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Author: Robin Wasserman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442475064 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 567
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The sinning doesn't stopNvolumes three and four in Wasserman's scandalous Seven Deadly Sins series are now available in one book. Includes "Pride" and "Wrath."
Author: Robin Wasserman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442475064 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 567
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The sinning doesn't stopNvolumes three and four in Wasserman's scandalous Seven Deadly Sins series are now available in one book. Includes "Pride" and "Wrath."
Author: Michael Eric Dyson Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198036477 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 161
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Of the seven deadly sins, pride is the only one with a virtuous side. It is certainly a good thing to have pride in one's country, in one's community, in oneself. But when taken too far, as Michael Eric Dyson shows in Pride, these virtues become deadly sins. Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential African Americans, here looks at the many dimensions of pride. Ranging from Augustine and Aquinas, MacIntyre and Hauerwas, to Niebuhr and King, Dyson offers a thoughtful, multifaceted look at this "virtuous vice." He probes the philosophical and theological roots of pride in examining its transformation in Western culture. Dyson discusses how black pride keeps blacks from being degraded and excluded by white pride, which can be invisible, unspoken, but nonetheless very powerful. Dyson also offers a moving glimpse into the teachers and books that shaped his personal pride and vocation. Dyson also looks at less savory aspects of national pride. Since 9/11, he notes, we have had to close ranks. But the collective embrace of all things American, to the exclusion of anything else, has taken the place of a much richer, much more enduring, much more profound version of love of country. This unchecked pride asserts the supremacy of America above all others--elevating our national beliefs above any moral court in the world--and attacking critics of American foreign policy as unpatriotic and even traitorous. Hubris, temerity, arrogance--the unquestioned presumption that one's way of life defines how everyone else should live--pride has many destructive manifestations. In this engaging and energetic volume, Michael Eric Dyson, one of the nation's foremost public intellectuals, illuminates this many-sided human emotion, one that can be an indispensable virtue or a deadly sin.
Author: Joseph Epstein Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780195158120 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 158
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Malice that cannot speak its name, cold-blooded but secret hostility, impotent desire, hidden rancor and spite--all cluster at the center of envy. Envy clouds thought, writes Joseph Epstein, clobbers generosity, precludes any hope of serenity, and ends in shriveling the heart. Of the seven deadly sins, he concludes, only envy is no fun at all.Writing in a conversational, erudite, self-deprecating style that wears its learning lightly, Epstein takes us on a stimulating tour of the many faces of envy. He considers what great thinkers--such as John Rawls, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche--have written about envy; distinguishes between envy, yearning, jealousy, resentment, and schadenfreude ("a hardy perennial in the weedy garden of sour emotions"); and catalogs the many things that are enviable, including wealth, beauty, power, talent, knowledge and wisdom, extraordinary good luck, and youth (or as the title of Epstein's chapter on youth has it, "The Young, God Damn Them"). He looks at resentment in academia, where envy is mixed with snobbery, stirred by impotence, and played out against a background of cosmic injustice; and he offers a brilliant reading of Othello as a play more driven by Iago's envy than Othello's jealousy. He reveals that envy has a strong touch of malice behind it--the envious want to destroy the happiness of others. He suggests that envy of the astonishing success of Jews in Germany and Austria may have lurked behind the virulent anti-Semitism of the Nazis.As he proved in his best-selling Snobbery, Joseph Epstein has an unmatched ability to highlight our failings in a way that is thoughtful, provocative, and entertaining. If envy is no fun, Epstein's Envy is truly a joy to read.
Author: K. Stephens Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781508822936 Category : Languages : en Pages : 168
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The first volume of Seven Deadly Sins, A Young Adult Anthology, deals with possibly the most severe of all sins: Pride. Whether a story centers around magic, a crime, a scientific experiment or a night out that ends in disaster, our young adults need to decide if pride will be an obstacle they overcome, or if it will be the weakness that holds them back. Thirteen stories, thirteen choices. One theme. The Hazel Crayon by Wendy White Lees A headstrong young girl's attempt to prove her oddball classmate is a pirate results in a playground wedding, and a friendship that sails smoothly through adolescence, but is knocked off course in high school. Good Intentions by Michael Donoghue A genetically smart but bored 16 year-old boy sets out to solve an environmental problem, but he ends up in more trouble than he could possibly imagine. Masterpiece by J.C. Davis Avery is the best artist in her high school, but when her arch-rival Nora takes a prank too far, Avery discovers that art can destroy as well as create. Quitter by Day Jamison When a less than perfect test score prompts a driven perfectionist to sabotage her anchoring relationships, she must overcome her fear of failure or reconcile herself to loneliness. Summer Rains by E.N. Loizis When Violeta attempts to change Joanna to fit her idea of a "worthy friend," Joanna must decide who she wants to be. Balancing Act by K.T. Stephens As a circus acrobat who knows perfection is a must to stay alive, Joey has to decide between his pride and the acceptance he craves, not realizing he can have both. Seeing Better by Eliza Archer A girl finds that sometimes the world as isn't the way you've been seeing it all your life. It just takes looking at it with clearer vision. Great-Great Aunty Edna by Anita Russo When self-obsessed Amber is forced to clean her Great-Great Aunty's squalid house instead of pursuing her love interest, her pride takes an unexpected reality check. A Mother's Pride by Teresa Bassett Shy student Ruth can't believe her luck when she is befriended by smart, popular Laura Mortoe. But on a weekend away, Laura's facade crumbles-with tragic consequences. A Wish from the Fountain by Alisia Faust When rejected by her first crush, Stevie seeks counsel from her mysterious confidant in the fountain, but the advice she receives is not what she expected. In the Name of Art and Love by Sylvia Heike When a student couple hangs a love lock only to discover most locks stolen soon after, they must reconcile with the loss. Meanwhile, a girl in love with an artist questions the purpose of the theft they've committed. Commando by Willow Becker Jesse Malvino is on his way to becoming one of the great Rock Gods. Only a local talent scout, a raging principal, and an epic wardrobe malfunction stand in his way. The Tasmanian Girl by S. Sadedin Andy teams up with the class geek and his cat-eyed new girlfriend to win the science fair, but will their project literally go viral?"
Author: Okina Baba Publisher: Yen Press LLC ISBN: 0316442933 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 204
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After many trials and challenges, our reborn spider has become very good at fighting (and eating!) monsters. Getting a little full of herself, she's rushed headlong into some unexplored area and now, she's facing her worst enemy...a huge dragon!
Author: Kirsi I. Stjerna Publisher: Fortress Press ISBN: 1451465114 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 528
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This volume contains a number of the writings categorized under the theme word and faith. Writings in the volume range from core documents Bondage of the Will, Against the Heavenly Prophets, The Smalcald Articles, and Large Catechism to Luther’s own Confession of Faith and treatments of Moses, the Gospels, and Two Kinds of Righteousness. Each volume in The Annotated Luther series contains new introductions, annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther’s context and interpret his writings for today.
Author: Robin Wasserman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1439108641 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 262
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Alpha girl Harper is used to getting what she wants, and that means Adam, Beth's all-American boytoy. Blond, boring Beth, who Kane, the charming playah, secretly wants too. Miranda thinks Kane is out of her league, but she wants him all the same. And then there's the new girl. Kaia. Who only wants trouble -- and he's definitely on his way. Want to know more? Commit
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