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In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus...

The profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Wh...

"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book."--New York TimesOne of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans...

"To combine enormous knowledge with a delightful style and a highly idiosyncratic point of view is Roy Porter's special gift, and it makes [this] book . . ...

Think You Know What the Bible Really Says About Sex? Think Again. Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With ...

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard’s Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning...

Part 1. Why The Anglican Tradition? / Robert Webber. 1. A Return To Mystery -- 2. A Longing For The Experience Of Worship -- 3. A Desire For Sacramental Rea...

With Each Passing Year, Veterans Of The Great War Grow Fewer In Number. Yet The War Itself Continues To Attract Attention And Inspire Anger. Fierce Battles ...

Maps have been around in some form or other since humans first understood the need to record their physical space, and for the past hundred years, the Natio...

The many traditions and legends of Jesus’ travels to Britain are deeply impressed into English culture, owing especially to famous allusion by William Bla...

Clive Ponting. Previous Ed.: New York: Penguin, 1993. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Science & Math Nature & EcologyEnvir...

Product Description The #1 New York Times BestsellerSo, I've written a book.Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable ...

In this courageous memoir, Elissa Wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, tells her inspirational story of how she emerged from...

the Port Of Balaclava Was Crucial In Maintaining The Supply Lines For The Allied Siege Of Sevastapol. The Russian Attack In October 1854 Therefore Posed A...

ReJesus asks the following questions: • What ongoing role does Jesus the Messiah play in shaping the ethos and self understanding of the movement that or...

Southern Africa was once regarded as a worthless jumble of British colonies, Boer republics, and African chiefdoms, a troublesome region of little interest ...

Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanis...

The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond bet...

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause--intentionally--and encounter the ...

We All Know Of Women Whose Accomplishments Have Been Ignored, Miscredited, Or Devalued. Women Are Too Often Shut Out Of Important Conversations, Relegated T...

Gender History : Meanings, Methods, And Metanarratives -- Feminist History After The Linguistic Turn : Historicizing Discourse And Experience -- Difficult D...

International Bestseller From the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind comes an extraordinary new book that explore...

Jared Diamond.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences AnthropologyCultural

Clutching her pink trunk filled with the relics of a lost childhood, twelve-year-old Jenny steps off a bus in Reno and into the wide-open future. Separated...

This is a fascinating 2008 study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of the Vietnam War through the lens of popular imaginings about the wandering souls...

marx -kierkegaard -nietzsche -freud -if We Do Not Learn From Them, It May Be At Our Own Peril. in Partly Right, Dr. Campolo Explores The Background And Cl...

"an Admirable And Impressive Work Of Synthesis That Will Give Insight And Satisfaction To Thousands Of Lay Readers."the Washington Post Book World In This...

'A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from the earliest times to the modern day. Highly recomme...

Aimed at bringing contemporary concerns in mission theology to a wide-reading public, this volume flows from Newbigin's extensive experience in the mission...

Canadian Writer. Vikings, Europeans To Reach Norhern Canada, Albans, Celt, Norse. Farley Mowat. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 335-354) And Index.C...

WHAT EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUR'AN - A HISTORY OF ISLAM & THE UNITED STATES You will be fascinated by this fast-paced, objective history...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * #1 Sunday Times Bestseller * #1 Indie Next Pick A Best Book Of The Year: The Washington Post * Npr * The Atlantic * New York ...

The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Edd...

Canadian Edition, revised and updated.With hundreds of thousands of copies in print around the world, Smart Women Finish Rich, by financial advisor David Ba...

In This Book The Author Explores The Supernatural Connection Of Certain Celestial Events To Biblical Prophecy, And To The Future Of God's Chosen People And ...

a Harrowing Yet Poignant Examination Of A Famous Lynching That Considers America's Ongoing Struggles With Race, Equality, And Justice. washington Post Bo...

In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Ker...

A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945 provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. But the book i...

When Irving Berlin First Conceived The Song White Christmas, He Envisioned It As A Throwaway -- A Satirical Novelty Number For A Vaudeville-style Stage Revu...

Reading Jesus is a personal journey through the fundamental Biblical stories. As celebrated author Mary Gordon ponders the intense strangeness of a deity ...

Agnes and Margaret Smith were not your typical Victorian scholars or adventurers. Female, middle-aged, and without university degrees or formal language t...

American religion—like talk of God—is omnipresent. Popular culture is awash in religious messages, from the singing cucumbers and tomatoes of the animated...

This First-person Narrative About An Archaeological Discovery Is Rewriting The Story Of Human Evolution. A Story Of Defiance And Determination By A Controve...

An Introduction: The Present State Of Atlantic History, Philip D. Morgan And Jack P. Greene. 1. The Atlantic Ocean And Its Contemporary Meanings, 1492-1808,...

Traces The History Of Emancipation And Its Impact On The Civil War, Discussing How Lincoln And The Republicans Fought Primarily For Freeing Slaves Throughou...

What does it mean to hear God’s voice and follow it? And can we be certain of the calling God has for us as His children? From Biblical times up to the...

The history of Guinness, one of the world’s most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and generosity of a great family and an innovative business. It...

Freedom's Sword is the first history to detail the remarkable, lasting achievements of the NAACP's first sixty years. From its pivotal role in overturning ...