World Religions
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God Has a Dream
by Desmond Tutu
Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu has long been admired throughout the world for the heroism and grace he exhibited while encouraging countless South Africans in their struggle for human rights. In God Has a Dream, his most soul-searching book, he shares the spiritual message that guided him through those troubled times. Drawing on personal and historical examples, Archbishop Tutu reaches out to readers of all religious backgrounds, showing how individual and global suffering can be transformed into joy and...
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Buddhism Plain and Simple
by Hagen, Steve
In this book Steve Hagen puts the essence of Zen Buddhism in simple words - deceptively simple. Reading a page a day would not be too little. One should let the words sink in, instead of wanting to read page after page like a novel.
Life Is Real Only Then, When I Am
by G. I. Gurdjieff
Penguin, New York. 10th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.Begun in 1934, this final volume of Gurdjieff's trilogy, All and Everything, is a primary source for Gurdjieff's ideas, methods, and biography. Gurdjieff offers guidance to his "community of seekers," through a selection of talks given in 1930, autobiographical material crucial to understanding his ideas, and the incomplete essay The Outer and Inner World of Man.
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NZ$23.62
Twin Powers: Politics and the Sacred
by Thomas Molnar
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with minor edgewear to cover, light short scratch to center edge of rear cover. Prior owner name written on front endpaper.
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NZ$51.07
TEACH YOURSELF ISLAM
by Ruqaiyyah Maqsood
Chicago/London: Teach Yourself Books, 2001. 17th printing. Paperback. As New. 218p. A softcover book in essentially fine condition, except for a tiny crease at the bottom of the back cover. Clean and tight. From the TEACH YOURSELF WORLD FAITHS series.
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NZ$25.53
Ultimes paroles: Entretiens avec Lakshmi Prasad
by Krishnamurti, Jiddu; Prasad, Lakshmi
France: Albin Michel, 1992 « Ce livre rassemble six entretiens conduits entre janvier 1981 et décembre 1985, soit un mois avant sa mort, par Lakshmi Prasad, un de ses proches, dont les questions originales permettent d'éclairer d'une lumière nouvelle sa démarche. À Travers ces conversations, l'un des plus grands maîtres du XXe siècle nous livre son testament spirituel.». Couverture souple. Comme neuf.
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NZ$46.55
Spiritual Slavery
by Lozowick, Lee
Lee Lozowick, 1975. Paperback. Used - very good condition. Book is clean and tight with some shelf wear and signs of age/use. Front cover is creased vertically along spine and about 1.25" from spine. Bottom corner of front cover is also creased. Light bumping at corners and edges. Back cover is tanned around edges and has dry residue from a sticker on the original price marking. Binding glue is visible at the top corner between title page and first page of text. No writing or highlighting. Photos are of...
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NZ$170.22
Here are Your Saints
by Windham, Joan
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Russell, Frank. Sheed & Ward, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition.
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NZ$73.19
The Complete Tishah B'Av Service
by Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz, Editors
Brooklyn, NY: Mesorah Publications, Ltd., 2007. Second Edition. Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Interior clean, tight, and bright. Bookseller's sticker on back cover; fore-edges show moderate soiling. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.
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NZ$42.56
Plain Words to Children
by William, Walsham How
London: Wells, Gardner, Darton & Co, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, olive green boards with vignette of book and candle in dark green on front. Dark green titles on front and spine. Coloured endpapers and nice and clean inside. 176pp of biblical explanation and guidance for children. Chapters on the Soul, Obedience , God’s purpose, Sin etc. written by the Right Rev. W. Walsham How, first Bishop of Wakefield in 1876. Written in an engaging style, which is more comforting than might be expected from...
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NZ$25.55
THE ART OF RESISTANCE IN ISLAM: THE PERFORMANCE OF POLITICS AMONG SHI'I WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND (CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE EAST STUDIES, SERIES NUMBER 65)
by Shanneik, Yafa
US: Cambridge University Press, 2022. Hardcover. Near Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. Text block is clean.
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NZ$144.69
UMMAH: A NEW PARADIGM FOR A GLOBAL WORLD
by Jomaa, Katrin A
US: SUNY Press, 2021. Hardcover. Near Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean, no markings from previous owners. Boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. Text block is clean.
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NZ$127.66
TOWARD THEOLOGY OF THE CORPORATION
by Michael Novak
Washington and London: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1981. Paperback. Softcover. A fine copy. Slight shelf wear to the cover. 57p. This book examines the private business corporation rom a theological perspective. The essay centers on what the reality of corporations teaches us about the nature of a free society. Novak is a scholar in religion and public policy.
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NZ$42.56
![OF DEAD KINGS AND DIRGES: MYTH AND MEANING IN ISAIAH 14:4B-21 (SBL - ACADEMIA BIBLICA, 11) [1/29/2003] R. MARK SHIPP](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/436/597/1243597436.0.b.0.jpg)
OF DEAD KINGS AND DIRGES: MYTH AND MEANING IN ISAIAH 14:4B-21 (SBL - ACADEMIA BIBLICA, 11) [1/29/2003] R. MARK SHIPP
by R. Mark Shipp
US: Brill Academic Pub, 2002. Hardcover. Fine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Boards are clean and square. Binding is tight. Text block is clean.
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NZ$127.66
The Psychic World of Doc Anderson
by Gary, A. L
Anderson, S.C.: Droke House, 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Droke House, 1973. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has very slight shelfwear, spine ends softened., minor scuffing. Cover has no issues. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Pristine condition.
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NZ$209.37
THE STORY OF WORLD RELIGIONS
by Denise Lardner Carmody and John Carmody
Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1988. Hardcover. 503p. A new pictorial hardcover book in fine condition. the cover is glossy, the pages are clean, and the binding is tight. Appears unread. Includes many black and white photographs. Maps on endpapers. Comes with a typed note from the publisher presenting this book as an examination copy to a former owner.
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NZ$34.04
Gärten der Erkenntnis - Das Buch der 40 Sufi-Meister,
by Schimmel, Annemarie
1985. 2. Auflage, (5. - 7. Tsd.), Köln, Diederichs (= Diederichs gelbe Reihe Band 37), 1985, 8°, 271 S. mit einer s/w-Abbildung, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Vorderdeckel an unterer Ecke minimalst bestoßen, zwei zarte und kaum bemerkbare Längsfalten auf Buchrücken, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst...
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NZ$62.01
Les amish. Une énigme pour le monde moderne
by Kraybill, Donald B
France: Éditions Excelsis (Collection Perspectives anabaptistes), 2004 Nombreuses photographies dans le texte. « Si l'ensemble de la population mondiale atteignait le niveau de vie occidental, les conséquences écologiques en seraient énormes, voire désastreuses. Nous serons obligés un jour de mieux gérer notre « vivre ensemble », et alors les amish pourraient nous paraître moins originaux et plus crédibles.Leur...
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NZ$61.70
PRINCIPLES OF BAHA'I ADMINISTRATION: A Compilation
London: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1976. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 116p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Private library stamps on endpapers and title page; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly rubbed, but fully intact.
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NZ$25.53
The Sound of the One Hand: 281 Zen Koans with Answers
by Hoffmann, Yoel (tranlation, commentary)
U.S.A.: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1975 OUT OF PRINT but AVAILABLE book. Black european cloth binding with cold stamping design on cover; vertical gilt title on spine. Red coloured tops. Foreword by Zen Master Hirano Sojo. Introduction by Ben-Ami Scharfstein. Blank sticker on flyleaf.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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NZ$59.20
SACRED AS SECULAR: SECULARIZATION UNDER THEOCRACY IN IRAN (VOLUME 11) (ADVANCING STUDIES IN RELIGION SERIES)
by Kazemipur, Abdolmohammad
US: McGill-Queen', 2022. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean, binding is sound. text block is clean. Spine is uncreased. Covers are clean and bright. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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NZ$51.07
The Woman John Saw
by Lola Belle Roath
New York: Exposition Press, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Exposition Press, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear, small chips/tears on spine ends and edges. Cover has mild shelfwear. Spine slightly tilted. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Scarce.
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NZ$81.71
THE NEW GIRL TALKS TO CHRISTIAN GIRLS
by ADAPTED FROM CAPT. REGINALD WALLIS BOOK "THE NEW BOY
NEW YORK: LOIZEAUX BROTHERS, BIBLE TRUTH DEPOT Book. Very Good (-) Book. Paperback. Assumed First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Secure binding with light spine shift, tiny fray/tear at spine head/tail and surface ripple at spine top third. Front bottom corner tip crease and some other mild creases. Inscription at front half title page with 1936 date. About 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 with 95 pages. Circa 1920. Scarce! 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.
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NZ$16.09
Mirrors of the Soul
by Kahlil Gibran
New York: Bantam, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. GOOD. Pages are lightly tanned. Small dampspot to front corner of spine. Spine is not creased. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight. 115 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario.
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NZ$13.53
The Church and the Book: Papers Read at the 2000 Summer Meeting and the 2001 Winter Meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society
by R. N. Swanson (ed.)
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press for the Ecclesiastical History Society. Studies in Church History, Volume 38. 1st printing (2004). 385pp. VG/VG copy, red ink "File Copy" stamps on ffep and page edges, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2004.
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NZ$21.30
Gateway to Wisdom - Taoist and Buddhist Contemplative Healing Yogas Adapted for Western Students of the Way,
by Blofeld, John
1980. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1980, 8°, 214 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen, Text: englisch, original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit original Schutzumschlag, Schutzumschlag minimal berieben, Schutzumschlag an den Kanten und Ecken zum Teil etwas beschabt, am Buchrücken oben und untere Einbandecken leicht bestoßen, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar mit eingeklebtem exlibris auf Vorderdeckelinnenseite Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (=...
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NZ$41.04
THE VIRGIN MARY IN THE WRITINGS OF MARIA VALTORTA
by Fr. Gabriel M. Roschini, O.S.M
Kolbe's Publications Inc, 1990. Softcover. Very Good +/No DJ. Pages are clean, binding is sound. Text block has a few ink spots on top edge. Spine is uncreased. Covers are clean and bright. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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NZ$221.29
