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AMOS OZ · Mariner Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

International Bestseller Winner of the International Literature Prize Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize A New York Times Editors' Choice "[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last." - New York...
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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

Ian Johnson · Pantheon
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future.

The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's...
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The Creative Tarot: A Modern Guide to an Inspired Life

Jessa Crispin · Touchstone
Pages: 327
Format: Print book

A hip, accessible, and practical guide for artists and creative people looking to tarot for guidance and inspiration in the tradition of The Secret Language of Birthdays and Steal Like an Artist.

What if the path to creativity was not as challenging as everyone thinks?...
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Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children

Marjorie Ingall · Harmony
Pages: 245
Format: Print book

We all know the stereotype of the Jewish mother: Hectoring, guilt-inducing, clingy as a limpet. In Mamaleh Knows Best, Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall smashes this tired trope with a hammer. Blending personal anecdotes, humor, historical texts, and scientific...

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You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter

Joe Dispenza · Hay House, Inc., 2014. ©2014
Pages: 483
Format: eBook

"Throughout history up until present, many cultures have traditionally experienced the effects of verifiable healings, along with hexes, curses, witchcraft, voodoo, and other mysterious phenomena. These effects-many of which were elicited by unscientific means-were brought about by the beliefs...
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Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority

John Eldredge · Nelson Books
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

Why Some Prayers Work, Why Some Don't, and How You and God Can Change Things for Good

How would it feel to enter into prayer with confidence and assurance - certain that God heard you and that your prayers would make a difference?

It would likely feel amazing and unfamiliar....

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Divide Me By Zero

Lara Vapnyar · Tin House Books
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

"In her superb and poignant new novel, Lara Vapnyar writes about love and other difficulties with the same passion, wit, and probing intelligence to be found in all her writing. Among its many treasures, Divide Me By Zero contains fascinating explorations of the fraught, tangled...

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The Three Questions: How to Discover and Master the Power Within You

DON MIGUEL RUIZ · HarperElixir
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The beloved spiritual teacher builds on the message of his enduring New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements with this profound guide that takes us deeper into the tradition of Toltec wisdom, helping us find and use the hidden power within us to achieve our fullest...

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The William Greenberg Desserts Cookbook: Classic Desserts from an Iconic New York City Bakery

Carol Becker · Skyhorse
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

**Ina Garten named the Black & White cookie at William Greenberg Desserts the best in New York City** A Slice of Classic New York with Sweet Recipes that Cover Every Craving, from Rugelach to Lemon Bars to Matzoh Walnut Brownies and Coconut Layer Cake William Greenberg Desserts has been...
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Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms

Robert M. Price · Prometheus Books
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover

America may be the land of plenty, but in the midst of our Walmarts, enormous supermarkets, and other signs of material surfeit, it seems that many are experiencing a gnawing spiritual hunger. New religions, spiritualities, and religious therapies attract throngs of believers to megachurches,...
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Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live as a Jediist Master

Daniel M. Jones · Watkins Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

For anyone who has watched and fallen in love with the Star Wars films and wanted to become a Jedi (just as Daniel M Jones did as a young boy) . This is the first and only Jedi Bible.

Daniel M Jones founded the Church of Jediism in 2007 following the Jedi Census phenomenon...
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No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Raheem Kassam · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

No Go Zones. That's what they're called. And while the politically correct try to deny their existence, the shocking reality of these "No Go Zones" - where Sharia law can prevail and local police stay away - can be attested to by its many victims. Now Raheem Kassam,...
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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...
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