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UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens: What Science Says

Donald R Prothero · Indiana University Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens,...

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Jailbreaking the Goddess: A Radical Revisioning of Feminist Spirituality

LaSara FireFox · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Jailbreaking the Goddess is a revolutionary revisioning of the feminine divine. Where the maiden, mother, crone archetypal system is tied to female biology and physical stages of life, the fivefold model liberates the female experience from the shackles of the reproductive model. In a woman's...
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The Agony that Remains: A Paranormal Investigation in America's Heartland

Brandon Callahan · Llewellyn
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

In the northeast corner of Oklahoma, where the deadly path known as the Trail of Tears ended and where one of the world's large clusters of ley lines intersect, there's a place of extreme paranormal activity that has received little attention from the outside world. Join Brandon...
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Consider the Women: A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible

Debbie Blue · Eerdmans
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

A timely and compelling new look at three key women in the biblical narrative

Among the mostly male-dominated narratives in Scripture, the stories of women can be game-changing. In this book Debbie Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother of Islam) , Esther (Jewish heroine)...

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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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One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History

Peter Manseau · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking new look at the story of AmericaAt the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian...
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Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations

Roger J Davies · Tuttle
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and extremely readable journey through Japan's cultural history.This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview...
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365 Tarot Spells: Creating the Magic in Each Day

Sasha Graham · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

Discover the beautiful tapestry of magic and tarot, woven together to improve your life through daily spells. Tarot is the perfect magical tool, and 365 Tarot Spells provides everything you need to manifest your desires and make your soul's intention a reality. This accessible guide...
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The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni Divide

Geneive Abdo · Oxford University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism...
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Demon Camp: The Strange and Terrible Saga of a Soldier's Return from War

Jennifer Percy · Scribner; Reprint edition
Format: Book

A “chilling” (O, The Oprah Magazine), “darkly brilliant” (Bookforum) account of “the effects of war on the psyches of the soldiers who fight” (Esquire).In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying sixteen Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission...
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now

Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors...
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Christmas at America's Landmark Houses

Patricia McMillan · Schiffer; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Here is Christmas decorating, history, architecture, and interior design wrapped in one sparkling package. Three-hundred and sixty-three gorgeous, inspiring images provide leisurely looks at historic house interiors magically decorated for Christmas. Begin with the Foreword by Christopher...
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Comedy Sex God

Pete Holmes · Harper Wave
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilarious, profound, and enlightening romp around the fertile mind of stand-up stand-out, podcast king, and HBO superstar Pete Holmes.

Pete Holmes is a sold-out-every-night stand-up comedian...

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Taking Sacred Back: The Complete Guide to Designing and Sharing Group Ritual

Nels Linde · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Whether you're designing a group ritual for fifty people or five hundred, Taking Sacred Back will help you define your intent, create an outline, and bring your ritual to life. Join authors Nels Linde and Judith E. Olson-Linde as they explore creative and unique ideas for all the stages...
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Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice: Working with the Chakras, Divine Archetypes, and the Five Great Elements

Candice Covington · Healing Arts Press
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback

Using essential oils to influence your energetic make-up and karmic patterns

* Details how to identify which tattvas--the Five Great Elements--are dominant in your energetic make-up

* Explores the energetic signatures of the essential oils associated with each tattva and chakra,...
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