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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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Simplify: Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul

Bill Hybels · Tyndale Momentum, an imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover

In "Simplify," bestselling author Bill Hybels identifies the core issues that lure us into frenetic living--and offers searingly practical steps for sweeping the clutter from our souls. Today's velocity of life can consume and control us . . . until our breakneck pace begins...
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age

Katherine Ozment · Harperwave
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier...
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The New Science of the Paranormal: From the Research Lab To Real Life

Joe H Ph D Slate · Llewellyn
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Expand your understanding of paranormal phenomena and your capacity to personally experience them. This book shows how to replace fixed skepticism and denial with inventive thinking and innovative applications to make the multiple powers of the paranormal available to everyone. This New Science...
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Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship

Donna Farhi · Rodmell Press
Pages: 177
Format: Paperback

Drawing on decades of experience in training yoga teachers, Donna Farhi offers the first book to set professional standards for yoga teachers. Teaching Yoga explores with depth and compassion a variety of topics both practical and philosophical, including how to create healthy boundaries;...
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Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past

Paul G Bahn · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux...
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I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian

Thom S. Rainer · B&H Books
Format: Hardcover

Could you be the answer to the problems you see?   Every day we are faced with the needs of those around us. Emotional. Physical. Spiritual. What are we to do about it? Are these problems for our pastors to address or is there a way for the church member to make an impact that will last?...
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UFO Investigations Manual: UFO investigations from 1982 to the present day

Nigel Watson · Haynes Publishing UK; First edition
Format: Hardcover

UFOs have been a global phenomenon from the late 19th century to the present day. The UFO Investigator's Manual examines many UFO investigations worldwide by looking at the government reports, both official and secret, that have attempted to explain the "otherworldly". This...
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Living with the Gods: 40,000 Years of Peoples, Objects and Beliefs

NEIL MACGREGOR · Knopf
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

In the same format as his best-selling books A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a Nation--the acclaimed art historian now gives us a magnificent new book that explores the relationship between faith and society.Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence...
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Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers: Finding Freedom from Hurt and Hate

Leslie Leyland Fields · Thomas Nelson

"If our families are to flourish, we will need to learn and practice ways of forgiving those who have had the greatest impact upon us: our mothers and fathers." Do you struggle with the deep pain of a broken relationship with a parent? Leslie Leyland Fields and Dr. Jill Hubbard...
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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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Natural Rest for Addiction: A Radical Approach to Recovery Through Mindfulness and Awareness

Scott Kiloby · Non-Duality
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Freedom from addiction is available in the one place that's the most difficult for an addict to be - the present moment. In Natural Rest for Addiction, non-duality teacher and addiction specialist Scott Kiloby offers his Natural Rest program for finding recovery from substance abuse...
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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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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters

GARRY WILLS · Viking
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover

America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join him as he embarks...
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