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The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature

Adam Kirsch · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

An essential exploration of a rich literary tradition from the Bible to modern times, by a "rare literary authority" (New York Times Book Review) . Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary...
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The Book of Common Prayer

Episcopal Church · Good Books
Pages: 914
Format: Print book

For more than 460 years, The Book of Common Prayer has been a treasured resource for those of the Episcopal faith, which today has nearly two million members in the United States. Within its pages, countless many have found guidance, strength, and hope. One of the major works of English...
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Soul Vows: Gathering the Presence of the Divine In You, Through You, and As You

Janet Conner · Conari Press
Format: Paperback

If you long to know your soul’s purpose, Soul Vows is an ideal place to begin. Your soul vows describe how you choose to walk this earth, in every moment of every day. They are how you receive and spread grace. As you live your soul vows, you become a fertile container in which...
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Adventures of the Soul: Journeys Through the Physical and Spiritual Dimensions

James Van Praagh · Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Adventures of the Soul is a manual for anyone who has ever questioned where they come from, why they are here, and where they go after they die. Sharing his intuitive experiences of communicating with the Spirit World for the past 30 years, internationally renowned medium James Van Praagh...
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Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

Rick Hanson · Harmony Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences but slowly from good ones. You can change this. Life isn't easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore...
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Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary: New and Enhanced Edition

Ronald F. Youngblood · Thomas Nelson; New Enh edition
Format: Hardcover

Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Bible dictionary available. With a fresh new look and updated photographs, this new and enhanced edition is a wealth of basic study information with more than 7,000 entries plus more than 500 full-color...
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The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State

Graeme Wood · Random House
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The author of the explosive Atlantic cover story "What ISIS Really Wants" has written the definitive, electrifying account of the strategy, psychology, and theology driving the Islamic StateTens of thousands of men and women have left comfortable, privileged lives to join the Islamic...
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The Nuns of Sant'Ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal

Hubert Wolf · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

A true, never-before-told story - discovered in a secret Vatican archive - of sex, poison, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent.In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant'Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to her cousin, a confidant...
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Miraculous Silence: A Journey to Illumination and Healing Through Prayer

Mitra Rahbar · Penguin Books, 2015.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Regardless of where you are in life - whether you're celebrating new beginnings, mourning a loss, weathering a hardship, or seeking inspiration - you will find this book of prayers to be the perfect companion. At seventeen, Mitra Rahbar left her homeland due to political unrest. However,...
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Tarot for One: The Art of Reading for Yourself

Courtney Weber · Weiser Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Courtney Weber has been teaching Tarot and speaking at Tarot symposia around the country for a decade. In response to the numerous requests she has received over the years, Weber created Tarot for One, a personal workbook and resource guide designed to help form interpretations directly...
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The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained

Whitley Strieber · Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pages: 365
Format: Print book

Two of today's maverick authors on anomalous experience present a perception-altering and intellectually thrilling analysis of why the paranormal is real, but radically different from what is conventionally understood.Whitley Strieber (Communion) and Jeffrey J. Kripal (J. Newton Rayzor...
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Now You're Speaking My Language: Honest Communication and Deeper Intimacy for a Stronger Marriage

Gary Chapman · B&H Books; Revised edition
Format: Book

Now Youre Speaking My Language from multimillion selling author Gary Chapman The Five Love Languages encourages husbands and wives to offer steadfast loyalty, forgiveness, empathy, and commitment to resolving conflict, thus encouraging each other in spiritual growth. With great clarity,...
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Change Your Aura, Change Your Life

Barbara Y Martin · Tarcher-Penguin
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A new guide to the source of your spiritual energy--the aura--from renowned spiritual teachers Barbara Y. Martin and Dimitri Moraitis. Discover your source of unlimited spiritual energy! Everything you think, feel, and do radiates a spiritual energy that comes through in various colors...
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Faith Commander: A DVD Study: Living Five Values from the Parables of Jesus

Korie Robertson · Zondervan
Pages: 1
Format: Video

The Robertson Family Helps You Build a Faith-Shaped Life ... Join the Robertson men of the hit television show, Duck Dynasty®, as they tell stories and discuss some of the Bible's most-loved parables. In this five-session, video-based small group Bible study, you and your small group...
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The Proverbs Explained

Mitch Pacwa · EWTN Publishing, Inc.
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Here are the keys to unlocking a treasure-trove of practical advice on holy living that are found in the Book of Proverbs. Fr. Mitch Pacwa, host of EWTN Live, explains in a succinct and readable way how God's blessing is related to our behavior, how you can be like God, and how to live...
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