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Snowflakes and Sparks: a Feel-good Christmas Romantic Comedy
Uh-oh. I’m in trouble. My new neighbor is the gorgeous guy I shared my first kiss with ten years ago—right before I broke his heart. If your boss ever asks you to run a bookstore in a charming small town, you have the option of saying heck no. I wish I’d realized this earlier, but it’s too late for me now. I’ve already arrived in Old Pine Cove, the one place on earth I swore I’d never return to. Thank goodness it’s only for the holidays. Don’t get me wrong, managing a bookstore has been a lifelong dream of mine and I do love Christmas. The problem is Alex Denverton opening the door with that smoldering look of his. I never expected to see him again after breaking his heart, let alone live next door to the guy, yet here I am in this giant Christmas pickle. Now all I want for Christmas is a second chance with him. Surely that isn’t too much to ask for, is it? Yeah, with my luck, I’m not getting my hopes up. Snowflakes and Sparks is the first book in this feel-good series full of humor and heart by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sophie-Leigh Robbins. For a funny read you can’t put down, grab your copy today and get transported to the small town of Old Pine Cove. Read more$0.00$12.99 -
Authority and Dissent in Jewish Life
Throughout the long history of Judaism, many individuals and groups have sought to wield authority on the basis of unique religious, social, familial, military, or political claims. Moving historically from the biblical period to the modern-day State of Israel, Authority and Dissent in Jewish Life discusses a range of those claims to authority from within the Jewish community itself. There is no single paradigm that characterizes these instances. Yet again and again the same causes of disagreement arise: interpretation and application of authoritative texts, appropriate ways to remember and memorialize figures from the past, the extent to which traditional leadership roles should (or should not) change in keeping with new cultural or political contexts, the degree to which long-held beliefs and long-practiced rituals are (or are not) susceptible to modification or abandonment, and the tension members of a Jewish community may feel when their leaders make pronouncements at odds with the political policies of the secular state in which they live. Written accessibly, the essays in this collection examine these phenomena from a wide variety of approaches, genres, and media. They pay close attention to the historical and religious settings of the controversies they analyze, yet also allow for ample reflection on the larger issues of authority and dissent that each occurrence raises. Read more$0.00$59.99 -
A Reason to Heal: a Bwwm Romance
He’s a handsome restaurant owner who doesn’t care about her past… because she hasn’t told him everything. When church secretary Rochelle Johnson stumbles into an entanglement with her pastor, life becomes a maze of scandals and secrets.Conflicted and trying to run from her past, she’s not at all ready for a new relationship.Until she meets a man who’s perfect for her.Handsome, suave, and wealthy, Sam Richards clashes with her at first. But soon, he falls hard for her and makes it impossible to resist him.Just as Rochelle believes she’s found redemption, her sins rise from the dark and wreak havoc in her life.Will Sam stick around when he discovers the truth about what she’s done? Or will past mistakes destroy her one chance at true love? Love and secrets collide in this clean BWWM romance. *Please Note: A REASON TO HEAL was previously published as ‘CALL ME TORN’. Read more$0.00$6.99 -
Jews and Gender
Jews and Gender features sixteen authors exploring the history and culture of the intersection of Judaism and gender from the biblical world to today. Topics include subversive readings of biblical texts; reappraisal of rabbinic theory and practice; women in mysticism, Chasidism, and Yiddish literature; and women in contemporary culture and politics. Accessible and comprehensive, this volume will appeal to the general reader in addition to engaging with contemporary academic scholarship. Read more$0.00$59.99 -
Is There a Blueprint for the Universe?: a Testable Approach to Reconciling Scientific Observation and Genesis
The origins debate has been raging for over 200 years, partly because no approach thus far proposed by creationists is scientifically testable.This short book describes a new approach to the origins debate: the blueprint approach.Did the Creator leave behind a blueprint of His creation that predates all modern science? Does this blueprint describe the universe with enough detail and accuracy to allow us to compare what it says with what we can observe using scientific instruments, as well as what scientists theorize took place?Does it make predictions about phenomena not yet observed or discovered that can be tested in time, like the predictions of any scientific theory?Read Is There A Blueprint for the Universe? now, and explore these questions while gaining an overview of what the blueprint says. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Sufism in the West
With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential. Although Sufism has always provoked considerable interest in the West, no volume has so far been written which discusses this aspect of Islam in terms of how it is practised in Western societies. Bringing together leading international authorities to survey the history of Islamic mysticism in North America and Europe, this book elaborates the ideas and institutions which organize Sufism and folk-religious practices. The chapters cover: the orders and movements their social base organization and institutionalization recruitment-patterns in new environments channels of disseminating ideas, such as ritual, charisma, and organization reasons for their popularity among certain social groups the nature of their affiliation with the countries of their origin. Providing a fascinating insight into how Sufism operates within different spheres of society, Sufism in the West is essential reading for students and academics with research interests in Islam, Islamic history and social anthropology. Read more -
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Queer Spiritual Spaces: Sexuality and Sacred Places
Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historically been, and continue to be, excluded or derided by mainstream religions and alternative spiritualities. As the first monograph to be directly informed by ‘queer’ subjectivities whilst dealing with divergent spiritualities on an international scale, this book explores the recently emerging innovative spaces and integrative practices of queer spiritualities. Its breadth of coverage and keen critical engagement mean it will serve as a theoretically fertile, comprehensive entry point for any scholar wishing to explore the queer spiritual spaces of the twenty-first century. Read more$0.00$2.99 -
Theology Without Walls: the Transreligious Imperative
Thinking about ultimate reality is becoming increasingly transreligious. This transreligious turn follows inevitably from the discovery of divine truths in multiple traditions. Global communications bring the full range of religious ideas and practices to anyone with access to the internet. Moreover, the growth of the “nones” and those who describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious” creates a pressing need for theological thinking not bound by prescribed doctrines and fixed rituals. This book responds to this vital need. The chapters in this volume each examine the claim that if the aim of theology is to know and articulate all we can about the divine reality, and if revelations, enlightenments, and insights into that reality are not limited to a single tradition, then what is called for is a theology without confessional restrictions. In other words, a Theology Without Walls. To ground the project in examples, the volume provides emerging models of transreligious inquiry. It also includes sympathetic critics who raise valid concerns that such a theology must face. This is a book that will be of urgent interest to theologians, religious studies scholars, and philosophers of religion. It will be especially suitable for those interested in comparative theology, inter-religious and interfaith understanding, new trends in constructive theology, normative religious studies, and global philosophy of religion. Read more$0.00$3.99 -
A Place Called Grace: a Christian Romantic Suspense Novel
Leah McPhillen is unlucky when it comes to love… every man she has ever cared for left her without explanation… When she finally meets a man who piques her interest, a horrendous crash interrupts their date… When Leah’s father, Officer Liam “Phil” McPhillen, is blamed for the crash since he was in pursuit of the stolen truck, and Leah finds a young cousin of hers whose life is in danger, she finds her world mixed up in danger, intrigue, and chasing love in the little town of Ocean Shores, Mississippi. If you love Christian Romantic Suspense, you’ll love “A Place Called Grace,” Book 1 in the thrilling series, “Places.” Get it Now! Read more$0.00$9.99 -
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
One of the four volumes of scripture accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is an abridgment by an ancient prophet named Mormon of the records of ancient inhabitants of the Americas. It was written to testify that Jesus is the Christ. Concerning this record, the Prophet Joseph Smith, who translated it by the gift and power of God, said, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book” (see the introduction at the front of the Book of Mormon). The Book of Mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the Old World to the American continents. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. The Book of Mormon records the visit of Jesus Christ to people in the Americas following His Resurrection. A two-hundred-year era of peace followed that visit of Christ. Moroni, the last of the Nephite prophet-historians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about A.D. 421. In 1823, the resurrected Moroni visited Joseph Smith and later delivered to him these ancient and sacred records to be translated and brought forth to the world as another testament of Jesus Christ. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
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Pleasing God
Life is full of choices. In an average day, a woman must wrestle with a number of questions. Am I using my time wisely? Should I be doing something more, or something better? Is the activity I want to do right, or is it wrong? These questions can complicate your life and leave you feeling overwhelmed. But what if you narrowed that long list of choices to just one? What if all your decisions were governed by one simple question: Dose this please God? In Pleasing God, Kay Smith exhorts and encourages women to think of God first and to live with His pleasure uppermost in mind. In a style that is uniquely Kay, candid, humorous, firm, but also compassionate, this beloved teacher reveals the secret to a simplified life, living it as a fragrant offering to God. Learn how to put sin in its place, yield to the Holy Spirit, praise God through trials, and offer Him even the smallest part of your life as an act of worship. You’ve been given one life. The choice of what you do with it belongs to you. You can live it unto yourself, pursuing your own pleasure, or you can offer it back to the One who breathed life into you, redeemed you from hell, and gave you the promise of heaven. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Song Structure, Lyrics Form and Melodic Progressions
BUY THE KINDLE VERSION AND GET THE AUDIOBOOK VERSION FOR FREE!!! You Are About To Discover How To Take Your Songwriting Skill To The Next Level, Even If You’ve Struggled To Get Your Creative Juices To Write Your First Song! Another poor-performing song? Take your songwriting to the next level today with this guide and find out what it means to be a successful songwriter! Have you always wanted to become a better song-writer, get your songs to get better reception and reach more people but you’ve never found a way to get yourself out of the lyrical hole/ confinement that you’re stuck in? Then keep reading… Are you sick and tired of writing mediocre songs that never do well and earning less than you desire from your music? Have you tried seeking inspiration from countless musical pieces, sharpening your perceived weaknesses and spending too much time on futile techniques aimed at improving your songwriting but nothing ever seems to improve your songs? Are you ready to say goodbye to the recurrent thoughts about quitting on songwriting or settling for low standards and discover something, which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, being an award-winning songwriter and writing great music that truly defines you as a unique artist doesn’t have to be difficult- no matter how many bland songs you’ve written before. In fact, it’s easier than you think. Experts will tell you that the simple act of embracing guidance from a good “manual” to walk you through the steps of a successful song-writing journey is the one thing most artists that never do well never appreciate. But you’re here, meaning that you’ve made the right choice, and this book is the only manual you’ll ever need. I know you have lots of questions… Why do you need to really learn songwriting – isn’t it something that just comes naturally? How do you stop writing bland songs and start composing pieces that pop? Is there a technique to song writing and what technique should you use? How do you enhance your songwriting skill to a point where you write hit after hit? What mistakes should you watch out for? If you have these and other related questions, this book is for you so keep reading. More precisely, the book will teach you: The meaning and importance of songwriting The different techniques of songwriting and how to adopt each depending on the situation How to compose pop music How to compose a nation hit without feeling like pulling off your hair How to play the guitar strategically to boost your songwriting skillset Some of the best songwriting tips from stars that you can adopt How to effectively begin a melody like a pro An extreme manual for songwriting that you can follow easily How to modify your song effectively 200 things to compose a song about How to turn your songwriting practice into a business …and much, much more! Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced songwriter, take a second to imagine how you’d feel when you make your first ten successful songs and hear them through multiple mainstream media broadcasts. Imagine how you’d feel finally getting the amount of reception, money and musical success you’ve always desired. Perhaps more importantly, how would you feel knowing and being confident in the fact that the next song you’re going to write will become a hit? If you really desire to know how things would turn out for you when you finally learn the fundamentals of songwriting, this book is for you! So why wait any longer? Read more$0.00$9.99 -
Agni Yoga
Agni Yoga is the fourth book from the Agni Yoga Series which is composed of fourteen books. In them is found a synthesis of ancient Eastern beliefs and modern Western thought and a bridge between the spiritual and the scientific. Unlike previous yogas, Agni Yoga is a path not of physical disciplines, meditation, or asceticism—but of practice in daily life. It is the yoga of fiery energy, of consciousness, of responsible, directed thought. It teaches that the evolution of the planetary consciousness is a pressing necessity and that, through individual striving, it is an attainable aspiration for mankind. It affirms the existence of the Hierarchy of Light and the center of the Heart as the link with the Hierarchy and with the far-off worlds. Though not systematized in an ordinary sense, Agni Yoga is a Teaching that helps the discerning student to discover moral and spiritual guide-posts by which to learn to govern his or her life and thus contribute to the Common Good. For this reason Agni Yoga has been called a “living ethics.” Agni Yoga Society, Inc., New York Read more$0.00$10.00 -
Leaves of Morya’s Garden Ii
Leaves of Morya’s Garden II (Illumination) is the second book from the Agni Yoga Series which is composed of fourteen books. In them is found a synthesis of ancient Eastern beliefs and modern Western thought and a bridge between the spiritual and the scientific. Unlike previous yogas, Agni Yoga is a path not of physical disciplines, meditation, or asceticism—but of practice in daily life. It is the yoga of fiery energy, of consciousness, of responsible, directed thought. It teaches that the evolution of the planetary consciousness is a pressing necessity and that, through individual striving, it is an attainable aspiration for mankind. It affirms the existence of the Hierarchy of Light and the center of the Heart as the link with the Hierarchy and with the far-off worlds. Though not systematized in an ordinary sense, Agni Yoga is a Teaching that helps the discerning student to discover moral and spiritual guide-posts by which to learn to govern his or her life and thus contribute to the Common Good. For this reason Agni Yoga has been called a “living ethics.” Agni Yoga Society, Inc., New York Read more$0.00$8.00 -
Leaves of Morya’s Garden I
Leaves of Morya’s Garden I (The Call) is the first book from the Agni Yoga Series which is composed of fourteen books. In them is found a synthesis of ancient Eastern beliefs and modern Western thought and a bridge between the spiritual and the scientific. Unlike previous yogas, Agni Yoga is a path not of physical disciplines, meditation, or asceticism—but of practice in daily life. It is the yoga of fiery energy, of consciousness, of responsible, directed thought. It teaches that the evolution of the planetary consciousness is a pressing necessity and that, through individual striving, it is an attainable aspiration for mankind. It affirms the existence of the Hierarchy of Light and the center of the Heart as the link with the Hierarchy and with the far-off worlds. Though not systematized in an ordinary sense, Agni Yoga is a Teaching that helps the discerning student to discover moral and spiritual guide-posts by which to learn to govern his or her life and thus contribute to the Common Good. For this reason Agni Yoga has been called a “living ethics.”Agni Yoga Society, Inc., New York Read more$0.00$8.00
