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Toward a Definition of Antisemitism
by Langmuir, Gavin I.
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780520061446
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University of California Press, 1990. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Designed for scholars of medieval & Jewish history, this work explores problems in distinguishing different types of attitudes toward Jewish people, separating Christian anti-Judaism from antisemitism, in general, from the Middle Ages to the present. In 417 pages with extensive Notes & Index.Part of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The New Vigilantes: Deprogrammers, Anti-Cultists, and the New Religions (SAGE Library of Social Research, Vol. 113
by Shupe, Anson D., Jr.; Bromley, David G.; Gusfield, Joseph R. (Foreword)
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- As New
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- First Softcover Edition 1st Printing
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- 1980
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- Soft cover
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- 9780803915435
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Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1980. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. As an accompaniment to the authors' work on "Moonies" & the Unification Church of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, analyzed here is the work of "deprogrammers" & the "anti-cult" movement, who are frequently hired to "rescue" adherents from such groups. Focus… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tao Te Ching: A New Translation
by Tzu, Lao; Feng, Gia-Fu (Translator); English, Jane (Translator)
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- First, Thus
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- 1972
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- Soft cover
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- 9780394718330
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books/Random House, 1972. First, Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. The ancient Chinese from the 6th century BCE in a brilliant new translation by Fia-Fu Feng & Jane English. Elegant Chinese calligraphy & stunning black & silver photographs by English complement the beautiful verses. Unpaginated. First published in this format in 1972,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Weber's Protestant Ethic: Origins, Evidence, Contexts (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
by Lehmann, Hartmut (Editor); Roth, Guenther (Editor)
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- Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780521440622
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Cambridge University Press, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they were packed away brand new in the 1990s following review for an academic publication &/or dispersal of a leading sociologist's library. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Let Our Children Go!
by Patrick, Ted; Dulack, Tom
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780525144502
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SGD 89.35
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Autobiography by the world-renowned "deprogrammer" of the 1970s, hired by desperate parents during the "Satanic Panic" that gripped this era to rescue their kids from cults like the Children of God, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Against the Stream: A Biddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
by Levine, Noah
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 2007
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- Soft cover
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- 9780060736644
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HarperOne, 2007. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Suggesting how Buddha can be viewed as a "revolutionary,'' the basic tenets of Buddhism are outlined, showing how they can help "liberate the heart" & allow one to live a life of freedom from all things & peoples that seek to oppress. In 169 pages with lists… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tales of Power
by Castaneda, Carlos
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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- 9780671218584
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New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Castaneda's fourth book completes the journey started in his famed trilogy about his spiritual quest via hallucinogenic drugs & the Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, in Arizona & Mexico. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1974, this hardcover octavo has… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Fable
by Faulkner, William
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- VG-/G+
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1954
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-/G+. Winner of both the Nobel & Pulitzer prizes, this "crowning achievement" of the author's career was 9 years in the writing. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in the first state DJ ($4.75 price, 8/54 at bottom front flap), this hardcover 8vo has… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Edge of Evil: The Rise of Satanism in North America
by Johnston, Jerry; Rivera, Geraldo (Foreword)
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780849906688
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Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Word Publishing, 1989. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Takes you right inside the world of what is now recognized as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s, but was deadly serious here, with a Foreword by one of the movement's leaders, reporter-turned-sensationalistic-talk-show-host Geraldo Rivera. The author,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peace Child
by Richardson, Don
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- First Mass Market Paperback Edition
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- 1974
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- Soft cover
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- 9780830702787
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Glendale, California: Regal, G/L Publications, 1974. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. VG. "An unbelievable story of primitive jungle treachery,'' offers a first-hand account of how the author & his wife brought religion to one of the most violent tribes on the planet in the 1970s, the Sawi people of what was then Netherlands New… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tao of Power: Lao Tzu's Classic Guide to Leadership, Influence, and Excellence [A new translation of the Tao Te Ching]
by Wing, R.L.
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- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
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- 1986
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- Soft cover
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- 9780385196376
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Offers a new translation of the ancient Buddhist text, the "Tao Te Ching" & explores its applications to modern business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, & personal mastery. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION,6th printing, from 1986, this softcover small 4to is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mind-Bending: Brainwashing, Cults, and Deprogramming in the '80s
by Streiker, Lowell D.
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385192750
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Doubleday, 1984. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cult expert & founder of the world-renowned Freedom Counseling Center in Burlingame, CA, discusses the state of cults in the 1980s, examining both well-known & virtually unheard of groups, with ominous implications for today, as the meglomaniacal leaders who become the object of cult adoration & the situations… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva
by Chödron, Pema
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- First Trade Paperback Edition 4th Printing
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- 2007
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- Soft cover
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- 9781590304242
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Shambhala, 2007. First Trade Paperback Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. Fine. The beloved American Buddhist nun offers a clear & insightful reading of this 8th-century Sanskrit text by the sage Shantideva, exploring its practical applications to 21st-century students & practitioners. The 4th printing of this First Trade Paperback Edition from 200 is in Fine condition: virtually indistinguishable from… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Child's Book of Prayers
by Raymond, Louise; Masha (Illustrator)
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1941. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Masha. Enchanting collection of Christian prayers designed for young children, complemented by the lovely pastel illustrations of artist Masha, a "mystery" illustrator of children's books in the 1940s who wanted to remain anonymous. In 36 pages, illustrated on every one. A FIRST EDITION,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Convent at Auschwitz
by Bartoszewski, Wladyslaw T.
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- Fine
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- First American Edition 1st Printing
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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- 9780807612675
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George Braziller, 1991. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. True story of the conflict between Polish Catholics & Jews around the world that arose when a group of Carmelite nuns sought to create a convent in one of the abandoned buildings that surrounded the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. In 169 pages with Notes & Index. Part… Read more about this item Item Price
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Our Little Ones" newsletter (102 issues, 1904-1917)
by Richards, Olive Crozer (Editor)
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- First Edition First Printing
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Children's religious newsletter, consisting of 102 random issues covering the years 1904-1917. Miss Olive Crozer Richards, from Slatington, PA, was a 1908 alumni of Bucknell University. This newsletter was published monthly (in weekly parts) by the American Baptist Publication Society from its headquarters at 1420 Chestnut… Read more about this item Item Price
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Once upon a Christmas
by Freeman, James Dillet; Lattimer, Evan (Illustrator)
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- First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780871591197
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Unity Village, Missouri: Unity School of Christianity, 1995. First Edition Later Printing 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Lattimer, Evan. Collection of Christmas stories for the whole family with a significant Christian emphasis, with gorgeous full-color illustrations throughout by Evan Lattimer. 173 pages, with bright red ribbon page marker firmly attached. First published in 1978, this is the Fourth… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ritual: Psycho-Analytic Studies
by Reik, Theodor; Freud, Sigmund (Preface); Bryan, Douglas (Translator)
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- First American Edition 1st Printing
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- 1976
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- Soft cover
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New York, New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1976. First American Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. In a work characterized by mentor Sigmund Freud as "brilliant,'' the noted psychoanalyst & expert on the psychology of religion examines religious & other rituals across times & cultures, "connecting the superstitious beliefs of prehistoric times with contemporary practices." Preface… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Book of Signs
by Koch, Rudolf; Kredel, Fritz (Illustrator)
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- 1955
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- Soft cover
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Dover Publications, Inc., 1955. Soft cover. Fine. Koch, Rudolf; Kredel, Fritz. Comprehensive look at 493 symbols used from "earliest times to the Middle Ages by primitive peoples and early Christians." Entries are divided into 14 different characters, with illustrations for each drawn by the author/typographer Rudolf Koch from woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. In 104 pages, with a sewn… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gospel in Disney: Christian Values in the Early Animated Classics
by Anderson, Philip Longfellow
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- First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780806649443
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Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Fortress, 2004. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. By a (now deceased) minister in the United Church of Christ, this book explores Christian themes & morals through different characters in classic Disney films. In 20 chapters, 221 pages with References. A First Edition, second printing, from 2004, this trade paperback 8vo (6"… Read more about this item Item Price
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