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Slowing Time: Seeing the Sacred Outside Your Kitchen Door

Barbara Mahany · Abingdon Press
Format: Hardcover

Barbara Mahany believes the sacred is all around, within finger’s reach—here to be gathered, culled, collected, through the simple yet complex art of paying attention, of savoring the moment, of cultivating stillness. Making room for the God and illuminating the Godly specks...
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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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The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible

Sarah Ruden · Pantheon Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A dazzling reconsideration of the language and translation of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature ("The best translation of The Aeneid, certainly the best of our time" - Ursula Le Guin; "The first translation...
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Four Testaments: Tao Te Ching, Analects, Dhammapada, Bhagavad Gita: Sacred Scriptures of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

Brian Arthur Brown · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions - the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita - inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice...
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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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The Sacred Shed on the Edge of the Ravine

Rechtbank Roermond (President) · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

On the precipice between a life that is rapidly fading away and a new life in the offing, B.R. Bodengraven orders a pre-fab shed and creates an enchanting retreat in the back yard of her home on Boston's storied North Shore. Part writing studio, animal blind, sanctuary, and chapel,...
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Caliphate: The History of an Idea

Hugh Kennedy · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

In Caliphate, Islamic historian Hugh Kennedy dissects the idea of the caliphate and its history, and explores how it became used and abused today. Contrary to popular belief, there is no one enduring definition of a caliph; rather, the idea of the caliph has been the subject of constant...
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The Magickal Family: Pagan Living in Harmony with Nature

MONICA CROSSON · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

The Magickal Family is a real-life guide for those who want to practice magick and simplicity but need a little nudge to break out of the work-a-day world. Filled with tips, ideas, and projects to bring you and your family closer to nature and to celebrate the Goddess, this book shows how to be true...
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America's Most Haunted Hotels: Checking In with Uninvited Guests

Jamie Davis Whitmer · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Journey into the mysterious world of haunted hotels, where uninvited guests roam the lavish halls, phantom sounds ring throughout the rooms, and chills run along the spine of anyone who dares to check in for a night. Join Jamie Davis Whitmer, author of Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums,...
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The Butcher's Daughter: A Novel

VICTORIA GLENDINNING · The Overlook Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The atmospheric novel set during the Tudor era of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue, and danger in a period of great upheavalIn 1535, England is hardly a wellspring of gender equality; it is a grim and oppressive age where women -- even the privileged...
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What the Bible Really Tells Us: The Essential Guide to Biblical Literacy

T. J. Wray · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The Bible is the foundational text for Jews and Christians, but most people, having little knowledge of what it actually says, feel less than uncomfortable navigating its pages. What the Bible Really Tells Us solves this problem, providing a thorough, yet accessible, guide to the Good Book...
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Break the Norms: Questioning Everything You Think You Know About God and Truth, Life and Death, Love and Sex

Chandresh Bhardwaj · Sounds True, 2015.
Pages: 169
Format: Print book

Have you ever felt like you're living out a script written for you by others-in your work, your relationships, or spirituality? "To break through the norms we've been conditioned to believe is an act of rebellion," writes Chandresh Bhardwaj. "It is not about being stubborn...
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Clear Your House: How To Cleanse Your Home And Make It A Positive And Peaceful Environment

Jade-Sky · New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Our home should be a place of refuge that offers a safe sanctuary for our families, allowing us space to relax and unwind. If the energy of that personal space flows freely, then home is a place that is comfortable, secure, and nurtures our spirit. Yet many of us choose our homes without...
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