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Hugo Victor : Les Miserables (Sc) (Signet classics)

Victor Hugo

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A Tale of three Kings: A Study in Brokenness

Gene Edwards

(101 reviews )

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This modern classic will bring light, clarity, and comfort to the brokenhearted. Many Christians have experienced pain, loss, and heartache at the hands of other believers. To those believers, this compelling story offers comfort, healing and hope. Christian leaders and directors of religious movements throughout the world have recommended ...more

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All Editions	Jesus As They Saw Him Jesus Barclay Write the first review.(See your review)
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Preview All Editions	Life Together Dietrich Bonhoeffer (79 reviews ) Popular Tags: christianity, faith & belief, lutheran ...more christianity , faith & belief , lutheran , religion
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Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions (Relit Theology)

Gerry Breshears

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This popular-level theology book introduces the person and work of Christ to those who are seeking answers to some of their most basic-and pivotal-questions.Some two thousand years after he walked the earth, Jesus Christ is still a hot topic. And for all the ridiculous, twisted, Da Vinci Code-esque conspiracy theories and lies about Jesus that ...more

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The Smell of Sin: And the Fresh Air of Grace

Don Everts

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A Likewise book.An old man saws through his right ankle. A smooth-skinned boy lies to his father's face. Fetid tombs, harsh slavery, fatal choking . . . these images come right from the words of Jesus! They are word pictures Jesus asks us to imagine. But why?Why did Jesus paint such vivid pictures when he talked about sin? And why did he make them ...more

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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

Francis Chan

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"Sometimes I feel like when I make decisions that are remotely biblical, people who call themselves Christians are the first to criticize and say I'm crazy, that I'm taking the Bible too literally, or that I'm not thinking about my family's well-being. . . When people gladly sacrifice their time or comfort or home, it is obvious that they trust in ...more

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All Editions	The Child in American Evangelicalism and the Problem of Affluence: A Theological Anthropology of the Affluent American-Evangelical Child (AAEC) in Late Modernity David A. Sims Write the first review.(See your review)
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All Editions	Planting and Growing Urban Churches: From Dream to Reality Write the first review.(See your review) Description In Planting and Growing Urban Churches, Harvie M. Conn traces the challenging but rewarding process of church planting in the city, organizing his essays around research, strategic planning, targeting, and giving examples of successful urban efforts.
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The Death of Ivan Ilych

Leo Tolstoy

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By the time he dies, Ivan Ilych has come to understand the worthlessness of his life. Paradoxically, this elevates him above the common man, who avoids the reality of death and the effort it takes to make life worthwhile. In Tolstoy's own words, "Ivan Ilyich's life had been . . . most ordinary and therefore most terrible." Newly designed and typese...more