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Tao Tantric Arts for Women: Cultivating Sexual Energy, Love, and Spirit

Minke de Vos · Destiny Books
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Awaken sexual energy for radiant love and empowerment, healing of emotional trauma and chronic conditions, and celebration of each stage of a woman's life* Reveals how to channel sexual energy to experience the 3 kinds of female orgasm, clear trauma, and heal issues related to PMS,...
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The Penguin Book of Hell

Scott G. Bruce · Penguin Classics
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Three thousand years of visions of Hell, from the ancient Near East to modern AmericaFrom the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll...
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Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump

JOHN FEA · Eerdmans
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A historian's acute take on current American politics "Believe me" may be the most commonly used phrase in Donald Trump's lexicon. Whether about building a wall or protecting the Christian heritage, the refrain is constant. And to the surprise of many, about eighty percent of white...
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Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It

David L Bahnsen · Post Hill Press
Pages: 171
Format: Hardcover

The left and right have gone to great lengths to blame the problems plaguing our society but neither Washington DC, Wall Street, Mexico, China, the Feds, nor the media are the cause of our problems - nor are they the cure. Across the globe a "revolt" of sorts is taking place...
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Letters to Santa Claus

The Elves · Indiana University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

For years, children and adults have stuffed their candid dreams, wishes, and promises into envelopes addressed to Santa Claus. Whether the envelopes come with stamps or without, are addressed to "The Big Red Guy at Jingle Bells Lane" or simply "To Santa," for over 100 years,...
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In the Footsteps of King David: Revelations from an Ancient Biblical City

YOSEF GARFINKEL · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The remarkable excavation of a previously unidentified city in Israel from the time of King David, shedding new light on the link between the bible and historyKing David is a pivotal figure in the Bible, which tells his life story in detail and gives stirring accounts of his deeds, including...
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic

Owen Davies · Oxford University Press
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and complex story of witchcraft and magic. Beginning with the invention of writing in the ancient world, the author explores a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch trials,...
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human...
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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

BREN BROWN · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of ImperfectionHELLO...
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Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food

Roger Horowitz · Roger Horowitz
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Kosher USA follows the fascinating and surprising journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. Drawing on episodes from the lives of the author's own family, it traces how iconic products such as Coca-Cola and Jell-O tried to become kosher; the contentious debates among...
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Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

Krista Tippett · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"I'm a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shouting to be heard. This book chronicles some of what I've learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations." Peabody Award-winning...
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The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation

Adele Berlin · Oxford University Press
Pages: 2181
Format: Book

The Jewish Study Bible is a one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. Nearly forty scholars worldwide contributed to the translation and interpretation of the Jewish Study Bible, representing the best of Jewish biblical scholarship available...
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

Hyemin · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves, with all our imperfections, by the Buddhist author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow DownWhen you care for yourself first, the world begins to find you worthy of care.No one is perfect,...
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When One Religion Isn't Enough: The Lives of Spiritually Fluid People

Duane R. Bidwell · Beacon Press
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

An exploration into the lives of people who embrace two or more religious traditions, and what this growing community tells us about change in our societyIn the United States, we often assume religious and spiritual identity are pure, static, and singular. But some people regularly cross...
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God: A Human History

REZA ASLAN · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth with a startling...
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