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The Intellectual Devotional
David S. Kidder and Noah D. Oppenheim
The Intellectual Devotional: Hardcover, 377 pages; 2006
American History: Hardcover, 377 pages; 2007
The Intellectual Devotional presents 365 daily thoughts to keep your mind sharp and your spirit lifted all year round. Expanding upon the tradition of religious daily devotionals, this secular collection of knowledge draws from the realms of history, literature, visual arts, science, music, philosophy, and religion. Experts in each field explore topics as varied as Hammurabi's Code of Laws, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Hokusai, stem cells, Mozart's Requiem, metaphysics, and Moses. The Intellectual Devotional: American History concentrates on our nation's past—covering politics and leadership, war and peace, rights and reform, business, literature, and the arts. These thoughtful, fact-filled compendiums make enlightening gifts for high-school and college students, and are sure to intrigue well-rounded, curious sorts of all ages.
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