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The Good Book: A Humanist Bible
The Good Book



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"Grayling  has risen to controversial eminence as a public intellectual. This book . . . continues his humanist explorations with his creation of an entire scripture for atheists and agnostics. Grayling's 'Genesis' has Isaac Newton's apple, rather than Eve's; the wars of Persia against Greece take the place of the rise of Davidic Israel; the lives of Lycurgus, Pericles, and Cicero stand for the wanderings of Jesus's disciples."—The Library Journal
The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam
The Tenth Parallel



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“A fascinating journey . . . a beautifully written book.”—Linda Robinson, The New York Times Book Review

“A richly textured fugue that dramatizes the dizzying interplay between notions—faith. Morality, identity—and nations.”—Julie Cline, Los Angeles Times

The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad
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"Pakistan is where all the headaches of the twenty-first century come together. In The Unraveling, John R. Schmidt draws upon his firsthand experience as a diplomat in that nation to explain why. This is a book filled with useful information, objectively presented and offered at precisely the right time."—Madeleine K. Albright, U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001

“John Schmidt pulls no punches in this timely book.  He makes a powerful case that Pakistan’s 'feudal political class' is that deserving but conflicted country’s worst enemy. He is just as frank in his critique of U.S. policy. His motive there too is entirely constructive: he administers a bracing and necessary dose of tough love to one of the most important and troubled inter-state relations on earth.”—Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution
A God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam
A God Who Hates



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On Feb. 21, 2006, the Syrian-born and raised Wafa Sultan gave one of the most provocative interviews ever given by a Muslim woman on the Al Jazeera network. ...
In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church
In the Land of Believers



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“With compassion, wit, and verve, Gina Welch has gone where few secular liberals have dared to go—the late Jerry Falwell’s Thomas Road Baptist Church—and emerged with a compelling story that transcends stereotypes and builds common ground. Both sides of the Great American Culture War should read this refreshing call for a cease-fire.”—Kevin Roose, author of The Unlikely Disciple
Taking the Path of Zen:
Taking the Path of Zen


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There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert...
West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story
West of Kabul, East of New York



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"In the weeks after September 11 . . . Tamim Ansary delivered us from text into context, from crisis into history, from isolation into geography, from a world shattered to one that, having lived through millennia of shatterings, stays mournfully round, and around . . . Mr. Ansary, a California writer and editor, has put this and much else into West of Kabul, East of New York, a book that steadies our skittering compass."—Richard Eder, The New York Times
Through the Narrow Gate, Revised: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery
Through the Narrow Gate, Revised



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Through the Narrow Gate is Karen Armstrong's intimate memoir of life inside a Catholic convent. With refreshing honesty and clarity, the book takes readers on...
The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism
The Convert



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*A 2011 National Book Award Finalist* A spellbinding story of renunciation, conversion, and radicalism from Pulitzer Prize-finalist biographer Deborah...
American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion
American Islam



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"Few communities are simultaneously as important and as poorly understood as the Muslims of the United States. Eye-opening, penetrating, and unfailingly honest, American Islam brings us deep into the lives of influential doers and thinkers across the spectrum of Muslim diversity. Paul Barrett's intelligence and keen eye for detail make the book a pleasure to read; his admirable balance in writing about controversial figures makes it a major contribution to the continuing debate about the future of Islam in the United States."—Noah Feldman, author of After Jihad and Divided by God
The Crisis of Zionism:
The Crisis of Zionism


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"Peter Beinart has written a deeply important book for anyone who cares about Israel, its security, its democracy, and its prospects for a just and lasting peace. Beinart explains the roots of the current political and religious debates within Israel, raises the tough questions that can’t be avoided, and offers a new way forward to achieve Zionism’s founding ideals, both in Israel and among the diaspora Jews in the United States and elsewhere."—President Bill Clinton

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma:
The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma


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A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not...
Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance
Hope, Not Fear



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A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America. After a lifetime of fighting the...
The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary
The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali



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“A superb contribution to the secondary literature on yoga. Critically grounded in the scholarship on yoga and the rich textual history of the tradition, Bryant nevertheless succeeds in transcending both the excessively technical approaches to yoga scholarship as well as much of the popular nonsense about yoga in the proliferating ‘schools’ in the New Age marketplace. Bryant impressively communicates the essentials of yoga philosophy and practice to the thoughtful but non-specialist general reader. His translations from the Sanskrit are precise and well-grounded, and his interpretations are provocative and persuasive. His book will surely be welcomed by both serious scholars and responsible practitioners.”—Gerald James Larson, Rabindranath Tagore Professor Emeritus of Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University, Bloomington, and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
A History of Christianity:
A History of Christianity


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Eminent church historian Owen Chadwick has written this original, sweeping history of the Christian faith. Using layman's language, he surveys the lives of...
The American Creed: A Biography of the Declaration of Independence
The American Creed



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What makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident."...
My Grandfather's House: A Genealogy of Doubt and Faith
My Grandfather's House



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Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography In the tradition of Augustine's Confessions, Robert Clark tells the story of his return to the Catholic...
Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion
Emotional Awareness



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“Emotional Awareness—which takes the form of an extended conversation between high-caliber subject experts Paul Ekman and the Dalai Lama—offers a fresh, unique exploration of many subtle issues raised by the intersection of these disciplines. The conversation format works well here because it allows the reader to witness a personal relationship develop between two ‘scientists of the mind’ as they gently probe each other’s system of thought with striking intellectual rigor. Both have dedicated their lives to reducing psychological suffering and now, in the autumn of their careers, seem to enjoy the opportunity to refine their views through dialogue. (The two first met in 2000 through the Mind and Life Institute, which brings together the Dalai Lama and researchers to discuss scientific topics.) Full of intelligence, unexpected humor, and tender surprises, Emotional Awareness clarifies for the layman what the big deal is about psychology and Buddhism.”—Andrea McQuillin, Shambhala Sun
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East
From the Holy Mountain



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In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus...
The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries
The Big Questions



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The best-selling author of Awakening the Buddha Within addresses life’s most provocative and tantalizing questions simply, directly, and powerfully. Every...
Trickster Travels: A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds
Trickster Travels



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"The first comprehensive reconstruction of al-Wazzan's life. Drawing on archival material and the accounts of contemporaries, the distinguished historian and author of The Return of Martin Guerre gives a fresh interpretation of The Description of Africa and al-Wazzan that grounds him in the 16th-century world through which he traveled . . . Davis beautifully renders the chapters of al-Wazzan's life."—Los Angeles Times
The Red Tent: A Novel
The Red Tent



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A New York Times Bestseller A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary...
Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen
Moon in a Dewdrop



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Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School, was not only a profoundly...
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage
The Life You Save May Be Your Own



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Winner of the Christopher Award

"An ingeniously woven literary tapestry that tells the stories of four great American Catholic writers of the 20th century—[Walker] Percy, Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Merton, and Dorothy Day . . . In Elie's deeply moving study, imperfection is both the starting point of spiritual journeys and the stuff of which wisdom literature is made. [Elie] uses the four authors' lives and work—their pilgrimages, as he says—to explore 'a larger story of the convergence of literature and religion in the 20th century' and to learn from their complicated struggles toward God in a country that is at the same time abnormally religious and unusually devoted to Mammon . . . Inspiring and deeply intelligent."—Lance Morrow, Time
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