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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World
Islam Issa · Pegasus Books
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An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.. Islam Issa's father had always told him about their city's magnificence, and as he looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary... |
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Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher Keltner · Penguin Press
Format: Book
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Awe is awesome in both senses: a superb analysis of an emotion that is strongly felt but poorly understood, with a showcase of examples that remind us of what is worthy of our awe." - Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind... |
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Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church
Eliza Griswold · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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A Pulitzer Prize winner's intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis. "The revolution I wanted to be part of was in the church.". Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. Many search for more authentic... |
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Crystalpedia: The Wisdom, History, and Healing Power of More Than 180 Sacred Stones
Athena Perrakis PhD · Rodale Books
Format: Paperback
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Discover the healing power of more than 180 crystals in this ultimate guide to mineral magicCrystals have been used for centuries around the world to promote wellness, fertility, prosperity, healing, and more. Founder of America's largest retailer of gemstones, Sage Goddess, and bestselling... |
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The Genesis of Gender
Abigail Favale · Ignatius Press
Format: Paperback
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The question of gender - who we are as men and women - has never been more pressing, or more misunderstood.Weaving personal experience with expert knowledge, Dr. Abigail Favale provides an in-depth yet accessible account of the gender paradigm: a framework for understanding reality and identity... |
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times
Christopher de Bellaigue · Liveright Publishing Corporation
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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... |
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Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere
Savannah Guthrie · Thomas Nelson
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Mostly what God does is love you.If we could believe this, really believe this, how different would we be? How different would our lives be? How different would our world be?If you ever struggle with your connection to God (or whether you even feel connected to a faith at all!) , you're... |
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The Relevance of Religion: How Faithful People Can Change Politics
John Danforth · Random House
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Former United States senator and ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth offers a fascinating, thoughtful, and deeply personal look at the state of American politics today - and how religion can be a bridge over our bitter partisan divide. In an era of extreme partisanship, when... |
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