A Sense of Wonder: The World's Best Writers on the Sacred, the Profane, and the Ordinary

Reducere. Winner of "Learning "magazine s Teacher s Choice AwardFrom a small town in Pennsylvania came a little girl who saw the magic in spring fog and hear...

Reducere. When news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has n...

Reducere. Around the 15th and lasted until the beginning of the 20th century, on the Italian Adriatic coast to the Apennines, the sacred tattoo began to spre...

Reducere. All too often Scripture is read only to find answers to life's perplexing questions, to prove a theological point, or to formulate doctrine. But Wi...

Reducere. Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and ...

Reducere. The world's most beloved mystery writers celebrate their favorite mystery novels in this gorgeously wrought collection, featuring essays by Michael...

Reducere. A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources In this perfect compani...

Reducere. From the Author: This is a book that's not about one thing, such as old stories, or spirituality, or how to think, or how to feel better. This is m...

Reducere. "The first-ever comprehensive and authentic exploration of originality in contemporary cuisine. A Wealth of Insight is a true world atlas of creati...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Arthur MachenDecadent, perverse and unreal, the strange stories of Arthur Machen uncover a lingering, ancestral horror, dis...

Charles Ryder, a lonely student at Oxford, is captivated by the outrageous and exquisitely beautiful Sebastian Flyte. Invited to Brideshead, Sebast...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Laura Fargas writes about essential things. Her rich, short, taut, and cutting poems are filled with hard-won knowledge. They expand beyond the pag...

Reducere. DescriptionThe religious ferocity of Heavy Metal fandom is one of the most fervent in the history of subculture. The display of this fervor has bee...

The back stories behind 100 of the world's best-known and best-loved songs as featured in the FT Weekend's Life of a Song column every SaturdayPubl...

DescriptionA pithy guidebook for Buddhist pilgrims to the four holy sites of India. "The aim of all Buddhist practice is to catch a glimpse of the ...

Reducere. The wellsprings of desire and the impediments to love come brilliantly into focus in Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece-a novel that immerses us in the gli...

Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Winner - Spiritual FormationChristianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year - Beautiful OrthodoxyA Beloved Be...

Traces the history of religion and examines the explosion in religious violence in light of ongoing cultural transformation.

Reducere. Magician and storyteller Taylor Hughes reexamines moments of his personal life through the eyes of wonder. It is a heartfelt and sometimes hilariou...

Thinking Aloud Allowed Thinking about God went into a black hole in the '60s with "God Is Dead." Fundamentalism doesn't count, because there's no t...

Reducere. 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman w...

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Your complete guide to making the most of your beerPublisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)Author(s): Melissa ColeIllustration(s): Full colour illustrati...

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This handy pocket-sized manual is packed full of 45 fearsome predators, from the American Alligator to the Venus Flytrap. Large or small, snarling ...

A storytelling-driven self-help book about how to reclaim wonder in our lives, and thereby achieve the good life.

Reducere. "Suppose there is something going on in the universe which is to ordinary, everyday reality as our unconcious is to our daily lives? Softly, but un...

Strap yourself in for a barrel of laughs and a party to remember with this incredible collection of booze-based games from around the globe. The da...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Carol WulffContribution by: Margaret R. MauzeIllustrator: Clare WillettIt's the first day of school and William is sure it ...

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Reducere. This newly translated volume of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz, one of the most renowned authorities on fairytales, presents a syste...

Reducere. This newly translated volume of the Collected Works of Marie-Louise von Franz, one of the most renowned authorities on fairytales, presents a syste...

Out of the Ordinary captures Dillon/Jivaka's various journeys - to Oxford, into medicine, across the world by ship - within the major narratives of...

Discover some of the world's most awe-inspiring and holy places, from Stonehenge to Uluru, and Walden Pond to Angkor Wat.Publisher: Ryland, Peters ...

Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos (ca. 460 BC - ca. 370 BC) was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and was considered one...

Reducere. DescriptionThough often overlooked in the history of western esotericism, women made a strong showing during the nineteenth century occult revival....

Reducere. The World's Best Collection of Puns (according to a guy on the internet) is a collection of puns and beautifully crafted play on words that will ma...

Reducere. George Matheson, a Scottish minister who spent decades in God's service, discusses how Jesus set an example for all Christians, and what living a g...

Reducere. Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish LiteratureA thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept sa...

Robert and his father have the day off. Robert wants to bake a gigantic cake--the best in the world But when Robert's freshly created invitations b...

Reducere. Right now, a country halfway around the world is using forgotten American ideas to deliver the world's best healthcare at a quarter of the price of...