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Against Religion H.P. Lovecraft
Sporting Gentlemen 0578052482 / 9780578052489 Paperback New
Against Religion contains the major writings on religion, materialism, and spirituality by master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Including an introduction and notes by celebrated Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi and a foreword by noted atheist and writer Christopher Hitchens, this essential editions brings a new voice to the religious debate, and Lovecraft's clairvoyant writing on the topic is as prescient today as it was during his lifetime. H.P. Lovecraft is the author of numerous weird tales, among them The Call of Cthulhu. His recent inclusion in the Library of America marks his unique contribution to the horror genre, and his continuing influence on writers in all genres today. S.T. Joshi is the author of H.P. Lovecrtaft: A Life, and the leading scholar and editor of Lovecraft's work. Christopher Hitchens is the New York Times bestselling author of God Is Not Great, and editor of The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever.
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Against The Stream Noah Levine
Harper 006073664X / 9780060736644 Paperback New
Levine's first book Dharma Punx was the autobiography of a young hell-raiser. Having escaped juvenile hall and drug addiction through the slow discipline of Buddhist practices the son of Buddhist author Stephen Levine is now a spiritual teacher. In this book he presents what he has learned about and through Buddhism. The compelling personal narrative may be gone but the disarming frank tone that made the first book persuasive remains. He writes about the challenge of celibacy for example a different kind of difficulty than that posed by intimate relationships. Levine has taken the Buddha's teachings to heart—he would call it heart-mind—and clearly returns to such central ideas as impermanence and suffering giving his thinking simplicity and consistency. Considering there's a lot of Buddhism here the book is free of a lot of Buddhist-speak. An appendix includes to-the-point instructions for a variety of meditations that relate to essential Buddhist qualities and ideas. Levine's no-frills approach makes this a short book that will be accessible for young adults with little or no experience of Buddhism. Whether the book is about a revolutionary way of life is arguable but it is an honest book—what Buddhists would call right speech—driven by right intention
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Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, And Bad Religion In A World Without God Graffin, Greg (Author), Olson, Steve
Harper 0061828513 / 9780061828515 Paperback New
Most people know Greg Graffin as the lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion, but few know that he also received a PhD from Cornell University and teaches evolution at the University of California at Los Angeles. In "Anarchy Evolution," Graffin argues that art and science have a deep connection. As an adolescent growing up when "drugs, sex, and trouble could be had on any given night," Graffin discovered that the study of evolution provided a framework through which he could make sense of the world.
In this provocative and personal book, he describes his own coming of age as an artist and the formation of his naturalist worldview on questions involving God, science, and human existence. While the battle between religion and science is often displayed in the starkest of terms, "Anarchy Evolution" provides fresh and nuanced insights into the long-standing debate about atheism and the human condition. It is a book for anyone who has ever wondered if God really exists.
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Atheist's Bible Joan Konner
Ecco 0061349151 / 9780061349157 Hardcover New
All thinking men are atheists Ernest Hemingway famously wrote. True? Here are quips quotes and questions from a distinguished assortment of geniuses and jokers giving readers a chance to decide for themselves....
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Australian Book Of Atheism Warren Bonett
Scribe Publications 1921640766 / 9781921640766 Paperback New
Bringing together essays from the nation's pre-eminent atheist, rationalist, humanist, and skeptical thinkers, this collection is the first to explore atheism from an Australian perspective. With a historical overview of Australian atheism, this compilation canvasses a range of opinions on religion and secularism in tones variably comedic, sincere, enlightened, and journalistic. Discussing topics ranging from politics and fundamentalism to euthanasia and abortion, this book is a diverse and entertaining collection of thoughts on a world without God.
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Be Here Now Ram Dass
Three Rivers Press 0517543052 / 9780517543054 Paperback New
Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of man's nature. Illustrated.
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Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism In The Age Of Globalization Reza Aslan
Random House Trade 0812978307 / 9780812978308 Paperback New
The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 2001, thought they were fighting in the name of God. According to award-winning writer and scholar of religions Reza Aslan, the United States, by infusing the War on Terror with its own religiously polarizing rhetoric, is fighting a similar war--a war that can't be won.
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Black Arts Richard Cavendish
Penguin 0399500359 / 9780399500350 Paperback New
This text describes the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of black magic in all its branches - the summoning and control of evil spirits, necromancy, psychic attack, devil worship, witchcraft, evil charms and spells - as well as other branches of occult theory.
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Book Of Lies Aleister Crowley
Weiser Books 0877285160 / 9780877285168 Paperback New
This is a series of quirky epigrammatic sayings/poems/stories. To really understand all the little puns and nuances requires an understanding of western qabbala and of Crowley's own highly idiosyncratic occult theories. To really enjoy the book however all one needs is that enignma Common Sense as rare as it is common.
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Book Of Symbols Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
Taschen 3836514486 / 9783836514484 Hardcover New
"The Book of Symbols" combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history."The Book of Symbols" combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The highly readable texts and almost 800 beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the c. 350 essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow, the ways in which diverse cultures have engaged a symbolic image--all these factors are taken into consideration.
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Book Of The Law Aleister Crowley
Samuel Weiser 0877283346 / 9780877283348 Paperback New
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This oft-misunderstood phrase which forms the basis for Crowleys practise of Magick is found in The Book of the Law. Dictated to Crowley in Cairo on three successive days in April 1904 it is the sourcebook for Crowley students and occultist in general. This deluxe edition features new scans of the original manuscript with Crowleys notes and annotations found in a later draft of the work.
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Book Of Thoth: Egyptian Tarot Aleister Crowley
Red Wheel/Weiser 0877282684 / 9780877282686 Paperback New
This is an excellent book for those interested in the works of Aleister Crowley although as with most of his works it is not for beginners. This Tarot system is one of the more complicated. For those that can follow the terminoloy and the esoteric references it can provide a powerful divination system for all his faults Aleister Crowley was a powerful man.
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Bucklands Complete Book Of Witchcraft Raymond Buckland
Llewellyn Publications 0875420508 / 9780875420509 Paperback New
With the discovery that neo-Witchcraft - or Wicca - is not devil-worship, thousands of religious seekers around the world have finally come to realize that this earth religion may well be the answer to their needs. Yet it has been almost impossible to gather all the ingredients that go to make up this religious practice; particularly in addressing specific personal needs.
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Carnivals Of Life And Death James Shelby Downard, Elana Freeland (Editor)
Feral House 1932595155 / 9781932595154 Paperback New
This work talks about one man's unnerving encounter with freemasonry in the 1920s deep American South. The star contributor to Apocalypse Culture details the skullduggery and ritualism of the KKK and Freemasonry in the early 20th century in the American Deep South. James Shelby Downard is one of the most compelling conspiracy theorists of the 20th century. This is his thrilling life story detailing the skulduggery and ritualism of the KKK and Freemasonry and how they imposed themselves on the young Downard and his family in America in the early part of the 20th century.
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Dark Woods Christopher Balzano
Schiffer 0764327992 / 9780764327995 Paperback New
Throughout its long history, Freetown, Massachusetts, has been a hotbed of criminal and supernatural occurrences in the town's State Forest. This is the first account of how its darker side connects hauntings with violent crime and local cults.
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Diary Of A Drug Fiend Aleister Crowley
Red Wheel/Weiser 1578634946 / 9781578634941 Paperback New
It is a story of love and the couples reliance on drugs to survive nothing else matters to them. It is not the subject matter that is important it is Crowleys ability to explain and enlighten the reader to the glory of drugs and their hellish undertow. Crowley was a lifelong heroin addict and is more than qualified to explain. He tells us that when on a drug like heroin one is perfectly capable of thought and able to aknowledge the world around them however the impression left is like flashes of lightning which illuminate the area giving you a glimpse of what is around for the briefest of moments. The novel is very psychological with insight to the thoughts and therefore the actions of a drug addict.
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Do What Thou Wilt Lawrence Sutin
St. Martin's Griffin 0312288972 / 9780312288976 Paperback New
Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies extend far beyond the limits of his reputation. This controversial individual, a frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing, has inspired passionate--but seldom fair--assesments by historians. Sutin, by treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, and not simply a sorcerer or a charlatan, convinces skeptic readers that the self-styled "Beast" remains a fascinating study in eccentricity.
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God Delusion Richard Dawkins
Mariner Books 0618918248 / 9780618918249 Paperback New
In his sensational international bestseller the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting impassioned but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational but potentially deadly. In a preface written for the paperback edition Dawkins responds to some of the controversies the book has incited. This brilliantly argued provocative book challenges all of us to test our beliefs no matter what beliefs we hold.
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Christopher Hitchens
Allen & Unwin 0446697966 / 9780446697965 Paperback New
'This is easily the most impressive of the present crop of atheistic and anti-theistic books: clever, broad, witty and brilliantly argued.' - Sydney Morning Herald . Christopher Hitchens has been hailed as 'one of the most brilliant journalists of our time' (UK Observer ). Here he makes the ultimate case against organised religion. In God is Not Great , Hitchen tweezes through the major religious texts with forensic shrewdness. With chapters entitled Religion Kills', and Is Religion Child Abuse?', he fearlessly argues for a secular life based on science and reason, tarring religion as man-made wish-thinking. He documents the ways in which religion is a cause of dangerous sexual repression and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos; in Hitchen's vision, hell is replaced by the Hubble telescope's view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the double helix. Principally, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, and proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without 'Him'.
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