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Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace

Patricia Raybon · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

"Mom, I have something I need to tell you..."They didn't talk. Not for ten years. Not about faith anyway. Instead, a mother and daughter tiptoed with pain around the deepest gulf in their lives - the daughter's choice to leave the church, convert to Islam and become...
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Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity

Peter C. Brown · Crown
Format: Kindle Edition

From Barnes & NobleWhen first considered, learning spontaneity, like self-tickling, seems a self-defeating project. On the other hand, we all know how a lack of spontaneity can defeat us, whether in business, the playing field, or on dates. Edward Slingerland's Trying Not to Try suggests...
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Buddha's Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West

Andrea Miller · Shambhala; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Compelling and informative teachings by the most influential female Buddhist teachers on a wide range of topics.Buddhism began to take root in the West at just the same time that women’s voices were arising to find expression here—after millennia of being relegated to the background....
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Rediscovering God in America: Reflections on the Role of Faith in Our Nation's History and Future

Newt Gingrich · Center St
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

In this updated and redesigned edition of the "New York Times" bestseller, Newt and Callista Gingrich invite you on a walking tour of America's capital city; Washington, D. C. As a reminder of God's role in the history and future of America, Newt and Callista Gingrich...
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Prepare: Living Your Faith in an Increasingly Hostile Culture

J. Paul Nyquist · Moody Publishers
Format: Print book

Much like a person waking from a decades-long coma only to meet a radically different world, evangelicals are just awakening to the reality that they have lost the culture war in this country.We are seeing the rapid deterioration and dismantling of a Judeo-Christian culture in America—and...
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Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation

Susan Piver · Shambhala
Format: Print book

A concise, jargon-free guide to learning what Buddhist meditation is - and isn't - with advice on how to start a meditation practice.If you want to meditate but have no idea where to begin, this book by best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver will help you: it contains...
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Why Suffering?: Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense

Ravi Zacharias · FaithWords
Format: Hardcover

Why would a loving and powerful God allow so much pain and suffering? In WHY SUFFERING? Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale carefully walk you through a variety of responses that considered together provide a clear, comprehensive, and convincing answer. Responses like Where there is the possibility...
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How The Secret Changed My Life: Real People. Real Stories.

Rhonda Byrne · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

An awe-inspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful real-life stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller "The Secret. "Discover how everyday people completely transformed their lives by applying the teachings of "The Secret. " Since the very first publication...
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The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters

Scott G Bruce · Penguin Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The dead live again in this haunting compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls. Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop...
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