Author Mark Alan Elliott didn’t intend to write Life with Death, or even a book at all. But then life—more specifically, death—spoke up and demanded it.Thinking about the deaths of his parents, dear friends, and beloved Great Dane—even contemplating his own eventual passing—Elliott realized he had a lot of questions. How can spirituality help someone through such loss, or does throwing God in there just make it more of a boondoggle? Around sadness and grief, can there also...

In Dreams That Built America, Alan Elliott shares an inspiring and uplifting view of the American spirit.This newly revised and modernized edition showcases the vision, accountability, faith, and essential values that are the essence of real American success, highlighting the dreams that have made America and its people great.With 365 short daily readings, Dreams That Built America offers inspiring stories meant to motivate, encourage, and uplift y...

The concentration of this monograph on Chinese spirit mediumship in Singapore is chiefly a device for focussing attention upon the most typical, although rather extreme, manifestation of the major religious orientation of the overseas Chinese. The accounts given here may chiefly be of value as a detailed record of religious rites, but it is hoped that the rites, shown in their institutional context, can also throw some light upon the wider ramifications of culture and society among the Chi...

From stories about Irving Berlin to Oprah Winfrey, this collection contains 366 inspirational five-minute readings - one for each day of the year. Included are motivational stories of successful people such as Steven Spielberg, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, and Wilma Rudolph.

More than twenty years ago, Alan Elliott shared his positive outlook and uplifting view of the spirit of the American people in A Dose of the American Dream. Now in this revised, modernized, and newly titled edition, Elliot showcases the vision, accountability, faith, and essential values that are the essence of real American success and displays the dreams that make America and its people great.Dreams That Built America includes:365 short daily read...