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Love is the Explanation of Everything365 Meditations with the Pope978-0-8478-3670-3Pope John Paul IIHC: $29.95 US / $34.00 Canon sale 09-06-2011

This book of reflections and meditations by Pope John Paul II ispublished on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his death, and is timed to be available in time for his likely canonization. Though not the first such collection of the Pope's words, this volume is unique in that it is designed as a series of daily meditations or affirmations where each text is accompanied by images of his life and his travels worldwide, as well as fine art reproductions inspired by his words on life, faith, humanity and the world around us. It is also the first such compilation to draw upon all of Pope John Paul II's writings - from his earliest right up to his death -and includes texts from his personal letters and documents that have never before been officially published.

The End and the BeginningPope John Paul II--The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy978-0-385-52480-3George WeigelTR: $17.99 US / $19.99 Canon sale 11-01-2011

Now in paperback--Internationally reknownedauthor George Weigel revisits the life of Pope John Paul II in this long-anticipated sequel to his New York Times bestselling biography Witness to Hope.

Angels and Saints978-0-307-59079-4Scott HahnHC: $23.00 US / $25.95 Canon sale 09-10-2013240 pages: carton 12Image

From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Signs of Life comes an illuminating work on angels and saints and how their examples can lead us to a new, heartfelt understanding of holiness.


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CatholicismA Journey to the Heart of the Faith978-0-307-72051-1Father Robert BarronHC: $27.99 US / $32.99 Canon sale 09-06-2011304 pages: carton 12Image

Using art, literature, traditional theology, and his own personal narrative, Father Robert Barron's Catholicism takes readers into the depths and beauty of the Catholic faith in a way no other book has ever done.

The Duty of DelightThe Diaries of Dorothy Day978-0-7679-3280-6Edited by Robert EllsbergTR: $18.00 US / $20.00 Canon sale 10-25-2011768 pages: carton 24Image

Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for 25 years after her death, offers an extraordinary look at her daily struggles, her hopes, and her unwavering faith.

The Fourth Crusade 1202-04The betrayal of Byzantium978-1-84908-319-5David NicolleTR: $19.95 US / $22.95 Canon sale 08-23-201196 pages: carton 24Osprey

A continuation of Osprey's highly illustrated and detailed treatment of the Crusades, documenting the diversion of the Western Christian forces away from an attack on Cairo to attack Byzantine Constantinople.

The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian EditionThe Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth978-1-58834-312-3Thomas Jefferson, Introduction by Harry Rubenstein and Barbara Clark SmithHC: $35.00 US / $40.00 Canon sale 11-01-2011200 pages: carton 24Smithsonian Books


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Start Something That Matters978-1-4000-6918-7

Blake MycoskieHC: $22.00 US / $25.00 Can

on sale 09-06-2011224 pages: carton 12

Spiegel & Grau

COVER NOT FINAL

For every book sold, Random House will give one book away to a children’s literacy foundation!

The incredible story of the man behind TOMS

Shoes and One for One, the revolutionary business

model that marries fun, profit, and social good.

The Happiness Project One-Sentence JournalA Five-Year Record978-0-307-88857-0Gretchen RubinNT: $16.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 11-01-2011368 pages: carton 24Potter Style

365 days. 5 years. 1,825 happy moments. The Happiness Journal is the ideal project for anyone who is looking to add more meaning and happiness to their lives but is short on time.


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The Christmas SingingA Romance from the Heart of

Amish Country978-0-307-44654-1

Cindy WoodsmallHC: $14.99 US / $16.99 Can

on sale 10-04-2011A Sound Among the Trees

A Novel978-0-307-45885-8

Susan MeissnerTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Can

on sale 10-04-2011

The CrossingA Novel

978-1-4000-7303-0Serita Ann Jakes

TR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 09-06-2011

The Harvest of GraceBook 3 in the Ada's House Amish

Romance Series978-1-4000-7398-6

Cindy WoodsmallTR: $13.99 US / $15.99 Can

on sale 08-09-2011

The ScrollA Novel

978-0-307-72926-2Grant R. Jeffrey and Alton L.

GanskyTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Can

on sale 09-06-2011

Dragons of the WatchA Novel

978-1-4000-7341-2Donita K. Paul

TR: $13.99 US / $15.99 Canon sale 10-04-2011


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Living in LoveCo-hosts of TV's LIFE Today, James and Betty Share Keys to an Exciting and Fulfilling Marriage978-0-307-72987-3James and Betty RobisonTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 12-20-2011

James and Betty Robison, one of America's most enjoyable couples and co-hosts of the LIFE Today television program, reveal the secrets of a lifelong marriage that keep them joyfully "living in love."

Living Close to God (When You're Not Good at It)A Spiritual Life That Takes You Deeper Than Daily Devotions978-0-307-73019-0Gene EdwardsTR: $13.99 US / $15.99 Canon sale 10-04-2011

Lioness ArisingWake Up and Change Your World978-0-307-45779-0Lisa BevereTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 09-06-2011

Fierce BeautyChoosing to Stand for What Matters Most978-1-60142-203-3Kim MeederTR: $13.99 US / $15.99 Canon sale 10-04-2011

When Work and Family CollideKeeping Your Job from Cheating Your Family978-1-60142-379-5Andy StanleyTR: $12.99 US / $14.99 Canon sale 12-20-2011

Love Food and Live WellLose Weight, Get Fit, and Taste

Life at Its Very Best978-0-307-45785-1

Chantel HobbsTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Can

on sale 12-13-2011


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Raised RightHow I Untangled My Faith from Politics978-0-307-72965-1Alisa HarrisTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 09-06-2011240 pages: carton 24WaterBrook Press

After a childhood of picketing abortion clinics and an adolescence spent campaigning vigorously for George W. Bush, a young woman becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the politicization of her faith--and seeks a way to withdraw from the culture wars without leaving behind her relationship with God.

The WalkClear Direction and Spiritual

Power for Your Life978-0-307-73025-1

Shaun AlexanderTR: $13.99 US / $15.99 Can

on sale 10-04-2011

The Jesus MissionChrist completed twenty-seven

missions while on earth. Take up the four he assigned to you.

978-0-307-73049-7Steven K. Scott

HC: $19.99 US / $22.99 Canon sale 10-04-2011

Culture ShiftThe Battle for the Moral Heart of

America978-1-60142-381-8

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr.TR: $12.99 US / $14.99 Can

on sale 08-16-2011

God vs. Gay?The Religious Case for Equality

978-0-8070-0159-2Jay Michaelson

HC: $25.95 US / $29.00 Canon sale 10-25-2011

232 pages: carton 12Beacon Press

Argues that the "God vs. gay" divide is a pernicious myth and

that religious people should favor gay rights because of religion,

not despite it.


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The Murmuring DeepReflections on the Biblical Unconscious978-0-8052-1206-8Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergTR: $19.95 US / $22.95 Canon sale 10-04-2011

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life978-0-307-74288-9Karen ArmstrongTR: $14.00 US / $.00 Canon sale 12-27-2011

Angels in My Hair

978-0-385-52897-9Lorna ByrneTR: $14.00 US / $16.00 Canon sale 11-01-2011336 pages: carton 24Three Rivers Press

Now in paperback, Angela's Ashes meets Touched by an Angel--Lorna Byrne's mesmerizing memoir chronicles the life of a young Irish mystic who, since childhood, has communicated with angels.

See Me NakedStories of Sexual Exile in American Christianity978-0-8070-0466-1Amy FrykholmHC: $24.95 US / $27.95 Canon sale 11-01-2011208 pages: carton 12Beacon Press

How the strict purity ethic and rules-based culture of American Protestantism has adversely affected the sexual development of many believers, and the intimate and varied personal stories of the roads nine of them traveled to begin to heal.

The God PocketHe owns it. You carry it. Suddenly, everything changes.978-1-60142-185-2Bruce Wilkinson with David KoppHC: $12.99 US / $14.99 Canon sale 10-04-2011144 pages: carton 12Multnomah Books

This Prayer of Jabez-like reading experience expands on the most talked about chapter in the author's recent bestseller, You Were Born for This, and shows how anyone can partner with God for a financial miracle.


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Not Even a HintHow the Gospel Rescues Us from Lust978-1-60142-380-1Joshua HarrisTR: $14.99 US / $16.99 Canon sale 12-20-2011320 pages: carton 24Multnomah Books

In a world where sexual titillation has gone public and private lust is fast becoming an accepted norm, Joshua Harris shows readers another way--that integrity, respect and freedom have been made possible through the Gospel of grace.

RelentlessThe Power You Need to Never Give

Up978-0-307-45775-2

John BevereHC: $19.99 US / $22.99 Can

on sale 12-13-2011

What if disappointments, failures, heartaches--all the inevitable

hardships of life--are seen for what they truly are: opportunities to

overcome and rule over circumstances through relentless faith in God's

goodness and power?

"Thou, Dear God"Prayers That Open Hearts and Spirits978-0-8070-8603-2The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.HC: $20.00 US / $23.00 Canon sale 11-29-2011

Extraordinary, Ordinary PeopleA Memoir of Family978-0-307-88847-1Condoleezza RiceTR: $15.00 US / $17.00 Canon sale 10-11-2011352 pages: carton 24Three Rivers Press

In this New York Times bestseller, Condoleezza Rice illuminates her upbringing in the context of the extraordinary efforts made by her parents and other people in the community to raise children against a backdrop of explosive racial tension.

Prophetic EncountersReligion and the American Radical Tradition978-0-8070-1315-1Dan McKananHC: $34.95 US / $40.00 Canon sale 11-01-2011


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Naamah and the Ark at Night978-0-7636-4242-6Susan Campbell BartolettiHC: $16.99 US / $19.00 Canon sale 08-09-2011

A Small Miracle978-0-375-87150-4Peter CollingtonTR: $7.99 US / $8.99 Canon sale 09-13-2011

The Carpenter's GiftA Christmas Tale about the

Rockefeller Center Tree978-0-375-86922-8

David Rubel; illustrated by Jim LaMarche

HC: $17.99 US / $19.99 Canon sale 09-27-2011

Over the River and Through the Wood

The New England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day

978-0-7636-2790-4L. Maria Child

HC: $16.99 US / $19.00 Canon sale 09-27-2011

Giving Thanks978-0-7636-5594-5Jonathan LondonTR: $6.99 US / $8.00 Canon sale 08-09-2011


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The First ChristmasWith text from the King James Bible978-0-375-87151-1Jan PienkowskiHC: $9.99 US / $.00 Canon sale 09-13-2011

God Gave Us Love

978-0-307-73027-5Lisa Tawn Bergren

BR: $6.99 US / $7.99 Canon sale 12-20-2011

A You're Adorable978-0-7636-5332-3Martha AlexanderBR: $6.99 US / $8.00 Canon sale 12-13-2011

Guess How Much I Love You Padded Board Book

978-0-7636-4976-0Sam McBratney

BR: $9.99 US / $11.00 Canon sale 08-09-2011

Love Waves978-0-7636-4989-0Rosemary WellsHC: $15.99 US / $18.00 Canon sale 09-13-2011


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Guess How Much I Love You: Pop-Up

978-0-7636-5378-1Sam McBratneyHC: $19.99 US / $23.00 Canon sale 09-27-201116 pages: carton 1Candlewick

The Big Book of BerenstainBears Beginner Books

978-0-375-87366-9Stan and Jan Berenstain

HC: $15.99 US / $17.99 Canon sale 08-09-2011

Winterberries and Apple BlossomsReflections and Flavors of a Mennonite Year978-1-77049-254-7Nan Forlor; illustrated by Peter Etril SnyderHC: $22.95 US / $24.99 Canon sale 10-11-2011

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