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Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Stitches comes a powerful exploration of mercy, its limitless (if sometimes hidden) presence, why we ignore it, and how we can embrace it."Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening...
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Demon Camp: A Soldier's Exorcism

Jennifer Percy - Scribner
Format: Print book

In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying sixteen Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission in a remote part of Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. In that instant, machine gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend, Kip Jacoby, and seven members of his unit. Back in the US, Caleb...
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My Drunk Kitchen Holidays!: How to Savor and Celebrate the Year: A Cookbook

Hannah Hart - Plume
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Hannah Hart is back with her biggest book ever: a humorous cookbook celebrating year-round holidays with food, drink, and friends. In a world where everyone is looking for some good news and something to celebrate, Hannah Hart...
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Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul: Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Mothers

Jack Canfield - Backlist
Format: Paperback

We can all remember a time when we were young and under-the-weather, and Mom soothed and nurtured us back to health with her magical chicken soup elixir. Now we can revisit those cherished moments with a delightful batch of stories for and about mothers. Celebrity contributions include...
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Seven Types of Atheism

John Gray - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

From the provocative author of Straw Dogs comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheismWhen you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions -- secular or religious -- are highly questionable. If this...
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Be Here Now

Ram Dass. - Crown Pub
Format: Paperback

A Lama Foundation Book. Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of man's nature. Illustrated.
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Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World

Kathy Koch PhD - Moody Publishers
Format: Print book

If you feel like you're losing your teen to technology, you're not alone.Screen time is rapidly replacing family time, and for teens especially, it is hardwiring the way they connect with their world. In Screens and Teens, Dr. Kathy helps you make sense of all this and empowers...
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Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate

Leila Ahmed - Yale University Press
Format: Paperback

This book offers a history of the Islamic discourse on women and gender, locating the current debate within its historical framework. It is comprehensive, ranging from the ancient world to the present day, and considering the relationship of Middle Eastern women to education, culture, imperialism,...
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Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648

Mark Greengrass - Viking; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A remarkable new volume in the critically acclaimed Penguin History of Europe seriesFrom peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of the sixteenth century. Martin Luthers challenge to church authorityforced Christians to examine their beliefs...
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God Is in the Crowd: Twenty-First-Century Judaism

Tal Keinan - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover

A bold proposal for discovering relevance in Judaism and ensuring its survival, from a pioneering social activist, business leader, and fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force God Is in the Crowd is an original and provocative blueprint for Judaism in the twenty-first century. Presented...
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