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Since 1988, millions of people have discovered the relief of having Uncle John in the bathroom with them! No more frantic searches at the last minute for that perfect magazine article No more agonizing choices between light reading and the serious stuff. Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader collects humorous stories, interesting facts, and useless trivia chosen specifically for temporary reading needs. This edition includes:

*Weird tourist traps
*Who invented daylight savings time?
*The birth of the calendar
*The history of the bra

Plus, it continues with the regular features readers look forward to, such as the stories behind popular songs, the origins of famous phrases, proverbs from prime-time television, and memorable people who made their mark in 15 minutes..
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This text describes the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of black magic in all its branches - the summoning and control of evil spirits, necromancy, psychic attack, devil worship, witchcraft, evil charms and spells - as well as other branches of occult theory..
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A fascinating reminder of how contemporary prejudices color the way each generation looks at the nation's past.

In this "thought-provoking study" (Library Journal), historian Kyle Ward—the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons—gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from U.S. history textbooks from different eras, History in the Making provides us with intriguing new perspectives on familiar historical events and the ways in which they have been represented over time.

The hardcover edition of History in the Making struck a chord among readers of popular history, and Ward was featured on NPR's popular series How the Understanding of U.S. History Changes. "Interesting and useful," according to Booklist, the book "convincingly illustrates how texts change as social and political attitudes evolve.

With excerpts that span two hundred years, from Columbus's arrival to the Boston Massacre, from women's suffrage to Japanese internment, History in the Making exposes the stark contrasts between the lessons different generations have been taught about our past. "A good starting point for anyone interested in history and subjectivity" (Kirkus), this immensely readable book is proof positive that your history is not your grandparent's history and won't be your children's history..
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This is the story of a man whose discovery and vision have changed the lives of millions of people throughout the world. Robert Thomsen's biography takes readers through the events of Bill W.'s life, all the while detailing Bill's growing dependence on alcohol. Thomsen writes of the collapse that brought Bill to the verge of death and of the luminous instant of insight that saved him. This turning point led Bill to the encounter in 1935 with Dr. Bob and the start of what was to be a new beginning for countless others who despaired of finding rescue and redemption.

Every night at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings around the world, a speaker says, "Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now." This describes the story of Bill W., a stirring spiritual odyssey through triumph, failure, and rebirth, with vital meaning for men and women everywhere..
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INSPIRED BY THE HIT TELEVISION SHOW-
Advice for the kid inside every one of its 27 million adult fans.

Spongebob Squarepants is the most famous sponge on the planet, and for good reason. Straddling the line between childlike innocence and mature contentment, he is particularly well-liked and well-adjusted. While he screws up from time to time, his absorbent nature demands that he learn from his mistakes. In this delightful book, it is the reader who learns ten different lessons for getting the most out of life and how to apply them, with Spongebob and other residents of Bikini Bottom as examples.

Some spongy secrets to happiness:

- Handling Fear-like Spongebob's fear of making an imperfect Krabby Patty.
- Job Contentment-even a fry cook at the bottom of the ocean can have a blast.
- Coping with harsh reality-is like how a sponge and a squirrel in an underwater space suit should probably just remain friends.

Capturing all the quirky humor that has made the show a phenomenal success, this is the ultimate book for Spongebob fans..
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Detailed unit operations and individual accounts make for absorbing reading, and a rare chance for the reader to examine an early, yet very important, Russian front battle..
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In this wide-ranging discussion of Kabbalah-from the mystical trends of medieval Judaism to modern Hasidism-one of the world's foremost scholars considers different visions of the nature of the sacred text and of the methods to interpret it. Moshe Idel takes as a starting point the fact that the postbiblical Jewish world lost its geographical center with the destruction of the temple and so was left with a textual center, the Holy Book. Idel argues that a text-oriented religion produced language-centered forms of mysticism. Against this background, the author demonstrates how various Jewish mystics amplified the content of the Scriptures so as to include everything: the world, or God, for example. Thus the text becomes a major realm for contemplation, and the interpretation of the text frequently becomes an encounter with the deepest realms of reality. Idel delineates the particular hermeneutics belonging to Jewish mysticism, investigates the progressive filling of the text with secrets and hidden levels of meaning, and considers in detail the various interpretive strategies needed to decodify the arcane dimensions of the text..
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