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St. Jude's Gospel
a novel by
John Wingspread Howell
iUniverse, 2004
"The Best Libertarian Novel since Atlas Shrugged." (New Hope Daily Record)
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Book Description
St. Jude’s Gospel is about underdogs, redemption, infertility, unlikely romance, mayhem, miracle, and the emergence of faith from cynical, bitter disbelief.
In St. Jude’s Gospel, SK Marinangel is a Fortune 500 CEO but wants to be a mother. She goes to an executive search firm for help finding a husband.
Bill Motley, is a surgically sterile, forty-something burn-out. Reprising his role in Goddess Patrol, Bill’s only aspiration in life is to become President of the United States. He became depressed every four years because he wasn’t running..
A chance meeting between SK and Bill creates a compelling story of underdogs, infertility, wasted lives, impossible cases, mayhem, miracle, unlikely romance and faith’s emergence from cynical, bitter disbelief.
Rave reviews for Naked in Church, including: “Howell writes with a nice turn of phrase…lets us know that (we) can still find voices of grace at (the) center (of tragedy), not to mention the light that is always trying to form around the edges.”– Thousand Islands Sun.
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Sniper Bid
a novel by
Rick Robinson
Headline Books, 2008
See review on Culture & Arts page.
The Consensus Greatest Libertarian Novel of All Time...
Atlas Shrugged
a novel by
Ayn Rand
35th Anniversary Edition, Signet
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Also recommended...
Healing Our World In an Age of Aggressionby Dr. Mary Ruwart
Dr. Ruwart’s international best-seller integrates the principles of libertarianism with Christian, pragmatic, and New Age perspectives. Visions Magazine called Healing "one of the most important books of the decade."
"Mary Ruwart has written what may be the most important book of the decade..." --Joseph Terrano, Visions Magazine. (You can download the (first) original edition for free!)
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Healing Our World!
$24.95 for 1
$19.95 for 2-5
$14.95 for 6+
 |  | Radicals for Capitalism
A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement
by Brian Doherty |
For someone new to libertarianism but not to afraid to break an intellectual sweat, this book should be at the top of the reading list, a real primer in libertarianism and the leading lights of the movement. -jwh-
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More Sex is Safer Sex
The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics (Free Press)
by Steven E. Landsburg
This book takes thinking outside of the box to a whole new level. For instance, what about his solution to the problem of gerrymandering, earmarks and most of what's wrong with Congress these days? Landsburg suggests that each member of the House of Representatives can represent a letter of the alphabet (last names) rather than a geographical district. That's just one of his great ideas. You've got to read this! -jwh-
Steven E. Landsburg, is Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, and author of `The Armchair Economist
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The Science of Fear (Dutton)
by Daniel Gardiner
Humans today are living longer than ever before. But worries about terrorism, food safety, and random violence, to name but a few, leave many in a perpetual state of fear. Journalist Daniel Gardner examines what the latest brain research reveals about why we fear the things we should not and how doing so can put us at greater risk.
This book is especially pertinent to a Libertarian perspective because the politics of fear is the current M.O. of the major parties. Fear is used to convince us to surrender liberty in exchange for security-- a false choice, but most people don't seem to get it. -jwh-
Daniel Gardner, is a columnist and senior writer for the "Ottawa Citizen."
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