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God's Right Hand
How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
An acclaimed reporter presents the first major biography of the legendary, and divisive, conservative pastor who reshaped the landscape of American politics—Jerry Falwell. At a time when the Tea Party movement is dominating much of America's social and political discourse, the story of Falwell's...
The Man in the Middle
An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Timothy Goeglein spent nearly eight years in the White House as President George W. Bush's key point of contact to American conservatives and the faith-based world and was frequently profiled in the national news media. But when a plagiarism scandal prompted his resignation, Goeglein chose not to...
Summary & Analysis of Fear
Trump in the White House | A Guide to the Book by Bob Woodward
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
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Fear: Trump in the White House—just released on September 11th—is Bob Woodward’s #1 bestselling...
by David Beers
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2012
In Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America’s Fall from Grace, award-winner David Beers offers a powerful, personal vision of the rise and fall of the American middle class. Here is a dazzling literary chronicle of a family, a people, and a nation: the “blue sky tribe” of ever-optimistic middle-class...
The End and the Beginning
Pope John Paul II -- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history.”
With these...
If Nuns Ruled the World
Ten Sisters on a Mission
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
“Fascinating profiles” of remarkable nuns, from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a crusader against human trafficking (Daily News [New York]).
“In an age of villainy, war and inequality, it makes sense that we need superheroes,” writes Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times....
by Desmond Tutu
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the...
Thunder from the Right
Ezra Taft Benson in Mormonism and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2019
Ezra Taft Benson's ultra-conservative vision made him one of the most polarizing leaders in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His willingness to mix religion with extreme right-wing politics troubled many. Yet his fierce defense of the traditional family, unabashed love...
American Priest
The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame's Father Ted Hesburgh
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
A provocative new biography probes deeply into the storied life of Father Ted Hesburgh, the well-loved but often controversial president of Notre Dame University.
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Considered for many decades to be the most influential priest in America, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, played what many consider pivotal...
The Soul of an American President
The Untold Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Faith
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
While there have been many biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower that focus on his military career or the time of his presidency, none clearly explores the important role faith played both in his personal life and in his public policy. This despite the fact that he is the only US president to be baptized...
by Judy Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Blue Hills, Alaska's Promised Land portrays through a strong woman and her family, a window into old Alaska and the characters that made Alaska a living legend. Today, Alaska is losing both its pioneer elders and the rugged, untamed life that originally defined its mystique. Adventure with horses...
by A. Borghi - P. Criso - G. Farneti
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 23, 2011
Enti Locali 2011 - Tributi e fiscalità
by Antonino Borghi, Piero Criso, Giuseppe Farneti (a cura di)
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Il volume offre un'analisi operativa e al contempo approfondita della complessa gestione dell’ente locale, in relazione a macro-settori di attività di massima importanza quali:
- Bilancio
- Gestione finanziaria
- Programmazione e controllo
- Revisione
- Valutazione del personale e dei dirigenti
-...
by Antonino Borghi, Piero Criso, Giuseppe Farneti (a cura di)
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Il volume fornisce una chiave d’accesso alla complessa gestione dell’ente locale, in relazione a macro-settori di attività di massima importanza quali:
- Bilancio
- Gestione finanziaria
- Programmazione e controllo
- Revisione
- Valutazione del personale e dei dirigenti
- Forme di gestione dei...