Americana wholesome as it is, it has been abused by civil religionists and hijacked by the too often unbiblical Christian right. One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics Bruce Ashford and Christ Pappalardo (B&H Academic) $14.99 Okay, I’ll admit two things: I am worried these days about those who too easily use this phrase, One Nation Under God. Fascinating, curious, well done, exceptionally thoughtful - the sorts of volumes Hearts & Minds loves telling you about.Īll are available from us at 10% off, sent out with a smile and a prayer. A few are quite new, actually, and I didn’t want to move into the new year too quickly without giving these a shout out. These are all good titles that came out in the tale end of 2015 but I haven’t had time to study. But we’re here working for you, telling you what we’ve got that you might like hearing about.Īnd so, here are a few that I sort of wanted to name last week. You can find best-sellers of all sorts all over, and faceless algorithms come up with some stuff, if you’re touched by that sort of thing. We are proud to get to be your bookseller yet another year and eager to get more good books into your hands. We’d like to think we curate a fairly interesting selection, books that might prove helpful to you. It’s like they say on those ubiquitous insurance commercials: it’s what we do.Īnd we think we have at least some idea of some itches of yours that need scratching. Of course we are completely sincere in awarding books and authors with our little accolades, but the point - I’m not at all ashamed to say this - is for you, dear reader, to buy them. It’s a lot for me to manage during our store’s busy holiday season, and I know I miss some. Putting together such lists is always a bit dicey for me - I forget books that I read earlier in the year and I wonder how I might honor titles that look so good and seem so impressive but that I haven’t really read yet. What a joy to get orders for these kinds of great books. Thanks for your interest in our last two posts, the Best Books of 2015 Part One and the Best Books of 2015 Part Two.
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