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Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less: 101 Stories about Having More by Simplifying Our Lives

Amy Newmark - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

In the Age of Disposables - fashion, phones, glasses, and even friends! - some people are finding joy by rediscovering the simple life. They're cleaning house, both literally and figuratively, and finding themselves better for it. By getting rid of excess "stuff" and trimming...
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The New Reform Judaism: Challenges and Reflections

Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan - The Jewish Publication Society
Format: Print book

This is the book that American Jews and particularly American Reform Jews have been waiting for: a clear and informed call for further reform in the Reform movement.In light of profound demographic, social, and technological developments, it has become increasingly clear that the Reform...
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The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz

Jack Fairweather - Custom House
Format: Hardcover

"Superbly written and breathtakingly researched, The Volunteer smuggles us into Auschwitz and shows us - as if watching a movie - the story of a Polish agent who infiltrated the infamous camp, organized a rebellion, and then snuck back out. We are squarely confronted with the other...
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Feng Shui Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need

Sarah Bartlett - Hampton Roads Publishing
Format: Paperback

This simple guide to the art of feng shui provides easy-to-use tips and techniques for improving the energy in your life. You will learn to harmonize and lay out spaces in your home to enhance your personal energy, improve your overall wellbeing, and bring good fortune and balance into...
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In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It

Nita Belles - Baker Books
Format: Print book

In recent years, Americans have woken up to the reality that human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. But what most still do not understand is that neither is it something that just happens to "other people" such as runaways or the disenfranchised....
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Nonviolent Action: What Christian Ethics Demands but Most Christians Have Never Really Tried

Ronald J. Sider - Brazos Press
Format: Print book

A noted theologian and bestselling author shows how nonviolent action has been practiced in history and in current social-political situations to promote peace and oppose injustice.,
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A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts

Hal Taussig - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

"Important both historically and theologically. Readers will not be able to see the New Testament in the same way again." - Marcus Borg, author of The Heart of Christianity "A New New Testament does what some of us never dreamed possible: it opens the treasure...
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How The Secret Changed My Life: Real People. Real Stories.

Rhonda Byrne - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

An awe-inspiring compilation of the most uplifting and powerful real-life stories from readers of the worldwide bestseller The Secret. Discover how everyday people completely transformed their lives by applying the teachings of The Secret.Since the very first publication of The...
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