Religion/spirituality from Gargoyle Books

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, 1976. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. A self-described "novel" written by a Christian in anticipation of the Second Coming of Christ, the battle with the anti-Christ, the Rapture, purported conspiracy theories, & other "end times" events foretold in the Bible. Right around the time of this… Read more about this item

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1975. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. True story from a woman who was indoctrinated into Nazi philosophy as a young girl in Czechoslovakia, then her rejection of their anti-Semitism & atheism & conversion to Christianity in the US. She would found her own ministry in 1974. In… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Wisdom Publications, 1990. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Weber, Andy; Wellings, Nigel. An activity-coloring book drawn from the rich tradition of Indian Buddhism as practiced in Tibet, the vajrayana, which focuses heavily on visualization as a way to inner transformation. Following a brief introduction to this tradition, the history &… Read more about this item

St. Louis, Missouri: North-American Book House, 1919. First, Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. Lauded as "a stinging rebuke to Roman Catholicism,'' this expose was penned by an "ex-priest" who, "for thirty long years tread the slippery & deceitful path of abhorrent Catholicism...but who now denounces Popery with a tongue livid with the power of a living God."… Read more about this item

Kingsport, Kentucky: Hanuman Foundation/Kingsport Press, 1978. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. Cult classic describing the guru's transformation from Harvard professor Dr. Richard Alpert into spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass & his psychedelic journeys. Includes "From Bindu to Ojas--The Core Book,'' the "Cookbook for a Sacred Life--A Manual for Conscious Being," & "Painted Cakes," an unpaginated section containing… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Wenner-Green Founddation for Anthropological Research, Inc., 1966. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Detailed analysis of the peyote cult in Navaho country (primarily Window Rock, Arizona), & its cultural & religious significance , based on anthropological largely conducted 1949-1953, but continuing into the 1960s, including interviews, participant observation, & historical & documentary data.… Read more about this item

Celestial Arts, 1987. First Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Preston, Heather. By the woman who brought discussions of death into our everyday lives, this is a children's book in which a young girl "understands the true meaning of her friend's death...because she has already discovered the wonders of God." Orig. published in hardcover in 1982,… Read more about this item

New York, U.S.A.: Delta/Dell Publishing, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good+. Purports to offer evidence that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross, but was married to Mary Magdalene & fathered a child whose bloodline still exists Wildly popular when first published in the 1980s, linked to same conspiracy theories aroused by "The Da Vinci Code" involving the… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Pilgrim's Progress Publishing Co., 1894. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Barnard, Frederick; Dalziel Brothers. Bunyan's celebrated 1678 Christian allegory specifically designed to appeal to young readers, with 100+ illustrations by Frederick Barnard & other artists, as well as engravings by the Dalziel Brothers. In 327 pages with an Introductory Notice of the Author. Copyrighted… Read more about this item

San Jose, California: Supreme Grand Lodge of Amorc Priniting & Publishing Dept., 1964. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Vol 14 in the Rosicrucian Library of mystical publications, this book examines symbolism on the Great Pyramid of Egypt & its prophetic meanings. In 206 pages with drawings & maps throughout text + 4 pages of… Read more about this item

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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