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The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
by Karen Armstrong
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by A.C. Grayling
Published May 2017
Read ReviewsOut of a 'fractured and fractious time,' the author asserts persuasively, the medieval mind evolved into the modern. Another thought-provoking winner from Grayling." - Kirkus
by Lesley Hazleton
Published Apr 2017
Read ReviewsA widely admired writer on religion celebrates agnosticism as the most vibrant, engaging - and ultimately the most honest - stance toward the mysteries of existence.
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby Wilkinson
Published Jan 2013
Read ReviewsIn this landmark work, one of the worlds most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empirethree thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters.
by William Lobdell
Published Mar 2009
Read ReviewsWilliam Lobdell's journey of faithand doubtmay be the most compelling spiritual memoir of our time. It is a book about life's deepest questions that speaks to everyone: Lobdell understands the longings and satisfactions of the faithful, as well as the unrelenting power of doubt.
by Walter R. Mead
Published Oct 2008
Read ReviewsAn illuminating account of the birth and rise of the global political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now by America, created the modern world.
by Bruce Feiler
Published Feb 2004
Read ReviewsBoth immediate and timeless, Abraham is a powerful, universal story, the first-ever interfaith portrait of the man God chose to be his partner. Thoughtful and inspiring, it offers a rare vision of hope that will redefine what we think about our neighbors, our future, and ourselves.
Desire of the Everlasting Hills
by Thomas Cahill
Published Feb 2001
Read ReviewsCahill's most daring and provocative subject yet: Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Western civilization.
by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler, M.D.
Published Nov 1999
Read ReviewsThe Nobel Peace Prize winner and man of great inner peace brings to a general audience the key to a happy life.
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