Eric Metaxas
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English
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Traces the life of the Christian theologian whose faith led him to speak out against Nazism and join in unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Hitler, discussing the personalities and experiences that shaped him and detailing his role in the religious resistance to Nazism.
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English
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On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted a document he hoped would spark an academic debate, but which instead ignited a conflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Five hundred years after Luther's now famous Ninety-five Theses appeared, acclaimed biographer Eric Metaxas paints a startling portrait of the wild figure whose adamantine faith cracked the edifice of Western Christendom and dragged medieval...
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English
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"What makes a great man great? 'Seven Men' offers answers in the captivating stories of some of the greatest men who have ever lived. In this gallery of greatness, seven historical figures come to life as real people who experienced struggles and challenges that probably would have destroyed the resolve of most other men. What was their secret?..."--Dust jacket flap.
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Eric Metaxas offers a thrilling review of America's uniqueness, and a sobering reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless people truly understand what their founding fathers meant for them to be. The book includes a stirring call-to-action for every American to understand the ideals behind the 'noble experiment in ordered liberty' that is America. It also paints a vivid picture of the tremendous fragility of that experiment and explains...
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English
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"In a literary showdown with the Four Horsemen of the New Atheism--Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Sam Harris--Metaxas neatly skewers them with their own swords. Along the way he presents breathtaking evidence from the fields of archaeology, nanoscience, and quantum physics that overwhelmingly confirms the accounts of creation in the ancient Hebrew scriptures. He also spotlights the stories of some of the best scientists...
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Pub. Date
[1999]
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38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Describes how the Massachusetts Indian Squanto was captured by the British, sold into slavery in Spain, and ultimately returned to the New World to become a guide and friend for the Pilgrims.
13) The birthday ABC
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Pub. Date
[1995]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Animals from A to Z help the reader celebrate a birthday.
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Pa Grape, one of the Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, tells of the Pirates' one adventure, when they sailed with a man named Jonah, were caught in a storm, made Jonah walk the plank, then tried to rescue him from the whale that swallowed him.
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[1992]
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.
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English
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When the Tsar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, a goofy country bumpkin sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. Includes an audio cassette with narration and music.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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xx, 389 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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A five-time New York Times best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio host describes growing up as the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants who attended Yale while feeling like an outsider.
Metaxas reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood-- and riotous triumphs at Yale-- to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. As the Queens-born...
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2008
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English
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It's Time To Sleep My Love & On the Night You Were Born comprises a beautiful and poignant audiobook collection from bestselling author and illustrator Nancy Tillman—complete with an original score!
As comforting as a soft blanket and warm as a goodnight hug, Eric Metaxas' lullaby comes to life on this wonderful new audiobook combining two fabulous stories: On the Night You Were Born (a New York Times bestseller) and It's
