Butler: 1720 books

The headlines are clear: religion is on the decline in America as many people leave behind traditional religious practices. Diana Butler Bass, leading commentator on religion, politics, and culture, follows up her acclaimed book Christianity After Religion by arguing that what appears to be a decline...

"Marvelous . . . A vital book about how to make political art that offers lasting solace in times of great trouble, and wisdom to audiences in the years that follow."- Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR A STONEWALL BOOK AWARDS HONOR BOOK The oral...

Volume 4 of the series "Historic Highways of America". According to Wikipedia: "Archer Butler Hulbert (26 Jan 1873 24 Dec 1933), historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history... He was Vice-Principal of the Putnam Military Academy, Zanesville, Ohio, until 1897. Hulbert...

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Christmas Tales A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The First Christmas of New England...

Fairy tale collection compiled by the renowned poet, first published in 1892. According to Wikipedia: "William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments,...

This is the tale of initial rescue then abandonment of a cat as told by the cat.  The cat struggles to survive and wants to know what a home is and have a name.  The underlying story alludes to the consequences to cats and people when cats are not spayed or neutered but the fun is the spunky telling...

How do you write a novel? Practising novelists and teachers of creative writing reveal their working methods and offer practical advice. Subjects covered range from magic realism to characterisation, surrealism to historical fiction, via perspective, plot twists and avoiding being boring, among...

This edition features • a linked Table of Contents and Notes CONTENTS (abridged) Responsibilities, 1912-1914 — Introductory Rhymes The Grey Rock The Two Kings To a Wealthy Man September 1913 To a Friend whose Work has come to Nothing ... The Magi The Dolls A Coat Closing Rhymes From the...

From Zürich to Moab, from tropical Polynesia to the farthest corners of Australia, from investigations into what ideas themselves might be to what secrets might be revealed by Synchronicity, from deconstructing Free-Market Ideology to reinventing Spirituality; this multi-layered journey seeks connections...

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Ayn Rand: Anthem Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When The Sleeper Wakes Edward Bulwer-Lytton:...

The Fair Haven" by Samuel butler inspects Christian doctrine. His work depicts the essence of Christianity i.e. faith in the unseen. This book shows his remarkable power as a controversialist and his strong fortitude in divulging the truth. His views about this dogma his wit and indignant orthodoxy tone are a rare combination and a treat for the readers. Thought-provoking!

What Is a People? seeks to reclaim "people" as an effective political concept by revisiting its uses and abuses over time. Alain Badiou surveys the idea of a people as a productive force of solidarity and emancipation and as a negative tool of categorization and suppression. Pierre Bourdieu...

Living Our Story explores how good narrative work—the retrieval, construction, and performance of valued stories—takes place in ministry. Authors Larry A. Golemon, Lee Ramsey, N. Graham Standish, Tim Shapiro, Carol Johnson, Mike Mather, Niles Elliot Goldstein, and Diana Butler Bass examine this...

It is hardly necessary to apologize for the miscellaneous character of the following collection of essays. Samuel Butler was a man of such unusual versatility, and his interests were so many and so various that his literary remains were bound to cover a wide field. Nevertheless it will be found that...