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The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
David I. Kertzer - Random House; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI's secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This groundbreaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives, including reports... |
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Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Print book
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Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk... |
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The Meaning of Belief: Religion from an Atheist's Point of View
Tim Crane - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Contemporary debate about religion seems to be going nowhere. Atheists persist with their arguments, many plausible and some unanswerable, but these make no impact on religious believers. Defenders of religion find atheists equally unwilling to cede ground. The Meaning of Belief offers... |
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Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism's Greatest Thinker
Pavan K Varma - Tranquebar
Format: Paperback
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What is Brahman? What is its relationship to Atman? What is an individual's place in the cosmos? Is a personalised god and ritualistic worship the only path to attain moksha? Does caste matter when a human is engaging with the metaphysical world? The answers to these perennial questions... |
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Niall Ferguson - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places
Colin Dickey - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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One of NPRs Great Reads of 2016. "A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories ... absorbing ... [and] intellectually intriguing." - The New York Times Book Review. From the author of The Unidentified, an intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history... |
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The Religions Book
DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Surveying the world's religions, from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism, and providing succinct yet thought-provoking insight into the philosophy and practices of each, The Religions Book is ideal for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of the world's religions. With intriguing... |
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A History of Judaism
MARTIN GOODMAN - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History... |
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Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Own Destiny
Sadhguru
Format: Hardcover
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What is karma? Most people understand karma as a balance sheet of good and bad deeds, virtues and sins. The mechanism that decrees that we cannot evade the consequences of our own actions. In reality, karma has nothing to do with reward and punishment. Karma simply means action: your action,... |
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