Father Knows Less, Or, Can I Cook My Sister?

Father Knows Less, Or, Can I Cook My Sister?

Author: Wendell Jamieson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780399154423

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A New York Times city editor traces his efforts to seek out answers to questions posed by his precocious young son, endeavors during which he interviewed countless experts to discern truths about such topics as the pain of a jellyfish sting and the reason that police officers like doughnuts.


Father Knows Less

Father Knows Less

Author: Wendell Jamieson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-09-06

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1101221232

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Kids ask the darndest questions—and the answers make for a “funny and fascinating”(Publishers Weekly) book. Wendell Jamieson’s son, Dean, has always had a penchant for asking odd questions. “Dad, what would hurt more—getting run over by a car, or getting stung by a jellyfish?” “Dad, why do policemen like donuts?” “Dad, does Mona Lisa wear shoes?” Because Dad is a newspaperman and city editor for The New York Times, he decided to seek out the real answers to Dean’s questions from top experts—movie directors and ship captains, brain surgeons and stabbing victims, a Buddhist monk and a bra fitter, and even Yoko Ono. Their father-son journey for answers to the tough—and weird—questions of life is a sometimes surprising, often hilarious, and always fascinating celebration of the value and beauty of childlike curiosity. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.


The Edge of Reason?

The Edge of Reason?

Author: Alex Bentley

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2008-11-22

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1847062172

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Should scientists challenge religious beliefs in modern society? This book gives voice to those scientist and theologians whose experience holds direct relevance in the confrontational science and religion debate.


Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop

Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop

Author: Shelley Harwayne

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 100384376X

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When writing workshops first blossomed in classrooms, its hallmarks were genuine curiosity, individual choice, quality conversations, and engaging children's literature. A joyous hum of intention, creativity, and craft enlivened the school day. Today's teachers are often faced with a range of obstacles, as new initiatives are embraced, mandates handed down, and scripted programs are purchased. Sometimes teachers must sacrifice the original principles of the writing workshop and lose the creative venue they provide. Above and Beyond the Writing Workshop is filled with original writing challenges designed to bring back the spirit of the original writing workshop model and encourage teachers to enhance it with invention, innovation, and inspiration. Teaching creative writing is not only possible, but an important process in their instruction. Author Shelley Harwayne invites teachers to keep the workshop spirit alive by: Encouraging professional conversations on classroom ideas and methods between colleagues; Developing writing cues that allow young writers to be inquisitive, outspoken, and independent; Showing how high quality writing can make a difference; Offering an inspired and stimulating outlet for students to express their passions. Harwayne's book will help teachers encourage students to write the world around them, which can generate more critical thinking and make for a more well-rounded child.


Darwin's Pious Idea

Darwin's Pious Idea

Author: Conor Cunningham

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2010-12-03

Total Pages: 563

ISBN-13: 0802848389

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According to British scholar Conor Cunningham, the debate today between religion and evolution has been hijacked by extremists: on one side stand fundamentalist believers who reject evolution outright; on the opposing side are fundamentalist atheists who claim that Darwin s theory rules out the possibility of God. Both sides are dead wrong, argues Cunningham, who is at once a Christian and a firm believer in the theory of evolution. In Darwin s Pious Idea Cunningham puts forth a trenchant, compelling case for both creation and evolution, drawing skillfully on an array of philosophical, theological, historical, and scientific sources to buttress his arguments.


How to Breakthrough to the Next Millennium with God

How to Breakthrough to the Next Millennium with God

Author: N M P

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2009-08-28

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1615791205

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When God asked me to write this book, at first I made all kinds of excuses. However, He reminded me all the Visions He blessed me for over 25 years of intimate relationship with Him; I realized that this was the very purpose of my existence. Therefore, I switched gear from oncology nurse and mother roles to my number one job, as a "Servant of God." My responsibility to God is to prepare the way for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I have to announce to the entire world that Jesus is coming in this generation and we will see Him with our own eyes. This book will serve as the last trumpet call from "The Almighty God." "Father God, I put your treasures (visions/dreams) together as You commanded me, I hope You will like it because this is my gift for You this coming Father's Day. Happy Father's Day God, and I love You."


Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie

Author: Alice Feeney

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1250144833

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ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?