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The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
MICHAEL SCOTT MOORE · Harper Wave
Pages: 451 Format: Hardcover
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Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this profound and revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates - a riveting,thoughtful, and emotionally resonant exploration... |
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God in the Qur'an
Jack Miles · Knopf
Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography, an erudite, hugely informative portrait of the God of Islam, the world's second largest, fastest-growing, and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion.Who is Allah? What makes Him unique? And what does He ask of those who submit... |
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Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao
Lao Tzu · Viking
Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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The original mindfulness book, in a landmark new translation by the award-winning translator of the I Ching and The Art of War The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or "Book of the Tao," is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity,... |
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God, Faith, and Freedom
Michael Savage · Center Street
Pages: 243 Format: Hardcover
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For decades, Michael Savage has been preaching his political faith of borders, language and culture to millions on his nationally-syndicated radio show, The Savage Nation. Now, Savage gives his audience a look into his religious faith and his ideas about the Judeo-Christian foundation of the American... |
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God and the Afterlife
Jeffrey Long · Harperone
Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Based on the largest near-death experience study in history, involving 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds and religious traditions, including nonbelievers, God and the Afterlife presents startling evidence that a Supreme Being exists - and there is amazing consistency about what he is like.In... |
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The Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us About Love and Life
don Miguel Ruiz · Hierophant Publishing
Pages: 176 Format: Hardcover
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For generation after generation, Toltec shamans have passed down their wisdom through teaching stories. The purpose of these stories is to implant a seed of knowledge in the mind of the listener, where it can ultimately sprout and blossom into a new and better way of life.In The Wisdom... |
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Otherworldly Encounters: Evidence of UFO Sightings and Abductions
NOMAR SLEVIK · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 336 Format: Paperback
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Explore the realm of the unknown with these true stories of unexplained phenomena. Join expert ufologist and paranormal researcher Nomar Slevik as he shares fascinating stories of sightings and abductions centered in the Northeast's UFO hotspots. Discover the truth about lights in the sky and aliens... |
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Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation
Robert Roth · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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A simple, practical, and straightforward guide to meditation from Bob Roth, a world authority on Transcendental Meditation who has spent forty-five years helping people access their innate creativity and power with TM, having personally taught students ranging from Fortune 100 CEOs to Oprah... |
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A Case of Conscience
James Blish · Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Pages: 192 Format: eBook
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The author of the Cities in Flight saga explores the conflicting demands of science, faith, and human feeling in this Hugo Award-winning novel. Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man, a Jesuit priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He doesn't feel... |
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds
Daniel C Dennett · Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover
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One of America's foremost philosophers offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.How did we come to have minds?For centuries, this question has intrigued psychologists, physicists, poets, and philosophers, who have wondered how the human mind developed its unrivaled... |
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Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
Philip Freeman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Most people have heard of the Celts--the elusive, ancient tribal people who resided in present-day England, Ireland, Scotland and France. Paradoxically characterized as both barbaric and innocent, the Celts appeal to the modern world as a symbol of a bygone era, a world destroyed by the ambition... |
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