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  • Life After Death

    A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion

    by Alan Segal ...
    A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happens to us after we die.In a masterful exploration of how Western civilizations have defined the afterlife, Alan F. Segal weaves together biblical and literary scholarship, sociology, history, and philosophy. A renowned scholar, Segal ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Sinning in the Hebrew Bible

    How the Worst Stories Speak for Its Truth

    by Alan Segal ...
    Stories of rape, murder, adultery, and conquest raise crucial issues in the Hebrew Bible, and their interpretation helps societies form their religious and moral beliefs. From the sacrifice of Isaac to the adultery of David, narratives of sin engender vivid analysis and debate, powering the myths that form the basis of the religious covenant, or the relationship between a people and their God ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

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  • My Life After Death

    A Guide to the Afterlife

    by David H. Ong ...
    Enlightment came through my death. I have proof of being out of my body (Chapter 6), and my life changed a lot after my death.Before my death, I was a star athlete with a very high I.Q. and was motivated by everything physical. I only dated girls who were very attractive only on the outside. I had a moment of clarity when I was dead; a moment that I will forever remember.I was living my life all ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Proof of Heaven

    A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

    **The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—**for readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven.Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Returned

    A Novel

    by Jason Mott ...
    The National Book Award–winning author of Hell of a Book shares "a breathtaking novel that navigates emotional minefields with realism and grace" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Harold and Lucille Hargrave's eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him. . . . Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep—flesh ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cemetery Stories

    Haunted Graveyards, Embalming Secrets, and the Life of a Corpse After Death

    An insider's tour of cemetery culture—from embalming to epitaphs, restless ghosts, crimes against the dead, and more.Admit it: You're fascinated by cemeteries. We all die, and for most of us, a cemetery is our final resting place. But how many people really know what goes on inside, around, and beyond them? Enter the world of the dead as author Katherine Ramsland talks to mortuary assistants, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye

    Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

    You never expected to say goodbye.The most helpful grief book to read when you're ready to start healing after the loss of a loved one.Whether you've lost a parent, partner, child, sibling, friend—or anyone you loved—I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye offers the compassion and clarity you need when grief is sudden, raw, and overwhelming.This trusted guide has helped over a million readers cope with the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Not in God's Name

    Confronting Religious Violence

    ***2015 National Jewish Book Award Winner***In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • From Here to Eternity

    Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

    **A New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller“Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief.” —Jill Lepore, The New Yorker**Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Zoroastrian sky burials to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Final Journeys

    A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life

    For more than two decades, hospice nurse Maggie Callanan has tended to the terminally ill and been a cornerstone of support for their loved ones. Now the coauthor of the classic bestseller Final Giftspasses along the lessons she has learned from the experts—her patients. Here is the guide we all need to understanding the special needs of the dying and those who care for them.In her work with ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Holy Days

    The World Of The Hasidic Family

    by Lis Harris ...
    A beloved contemporary classic, Holy Days is a personal account of New York's Hasidic community, its beliefs, its mysteries, and its encounter with secularism in the present age.Combining a historical understanding of the Hasidic movement with a journalist's discerning eye, Harris captures in rich detail the day-to-day life of this traditional and often misunderstood community. Harris chronicles ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • How to pray with the 72 names of God

    by Ken Nunoo ...
    The 72 names of God are universal powers that exist without and pass within and through us as energies of light.  To attune ourselves with these universal forces is to unleash their powers from within us.  There are powers within the soul, the mind, the spirit within us, and within our subconscious mind that can be unleashed by praying appropriately with these 72 names of God.  In this book I ... Read more

    $7.00 USD