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Seeking the sacred: leading a spiritual life in a secular world
By Elizabeth Etue, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
In a world permeated by religious strife, renewed interest in issues of faith necessitates a journey beyond the orthodox institutions…
many have come to mistrust. This new brand of "seeker" is looking for an open and safe environment in which to discuss unique interpretations of consciousness, spirituality, ethics, and philosophy through the world's complex mosaic of beliefs and customs. Includes lectures by Jungian therapist Marion Woodman, Lt. General Roméo Dallaire, and Stephen Lewis. Descriptions of violence. 2006.Portrait du Gulf Stream: éloge des courants : promenade
By Erik Orsenna. 2005
American vertigo
By Bernard Henri Lévy. 2006
Où va l'amérique ? Devant ce pays colossal et blessé, contradictoire et protéiforme, devant ce pays-concept dont les emblèmes, nobles…
ou infamants, tournent à n'en pas finir sur le manège médiatique mondial, chacun est pris de vertige. American Vertigo ? Un livre-enquête mobile et chaleureux. Un reportage conceptuel et un " road book " sensuel, cérébral, drôle, véridique. La perspicacité du philosophe. L'oeil et le style du romancier. 2006.The complete book of aliens & abductions
By Jenny Randles. 1999
Written by the Director of Investigations at the British UFO Research Association, this reference examines key cases and episodes of…
alleged alien abduction. It also analyses the phenomenon, nation by nation, and features a comprehensive review of the major theories. 1999.Si les ovnis et les enlèvements extraterrestres ne sont que fantasmes de lesprit et mythes modernes, comment est-il possible, demande…
Jean Casault, que des dizaines de comités scientifiques se soient penchés sur cette question depuis 1947? Comment se fait-il que des chercheurs sérieux aient bien voulu être associés à ces phénomènes? Chaque année aux États-Unis, on rapporte des milliers de cas dobservations dovnis. Dans le monde, ce compte pourrait atteindre quelques millions. Ce nest pas rien, en particulier si on réalise que de 5% à 28% de ces observations restent inexpliquées à ce jour. Cest suffisant pour que cet ouvrage intéresse tant les sceptiques que les gens qui croient que dautres formes de vie existent ailleurs. -- 4e de couv.Les pouvoirs inexpliqués des animaux: pressentiment et télépathie chez les animaux sauvages et domestiques ((J'ai lu ; 6798. Aventure secrète))
By Rupert Sheldrake, Jerome Bodin, Jocelyne De Pass. 2001
Doit-on ignorer les pouvoir inexpliqués tels que la télépathie, précognition, orientation que les animaux semblent manifester? Dépassant le domaine de…
l'anecdotique où ce type de phénomène a été jusqu'alors relegué, le docteur Sheldrake aborde pour la première fois ces questions sous un angle rigoureusement scientifique. Titre uniforme: Dogs that know when their owners are coming home and other unexplained powers of animals.Spirituality and ageing
By Albert Jewell. 1999
This work presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are…
religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of backgrounds. They define "spirituality" not just as a religious concept but as an answer to the natural human need for purpose, values and relationships - a sense of wholeness in life.The cost of living: a personal journey in St John's Gospel chapters 11-21
By Margaret Cundiff. 2000
Margaret Cundiff finds the final chapters of St John's Gospel "exciting, compelling, demanding...Jesus raises his friend to life, then starts…
on the road to Calvary, which for him is death, then life. The road he takes is the road we must take, towards our own death; and if we accept his gift, it is the road to life."Wild: a journey from lost to found
By Cheryl Strayed. 2015
At 26, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family disbanded and…
her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. 2015.Aimé Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. On 23 April…
1925 this quiet, unassuming schoolteacher, with little equestrian experience, set out on his epic journey. His only companions were two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato. Together the trio traversed the Pampas, scaled the Andes and swam across the crocodile-infested rivers of Colombia. Along the way they were assailed by vampire bats, mistaken for gods and stalked by hostile revolutionaries. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'a lunatic' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. 2014.Transforming grace: living confidently in God's unfailing love
By Jerry Bridges. 2008
The freedom in falling short of God’s standard relies on His gift of grace. Unfortunately, too many of us forget…
the free offer. We spend our lives basing our relationship with God on our performance rather than on Him. We see ourselves as never being worthy of His love. The author challenges us to stop trying to measure up, and to begin accepting the transforming power of God’s grace. 2008.Millennium prophecies: predictions for the coming century from Edgar Cayce
By Mark A Thurston. 1997
The author examines the millennium prophecies of spiritual philosopher and psychic visionary, Edgar Cayce, as well as Cayce's link to…
the projections of Nostradamus, predictions which still have relevance today. 1997.The oil of joy for mourning: 365 daily meditations to comfort the widowed
By Jan Sheble. 1997
Comfort, support, and encouragement are offered for the grieving widow or widower. Contains 365 daily meditations to help lead people…
through the mourning process to a healing that only God can provide. 1997.Strange events: incredible Canadian monsters, curses, ghosts, and other tales (Amazing stories)
By Johanna Bertin. 2003
What are the chances of being hit by lightning three times in one lifetime? And then, being hit again after…
you are dead and buried? Read about this and other mysterious legends, including ghosts lurking on board mystery ships and the dark and chilling secrets of Niagara's Devil's Playground. 2003.There are things in this world that we cannot explain, such as reincarnation, premonitions, and other paranormal experiences. These occurrences…
are explored here from a scientific perspective, using current research and scientific theories. Suggestions on how to deal with such occurrences and where to go for help and information are also included. 2002.The path: creating your mission statement for work and for life
By Laurie Beth Jones. 1996
This book provides inspirational and practical advice to lead readers through every step of both defining and fulfilling a mission.…
Proffering information for both business and life projects, the author discusses the three key elements of a successful mission statement. 1996.The immortalization commission: science and the strange quest to cheat death
By John Gray. 2011
For most of human history, religion provided a clear explanation of life and death, but in the late 19th and…
early 20th centuries new ideas - from psychiatry to evolution to Communism - seemed to suggest that our fate was now in our own hands. Gray investigates the belief that the science-backed Communism of the new USSR could reshape the planet, and the belief among a group of Edwardian intellectuals that there was a non-religious form of life after death. c2011.The lost continent: travels in small-town America
By Bill Bryson. 2002
Bryson describes his cross-country journey to revisit what he deems the "magic places" of his youth, beginning with his hometown…
of Des Moines, Iowa, and including the Rocky Mountains. Reminisces about his childhood and his father as he recounts adventures across thirty-eight states and 13,978 miles. Some strong language. c1989, 2002.After a thirty-year career as high profile vet, columnist, presenter and author, Bruce Fogle - the UK's bestselling cat &…
dog writer - decided to leave urban Britain and take a journey with his dog Macy. Travelling in the footsteps of the great American novelist John Steinbeck, who published Travels with Charley - his standard poodle - in the '60s, Fogle set off in search of the North America of his childhood. 2006.A walk in the woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
By Bill Bryson. 1997
Bryson relates the adventures and misadventures of two totally unfit hikers, as he and longtime friend Stephen Katz traverse the…
2,100-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Returning from more than twenty years in Britain, he set out to rediscover his homeland, but the two men find themselves awed by the terrain and stymied by the unfamiliar local culture. His gruelling yet fascinating trek gave him a rare perspective on American life. Some strong language. Bestseller.