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Pre-teen girls' concern with breast development and menstruation and their growing interest in boys are treated in a tender, funny first-person story.

"Infused with history and crackling suspense, Umberto Eco's celebrated international bestseller--a cerebral classic, prescient of our own times, about a literary joke that goes terribly awry, unexpectedly plunging its creators into mortal danger. A man named Colonel Ardenti tells three cynical book editors that he has discovered a coded message about a centuries-old Knights Templar plan to tap a mystic source of power greater than atomic energy. The...

As our civilization rushes headlong toward collapse, it seems there is nothing we can do to avert catastrophe...or is there? For decades Americans were vaguely aware that Islamist barbarians were in the deserts of the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, executing "infidels" and raiding villages with unrecognizable names. The Muslim world seemed far away, remote, and irrelevant to our daily lives. Then came the terrorist...

Introduction: How mankind worships -- [1.] The spirit of Hinduism: Hindu beliefs -- [2.] The path of Buddhism: Buddhist doctrines -- [3.] The philosophy of China: Chinese precepts -- [4.] The world of Islam: Moslem truths -- [5.] The law of Judaism: Jewish wisdom -- [6.] The faith of Christianity: The life of Christ: Holy land ; The onward march of Christian faith ; Chart of beliefs -- Christendom: The Vatican ; The Sistine Chapel ; The Reformation...

An illustrated introduction to comparative religions, discussing Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, And Taoism.

Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world. Here is an intriguing and captivating introduction to the culturally diverse world of mythology. Photographs of masks, jewelry, and sculptures offer a unique view of mythology and its gods, heroes, and monsters.

Children of different religious backgrounds tell about their faith and what it means to them; includes background information on each religious tradition.

Describes the different religions practiced around the world.