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Each Journey Begins With a Single Step: The Taoist Book of Life

Deng Ming-Dao · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

This is a book of guidance for life's journey rooted in the wisdom of ancient China. Best-selling author Deng Ming-Dao provides key poetic lines that distill the essence of Taoism, organizing them in the form of a journey. The material here is drawn from three sources: The Tao Te Ching,...
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Aphrodite and the Rabbis: How the Jews Adapted Roman Culture to Create Judaism As We Know It

Burton L Visotzky · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Hard to believe but true:- The Passover Seder is a Greco-Roman symposium banquet- The Talmud rabbis presented themselves as Stoic philosophers- Synagogue buildings were Roman basilicas- Hellenistic rhetoric professors educated sons of well-to-do Jews- Zeus-Helios is depicted in synagogue...
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The Power of Love: Sermons, reflections, and wisdom to uplift and inspire

Michael Curry · Avery
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

The text of the celebrated 2018 royal wedding sermon, plus four other sermons touching on themes of love, commitment, and social justice, by the presiding bishop of the Episcopal ChurchTwo billion people watched Bishop Michael Curry deliver his sermon on the redemptive power of love at the royal...
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Essential Astrology: Everything You Need to Know to Interpret Your Natal Chart

Amy Herring · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 382
Format: Print book

Your natal chart is a tool to help you build the life you want. It's a map to consult when you are feeling lost or when you want to explore the deepest parts of your true self. Join expert astrologer Amy Herring as she shares simple, step-by-step instructions to reading your natal chart...
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Mother of the Unseen World: The Mystery of Mother Meera

Mark Matousek · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"Mother of the Unseen World is absolutely riveting, deeply searching, and thought-provoking. "--Gretchen Rubin For readers interested in the mysteries of spiritual awakening, an exploration of the Indian "avatar" Mother Meera, known as an embodiment of the Divine Feminine...
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The shipwrecked mind : on political reaction

Mark Lilla · New York Review Books
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback

We don't understand the reactionary mind. As a result, argues Mark Lilla in this timely book, the ideas and passions that shape today's political dramas are unintelligible to us. The reactionary is anything but a conservative. He is as radical and modern a figure as the revolutionary, someone...
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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

Bruce David Forbes · University of California Press
Pages: 232
Format: eBook

America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays - Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving - came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly...
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We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation

Brian D. McLaren · Jericho Books
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Brian McLaren comes a brilliant retelling of the biblical story and a thrilling reintroduction to Christian faith. This book offers everything you need to explore what a difference an honest, living, growing faith can make in our world today. It also puts...
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Break Out!: 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life

Joel Osteen · FaithWords
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

We were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. When life weighs upon us, pushing us down, limiting our thinking, labeling us in negative...
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Ghosts of Country Music: Tales of Haunted Honky Tonks & Legendary Spectres

Matthew L Swayne · Llewellyn
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Explore the creepy curses, haunted hot spots, and spooky superstar spirits of country and western music. From Hank Williams to Patsy Cline to Johnny Cash, this compelling guide presents a long list of country legends. And these stars are largely defined by the places they played, many of which...
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Kabbalah: An Introduction to the Esoteric Heart of Jewish Mysticism

Tim Dedopulos · Carlton Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The ancient mysteries of Kabbalah, rooted in Judaic law and lore, are a well of wisdom at which sages and celebrities alike have come to drink. The unique map of consciousness central to Kabbalah is the Tree of Life, which aims to integrate all aspects of our selves: mind, body, and spirit....
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The Blessing of Adversity: Finding Your God-given Purpose in Life's Troubles

Barry C. Black · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Most people see trouble as something negative and seek to avoid it whenever possible But what if itxs those troubles that actually lead to greater blessing and purpose In The Blessing of Adversity a retired US Navy admiral and the nd chaplain of the US Senate distills the wisdom gained...
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