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  Orthodoxy

  by G. K. Chesterton

  Gilbert Keith Chesterton called himself a "pagan" at 12 and was agnostic by 16. He then developed a personal, positive philosophy that turned out to be orthodox Christianity. First published in 1908, when he was 35, this intellectual and spiritual autobiography combines simplicity with subtlety in a model apologetic for those who face the same materialism and anti-supernaturalism as the "man at war with his... (more)
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  Eugenics and Other Evils: An Argument Against the Scientifically Organized State

  by Michael W. Perry

  In the second decade of the twentieth century, an idea became all too fashionable among those who feel it is their right to set social trends. Wealthy families took it on as a pet cause, generously bankrolling its research. The New York Times praised it as a wonderful "new science." Scientists, such as the brilliant plant biologist, Luther Burbank, praised it unashamedly. Educators as prominent as Charles... (more)
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  The Man Who Was Thursday

  A Nightmare

  by G. K. Chesterton

  G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The real characters are the ideas.... (more)
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  Heretics/Orthodoxy (Nelson's Royal Classics)

  by G. K. Chesterton

  This Nelson Royal Classic includes two famous classical works by G.K. Chesterton, Heretics and Orthodoxy . In response to the wrong doctrinal teaching of many of his contemporaries, G.K. Chesterton takes readers back to the “fundamentals” in Heretics . In the compelling work, Orthodoxy , Chesterton provides a look at what some have described as his own spiritual autobiography. Of these two books, they... (more)
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  The Man Who Knew Too Much

  by G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 Chesterton

  This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.