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Women in the Qur'an: An Emancipatory Reading

Asma Lamrabet - Kube Pub Ltd
Format: Print book

Today, the issue of Muslim women is held hostage between two perceptions: a conservative Islamic approach and a liberal Western approach. At the heart of this debate Muslim women are seeking to reclaim their right to speak in order to re-appropriate their own destinies, calling for the equality...
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The Beginner's Guide to Astrology: Class Is in Session

DUSTY BUNKER - Red Feather
Format: Spiral-bound

Your astrological birth chart reveals who you are when you are born. Join noted astrologer Dusty Bunker in this simple direct beginner's workbook that will teach you how to truly know your inner-self while creating your personal birth chart. Written in a lively, conversational style,...
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Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife

Leslie Kean - Crown
Format: Print book

"While exploring the evidence for an afterlife, I witnessed some unbelievable things that are not supposed to be possible in our material world. Yet they were unavoidably and undeniably real. Despite my initial doubt, I came to realize that there are still aspects of Nature which are neither...
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Being Hindu: Understanding a Peaceful Path in a Violent World

Hindol Sengupta - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

There are more than one billion Hindus in the world, but for those who don't practice the faith, very little seems to be understood about it. Followers have not only built and sustained the world's largest democracy but have also sustained one of the greatest philosophical streams...
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The Principles of Sufism

ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah - New York University Press
Format: eBook

Aishah al-Bauniyyah of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. Born into a prominent family of pious scholars and Sufi devotees, Aishah received a thorough religious education and memorized the Quran at age eight. A mystic and a prolific poet and writer, she composed...
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The Talmud of Relationships, Volume 1: God, Self, and Family

Rabbi Amy Scheinerman - The Jewish Publication Society
Format: Paperback

How can I tame my ego? How might I control my anger? How might I experience the spirituality of sexual intimacy? How can I bestow appropriate honor on a difficult parent? How might I accept my own suffering and the suffering of those whom I love? Enter the Talmudic study house with innovative...
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American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present

Philip Gorski - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, argues Philip Gorski in American Covenant. What the founders actually envisioned was a prophetic republic that would weave together the ethical vision of the Hebrew prophets and the Western political heritage...
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The Wisdom of the Prophet: The Sayings of Muhammad

Thomas F Cleary - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

The Wisdom of the Prophet contains a rich selection of hadith, or traditional teaching stories based on the words and deeds of Muhammad, that have brought inspiration and guidance to spiritual seekers for centuries. The passages in this collection, chosen for their universal appeal, reveal...
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Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide

THORN MOONEY - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

"A masterful gem of insight and wisdom, Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide reveals the time-honored practices of initiatory Wicca, thought all but lost by many, but hidden like so many occult secrets in plain sight. Drawing a clear and respectful distinction between eclectic Wicca...
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Llewellyn's Complete Book of Divination: Your Definitive Source for Learning Predictive & Prophetic Techniques

RICHARD WEBSTER - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Richard Webster, one of the world's bestselling new age authors, explores the incredible wide variety of divination techniques from around the world. Discover explanations and in-depth techniques for thirty divination practices, including common methods such as tarot, astrology, palmistry,...
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Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion

Dale Mcgowan - Amacom
Format: Print book

Why am I here? What happens after we die? These are some of the hardest questions a child can ask--and even harder for parents to answer, especially if you've chosen to raise your child without religion. Gathering the perspectives of educators and psychologists, as well as wisdom from...
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Chariots of the Gods: 50th Anniversary Edition

Erich Von Daniken - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

Now in a beautiful 50th anniversary edition with a new foreword and afterword by the author, this is the groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens.Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods endures...
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

ROBERT WRIGHT - Simon & Schuster
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...
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Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists

Michael H. Morgan - National Geographic; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, we often forget that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim...
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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters

GARRY WILLS - Viking
Format: Hardcover

America's leading religious scholar and public intellectual introduces lay readers to the Qur'an with a measured, powerful reading of the ancient textGarry Wills has spent a lifetime thinking and writing about Christianity. In What the Qur'an Meant, Wills invites readers to join...
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Shamanic Healing: Traditional Medicine for the Modern World

Itzhak Beery - Destiny Books
Format: Paperback

A story-based guide to the techniques of shamanic healing* Details indigenous medicine tools and soul healing techniques, including diagnosis and energy cleansing with plants, stones, fire, flower essences, and sound* Offers protection and self-defense techniques for confronting negative...
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Cilka's Journey

Heather Morris - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes the new novel based on an incredible true story of love and resilience. "She was the bravest person I ever met." -- Lale Sokolov on Cilka Klein, The Tattooist of Auschwitz Cilka...
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The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible

A.N. Wilson - Harper
Format: Print book

From renowned historian, biographer and novelist, A.N. Wilson, a deep personal, literary, and historical exploration of the Bible.In The Book of the People, A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship...
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Black Banners of ISIS: The Roots of the New Caliphate

DAVID J WASSERSTEIN - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

A medieval Islam historian's incisive portrait of ISIS, revealing the group's deep ideological and intellectual roots in the earliest days of Islam With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks,...
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God: A Human History

REZA ASLAN - Random House
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity's quest to make sense of the divine, and sounds a call to embrace a deeper, more expansive understanding of God. In Zealot, Reza Aslan replaced the well-worn portrayal...
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Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich

Eric Kurlander - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Himmler's personal obsession...
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The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times

James Kugel - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A world-renowned scholar brings a lifetime of study to reveal how a pivotal transformation in spiritual experience during the Biblical Era made us who we are today Why does the Bible depict a world in which humans, with surprising regularity, encounter the divine - wrestling an angel, addressing...
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The Talmud of Relationships, Volume 2: The Jewish Community and Beyond

Amy Scheinerman - The Jewish Publication Society
Format: Paperback

How can I lead others with authority and kindness? How can I strengthen my self-control? How can I balance work and family? How can I get along with difficult coworkers? How can I best relate to people in need? Enter the Talmudic study house with innovative teacher Rabbi Amy Scheinerman...
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Clear Home, Clear Heart: Learn to Clear the Energy of People & Places

Jean Haner - Hay House Inc
Format: Print book

Have you ever entered a room and it just didn't feel right, yet you couldn't explain why? Do you sense a natural comfort with some people but are immediately stressed by others? The truth is that we're all influenced far more than we realize by the invisible energy of the people...
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Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires

Juan Cole - Nation Books
Format: Hardcover

In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has overshadowed the truth of its roots. In this...
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The Journey: ...eight postulates to live by

K J Janssen - Big O Publishing Group LLC
Format: Paperback

There is a widespread change taking place in what it means to be religious. More and more spiritual people are moving away from ethical guidelines and the disciplines of institutional religion towards a new approach; one that uses reason and common sense to answer the poignant questions...
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Trucker Ghost Stories: And Other True Tales of Haunted Highways, Weird Encounters, and Legends of the Road

Annie Wilder - Tor
Format: Print book

Trucker Ghost Stories: a uniquely entertaining book by rising star Anne Wilder, about uncanny true tales of haunted highways, weird encounters, and legends of the road.It may have happened to you; it's happened to almost everyone who's ever driven down a highway at night, or in the fog,...
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Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, and the Needs of Our Time

Kabir Edmund Helminski - White Cloud Press
Format: Paperback

Islam once gave birth to a great civilization that respected religious diversity, freedom of conscience, and scientific thought, and Islamic knowledge contributed to the birth of humanism in the Renaissance. Today's world is desperately in need of a spirituality that is free of dogma,...
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Idiot's Guides: Mindfulness

Domyo Sater Burk - ALPHA
Format: Book

Written by a Zen Buddhist monk, Idiots Guides Mindfulness helps readers understand and use the practice of mindfulness to ease psychological and physical issues including anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, addiction, and trauma repair and improve relationships with others connect...
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Islam: A Short History

Karen Armstrong - Modern Library
Format: Paperback

No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular Western imagination as an extreme faith that promotes authoritarian government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism. Karen Armstrong's short history offers a vital corrective to this...
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An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

BsTan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV.

3 Book Set By Dalai Lama; the Buddhism of Tibet; an Open Heart; Ethics for the New Millennium.
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Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac

Steven D. Smith - Eerdmans
Format: Hardcover

Traditionalist Christians who oppose same-sex marriage and other cultural developments in the US wonder why they are being forced to bracket their beliefs in order to participate in public life. This situation is not new, says Steven D. Smith: Christians two thousand years ago in the Roman...
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Idiot's Guides: Numerology

Jean Simpson - ALPHA
Format: Paperback

Widespread interest in numerology never seems to wane, but there are still plenty of people who want to know how to use numbers to learn more about themselves and to make predictions for the future. Idiot's Guides: Numerology is an easy-to-understand reference that explains Chaldean,...
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The Last Train to London: A Novel

Meg Waite Clayton - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Exiles conjures her best novel yet, a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of Orphan Train and The Nightingale, centering on the Kindertransports that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe - and one brave...
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The Bible For Dummies

Jeffrey C Geoghegan - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Print book

The Bible For Dummies (9781119293507) was previously published as The Bible For Dummies (9780764552960) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. Discover the world's...
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The Language of Tears: My Journey into the World of Shi'i Muslim Women

Bridget Blomfield - White Cloud Press
Format: Print book

The Language of Tears details the engaging five-year experience of a gifted American scholar throughout her journey teaching and participating in a Shi'a Muslim community in Southern California. As a teacher in a Muslim school, she participates in the lives of Iranian, Iraqi, and Pakistani...
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

COLIN DICKEY - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

Colin Dickey is on the trail of Americas ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures...
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Moses Youth Study Book: In the Footsteps of the Reluctant Prophet

Adam Hamilton - Abingdon Press
Format: Paperback

Retrace the life of Moses from his modest birth and rescue as a baby to the courts of Pharaoh, from herding flocks in Midian to leading his people out of Egypt. Join Adam Hamilton as he travels from Egypt to Mt. Sinai, the Nile, the Red Sea and the wilderness exploring the sites of Moses'...
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Letters to a Young Muslim

Omar Saif Ghobash - Picador
Format: Paperback

**A New York Times Editors Pick**. From the Ambassador of the UAE to Russia comes Letters to a Young Muslim, a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in the twenty-first century. In a series of personal and insightful letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers...
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The Heart and Science of Yoga: Empowering Self-Care Program for a Happy, Healthy, Joyful Life

Leonard T. Perlmutter - AMI Publishers
Format: Paperback

In this encyclopedic introduction to Yoga Science, The American Meditation Institute founder Leonard Perlmutter shares his extraordinary knowledge of the world's oldest and most practical mind/body medicine. As one of the West s foremost guides to understanding the nature of consciousness,...
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Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months

EDITORS OF CHASE'S. - Bernan Press
Format: Paperback

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!The world's date book, Chase's is the definitive day-by-day resource of what America and the world are celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries...
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Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic: Atheists in American Public Life

R Laurence Moore - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

If the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects religious liberty, why doesn't it protect atheists?God occupies our nation's consciousness, even defining to many what it means to be American. Nonbelievers have often had second-class legal status and have had to fight for their...
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Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven

JAYA SAXENA - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

Tap your inner sorceress and channel the magical arts with this bewitching lifestyle guide. Need to exorcise a toxic friendship? Say the right symbolic curse and banish it from your life. Want to enhance your attractiveness? Pick the right power eye-shadow color and project otherworldly...
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A better start a booklet on the prevention of handicaps

Mary Dixon
Format: Print book

Are you ready to get rich?So you want to manifest more money this year. You're not alone. But why does it feel so freaking hard? It's weird and frankly bewildering that the most talented women in the world are often the ones struggling to make fabulous money from their talents. Too many...
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Bertrand Russell on God and Religion (Great Books in Philosophy)

Bertrand Russell - Prometheus Books
Format: Paperback

Al Seckel has rescued many of Bertrand Russell's best essays on religion, free thought, and nationalism from their resting places in obscure pamphlets, hard-to-find books, and out-of print periodicals to form a superb compilation.
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The Conference of the Birds

Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning translator Sholeh Wolp recaptures the beauty and lyricism of one of Persian literature's most celebrated masterpieces.Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for his epic poem The Conference of the Birds, a magnificent...
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The End of White Christian America

Robert P Jones - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) , challenges us to grasp the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality - that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.For most of our nation's history, White Christian America (WCA)...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Islam, 3rd Edition

Yahiya Emerick - ALPHA; 3 Original edition
Format: Paperback

A revised and updated guide that explores the tenets of the Koran, history and culture.
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Trump and the Jews

David Rubin - Shiloh Israel Press
Format: Hardcover

The surprise election of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States evoked passionate reaction across the American political spectrum. It seemed as if not one American was neutral. Trump's supporters adored him, while the expressions of hatred of many of his opponents defied the norms...
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Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation

Robert Roth - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Instant New York Times Bestseller A simple, straightforward exploration of Transcendental Meditation and its benefits from world authority Bob Roth.Oprah Winfrey and Jerry Seinfeld. Ray Dalio and Ellen DeGeneres. Gwyneth Paltrow and Howard Stern. Tom Hanks and Gisele Bndchen. What...
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The Gospel according to God: Rediscovering the Most Remarkable Chapter in the Old Testament

John MacArthur - Crossway
Format: Hardcover

"He was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah 53:5) Often hailed as one of the greatest chapters in the Bible, the prophecy of the suffering servant...
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Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World

Shadi Hamid - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the future of the Middle...
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Recovery from Trauma, Addiction, or Both: Strategies for Finding Your Best Self

LISA M NAJAVITS - The Guilford Press
Format: Hardcover

Trauma and addiction are two of the most common and difficult issues that people face--but it truly is possible to heal. In this motivating book, leading expert Lisa Najavits explains the link between trauma and addiction and presents science-based self-help strategies that you can use no matter...
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The Complete Gods and Godesses of Ancient Egypt

Richard H Wilkinson - London
Format: Print book

A comprehensive guide to the deities of ancient Egypt: their origins and their central role in the lives of the Egyptian peopleWorshipped for over three-fifths of recorded history, Egypt's gods and goddesses are among the most fascinating of human civilization. The lives of pharaohs...
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Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy

Ayesha Mattu - Beacon Press
Format: Paperback

From the editors of the groundbreaking anthology Love, InshAllah comes a provocative new exploration of the most intimate parts of Muslim men's lives. Muslim men are stereotyped as either oversexed Casanovas willing to die for seventy-two virgins in heaven or controlling, big-bearded...
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Hope in the Last Days: Be Prepared for the Biblical Prophecies Coming to Pass

DAVE WILLIAMS - Frontline
Format: Paperback

Understand how ancient biblical prophecies are coming to pass in our day, how coming prophetic events will impact you, and how there is hope for all followers of Christ. Today there is a tremendous interest in Bible prophecy, particularly because end-time events prophesied long ago are coming...
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How to Read Tarot: A Practical Guide

Skye Alexander - Adams Media
Format: Print book

Learn how to anticipate the future and shape the present in this new guide about reading Tarot cards.For centuries, mystics and clairvoyants have used Tarot cards to predict the future. But no special power is needed to read the cards with How to Read Tarot. This easy-to-follow guide can show...
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Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis

Annie Jacobsen - Little
Format: Print book

The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena, from the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain and international bestseller Area 51.
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UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens: What Science Says

Donald R Prothero - Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover

UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens, Donald...
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Purpose and Desire: What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It

J SCOTT TURNER - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is - and only an openness to the qualities of "purpose and desire" will move the field forward.Scott Turner...
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I Speak for Myself: American Women on Being Muslim

Maria M Ebrahimji - White Cloud Press
Format: Book

Muslim American women are the subject of endless discussions regarding their role in society, their veils as symbols of oppression or of freedom, their identity, their patriotism, their womanhood. Yet the voices and life experiences of Muslim American women themselves are rarely heard...
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Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind

Imam Jamal Rahman - SkyLight Paths; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality"To live a meaningful life—one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment—we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being."—from the IntroductionOver the centuries,...
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Islam For Dummies

Malcolm Clark - Wiley Pub
Format: Paperback

Many non-Muslims have no idea that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews, and that Islam preaches compassion, charity, humility, and the brotherhood of man. And the similarities don't end there. According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad founded Islam in 610 CE after the angel...
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Ancient Alien Ancestors: Advanced Technologies That Terraformed Our World

Will Hart - Bear & Company
Format: Paperback

Explores evidence for the theory of directed panspermia--that life on Earth and the landscape of Earth itself was engineered by extraterrestrials* Details how the Earth was terraformed through a sophisticated geo-engineering program, providing clear examples such as the precise mathematical...
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The Happiness Prayer: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live Today

Evan Moffic - Center Street
Format: Hardcover

What makes us happy? It's not what you think. Stress is everywhere.Clever marketing has led us to believe in chasing happiness down a path that doesn't lead anywhere. There is an answer.It's not a secret.An ancient formula can help.2000 years ago there was a prayer.A prayer...
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Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain

Brian A Catlos - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

A magisterial, myth-dispelling history of Islamic Spain spanning the millennium between the founding of Islam in the seventh century and the final expulsion of Spain's Muslims in the seventeenthIn Kingdoms of Faith, award-winning historian Brian A. Catlos rewrites the history of Islamic...
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The Qur'an: A New Translation

Tarif Khalidi - ‎Penguin Classics; Later Printing edition
Format: Paperback

A landmark new translation of the sacred text of Islam in an elegant deluxe editionLiterally "the recitation," The Qur'an is considered within the Muslim faith to be the infallible word of God. Tarif Khalidi, the foremost scholar of Islamic history and faith, provides a fresh...
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Christmas Miscellany: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Christmas

Jonathan Green - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Christmas the way we do? In this whimsical book, Jonathan Green tells you all about the fascinating stories behind our most beloved holiday traditions. Make yourself cozy by the fireplace, open up this fully illustrated treasure trove, and learn:...
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The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition: A Compendium of Knowledge from the Classical Islamic World

Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb Nuwayrī - Penguin Books
Format: Print book

For the first time in English, a catalog of the world through fourteenth-century Arab eyes - a kind of Schott's Miscellany for the Islamic Golden Age An astonishing record of the knowledge of a civilization, The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition catalogs everything known...
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Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education

Nhất Hạnh, Thích. - Parallax Press
Format: Paperback

Happy Teachers Change the World is the first official, authoritative manual of the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, these techniques are grounded in the everyday...
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Astrology: A Guide to Understanding Your Birth Chart

Yasmin Boland - Hay House UK Ltd
Format: Print book

An insightful introductory guide to the age-old wisdom of astrology and how it can help you to make informed and successful decisions in all areas of your life. With a free, personalized chart provided online for every reader, this book will help you to understand more than just your...
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The Paradigm: The Ancient Blueprint That Holds the Mystery of Our Times

Jonathan Cahn - Frontline
Format: Hardcover

This May Be the Most Explosive and Amazing Thing You've Ever ReadIs it possible that an ancient blueprint holds the secret behind the events of our times?Could this blueprint lie behind the rise and fall of leaders and governments?Could events that took place nearly three thousand years...
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The Monkey Is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind Is Trying to Tell You

Ralph De La Rosa - ‎Shambhala; Illustrated edition
Format: Paperback

An engaging, funny, and introductory guide for anyone whose overactive mind gets in the way of starting a regular meditation practice "My mind is so busy, I really need to meditate." "My mind is so busy, theres no way I can meditate."...
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Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America

Eboo Patel - Beacon Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

There is no better time to stand up for your values than when they are under attack. In the decade following the attacks of 9/11, suspicion and animosity toward American Muslims has increased rather than subsided. Alarmist, hateful rhetoric once relegated to the fringes of political...
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Unacknowledged: An Expose of the World's Greatest Secret

Steven Greer - A&m
Format: Hardcover

The Biggest Lie in History is about to be Shattered. UFOs are real. Extraterrestrials have been interacting with humans since World War II. We mastered gravity control in 1954. Free, clean energy systems could have replaced fossil fuels long ago. In late June of 1947, three extraterrestrial...
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Why I Am a Hindu

Shashi Tharoor - Scribe US
Format: Paperback

India's leading public intellectual, Shashi Tharoor, lays out Hinduism's origins and its key philosophical concepts, major texts and everyday Hindu beliefs and practices, from worship to pilgrimage to caste. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremism and unequivocal in his belief...
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31 Men of the Bible: Who They Were and What We Can Learn from Them Today

Randy Southern - Holman Reference
Format: Hardcover

31 Men of the Bible features 31 profiles of important men in the Bible. Each profile includes the related scripture reference, character summary, and application questions to help the reader discover who these men were and what we can learn from them today. Featuring a full-color interior...
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Why I Am a Salafi

Michael Muhammad Knight - Soft Skull Press
Format: Print book

The Salafi movement invests supreme Islamic authority in the precedents of the Salaf, the first three generations of Muslims, who represent a "Golden Age" from which all subsequent eras can only decline. In Why I Am a Salafi, Michael Muhammad Knight confronts the problem of origins,...
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God in the Qur'an

Jack Miles - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography, an erudite, hugely informative portrait of the God of Islam, the world's second largest, fastest-growing, and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion.Who is Allah? What makes Him unique? And what does He ask of those...
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Astrology, Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need

Cass Jackson - Hampton Roads Publishing Company
Format: Print book

Everyone reads their horoscope in the newspaper and online; however few really understand very much about astrology. To the uninitiated, astrology can seem rather daunting. All those measurements, degrees, and logarithms--what's simple about it? This wonderful introduction demystifies...
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Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

Karima Bennoune - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Eye-opening accounts of heroic resistance to religious extremism In Lahore Pakistan Faizan Peerzada resisted being relegated to a xCdark cornerxD by staging a performing arts festival despite bomb attacks In Senegal wheelchair-bound Aissatou CissxE produced a comic book to illustrate the injustices...
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The Barbarians are Here: Preventing the Collapse of Western Civilization in Times of Terrorism

Michael Youssef - Worthy Publishing
Format: Paperback

AS OUR CIVILIZATION RUSHES HEADLONG TOWARD COLLAPSE, IT SEEMS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO AVERT CATASTROPHE . . . OR IS THERE? For decades, Americans were vaguely aware that Islamist barbarians were in the deserts of the Middle East and in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
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Ordinary Goodness: The Surprisingly Effortless Path to Creating a Life of Meaning and Beauty

Edward Viljoen - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

A call to action to live a life full of goodness and purpose . People often struggle to find a life filled with passion, happiness - and just plain goodness. This struggle drives many to depression and addictive tendencies. Author and New Thought minister Edward Viljoen argues that the struggle...
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Llewellyn's Complete Book of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot: A Journey Through the History, Meaning, and Use of the World's Most Famous Deck

SASHA GRAHAM - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Originally published in 1909 to little fanfare, the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot went on to become the bestselling tarot deck of all time. This thorough guide shares an in-depth exploration of the fascinating history of this important deck, a complete analysis of what each card means, and 78 spreads...
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Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women

Ayesha Mattu - Soft Skull Press
Format: Paperback

Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be--from singles' events and online dating, to college...
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No god but God

Reza Aslan - Random House Trade Paperbacks; Updated edition
Format: Paperback

A fascinating, accessible introduction to Islam from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller ZealotINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A finalist for the Guardian First Book Award In No god but God, internationally acclaimed scholar Reza Aslan explains Islam—the origins and evolution...
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The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God Retold in Simplified English

Edward Viljoen - St. Martin's Essentials
Format: Paperback

The Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God Retold in Simplified English is the latest title in the Essential Wisdom Library. This unique edition of the timeless epic is designed to be accessible for readers without any prior experience of Hinduism. Not simply a translation of the original,...
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No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Raheem Kassam - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover

No Go Zones. That's what they're called. And while the politically correct try to deny their existence, the shocking reality of these "No Go Zones" - where Sharia law can prevail and local police stay away - can be attested to by its many victims. Now Raheem Kassam,...
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Secrets of Meditation Revised Edition: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation

Davidji. - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Updated with new resources, techniques, and research, davidji's revised Secrets of Meditation shares the wisdom of the ages in order to help you unlock your own personal journey with meditation, powerful intentions, and practical rituals for your everyday life. Whether you are new to meditation,...
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

Daniel C Dennett - Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
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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Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past

Paul G Bahn - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover

Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux...
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The Challenge of Modernizing Islam: Reformers Speak Out and the Obstacles They Face

Christine Douglass-Williams - Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover

The entire foreign policy and much of the domestic policy of the United States and other Western governments are based on the proposition that the vast majority of Muslims are moderate and peaceful, including those who are emigrating in large numbers to Europe and North America. But as Islamist...
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Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty

Mustafa Akyol - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A provocative manifesto for an interpretation of Islam that synthesizes liberal ideas and respect for the Islamic tradition From furious reactions to the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to the suppression of women news from the Muslim world begs the question is Islam incompatible with freedom...
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I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy

Hafiz - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

From the renowned translator of The Gift, a rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet to Western readers To Persians , the poems of Hafiz are not "classical literature" from a remote past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continue to be quoted...
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Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation: Relax, Replenish, and Rejuvenate

Heather Dawn Godfrey PGCE BSc - Healing Arts Press
Format: Paperback

A hands-on guide showing how essential oils can support and enhance meditative and mindful practices * Details safe and effective methods to incorporate essential oils into your mindfulness or meditation practice * Explains the many ways essential oils benefit the mind, such as how odors...
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The Origin of the Jews: The Quest for Roots in a Rootless Age

STEVEN WEITZMAN - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

The first major history of the scholarly quest to answer the question of Jewish originsThe Jews have one of the longest continuously recorded histories of any people in the world, but what do we actually know about their origins? While many think the answer to this question can be found...
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The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now

THICH NHAT HANH - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh - - one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today...
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The Face of Water: A Translator on Beauty and Meaning in the Bible

Sarah Ruden - Pantheon Books
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...
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Llewellyn's Little Book of Psychic Development

Melanie Barnum - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Hardcover

Your psychic gifts are just waiting to be explored, and this pocket-size guide makes it easy! Discover how to tune in to your intuition, deepen your spirituality, and improve your relationships with simple techniques for developing your psychic senses. Fill your life with abundance and positivity...
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Tarot for Beginners: A Holistic Guide to Using the Tarot for Personal Growth and Self Development

Meg Hayertz - Althea Press
Format: Paperback

Tarot for Beginners is a modern reference for using tarot to guide your own personal growth and self-development.The practice of ancient tarot in modern life requires a fresh perspective and new skills. In Tarot for Beginners, you'll learn how to apply the history and symbolism of tarot...
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The Koran in English: A Biography

Bruce B Lawrence - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

For millions of Muslims, the Qur'an is sacred only in Arabic, the original Arabic in which it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the seventh century; to many Arab and non-Arab believers alike, the book literally defies translation. Yet English translations exist and are growing,...
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Claiming Your Power Through Astrology: A Spiritual Workbook

Emily Klintworth - Schiffer
Format: Spiral-bound

At birth, the stars were in perfect alignment, representing the essence of you: who you are, where you are going, and what you might expect to experience during your earthly incarnation. Using astrology, this do-it-yourself workbook guides you through spiritual concepts, showing you how to apply...
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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao

Ian Johnson - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today - its history, the spiritual traditions of its Eastern and Western faiths, and the ways in which it is influencing China's future. The Souls of China tells the story of one of the world's...
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Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence

Jonathan Sacks - Schocken Books
Format: Print book

In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also...
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The Qur'an and Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Selections Annotated & Explained

Sohaib N. Sultan - SkyLight Paths
Format: Paperback

The timeless insight of Islam's sacred writings can enrich your own spiritual journey.For many in the West, the teachings of the Qur'an often are enshrouded in mystery and fear. Yet Islam's holy book gave birth to one of the most powerful and enlightened civilizations the world...
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Excellent Daughters: The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World

Katherine Zoepf - Penguin Press
Format: Print book

For more than a decade, Katherine Zoepf has lived in or traveled throughout the Arab world, reporting on the lives of women, whose role in the region has never been more in flux. Only a generation ago, female adolescence as we know it in the West did not exist in the Middle East. There...
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The Art of the Islamic Garden

Emma Clark - Crowood Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Now in paperback, this lavish guide explains the design and symbolism of Islamic gardens while giving practical guidance to replicating the component parts The Islamic garden is regarded as one of the highest forms of visual art in the civilization of Islam, and this guide explains these gardens'...
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Heavenly Bites: The Best of Muslim Home Cooking

Karimah bint Dawood - Kube Publishing Ltd
Format: Book

"Karimah bint Dawood has a passion for food that nourishes the body and pleases thesenses with every bite. What a pleasure to be able to share this passion through the delicious recipes in this wonderful book—it showcases the best of Muslim cooking."—Na'ima B. Robert,...
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The Long Goodbye: journey to a miracle

Sara Jane Briggs - Sir Brody Books
Format: Paperback

By the time Larry Briggs was diagnosed with a rare disease, he had less than six months to live. This book chronicles the struggles and fears that his wife, Sara Jane, experienced as Larry's disease progressed and the miraculous, world-altering healing God performed on Larry. "Mom's...
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Crucible of Faith: The Ancient Revolution That Made Our Modern Religious World

Philip Jenkins - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

One of America's foremost scholars of religion examines the tumultuous era that gave birth to the modern Judeo-Christian traditionIn The Crucible of Faith, Philip Jenkins argues that much of the Judeo-Christian tradition we know today was born between 250-50 BCE, during a turbulent...
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Confrontation with Evil: An In-Depth Review of the 1949 Possession that Inspired The Exorcist

Steven LaChance - Llewellyn Worldwide
Format: Print book

For Steven A. LaChance, the possession case that inspired The Exorcist has always felt . . . incomplete. In this book, he shows how the official account crumbles under scrutiny, revealing instead a story of familial horror and spiritual corruption that implicates the highest levels of the Catholic...
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Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

Sam Harris - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover

In this short book, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz invite you to join an urgently needed conversation: Is Islam a religion of peace or war? Is it amenable to reform? Why do so many Muslims seem drawn to extremism? What do words like Islamism, jihadism, and fundamentalism mean in today's...
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The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book

Simon Loveday - Icon Books
Format: Hardcover

The Bible for Grown-Ups neither requires, nor rejects, belief. It sets out to help intelligent adults make sense of the Bible - a book that is too large to swallow whole, yet too important in our history and culture to spit out.Why do the creation stories in Genesis contradict...
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What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam

John L. Esposito - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many others - have raised new questions...
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