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Top 40 books

Cover Story | The best titles proclaiming or applying a biblical worldview in a hostile 20th century

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/top_40_books]

In this issue: "Top 40 Books," July 3, 1999

Features

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Kosovo's real lesson

International |  Technology hasn't changed the realities of war

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/kosovo_s_real_lesson]

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Pressler pressure

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  Architect of the conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention tells his story

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/pressler_pressure]

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Running on religion

by Cal Thomas

National |  Can the government meet our spiritual needs?

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/running_on_religion]

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Pay your own way

by Bob Jones

National |  New legislation would protect schools from paying plaintiff's lawyers in church-state cases

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/pay_your_own_way]

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Ducking the "A" word

by Timothy Lamer

National |  Gore says he will take a forthright stand on the issue of "choice," so why the euphemisms to avoid saying abortion?

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/ducking_the_a_word]

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God and Gore

by Bob Jones

National |  How far can Gore go with his emphasis on religion?

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/god_and_gore]

Dispatches

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Making books obsolete?

by Chris Stamper

Information media come and go by the month, but libraries may go the way of Divx

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/making_books_obsolete]

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Quotables

He's cool again. Universal Pictures' Brian Glazer, on Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Together with director Ron Howard, Mr. Glazer is planning a film biography…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/quotables]

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News & Reviews

by The Editors

Kosovo: American forces come under fire A messy peace On June 23, U.S. forces fell under attack in Kosovo for the second time in a week. About 30 Marines…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/news_reviews]

Reviews

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Bigtime Christian fiction

by F. W. Baue

Books |  John Grisham gets explicit with his faith in his latest bestseller, as Frederick Buechner earns critical acclaim

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/bigtime_christian_fiction]

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Fighting the demons

by Roy Maynard

Books |  Frank Peretti's new novel is his best and most perceptive, teaching readers to battle bad theology

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/fighting_the_demons]

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Sometimes, hope sells

by Beth Impson

Books |  An interview with bestselling author Jan Karon

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/sometimes_hope_sells]

Voices

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Mailbag

What a shame Thank you for staying abreast of the activities of the International Bible Society and its efforts to publish a regendered translation ("There…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/mailbag]

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Nice

by Andrée Seu

We're tempted to make nice, but Christ never did

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/nice]

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Guilt-trip politics

by Joel Belz

One possible explanation for the rise of George W. Bush

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/guilt_trip_politics]

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London, D.C.

by Marvin Olasky

Conservatives also ignore the need to decentralize

[http://www.worldmag.com/1999/07/london_d_c]

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