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America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories

Bruce David Forbes - University of California Press
Format: Print book

America's Favorite Holidays explores how five of America's culturally important holidays - Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgiving - came to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly...
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The Strength of Sensitivity: Understanding Empathy for a Life of Emotional Peace & Balance

Kyra Mesich - Llewellyn, 2016.
Format: Print book

The Strength of Sensitivity shares stories and information about the struggles and triumphs of being an empath. Join author Kyra Mesich, PsyD, as she explores the causes of empathic connections and ways to cope and develop sensitivity in a positive way. Discover how to work with flower...
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Discover Your Authentic Self: Be You, Be Free, Be Happy

Sherrie Dillard - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Embrace your authentic self and let your soul's light shine forth with guidance from 150 lessons meant to inspire, motivate, and teach. This empowering book helps you shed what is false and come to know, accept, and express your true self. With essays to uplift and engage you through...
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The Agony that Remains: A Paranormal Investigation in America's Heartland

Brandon Callahan - Llewellyn
Format: Print book

In the northeast corner of Oklahoma, where the deadly path known as the Trail of Tears ended and where one of the world's large clusters of ley lines intersect, there's a place of extreme paranormal activity that has received little attention from the outside world. Join Brandon...
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Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children

Marjorie Ingall - Harmony
Format: Print book

We all know the stereotype of the Jewish mother: Hectoring, guilt-inducing, clingy as a limpet. In Mamaleh Knows Best, Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall smashes this tired trope with a hammer. Blending personal anecdotes, humor, historical texts, and scientific research,...
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Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, and Quran

Ellen Frankel - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From disagreement over an Islamic Center in New York to clashes between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, tension between the three Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet for all their differences, these three traditions—Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—share much in common. Three...
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365 Tarot Spells: Creating the Magic in Each Day

Sasha Graham - Llewellyn Worldwide
Format: Print book

Discover the beautiful tapestry of magic and tarot, woven together to improve your life through daily spells. Tarot is the perfect magical tool, and 365 Tarot Spells provides everything you need to manifest your desires and make your soul's intention a reality. This accessible guide...
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Grace Without God: The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age

Katherine Ozment - Harperwave
Format: Print book

Meet "the Nones" - In this thought-provoking exploration of secular America, celebrated journalist Katherine Ozment takes readers on a quest to understand the trends and ramifications of a nation in flight from organized religion.Studies show that religion makes us happier, healthier...
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Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen

Adeena Sussman - Avery
Format: Hardcover

"The pages of this book ooze with [Adeena's] passion for the romance and beauty of Israeli cuisine. The recipes are soulful, elemental and stunningly delicious."--from the foreword by Michael SolomonovIn an Israeli cookbook as personal as it is global, Adeena Sussman celebrates...
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A Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment

Scott Carney - Gotham Books
Format: Hardcover

An investigative reporter explores an infamous case where an obsessive and unorthodox search for enlightenment went terribly wrong. When thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012, The New York Times reported the story under...
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