false 67770 0 0 451689 0141024658 9780141024653 2 <![CDATA[Opus Dei]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174884188m/451689.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174884188s/451689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/451689.Opus_Dei 3.27 11 The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.

Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who seek personal Christian perfection and strive to implement Christian ideals in their jobs and in society as a whole. Founded in Spain in 1928, it now has 84,000 members (1,600 of whom are priests) in eighty countries. But far from running bingo nights at local parishes, Opus Dei has become a center of controversy and suspicion both within and outside the Church. It has been accused of promoting a right-wing political agenda and of cultlike practices, aggressive recruiting, brainwashing new recruits, and isolating members from their families. Its notoriety escalated with the publication of the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (Opus Dei plays an important and sinister role in the novel) and with the previous pope’s much-debated canonization of its founder (often linked with Francisco Franco’s facist regime) and the discovery that convicted FBI spy Robert Hanson was a member of Opus Dei.

With the expert eye of a longtime trusted observer of the Vatican and the skill of an investigative reporter intent on uncovering closely guarded secrets, John Allen finally separates the myths from the facts in Opus Dei. Granted unlimited access to the prelate who heads the organization and to Opus Dei centers throughout the world, Allen draws on a wealth of interviews with current members, as well as with highly critical ex-members, to create an unprecedented portrait of the activities, practices, and intentions behind its veil of secrecy. Allen reveals the remarkable power that Opus Dei commands in shaping Vatican policy and presents a detailed look at the full extent of its network, which includes people in key positions in politics, banking, academia, and other influential arenas. He even describes the arcane rituals—including self-flagellation—performed to preserve and promote a spiritual tradition strange and unsettling to modern sensibilities.

For years, Opus Dei has been the subject of conspiracy theories and dark, uninformed speculation. Opus Dei sets the record straight.

]]> 67770 3.62 21 4 2005 116905 0881922153 9780881922158 1 <![CDATA[Cataclysms on the Columbia]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171731455m/116905.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171731455s/116905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116905.Cataclysms_on_the_Columbia 3.67 3 67770 3.62 21 4 1991 1276682 0072832282 9780072832280 0 <![CDATA[The Kottak Anthropology Atlas]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182447242m/1276682.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182447242s/1276682.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1276682.The_Kottak_Anthropology_Atlas 5.00 1 67770 3.62 21 4 2003 1276680 0071455558 9780071455558 0 <![CDATA[McGraw- Hill's Atlas of World Events]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182447240m/1276680.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182447240s/1276680.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1276680.McGraw_Hill_s_Atlas_of_World_Events 5.00 1 From biodiversity to the politics of oil--a compelling bird's-eye view of the trends shaping today's world

McGraw-Hill's Atlas of World Events goes beyond the "where" of today's world to offer a vivid, in-depth picture of the current state of the planet and human civilization. Readers get a multitude of stunning, four-color reference and thematic maps organized according to the categories of politics and conflict, economic development, environmental issues, and human demographics and development. Thematic maps cover a range of sociopolitical topics, from military expenditure as a percentage of gross national product, to literacy rates, to oil production.

An indispensable reference for everyone with a keen interest in current affairs, the atlas features:

<ul> <li>More than 120 maps highlighting the complex forces shaping our world <li>A Flashpoints section devoted to global hot spots such as Iraq, Chechnya, Kashmir, and the Congo <li>Four country data tables containing information on population density, forms of government, economic growth, and other key indicators </ul>]]> 67770 3.62 21 4 2005 1052429 0486269140 9780486269146 0 <![CDATA[Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180540555m/1052429.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180540555s/1052429.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1052429.Lewis_and_Clark_and_the_Image_of_the_American_Northwest 5.00 1 </div>]]> 67770 3.62 21 4 1992 838307 0073528315 9780073528311 1 <![CDATA[Annual Editions: Environment 05/06]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178804329m/838307.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178804329s/838307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/838307.Annual_Editions_Environment_05_06 4.00 1 www.mhcls.com/online.]]> 67770 3.62 21 4 2004 2182006 1561342297 9781561342297 0 <![CDATA[Dpg Student Atlas of World Politics]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2182006.Dpg_Student_Atlas_of_World_Politics 3.00 1 67770 3.62 21 4 1994 1088998 0697365204 9780697365200 0 <![CDATA[Student Atlas of Environmental Issues]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1088998.Student_Atlas_of_Environmental_Issues 3.00 1 Student Atlas of Environmental Issues is an invaluable pedagogical tool for exploring the human impact on the air, waters, biosphere, and land in every major world region. This informative resource provides a unique combination of maps and data helping students understand the dimensions of the world's environmental problems and the geographical basis of these problems.]]> 67770 3.62 21 4 1997 7413988 080321023X 9780803210233 0 <![CDATA[North American Exploration, Volume 2: A Continent Defined (North American Exploration , Vol 2)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7413988-north-american-exploration-volume-2 0.0 0 67770 3.62 21 4 1997 3946393 0803210159 9780803210158 0 <![CDATA[North American Exploration, Volume 1: A New World Disclosed (North American Exploration)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3946393.North_American_Exploration_Volume_1_A_New_World_Disclosed 0.0 0 67770 3.62 21 4 1997