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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

Colin Dickey · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

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New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History

Rosary O'Neill · The History Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

There is no more compelling nor more spiritual city than New Orleans. The city's Roman Catholic roots and its blended French, Spanish, Creole and American Indian populations heavily influenced the rites and rituals that West Africans brought to Louisiana as enslaved laborers. The resulting...
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The Potter's Lady

Judith Miller · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Engaging History and Romance from Bestselling Author Judith MillerWhen Rose McKay convinces her brother, Ewan, to invest in a pottery business, she's determined to assist him in making the venture a success. Having just graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, she believes...
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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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Being a Dad Who Leads

John MacArthur · Harvest House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

As a Christian father, you bear a tremendous responsibility―to raise your children through both biblical instruction and personal example. But how can you succeed in a society that attacks the role of fatherhood and godly family values? Are you sometimes tempted to give in or give...
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Ending White Slavery

Matthew Hale · Createspace
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback

"Whites Minds are in Chains." Self-imposed. Amelioration for misplaced guilt based on a false belief that Whites enslaved Blacks; based on gross misperceptions of civil rights, discrimination, diversity, equal rights, fairness, racial hate, minorities, multiracial community, the concept...
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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? What if you could...
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The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Jonathan Cahn · Frontline
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

This May Be the Most Explosive and Amazing Thing You've Ever ReadIs it possible that an ancient blueprint holds the secret behind the events of our times?Could this blueprint lie behind the rise and fall of leaders and governments?Could events that took place nearly three thousand years...
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Angels and Saints: A Biblical Guide to Friendship with God's Holy Ones

Scott Hahn · Image
Format: Hardcover

Angels and saints. Catholics tend to think of them as different from the rest of us. They’re cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. In this lively book,...
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Lillian Too's 168 Ways to Declutter Your Home: And re-energize your home

Lillian Too · Cico Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Clear the clutter and revitalize your living space. Energy is a precious commodity--the source of vitality, good relationships, and peace of mind. The 168 techniques in this practical guide show how physical clutter is more than just junk--the debris in our home actually creates mental...
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The Voodoo Encyclopedia: Magic, Ritual, and Religion

Jeffrey E. Anderson · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 438
Format: Hardcover

Unlike its fictional depiction in zombie films and popular culture, Voodoo is a full-fledged religion with a pantheon of deities, a priesthood, and communities of believers. Drawing from the expertise of contemporary practitioners, this encyclopedia presents the history, culture, and religion...
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The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

Meik Wiking · William Morrow
Pages: 221
Format: Print book

Embrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of comfort, togetherness, and well-being.Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge....
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts

Joshua Hammer · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven.In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger...
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Pope Francis: Thoughts and Words for the Soul

Francis Pope · Sterling
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

As the former Jorge Mario Bergoglio nears the end of his first year as Pope Francis, this extraordinary collection marks the occasion and honors the man who is revolutionizing the papacy and the role of the Catholic Church. Sumptuously illustrated, it gathers the pope's most beautiful...
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Stars in the Grass

Ann Marie Stewart · Thorndike Press Large Print

"The summer before I turned ten was idyllic - until August 3, 1970. It perfectly describes a time when I thought the world was safe and good things lasted forever..." Nine-year-old Abby McAndrews has just experienced her greatest loss, and in its wake, her family is unraveling...
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