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When an al-Qaida email is intercepted, promising a New Year's Day attack on America, it leads to the capture of the group's leader. But even under fierce interrogation, the terrorist clings to his jihadist beliefs and resists divulging anything of the threat. Desperate, the Army resorts to a contingency...

Spirit Brides is classic Gibran with stories that depict life in late nineteenth-century northern Lebanon and serve as Gibran's vehicle for discussing religious and ethical themes. This book is a collection of three short stories, in which Kahlil Gibran portrays his belief in the overwhelming power...

This anthology includes three important pieces of Hindu literature and sacred writing: THE BHAGAVAD GITA, THE UPANISHADS, and THE RAMAYANA. The Bhagavad-Gita, is a Hindu scripture that is part of the ancient Sanskrit epic, THE MAHABHARATA.  It is frequently treated as an Upanishad in...

William James was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is believed by many to be one of the most influential philosophers...

An exploration of reality, undertaken not with scientific method or religious ethics, but with the heart of a poet and an artist. This work is an effort to offer some conception of reality unbounded by our usual definitions, holistically connecting self and environment, perceiver and perception, thought...

Eight authors come together to build a powerful collection of dark young adult short stories inspired by the mysteries, faith, and darkness found within the Bible. Old Testament and New Testament, iconic and obscure figures alike are illuminated, explored, and re-envisioned throughout this charity...

Wind Rider Chronicles - Book 1 Threatening clouds and fierce storms besiege the city of Tyroc. More frequent and powerful than ordinary storms, young Elowyn, a weaver's daughter living in the outskirts of the city, senses something disturbing and unnatural about them. She soon realizes that...

Mary Magdalene was a woman whose life circumstances led her from demonic possession and prostitution to being the first witness of the greatest event in world history. In an attempt to reconstruct her life, this book demonstrates her struggle as she confronts the patriarchal traditions embedded in...

Thundering warnings to Ahab, defying Jezebel, putting Baal's impotent prophets to the sword after the fiery confrontation on Carmel: Thus Elijah, the rough-hewn prophet of Yahweh, strides onto the stage of history to play out his role against the dark backdrop of one of Israel's blackest...

The Prophet Muhammad initiated one of the most significant religious and cultural developments in human history, bringing the religion of Islam to the world. Adil Salahi's compelling biography traces the life of the Prophet Muhammad from his birth and childhood to the triumph of Islam and its hold...

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, Christmas trees, lights, the baby Jesus, and, of course, presents. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your ears, or maybe you even picture nutcrackers or Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Christmas...

I offer this first edition of my poems, for each to explore. Traverse the mind several times, on yonder hill, we shall climb. Ponder once more, we, thrill ‘tis, adore.

Ayn Rand’s philosophy has once again found an important part on the American political stage. With the rise of the Tea Party movement, her political and economic philosophy has infused the American public discourse with a new Libertarian vitality. Ironically, many of her new followers identify themselves...

This book is a bunch of poems on mindfulness and the essence of Buddhahood. The themes move around Buddha's teachings on mindful living, the Buddha way, joy of mindfulness, and realization of our true nature. The profound but gentle wisdom encased in these poems will help readers to arrive at greater...