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The Happy Medium: Life Lessons from the Other Side

Kim Russo - HarperElixir
Format: Print book

The world-famous medium and star of Lifetime Movie Network's #1 rated show The Haunting Of . . . tells her story, shares some astonishing, never-before-revealed details of her celebrity readings, and teaches you how to harness your own energy and access the world beyond our own.When...
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Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms

Arsalan Iftikhar - Hot Books
Format: Print book

When a murderous psychopath goes on a killing spree, law enforcement officials and the media never make his religion the central issue - unless he happens to be a Muslim. Then it sets off another frenzied wave of commentary about the inherent evils that lurk within the Muslim faith. From...
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The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness

Diana Winston - Sounds True
Format: Paperback

A practical guide to experiencing natural awareness - an effortless and spacious state of resting in the depth or our being. Do you recall, as a child, being enthralled by a drifting cloud, a rain-soaked leaf, a wandering ladybug? Or suddenly having a sense of timelessness, contentment,...
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Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara: A Practitioner's Guide

Ben Connelly - Wisdom Publications
Format: Print book

A practical guide to Vasubandhu's classic work "Thirty Verses of Consciousness Only" that can transform modern life and change how you see the world.In this down-to-earth book, Ben Connelly sure-handedly guides us through the intricacies of Yogacara and the richness of the "Thirty...
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America's Dark Theologian: The Religious Imagination of Stephen King

Douglas E Cowan - NYU Press
Format: Hardcover

Illuminating the religious and existential themes in Stephen King's horror stories Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we go when we die? For answers to these questions, people often look to religion. But religion is not the only place seekers turn. Myths, legends, and other stories...
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Sculpting the Buddha Within: The Life and Thought of Shinjo Ito

Shuri Kido - Wisdom Publications
Format: Paperback

The definitive biography of Shinjo Ito, the founder of one of the main traditions of Buddhism, which has almost 1 million members worldwide.This is the first major biography of Shinjo Ito, the founder of the Shinnyo-en tradition of Buddhism and one of the twentieth-century's most innovative...
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A.D. The Bible Continues: The Book of Acts: The Incredible Story of the First Followers of Jesus, according to the Bible

David Jeremiah - Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

A.D. The Bible Continues: The Book of Acts is a perfect gift for those who want to explore the true story behind the riveting NBC television series A.D. The Bible Continues.Popular author and Bible teacher Dr. David Jeremiah will be your guide to the book of Acts, which tells the true story...
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Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life

Fields, Leslie Leyland - NAV PR

Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from...
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A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet

Nancy Ellen Abrams - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

A paradigm-shifting blend of science, religion, and philosophy for agnostic, spiritual-but-not-religious, and scientifically minded readers Many people are fed up with the way traditional religion alienates them: too easily it can perpetuate conflict, vilify science, and undermine reason....
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Zen in Japanese Culture

Gavin Blair - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover

A visual journey through Zen's influence on Japanese life, from calligraphy to the martial arts Formed by a convergence of the Buddha's teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As a philosophy, Zen promotes a recognition...
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