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New York:: Da Capo Press / Perseus,, (2009.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. At age thirty-five, Cami Walker was burdened by a battle with multiple sclerosis, when she received an uncommon prescription from an African medicine woman, Mbali Creazzo: Give to others for 29 days. As one review said "29 Gifts stands out among other ÔinspirationalÕ books because Walker doesn't hold back. She describes her disease and symptoms in vivid detail. And it's that bravery which makes the process ring true. ... Not only does it put a face on MS, it puts a face on perceptions and the power of the mind to overcome adversity.Ó This book also includes personal essays from others whose lives were changed also by participating in the 29 Gifts Movement. SIGNED on the title page by both the author and Mbali Creazzo with the words "you are a gift" . 226 pp.

New York:: Carlton & Potter,, n.d.. Front hinge is broken and the rear is starting, corners are bumped and worn, and the edges also show wear. A few pages have penciled lines in the margins, very light minimal foxing, some toning to paper.. 48th thousand. An account of her conversion and work in Methodism. A small volume (6" by 4 1/8") bound in brown embossed boards, gold lettering on spine. While undated, the previous owner's name is inscribed with the date of 1887.

New York:: Riverhead Books (Penguin),, (2008.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A very personal memoir that explores the significance of the very old term acedia, or soul-weariness, or just unable to care - and explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Bibliography. 334 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, 1995.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in Very Good dust jacket (binding cracked before title page.). First printing. Dustjacket praise from Normam Mailer and Gretel Ehrlich, who calls this a 'hilarious provocative account of what being a student of Zen has been for Lawrence Shainberg.'

Moundsville, WV: : Gospel Trumpet Publishing Co, , 1899.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in light gray-green cloth with dark green and burgundy decorations, gilt lettering (minor wear to covers, some toning to pages, tear to lower margin of final leaf, but overall tight and sturdy) . First edition. Subtitle continues: Demonstrating the Superiority of the Gospel over Moses' Law According to the Epistles of Paul, Especially That Addressed to the Hebrews. Includes, among other topics, a chapter on the "great evil" of capitol punishment. 420 pp. Uncommon.

Chicago:: University of Chicago Press,, 1989.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library, in sturdy green buckram binding with gilt lettering on the spine, relatively few markings and overall very good. . First edition. Six issues of this periodical containing Biblical critisism and study for theology students bound in one volume. Illustrated with many photographs. 469 pp plus a 36 pp bibliographical supplement on theological and Semitic literature.

London:: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,, (1988). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (toning to the pages). First printing. An investigation into stigmata from St Francis of Assisi in the 13th century to Jane Hill, a British housewife in 1985, a book which is also an exploration of just how much power the mind has over the body. Illustrated with photographs. Includes an appendix with brief biographies of many known stigmatics, notes and references, index. viii, 164 pp.

Thailand:: Khumson Books,, (1992.). First edition -. Near fine.. First printing. A slim trade paperback, illustrated with photographs, with contains practical suggestions for incorporating Buddhist ways into your daily life. 56 pp.

New York:: Hawthorn Books,, (1957.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (edgewear to dj.). First printing. A popular biography of Eugenio Pacelli who became Pope Pius XII, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church during "the rise of Fascism, World War II, the postwar menace of Communism, the Korean War, the unrest in the Soviet satellites, the Suez crisis." Illustrated with 38 black and white photographs, including previously unpublished pictures of the Pope as a young child, and 22 full page drawings by Louis Priscilla. Index. Imprimatur. Illustrated endpapers. 251 pp.

New York:: Freethought Press Association, , (1953.). Good condition in printed gray wrappers (underlining on 2 pp.). Trade paperback. Frontispiece portrait of Wells. 160 pp.

New York:: Addison-Wesley, , 1995.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A former Trappist monk and priest talks frankly how his life in and out of the church, including a homosexual experience at the monastery, his problems with alcohol and his marriage to a former nun - and he also discusses the oppressiveness of the world of organized religion and his own search for a meaningful spiritual and happy life.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2014). First edition -. Fine in printed wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) For two years, Davidson met every Friday with 89-year-old Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, to discuss what he calls The December Project - that is, "creating strategies to deal with pain and memory loss, and finding tools to cultivate simplicity, fearlessness, and joy at any age. Davidson includes twelve exercises so that readers may experience what she did a sea change in facing what we all must face: mortality." Glossary. 193 pp.

Salt Lake City:: Deseret Sunday Schools Union,, 1909.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in tan cloth with dark brown lettering and border on front cover (previous owner's name inside front cover) Uncommon in this condition. . First thus - revised edition. A revised and expanded edition of 'The Deseret Sunday School Song Book' with over 100 additional songs based on suggestions from over 1000 wards, for a total of 395 songs, all arranged so that each selection may be sung or played without turning the page. Index.

Chicago:: University of Illinois Press,, (1994.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. From the dustjacket: "Recognizing Mormonism's dissenting tradition, Differing Visions presents selections on nineteen Mormon dissenters - David Whitmer, Fawn Brodie, and Sonia Johnson among them - in a volume that focuses on the variety of religious sentiment within the church and assesses factors that have encouraged divergent ideas from the early 1800s on.Besides offering little-known information about the lives of those profiled, the collection shows that the dissenters generally were moved by conscience and questions of right and wrong in leaving Mormonism and that none of them ever fully shed the remnants of the institutionalized church. " Contributors include Richard N. Holzapfel, John S. McCormick, Richard P. Howard, Kenneth M. Godfrey, William D. Russell, Dan Vogel, Jessie L. Embry, Lawrence Foster and others. Other dissenters discussed are… Read More

New York:: Grand Central Publishing, , (2012). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in cream printed wrappers.. Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) The title almost says it all - although among the things which Janzen faces in this book is a diagnosis of cancer. "Breezy despite the weighty subject matter... Janzen's wit and love of fashion keep things light, but her conversion to Pentecostalism after a miraculous return to health sends the book into serious seekers' territory." (People). SIGNED on the title page. 245 pp.

Berkeley, CA:: Celestial Arts,, (1987.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Covers the period from 1931, when Watts was still a student, to 1938 when he left England for the United States with his wife Eleanor. Edited by John Snelling, with Mark Watts (the son of Alan Watts) and Dennis Sibley. Photographs. 272 pp

Fort Bragg, California:: Cypress House, , (2002,). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy wrappers (as new .). Trade paperback original - first printing. Illustrated with the Ghanian symbol, 'Gye Nyame,' for the omnipotence of God. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author. 84 pp

New York:: Harper & Row,, (1975). Very good in illustrated wrappers (toning to pages, bookstore stamp inside back cover).. Trade paperback. A book which "guides readers on a deeply rewarding search for pure truth and perfect freedom, which means breaking away from the debilitating, consuming concern with the self." 288 pp.

Brookline, MA: : Holy Cross Orthodox Press, , 1979.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket (some rubbing to the dj). First printing. Illustrated with photographs. 184 pp plus final 2 photographs.

Stockton, California. : Lantern Press,, 1962.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (some underlining and checkmarks affecting just 2 of the sermons, edgewear to the dj) . First printing. A collection of sixteen sermons by preachers in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and more, which set the ageless Christian message against the backdrop of mountains and desert. SIGNED by Jesse Hays Baird at "The Parable of the Giant Redwood" - the General Grant tree in the Sequoia National Forest. Includes an introduction to each contributor, with small photographs of their churches. Footnotes. 156 pp.