Abraham's Dice: Chance and Providence in the Monotheistic Traditions
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Most of us believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is "God's will," "karma", or "fate,"...

Players and Pawns: How Chess Builds Community and Culture
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A chess match seems as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in...

Constructing the Coens: From Blood Simple to Inside Llewyn Davis
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The films of Ethan and Joel Coen have been embraced by mainstream audiences, but also have been...

Rocket Ranch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center
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Jonathan Ward takes the reader deep into the facilities at Kennedy Space Center to describe NASA's...

Midland Red Double-Deckers
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Throughout their existence from 1904 until 1981, the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company...

Love Fed: Purely Decadent, Simply Raw, Plant-Based Desserts
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Nourish your body as you indulge in Love Fed desserts--heaven in every bite. An artist in the...

How to Defend Your Family and Home: Outsmart an Invader, Secure Your Home, Prevent a Burglary and Protect Your Loved Ones from Any Threat
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Renowned defense instructor Dave Young teaches police and military units self-defense and...

The Flood Year 1927: A Cultural History
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The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which covered nearly thirty thousand square miles across seven...

Position Doubtful: Mapping Landscapes and Memories
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Imagine the document you have before you is not a book but a map. It is well-used, creased, and...

A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz
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Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip franchise, the most successful of all time, forever changed...