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Map of Bones - James Rollins
From Publishers WeeklyA mysterious biblical object, nefarious Vatican spies and a deadly centuries-old religious cabal—sound familiar? Sacramento veterinarian Rollins offers more D... -
Jihad vs. McWorld - Benjamin R. Barber
Jihad vs. McWorld is a groundbreaking work, an elegant and illuminating analysis of the central conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamenta... -
Istanbul Noir - Mustafa Ziyalan; Amy Spangler
From Publishers WeeklyIstanbul straddles the divide of Europe and Asia, and its polyglot population of 12 million seethes with political, religious and sexual tensions, as shown in... -
Escape - Carolyn Jessop; Laura Palmer
SUMMARY: The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman’s courageous flight to freedom with her eight children.When... -
Carrie - Stephen King
An unpopular teenage girl whose mother is a religious fanatic is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more popular schoolmates and uses her hidden telekinetic powers t... -
Beyond Religion_ Ethics for a W - Dalai Lama Xiv; H. H. Dalai Lam
Review"An impressive guide for teaching religious tolerance and respect to readers of all ages."--Kirkus Reviews* "This wise, humane book, an or... -
And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave
From Publishers WeeklyAustralian rock musician, lyricist and actor Cave's first novel is an innovative, if wildly idiosyncratic, tall tale satirizing religious fanaticism. Euchrid ... -
Alis - Naomi Rich
SUMMARY: At fourteen, Alis has never been outside her strict religious community. But when her parents arrange for her to marry a forty-year-old man, she flees desperately to the d... -
Against a Dark Background - Iain M. Banks
From Library JournalOn the run from a cult of intergalactic religious fanatics who want her death, the Lady Sharrow emerges from retirement to seek out a powerful artifact that may...