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Shariah: What Everyone Needs to Know®

JOHN L DELONG-BAS NATANA J ESPOSITO · Oxford University Press
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Most Americans and Europeans have by now heard of Shariah. In the West, politicians, media commentators, televangelists, and others have stoked fears that Muslims intend to impose a repressive rule based on Shariah in America and Europe. Shariah has been portrayed as a medieval system that...
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Unexplained Mysteries of World War II: Discover the Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Coincidences that Won and Lost the War

Jeremy Harwood · Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

25 conspiracies, cover-ups and stories of coincidences that won and lost the war. In general the chronology of World War II is well known the main players, the epic battles won and lost, the impact of weather, equipment and supply issues, the role of air superiority. Like all great...
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Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want

DEBORAH CASTELLANO · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Are you ready to revolutionize your magical practice? Glamour is a feminine occult art that can be used by all genders and encourages you to look at Witchcraft through a different lens than most traditional paths. Learn how to take what makes you exciting and interesting to others and use it as leverage...
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God's Library: The Archaeology of the Earliest Christian Manuscripts

BRENT NONGBRI · Yale University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A provocative book from a highly original scholar, challenging much of what we know about early Christian manuscripts In this bold and groundbreaking book, Brent Nongbri provides an up-to-date introduction to the major collections of early Christian manuscripts and demonstrates that much...
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Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad

ASNE SEIERSTAD · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them homeTwo Sisters, by the international bestselling author Ã…sne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family...
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The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible

A.N. Wilson · Harper
Pages: 212
Format: Print book

From renowned historian, biographer and novelist, A.N. Wilson, a deep personal, literary, and historical exploration of the Bible.In The Book of the People, A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship...
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Science and Spiritual Practices: Transformative Experiences and Their Effects on Our Bodies, Brains, and Health

Rupert Sheldrake · Counterpoint
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"Few people today could have brought forth Science and Spiritual Practices other than the phenomenal Rupert Sheldrake . . . We should listen attentively when a person who has walked the path of integration so faithfully speaks." -- MARC HANDLEY ANDRUS, Eighth Episcopal Bishop...
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A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook: Psycho-Spiritual Techniques for Health, Rejuvenation, Psychic Powers & Spiritual Realization

Jonn Mumford · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Spend just a few minutes each day practicing the remarkable yoga and energy work techniques in this book and you will quickly build a solid foundation of inner relaxation and energy discipline that leads to better health, a longer life, and greater control over your personal destiny. Dr. Jonn...
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects

Barbara G Walker · Harper & Row
Pages: 576
Format: Paperback

This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals,...
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The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book

Simon Loveday · Icon Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The Bible for Grown-Ups neither requires, nor rejects, belief. It sets out to help intelligent adults make sense of the Bible - a book that is too large to swallow whole, yet too important in our history and culture to spit out.Why do the creation stories in Genesis contradict each other?...
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A Fool's Guide to Actual Happiness

Mark Van Buren · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

Happiness lies within us - but we could all use a little help finding it. In a refreshing new voice, The Fool's Guide to Actual Happiness shows us how to feel and be better - without having to be perfect. Let's face it: we all have a motivating drive to become "better." What we have...
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The Story of the Jews Volume One: Finding the Words 1000 BC-1492 AD

Simon Schama · Ecco
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback

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The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will

Kenneth R Miller · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A radical, optimistic exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness, and free will.Lately, the most passionate advocates of the theory of evolution seem to present it as bad news. Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, and Sam Harris tell us that our most...
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