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Rescuing John's Gospel from Its Creedal CaptivityJohn Shelby Spong, bestselling author and popular proponent of a modern, scholarly, and authentic Christianity, argues that this last gospel to be written was misinterpreted by the framers of the fourth-century creeds to be a literal account of the life of Jesus when in fact it is a literary, interpretive retelling of the events in Jesus' life through the medium of fictional characters, from Nicodemus and Lazarus to ...

Retirement security is one of the most pressing social issues facing the world in the next thirty years—so if you're approaching your golden years, it's essential to have a secure financial future. Personal Finance in Your 50s All-in-One for Dummies provides targeted financial advice and assists soon-to-be or established boomers with making informed decisions about how best to spend, invest, and protect their wealth while planning for the future.Retirement is an exciting t...

As death approaches, the human heart speaks its greatest words of love to those it holds most dear. So it was with Jesus who in His final hours gave us seven last "words" rich with spiritual meaning for every human soul.For the first time ever, Archbishop Fulton Sheen's complete writings and reflections on Christ's last words have been compiled into this one book. Sheen shows how the seven words are, in fact, a full catechism on the spiritual life. From them, you'll learn the secre...

Intelligent zombies with an insatiable appetite for brains. A guerrilla band on the run. Can a new secret weapon change their unraveling fate?Jennifer lost her sister. With nothing left to live for, she throws herself into the fight against the Soviet invaders with no care for her own safety.When she returns to the Sniper hideout, she learns of a new weapon that could be the key to defeating the Soviets—but the secret to making it lies hundreds of miles awa...

The woman had an appointment with Death--unless the mysterious stranger from another time could intervene. But for what sinister purpose?

Nadia Bèl scrubs operating theatres at four in the morning to pay her way through a degree she cannot afford. She has been rejected from medical school twice. She will not be rejected three times.Dr. Alasdair Muir has spent thirty years in that theatre and has never once noticed the person who cleans it. Until he sees that every instrument has, for six months, been going back onto the tray in the exact order a right-handed surgeon needs it.The man who did not notice her the...

First published in 1988. This is a collection of essays that were presented at or generated afterwards at a meeting on language acquisition Society Development in April 1981: a symposium on “The Development of Language and Language Researchers: Whatever Happened to Linguistic Theory?” in Boston.

**“Practical, informative, and empowering—this book is a must-read for anyone who is thinking about, or already on, a GLP-1 medication for weight loss. Summer Kessel offers the tools and guidance you need to make lasting, meaningful changes to your nutrition and mindset without going to extremes.”—Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, DOLive your healthiest semaglutide life with this revolutionary guide to successfully and safely using GLP-1 medications.**Are you curious if medicati...

From unpicking the science of ADHD to understanding how it manifests uniquely in girls, this is a practical guide for parents based on medical expertise and lived experience.Do you find yourself wondering, yet struggling to accept, that your daughter might have ADHD? Are you on a long waiting list for an assessment? Have they recently been diagnosed and you are wondering what to do next? Are you overwhelmed daily by challenges and wondering how to go on?You...

THIS IS THE TRUTH, THOUGH THE FORM IS FICTION…The terrible and inspiring truth about the French underground, the way it's men and women operate, fight, die, a story full of nobility, heroism, and brutal violence.First published in its English translation in 1944, this is the fictionalized account of French writer Joseph Kessel's own experiences as a member of the French Resistance in World War II.

The scandalous novel that inspired the Luis Buñuel movie starring Catherine Deneuve. "A relentless exposé of passion . . . An emotional adventure." — Chicago Sun-TimesSeverine Serizy is a wealthy and beautiful Parisian housewife. She loves her husband, but she cannot share physical intimacy with him, and her vivid sadomasochistic fantasies drive her to seek employment at a brothel. By day, she enacts her customers' wildest fantasies under the pseudonym "Be...

Stories intersecting imaginatively with the worlds and characters of Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, and Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Includes Kessel's modern classic story sequence about life on the moon.