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Living with the Living Dead: The Wisdom of the Zombie Apocalypse
GREG GARRETT · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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When humankind faces what it perceives as a threat to its very existence, a macabre thing happens in art, literature, and culture: corpses begin to stand up and walk around. The dead walked in the fourteenth century, when the Black Death and other catastrophes roiled Europe. They walked... |
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The Beauty Suit: How My Year of Religious Modesty Made Me a Better Feminist
Lauren Shields · Beacon Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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A young feminist finds herself questioning why "hotness" has become necessary for female empowerment--and looks for alternatives. Looking good feels good. And in an age in which seemingly everything women do is subject to "calling out, " it's tempting to believe that any choice a woman... |
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Vexed with Devils: Manhood and Witchcraft in Old and New England
Erika Gasser · NYU Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England. Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy... |
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The Illustrated Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals
MAIA TOLL · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Rosemary is for remembrance; sage is for wisdom. The symbolism of plants - whether in the ancient Greek doctrine of signatures or the Victorian secret language of flowers - has fascinated us for centuries. Contemporary herbalist Maia Toll adds her distinctive spin to this tradition... |
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A History of Judaism
MARTIN GOODMAN · Princeton University Press
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism... |
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Can We Save the Catholic Church?
Hans Kung · William Collins
Format: Paperback
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The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Küng here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to the challenges of a modern world.In 1962 the Second... |
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NKJV Warriors Bible-Brown Bonded Leather: Military Community Application Bible
Life Publishers · Life Publishers
Pages: 2103
Format: Print book
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An Application Bible that meets the needs of the warrior, his/her family, friends and extended military community. With added Warrior Essentials as part of each book introduction, 550 warrior scripture callouts and over 50 articles this Bible focuses on addressing the unique needs of the military... |
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Mindfulness for All: The Wisdom to Transform the World
Jon Kabat-Zinn · Hachette Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. He followed that up with 2005's Coming to Our Senses, the definitive book for our time on the connection... |
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The Gospel in Brief: The Life of Jesus
Leo Tolstoy · Harper Perennial; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The most celebrated novelist of all time retells "the greatest story ever told," integrating the four Gospels into a single twelve-chapter narrative of the life of Jesus. Based on his study of early Christian texts, Leo Tolstoy's remarkable The Gospel in Brief—virtually... |
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A Palace of Pearls: The Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
Nah?man, of Bratslav · Oxford University Press
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover
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Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) is widely considered to be one of the foremost visionary storytellers of the Hasidic movement. The great-grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of the movement, Rabbi Nachman came to be regarded as a great figure and leader in his own right,... |
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Dancing on the Head of a Pen: The Practice of a Writing Life
Robert Benson · WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this masterful blend of the practical and the spiritual, Robert Benson invites you into the work and rewards of a writer’s life. More than a primer on effective writing, Dancing on the Head of a Pen is a winsome guide to the place in the heart where the life of the spirit meets... |
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Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970
Sarah Archer · W W Norton
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60sMidcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel,... |
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