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Kinfolk Journeys

A beautiful, browsable book for intrepid travelers, promoting unique journeys around the world. It’s also for armchair travelers who prefer to visit remote locations from the comfort of home.
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Tiny Pep Talks: Bite-Size Encouragement for Life’s Annoying, Stressful, and Flat-Out Lousy Moments

This book’s vivid and welcoming layout contributes to the motivational vibe found in its pages. Recommended for readers needing inspiration for confronting common but still daunting situations.
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I’m Still Here: A Dog’s Purpose Forever

This uplifting book addresses a difficult topic with hope, love, and a touch of humor. The illustrations and text make it suitable for children or adults coping with the loss of a pet. Recommended for readers needing grief support.
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Rescue Cats: Portraits and Stories

Scott is the rare photographer whose images allow animals’ personalities to come through. Heartwarming, quick-reading stories show how adopting or fostering a rescue cat can make a difference.
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Our New World of Adult Bullies: How To Spot Them—How To Stop Them

A helpful and timely guide to spotting patterns of bullying. Readers will learn how to safely respond and react to bullies and how to educate others on bullying behaviors.

Anxiety to Empowerment: Exercises & Meditations To Stop Stressing & Start Engaging

Huggins writes in an unpretentious, encouraging, and nonjudgmental style. Readers who actively engage in her exercises will likely find them useful for understanding and managing their anxiety.
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Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout: Tools To Help You Heal and Recharge When You’re Wrung Out by Stress

This book will appeal to readers of Tara Brach and Emily Nagoski, while also offering new insights on burnout.

Friendship First: From New Sparks to Chosen Family, How Our Friends Pave the Way for Lifelong Happiness

Whether readers pick up this book already equipped with a powerful network of social relationships or want to forge those deep friendships, they will find a friend in Yankovich, the kind of companion who shows up with honesty, empathy, and insights.

Feel, Heal, and Let That Sh*t Go: Your Guide to Emotional Resilience and Lasting Self-Love

Highly recommended for readers interested in active self-care.

Nothing To Fear: Demystifying Death To Live More Fully

An excellent resource for anyone going through the hospice experience.
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The Joy You Make: Find the Silver Lining—Even on Your Darkest Days

Petrow’s tone is akin to friendly reminiscing from a relative, suggesting books to read and apps to try. Recommended for readers who enjoy self-help works in the memoir vein.
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Habits of a Peacemaker: 10 Habits To Change Our Potentially Toxic Conversations into Healthy Dialogues

A great companion to Amanda Ripley’s High Conflict, this is an accessible and enjoyable guide to learning how to have open conversations and maintain civility with people readers agree and disagree with. Highly recommended.

Radical Self-Care: Rituals for Inner Resilience

Moore’s gentle voice on the page and the quietness of the practices she details make this a soft, soulful book that will resonate with readers who want to rebel against capitalist, commercialized self-care trends that tend to treat the body separately from the soul.
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How To Let Things Go: 99 Tips from a Zen Buddhist Monk To Relinquish Control and Free Yourself Up for What Matters

Readers will find brief but profound advice that will assist those who want to put their life in perspective. Recommended for readers interested in Buddhist principles or self-improvement practices.
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Betty Crocker Found Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes Worth Sharing

A welcome dose of culinary nostalgia for some cooks, as well as a terrific opportunity for others to discover just what Betty can do for them in the kitchen.
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A Home for All Seasons

A charming work illustrating how to seamlessly bring nature inside in every season. For readers who enjoy adding seasonal natural elements to their rooms, muted color palettes, and displaying carefully curated collections.

Ottolenghi Comfort

This beautiful book ties hunger, taste, connection, and community together; it will be a welcome addition to all collections.
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Unofficial Taylor Swift Crochet: 20+ Projects Inspired by the Music and Style Icon

This will inspire fans to pick up a crochet hook, but it’s also great for beginners interested in creating something a little different. Sartori has “Style” that will make any Swiftie into a “Lover” of the fiber arts, producing knits beyond their “Wildest Dreams.”
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Bojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles

This lovely book is highly recommended for quilters looking to expand their skill sets and variety of designs.
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Finding Your Feet: The How-To Guide to Hiking and Adventuring

Written specifically to help women of color feel comfortable in the British outdoors, this book’s message is important for a wider audience as well. This recommended book explains how access to the outdoors is restricted in ways that some readers may not have realize, and Fatinikun offers ways to overcome these barriers.

The Science Lover’s Guide to London

A beautiful, expansive guide to London’s scientifically significant sites, engaging for both urban and armchair explorers. It readily complements information found in Fodor’s or Lonely Planet guides to the city.
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Monday Night Mocktails: 52 Drinks To Welcome the Week

A great buy for those who would like to have a solid reference volume for mocktails in their mixology collections.
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The Ultimate Minnesota Cookie Book: 100 Best Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest

This collection of simple and sophisticated cookie recipes would be a welcome gift to any baker hoping to augment their holiday cookie repertoire.
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Brunch King: Eats, Beats, and Boozy Drinks

The hedonistic plates in Maggiore’s cookbook debut will inspire readers to get out their glammest griddles and some martini glasses so they can recreate his signature style with a meal fit for royalty.
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East Coasting: The Ultimate Roadtripper’s Guide to New England

A guide that’s equally suited for taking along on a trip or reading curled up on the couch. Recommended for most travel collections, especially those near the East Coast.

Start Here: Paint; 50 Ways To Be an Artist Without Trying

Excellent for readers who have no experience with painting. This highly recommended book includes specific details, common painting techniques, and lists of tools and resources that are clear and easy to follow.

Crumbs: Cookies and Sweets from Around the World

Novice cookie bakers needing a bit more handholding may want to start with The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion or Rose Beranbaum’s The Cookie Bible; otherwise, this is essential for any baker seeking to understand the origins of this sweet treat and expand the global reach of their cookie game.
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Debt Free Art Degree: Foundations in Drawing

An accessible guide for budding artists that shows how drawing figures and animation are interlinked. This volume opens up the experience of figure-drawing to an audience that may not have the opportunity to attend live classes.
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The Healthy Bones Plant-Based Nutrition Plan and Cookbook: How To Prepare and Combine Plant Foods To Maintain Optimal Bone Density and Prevent Osteoporosis

This cookbook offers a kaleidoscope of vibrant, verdant dishes designed to support bone health.

Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook: Over 100 of the Best Recipes in the World

This fun romp through briskets and baby back ribs proves that, while he burned Michael Scott at the roast on The Office, Baumgartner’s recipes sizzle and smoke with just the right amount of sauciness.
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Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home

Libraries with extensive travel and design collections might appreciate this image-rich book, but budget-conscious readers probably won’t find many design tips they can take home with them.
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The “I Don’t Want To Cook” Book: Dinners Done in One Pot

From deconstructed lasagnas and cozy casseroles to one- or two-step pastas and toasts, these recipes will take longer to eat than they take to make, perfect for reluctant or short-on-time cooks.
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The Unofficial Disney Parks Holidays Cookbook: From Strawberry Red Velvet Whoopie Pies to Christmas Wreath Doughnuts, 100 Magical Dishes Inspired by Disney’s Holiday Celebrations and Events

While Disney theme parks may have more costumed characters and sparkly ball gowns than the average dining room, Craft demonstrates that magic can happen in any home with enough imagination, a sense of fun, and maybe a Minnie Mouse bundt cake or a glittery, guava-flavored Pride lunch box tart, washed down with some green tea horchata or a vanilla gelato– and strawberry Fanta–spiked “love potion.”
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The Love of Home: Interiors for Beauty, Balance, and Belonging

A lovely, interior design book that spurs readers to aim for cozy, meaningful spaces that bring people together.
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Exploring the St. Croix River Valley: Adventures on and off the Water

Beautifully illustrated with Hong’s own photographs, this is a superlative resource that should attract new visitors to the region and inspire stewards of other areas to work towards the protection of their natural resources.

Icons of Style: In 100 Garments

An engrossing encyclopedic study of the whos and whys behind what people wear. Will inspire readers to add classics to their wardrobe or rediscover the versatility of pieces they may have pushed to the back of their closet in favor of trendier pieces.
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How To Cook Everything: Kids

A solid entry that encourages parents to introduce all things food and kitchens to young people at all levels of skill and interest.
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The Official Disney Parks Celebration Cookbook: 101 Festival Recipes from the Delicious Disney Vault

A book that readers will pick up as much for the photos and the recipe headnotes, with history of when the dishes were served at the Disney theme parks, as for the recipes themselves. This will whet Disney fans’ appetite for a return visit.

Two Needles, Many Knits: The New Knitter’s Guide with Easy Patterns

A fantastic introduction to knitting. Best suited for beginners.
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Small Batch Cookies: Deliciously Easy Bakes for One to Six People

The latest from popular British baker Kimber is a must-purchase.

Hiking Virginia: A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures

A thoughtful volume with an abundance of guidance and advice for readers who want to plan a hike in Virginia, whether they’re heading to the mountains, the beach, or just outside Washington, DC. Hikers of all experience levels will appreciate this highly recommended resource.

Drawing Nature: The Creative Process of an Artist, Illustrator, and Naturalist

A visually beautiful, useful book by an encouraging, supremely talented natural history artist. Best for intermediate to advanced artists, although Feltner’s advice on scientific accuracy will be useful for everyone.
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Corner-to-Corner Afghans: 20 Colorful C2C Designs To Crochet

Libraries can’t go wrong with this crochet title on their shelves.
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Rock Painting for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Techniques and Supplies with 50 Original Designs To Inspire You

Colorful examples and the author’s enthusiasm and encouragement will inspire plenty of readers to give this accessible creative activity a try.
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Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day

Readers will be ready to mix things up in their kitchens with classic dals, biryanis, and versatile kofta curries simple enough to prepare on weeknights.
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A Gothic Cookbook: Hauntingly Delicious Recipes Inspired by 13 Classic Tales

Come for the macabre and stay for the soufflé; this cookbook will inspire a taste for tarts and awaken a desire to read, eat, and write with dangerous, daring abandon.

Bake Club: 101 Must-Have Moves for Your Kitchen

If, as Tosi believes, baking is a mechanism for magic, then she is a true culinary Houdini.
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A Sweet Year: Jewish Celebrations and Festive Recipes for Kids and Their Families

This is a nice volume that encourages family connection and honors tradition. A solid win for shelves seeking to highlight Jewish cuisine, and a good resource for young chefs.
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The Art of Cosplay and Creative Makeup: Create Incredible Looks with Simple Techniques and Affordable Materials

This is a solid introduction and primer for readers interested in using and wearing makeup for cosplay, clubbing, theater, social media posts, and much more. It’s a great addition to costuming collections and a perfect pick for fandom displays.
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Mini Plein Air Painting with Remington Robinson

A great starter for readers interested in plein air painting. Detailed and beginner-friendly for aspiring artists, this work will be a good addition to popular arts and crafts collections.
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The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood: Your Guide to the Best Rides, Restaurants, and Attractions at Dollywood

An essential title that’s great to have on hand. It informs readers of all they need to know before and during a trip to Dollywood.
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Alpine Elixirs: The Swiss Art of Quirky Cocktails, Cozy Coffees, Mouthwatering Milkshakes and More

Pilot takes readers on a lively tour of Swiss drinking culture, with recipes. Recommended for larger collections, especially where there is interest in specialty drinks.
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The Beginner’s Guide to Karma: How To Live with Less Negativity and More Peace

Readers seeking an elementary understanding of Karma will benefit from this book.
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Live in the Light: Radiating the Hope of the Letters of John—A 6-Week Bible Study

Leach is an inspiring teacher and guide who invites readers (and leaders) to open their eyes, ears, and lives to love. They’re urged to allow the Word of God to be planted like a seed deep within them. This book is perfect for both groups and individuals.
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Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity

This book parses letters and documents such as the Greek translation of Esther, 3 Maccabees, and Baruch and interacts with the current scholarly conversation on these ancient texts. A useful study for students of ancient Judaism.

The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis

Filled with vignettes and details revealing Higgins’s insider view of life at the Vatican, this highly recommended book often has the friendly and joyous feel of someone talking about a dear friend. Pair with Elisabetta Piqué’s Pope Francis: Life and Revolution or Francis: A Pope for Our Time by Luis Rosales and Daniel Olivera.
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Saints, Angels & Demons: An A-to-Z Guide to the Holy and the Damned

A solid reference filled with finely crafted profiles of lesser-known saints, angels, and demons.
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The Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God

A compelling view of parables. Readers seeking a scripture-based path to spirituality will enjoy it.
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Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity

This book about the image of women and their perceived societal value is sure to spark much conversation and debate.
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Sacred Refuge: Finding Unexpected Shelter in Your Crisis

A handy guide for tired Christians, but some of its arguments and beliefs may be off-putting to many readers.
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To Gaze upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice

An informative, helpful book that will attract readers curious about beatific vision. It’s also a good pick for readers who want to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Christian theology and religious experiences.
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Wonders from Your Law: Nexus Passages and the Promise of an Exegetical Intertextual Old Testament Theology

A valuable resource for Old Testament scholars and readers searching for Biblical coherence.
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The Pursuit of Safety: A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security

Though there is much to consider with Lundgren’s approach and angle, the book’s potential value seems to dissipate. It reads like an unchallenged premise due to its lack of counterpoints and lack of evidence that adequately supports its argument about safety as a false idol.
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The (Good) Food Solution: A Shame-Free Nutritional Journey to Food Freedom, Spiritual Nourishment, and Whole-Body Health

Most of the recommendations offered in this book are not new to readers concerned about their weight and health. But this title packages wellness culture as a virtue, which could be dangerous if readers do not also seek help from medical professionals.
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Why I Am Roman Catholic

Levering uses numerous quotes from saints, theologians, and obscure sources to support his arguments about Catholicism, ecumenism, and theological interpretations. Best for traditionalist Catholics and like-minded readers.
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Trustworthy: Thirteen Arguments for the Reliability of the New Testament

This title presents simple explanations of how to examine an ancient text for authenticity and veracity. A valuable work for not only religion collections but also seminaries.
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A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, Year C

An important work of great value for liturgists, preachers, and prayer groups. Even if used only as a tool to reencounter God’s word, it will provoke thought and new considerations that can enrich preaching. A recommended addition to seminary and parish libraries and large theology collections.
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Historical Dictionary of Confucianism

This well-researched, well-written reference is packed with information on one of the world’s foremost intellectual, moral, philosophical, and social systems. It’s an indispensable resource for high school and undergraduate students doing term papers, reports, and projects.
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Feh: A Memoir

A page-turning memoir that shouldn’t be missed. Auslander’s nonfiction writing style is often compared to David Sedaris, and readers will see why with this title. It could motivate readers to keep trudging onward, even when life seems overwhelming.
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Buddhism: The Religion of No-Religion

An approachable set of lectures, especially helpful for readers studying Watts and Buddhism in the U.S. from the 1960s to 1973.
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When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity

Kim has many laudable criticisms and analyses and offers readers insights into the workings of Christianity. The book would benefit, however, from more time spent on its heaviest topics.

The Divine Christology of the Apostle Paul: Retrospect and Prospect

Informative, challenging and ultimately quite engrossing, this highly recommended title carefully unpacks selected New Testament passages. It reveals new facets and offers insights into profound and depthless truths about Paul and his understanding of who and what Jesus was.
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Women and the Church: From Devil’s Gateway to Discipleship

This recommended scholarly volume offers a fresh, feminist view of the Catholic Church’s history and teachings.
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Walking the Theological Life: Discovering Method for Theology in the Lives of Biblical Characters

Gaines’s approach is a novel one, and readers will gain much insight into theology. This book will be especially useful in academic settings.
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Who Really Wrote the Bible?: The Story of the Scribes

This illuminating book aptly examines who really wrote the Bible and is accessible for both scholars and general readers.
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The Catholic Case Against War: A Brief Guide

A solid case for why the Catholic Church’s position against war is realistic. Cochran provides a much-needed reassessment and refinement of “just war” theory, which is an ethical and moral framework for determining when war is justified.
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The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism: Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment

A useful, informative book about a Tibetan Buddhist approach to mindfulness meditation.

The Buddha: Life and Afterlife Between East and West

This fascinating book expertly weaves together a formidable mass of scholarship into an accessible, inviting summary that contextualizes an extensive history of religious encounters within a relatively brief work. It also sheds light on the long and global interconnections of religious ideas and highlights the often ridiculous ways that people have misunderstood and misrepresented one another throughout time.
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Who Is a True Christian?: Contesting Religious Identity in American Culture

A fascinating theological project about the problem of Christian demarcation.
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Joseph White Musser: A Mormon Fundamentalist

Rosetti is to be commended for writing the first scholarly book about Musser. This accessible volume puts him in his rightful place among Mormon thinkers; recommended for readers interested in American religious and sectarian history.
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The Afternoon of Christianity: The Courage To Change

While much of the book is aimed at the Catholic Church, the points are applicable to Christianity as a whole. Will appeal to readers interested in a scholarly analysis of the current state of Christianity in the modern world.

Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America

An excellent memoir with a sense of humor. It’s full of insight and context regarding a distinctive slice of American Buddhist history.
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The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People

A helpful title that frames religions as a business. Graduate students, scholars, and readers with a solid religious education will value this title the most.
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Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending

The essays feel as raw and as powerful as Pavlovitz’s blog. His confrontational style lends itself more to prodding and validating his fellow progressives than persuading conservative evangelicals. Still, his hopefulness about the fight for social justice is refreshing.

The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

A much-needed look at evangelicalism from a perspective that’s both investigative and personal. It offers intriguing, compelling insight with expert reporting.

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The God of Wild Places: Rediscovering the Divine in the Untamed Outdoors

A compelling, thematically rich, and deeply personal book, for readers exploring spirituality, personal growth, and the intricate relationship between faith and the natural world.
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The Devil Sat on My Bed: Encounters with the Spirit World in Mormon Utah

General readers will enjoy this book’s many stories about spiritual experiences and the accessibility of its arguments. Academics, too, can appreciate how the author situates the specifics of the Mormon experience in the larger theoretical discourse of spirit manifestations in other cultures.
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No Bullet Got Me Yet: The Relentless Faith of Father Kapaun

Readers interested in military and Korean War history and faith-based stories will enjoy this book about a man whose simple yet profound piety influenced all who came in contact with him, regardless of their faith or background.
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Exploring American Jewish History Through 50 Historic Treasures

An intriguing, illustrated volume that showcases the link between Jewish artifacts and U.S. history.
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Listening for God in Torah and Creation: A Weekly Encounter with Conscience and Soul

Written from the perspective of progressive British Judaism, this will appeal to readers looking for a modern take on the Torah. While this type of book could be read weekly in conjunction with the Torah passage for that week, there is enough ongoing narrative to sustain a straight-through reading.
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Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life

A relevant and useful title that’s perfect for readers interested in Judaism, theology, religious ethics, or social justice.

Buddhism: A Journey Through Art

A stunning debut volume in which the photography reigns and the clear and brief descriptions add to the enjoyment of the viewed item. No need to be a practitioner of Buddhism to appreciate and understand the beauty of these art works. Best suited for anyone who enjoys art, Buddhism, and the history of Asia.
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The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience

Readers looking for a quick fix might want to skip the history and preamble and jump right to the five resets; this book allows them to pick up and start anywhere.
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The Life of the Qur’an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy

An extensively researched look at the text of the Qur’an. It is sure to appeal to Muslims, religious scholars, and any readers interested in learning more about the sacred scripture of Islam.

Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found

Essential reading for Christians who have lost hope.

Prophets and Prophecy: God Speaks in Ancient Israel and Judah

An expertly written, compelling read about prophets as humans, which is distinctive since that topic often goes unaddressed in scripture scholarship. Ideal for religious studies readers and for Bible study groups.
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The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross

Readers interested in biblical theology or in the New Testament more generally will find this book to be helpful.
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Even If He Doesn’t: What We Believe about God When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

Gentle Christian wisdom that offers a fresh take on the link between suffering, faith, spirituality.
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The Artistic Sphere: The Arts in Neo-Calvinist Perspective

This quite specialized topic is best suited for well-informed art academicians or philosophers.
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A Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood: Additional Perspectives

A fascinating look at how leading contemporary theologians see the priesthood and what the implications may mean for the office of priestly ordination. Best suited for those interested in religion and pastoral ministry.
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