one person can change the co...