Desmond Tutu
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Explores a radically new way of thinking about God. She dismantles several common assumptions about God and shows why an omniscient, omnipotent God that created the universe and plans what happens is incompatible with science -- but that this doesn't preclude a God that can comfort and empower us.--Provided by publisher
24) I am
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The story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac, who experienced a life-threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions: 'What's wrong with the world?' and 'What can be done about it?' With a film crew of four, Tom visits some of today's great minds, including authors, poets, teachers, religious leaders, and scientists, searching for the fundamental endemic problem that causes all the other problems,...
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An instant New York Times bestseller
Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.
In April 2015,...
Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.
In April 2015,...
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"Este libro nos ofrece la inusual oportunidad de compartir con estos dos grandes hombres la sorprendente y original semana que pasaron juntos, desde el primer abrazo hasta la despedida final. Los escucharemos mientras exploran la naturaleza de la verdadera alegría y se enfrentan a todas sus barreras -desde el miedo y el estrés y la rabia y el dolor hasta la enfermedad y la muerte - y aprenderemos de sus "Ocho pilares de la alegría", que nos proporcionan...
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A paradigm-shifting blend of science, religion, and philosophy for the agnostic, spiritual-but-not-religious, and scientifically minded reader Many people are fed up with the way traditional religion alienates them. Too often it perpetuates conflict, vilifies science, and undermines reason. Nancy Abrams—a philosopher of science, lawyer, and lifelong atheist—is among these people, but she has also found freedom in imagining a higher power. In A...
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A difficult look at a country whose children are being orphaned at an alarming rate due to AIDS, their lack of education, and how they try to survive living in one of the poorest countries in the world. Includes interviews with President Bill Clinton, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and more.
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"Jock the Hero Dog is a family animated adventure that tells the heart-warming, coming-of-age story of a young man and his best friend, a lovable and fearless dog named, Jock. Narrated by Donald Sutherland, the story takes place in the beautiful outback of South Africa. Through a series of life-lessons and bonding experiences, Jock, the runt of the litter, grows to become a beloved and trusted companion, a bold adventurer, and a living embodiment...
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This handsome volume, with more than 400 photographs - including never-before-published material from private collections - is the only authorised biography of arguably the greatest man of our times. Superbly designed, and interspersed with stunning double-spread photographs, it includes extensive interviews with family members, close friends, colleagues and many of the world's leading figures in all walks of life. Written by a team of distinguished...
40) Nobelity
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A look at the future and how to solve global problems such as poverty and the environmental degradation through a series of interviews with nine Nobel Prize winners who discuss their vision for the world over the next 50 years.