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It is for the Church to decide if Chesterton was a saint. This book is proof he was a prophet. In 1910, when the industrialists and intelligentsia both promised only 'progress,' G.K. Chesterton was among the few in the West who could see the brewing ideological storms that would soon make landfall, not just in the form of world wars and totalitarianism but in the pervasive modern dehumanization that consumes us to this day. More than a century ago,...
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First published in 1854, Hard Times is a profoundly moving, articulate and searing indictment of the life-reducing effects of the industrial revolution, and certain aspects of enlightenment thinking. Set in the fictional midlands mill-town of Coketown, the narrative centers on the industrialist, Mr Thomas Gradgrind, whose belief in scientific utilitarianism skews his world view and is a motive force, carrying the narrative towards farce
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Chaos walking volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.
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Chaos walking volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
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Puffin
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.
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Chaos walking volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
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Unwanteds volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Divided by their society into Wanted and Unwanted at thirteen, estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artime, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.
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Unwanteds volume 5
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Alex and his friends are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artimé.
10) RMJ, rural Minnesota journal: taking the helm: how rural Minnesota's next generation sees the future
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Center for Rural Policy and Development
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Libertas Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Daring men and women aren't just found in the pages of fictional stories. In fact, history offers us a number of examples of people who stood up for what was right in the face of significant opposition. Their stories can inspire us to also be courageous when the situation calls for it. Whether the problem is a large one, like a dictatorial state or a cultural prejudice, or a small one, such as standing up to a bully, we can resolve to be a hero and...
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Unwanteds volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artimé's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
13) Magnolia
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New Line Productions
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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"Magnolia is a mosaic of American life woven through a series of comic and poignant vignettes. Through a collusion of coincidence, chance, human action, shared media, past history and divine intervention, nine people will weave and warp through each other's lives on a day that builds to an unforgettable climax. Some will seek forgiveness, others escape. Some will mend frayed bonds, others will be exposed"--Back of container.
14) Upheaval
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Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"Lou Dobbs offers his illuminating views on some of our nation's most intractable problems"--
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Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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We're in a culture war, and Peachy Keenan is not taking prisoners. This raucous new book is her rallying cry for normal people stuck in the foxholes and appalled by the status quo. Mothers and fathers, regular American families, men and women, can win this battle together. But a lot of ground has been lost. For decades, we stood around and watched as feminists and progressives steamrolled through our institutions -- those formerly robust, now comically...
18) Oliver Twist
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ITV Studio
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Academy Award-winning writer James Goldman gives the immortal character of Dickens Oliver Twist a new dimension of realism in this outstanding adaptation. The story of an orphan boy in Victorian London who grows up through a hard life being befriended by both criminals and the rich only to find that he is in fact the heir to a fortune.
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In recent years the Catholic Church has gone through turbulent times with the uncovering of horrible abuse--abuse that persisted and which could have been prevented by many within the Church’s own ranks. As a result many positive aspects of what the Catholic Church teaches and practices are now being overlooked, not just by the media, but by people in and out of the pews. This is not only unfortunate, but detrimental to society at large. As Donohue...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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In Mike Huckabee's new book God, Guns, Grits and Gravy, he asks the question, "Have I been taken to a different planet than the one on which I grew up?" The New York Times bestselling author explores today's American culture, drawing from his travels as a presidential candidate to present average, small-town people and families, and their optimistic resilience in the face of hard times; their stories, says Huckabee, "will inspire readers to think...
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