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A comprehensive guide to the medicinal plants and folk healers of Eastern Europe’s Pale of Settlement—mapping ancestral folkways, herbal traditions, and shared legacies of Ashkenazi Jews and their neighbors.

Embark on a profound spiritual journey with Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse’s timeless masterpiece exploring the pursuit of enlightenment and self-discovery. Follow Siddhartha, the gifted son of a Brahman, as he leaves a life of privilege and comfort to seek deeper truths beyond ritual and doctrine.

Knock, Knock is a sharp, honest, and eye-opening look inside the world of Jehovah’s Witnesses—the door-to-door religion most people know by sight, but not by substance. From failed doomsday prophecies to publishing empires, blood bans to birthday boycotts, this book explores how one of the most tightly controlled religions in the world came to be—and why millions still follow it. You’ll meet the man who started it, the machine that runs it, and the people trying to survive it.

The Kron family survived the horror of the Nazi regime, thanks to the resourcefulness of Meyer and Gita Kron and the bravery of their rescuers. While Ruta’s Closet is based on fact, it flows like fiction. The drama of the events described and the richness of the characters make it a compelling work of narrative nonfiction—as intriguing as it is inspirational.

For centuries, temples have functioned not just as places of worship but also social and cultural centres, offering both a connection to the divine and entertainment in the form of music and dance as respite from everyday life. In Dynasties of Devotion, Deepa Mandlik explores seven ancient temples across India and Cambodia, meticulously examines historical contexts and mythological stories associated with each temple.

דרך מעבר בשלושה שערים – השער של וישנו, של שיווה ושל ברהמה – מזמין אותנו איתי אהרה בספר הביכורים הזה לחוויה סוחפת ומרגשת בעומקן של התרבות וההגות ההודית. אלי...

Ordinary Heroes of Racial Justice is a beacon of hope for understanding America's complex racial landscape. Through rigorous historical research and compelling narrative storytelling, this book illuminates the past's intersections of Christianity, race, and place, offering profound insights for today's world. Beyond history, Ordinary Heroes of Racial Justice empowers listeners with practical recommendations, encouraging them to rethink and reshape their own communities for justice.

August 25, 1943. A lone bicyclist transports a cache of explosives, hidden in a beer crate, to a Copenhagen hall being readied to house German troops. In a violent blast, the would-be barracks is reduced to rubble. It's the boldest act yet of Holger Danske and the growing Danish resistance combating the oppressiveness of Hitler's Reich. In 1940, on its way to conquering Western Europe, Germany coerced the Danish government into a "cooperative" agreement that lasted three long years until the increasing brazenness of the Resistance movement prompted a crackdown.

Faithful in the Waiting is a powerful devotional and biblical exploration of five remarkable women—Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Hannah, and Elizabeth—whose lives were shaped by longing, silence, barrenness, and delayed answers. Though they each walked through seasons of heartbreak and unanswered prayers, their stories are woven with a common thread: a faithful God who never forgot them and fulfilled His promises in His perfect time.

The Twelve Tribes: Inside America’s Hidden Cult is a chilling, boots-on-the-ground exposé of one of the country’s most elusive religious movements. What began as a humble café in Chattanooga became a network of communal homes, businesses, and self-contained belief systems stretching across continents. Rooted in a theology of submission, purity, and divine order, the Twelve Tribes has quietly shaped the lives of thousands — often behind smiling deli counters and charming farmhouse aesthetics.

From the edges of ancient Scripture to the unexplained phenomena of our modern world, What Dwells Beyond takes listeners on a bold journey into the unknown. Are so-called myths—like giants, fallen angels, and otherworldly beings—actually echoes of a hidden reality deliberately veiled from humanity?

„Wenn dein Herz nach Allah ruft – antworte mit Iman.“ Es gibt Bücher, die man liest – und Bücher, die man fühlt. Dieses Werk gehört zur zweiten Art. Denn manchmal reichen die Worte der Welt nicht aus. Manchmal braucht es die Weisheit des Propheten ﷺ, die Nähe Allahs, die Erinnerung daran, dass der Islam mehr ist als Regeln – er ist Licht für das Herz eines Muslims. Ein spiritueller Begleiter für deine Reise zurück zu dir selbst – und zu Allah.

The Hanuman Chalisa is a rich repertoire of the incredible deeds and acts of valour by Lord Hanuman. This enriching edition brings to you the same holy text only manifold more immersive as each word of the dohas comes alive, explained as it is by way of the stories from Valimiki’s Ramayana, Tulsidas’s Ramacharitramaanas, and the folklore of India.

You've probably heard of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, St. Alexander Hotovitsky, liturgical translator Isabel Hapgood, and other righteous men and women who made their mark on the early development of Orthodoxy in America. But what about the notorious itinerant Bulgarian Monk? Or Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America? Or Vera Johnston, who served the Orthodox Church without renouncing her Theosophist roots?

Before Heaven and Hell tells the true story of Zoroastrianism—the world’s first documented monotheism and the forgotten root of many modern beliefs. Long overshadowed by the religions it helped inspire, Zoroastrianism introduced core concepts we now take for granted: Heaven and Hell, final judgment, a cosmic savior, angels, demons, ethical dualism, and free will as a sacred responsibility.

Even the most die-hard atheist would consent that justice was lacking in the trial of Jesus Christ. There was absolutely no appearance of compliance with the laws that were in place in any of Jesus' six separate trials.

At the eve of the Second World War, an estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe. While 10,000 of them escaped to Britain in the Kindertransport, only some 500 found a new home in France. Here they attempted to begin again—but their refuge would all too soon become a trap. For the first time, Laura Hobson Faure brings to life the experiences of these children, and the Jewish and non-Jewish organizations who helped them. Drawing on survivors' testimonies as well as children's diaries, letters, drawings, songs, and poems, Who Will Rescue Us? recreates their journeys.

Follow the captivating journey through the lives of female rulers who defied expectations, ruled empires, shaped cultures, and left enduring legacies. From ancient Egypt to the heart of the Mughal Empire, these stories offer inspiration, empowerment, and awe-inspiring courage.

In this volume, 16 doctrinal categories are discussed and reconciled to the historical events in the church since Vatican II, showing the essential role of the Sede Vacante findings in sustaining the church's supernatural claims.

Listeners are invited to embark on a journey through the life of one of history’s most revered figures. The patron saint of Ireland. This engaging and comprehensive narrative explores the multifaceted dimensions of St. Patrick's life, from his early years in Roman Britain to his transformative experiences and his courageous return to a land of captivity.