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Dickerson and O'Hara go beyond traditional theological discussions of C. S. Lewis's writing to investigate themes of sustainability, stewardship of natural resources, and humanity's relationship to wi
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Across the country and around the world, people avidly engage in the cultural practice of hunting. Children are taken on rite-of-passage hunting trips, where relationships are cemented and legacies a
In the history of cinema, many film genres have gained and lost popularity with the changing times, but one has maintained its supreme reign - the royal biopic. In Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filmin
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To get a personal look at what it is like to work on the Ohio River, newspaperman James E. Casto spent eight days aboard the Blazer as it traveled the Ohio from Huntington, West Virginia, to Pittsburg
