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Keep Your Brain Alive CD
by Lawrence C. Katz and Manning Rubin
#UM2692 $14.95
For those of us who repeatedly misplace our keys, forget
the neighbors’ names, or sometimes can’t recall if we’re
halfway up the stairs or halfway down, there is hope. Yes,
neurobics! It’s exercise for the brain. Keep Your Brain
Alive CD, based on neuroscientific research, presents
a series of simple activities designed to stimulate the
production of nutrients in the brain that help keep it
vigorous and agile. Read aloud with a partner, brush your teeth with
your non-dominant hand, eat dinner with your eyes closed…these are
among the eighty-three invigorating “exercises” that make up the mental
workout program. This offbeat audio book might be just the thing for
meeting new challenges—like finding the car in the mall parking lot! (Set
of two CDs with total running time of two hours.)
Cosmetics Zipper Pouch
#UM2372 $17.95
This perfectly pretty little pouch keeps your beauty
essentials—from hand cream and sunscreen to
mascara and blush—neat and tidy in a bathroom
drawer or a suitcase. Decorated with a cute cosmetics
illustration from Mary Lake-Thompson, the sturdy,
natural canvas zip-top tote measures 7¾"x8½", just
the right size for your travel makeup needs.
When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and
Stalin Robbed a Bank by Giles Milton
#UM3282 Paperback, 264 pages; 2016 $16.00
You may think you know your history….but did you know that Winston
Churchill tested biological weapons on a flock of sheep, or that Joseph
Stalin organized a successful bank heist to help finance the Bolshevik
revolution? Did you know that the infamous Mata Hari was most
likely innocent of spying? Have you heard about the time an intruder
broke into Buckingham Palace, surprising Queen Elizabeth II in her
bed and enjoying a glass of whiskey before his arrest? Do you know
about the two heroic men who escaped from Auschwitz to reveal the horrors of the Holocaust
to the outside world? What about the family who survived for thirty-eight days at sea after their
ship was destroyed by a killer whale? Sometimes salacious, sometimes inspirational, and always
surprising, the true tales engagingly related in When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin
Robbed a Bank will entertain and enlighten even the most learned historian! (AG)
Members’ Price $13.60
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The A to Z Guide to Bible Signs and Symbols
by Neil Wilson and Nancy Ryken Taylor
#UM2102 Paperback, 282 pages; 2015 $16.99
The word one is used more than two thousand times in Scripture.
For the most part, these are simply natural uses of the number
to indicate a solitary individual or item. But in several distinct
instances the singular number carries special and symbolic weight.
Enrich your Biblical reading experience with this intriguing guide to
more than one hundred signs and symbols—from “altar” to “Zion”—
found in the Old and New Testaments. The illustrated entries include
religious explanations, key Bible passages, quotations, and even insight
into ancient cultures and practices (“Roman soldiers were paid in
salt”; “Mirrors in the ancient world consisted of flat metal discs”). It’s a
thoughtful addition to every devotional or theological study. (KG)
Members’ Price $14.44
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