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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
: :Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With its blend of cultural history and Shenk’s personal interest, The Immortal Game is a compelling ...
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The Forgetting: Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
: :Afflicting nearly half of all persons over the age of 85, Alzheimer’s disease kills nearly 100,000 Americas a year as it insidiously robs them of their memory and wreaks havoc on the lives of their loved ones. It was once minimized and misunderstood as forgetfulness in the elderly, but Alzheimer’s is now at the forefront of many medical and scientific agendas, for as the world’s population ages, the disease will kill millions more and touch the lives of virtually everyone. The Forgetting is a scrupulously researched, multilayered analysis of Alzheimer’s ...
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A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue
: :Millions of Muslims and Christians are neighbors and worship the same God. Yet they seldom witness to each other, and the issues they deal with are profound. Rather than an antagonistic interaction, Badru D. Kateregga and David W. Shenk pioneer another way--that of authentic dialogue between friends.
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Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut Revised and Updated Edition
: :Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge. With a skillful mixture of personal essay, firsthand reportage, and sharp analysis, Shenk illustrates the central paradox of our time: as our world gets more complex, our responses to it become increasingly simplistic.He draws convincing links between data smog and stress distraction, indecision, cultural fragmentation, social vulgarity, and more.But there's hope for a saner, ...
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Creating Communities of the Kingdom: New Testament Models of Church Planting
: :Media scholar ( and Internet Enthusiast ) David Shenk examines the troubling effects of information proliferation on our bodies, our brains, our relationships, and our culture, then offers strikingly down-to-earth insights for coping with the deluge. With a skillful mixture of personal essay, firsthand reportage, and sharp analysis, Shenk illustrates the central paradox of our time: as our world gets more complex, our responses to it become increasingly simplistic.He draws convincing links between data smog and stress distraction, indecision, cultural fragmentation, social vulgarity, and more.But there's hope for a saner, ...
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Skeleton Key
: :Steve Silberman's tribute to Jerry Garcia, 1942-1995 Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads is 400 pages of lore, history, interviews, and thoughts on the Meaning of It All, from what guitarist Jerry Garcia calls 'the Grateful Dead outback' - the diverse global community that is nourished by the music of the Grateful Dead and the shared experience of Dead shows. Skeleton Key is a labor of love and 'deadication' by Deadheads David Shenk and Steve Silberman, published by Doubleday/Main Street Books in 1994. Skeleton Key celebrates the magic, humor, and significance of the Deadhead ...
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Journeys of the Muslim Nation and the Christian Church: Exploring the Mission of Two Communities
: :Steve Silberman's tribute to Jerry Garcia, 1942-1995 Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads is 400 pages of lore, history, interviews, and thoughts on the Meaning of It All, from what guitarist Jerry Garcia calls 'the Grateful Dead outback' - the diverse global community that is nourished by the music of the Grateful Dead and the shared experience of Dead shows. Skeleton Key is a labor of love and 'deadication' by Deadheads David Shenk and Steve Silberman, published by Doubleday/Main Street Books in 1994. Skeleton Key celebrates the magic, humor, and significance of the Deadhead ...
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Islam and Christianity: A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue
: :Steve Silberman's tribute to Jerry Garcia, 1942-1995 Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads is 400 pages of lore, history, interviews, and thoughts on the Meaning of It All, from what guitarist Jerry Garcia calls 'the Grateful Dead outback' - the diverse global community that is nourished by the music of the Grateful Dead and the shared experience of Dead shows. Skeleton Key is a labor of love and 'deadication' by Deadheads David Shenk and Steve Silberman, published by Doubleday/Main Street Books in 1994. Skeleton Key celebrates the magic, humor, and significance of the Deadhead ...
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The End of Patience: Cautionary Notes on the Information Revolution
: Review:'Information overload' is a simple phrase for a complex phenomenon: the overwhelming sense that modern media technologies churn out more words and images than our culture can usefully absorb. David Shenk, a technology critic with a knack for unraveling the complex, has an even simpler name for it--'data smog.' That was the title of his first book, a smart, useful critique of the march of info-tech 'progress' that has brought us such marvels as spam, junk mail, and 57 channels with nothing much on. His second book, The End of ...
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Anabaptists Meeting Muslims: A Calling For Presence in the Way of Christ
from: Herald Press
: :Anabaptists Meeting Muslims reveals a rich diversity of Anabaptist engagement with Muslims around the world. Here are essays and reports from people who serve among Muslims, administrators at mission and service agencies, professors and scholars of mission, and theologians. Among these voices is a spirit of dialogue, questioning, agreeing, amazement, and sometimes, dissent. Anabaptists Meeting Muslims does not seek to present a homogenized view that flows through a predetermined Anabaptist ideological grid. Rather it is a forum for giving and receiving counsel and a place to share stories and reflections ...
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