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Faith and Belief: 'The Evolution of God' by Robert Wright and 'The Case for God' by Karen Armstrong
The Evolution of God
Robert Wright
Little, Brown: 576 pp. $25.99
The Case for God
Karen Armstrong
Alfred A. Knopf: 432 pp., $27.95
Until the discovery of DNA's double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick, prehistory was entirely the province of...Tags: History, University of California, Irvine, Christianity, Science and Technology, Education
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Discoveries
For the Los Angeles TimesLate for Tea at the Deer Palace The Lost Dreams of My Iraqi Family Tamara Chalabi Harper: 414 pp., $27.99 Tamara Chalabi is the daughter of the controversial Iraqi politician and opposition leader, Ahmad Chalabi, one of the leaders of the Iraqi...Tags: Civil Unrest, Religious Conflicts, History, International Organizations, Iraq
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Friday's TV Talk Shows: Michael Moore is on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 4 - 10 in PDF format This week's TV Movies The Early Show Chef Alton Brown. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N)...... -
God, in books: Richard Dawkins, R. Crumb and making the case for God
Jacket CopyIn books this Sunday, we look at God. And may lightning not strike us by beginning with Richard Dawkins, mobbed by fans at an atheist convention. Susan Salter-Reynolds talks to him about his new book. In "The Greatest Show on...... -
Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Oct. 18, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. || 4 || || 2. || The Help by Kathryn...Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, U.S. Secret Service, National Football League, Disasters, Sports
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Los Angeles Times bestsellers for Oct. 11, 2009
++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || Weeks on list || || 1. || The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C. || 3 || || 2. || Blood's A Rover...Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, Dave Eggers, Shmuley Boteach, Kathy Griffin, National Football League
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God's cold, dark waters
Exiles: A Novel by Ron Hansen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 228 pp., $23)
THE GREAT Sicilian mystery writer Leonardo Sciascia once quipped, "A man who dies tragically is, at any moment of his life, a man who will die tragically." For the historical novelist,...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Literature, Christianity, England, Mystery (genre)
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Los Angeles Times Names Book Prize Winners
LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2005 The Los Angeles Times presented its annual Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement and honored nine Book Prize winners during its 25th annual Book Prizes ceremony, April 22 at UCLA's Royce Hall. Best-selling mystery...Tags: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Literature, Justice System, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes
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Los Angeles Times Announces Kirsch Award Winner, Book Prize Finalists
LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2005 Best-selling mystery writer Tony Hillerman, whose writings over the past 35 years are infused with the landscape and culture of the American Southwest, has been named the winner of the 25th annual Los Angeles Times Book...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Justice System, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Arts
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In Theory: Interpreting the Harry Potter series
Q. With the Harry Potter movies wrapped up, a blogger has published an article calling the main character “one of the most Christian symbols of modern pop culture.” Writing on RelevantMagazine.com, Ryan Hamm argues that, for all the criticism...Tags: Movies, Anglicanism, Judaism, Bible, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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4-H tribal youth mentoring program awarded grant
The North Dakota State University Center for 4-H Youth Development has been awarded a $113,753 grant from the National 4-H Council for the 4-H Tribal Youth National Mentoring Program. The grant will implement the 4-H Mentoring: Youth and Families With...Tags: Financial Aid, Financial Aid, Juvenile Delinquency, Education
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A minister's lament: Where have you been the rest of the year?
Christmas is over for another year, and the folks who worked their tails off to create those beautiful services and masses you attended are exhausted. Don't get me wrong, we yearn for a full church and really want you to be there. It would be nice to have...Tags: Religious Events, Yom Kippur, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Religious Festivals
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