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The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

David I. Kertzer · Random House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI's secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This groundbreaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives, including reports...
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Demon Camp: A Soldier's Exorcism

Jennifer Percy · Scribner
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying sixteen Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission in a remote part of Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. In that instant, machine gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend, Kip Jacoby, and seven members of his unit. Back in the US, Caleb...
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Finding the Blue Sky: A Mindful Approach to Choosing Happiness Here and Now

Joseph Emet · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

In this beautifully crafted book, Joseph Emet explores the intersection between one of the hottest field of study in the realm of personal growth - Positive Psychology - and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism Positive Psychology - with its focus not on mental "disease," but rather...
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Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions

Phil Zuckerman · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

David Brooks, The New York TimesAs secularism becomes more prominent and self-confident, its spokesmen have more insistently argued that secularism should not be seen as an absence — as a lack of faith — but rather as a positive moral creed. Phil Zuckerman, a Pitzer College sociologist,...
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The New Interpreter's Bible: Genesis to Leviticus

Walter Brueggemann · Abingdon Press
Pages: 1195
Format: Print book

General and Old Testament Articles; Genesis; Exodus; and Leviticus New Interpreter's® Bible offers critically sound biblical interpretations for the 1990s and beyond. Guided by scholars, pastors, and laity representing diverse traditions, academic experience, and involvement in the Church,...
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Christian Symbols, Ancient and Modern: A Handbook for Students

Heather Child · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Book by Child, Heather
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Living Courageously: You Can Face Anything, Just Do It Afraid

Joyce Meyer · FaithWords; Book Club edition
Format: Hardcover

You have fear And if you dont face your fear it can paralyze you and hold you back from enjoying life to the fullest Joyce Meyer New York Times bestselling author wants to show you that to break out of fear you must face it head-on The good news is God wants to give you the strength you need...
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Common Ground: Lessons and Legends from the World’s Great Faiths

Todd Outcalt · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

As the spice maker’s cabinet is full of many herbs, so should a scholar be full of Scripture, Talmud, and Legend—an ancient Jewish proverbThis reference to legend—or the teaching tales used by the sages—is a remarkable testimony to the power of story and its place in the history,...
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Magical Destinations of the Northeast: Sacred Sites, Occult Oddities & Magical Monuments

Natalie Zaman · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Every state in America has sacred sites -- places that change you, heal you, and make you feel alive. Magical Destinations of the Northeast details more than 300 spiritual destinations perfect for meditation, magic, and just plain fun. This hands-on guidebook also includes spells and rituals...
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Gender in Judaism and Islam: Common Lives, Uncommon Heritage

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet · New York University Press
Pages: 372
Format: Book

Jewish and Islamic histories have long been interrelated. Both traditions emerged from ancient cultures born in the Middle East and both are rooted in texts and traditions that have often excluded women. At the same time, both groups have recently seen a resurgence in religious orthodoxy...
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Colin Dickey · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.Colin Dickey is on the trail of America's ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned...
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Mother Seton : Saint Elizabeth of New York (1774-1821)

Leonard Feeney · Ravengate Press
Format:  Print book : Biography : English : Rev. ed

vi, 212 pages, [1] leaf of plates : portraits ; 21 cm
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