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Celestine series (James Redfield) volume 4
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"The fourth book in the Celestine Series, this is an adventure tale, both suspenseful and contemplative, that describes a new wave of religious tolerance and integrity that is arriving, in reaction to years of religious warfare and political corruption"--Provided by publisher.
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c2003
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"One of Los Angeles Times Book Review's Twenty Best Books for 2003" Perez Zagorin (1920-2009) was Joseph C. Wilson Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Rochester and a Fellow of the Shannon Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was the author of many books, including Francis Bacon and Thucydides: An Introduction for the Common Reader (both Princeton).
Religious intolerance,...
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2002.
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In Saudi Arabia, two American missionaries are targeted by the infamous religious police-Muttawa. The man is tortured and killed; his wife arrested on trumped-up charges before being deported to the United States. Compelled by the injustice of her plight, young attorney Brad Carlson files an unprecedented civil rights suit against Saudi Arabia and the ruthless head of the Muttawa. But the suit unleashes powerful forces that will stop at nothing to...
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2020.
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"Ten years after the Mayflower pilgrims arrived on rocky, unfamiliar soil, Plymouth is not the land its residents had imagined. Seemingly established on a dream of religious freedom, in reality the town is led by fervent puritans who prohibit the residents from living, trading, and worshipping as they choose. By the time an unfamiliar ship, bearing new colonists, appears on the horizon one summer morning, Anglican outsiders have had enough."--Provided...
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2020.
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"Today's kids have lived their whole lives in a world where the topic of religious belief has become a serious social issue. The media and social media are full of stereotypes and misinformation about Islam in particular, and this atmosphere of fear and distrust has entered the everyday life of kids. When kids encounter conflict based on intolerance, inequity, and ignorance, they need the understanding and the tools to deal with the situation. Whether...
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[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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After witnessing the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, "J.J. Keki, a Ugandan musician and coffee farmer ... was determined to find a way for people who held different religious beliefs to work together. He saw that the neighborhood children [in his village], from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian families, played with one another without a care about religion. Why not enlist their parents, all coffee farmers like himself, in a cooperative venture...
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Sasha Solomon mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
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Victim or perpetrator? That's what New Mexico's favorite public relations maven, Sasha Solomon, can't figure out about her niece Gabi. The daughter of Sasha's overbearing sister Eva, Gabi is a grad student at Socorro's New Mexico Tech, where she's been working on a new kind of explosive device - and conducting a potentially explosive affair. Sash's in town to help boost area tourism, and looks forward to spending time with the young woman. She never...
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2023.
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"On a December morning in 1907, two close friends, Hanna and Zakariya, return to their village near Aleppo after a night of drunken carousing in the city, only to discover that there has been a massive flood. Their neighbors, families, children—nearly all of them are dead. Their homes, shops, and places of worship are leveled. Their lives will never be the same. Hanna was once a wealthy libertine, a landowner who built a famed citadel devoted to...
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2019.
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The activist and TED speaker Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in America. Rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, her life story exposes the dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for true humility in a time of angry polarization.
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2020.
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The activist and TED speaker Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in America. Rich with suspense and thoughtful reflection, her life story exposes the dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for true humility in a time of angry polarization.
At the age of five, Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded...
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