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Bigfoot: Exploring the Myth & Discovering the Truth

Tom Burnette · Llewellyn Publications
Format: Book

Our committed search to uncover the truth about Bigfoot  Join investigators Tom Burnette and Rob Riggs on their amazing adventure into the wild where the mysterious creature known as Bigfoot dwells. Over the past twenty years, these two men have dedicated themselves to the search...
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The Christian Parenting Handbook: 50 Heart-Based Strategies for All the Stages of Your Child's Life

Dr. Scott Turansky · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Nuggets of parenting wisdom condensed into 50 short chapters, each one biblical, practical, and relevant for parents of children ages 2-18. Learn appropriate ways to correct, instruct, and set limits. Glean wisdom for dealing with emotions, conflict, and developing closeness in your family......
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The Power of Chakras

Susan Shumsky · New Page Books; Reissued edition
Format: eBook

“For anyone wishing to examine ways of integrating knowledge of [chakras] into their life and health, The Power of Chakras is a valuable guide.”—Larry Dossey, MD, author, Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words“The Power of Chakras provides a wealth of information...
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God Is Just Not Fair: Finding Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense

Jennifer Rothschild · Zondervan
Pages: 237
Format: Print book

This is a book about finding more than just answers. It's for anyone who needs hope when life doesn't make sense - for all who reach for a God who feels distant.
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Widening the Church Doors to Teach the Narrow Way:

Pat Lamb · Tate Pub & Enterprises Ll
Pages: 238
Format: Print book

Pat Lamb gives a candid view from the pew of observations that have been detrimental to church growth and offers many suggestions for helping the church become a place more pleasing to God and attendees.
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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott · Riverhead Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book,...
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Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again

THERESA CAPUTO · ATRIA BOOKS
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The star of TLC's Long Island Medium and New York Times bestselling author Theresa Caputo provides a guide to overcoming grief, filled with inspiring lessons from Spirit and astonishing stories from the clients who have been empowered by Theresa's spiritual readings.After more than a decade...
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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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The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever

Adam Leith Gollner · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

What have we not done to live forever? Adam Leith Gollner, the critically acclaimed author of The Fruit Hunters, weaves together religion, science, and mythology in a gripping exploration of the most universal of human obsessions immortality. Raised without religion, Adam Leith Gollner...
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Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life

Michele Cushatt · Zondervan
Format: Print book

Undone is author Michele Cushatts quest to make peace with a complicated life. It is an honest confession of a diagnosis of cancer and the joys and disappointments of motherhood and marriage, ripe with regret over what is and, yet, still hopeful for what could be. With enough humor to ease...
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Southern Living Christmas All Through The South: Joyful Memories, Timeless Moments, Enduring Traditions

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Christmas All Through the South captures and celebrates the quintessential experience of Christmas in the South. Presented as a timeline of the Christmas season, each event depicted tells a highly visual story of local Southern traditions and classic holiday parties. Each event will captivate...
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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox · HarperOne
Pages: 257
Format: Print book

Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout...
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times

Christopher de Bellaigue · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 560
Format: Print book

A revelatory and game-changing narrative that rewrites everything we thought we knew about the modern history of the Islamic world. With majestic prose, Christopher de Bellaigue presents an absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam in the nineteenth...
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The Food and Feasts of Jesus: The Original Mediterranean Diet, with Menus and Recipes

Douglas E. Neel · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback

The New Testament is filled with stories of Jesus eating with people—from extravagant wedding banquets to simple meals of loaves and fishes. The Food and Feasts of Jesus offers a new perspective on life in biblical times by taking readers inside these meals. Food production and distribution...
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