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    von Dr. Ed Simon
    Serien series Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Every culture, every religion, every era has enshrined otherwise regular objects with a significance which stretches beyond their literal importance. Whether the bone of a Catholic martyr, the tooth of a Buddhist lama, or the cloak of a Sufi saint, relics are material conduits to the Lesen Sie mehr

    € 13,41

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    Whether or not The Illuminati – an elite body claiming an ancient pedigree – does exist, it is important that growing numbers of people nonetheless do believe it exists. So does it exist? If so, is it a force for evil or a force for good - or, as some would have it, a conspiracy aimed at making us believe there is a conspiracy? Was the Bavarian Illuminati of Adam Weishaupt the true inheritor of Lesen Sie mehr

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  • Heretics and Heroes

    How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

    von Thomas Cahill
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  • Library: An Unquiet History

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    "Splendidly articulate, informative and provoking....A book to be savored and gone back to."—Baltimore SunOn the survival and destruction of knowledge, from Alexandria to the Internet. Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliterated knowledge. Matthew Battles, a rare books librarian and a gifted narrator, takes us on a spirited foray Lesen Sie mehr

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  • Dancing in the Streets

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    Uncover the fascinating history and deep biological roots of humanity's ecstatic traditions in this thought-provoking exploration from bestselling author Barbara Ehrenreich.In the acclaimed Blood Rites, Barbara Ehrenreich delved into the origins of our species' attraction to war. Here, she explores the opposite impulse, one that has been so effectively suppressed that we lack even a term for it: Lesen Sie mehr

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  • Secret Societies

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    They generate fear, suspicion, and—above all—fascination. Secret societies thrive among us, yet they remain shrouded in mystery. Their secrecy suggests, to many, sacrilege or crime, and their loyalties are often accused of undermining governments and tipping the scales of justice. The Freemasons, for example, hold more seats of power in the U.S. government than any other organization. No fewer Lesen Sie mehr

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  • The Atheist's Bible

    An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts

    von Joan Konner
    A wise and witty collection of quips, quotes, and musings from the world's greatest geniuses and jokers, proving that "all thinking men are atheists" (Ernest Hemingway)From Sophocles to Homer Simpson, The Atheist's Bible celebrates the long and rich tradition of rejecting organized religion. Included here are insights and observations from scientists, writers, philosophers, and comedians Lesen Sie mehr

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  • On the Road with Saint Augustine

    A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts

    von James Smith
    The Patron Saint of Restless HeartsThis is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of us.Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith has spent time on the road with Augustine and invites us to join him on this journey with an ancient African thinker who knows far more about us than we might expect. Augustine, says Smith, is the patron Lesen Sie mehr

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  • An Illustrated Guide to The Lost Symbol

    von John Weber
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  • The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve

    Selected as a book of the year 2017 by The Times and Sunday TimesWhat is it about Adam and Eve’s story that fascinates us? What does it tell us about how our species lives, dies, works or has sex?The mythic tale of Adam and Eve has shaped conceptions of human origins and destiny for centuries. Stemming from a few verses in an ancient book, it became not just the foundation of three major world Lesen Sie mehr

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