Religion/spirituality from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Autobiography by the world-renowned "deprogrammer" of the 1970s, hired by desperate parents during the "Satanic Panic" that gripped this era to rescue their kids from cults like the Children of God, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the… Read more about this item

HarperOne, 2007. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Suggesting how Buddha can be viewed as a "revolutionary,'' the basic tenets of Buddhism are outlined, showing how they can help "liberate the heart" & allow one to live a life of freedom from all things & peoples that seek to oppress. In 169 pages with lists… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Castaneda's fourth book completes the journey started in his famed trilogy about his spiritual quest via hallucinogenic drugs & the Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, in Arizona & Mexico. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1974, this hardcover octavo has… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-/G+. Winner of both the Nobel & Pulitzer prizes, this "crowning achievement" of the author's career was 9 years in the writing. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in the first state DJ ($4.75 price, 8/54 at bottom front flap), this hardcover 8vo has… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Word Publishing, 1989. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Takes you right inside the world of what is now recognized as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s, but was deadly serious here, with a Foreword by one of the movement's leaders, reporter-turned-sensationalistic-talk-show-host Geraldo Rivera. The author,… Read more about this item

Glendale, California: Regal, G/L Publications, 1974. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. VG. "An unbelievable story of primitive jungle treachery,'' offers a first-hand account of how the author & his wife brought religion to one of the most violent tribes on the planet in the 1970s, the Sawi people of what was then Netherlands New… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Offers a new translation of the ancient Buddhist text, the "Tao Te Ching" & explores its applications to modern business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, & personal mastery. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION,6th printing, from 1986, this softcover small 4to is… Read more about this item

Doubleday, 1984. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cult expert & founder of the world-renowned Freedom Counseling Center in Burlingame, CA, discusses the state of cults in the 1980s, examining both well-known & virtually unheard of groups, with ominous implications for today, as the meglomaniacal leaders who become the object of cult adoration & the situations… Read more about this item

Shambhala, 2007. First Trade Paperback Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. Fine. The beloved American Buddhist nun offers a clear & insightful reading of this 8th-century Sanskrit text by the sage Shantideva, exploring its practical applications to 21st-century students & practitioners. The 4th printing of this First Trade Paperback Edition from 200 is in Fine condition: virtually indistinguishable from… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1941. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Masha. Enchanting collection of Christian prayers designed for young children, complemented by the lovely pastel illustrations of artist Masha, a "mystery" illustrator of children's books in the 1940s who wanted to remain anonymous. In 36 pages, illustrated on every one. A FIRST EDITION,… Read more about this item

George Braziller, 1991. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of the conflict between Polish Catholics & Jews around the world that arose when a group of Carmelite nuns sought to create a convent in one of the abandoned buildings that surrounded the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. In 169 pages with Notes & Index. Part… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The third & (supposedly) final book in Castaneda's famed trilogy about the search for spiritual truth through mystical experiences with the sorcerer Don Juan in Arizona & Mexico. This is a FIRST EDITION, Fifth printing from 1972. With… Read more about this item

Unity Village, Missouri: Unity School of Christianity, 1995. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Lattimer, Evan. Collection of Christmas stories for the whole family with a significant Christian emphasis, with gorgeous full-color illustrations throughout by Evan Lattimer. 173 pages, with bright red ribbon page marker firmly attached. First published in 1978, this is the Fourth… Read more about this item

New York, New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1976. First American Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. In a work characterized by mentor Sigmund Freud as "brilliant,'' the noted psychoanalyst & expert on the psychology of religion examines religious & other rituals across times & cultures, "connecting the superstitious beliefs of prehistoric times with contemporary practices." Preface… Read more about this item

Dover Publications, Inc., 1955. Soft cover. Fine. Koch, Rudolf; Kredel, Fritz. Comprehensive look at 493 symbols used from "earliest times to the Middle Ages by primitive peoples and early Christians." Entries are divided into 14 different characters, with illustrations for each drawn by the author/typographer Rudolf Koch from woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. In 104 pages, with a sewn… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress, 2004. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. By a (now deceased) minister in the United Church of Christ, this book explores Christian themes & morals through different characters in classic Disney films. In 20 chapters, 221 pages with References. A First Edition, second printing, from 2004, this trade paperback 8vo (6"… Read more about this item

New York/San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Well-research biography about "the most charismatic & controversial woman in modern religious history"--Sister Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944)--a celebrity Pentecostal preacher based at a huge temple in Los Angeles in the 1920s-1930s whose life became fodder for the scandal sheets of the day, with… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Frist, Jane. Christianity combines with humor in this true story about the author & her 5 brothers growing up as children of a preacher in the mid-20th-century American South. In 159 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by the author's daughter, Jane. A First Edition, first printing, from 1956, SIGNED by the Author with a… Read more about this item

Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A professor of religious studies explores how stories of "religious martyrdom" surrounding 2 of the victims of the Columbine school shooting in Littleton, CO, on 20 April 1999 emerged & helped shape the narrative about that senseless massacre. Despite an abundance of evidence challenging the initial… Read more about this item

Kingsport, Kentucky: Hanuman Foundation/Kingsport Press, 1978. Reprint . Soft cover. VG+. Cult classic describing the guru's transformation from Harvard professor Dr. Richard Alpert into spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass & his psychedelic journeys. Includes "From Bindu to Ojas--The Core Book,'' the "Cookbook for a Sacred Life--A Manual for Conscious Being," & "Painted Cakes," an unpaginated section containing additional… Read more about this item