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Cults / by Espejo, Roman,1977-(CARDINAL)665611;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This volume explores the topics relating to cults, usually referring to a new religious movement or other group whose beliefs or practices are considered non-traditional or unorthodox, by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
Subjects: Cults.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Pure human : the hidden truth of our divinity, power, and destiny / by Braden, Gregg,author.(CARDINAL)658783;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260) and index.Preface -- Introduction -- We are the prize: The battle for our humanness -- Who are we? The ancient message coded in our DNA -- Transhumanism: Erasing the link between human and divine -- The secret: We are the future we've been waiting for -- Everday Divinity: Our destiny of living free -- Human or hybrid? Whose idea of progress are we following? -- Deprogramming: Breaking the God-spell of technology -- Pure Human: The keys -- Acknodledgments -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the author."In an age where technologies such as AI threaten to supplant human intelligence, an award-winning scientist offers a radical new view of our innate human technology and what we're truly capable of"--
Subjects: Technological innovations; Technology and civilization.; Artificial intelligence; Human beings;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Tabloid [videorecording] / by Morris, Errol,director.(CARDINAL)436326; Ahlberg, Julie Bilson,producer.(CARDINAL)848033; Lipson, Mark,producer.; McKinney, Joyce.; Airloom Enterprises.; IFC Films.(CARDINAL)354386; Moxie Pictures.; Showtime Networks.(CARDINAL)341257; Sundance Selects (Firm)(CARDINAL)340706;
In the late 1970s, Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney became a tabloid staple when she kidnapped her former beau, a Mormon missionary, and tied him to a bed to 'deprogram' his religious beliefs-by having nonstop sex with him. Director Errol Morris follows the salacious adventures of this beauty queen with an IQ of 168 whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams led her across the globe, into jail and onto the front page.Rating: R; for sexual content and nudity.DVD; NTSC, region 1, Dolby Digital 5.1; widescreen.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; McKinney, Joyce; Mormon missionaries; Sex crimes; Kidnapping;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Beyond willpower : the secret principle to achieving success in life, love, and happiness / by Loyd, Alex,author.(CARDINAL)593468;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology); Success.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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My lie : a true story of false memory / by Maran, Meredith.(CARDINAL)341475;
Prologue: The same thing happened to me ; Introduction: one in three -- Pt. 1: 1576-1982. Desperate housewife ; In feminism we trust -- Pt. 2: 1983-1993. Please question your child (and your childhood) ; Breaking the silence ; Daddy can't come home again ; Remember ; Did he or didn't he? ; In therapy we trust -- Pt. 3: 1994-2009. Doubt ; Deprogramming ; What [crossed out] was I thinking? ; Eternal sunshine of the recovered mind. ; In neuroscience we trust ; Amends -- Epilogue: Grace -- Book group reading guide.Journalist Meredith Maran lived a daughter's nightmare: she accused her father of sexual abuse, then realized, nearly too late, that he was innocent. During the 1980s and 1990s, tens of thousands of Americans became convinced that they had repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse, and then, decades later, recovered those memories in therapy. Maran was one of them. Her accusation and estrangement from her father divided her family into those who believed her and those who didn't, and led her to isolate herself among "survivors" who devoted their lives, and life savings, to recovering memories of events that had never occurred. Exploring the psychological, cultural, and neuroscientific causes of this modern American witch-hunt, Maran asks how so many people could come to believe the same lie at the same time? And perhaps more importantly: what are the "big lies" gaining traction in American culture today--and how can we keep them from taking hold?--From publisher description.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Maran, Meredith; False memory syndrome; False memory syndrome; Fathers and daughters.; Recovered memory.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Jesus and money : a guide for times of financial crisis / by Witherington, Ben,III,1951-(CARDINAL)342819;
Includes bibliographical references.Prequel: Reconsidering the value of money in hard times -- In the beginning God created ... : getting our bearings -- A King's ransom: proverbial wisdom on wealth -- Money in the bartering world of Jesus -- Jesus and the treasure hunt -- James's rich wisdom -- Wealth and poverty in Luke-Acts -- Paul on work, remuneration, and the love of money -- John of Patmos and a news flash for the merchants and Mr. 666 -- Towards a New Testament theology of money, stewardship, and giving -- Deprogramming ourselves from a lifestyle of conspicuous consumption and self-gratification.A respected New Testament scholar clearly and concisely examines what Jesus and his earliest followers taught about money, possessions, and stewardship.
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Wealth; Money;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A death on Diamond Mountain : a true story of obsession, madness, and the path to enlightenment / by Carney, Scott,1978-author.(CARDINAL)397977;
"An investigative reporter explores an infamous case where an obsessive and unorthodox search for enlightenment went terribly wrong. When thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012, The New York Times reported the story under the headline: "Mysterious Buddhist Retreat in the Desert Ends in a Grisly Death." Scott Carney, a journalist and anthropologist who lived in India for six years, was struck by how Thorson's death echoed other incidents that reflected the little-talked-about connection between intensive meditation and mental instability. Using these tragedies as a springboard, Carney explores how those who go to extremes to achieve divine revelations-and undertake it in illusory ways-can tangle with madness. He also delves into the unorthodox interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism that attracted Thorson and the bizarre teachings of its chief evangelists: Thorson's wife, Lama Christie McNally, and her previous husband, Geshe Michael Roach, the supreme spiritual leader of Diamond Mountain University, where Thorson died. Carney unravels how the cultlike practices of McNally and Roach and the questionable circumstances surrounding Thorson's death illuminate a uniquely American tendency to mix and match eastern religious traditions like LEGO pieces in a quest to reach an enlightened, perfected state, no matter the cost. Aided by Thorson's private papers, along with cutting-edge neurological research that reveals the profound impact of intensive meditation on the brain and stories of miracles and black magic, sexualized rituals, and tantric rites from former Diamond Mountain acolytes, A Death on Diamond Mountain is a gripping work of investigative journalism that reveals how the path to enlightenment can be riddled with danger"--
Subjects: Thorson, Ian, 1974-2012; Roach, Michael, 1952-; McNally, Christie.; Diamond Mountain Retreat Center.; Buddhism; Religious addiction;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Swirling : how to date, mate, and relate mixing race culture and creed / by Karazin, Christelyn D.; Littlejohn, Janice Rhoshalle.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Christelyn's story: jumping the broom with a white boy -- Deprogram: unthink everything you've ever assumed about swirling -- Who's swirling? -- Best U.S. cities that swirl -- Feel like you need permission to swirl?: girl, you got it -- Is it time to edit the list? -- How to go from Mr. Rainbow to Mr. Right -- Why it's worth it -- You've decided. Now get busy: 52 ways to find a date -- The rules of flirtation: knowing when he's interested -- The first date: finding neutral ground -- Moving forward--or moving on -- Let's talk about sex--and stereotypes -- Love is blind--but not those people staring at you! -- Dealing with conflicting loyalties -- Handling the guess who's coming to dinner moment -- Time to decide: is it all worth it? -- Janice's story: and she lived happily ever after.
Subjects: Interracial dating.; Interracial friendship.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wolverine. by Millar, Mark,author.(CARDINAL)664469; Andrews, Kaare,artist.(CARDINAL)552920; Romita, John,Jr.,artist.(CARDINAL)345814; Marvel Comics Group,publisher.(CARDINAL)149479;
"Wolverine has long been the X-Men's most dangerous member - but now, this deadly living weapon has switched sides! Defeated by the Gorgon and brainwashed by Hydra and the Hand, Wolverine has become an agent of the ruthless ninja clan - slicing and dicing his way through S.H.I.E.L.D., the Fantastic Four and the X-Men! And his former friends and teammates will pay a very high price to subdue him. As Hydra picks off superhumans one by one and the X-Men mourn a fallen friend, S.H.I.E.L.D. works feverishly to deprogram Wolverine. Can he be turned against his former masters in time to prevent worldwide death and destruction? Prepare for death and destruction as only modern masters Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. can deliver! Plus: A haunting tale of World War II, illustrated by Kaare Andrews!"--
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Novels.; Science fiction comics.; Wolverine (Fictitious character);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We've got issues : how you can stand strong for America's soul and sanity / by McGraw, Phillip C.,1950-author.(CARDINAL)653658;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-384).Foreword: a letter from Dr. Phil -- Introduction: we've got issues -- The price and consequences of disruption -- Think freely, speak freely -- "Inclusive language" isn't inclusive, and it's barely language -- It's the 2020s, but we're living in 1984 -- The dangers of rewriting -- Deprogram yourself, because the truth is out there -- We're doing our enemies' work for them -- Programmed by algorithm (you're angry, they profit) -- Censored by the algorithm -- Avoid logical fallacies: presentism, confirmation bias, and positive bias -- Are you open to changing your mind? -- The dangerous temptation of victimhood -- Sociograms and collective personality -- The family is under attack -- What are you modeling? -- The dangerous erosion of faith -- Science is under attack -- Principle #1: be who you are on purpose -- Principle #2: focus on solving problems rather than winning arguments -- Principle #3: don't reward bad behavior or support conduct you do not value -- Principle #4: measure all actions based on results, and all thoughts based on rationality -- Principle #5: consciously choose which voices in your life deserve the most attention -- Principle #6: do not stay silent just so others can remain comfortable -- Principle #7: actively live and support a meritocracy -- Principle #8: identify and build your consequential knowledge -- Principle #9: work hard to understand the way others see things -- Principle #10: treat yourself and others with dignity and respect -- Conclusion: step onto the number line.From a #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved television host comes a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance.
Subjects: Political culture; Polarization (Social sciences); Identity politics; Cancel culture; Social values;
Available copies: 135 / Total copies: 144
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