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You see it's the spirit behind the book that counts. The Bible has violence in it. That doesn't make it bad. It shows ignorance or indoctrination with "new psychology" to say violence in itself is bad. Sex is not evil in itself. But evil presentations can be made, designed to seduce and entice, lure and destroy. A book is good that with the child's best interest at heart, shows him the things of life. The bears, and the cubs, the bear traps (so he won't fall into them), and the berries with distinction between those good to eat and those hurtful. A father and a mother should take pains to see that they themselves, not a stranger or a foreigner with foreign ways shows your children the issues of life as they connect to you and your family and your God.
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2. The Light and the Glory, gives your children a chance to have a godly perspective of western history 3. The Shining Sword, a great story for children and some adults 4. The Creature from Jekyl Island, best book about money, the world's exchange and since money is so important, a must read 5. McGuffey's Readers, every parent should go through this series with their children, especially pointing out the instructions 6. Science According to Moses, call 888-57-TRUTH 7. Moral Compass, compiled by William Bennett 8. Our Sacred Honor, compiled by William Bennett 9. The Prince, Machiavelli, it has stood the test of centuries in the reading lists of the rich and powerful and our children should be aware of the ways of deception. Even school superintendents have quoted from it and used its precepts, so beware. The apostle Paul wrote that he did not want us to be ignorant of the ways of the enemy. Every book on warfare says to be aware of your enemy and his tactics. God defeated satan, and God did not let satan understand what was happening until after it was finished. Machiavelli spells this out in his book and your enemies will use it against you if they can. Read the book. Study a little more about warfare, or do you believe everyone loves you? 10. The Art of War, a Chinese book 11. The great chess games of Capablanca that led to zugswang, and his theory behind such play. "The game starts out equal, 16 men against 16 men , on a battle ground limited to 64 squares. Since the game begins equal, no one should be able to force a win; the first one to make a mistake is the one who should lose. Do nothing that would hurt your position while things are equal. Be alert to seize upon the first mistake of your opponent, and turn it to advantage. If you try to win a balanced position against an equal player, theoretically you should lose. But if you wait for that first mistake, and exploit that, perhaps you can turn it into a bigger advantage for you. The chess games of Marshal who played only the best move, for the one next move. He said to the effect that he did not try to study 10 or twenty moves deep, but only looked for the one next best move according to the whole board position.
Those two chess masters were the most oriented towards the truth of the game that I ever studied.
A Selection from the World's Great Orations, by Sherwin Cody The Two Babylons, Rev. Alexander Hislop Brave Men and Great Captains, R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy
1952 Encyclopedia Britannica, compare it's article on education to a 1996 set of world book article on education Get an old set and esteem it. History has been re-written. Original Intent, David Barton The Re-Writing of America's History, Catherine Millard World without Cancer, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley's book, found in the Library of Congress with the description Fraud and Deception against the American People and the pure food laws. from 1912 or 1917 , he was the man who resigned in protest against the big money food corporations buying out the pure food laws designed for the common man. Things have only gotten worse since then. Law and Grace, Concordia Press, Remember, Jesus was raised on butter and honey, Isaiah. So don't give your kids garbage-heap books to trash their young minds. See my writings on spiritual food. Christian History of the Constitution of the United States of America, American Christian Coalition Press Great American Statesmen and Heroes, Catherine Millard, taking from original documents, Anything by Catherine Millard
Darwinism: Sorcery in the Classroom by John Schroeder. Required reading on the science of design by God.
Movies: The Kings Guard Augustus, with Peter O'Toole , some deep thoughts presented for those who care to think The Cinderalla Story, has some good points and a wonderful line "Don't let fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."
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