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Choosing Donald Trump: God, Anger, Hope, and Why Christian Conservatives Supported Him

Stephen Mansfield · Baker Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump exposed a deep divide in American politics and culture, one that pollsters and pundits didn't seem to realize was there. But Trump did, and he used it to his advantage in ways that surprised nearly everyone, even those who voted for him. Perhaps the biggest...
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The Handbook of Palmistry

Rosa Baughan · Plexus Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Astrology and palmistry make people vivid and full of possibilities. Everybody has a birthday and almost everyone has a palm. Kurt Vonnegut The futures not written in the stars, but etched in the palm of your hand, as Victorian mystic Rosa Baughan discovered to her endless fascination....
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On Hinduism

Wendy Doniger · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 660
Format: Hardcover

In this magisterial volume of essays, Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in Hinduism...
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott · Riverhead Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book,...
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Encounter in the Desert: The Case for Alien Contact at Socorro

KEVIN RANDLE · New Page Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

The UFO landing at Socorro has been wrapped in controversy almost from the moment that police officer Lonnie Zamora watched a craft descend and land. Zamora saw alien beings near the craft and a symbol on its side but was told that he shouldn't mention either. Encounter in the Desert...
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How The Secret Changed My Life: Real People. Real Stories.

Rhonda Byrne · Atria Books
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

An awe-inspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful real-life stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller The Secret. Discover how everyday people completely transformed their lives by applying the teachings of The Secret.Since the very first publication of The Secret a decade...
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

Niall Ferguson · Penguin Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,...
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Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence

Karen Armstrong · Knopf; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion and the history of human violence. For the first time, religious self-identification is on the decline in American. Some analysts have cited as cause a post-9/11perception: that faith in general...
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Classical Feng Shui for Romance, Sex & Relationships: Design Your Living Space for Love, Harmony & Prosperity

Master Denise Liotta Dennis · Llewellyn Publications
Format: Print book

Harness the ancient power and wisdom of Classical Feng Shui to enhance all of your relationships, from romantic pursuits to day-to-day interactions with friends, family, and coworkers. Explore real-life stories of men and women’s struggles with love and relationships and how Feng...
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The Lost Gutenberg: The Astounding Story of One Book's Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey

Margaret Leslie Davis · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.For rare-book collectors, an original copy of the Gutenberg Bible--of which there are fewer than 50 in existence--represents the ultimate...
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Siddhartha's Brain: The Science of Enlightenment

James Kingsland · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

By the longtime Guardian science journalist, a groundbreaking exploration of the science of enlightenment and mental wellness, illuminated by twin perspectives, ancient and modern: the spiritual wisdom of Siddhartha Gautama and the revelations of today's scientists, who are confirming the Buddha's...
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The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems

Dixie Deerman · Sterling Ethos; Reissue edition
Format: Print book

This is not your average mystical tome—but a special spellbook by two practicing witches.Here is the thoroughly comprehensive, absolutely definitive guide to spells—the basic handbook for anyone looking to practice some hands-on magic. Delightfully well written and practical, filled...
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Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East

Gerard Russell · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition
Format: Audio CD

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated...
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Mrs. Wakeman vs. the Antichrist: And Other Strange-but-True Tales from American History

Robert D Schneck · Tarcher
Format: Kindle Edition

American history is more than just what you read in your high school textbooks.There's a wild and weird side to America's past, filled with strange creatures, bizarre happenings, and fantastical figures. Researcher and writer Robert Damon Schneck has spent more than a decade devoted...
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The Art of Numerology: A practical guide to uncover your destiny

Anna Southgate · Sterling Ethos
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

From the moment we're born, we're allocated numbers that are important to our lives and that will affect our destiny. Using one of the world's oldest analytical techniques, this practical guide enlightens us to their symbolic significance, the nature of their vibrations, their...
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