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Feast: Food of the Islamic World

ANISSA HELOU - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOK OF SPRING 2018 BY BON APPETIT, FOOD & WINE, EPICURIOUS, TASTING TABLE, ESQUIRE, GLOBE & MAIL, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"[Helou's] range of knowledge and unparalleled authority make her just the kind of cook you want by your side when baking a Moroccan...
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Muslims of the World: Portraits and Stories of Hope, Survival, Loss, and Love

Sajjad Shah - Abrams Image
Format: Paperback

We are living in a time of unrest for many members of the Islamic faith around the globe. Enter Muslims of the World, a book based on the popular Instagram account @MuslimsoftheWorld1. Like the account, the book's mission is to tell the diverse stories of Muslims living in the US and around...
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A Call for Revolution: A Vision for the Future

DALAI LAMA - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

A RALLYING CRY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD, BY ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED LEADERS OF OUR TROUBLED TIMES. This eloquent, impassioned manifesto is possibly the most important message The Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It's his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic,...
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The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

Catherine Nixey - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A bold new history of the rise of Christianity, showing how its radical followers ravaged vast swathes of classical culture, plunging the world into an era of dogma and intellectual darkness In Harran, the locals refused to convert. They were dismembered, their limbs hung along the town's...
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Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

Viktor E. Frankl - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

A Rediscovered, Previously Untranslated Masterpiece by the Author of the International Bestseller Man's Search for MeaningEleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychologist, who would...
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Taoism for Beginners: A Guide to Balanced Living

C. Alexander Simpkins

Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway to a life more in balance.A...
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Modern Table: Kosher Recipes for Everyday Gatherings

Kim Kushner - ?Figure 1 Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The Modern Table, by acclaimed chef and author Kim Kushner, presents kosher cuisine in a fresh, contemporary light. Jam-packed with 75 simple and delicious recipes, entertaining ideas, and menu inspirations, this beautiful cookbook is designed to make every get-together memorable -- whether...
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We Are the ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness

MARY REYNOLDS

Change can happen one person, one patch of land, one decision at a time. Individuals can't save the world alone. But if millions of us work together to save our own patch of earth - then we really have a shot. How do we do it? With Acts of Restorative Kindness (ARK) . An ARK is
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The Practice of Islam in America: An Introduction

Edward E Curtis - NYU Press
Format: Paperback

An introduction to the ways in which ordinary Muslim Americans practice their faith. Muslims have always been part of the United States, but very little is known about how Muslim Americans practice their religion. How do they pray? What's it like to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? What rituals...
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A Daughter's Truth

Gale - Kensington
Format: Paperback

Emma Lapp tries to be the perfect daughter, to earn the loving embrace of her family and her Amish community in Pennsylvania. Yet she can't quite win her mother's smile - or her forgiveness for a transgression Emma can't quite place . . . Emma knows she's a reminder of her mother's greatest...
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