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The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by Pico Iyer  
Powells.com Staff Pick In The Open Road, Pico Iyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Dalai Lama. This is more than a history book, though. The author shares his personal day-to-day spiritual journey in a way that will speak to Westerners. It's a wonderful book; I couldn'...
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Under the Banner of Heaven : Story of Violent Faith (03 Edition)
by Jon Krakauer
Powells.com Staff Pick "Under the Banner of Heaven is not a typical Krakauer book that takes you on an adventure into the wilderness. Instead, it delves into a world that is misunderstood by most of America, the world of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism...
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
by Chris Hedges
Powells.com Staff Pick Radical religion has been a source of destruction for many nations throughout history. In Hedges's powerful critique of the political forces that seek to rule — and imperil — the United States he traces the alarming path of the emerging...
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The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)
by Karen Armstrong
Powells.com Staff Pick Part of the Books that Changed the World series, this is a great overview of the history, writing, and translations of the Bible. Armstrong never fails to entertain and impress. Recommended by Robin, Powells.com...
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith (07 Edition)
by Lamott
Powells.com Staff Pick Anne Lamott's books give me the sensation of a refreshing spring rain. Suddenly, everything looks clean, bright, and just plain noticeable again. Her surprising turns of phrase, her wit, and her ability to write with a light but insightful hand make this...
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Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris
Powells.com Staff Pick Sam Harris is a wonderful, courageous independent thinker. His Letter to a Christian Nation is a dynamic exposé of the hypocrisy inherent in organized religion. Recommended by Adrienne, Powells.com (See all of our Staff Top 5s of 2006)...
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Rumspringa : To Be Or Not To Be Amish (07 Edition)
by Tom Shachtman
Powells.com Staff Pick A fascinating look at the Amish tradition of "rumspringa," a period of months in each Amish teenager's life when they are permitted to participate in usually forbidden things: smoking, drinking, parties, cars, trendy clothes, music, and cell phones...
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God Laughs and Plays: Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right
by David James Duncan
Powells.com Staff Pick David James Duncan, the author of God Laughs and Plays, uses his collection of "churchless sermons" to build a rebuttal platform against conservative fundamentalist politicians and to illuminate the genuine teachings of Jesus. Without overtly making a...
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
Powells.com Staff Pick "Under the Banner of Heaven is not a typical Krakauer book that takes you on an adventure into the wilderness. Instead, it delves into a world that is misunderstood by most of America, the world of Mormonism and Fundamental Mormonism...
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Christmas Alphabet Cards (Boxed Set)
by Robert Clarke Sabuda
Powells.com Staff Pick Sabuda is the most talented pop-up artist working today and this Christmas treat will delight current fans and make new ones. No boring one-dimensional cards when Sabuda is around! Recommended by Kay, Powells.com...
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God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
by Jim Wallis
Powells.com Staff Pick Finally, a book that takes back faith from the politicians and the media. Speaking to the importance of religious and moral values, not as mere tools for political and economic gain but as essential instruments of social justice, Jim Wallis brings...
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
Powells.com Staff Pick Readers of Traveling Mercies, Lamott's previous book on spirituality, will find here the same thoughtfulness and humor we've come to love. Whether writing about battles with her son, her mother's death, the church she's found to be home, or her loathing...
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King Raven Trilogy #01: Hood
by Steve Lawhead
Powells.com Staff Pick "Hood is a lively tale, set in Wales, and filled to the brim with adventure, loathsome malefactors, and hearty good guys. Friar Tuck's here, as is Little John and a rather irascible Maid Marian. The book's rife with descriptions of what life was like in...
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Losing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America
by Chris Hedges
Powells.com Staff Pick In 2002, after fifteen years traversing the world's most dangerous places, war correspondent Chris Hedges published a widely-acclaimed meditation on the psychology of war. Now, he's entered yet another battlefield. In Losing Moses on the Freeway, Hedges...
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God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It
by Jim Wallis
Powells.com Staff Pick Finally, a book that takes back faith from the politicians and the media. Speaking to the importance of religious and moral values, not as mere tools for political and economic gain but as essential instruments of social justice, Jim Wallis brings...
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Religious Literacy : What Every American Needs To Know--and Doesn't (07 Edition)
by Stephen Prothero
Powells.com Staff Pick Having called us a nation of "religious illiterates" on the first page, Steven Prothero had me intrigued and ready to read Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know. Prothero contends that while contemporary America values its position as a...
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Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
Powells.com Staff Pick Readers of Traveling Mercies, Lamott's previous book on spirituality, will find here the same thoughtfulness and humor we've come to love. Whether writing about battles with her son, her mother's death, the church she's found to be home, or her loathing...
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Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish
by Tom Shachtman
Powells.com Staff Pick A fascinating look at the Amish tradition of "rumspringa," a period of months in each Amish teenager's life when they are permitted to participate in usually forbidden things: smoking, drinking, parties, cars, trendy clothes, music, and cell phones...
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To Own a Dragon: Reflections on Growing Up without a Father
by Donald Miller and John MacMurray
Powells.com Staff Pick Fathers, says Miller, are like dragons. They're mythological creatures that simply don't exist in the lives of many children and adults. So Miller sets out a not-so-lost wanderer, plotting the various characters who have appeared as fathers in one form...
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The Tricky Part: One Boy's Fall from Trespass into Grace
by Martin Moran
Powells.com Staff Pick A good memoir has two perspectives. It tells the story of one life with intimate details and precision and, at the same time, it stands back, years away from those details, and tells the story of the same events with different self-knowledge. The reader...
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