The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Sacred Texts Book 2)
By: Alan Jacobs
3.92
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
A landmark collection of 14 texts from the Nag Hammadi library that shed new light on the esoteric …
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1. The Necronomicon
By: Peter Levenda , Simon , Abdul Alhazred
3.20
Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The Simon Necronomicon is a purported grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction b… read more
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2. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand––and mistakes and intenti… read more
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3. Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-Of-Body Experience
By: Robert A. Monroe
4.08
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
The definitive work on the extraordinary phenomenon of out-of-body experiences, by the founder of t… read more
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4. The Egyptian Book of the Dead
By: Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge
3.86
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
s/t: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum; the Egyptian Text with Interlinear Transliteration &… read more
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5. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
By: Nyogen Senzaki , Paul Reps
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When Zen Flesh, Zen Boneswas published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire genera… read more
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6. The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a 50 Year Search
By: Martin Sixsmith
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Judi Dench: the heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoma… read more
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8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
By: Carlos Castaneda
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
Decades ago the University of California Press published a remarkable manuscript by an anthropology… read more
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9. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
By: José Saramago
3.63
Format: 256 pages, Unknown Binding
This is a skeptic' s journey into the meaning of God and of human existence. At once an ironic rend… read more
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10. The Secret History of the World
By: Jonathan Black , Mark Booth
3.76
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Here for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the prese… read more
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11. The Anti-Christ
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , H.L. Mencken
3.68
Format: 420 pages,
Monumento de escandalo para idiotas, arma arrojadiza en manos torpes, o cumbre postuma del inquieta… read more
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12. The Practice of the Presence of God
By: Brother Lawrence
4.32
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more
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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
13. The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity
By: Cynthia Bourgeault
2.83
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Mary Magdalene is one of the most influential symbols in the history of Christianity--yet, if you l… read more
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14. The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
By: Arthur Schopenhauer , None
4.21
Format: 534 pages, Paperback
Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical… read more
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"Scoundrels are always sociable."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"To have lost what cannot be missed is clearly no evil."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"Everything is beautiful only so long as it does not concern us."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
"That which knows all things and is known by none is the subject."-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
15. A Confession
By: Leo Tolstoy
4.10
Format: 108 pages, Paperback
A Confession -- an essay by Leo Tolstoy on his religious thoughts -- shows the great author in proc… read more
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"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it."-Leo Tolstoy, A Confession
"I united myself with my forefathers: the father, mother, and grandparents I loved. They and all my predecessors believed and lived, and they produced me."-Leo Tolstoy, A Confession
"I do not live when I loose belief in the existence of God. I should long ago have killed myself had I not had a dim hope of finding Him. I live really live only when I feel him and seek Him"-Leo Tolstoy, A Confession
"Faith is the strength of life. If a man lives he believes in something. If he did not believe that one must live for something, he would not live. If he does not see and recognize the illusory nature…"-Leo Tolstoy, A Confession
16. To Kill A Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia
By: Michael Parenti
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugosla… read more
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17. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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18. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams
By: Adam Lazarus
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more
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19. Introducing Jung: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)
By: Maggie Hyde
3.70
Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition
'Clever and witty.' Susie Orbach, Guardian Carl Gustav Jung was the enigmatic and controversial fat… read more
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20. The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
By: Brian C. Muraresku
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking, controversial dive into the role psychedelics have played in the human experience… read more
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"...there’s only one thing the Vatican finds more suspicious than drugs. And that’s women."-Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
"Over twenty-five hundred years into this experiment we call the West, is there any chance of reconciling the two competing worldviews that clashed so dramatically at the end of the fourth century AD?…"-Brian C. Muraresku, The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
21. The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Sacred Texts Book 2)
By: Alan Jacobs
3.92
Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition
A landmark collection of 14 texts from the Nag Hammadi library that shed new light on the esoteric … read more
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