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Kahlil Gibran’s reflections on the wistful beauty, lofty majesty, and abiding peace of Eastern wisdom revolutionized Arab literature. This collection of dramatic poems uses the dialogue between age and youth as a platform to discuss deep subjects such as freedom, death, and the eternal soul. From “Of Life and Sorrow” to “Of Science and Knowledge”, Gibran’s vision transcends boundaries of religion and culture, finding beauty and wisdom in the universal struggles of everyday life.

O historiador Leandro Karnal, um dos intelectuais brasileiros que, através de seus livros, palestras e vídeos, nos ajuda a pensar o mundo contemporâneo, discute uma questão presente na vida de todos: a solidão. A partir de referências de filósofos e da própria Bíblia, de fatos históricos e de romances, ele faz uma reflexão sobre a natureza de viver só—por pouco ou muito tempo, estando ou não acompanhado.

Born and raised in Essex, Maajid Nawaz was recruited into politicised Islam as a teenager. Abandoning his love of hip-hop music, graffiti and girls, he was recruited into Hizb ut-Tahrir (the Liberation Party), where he played a leading and international role in the shaping and dissemination of an aggressive anti-West narrative. While studying for his Arabic and law degree, he travelled around the UK and to Denmark and Pakistan, setting up new cells.

"Da qualche tempo sto scartabellando nuovi documenti riservati, intercettazioni delle procure italiane e straniere, atti di commissioni internazionali. Sto incontrando preti e monsignori che mi raccontano che, oltre agli scandali economici, non sono finiti nemmeno quelli sessuali. Che gli abusi sui più piccoli non sono affatto un fenomeno superato, e che nei primi tre anni di pontificato di Bergoglio sono arrivate alla Congregazione per la dottrina della fede 1200 denunce di molestie 'verosimili' su ragazzini e ragazzine di mezzo mondo."

El tiempo es la prueba del carácter de un hombre. El carácter es la medida de la hombría. La sabiduría llega con los años... Esas frases pueden sonar muy repetidas, pero contienen grandes verdades. La integridad y la sabiduría son esenciales para la vida de un cristiano. En este audio libro, el Dr. Núñez nos conduce a las Escrituras, rescata esos dos valores, y nos guía en maneras prácticas para aplicarlos en cada área de nuestras vidas.

Sure to become a favorite of readers who love Chicken Soup for its stories of overcoming life’s obstacles, challenges, heartbreaks, and pain, this book emphasizes triumph in the face of overwhelming odds. A timeless testament to the indomitable human spirit, this collection is sure to encourage, support, comfort, and, most of all, inspire all readers for years to come.

In The Dark Side of the Enlightenment, John V. Fleming shows how the impulses of the European Enlightenment - generally associated with great strides in the liberation of human thought from superstition and traditional religion - were challenged by tenacious religious ideas or channeled into the "darker" pursuits of the esoteric and the occult.

The publication of The Woman's Bible in 1895 and 1898 represented the feminist pioneer's last strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In keeping with her characteristic radical individualism, Stanton attacks religious orthodoxy on a political rather than scholarly basis.

In Idols, a companion volume to the best-selling Dharma, your favourite fictional characters are back, along with some new ones, to explore the essence and true meaning of idolatry. In this insightful and thought-provoking book, Amish and Bhavna tackle burning questions about idol worship through simple, varied and astute interpretations of myths and religious texts.

【読むほどに 唱えるほどに…心が洗われ、新しい発見が！】今、人気の空海（真言宗）をはじめ、最澄の天台宗、臨済宗、曹洞宗で読まれている「般若心経」

Un relato esclarecedor de lo que nos aguarda tras la muerte y el despertar final. Uno de los testimonios espirituales más lúcidos y poderosos de nuestro tiempo.

Vivimos en una sociedad donde los resultados, la eficacia y la adaptación hace que nos alejemos cada vez más de lo que realmente sentimos. El camino del tantra nos ayuda realmente a recuperar lo que somos, a deshacernos de las capas superficiales, para ser más totales. El tantra emplea el acto sexual como una forma de alcanzar una la unidad esencial; sin embargo, y paradójicamente, la sexualidad no es solo el medio, sino el fin mismo.

還暦で世界初のインターネット生保（ライフネット生命）を起業し古希で日本初の学長国際公募により立命館アジア太平洋大学（APU）学長に就任した“稀代の読書家”が古代ギリシャから現代まで100点以上

自己の所信を力強く表明する法廷のソクラテスを描いた『ソクラテスの弁明』。

Todos, en algún momento de nuestra vida, nos hemos rebelado ante el sufrimiento, pensando que carecía de sentido. ¿Y si ahora resultase que las experiencias más dolorosas y difíciles de la vida las hemos planeado cuidadosamente nosotros mismos antes de nacer? ¿Es posible que antes de venir a este mundo hayamos elegido las circunstancias, las relaciones y los sucesos más significativos de esta existencia? Este libro te permitirá

井上円了。江戸から大正までを生きた、仏教哲学者、教育家として名を残す。 迷信を打破する立場から妖怪を研究した。 妖怪を、オカルティズムを廃した、科学的見地で把握するために、研究したそうだが、じつは単に好きだったんでしょうと感じられる本書。すばらしい熱意。 むちゃくちゃにオモシロイのだが、明治の論文語体で読みづらいので、原文に忠実に、ナレーターの表現を極力抑えて仕上げたこのオーディオブックでお楽しみください。 ただし、妖怪大好きなお子さんと一緒に聞くのは、まだ妖怪を否定しているだけに思えるかもしれないので、ご注意ください。

En corazón pródigo descubrirás cómo Christine logró superar la muerte de su padre, el mudarse a otro país, los sentimientos de coraje, la falta de perdón, pérdida y rechazo, el haber sido acosada sexualmente, y hasta fue liberada de vivir una doble vida siendo líder en la iglesia. Ella retó a Dios y Él le respondió con su amor sanador. Christine comparte su historia y el gozo de rendirse completamente a Dios.

Gerad Kite - founder of the renowned Kite Clinic in London - believes that the way we are living today is making us ill. For all the choices we have, for all the improvements in our material lifestyle, people are more unhappy than ever - because we have lost the ability to tap in to our inner selves. In this inspiring, revelatory audiobook, Kite shows us how to look at things from a different perspective and to uncover the truth: that everything we need to be happy and well, we already have inside.

David Headley, the American Pakistani also known as Daood Gilani, lived a double life. One day he would stroll through Central Park in his tailored Armani suit as a true New Yorker, and the next he would browse in the bazaar in Lahore wearing traditional Pakistani clothes. One day he would drink champagne at the most extravagant clubs; on another he would prostrate himself in prayer in remote Pakistan and pledge fidelity to Allah.

In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship to give a view of the history of the peoples from the core Islamic lands, from the Golden Age of Islam to today.