books about: rites

books about: rites

books:

Rites

Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral

Gayden Metcalfe

Miramax, 2005

Wonderful
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Being from Alabama I know that what she says is absolutely true!

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral

Kris Radish

Bantam, 2006

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral
This is possibly the best CHICK NOVEL I've ever read! Women getting to know Annie through each other's eyes and learning a lot about themselves.I purchased 5 copies to send to friends, hoping we'll get together for a discussion!!!!

Equal Rites

Terry Pratchett

HarperTorch, 2000

"We could buy you a much better broomstick."
Eskarina Smith was born with a slight impediment a wizard desperate to leave his staff to an heir was so delighted to find the eighth child of an eighth child neglected to make one last quality check. And so the first female wizard was born. Granny Weatherwax quickly ...

Rites of Spring : The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age

Modris Eksteins

Mariner Books, 2000

Cubist Warfare
Professor Ecksteins' book is, on one level, a history that places the Great War in the context of the popular cultural zeitgeist that produced it. While other books have analyzed the outbreak of the war from the perspective of politicians and diplomats, Ecksteins ...

Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6)

Jim Butcher

Roc, 2004

Ties of Blood
This book opens with a trademark Harry Dresden move: fleeing a burning building. It's the fault of the giant monkey demons who are hurling napalm pooh. Harry races to his car, which has been eaten by mold demons...With a chortle of laughter, the reader settles in for ...

Introduction to Christian Worship

James F. White

Abingdon Press, 2001

Great Christian Worship book
I used this book as an extra for my Christian worship class, and found that this biook is very good for the investigation of the history and evolution of worship in the church.

The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church

Church Publishing, 2001

perfect for daily use
This is the Book of Common Prayer used in the Episcopal Church. It is a beautiful little personal edition making it convenient to carry with you in a briefcase or backpack or for home use. It is an excellent value, and I read it daily.

The Feasts Of The Lord God's Prophetic Calendar From Calvary To The Kingdom

Kevin Howard, Marvin Rosenthal

Thomas Nelson, 1997

Beautifully done, beautifully written!
This book is one of my absolute favorites! Not only is the information within EXTREMELY well written, there are many photographs and the artwork is among the best I've ever seen. There are overviews of the Spring Feasts and the Fall Feasts and an explanation of ...

Rites of Passage at $100,000 to $1 Million+: Your Insider's Lifetime Guide to Executive Job-Changing and ...

John Lucht

Viceroy Press, 2000

If you are a corporate executive, or if you want to be one, then you should purchase this book.
This week, I passed 300 connections on LinkedIn. Shortly thereafter, I received multiple unsolicited contacts from intellectual property recruiters. (I founded Clock Tower Law Group, which specializes in patent law and trademark law.) This is one of the downsides of ...

The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions: Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, and Toasts

Carley Roney, Editors Of The Knot

Broadway, 2000

It has it all...
If you are looking for something besides the ordinary, this is a great book, with fabulous ideas. We had truly unique vows at our wedding, that were meaningful to us. And we got them out of this book.

Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA

Julia Alvarez

Viking Adult, 2007

A top pick for any public lending library, especially those strong in Latin culture.
The party accompanying a Latin girl's coming of age or sweet fifteen celebration is one of the highlights of her life, and in ONCE UPON A QUINCEANERA author Julia Alvarez attends the 'quince' of a young Queens woman to relate the confusion and planning over this ...

The Tibetan Book of the Dead (The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between)

Bantam Books, Inc., 1993

Tibet's gift to the world, presented by Robert Thurman
This book is an atlas. It is a valuable friend that will do more than save your life, it will alter your destiny beyond life as well. It is an essential guidebook for every voyager through life, death and rebirth. Inside are complete instructions to recognize every "in ...

Spirits of the Earth: A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, and Ceremonies

Robert Lake-Thom

Plume, 1997

Animals can tell us a lot...
Animals have been living on Earth and dealing with nature a lot longer than us. They can sense when an Earthquake is about to happen. Pets can sense an illness within their owner before the owner does. Birds, insects, and other animals have evolved and adapted to ...

The New Jewish Wedding, Revised

Anita Diamant

Scribner, 2001

This is indeed THE book to get
My fiance and I were looking for a book to explain Jewish wedding laws and customs. We bought a few different books, and I think this was by far the best. I particularly liked its clarity and organization. While other books bombard you with random Hebrew and Yiddish ...

The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux (Civilization of the American ...

Joseph Epes Brown

University of Oklahoma Press, 1989

If you want peace, read this book
Joseph Epes Brown was fortunate in meeting men who possessed great human and spiritual qualities, especially Black Elk who had a unique quality of power, kindliness and sense of mission. Born in 1862, Black Elk grew up when his people had the freedom of the plains, ...