The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know(r), Paperback - Mark J. Plotkin

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DescriptionMillions of non-Muslims know the name of the Muslim scripture, whether it is written as "Qur'an" or "Quran" or "Koran." But for most, th...

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The Bible is the most influential book in Western history. As the foundational text of Judaism and Christianity, the Bible has been interpreted and...

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Over the last decade, "New Atheists" such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens have pushed the issue of atheism to the forefron...

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DescriptionBuddhism is one of the oldest and largest of the world's religions. But it is also a tradition that has proven to have enormous contempo...