Ivan Benson

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Total Truth by Nancy R. Pearcey

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Blacks in Tennessee Seventeen Ninety One to Nineteen Seventy by Lester C. Lamon

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Path of Divine Be...

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Path of Divine Beginnings: Embracing God's Guidance from Exhaustion to Inner Peace (Spiritual Journey Series)

by Bob Chisholm

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The Journey Home: Some Words in Defense of the American West

by Edward Abbey

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The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery: Connecting Neuroscience and Faith to Radically Transform Your Life

by W. Lee Warren (Goodreads Author)

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Historical fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Religion, Romance, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and War

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