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When Bad Christians Happen to Good People: Where We Have Failed Each Other and How to Reverse the Damage

Dave Burchett

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Help for those who have been harmed by Christians–and those who have inflicted the wounds. Throughout history, Christians have done considerable damage to others–both independently and in the name of Christ. Each time this occurs, one of God’s precious creations is wounded and the church’s witness to the world is grievously weakened. For ye...more

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High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

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Rob Fleming, the owner of a record store, and his employees live in a hilarious male world of movies, television, sports, and, most important of all, music. Forever making lists of their favorite pieces of pop-culture, they live in an abortive state of perpetual boyishness, refusing to face the grim realities of adulthood. But when Rob's girlfriend...more

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All Editions	Eros and Civilization: Philosophical Inquiry into Freud Herbert Marcuse (8 reviews ) Description A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud"A philosophical critique of psychoanalysis that takes psychoanalysis seriously but not as unchallengeable dogma. . . . The most significant general treatment of psychoanalytic theory since Freud himself ceased publication."-Clyde Kluckhohn, The New York Times
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All Editions	Beauty and the Contemporary Sublime (Aesthetics Today) Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe (1 review ) Description Refuting established views, this book questions today's ideas of beauty, including those applied to contemporary art, and proposes a secular theory of beauty as being glamorous rather than good, frivolous rather than serious. Popular Tags: art art
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After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History (A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)

Arthur Coleman Danto

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Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. "After the End of Art presents Danto's first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has dev...more

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Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s

Joe Houston

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The abstract art movement Op art came to international attention in the mid-1960s, an era of global social and technological change. The movement, which placed emphasis on viewer perception by exploring optical effects in painting, sculpture and light installation, quickly gained in popularity but met with considerable criticism. This imp...more

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Player Piano

Kurt Vonnegut

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Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. His rebellion is a wildly funny, darkly satirical look at modern society.

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Death with Interruptions

Jose Saramago

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On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration—flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life. Th...more

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Secrets, Lies, Betrayals: The Body/Mind Connection

Maggie Scarf

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Reading Maggie Scarf’s groundbreaking new book could change your life. In Secrets, Lies, Betrayals, the bestselling author of Unfinished Business, Intimate Partners, and Intimate Worlds brilliantly explores how the body holds on to painful episodes from the past—including secrets we may be keeping even from ourselves—and how we can release th...more