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Thursday, December 28, 2006

In which the letter kicks around the spirit of the law

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Belief or Nonbelief? : A Dialogue
A History of Philosophy 1: Greece and Rome
The Time Traveler's Wife
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Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews -- A History
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
The Great Depression and The New Deal: A Very Short Introduction
The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
Kyra: A Novel
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The Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
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The Real Jesus : The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels
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Who Wrote the New Testament?: The Making of the Christian Myth
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Learning the World: a Scientific Romance
The Big Bang Never Happened: A Startling Refutation of the Dominant Theory of the Origin of the Universe
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
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A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green
Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street
Salvation Boulevard: A Novel
Society without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment
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Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction
Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America
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Beer and Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn't Worth Drinking
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Should We Burn Babar?: Essays on Children's Literature and the Power of Stories
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Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible
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Origin and History of Beer and Brewing: From Prehistoric Times to the Beginning of Brewing Science and Technology
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Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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