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It's Okay Not to Look for the Meaning of Life: A Zen Monk's Guide to Living Stress-Free One Day at a Time

Jikisai Minami - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Free Yourself from Stress with Simple, No-Nonsense Advice from a Zen Monk! Zen monk Jikisai Minami takes the things we are supposed to strive for and turns them on their head. The 35 short, thought-provoking essays in this book are divided into four chapters about our sense of self, our hopes...
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Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth

Catherine Pakaluk - Regnery Gateway
Format: Hardcover

A portrait of America's most interesting yet overlooked women.. In the midst of a historic "birth dearth," why do some 5 percent of American women choose to defy the demographic norm by bearing five or more children? Hannah's Children is a compelling portrait of these...
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The Ramadan Cookbook: 80 Delicious Recipes Perfect for Ramadan, Eid, and Celebrating Throughout the Year

Anisa Karolia - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

Quick, easy, flavorful, and filling - these recipes will become the go-to for Suhoor, Iftar, and other special, festive meals.In this cookbook, readers will find all the recipes they need to make Ramadan meals family-friendly and fuss-free. For Anisa Karolia - who is known for sharing her family's...
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Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color

Lorraine Monteagut Ph.D. - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

"Brujas, Witches of Color are ancestral magical beings and the world we live in has tried to silence our voices. . . . This book is such a beautiful tribute to the different stories and experiences we go through as brujas. . . . Amplify the voice of Witches of Color by reading their...
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Rules to Live By: The Wisdom of Maimonides

Jeffrey Katz - Humanix Books
Format: Hardcover

RULES TO LIVE BY FOR WEALTH, HEALTH & HAPPINESSBorn in Spain during the height of the Middle Ages, Maimonides, also known as Rambam, is recognized as one of the greatest scholars of all time. Influential throughout the Middle East, he was both a traditionalist and an innovator - a Rabbi,...
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Colonial America: Facts and Fictions

K. David Goss - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover

America's past is in many respects misunderstood and distorted. Even our secondary-level and college classrooms are not always capable of correcting the common misconceptions about Columbus and his discovery; Jamestown, John Smith, and Pocahontas; the Salem Witch Trials; and even the American...
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Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern

Charles Dellheim - ‎Brandeis University Press
Format: Hardcover‏

Since the late-1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has become a cause célèbre. In Belonging and Betrayal, Charles Dellheim turns this story on its head by revealing how certain Jewish outsiders came to acquire so many old and modern masterpieces in the first place - and what this reveals...
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An Unlikely Guru: How a Neurotic Jewish Real Estate Developer from New Jersey Found Enlightenment (And How You Can, Too)

Chick Atkins - Advantage Books
Format: Hardcover

How a Neurotic Jewish Real Estate Developer from New Jersey Found Enlightenment (And How You Can, Too) How can I stop worrying so much?How do I learn to look for approval in myself rather than others?How do I slow the pace of life?How can I learn to accept death?How can I find happiness?The...
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Nosh: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine

Micah Siva - The Collective Book Studio
Format: Hardcover

For those who want to connect with Jewish culinary history while following a plant-based diet, Nosh offers more than 80 recipes that can be served at shabbat, holidays, and even better, every day. "This will appeal to anyone trying to convince Bubbe that Passover can be done without...
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Teachings of the Buddha

Jack Kornfield - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom,...
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