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The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims

Khaled A. Beydoun - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover

"The New Crusades is an intersectional milestone. It lucidly illustrates how converging systems of subordination, power, and violence related to Islamophobia are experienced across the globe." - Kimberlé Crenshaw, from the foreword . The first book to examine global Islamophobia...
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Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives

Jane Brox - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the "dazzling epic"* Brilliant, a compelling history of silence as a powerful shaper of the human mind - in prisons, in places of contemplation, and in our own lives Through her evocative intertwined histories of the penitentiary and the monastery, Jane...
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times

Christopher de Bellaigue - Liveright Publishing Corporation
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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Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump

Gary Lachman - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

Within the concentric circles of Trump's regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise...
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Angel Prayers: Communing with Angels to Help Restore Health, Love, Prosperity, Joy, and Enlightenment

Joanne Brocas - Gildan Media, LLC
Format: Audiobook

Angels are divine messengers and celestial intermediaries that intervene between humankind and God. They take our heartfelt prayers to God and deliver Gods divine power directly to our consciousness to help us and support our specific needs. Angel Prayers is an extraordinary collection...
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The Mysterious Magickal Cat: Mythology, Folklore, Spirits, and Spells

D.J. Conway - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

If a black cat crosses your path, you will have good luck. -- England If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck. -- America The Magick of Claw and Whisker Very few animals have evoked such extremes in emotions -- from admiration to fear -- as the feline family. Cats are mysterious,...
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Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot: A Comprehensive Resource

Anthony Louis - Llewellyn
Format: Print book

This book covers everything about tarot and includes references for readers who want to go deeper into a particular topic. History, various types of tarot, associations and correspondences, reversals, dignities, spreads, reading tips, card meanings, and activities. Author Anthony Louis...
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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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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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The Freemasons: Unlocking The 1000-Year-Old Mysteries Of The Brotherhood: The Masonic Rituals, Codes, Signs And Symbols Explained With Over 200 Photographs And Illustrations

Jeremy Harwood - Lorenz Books
Format: Print book

A detailed and intriguing account of the rituals and symbolism from its origins to today.
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