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Paul Verhoeven
In what has been praised by religious historians as probably the most accurate account of the life of Jesus we discover who influenced his thinking, what political events turned him into a political revolutionary, a philosopher and savior to millions who call him the Messiah.
2010
$17.96
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On the surface, Verhoeven is an unlikely person to advance the study of Jesus. The director of such thrillers as Basic Instinct, he hasHe is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). Despite having no formal training in the high academic arts, Verhoeven is the only voting member of the 77-seat Jesus Seminar—a group of New Testament scholars who try to find consensus on authentic material in the gospels and letters.
In what has been praised by religious historians as probably the most accurate account of the life of Jesus we discover who influenced his thinking, what political events turned him into a political revolutionary, a philosopher and savior to millions who call him the Messiah.
David Shenk
Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts while most are not; that talent and high intelligence are somewhat scarce gems, scattered throughout the human gene pool; that the best we can do is to locate and polish these rare gems— and accept the limitations and mediocrity built into the rest of us. The new science of human potential suggests otherwise. Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look at the amazing new evidence.
2010
$26.95
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David Shenk is the national bestselling author of five previous books, including The Forgetting ("remarkable" - Los Angeles Times), Data Smog ("indispensable" - New York Times), and The Immortal Game ("superb" - Wall Street Journal). He is a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com, and has contributed to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harper's, The New Yorker, NPR, and PBS.
With his new book “The Genius in All of Us”, David Shenk debunks the long-standing notion of genetic “giftedness,” and presents dazzling new scientific research showing how greatness is in the reach of every individual.
DNA does not make us who we are. “Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence,” he writes. “In recent years, a mountain of scientific evidence has emerged suggesting a completely new paradigm: not talent scarcity, but latent talent abundance.”
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