More Books From My Shelf // KEEP READING!!

I really want to list & post here every book I have sitting on my shelves, and in stacks & piles surrounding me.  Mostly to let people know what I'm made of how I think, where I'm coming from, etc.  You absorb ideas, views, attitudes & mannerisms from the people you surround yourself with.  I completely believe the same is true with what you read (and watch, but I don't watch TV....maybe just too many "conspiracy theory" or "truther" YouTube videos).
Keep, keep reading!!  Paper books.  Real books. Hell, write a book!!  Yes, I have a Kindle & between my laptop & that device I have about a thousand digital books.  It's nice but there will never be an adequate 'replacement' for the printed book.  I'm not saying anything new.  Just keep reading.

"On the Road to Perfection"
  by G. Maloney



"The Hoax of the Twentieth Century"
 by Dr. Arthur Butz



"Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace"
 by Scott Hahn



"Satipatthana: The Direct Path To Realization"
 by Analayo



"Henry Ford & The Jews"
 by Neil Baldwin

"In the Heart of the Desert"
 by John Chryssavgis

"Hitler's Pope"
 by John Cornwell

"The Joy of Missing Out"
 by C. Crook

"The Arena"
 by Ignatius Brianchaninov

"The Unknown Pilgrim"
 by Rene Gothoni

"The Mystic Christ"
 "by Ethan Walker III

"Cave, Refectory, Road"
 by Ian Adams

"St. Mary of Egypt"
 trans. by Hugh Feiss

"Augustine on Prayer"
 by Thomas Hand

"Awareness: The Perils & Opportunities of Reality"
 by Anthony DeMello

"Biblical Demonology"
 by M.F. Unger

"Christian Mystics"
 by M. Fox

"Nothing in This Book is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are"
 by Bob Frissell

"Hinds' Feet on High Places"
 by Hannah Hurnard

"The Cross & the Kremlin"
 by T. Bremer

"The Tao of Inner Peace"
 by Diane Dreher

"Herzl's Vision"
 by Shlomo Avineri

"Travels in Siberia"
 by Ian Frazier

"Standing in God's Holy Fire"
 by J. Anthony McGuckin

"The Gospel Truth"
 by Alexander Holub, Ph.D.

"Bringing Jesus to the Desert"
 by Bradley Nassif

"The Purposeful Universe"
 by Carl Calleman, Ph.D.

"Understanding Iran"
 by William Polk

"Islamic Political Thought"
 ed. by Gerhard Bowering

"An Exorcist Tells His Story"
 by G. Amorth

"Man's Search for Meaning"
 by Viktor Frankl

"The Hermitess Photini"
 by Archimandrite Joachim Spetsieris

"Mysteries of the Virgin Mary"
 by Fr. Peter J. Cameron, O.P.

"The Desert Fathers"
 by Helen Waddell

"The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios"
 by Dionysios Farasiotis

"The Desert Movement"
 by Alexander Ryrie

"Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos"
 by Archimandrite Cherubim

"The Yoga of Jesus"
 by Paramahansa Yogananda

"Keeping Mary Close"
 by Mike Aquilina & Dr. Fred Gruber

"What the Mystics Know"
 by Richard Rohr

"Reckless Rites"
 by Elliot Horowitz

"More Than Anyone Can Do: Zen Talks"
 by Ton Lathouwers

"The Urantia Book"
 by Urantia Foundation

"The Body & the Blood"
 by Charles M Sennott

"The Devil & The Jews"
 by J. Trachtenberg

"Growing Up Palestinian"
 by L. Bucaille

"The Second World War"
 by J.F.C. Fuller

"Facing East"
 by Frederica Matthewes-Green

"Chemtrails, HAARP, and the Full Spectrum Dominance of Earth"
 by Elana Freeland

"Dharma Road"
 by Brian Haycock

"We Are NOT Alone"
 by D. Schulze-Makuch & D. Darling

"Crazy John"
 by Dionysios A. Makris

"The Big Book of Reincarnation"
 by Roy Stemman

"The Art of Prayer"
 compiled by Igumen Chariton of Valamo

"Introduction to Serbian Orthodox Church History"
 by Bishop Nikolos Resource Center

"Reading the Bible as God's Own Story"
 by W.S. Kurz, SJ

"Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews"
 by Alan Hart

"Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?"
 by Robert Bartlett

"Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer"
 by Norris Chumley

"My Life In Christ"
 by St John of Kronstadt

"The Dhammapada"
 by K. Sri Dhammananda

"The Far Future Universe"
 ed by George F.R. Ellis

"The Station"
 by Robert Byron

"The American Orthodox Church"
 by George C. Michalopulos & Herb Ham

"Where We Got the Bible"
 by H.G. Graham

"Children of the Holocaust"
 by Arnost Lustig

"Amped: Notes From a Go-Nowhere Punk Band"
 by Jon Resh

"The Philokalia and the Inner Life"
 by C.H. Cook

"The Faith of the Saints"
 by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic

"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a New Life Today"
 by John Michael Talbot

"The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament"
 by Bart D. Ehrman & Zlatko Plese

"Pilgrims to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages"
 by Nicole Chareyron

"Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels &
Create Personal Meaning"
 by Eric Maisel

"The Mindfulness Code: Keys for Overcoming Stress, Anxiety,
Fears, and Unhappiness"
 by Donald Altman

"The Magus of Strovolos: The Extraordinary World of a
Spiritual Healer"
 by Kyriacos C. Markides

"Weimar Germany: Promise and Tragedy"
 by Eric D. Weitz

"The Apocryphal Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew and Thomas"
 by Bernhard Pick

"A Guide to St. Symeon the New Theologian"
 by Hannah Hunt

"Basil of Caesarea: A Guide to His Life & Doctrine"
 by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz

"The Young Elder: A Biography of Blessed Archimandrite
Ambrose of Milkovo"
 by Archbishop Antony Medvedev

"Saint Athansius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria"
 ed. by Father Samuel Nedelsky

"Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions"
 by Eric Maisel & Ann Maisel

"Abandonment to Divine Providence"
 by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

"You and Your Problems"
 by Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda

"Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and
Life Beyond Death"
 by Robert Moss

"Awaken to the Buddha Within"
 by Ven. Shi Wuling

"Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient
Philosophy for Modern Problems"
 by Jules Evans

"New Frontiers in Guadalupan Studies"
 ed. by V. Elizondo & T. Matovina

"A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain: Discussion with a
Hermit on the Jesus Prayer"
 by Met. of Nafpaktos Hierotheos

"Dreaming the Soul Back Home: Shamanic Dreaming for Healing
and Becoming Whole"
 by Robert Moss

"Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life
of Wild Freedom"
 by Robert Moss

"Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche"
 by Bill Plotkin

"The Ancient Path: Old Lessons from the Church Fathers for a
New Life Today"
 by John Michael Talbot

"Jesus the Magician: A Renowned Historian Reveals How Jesus
Was Viewed by the People of His Time"
 by Morton Smith

"The Secret History of the Gnostics: Their Scriptures, Beliefs
and Traditions"
 by Andrew Phillip Smith

"The Lost Teachings of the Cathars: Their Beliefs & Practices"
 by Andrew Phillip Smith

"The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times"
 by Jean-Charles Nault, O.S.B.

"Jesus Wept: When Faith & Depression Meet"
 by Barbara C. Crafton

"The Purposeful Universe: How Quantum Theory and Mayan
Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life"
 by Carl Johan Calleman, Ph.D.

"Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena"
 by Marge Fenelon

"Ten Series of Meditations on the Mysteries of the Rosary"
 by Rev. John Ferraro

"A Great, Big 'Ole, Pile of Books Was Dumped in My Backyard Recently"

"Mary Magdalene: The True Life Story of the Legendary Figure"
   -by Lynn Picknett

"The Divine Commodity: Discovering Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity"
   -by Skye Jethani

"Cyril of Alexandria"
   -by N. Russell

"Don't Know Much About the Bible: Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned"
   -by K.C. Davis

"Barlaam and Josaphat: A Christian Tale of the Buddha"
   -by Gui de Cambrai

"Inside the Gas Chambers: Eight Months in the Sonderkommando of Auschwitz"
   -by Shlomo Venezia

"Black Holes in the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Conspiracy, The History, The Meaning, The Truth"
   -by Robert Feather

"An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt"
   -by K.A. Bard

"Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt: The Initiatory Path of Spiritual Journaling"
   -by Normndi Ellis & Gloria Taylor Brown

"Sense and Stigma in the Gospels: Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters"
   -by L.J. Lawrence

"Ancient Egypt 39,000 BCE: The History, Technology, & Philosophy of Civilization X"
   -by Edward Malkowski

"The Sign: The Shroud of Turin & the Birth of Christianity"
   -by Thomas de Wesselow

"The How-to Book of Catholic Devotions" (I won this in an email contest from The Coming Home organization, part of the "Coming Home Network" t.v. show on EWTN channel!  I love winning things!
This book is a bit rudimentary, but I can brush up on some things I may have forgotten. Then I'm gonna' give it to my friend Shaun who just became fully Catholic this Easter!♥)
   -by Mike Aquilina & Regis J. Flaherty

"Atlantis Beneath the Ice: The Fate of the Lost Continent"
   -by Rand & Rose Flem-Ath

"The Three Ages of Atlantis: The Great Floods that Destroyed Civilization"
   -by Diego Marin, Ph.D., Ivan Minella, & Erik Schievenin

"The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments"
   -by Miroslav Verner

"A Pelican in the Wilderness: Hermits, Solitaries, and Recluses"
   -by Isabel Colgate

"Maximus the Confessor"
   -by A. Louth

"Hungry Souls: Supernatural Visits, Messages, and Warnings from Purgatory"
   -by Gerard J.M. Van Den Aardweg

"The Cross & the Crescent: The Dramatic Story of the Earliest Encounters Between Christians and Muslims"
   -by Richard Fletcher

"Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America"
   -by Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.

"The Parapsychology Revolution: A Concise Anthology of Paranormal & Psychical Research"
   -by Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D., and Logan Yonavjak

"The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution"
   -by G. Cochran & Henry Harpending

"The Book of God: The Bible as a Novel"  (This is awesome!!)
   -by Walter Wangerin, Jr.

"Is the Holocaust Unique? Perspectives on Comparable Genocide"
   -ed. by Alan S. Rosenbaum

"The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the 20th Century"
   -by T. Berry

"The Age of the Sages: The Axial Age and the Near East"
   -by M.W. Muesse

"Eichmann's Jews: The Jewish Administration of Holocaust Vienna, 1938 - 1945"
   -by Doron Rabinovici

"The First New Testament: Marcion's Scriptural Canon"
   -by Jason D. BeDuhn

"How to Read the Bible Book by Book"
   -by G.D. Fee & D. Stuart

"How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth"
  -by G.D. Fee & D. Stuart

"Born Divine: The Births of Jesus & Other Sons of God"
   -by R.J. Miller

"The Miracle Detective"
   -by R. Sullivan

"A Guide to the Buddhas"
   -by Vessantara

"A Guide to the Bodhisattvas"
   -by Vessantara

"Return to the Golden Age: Ancient History and the Key to Our Collective Future"
   -by Edward Malkowski

"Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, & Politics in the Book of Revelation"
   -by Elaine Pagels

"Muslims & Jews in America: Commonalities, Contentions, and Complexities"
   -ed. by Reza Aslan & Aaron J. Hahn Tapper

"From Coffin to Heaven: A Psychological Study of Christian Conversion in Drug Rehabilitation"
   -by Ho-yee Ng

"The Occult in Mediaeval Europe"
   -ed. by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart


"The Medieval Christian Philosophers"
   -by R. Cross


"The Bosnian Church Thirteenth to the Fifteenth Century"
   -by John Fine


"Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt"
   -by J. Tyldesley

"In Due Season: A Catholic Life"
   -by Paul Wilkes


"Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn & Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar"
   -by R. Lebling


"Tutankhamen: The Search for an Egyptian King"
   -by Joyce Tyldesley


"The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, & Spiritual Culture"
   -by John Anthony McGuckin


"The Rig Veda"
   -trans. by W. Doniger  (Penguin Classics--I love the huge selection of these books!)


"Desert Fathers and Mothers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings"
   -sayings, prayers, advise, etc from the worlds first Christians

Wise Words from Dr Carl Jung--

The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life. Only if we know that the thing which truly matters is the infinite can we avoid fixing our interest upon futilities, and upon all kinds of goals which are not of real importance. Thus we demand that the world grant us recognition for qualities which we regard as personal possessions: our talent or our beauty. The more a man lays stress on false possessions, and the less sensitivity he has for what is essential, the less satisfying is his life. He feels limited because he has limited aims, and the result is envy and jealousy. If we understand and feel that here in this life we already have a link with the infinite, desires and attitudes change. In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential we embody . . .
     — Carl Jung

Books, Books, Books...

I've been selling some of my books lately.  More will be sold in the coming weeks.  If I had the time or patience I'd be selling them online --either Amazon or Ebay.  I'm not talking about worn paperbacks or crappy generic books.  Mostly very specific topical academic & scholarly books.  Some of them I even have duplicates of!  But mostly just books that I don't find interesting anymore.  Books are really hard to sell these days.  Many of them I can only get $3 to $5 a piece.  Made $200 last week, which isn't that bad.  Probably $1000 worth of literature, but oh-well, I chose to let them go.  My buddy Jean, who owns & operates an awesome, cozy, medium sized antiquarian bookshop in Ann Arbor--Motte & Bailey--always gives me the best money for my books.  But he's only buying a really small, small amount of stuff right now.  He says business is just not good enough to throw out large amounts of cash on purchases.  I feel bad for him, 'cus his store is bad-ass and he's a nice guy, but we all know Amazon, Kindle, and other online retailers & electronic devices are encroaching on the printed book and the mom & pop bookstores.  UGGGHH!!  I hate it. Hate it.

Here's some other books recently obtained on my part:

Excellent. Monks discussing the Jesus Prayer & monasticism on Mt. Athos.  If you can
find this book, most definitely pick it up

Here we have vol.'s 1 & 2 of this now-classic book on the early

This is phenomenal!! Really heavy, thick book crammed full of primary sources
and stunning picture. Well, well worth it!  Get into it!!! 

Haven't read it yet, but the reviews have been positive. We'll see.

This book was given to me by surprise. A great read, though mainly
for folks who are new to Egyptology (like me!)

Just received this one. Read through parts of it. A beautiful looking book, made sturdy
with an excellent just jacket.

Just got this one on Friday, along with the History of Christianity in Asia, vol. 1 & 2 

My future ex-wife, Ann Coulter everyone! I love this woman!

WOW! A beautiful, huge & heavy book. So much great art throughout!

I've actually had this book for several years now. It's a really small
pocket sized book crammed full of loving information. Bravo! Get this
book if you can, by any means.

Excellent book about women's roles in Byzantium!

Some More of the Books I've Received [pt.2]

Here they are, in no particular order:

"A Life Together: Wisdom of Community from the Christian East"
  --by Bishop Seraphim Sigrist

"Confession of Faith, of our Righteous God-bearing Father Nikodemos the Hagiorite"
  --trans by Fr. George Dokos

"Thinking About Suicide: Contemplating and Comprehending the Urge to Die"
  --by D. Webb

"The Jesuits: The Society of Jesus and the Betrayal of the Roman Catholic Church"
  --by M. Martin

"On the Edge of Reality: Hidden Technology, Powers of the Mind, Quantum Physics, Paranormal Phenomena, Orbs, UFOs, Harmonic Transmissions, and Crop Circles"
  --by C. Andrews & S. Andrews

"The Columbia History of Jews & Judaism in America"
  --ed. by Marc Lee Raphael

"Consciousness Reconsidered"
  --by O. Flanagan

"The Coptic Christian Heritage: History, Faith, and Culture"
  --ed. by L.M. Farag

"Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration"
  --by C.A. Piantadosi

"Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse"
  -- by M.J. Rubenstein

"Love Without Conditions"
  --by P. Ferrini

"The Hidden Gospel: Decoding the Spiritual Message of the Aramaic Jesus"
  --by N.D. Klotz

"A New History of Early Christianity"
  --by C. Freeman

"Viral Mythology: How the Truth of the Ancients Was Encoded & Passed Down Through Legend, Art, & Architecture"
  --by M.D. Jones & L. Flaxman

"The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus"
  --by R.A. Varghese

"Opium: Reality's Dark Dream"
  --by T. Dormandy

"This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment"
  --ed. by R.S. Gottlieb

"Abba, Give Me a Word: The Path of Spiritual Direction"
  --by L.R. Owens

"The Origins of Jewish Mysticism"
  --by P. Schafer

"Fifty Key Christian Thinkers"
  --ed. by P. McEnhill & G. Newlands

"Fleeing Herod: A Journey Through Coptic Egypt with the Holy Family"
  --by J. Cowan

"The Other Gospels: Accounts of Jesus from Outside the New Testament"
  --ed. & trans. by B. Ehrman & Z. Plese

"Consciousness: An Introduction"
  --by S. Blackmore

"An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy: Conversations Between Men & Women Philosophers"
  --ed. by K.J. Warren

"Critically Reading the Theory and Methods of Archaeology, an Introductory Guide"
  --G. Gibbon

"Globalization: East & West"
  --by B.S. Turner & H.H. Khondker

"How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus' Divine Nature"
  --by Bird, Evans, Gathercole, Hill, and Tilling

"Zen and Psychotherapy"
  --by C.J. Mruk & J. Hartzell

"Philosophy of Dreams"
  --by C. Turcke

"In  Search of the Early Christians"
  --by W.A. Meeks

"New Testament & Christian Apocrypha"
  --by F. Bovon

"Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance"
  --by David A. deSilva

So Many Books, So Little Time.....

I've received a huge booty of books over the past month or so.
I'd love to list them all here for ya'll, but I never seem to find 
the time to do it.  So here it is, 4a.m. ("it's 4a.m. in Texas..." Who
sings that?? 7 SECONDS, I believe?!)

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 "Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk & the Movement That Shook the World"
  -by A. D'Ambrosio

"Grey Wolf: The Escape of Adolf Hitler"
  -by S. Dunstan & Gerrard Williams

"A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans"
  -by A. Maurice de Zayas

"A New History of Early Christianity"
  -by C. Freeman

"An Infinity of Little Hours: Five Young Men and Their Trial of Faith in the Western World's Most Austere Monastic Order"
  -by N.K. Maguire

"Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, & the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation"
  -by M. Horowitz

"Called Out of Darkness, a Spiritual Confession"
  -by Anne Rice

"Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw"
  -by Mark Bowden

"No Longer a Slumdog"
  -by K.P. Yohannan

"Beyond Doubt & Illusion"
  -by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

"A History of Catholic Antisemitism: The Dark Side of the Church"
  by R. Michael

"Food Genes & Culture: Eating Right for Your Origins"
  -by G.P. Nabhan

"Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases & Their Impact"
  -by Melvin I. Urofsky

"Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama: The Untold Story of the Holy Men Who Shaped Tibet, from Pre-History to the Present Day"
  -by A. Norman

"White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary & Allan Ginsberg"
  -by P. Conners

"A Burning Desire: Dharma God & the Path to Recovery"
  -by K. Griffin

"Evolution - The Disguised Friend of Faith?" 
  -by Arthur Peacocke

"Sacred Desire: Growing in Compassionate Living"
  -by N.K. Morrison, M.D. & S.K. Severino

"Ancient Christian Martyrdom: Diverse Practices, Theologies, and Traditions"
  -by C.R. Moss

"The Synchronicity Key: The Hidden Intelligence Guiding the Universe & You"
  -by David Wilcock

"The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism"
  -by D.A. Carson

"Religion and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: An Individual Psychology Perspective"
  -by Thor Johansen

"Shapers of Early Christianity: 52 Biographies. A.D. 100 - 400"
  -by R.H. Worth, Jr.

"Babylon's Banksters: The Alchemy of Deep Physics, High Finance and Ancient Religion"
  -by J.P. Farrell

"Genes, Giants, Monsters & Men: The Surviving Elites of the Cosmic War & Their Hidden Agenda"
 -by J.P. Farrell

"Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth" A Great Book From Columbia University Press--

Here's a link to a cool book from CUP:

Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth (link to book)

Some Awesome Quotes--

"The Lord has shown that we cannot have the good work of perfect love if we only love those from whom in turn we know the return of mutual love will be paid in kind.  Hence the Lord wishes us to overcome the common law of human love by the law of Gospel love, so that we may show the affection of our love not only toward those who love us but even toward our enemies."

  - St. Chromatius of Aquileia (d. 406)

"It is certainly a finer and more wonderful thing to change the mind of enemies to another way of thinking than to kill them... The mystery [of the Eucharist] requires that we should be innocent not only of violence but of all enmity, however slight, for it is the mystery of peace."

  - St. John Chrysostom (347 - 407)

Some More Reading Material Worth Mentioning--

This week the mailman brought me the new issue of "Sophia: Journal of the Melkite Catholic Church."  I plan on writing more about this real soon, because this issue is full of excellent articles (many of them reprinted from other more obscure & hard to find sources.)  Some great features about the work our new Pope & others in the Roman Catholic & Eastern Catholic Churches are doing to attempt to heal the schism between us & our Orthodox Christian brothers & sisters.

I also received the new issue (a double issue at that!) of "Orthodox Word" published by the St. Herman of Alaska monastery in CA., as well as two other Eastern Orthodox journals from two other monasteries here in America.

" Crop Circles 2011: Look Closer "

Is the Universe trying to tell us something? God? Who? Why? When? Where? God. All things point to God & His helpers. Love. Always use love. Love always.