Nathan's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 15 Jun 2025 21:43:47 -0700 60 Nathan's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Why Worship is Liturgical: A Brief Explanation of the Form and Content of Traditional Christian Worship (Answers in an Hour)]]> 214576732 98 Jeffrey J Meyers 1957726156 Nathan 0 currently-reading 4.48 Why Worship is Liturgical: A Brief Explanation of the Form and Content of Traditional Christian Worship (Answers in an Hour)
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]]> <![CDATA[Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life]]> 13793233 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. Specifically the book describes the author's conversion to Christianity which had taken place 24 years earlier.

Overview (From Wikipedia)
Lewis' purpose in writing was not primarily historical. His aim was instead to identify and describe the events surrounding his accidental discovery of and consequent search for the phenomenon he labeled "Joy", his best translation of the idea of Sehnsucht (German: longing). This Joy was so intense for something so good and so high up it could not be explained with words. He is struck with "stabs of joy" throughout his life.

The book overall contains less detail concerning specific events than a typical autobiography, although it is not devoid of information about his life. Lewis recounts and remembers his early years with a measure of amusement sometimes mixed with pain. However, while he does describe his life, the principal theme of the book is Joy as he defined it for his own purpose.

Lewis ultimately discovers the true nature and purpose of Joy and its place in his own life. The book's last two chapters cover the end of his search as he makes the leap from atheism to theism and then from theism to Christianity.]]> 253 C.S. Lewis Nathan 5 4.37 1955 Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
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It gets better every time I read it.
]]> <![CDATA[Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture]]> 90480 366 Herbert Schlossberg 0891077383 Nathan 0 currently-reading 4.35 1983 Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith and American Culture
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]]> <![CDATA[Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World]]> 43885149 A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination.

Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of crucifixion-an obscure provincial by the name of Jesus-was to be worshipped as a god. Dominion explores the implications of this shocking conviction as they have reverberated throughout history. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply rooted in a Christian seedbed. From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, Dominion tells the story of how Christianity transformed the modern world. ]]> 624 Tom Holland 0465093507 Nathan 4 4.27 2019 Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
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]]> <![CDATA[The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation: From the Early Church to Modern Practice]]> 36625910 288 Keith D. Stanglin 0801049687 Nathan 0 to-read 4.23 The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation: From the Early Church to Modern Practice
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]]> <![CDATA[Introductory Papers on Dante: The Poet Alive in His Writings]]> 836680 250 Dorothy L. Sayers 1597524913 Nathan 0 to-read 4.33 1969 Introductory Papers on Dante: The Poet Alive in His Writings
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]]> <![CDATA[Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion]]> 50950918 0 David H. Chilton 0915815001 Nathan 4 4.76 1984 Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
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]]> <![CDATA[How Can I Cultivate Private Prayer? (Cultivating Biblical Godliness)]]> 30193439
Contents:

Take Inventory of Your Prayer Life

Take Hold of Yourself

Remember the Value of Prayer

Maintain the Priority of Prayer

Speak with Sincerity in Prayer

Cultivate Continual Prayer

Organize for Prayer

Use the Bible as Your Guide for Prayer

Refresh Your Prayers with Biblical Variety

Take Hold Of God

Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ for Prayer

Plead God’s Promises in Prayer

Look to the Glorious Trinity in Prayer

Believe That God Hears and Answers Prayer

Seek the Glory of God in Prayer

Develop a Right Heart toward God in Prayer

Rest with Contentment in God’s All-Sufficiency in Prayer



Author

Joel R. Beeke is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a pastor of the Heritage Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan.



Endorsement

“Joel Beeke helps readers balance the biblical realities that, for believers in Jesus Christ, prayer is as simple and as natural as breathing, and yet a practice that must be learned and requires perseverance. No matter what your level of spiritual maturity, you’ll encounter helpful reminders in this booklet that will encourage you in your prayer life.� � Donald S. Whitney, professor of biblical spiritually, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and author of Praying the Bible]]> 32 Joel R. Beeke 1601784562 Nathan 3 4.53 How Can I Cultivate Private Prayer? (Cultivating Biblical Godliness)
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]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry]]> 19070548 219 Hans Boersma 1467434426 Nathan 5 4.11 2011 Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry
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]]> <![CDATA[Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution]]> 58152491 From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics

How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of "expressive individualism." Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics, providing readers with a clearer understanding of the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and issues related to personal identity. For fans of Trueman's The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, this new book offers a more concise presentation and application of some of the most critical topics of our day.]]> 204 Carl R. Trueman 1433579308 Nathan 5 4.46 2022 Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
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]]> <![CDATA[Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox]]> 7678949 110 G.K. Chesterton 1450516351 Nathan 3 3.98 1933 Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
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]]> Mohammed and Charlemagne 334214 Departing from the standard view that Germanic invasions obliterated the Roman Empire, Pirenne advances the radical new thesis that "the cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam," and event of historical proportions that prevented the western Mediterranean from being what it had always been: a thoroughfare of commerce and thought. It became instead what Pirenne refers to as "a Musulman lake," thereby causing "the axis of life [to shift] northwards from the Mediterranean" for the first time in history.
Brilliant and controversial, this volume garnered these words of praise from the critics: "It is a dull reader indeed who does not recognize the light of genius in the pages of this book, without doubt a landmark in contemporary historiography." � G. C. Boyce, Annals of the American Academy . "� Pirenne's crowning triumph. The fire of his genius, the boldness of his mind, his profound learning and vivid pen make this volume pleasant reading." � Commonweal . "� an important, seminal book, worthy to close one of the most distinguished careers in European scholarship." � Saturday Review of Literature .
Pirenne's masterly study is essential reading for history students, medievalists, and general readers with an interest in the decline of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of the Middle Ages.]]> 304 Henri Pirenne 0486420116 Nathan 0 currently-reading 3.99 1937 Mohammed and Charlemagne
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]]> <![CDATA[A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century]]> 568236 Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.]]> 714 Barbara W. Tuchman 0345349571 Nathan 0 currently-reading 4.04 1978 A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
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]]> <![CDATA[2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Part Two: The Middle Ages]]> 31621770 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, another side of the Middle Ages shines through though: The continual workings of Christ as He built His kingdom through figures such as Thomas a Kempis and John Wycliffe, who lived and struggled during these centuries. This was far from a period of stagnation; rather it was the fire from which the Reformation was kindled.]]> 499 Nick R. Needham 1781917795 Nathan 5 currently-reading 4.63 1998 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Part Two: The Middle Ages
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]]> <![CDATA[The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso]]> 6655
"Ciardi has given us a credible, passionate persona of the poet, stripped of the customary gauds of rhetoric and false decoration, strong and noble in utterance." Dudley Fitts


"A sensitive and perceptive translation;a spectacular achievement." Archibald MacLeish

Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise; the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.

Now, for the first time, John Ciardi's brilliant and authoritative translations of Dante's three soaring canticles The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso have been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul, The Divine Comedy is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.


"I think [Ciardi's] version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen." John Crowe Ransom

]]> 895 Dante Alighieri 0451208633 Nathan 5 4.15 1320 The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, the Purgatorio and the Paradiso
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]]> <![CDATA[After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher]]> 219239871
Boethius was the last philosopher of ancient Rome and a Christian theologian. He was also an illustrious senator who suffered a spectacular reversal of fortune. Falsely accused of treason and sentenced to death, he spent several months in prison awaiting his execution. For consolation he turned to the Stoics he had spent his life studying. They helped him to remember that the good things he once enjoyed—wealth, power, fame—could not make him truly happy. Also, that the injustice he suffered need not make him miserable.

But the Stoics were not the only philosophers Boethius sought for consolation. The Stoics had taught that the highest happiness we can hope for is tranquility—serene indifference despite all the trials of life. But for Boethius, tranquility was not enough. He reached for something beyond Stoicism. Something that promised true happiness, come what may.

This book is a guide through Boethius’s The Consolation of Philosophy. It shows how Boethius, in his darkest hour, took everything noble from Stoicism and fused it with a rational and religious conviction that there is a hope for happiness through and beyond the suffering of this life.
]]> 216 Thomas Ward 1685781330 Nathan 0 currently-reading 4.23 After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher
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]]> City of God 25673 Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than Augustine's City of God. And since medieval Europe was the cradle of modern Western society, this work is vital for understanding our world and how it came into being.]]> 1186 Augustine of Hippo 0140448942 Nathan 5 3.92 426 City of God
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]]> <![CDATA[A House for My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament]]> 218041856
In this short and readable book, Leithart gives a sweeping overview of the Bible, its stories, and the patterns and symbols that recur throughout it, highlighting the ways many of the little stories look forward to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Himself.

Although the book is lots of fun, the lessons it teaches are far from trivial. The Gospels say again and again Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. Christians need to learn to read the Old Testament the way Jesus and the Apostles read it, so that we can delight in the word of God and encounter Him in its stories. This book can be read easily by high school students and includes review questions for anyone who wants to use it in their curriculum. However, it will also give anyone familiar with Scripture much to think about. "And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself" (Lk 24:27).]]> 290 Peter J. Leithart Nathan 4 4.00 2000 A House for My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament
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]]> <![CDATA[Socrates' Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers - Volume II: Medieval Philosophers]]> 123162779
Kreeft focuses on the “big ideas� that have influenced present people and present times, and includes relevant biographical data, proportionate to its importance for each thinker. Moreover, the aim of the work is to stimulate philosophizing, controversy, and argument. It uses ordinary language and logic, not jargon and symbolic logic, and it is commonsensical (like Aristotle) and existential in the sense that it sees philosophy as something to be lived and experienced in life. Philosophy, after all, is not about philosophy but reality . . . about wisdom, life and death, good and evil, and God.

Kreeft seeks to be simple and direct and clear. But it is not dumbed down and patronizing. It will stretch the reader, but it is meant for beginnings, not just scholars. It can be used for college classes or do-it-yourselfers. It emphasizes surprises; remember, “philosophy begins in wonder.� And it includes visual aids: charts, cartoons, line drawings, and drawings of each philosopher.]]> 168 Peter Kreeft 1685780113 Nathan 5 4.60 2012 Socrates' Children: An Introduction to Philosophy from the 100 Greatest Philosophers - Volume II: Medieval Philosophers
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]]> Competent to Counsel 795803 Dr. Jay Adams defends the idea that the Bible itself, as God's Word, provides all the principles needed for understanding and engaging in holistic counseling. Using biblically directed discussion, nouthetic counseling works by means of the Holy Spirit to bring about change—both immediate and long-term—in the personality and behavior of the counselee. As he points out in his introduction, "I have been engrossed in the project of developing biblical counseling and have uncovered what I consider to be a number of important scriptural principles. . . There have been dramatic results. . . Not only have people's immediate problems been resolved, but there have also been solutions to all sorts of long-term problems as well." Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors develop: Since its first publication in 1970, this book has gone through over thirty printings. It establishes the basis for and an introduction to a counseling approach that is being used in pastors' studies, in counseling centers, and across dining room tables throughout the country and around the world.]]> 287 Jay E. Adams 0310511402 Nathan 4 3.96 1970 Competent to Counsel
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]]> <![CDATA[Socrates' Children Volume I: Ancient Philosophers (Socrates� Children Book 1)]]> 123040362
In this four-volume series, Kreeft delivers, with his characteristic wit and clarity, an introduction to philosophy via the hundred greatest philosophers of all time. Socrates� Children examines the big ideas of four major eras―ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary―and immerses the reader in the “great conversation,� the ongoing dialogue among the great thinkers of history, including the most influential philosopher of Socrates, the father of Western philosophy.

Volume Ancient Philosophers investigates the foundations of philosophy laid by the ancient sages, Greeks, and Romans and introduces the philosophers who asked the first great philosophical questions―about good and evil; truth and falsehood; wisdom, beauty, and love; and the self, the world, and God.]]> 285 Peter Kreeft Nathan 5 4.79 2012 Socrates' Children Volume I: Ancient Philosophers (Socrates’ Children Book 1)
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One of the best overviews of ancient philosophy that I have ever read. Kreeft is accessible, careful, and funny in his exploration of each philosopher that he covers.
]]> Why Literature Still Matters 222944601 87 Jason M. Baxter 1965520006 Nathan 0 to-read 4.64 Why Literature Still Matters
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]]> <![CDATA[A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy]]> 38369904 226 Jason M. Baxter 1493413104 Nathan 4 4.42 A Beginner's Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
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]]> Phantastes 26019303 “Alas, how easily things go wrong! / A sigh too much, a kiss too long / And there follows a mist and a weeping rain / And life is never the same again� - George MacDonald, Phantastes

Imagine turning 21 and being dragged into a fantasy world full of perils and creatures that want to kill you. Imagine overcoming these dangers, going from villain to hero and beyond, loving and being deceived, helping and being helpless. Imagine waking up and everybody saying you’re gone for 21 days, though it felt like 21 years. How would you change your life?

]]> 73 George MacDonald 1681952114 Nathan 4 3.94 1858 Phantastes
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]]> <![CDATA[Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper]]> 62986737
Given for You leads us to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Lord's Supper. Keith A. Mathison revisits church history (especially Calvin and the Reformation), searches relevant biblical passages, and guides us through theological and practical questions about the purpose, frequency, subjects, and elements of the Supper.

Endorsements"The best and most comprehensive treatment of the Reformed doctrine of the Lord’s Supper I have ever seen. . . . a genuine â€must readâ€� book."

—R. C. Sproul

"Argues cogently for the liturgical significance of returning to Calvin’s richly nuanced view of the real presence of Christ in the sacrament."

—David E. Holwerda

"I know of no other book that combines solid research, pastoral concern, polemical edge, and attention to oft-forgotten biblical passages with such skill. Any informed decision an the Supper will need to include the careful reading of this volume."

—Michael S. Horton

"To my mind, the most thorough and clearest exposition of the evangelical and Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper in recent memory. A ready antidote to many of the ills that threaten historic evangelicalism."

—Frank A. James III]]> 396 Keith A. Mathison Nathan 0 to-read 5.00 2002 Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin’s Doctrine of the Lord’s Supper
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]]> Christendom and the Nations 43609690 176 James B Jordan 1733535624 Nathan 4 4.58 Christendom and the Nations
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]]> The Complete Poetry 23398938 A wonderful edition of Herbert's poetry, edited by his acclaimed biographer John Drury and including elegant new translations of his Latin verse

George Herbert wrote, but never published, some of the very greatest English poetry, recording in an astonishing variety of forms his inner experiences of grief, recovery, hope, despair, anger, fulfilment and - above all else - love. This volume, edited by John Drury, collects Herbert's complete poetry - including such classics of English devotional poetry as 'The Altar', Easter-Wings' and 'Love'. It also includes the verse Herbert wrote in Latin, newly translated into English by Victoria Moul.  

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 578 George Herbert 0141392045 Nathan 0 currently-reading 3.92 2015 The Complete Poetry
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]]> Making Sense Out of Suffering 256138 184 Peter Kreeft 0892832193 Nathan 5 4.26 1986 Making Sense Out of Suffering
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Kreef is so good at getting our ship pointed back in the right direction. This isn't an exhaustive exploration of suffering but it is one that teaches us how to think rightly about it.
]]> <![CDATA[Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography]]> 34429967 288 Herman Selderhuis 1433556944 Nathan 0 to-read 4.28 2017 Martin Luther: A Spiritual Biography
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]]> <![CDATA[Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World]]> 1382232 360 James B. Jordan 157910259X Nathan 5 4.43 1988 Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World
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]]> <![CDATA[Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community]]> 174845 122 Dietrich Bonhoeffer 0060608528 Nathan 5 4.27 1939 Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
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]]> The Major Works 354007 Christianity. His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make Anselm one of the greatest theologians and philosophers in history, and this translation provides readers with their first opportunity to read his most important works within a single
volume.]]> 544 Anselm of Canterbury 0192825259 Nathan 5 4.04 1100 The Major Works
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gospel of Matthew: Jesus as Israel, Volume 2 (Through New Eyes Bible Commentary)]]> 43786796 350 Peter J. Leithart 1733535632 Nathan 0 to-read 4.90 The Gospel of Matthew: Jesus as Israel, Volume 2 (Through New Eyes Bible Commentary)
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]]> George Macdonald 34097202 224 George MacDonald 0008181241 Nathan 4 4.14 1947 George Macdonald
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]]> A Tale of Two Cities 123299988
As Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture.]]> 445 Charles Dickens Nathan 4 4.48 1859 A Tale of Two Cities
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]]> <![CDATA[Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul from Mediocrity]]> 206366264 Love What Lasts is an accessible philosophical exploration into why some art is cherished by generations and others forgotten in a fortnight. In this insightful book, Gibbs lays out a framework for thinking about the arts and shows how all that we create, and appreciate, are as much concerns of ethics as aesthetics.

"Love What Lasts is a contemporary book about books and artifacts that are trans-temporal. Even if Josh Gibbs is forgotten in a hundred years, the ideas of this timely book will not be, since it is a good book about what is timeless. The book comes to the reader in the imperative mood (Love!), and learning to love the lovely is at the heart of anything that can rightly be called education. I respond with an imperative of my own—read this book." � Dr. Christopher Perrin, Classical Academic Press

]]> 254 Joshua Gibbs Nathan 4 4.38 Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul from Mediocrity
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]]> <![CDATA[Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul From Mediocrity]]> 173509947 Love What Lasts, Joshua Gibbs offers readers a wide-angle view of contemporary culture, explains how we got here, and invites readers to reconsider the role which old books, old music, and old films might play in their lives and lives of their families. In a society which is helplessly addicted to the next big thing, loving things which last is real deliverance.]]> 272 Joshua Gibbs Nathan 0 to-read 4.57 Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul From Mediocrity
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)]]> 23432814
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.]]> 398 J.R.R. Tolkien 0544448936 Nathan 5 4.54 1954 The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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Every time I read it I love it more. In a world of fantasy Big Macs, Tolkien serves steak dinners.
]]> The Invention of Religion 13598218 126 Alexander Drake 0976792397 Nathan 1 3.90 2012 The Invention of Religion
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]]> <![CDATA[The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses]]> 49947205
Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology or capabilities ever peak or regress? No one knows the answers to such questions, but no one asks them in a more interesting way than Dan Carlin.

In The End is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did. Will our world ever become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore? The questions themselves are both philosophical and like something out of The Twilight Zone.

Combining his trademark mix of storytelling, history and weirdness Dan Carlin connects the past and future in fascinating and colorful ways. At the same time the questions he asks us to consider involve the most important issue imaginable: human survival. From the collapse of the Bronze Age to the challenges of the nuclear era the issue has hung over humanity like a persistent Sword of Damocles.

Inspired by his podcast, The End is Always Near challenges the way we look at the past and ourselves. In this absorbing compendium, Carlin embarks on a whole new set of stories and major cliffhangers that will keep readers enthralled. Idiosyncratic and erudite, offbeat yet profound, The End is Always Near examines issues that are rarely presented, and makes the past immediately relevant to our very turbulent present.]]> 288 Dan Carlin 0008340927 Nathan 0 to-read 3.89 2019 The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers]]> 212397705 Imagine a well-read man.

Do you see a machine dressed in tweed gorging on information? This book is not about becoming that kind of reader.The well-read man wakes up and consults with Moses on the way to work.

He sips his coffee and ponders the wisdom of Hannibal's elephants crossing the Alps.

He turns furrowed-browed philosophers upside down and takes their lunch money.

He changes his oil and deliberates with Peter Drucker about effective management practices.

He regales his wife with the tale of Monet's water lilies in the Gardens at Giverny.

He sings with Sandra Boynton as his toddlers' eyes grow heavy.

This book is about becoming that man. Be as human as you can be.

Learn how to read a book.]]> 182 Andrew David Naselli Nathan 4 4.59 2024 How to Read a Book: Advice for Christian Readers
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]]> <![CDATA[Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic]]> 91017
From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleopatra, Virgil, and Augustus, here are some of the most legendary figures in history brought thrillingly to life. Combining verve and freshness with scrupulous scholarship, Rubicon is not only an engrossing history of this pivotal era but a uniquely resonant portrait of a great civilization in all its extremes of self-sacrifice and rivalry, decadence and catastrophe, intrigue, war, and world-shaking ambition.]]> 408 Tom Holland 1400078970 Nathan 0 to-read 4.22 2003 Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
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]]> <![CDATA[The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI]]> 45024007 The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come

Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have spawned a worldwide movement. Kurzweil's predictions about technological advancements have largely come true, with concepts like AI, intelligent machines, and biotechnology now widely familiar to the public.

In this entirely new book Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances toward the Singularity—assessing his 1999 prediction that AI will reach human level intelligence by 2029 and examining the exponential growth of technology—that, in the near future, will expand human intelligence a millionfold and change human life forever. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding the world, atom by atom with devices like nanobots; radical life extension beyond the current age limit of 120; reinventing intelligence by connecting our brains to the cloud; how exponential technologies are propelling innovation forward in all industries and improving all aspects of our well-being such as declining poverty and violence; and the growth of renewable energy and 3-D printing. He also considers the potential perils of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence, including such topics of current controversy as how AI will impact employment and the safety of autonomous cars, and "After Life" technology, which aims to virtually revive deceased individuals through a combination of their data and DNA.

The culmination of six decades of research on artificial intelligence, The Singularity Is Nearer is Ray Kurzweil’s crowning contribution to the story of this science and the revolution that is to come.]]> 432 Ray Kurzweil 0399562761 Nathan 0 to-read 3.84 2024 The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
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]]> <![CDATA[The Usborne Complete Shakespeare]]> 30166753 544 Anna Milbourne 1409598772 Nathan 0 to-read 4.45 2016 The Usborne Complete Shakespeare
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]]> <![CDATA[Darwin’s Sandcastle: Evolution’s Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence]]> 198976766 256 Gordon Wilson 1944482830 Nathan 3 4.70 Darwin’s Sandcastle: Evolution’s Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence
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]]> <![CDATA[Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)]]> 28868 223 C.S. Lewis 0061125253 Nathan 5 3.88 1951 Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
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Lewis is amazing. His ability to write a children's story that has the depth of the Mariana Trench is truly incredible.
]]> <![CDATA[The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness]]> 171681821
A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.

“With tenacity and candor, Haidt lays out the consequences that have come with allowing kids to drift further into the virtual world . . . While also offering suggestions and solutions that could help protect a new generation of kids.� —Shannon Carlin, ,i>TIME, 100 Must-Read Books of 2024

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why?

In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood� began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood� in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this “great rewiring of childhood� has interfered with children’s social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies.

Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the “collective action problems� that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.

Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children—and ourselves—from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.]]> 400 Jonathan Haidt 0593655036 Nathan 4 4.34 2024 The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes]]> 36300732 Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.

More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only to his intellectual insights on Christianity but also his wondrous creative works and deep reflections on the literature that influenced his life. Beloved for his instructive novels including The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and The Chronicles of Narnia as well as his philosophical books that explored theology and Christian life, Lewis was a life-long writer and book lover.

Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic works, How to Read provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded collection includes Lewis� reflections on science fiction, why children’s literature is for readers of all ages, and why we should read two old books for every new one.

A window into the thoughts of one of the greatest public intellectuals of our time, this collection reveals not only why Lewis loved the written word, but what it means to learn through literature from one of our wisest and most enduring teachers.]]> 192 C.S. Lewis 0062849980 Nathan 4 4.07 2019 The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes
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]]> The Odyssey 199005337 504 Homer 1944482792 Nathan 0 to-read 5.00 -700 The Odyssey
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]]> <![CDATA[Something They Will Not Forget]]> 52663689
But what if there was another way of conducting class? What if every class was vital, necessary, and worth going to? What if students no longer had to admit they couldn’t remember much of the material they studied in previous years? What if teachers could make the most of all their class time, including the first five minutes, when students are chatty and their brains are still stuck in their last subject?

In Something They Will Not Forget, Joshua Gibbs lays out a solution to these problems which is both elegant and effective. His solution caters to classical beliefs and presuppositions but is easily implemented in any classroom� elementary or secondary, public or private, traditional school or homeschool. If you have struggled with classroom management, dull exams (which you dread grading), or a feeling of helplessness when confronted by how quickly students forget, help is here.]]> 118 Joshua Gibbs 099914667X Nathan 4 4.35 Something They Will Not Forget
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]]> <![CDATA[The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education]]> 18220652 158 Kevin Clark Nathan 3 4.31 2013 The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education
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]]> <![CDATA[Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought]]> 539615 388 Alister E. McGrath 0631208445 Nathan 3 3.95 1998 Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought
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]]> <![CDATA[Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up]]> 198332459 350 Abigail Shrier Nathan 4 3.98 2024 Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
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]]> <![CDATA[Julius Caesar and the roman people William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar in Spanish, julius caesar the gallic war, Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library), Julius Caesar (No Fear Shakespeare).]]> 59538165 Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive.]]> William Shakespeare Nathan 5 4.08 1599 Julius Caesar and the roman people William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar in Spanish, julius caesar the gallic war, Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library), Julius Caesar (No Fear Shakespeare).
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My favorite of Shakespeare's works.
]]> Pride and Prejudice 1885 Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268]]> 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Nathan 5 One of my all time favorites. 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
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One of my all time favorites.
]]> Leisure: The Basis of Culture 28684398 One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is more significant, even more crucial, today than it was when it first appeared more than fifty years ago. This edition also includes his work The Philosophical Act.


Leisure is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world. Pieper shows that the Greeks and medieval Europeans, understood the great value and importance of leisure. He also points out that religion can be born only in leisure � a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the first foundation of any culture.


Pieper maintains that our bourgeois world of total labor has vanquished leisure, and issues a startling warning: Unless we regain the art of silence and insight, the ability for non-activity, unless we substitute true leisure for our hectic amusements, we will destroy our culture � and ourselves.

]]> 144 Josef Pieper 1681492911 Nathan 5 4.15 1948 Leisure: The Basis of Culture
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]]> Lex Rex: The Law is King 55216866
As the wisest man said, “Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works� (Eccl. 9:7).We believe reformation and revival start from faith in the Lord with joyful obedience to the Bible, and that is what makes everyday tasks significant and transforms culture. Because of these beliefs, we offer books on Christian living, encouragement, contentment, raising kids, healthy marriages, educational choices, classical education, homeschooling, politics, government, feminism, identity, manhood, womanhood, singleness, virtue, and so much more.]]> 601 Samuel Rutherford Nathan 0 to-read 4.00 1644 Lex Rex: The Law is King
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]]> <![CDATA[The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War]]> 27222 You can find an alternative cover for this ISBN here.

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "possession for all time, " and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom.

However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Written centuries before the rise of modern historiography, Thucydides' narrative is not continuous or linear. His authoritative chronicle of what he considered the greatest war of all time is rigorous and meticulous, yet omits the many aids to comprehension modern readers take for granted—such as brief biographies of the story's main characters, maps and other visual enhancements, and background on the military, cultural, and political traditions of ancient Greece.

Robert Strassler's new edition amends these omissions, and not only provides a new coherence to the narrative overall but effectively reconstructs the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers, The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety and depth, and numerous other useful features. Readers will find that with this edition they can dip into the text at any point and be immediately oriented with regard to the geography, season, date, and stage of the conflict.

In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, The Peloponnesian War stands near the top. This handsome, elegant, and authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations.]]> 713 Thucydides 0684827905 Nathan 0 to-read 4.25 -411 The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
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]]> <![CDATA[Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy]]> 117628 184 Peter J. Leithart 1885767161 Nathan 4 4.15 2001 Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Nathan 5 4.29 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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]]> Hear, My Son 16053395
In Hear, My Son, Ralph Smith provides a a better reading of Deuteronomy which open up this book of law aas a book of loving instruction from a Father who seeks the blessing of His wayward son. He demonstrates that the key to understanding Deuteronomy is found in the repeated references to Yahweh as Israel's Father and the abundant allusions to the promises of the Fifth Commandment.

Smith's work encourages a fresh reading of the Pentateuch that puts away stale prejudices against a perpetually angrey, slave-driving Old Testament God, and awakens the reader to the reality of Yahweh's primary identity as a tender, loving and devoted Father.]]> 121 Ralph Allan Smith Nathan 3 4.00 2011 Hear, My Son
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]]> <![CDATA[Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World]]> 206471101
For every true act of leadership, there is an equal and monstrous act of sabotage.

Our leaders have been entirely routed by the agitated and the anxious. These emotional tyrannies manifest themselves in local libraries, HR cubicles, elder meetings, and at your Thanksgiving dinners.

In this book Professor Joe Rigney seeks to recover the nerve of old that steadied leaders to make tough calls. The nerve that braces them when sabotage comes--because it will. The nerve that has more fun than its enemies.

Cheer up, there's no way out but through.]]> 120 Joe Rigney 1591280400 Nathan 5 4.42 Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, and Ruin the World
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]]> Heroes of the City of Man 832030 The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, and others—commenting on each and contrasting their pagan worldview to the biblical worldview. If you fall asleep in your English classes, this book is like drinking ten cups of coffee. Maybe eleven, depending upon your body weight. For high school students and up.

"The most obvious virtue of Leithart's book is its scope. In a single volume he provides a defense for the value of reading classical literature, a methodology for integrating that literature with the Christian faith, and a reader's guide to the works of classical literature that a contemporary reader would most benefit from reading." -Leland Ryken, Wheaton College

"[A]nyone can read this volume and expect to gain a heightened awareness of the importance of Christian thinking to all of life and the great void that exists in societies that are not undergirded by such thinking." -Byron Snapp, Calvary Herald]]> 394 Peter J. Leithart 1885767552 Nathan 5 4.18 1999 Heroes of the City of Man
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]]> Surprised by Oxford 9923943 A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at Oxford, comes to a dynamic personal faith in God.

Carolyn Weber arrives for graduate study at Oxford University as a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of love and a life that matters.

This savvy, beautifully written, credible account of Christian conversion follows the calendar and events of the school year as it entertains, informs, and promises to engage even the most skeptical and unlikely reader.

]]> 456 Carolyn Weber 0849946115 Nathan 0 to-read 4.30 2011 Surprised by Oxford
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]]> Blackthorn Winter 1391231 average Soft 141p]]> 141 Douglas Wilson 1932168109 Nathan 3 3.94 2003 Blackthorn Winter
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]]> <![CDATA[Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World]]> 39105346
Once upon a time there was a version of the Christian faith that was practically irresistible. After all, what could be more so than the gospel that Jesus ushered in? Why, then, isn't it the same with Christianity today?

Author and pastor Andy Stanley is deeply concerned with the present-day church and its future. He believes that many of the solutions to our issues can be found by investigating our roots. In Irresistible, Andy chronicles what made the early Jesus Movement so compelling, resilient, and irresistible by answering these

What did first-century Christians know that we don't—about God's Word, about their lives, about love?What did they do that we're not doing?What makes Christianity so resistible in today's culture?What needs to change in order to repeat the growth our faith had at its beginning?Many people who leave or disparage the faith cite reasons that have less to do with Jesus than with the conduct of his followers. It's time to hit pause and consider the faith modeled by our first-century brothers and sisters who had no official Bible, no status, and little chance of survival. It's time to embrace the version of faith that initiated—against all human odds—a chain of events resulting in the most significant and extensive cultural transformation the world has ever seen.

This is a version of Christianity we must remember and re-embrace if we want to be salt and light in an increasingly savorless and dark world.]]> 316 Andy Stanley Nathan 1 4.59 2018 Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World
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]]> <![CDATA[A Guide to Understanding Classical Christian Education: 100 Common Questions]]> 59117395 70 Dr. Timothy Dernlan Nathan 0 to-read 3.96 A Guide to Understanding Classical Christian Education: 100 Common Questions
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]]> <![CDATA[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]> 17125 The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is one of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union and confirms Solzhenitsyn's stature as "a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dosotevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy"--Harrison Salisbury

This unexpurgated 1991 translation by H. T. Willetts is the only authorized edition available, and fully captures the power and beauty of the original Russian.]]> 182 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Nathan 0 to-read 3.98 1962 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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]]> <![CDATA[Know and Tell: The Art of Narration]]> 38217209
This book discusses the theory behind the use of narration and then walks through the process from beginning to end, to show how simply "telling" is the foundation for higher-level thinking and writing.

While narration has grown popular among homeschoolers, it also works well in the classroom. In this book, you will find sample narrations and many resources to help you use narration with your students in any setting. If you've been wanting to try narration, but haven't felt confident enough to rely on an unfamiliar method, this book will give you the tools that you need to make the process easier.

People are narrating every day, and this book will show you how to make that natural activity a vital part of education that enhances children's relationship with knowledge and allows them to grow into skilled communicators.]]> 232 Karen Glass 1983560189 Nathan 5 4.52 Know and Tell: The Art of Narration
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]]> <![CDATA[A Classical Guide to Narration]]> 56348057 114 Jason Barney Nathan 5 4.22 A Classical Guide to Narration
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]]> <![CDATA[Beauty: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)]]> 19006309
In this Very Short Introduction the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object - either in art, in nature, or the human form - beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgements of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely. Is there a right judgement to be made about beauty? Is it right to say there is more beauty in a classical temple than a concrete office block, more in a Rembrandt than
in last year's Turner Prize winner?

Forthright and thought-provoking, and as accessible as it is intellectually rigorous, this introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects that fill our lives.

ABOUT THE The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.]]> 233 Roger Scruton Nathan 4 4.20 2009 Beauty: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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]]> <![CDATA[Believing Is Seeing: A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith]]> 58532746 Is your worldview enlightened enough to accommodate both science and God at the same time?Dr. Michael Guillen, a best-selling author, Emmy award–winning journalist and former physics instructor at Harvard, used to be an Atheist—until science changed his mind. Once of the opinion that people of faith are weak, small-minded folks who just don’t understand science, Dr. Guillen ultimately concluded that not only does science itself depend on faith, but faith is actually the mightiest power in the universe.In Believing Is Seeing, Dr. Guillen recounts the fascinating story of his journey from Atheism to Christianity, citing the latest discoveries in neuroscience, physics, astronomy, and mathematics to pull back the curtain on the mystery of faith as no one ever has.Is it true that “seeing is believing?� Or is it possible that reality can be perceived most clearly with the eyes of faith—and that truth is bigger than proof? Let Dr. Guillen be your guide as he brilliantly argues for a large and enlightened worldview consistent with both God and modern science.]]> 288 Michael Guillen 1496455592 Nathan 0 to-read 4.18 Believing Is Seeing: A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith
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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child]]> 9636237 Anthony Esolen 256 Anthony Esolen 1935191888 Nathan 0 to-read 4.20 2010 Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child
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]]> <![CDATA[Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant]]> 4898 240 W. Chan Kim 1591396190 Nathan 2 4.01 2004 Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
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]]> <![CDATA[On Earth as in Heaven: Theopolis Fundamentals]]> 60259309 On Earth as in Heaven calls the church to embrace her identity and mission as one shaped by biblical theology and liturgy. The world grows increasingly polarized and politicized, but the church's commission remains unchanged. Christians carry out Jesus's mission by being the church. To change the world, the church needs only to be what she is―the bride of Christ―and to do what she does―teach, preach, sing, pray, break bread. Cultural and political mission and individual witness and service all spring from the church's liturgical life. As the church proclaims God's word and practices vibrant liturgy, she is God's heavenly city, shining as a light to the world.]]> 460 Peter J. Leithart 1683596137 Nathan 3 4.48 On Earth as in Heaven: Theopolis Fundamentals
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]]> <![CDATA[Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper]]> 259107 190 Peter J. Leithart 1885767730 Nathan 3 4.34 2000 Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper
author: Peter J. Leithart
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis's Chronicles]]> 18535038 Live Like a Narnian Joe Rigney shows that Owen Barfield was right—What C.S. Lewis thought about everything was secretly present in what he said about anything. From apologetics to his thoughts on education, from his view of science to the role of government, from Natural Law to true manhood and womanhood—the breadth of Lewis's bright vision of life shines through in his beloved Chronicles. Come, learn to breathe Narnian air.]]> 184 Joe Rigney 0615872042 Nathan 5 4.43 2013 Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in Lewis's Chronicles
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]]> <![CDATA[Rembrandt is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith]]> 58429156 Rembrandt is in the Wind, by Russ Ramsey, is an invitation to discover some of the world's most celebrated artists and works, through which we can witness the gospel of Christ in a way that speaks to the struggles and longings common to the human experience.

This book is part art history, part biblical study, part philosophy, and part analysis of the human experience—but it's all story. The lives of the artists in this book illustrate the struggle of living in this world and point to the beauty of the redemption available to us in Christ. Each story is different. Some conclude with resounding triumph, while others end in struggle. But all of them raise important questions about humanity's hunger and capacity for glory, and they all teach us to see and love beauty.]]> 256 Russ Ramsey 0310129729 Nathan 4 4.51 2022 Rembrandt is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith
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]]> <![CDATA[After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man]]> 57903903 After Humanity is a guide to one of C.S. Lewis’s most widely admired but least accessible works, The Abolition of Man, which originated as a series of lectures on ethics that he delivered during the Second World War.

These lectures tackle the thorny question of whether moral value is objective or not. When we say something is right or wrong, are we recognizing a reality outside ourselves, or merely reporting a subjective sentiment? Lewis addresses the matter from a purely philosophical standpoint, leaving theological matters to one side. He makes a powerful case against subjectivism, issuing an intellectual warning that, in our “post-truth� twenty-first century, has even more relevance than when he originally presented it.

Lewis characterized The Abolition of Man as “almost my favourite among my books,� and his biographer Walter Hooper has called it “an all but indispensable introduction to the entire corpus of Lewisiana.� In After Humanity, Michael Ward sheds much-needed light on this important but difficult work, explaining both its general academic context and the particular circumstances in Lewis’s life that helped give rise to it, including his front-line service in the trenches of the First World War.

After Humanity contains a detailed commentary clarifying the many allusions and quotations scattered throughout Lewis’s argument. It shows how this resolutely philosophical thesis fits in with his other, more explicitly Christian works. It also includes a full-color photo gallery, displaying images of people, places, and documents that relate to The Abolition of Man, among them Lewis’s original “blurb� for the book, which has never before been published.]]> 253 Michael Ward 1943243778 Nathan 0 to-read 4.32 After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man
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]]> <![CDATA[Rembrandt: The Christmas Story]]> 1874872 80 Rembrandt van Rijn 0785274642 Nathan 3 4.10 1998 Rembrandt: The Christmas Story
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average rating: 4.10
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Dante’s Inferno for Kids and Curious Parents (Dante per bambini)]]> 59901359 280 Federico Corradini 8894632547 Nathan 4 4.20 Dante’s Inferno for Kids and Curious Parents (Dante per bambini)
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]]> <![CDATA[Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World (Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology)]]> 13799994 357 Jens Zimmermann 0830839038 Nathan 0 to-read 4.13 2012 Incarnational Humanism: A Philosophy of Culture for the Church in the World (Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology)
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]]> <![CDATA[Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture]]> 148821 192 Ross King 0142000159 Nathan 4 3.89 1999 Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
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average rating: 3.89
book published: 1999
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]]> The Art of Divine Contentment 28020187 70 Thomas Watson 1499323344 Nathan 0 to-read 4.33 1654 The Art of Divine Contentment
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]]> The Guns of August 40779082
In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive and spectacularly portrayed with her famous talent for evoking the characters of the war’s key players, Tuchman’s magnum opus is a classic for the ages.]]> 658 Barbara W. Tuchman Nathan 4 4.17 1962 The Guns of August
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]]> The Great Divorce 25845273
C.S. Lewis� The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis’s revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis� The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.]]> 146 C.S. Lewis Nathan 5 4.39 1946 The Great Divorce
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average rating: 4.39
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]]> Men and Marriage 1225913
Men and Marriage is a critical commentary that asks the burning question, How can society survive the pervasive disintegration of the family? A profound crisis faces modern social order as traditional family relationships become almost unrecognizable.

George Gilder's Men and Marriage is a revised and expanded edition of his 1973 landmark work, Sexual Suicide . He examines the deterioration of the family, the well-defined sex roles it offered, and how this change has shifted the focus of our society. Poverty, for instance, stems from the destruction of the family when unmarried parents are abandoned by their lovers or older women are divorced because society approves of their husbands' younger girlfriends.

Gilder claims that men will only fulfill their paternal obligations when women lead them to do so, and that this civilizing influence, balanced with proper economic support, is the most important part of maintaining a productive, healthy, loving society.

He offers a concrete plan for rebuilding the family in America. His solutions challenge readers to return to these roles and reestablish the family values that were once so crucial in staving off the ills that plague our country. Gilder insists that it is time to reexamine what "liberation" has wrought and at what cost. Only a return to traditional family values, he contends, can stem the tide of disaster.

George Gilder is the author of Wealth and Poverty, the best-selling critique of Reaganomics, The Spirit of Enterprise, Visible Man, Naked Nomads, and The Party That Lost Its Head . He was a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan and now writes regularly for The Wall Street Journal and National Review about material advances and their effect on society. His most recent books include two other well-known social commentaries, Microcosm and Life After Television. Also available in paperback.]]> 240 George Gilder Nathan 4 4.22 1986 Men and Marriage
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> The Lost Tools of Learning 2772922 30 Dorothy L. Sayers Nathan 5 4.45 1947 The Lost Tools of Learning
author: Dorothy L. Sayers
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average rating: 4.45
book published: 1947
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)]]> 84369 288 C.S. Lewis 0007202326 Nathan 5 4.03 1956 The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 1956
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]]> <![CDATA[The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship]]> 29968389 554 Robert Letham Nathan 4 4.86 2004 The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship
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average rating: 4.86
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]]> Thoughts for Young Men 249050 68 J.C. Ryle 0967760399 Nathan 5 4.57 1886 Thoughts for Young Men
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]]> Frankenstein: The 1818 Text 35031085 This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780143131847.

Mary Shelley's seminal novel of the scientist whose creation becomes a monster.

This edition is the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.]]> 260 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 0143131842 Nathan 4 4.02 1818 Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
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]]> <![CDATA[The Promise of His Appearing: An Exposition of Second Peter]]> 547294 111 Peter J. Leithart 1591280265 Nathan 0 to-read 4.11 2004 The Promise of His Appearing: An Exposition of Second Peter
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]]> <![CDATA[The Four: A Survey of the Gospels]]> 9122724 252 Peter J. Leithart 159128080X Nathan 0 to-read 4.45 2010 The Four: A Survey of the Gospels
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]]> <![CDATA[Wise Words: Family Stories that Bring Proverbs to Life]]> 744192 152 Peter J. Leithart 1591280141 Nathan 0 to-read 4.26 1995 Wise Words: Family Stories that Bring Proverbs to Life
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 1995
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]]> <![CDATA[The Five Dysfunctions of a Team]]> 20642542 Patrick Lencioni Nathan 4 4.08 2002 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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]]> <![CDATA[Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual]]> 51136198 The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Ownership.

In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak.

But what if you are promoted into a new position leading your former peers? What if you don’t get selected for the leadership position you wanted? How do you overcome imposter syndrome, when you aren’t sure you should be leading? As a leader, how do you judiciously dole out punishment? What about reward? How do you build trust with your both your superiors and your subordinates? How do you deliver truthful criticism up and down the chain of command in a tactful and positive way?

These are all questions about leadership—the most complex of all human endeavors. And while there are books out there that provide solid leadership principles, books like Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership, there is no leadership field manual that provides a direct, situational, pragmatic how-to guide that anyone can instantly put to use.

Until now. Leadership Strategy and Tactics explains how to take leadership theory, quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy, and then put leadership into action at a tactical level. This book is the solution that leaders at every level need—not just to understand the leadership game, but also how to play the leadership game, and win it.]]> 312 Jocko Willink Nathan 5 4.42 2020 Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
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]]> <![CDATA[No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men]]> 58127276
In No Apologies, veteran author and professor, Anthony Esolen, issues a powerful defense of the virtues of masculine strength. From the thankless brute force that erected buildings, paved roads, and cleared ground, to the boundless energy of youth that compelled centuries of global exploration, to the father’s embodied authority as protector, director, and exemplar of law and justice, Esolen shows how civilization has rested upon the strength of men.

Wizened, accessible, and powerfully articulated, Esolen draws on two millennia of historical thought, citing giants like Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, Twain, Solzhenitsyn, and others in a vigorous and timely defense of the masculine ethos.]]> 204 Anthony Esolen 1684512344 Nathan 0 to-read 4.27 No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men
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]]> <![CDATA[The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction]]> 36300637
Meghan Cox Gurdon argues that this ancient practice is a fast-working antidote to the fractured attention spans, atomized families and unfulfilling ephemera of the tech era, helping to replenish what our devices are leaching away. For everyone, reading aloud engages the mind in complex narratives; for children, it’s an irreplaceable gift that builds vocabulary, fosters imagination, and kindles a lifelong appreciation of language, stories and pictures.

Bringing together the latest scientific research, practical tips, and reading recommendations, The Enchanted Hour will both charm and galvanize, inspiring readers to share this invaluable, life-altering tradition with the people they love most.]]> 264 Meghan Cox Gurdon 0062562835 Nathan 0 to-read 4.30 2019 The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
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]]> The Covenant Household 63827387 Families are formed by covenants. But what is a covenant, and what does that mean for your family?Throughout Scripture, God makes covenants with His people. This is not just a contract, but a personal bond in which God takes responsibility for His people, and His people respond to him in faith. This is true of our relationship with God, and it is true in the case of lesser covenants, such as the covenant family.

In this short book, Douglas Wilson shows how the family should live in the light of what the Bible says about the covenant. The husband is the head of the household, and this means that the problems of the family members are not their problems but his problems. The husband cannot just dismiss his wife's problems as something she needs to work through by herself, and the parents cannot complain when his kids don't act like they were taught to. The family is bound together in covenant.

This book covers everything from marriage to childrearing to cultural engagement. The family is not just a collection of it is a unit joined together by God, and we should live as though that were true (because it is).]]> 148 Douglas Wilson Nathan 5 4.57 The Covenant Household
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