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Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion

Susan Jacoby · Pantheon Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

In a groundbreaking historical work that addresses religious conversion in the West from an uncompromisingly secular perspective, Susan Jacoby challenges the conventional narrative of conversion as a purely spiritual journey. From the transformation on the road to Damascus of the Jew Saul...
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The Book of Shadows: White, Red and Black Magic Spells

Brittany Nightshade · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 187
Format: Paperback

EDIT: Updates for 2017! Added more spells, illustrations and a glossary. I compiled this Book of Shadows from a collection of spells I have been using since I started down my path. This book contains over 100 spells, a list of runes, how they can be used in spell casting and even crafting...
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Ancient Aliens®: The Official Companion Book

The Producers Of Ancient Aliens · Harpercollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The first official companion book to HISTORY® network's hit series Ancient Aliens®: a powerful journey through human history that explores fascinating unanswered questions about the origins of our civilizations. With a foreword by Series Creator, Kevin Burns.Millions of people around...
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The Power of Love: Connecting to the Oneness

James Van Praagh · Hay House
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Your goal while inhabiting human form is to manifest love in this physical dimension. Yet, like many a courageous soul who has chosen to tackle this difficult task, you may need to be reminded to activate this innate force that dwells inside you. In this fascinating book, internationally...
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The Butcher's Daughter: A Novel

VICTORIA GLENDINNING · The Overlook Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The atmospheric novel set during the Tudor era of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue, and danger in a period of great upheavalIn 1535, England is hardly a wellspring of gender equality; it is a grim and oppressive age where women -- even the privileged...
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Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Guide to Finding Joy in Unexpected Places

Sam Chase · New Harbinger Pub, 2016.
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

True happiness isn't as unattainable as we often think it is. It's a fundamental human experience available to us all in different ways and in different moments. This profound and witty guide will show you how the philosophy of yoga can help you manage stress and achieve lasting joy and well-being.Everyone...
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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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Ghosts from Our Past: Both Literally and Figuratively: The Study of the Paranormal

Erin Gilbert · Three Rivers Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

As seen in the Sony Pictures 2016 film Ghostbusters, the ultimate guide to identifying, understanding, and engaging with any paranormal activity that plagues youYears before they made headlines with the Ghostbusters, Erin Gilbert and Abby L. Yates published the groundbreaking study of the paranormal,...
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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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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human...
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Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia

MICHAEL SHERMER · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A scientific exploration into humanity's obsession with the afterlife and quest for immortality from the bestselling author and skeptic Michael ShermerIn his most ambitious work yet, Shermer sets out to discover what drives humans' belief in life after death, focusing on recent scientific...
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The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible

Sarah Ruden · Pantheon Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

A dazzling reconsideration of the language and translation of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature ("The best translation of The Aeneid, certainly the best of our time" - Ursula Le Guin; "The first translation...
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

Daniel C Dennett · Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

One of America's foremost philosophers offers a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind.How did we come to have minds?For centuries, this question has intrigued psychologists, physicists, poets, and philosophers, who have wondered how the human mind developed its unrivaled...
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Practical Magic: A Beginner's Guide to Crystals, Horoscopes, Psychics, and Spells

Nikki Van De Car · Running Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Practical Magic is a charmed introduction to the wonders of modern magic and mysticism, from crystals and astrology to chakras, dream interpretation, and, of course, a few spells!Focusing on three primary areas -- healing, magic, and fortunetelling -- this books provides the perfect...
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Reading the Bible Supernaturally: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God in Scripture

John Piper · Crossway
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The Bible reveals glorious things. And yet we often miss its power because we read it the same way we read any other book. In Reading the Bible Supernaturally, best-selling author John Piper teaches us how to read the Bible in light of its divine author. In doing so, he highlights the Bible's...
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