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American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest
Hannah Nordhaus · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning journalist and author of The Beekeeper's Lament attempts to uncover the truth about her great-great-grandmother, Julia--whose ghost is said to haunt an elegant hotel in Santa Fe - in this spellbinding exploration of myth, family history, and the American West.The dark-eyed... |
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The Bible's Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing From Your Bible
Joel M. Hoffman · Thomas Dunne Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Bible you usually read is not the complete story. Some holy writings were left out for political or theological reasons, others simply because of the physical restrictions of ancient bookmaking technology. At times, the compilers of the Bible skipped information that they assumed everyone... |
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Crowded by Beauty: The Life and Zen of Poet Philip Whalen
David Schneider · University of California Press
Format: Hardcover
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Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. Erudite, shy, and profoundly spiritual,... |
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A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
Emerson W. Baker · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort their bodies, complaining of pins... |
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The Church of Mercy
Pope Francis · Loyola Press
Format: Hardcover
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"A magnificent book, bursting with profound spiritual insights, from a man who has quickly become one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time." --James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A PilgrimageIn the year since he was elected, Pope Francis's simple message of mercy,... |
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Wal-Mart Wars: Moral Populism in the Twenty-First Century
Rebekah Peeples Massengill · New York Univ. Press
Pages: 225
Format: Print book
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Wal-Mart is America's largest retailer. The national chain of stores is a powerful stand-in of both the promise and perils of free market capitalism. Yet it is also often the target of public outcry for its labor practices, to say nothing of class-action lawsuits, and a central symbol in America's... |
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An Appeal to the World: The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
DALAI LAMA · William Morrow
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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In this brief, urgent "appeal to the world," His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancor, mistrust, and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustainability. 　"I... |
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Talking God: Philosophers on Belief
Gary Gutting · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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"[Some say] Buddhism is not a religion because Buddhists don't believe in a supreme being. This simply ignores the fact that many religions are not theistic in this sense. Chess is a game, despite the fact that it is not played with a ball, after all." -- Jay Garfield, Yale... |
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Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
Paul A Offit · Basic Books
Pages: 271
Format: Print book
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In recent years, there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio's Amish country - despite the fact that these are all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world,... |
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The Talmud - A Biography: Banned, censored and burned. The book they couldn't suppress
Harry Freedman · Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Containing nearly two million words in thirty-seven volumes, the Talmud covers topics as diverse as law, faith, medicine, magic, ethics, sex, humor, and prayer. It is a highly complex, profoundly logical, and frequently impenetrable work with a history like no other. In its fifteen-hundred-year... |
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The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
Robert E Buswell · Princeton University Press
Pages: 1265
Format: Print book
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With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan, Chinese,... |
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Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the Church
Edward Gilbreath · IVP Books
Format: Paperback
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From time to time prophetic Christian voices rise to challenge our nation’s "original sin." In the twentieth century, compelled by the Spirit of God and a yearning for freedom, the African American church took the lead in heralding the effort. Like almost no other movement... |
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Body Intelligence: Harness Your Body's Energies for Your Best Life
Joseph Cardillo PhD · Beyond Words Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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From the holistic psychology expert and author of the mind-body-spirit classic Be Like Water, comes a guide filled with revolutionary methods to help you find the physical and psychological energy you need to live a vibrant life.Have you ever told yourself to power through, "fake it until... |
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Dharma Delight: A Visionary Post Pop Comic Guide to Buddhism and Zen
Rodney Alan Greenblat · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book
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In Dharma Delight, abstract artist and Zen practitioner Rodney Greenblat uses lighthearted narrative and vivid pop art paintings to celebrate the joys of living life from the inside out.Part graphic guide, part personal testimony, part art book, Dharma Delight illustrates how seeking the path... |
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