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In Why Religion?: A Personal Story, the award-winning religious scholar Elaine Pagels weaves together a story of heart-breaking personal loss with an examination of the relevance of religious traditions in modern times. The book relates how she found solace in the insights discovered in these “secret” texts and offers the reader a deeper understanding of how Christian folklore continues to shape Western cultural attitudes centuries later.

Many of us hold on to things for all of the wrong reasons. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but we’re here to help! Learn some of the ways that society, family, the status quo, and our own self-esteem keep us hanging on to stuff that no longer serves us, could possibly serve someone else better, or is just simply weighing us down.

Educated, is a no-holds-barred memoir of her life growing up in an ultra-conservative survivalist Mormon family in Idaho in the 1990s. This is the inspirational story of how, having never been inside a classroom till she was seventeen, Westover went on to study at Cambridge and Harvard and write a book that has been lauded by people like Bill Gates and Barack Obama. This is also the story of the other America that, despite existing in our midst, continues to be suspect of the government and disowns children who try to join the mainstream.

Do you want to start the keto diet but you're not sure how? Do you want to burn fat constantly even when you're not working out? It may seem too good to be true but millions have been doing it worldwide, including big-name celebrities like Katie Couric, Halle Berry, Megan Fox, and Kim Kardashian! And now you can too! The keto diet is more than just a diet - it's a lifestyle. This book is a complete guide that includes everything you need to lose weight, burn fat, and live the healthiest lifestyle possible on the keto diet.

The punishment for vampirism is to be burned at the stake. Necromancers, should they be captured, are hung. I am both. My master bestowed upon my shoulders a monumental task, one that has become my life's ambition. Should I fail, at least I will burn with a smile on my face, knowing I did not live by my father's rules, the life he would have forced upon me as his heir. I have brought a legion of slaughter to the foot of the altar where I will soon carve my destiny, and I know more bloodshed will follow. I welcome every drop.

For Lori's senior thesis she has set out to answer the age-old question: Is there life after death? What she discovers is something beyond her wildest dreams. Unfortunately, without hard evidence, no one will believe her. So she delves even deeper into this unknown realm, only to find that being an uninvited guest has its consequences.

We all want to be happier, more productive, more creative, and healthier. But we fail to realize that our surroundings are not aligned with the desires of our heart. In Outer Order, Inner Calm, Gretchen Rubin lays out a simple plan that will help you achieve these goals. All you have to do is clean and declutter your environment, whether it’s at home or the office. How you do it is up to you - you can go hard and spend an entire day cleaning up, or you can spend a few minutes every day decluttering your surroundings.

This box set includes the most powerful set of books that will help you improve every area of water fasting, intermittent fasting, autophagy, self-healing, and addressing brain health and Alzheimer's. It will quickly lead you to a more rewarding and fulfilling existence, as well as a more energetic and enriching professional life.

This graphic account of convicted killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka shows that in some relationships, neither party is the “better half”. Both halves of this Canadian couple add up to one evil story.