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Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology

Kathleen Sears · Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Explore the fascinating myths of Greek and Roman civilizations!The tales of gods and heroes are often turned into tedious discourse that even Ovid would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a thrilling lesson in classic mythology.From...
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The Legacy Journey: A Radical View of Biblical Wealth and Generosity

Dave Ramsey · Thomas Nelson; First Edition, First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

COLIN DICKEY · Penguin Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

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The Rational Bible: Exodus

Dennis Prager · Regnery Faith
Pages: 500
Format: Hardcover

For many, the Bible is anything but rational. It is often seen as a collection of religious fairy tales. In this remarkable new work, The Rational Bible: Exodus, the second book of the Bible, is explained by Dennis Prager, not employing faith but reason. Stories and laws which for the non-believer...
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Ancient Aliens®: The Official Companion Book

The Producers Of Ancient Aliens · Harpercollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The first official companion book to HISTORY® network's hit series Ancient Aliens®: a powerful journey through human history that explores fascinating unanswered questions about the origins of our civilizations. With a foreword by Series Creator, Kevin Burns.Millions of people around...
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Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel

David Limbaugh · Regnery Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller!In Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh applies his lifetime of legal experience to a unique new undertaking: making a case for the gospels as hard evidence of the life and work of Jesus Christ. Limbaugh, a practicing attorney and former professor of law, approaches...
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human...
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God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican

Gerald Posner · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported, New York Times bestselling exposé of the money and the clerics-turned-financiers at the heart of the Vatican - the world's biggest, most powerful religious institution - from an acclaimed journalist with "exhaustive research techniques" (The New York Times)...
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The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People Are Proving the Afterlife

Eben Alexander · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 165
Format: Book

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. The Map of Heaven takes...
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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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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox · HarperOne
Pages: 257
Format: Print book

Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout...
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What If It's True?: A Storyteller's Journey with Jesus

Charles Martin · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

With the same depth, sensitivity, and emotion that has made his novels beloved to millions, Charles Martin helps us engage the fundamental principles of our faith in new and inspiring ways. Years ago, Martin cracked open his Bible and began wrestling with a few fundamental questions. He asked,...
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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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Buddhism 101: From Karma to the Four Noble Truths, Your Guide to Understanding the Principles of Buddhism

ADAMS MEDIA. · Adams Media
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Learn everything you need to know about Buddhism in this clear and straightforward new guide.Buddhism was founded thousands of years ago, and has inspired millions of people with its peaceful teachings. Buddhism 101 highlights and explains the central concepts of Buddhism to the modern...
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