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1) The American miracle: divine providence in the rise of the Republic

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#10 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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The history of the United States displays an uncanny pattern: At moments of crisis, when the odds against success seem overwhelming and disaster looks imminent, fate intervenes to provide deliverance and progress. Historians may categorize these incidents as happy accidents, callous crimes, or the product of brilliant leadership, but the most notable leaders of the past four hundred years have identified this good fortune as something else--a reflection...

2) The blue bistro

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Hilderbrand, Elin

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#1 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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Adrienne Dealey has spent the past six years working for hotels in exotic resort towns. This summer she has decided to make Nantucket home. Left flat broke by her ex-boyfriend, she is desperate to earn some fast money. When the desirable Thatcher Smith, owner of Nantucket's hottest restaurant, is the only one to offer her a job, she wonders if she can get by with no restaurant experience. Thatcher gives Adrienne a crash course in the business...and...

3) The broken way: a daring path into the abundant life

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Voskamp, Ann

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#6 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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Ann Voskamp sits at the edge of her life and all of her own unspoken brokenness and asks: What if you really want to live abundantly before it's too late? What do you do if you really want to know abundant wholeness? This is the one begging question that's behind every single aspect of our lives -- and one that The Broken Way rises up to explore in the most unexpected ways. This one is for the lovers and the sufferers. For those whose hopes and dreams...

4) Drug resistance

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Boslaugh, Sarah

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#7 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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"Written in clear, nontechnical language, this investigation of drug resistance provides readers with an overview of the scientific issues, the current scope of the problem nationally and globally, and the measures that can be taken to combat this public health crisis. Provides an accessibly written introduction to the science of drug resistance that addresses both the biology of how microbes become resistant and the social practices that can foster...

5) The four agreements: a practical guide to personal freedom

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Ruiz, Miguel

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#4 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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Presents advice on how to gain personal freedom by following the wisdom of the Toltecs. Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. --

6) A gathering in Hope

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Gulley, Philip

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#5 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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Thanks to an unexpected windfall, Sam Gardner's congregation (with the exception of a few malcontents) is eager to expand their meetinghouse. But before building can commence, the County Environmental Board and the Department of Natural Resources put the quietus on the plan. A colony of endangered Indiana bats have made the tree beside the meetinghouse, and the meetinghouse attic, their place of hanging, mating, and living, which poses a big problem...

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8) The power of now: a guide to spiritual enlightenment

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Tolle, Eckhart

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#9 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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To make the journey into The Power of Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the beginning of the first chapter we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where one breathes a lighter air, the air of the spiritual. Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language and a question and answer format to guide us. The words themselves are the signposts.

9) The Transformers: spotlight.Sixshot

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Furman, Simon

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#2 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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An adventure that explores the appearance, unique trait, and background of the "Transformers" comic book character Sixshot.

10) Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?

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Stine, Megan

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#8 on the Religion, Spirituality and Faith list for 2017-01-15.

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"Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still...