NONFICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"For true believers only--in atheism, that is. Students of the business of religion will find only occasional pearls."
Middling account of an evangelical's 180, written with the assistance of co-author Brown (
Shake the Devil Off: A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans, 2009, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: June 26, 2013
"An eye-opening account of corruption and secrecy."
Why Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, became the first pope to be cited for crimes against humanity.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Intriguing, but at times dry and not entirely satisfying."
A journalist's memoir of how he escaped the Christian fundamentalism that shaped, and distorted, both his and his parents' lives.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Certainly not for everyone, but a smart reminder that we haven't got the whole scene covered--look at quantum mechanics--and that openness is more fruitful than seclusion in dogma."
Radin (
Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality, 2006, etc.) combs the scientific, peer-reviewed literature--and much yogic lore and historical anecdote--to find evidence and validity for the claims of mysticism, miracles and the supernatural.
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NONFICTION
Released: July 16, 2013
"Why has Christianity taken hold and flourished? This book will give you the answers in the simplest, most straightforward, comprehensible manner."
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 6, 2013
"A profound, moving treatise on finding God in gardening."
A soul-searching memoir and travelogue about finding God in the food produced by community agriculture.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 13, 2013
"A solid picture of the Templars but a difficult read, with enemies coming from all directions. Be prepared to read it twice and take notes."
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 13, 2013
"Unlikely to change a single mind or cause even the slightest shift in perspective."
This series of scattershot attacks on all varieties of religion suggests that it's as pointless to argue with a true nonbeliever as it is with a true believer.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 13, 2013
"Intriguing and diverse, but necessarily skin-deep."
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 20, 2013
"An entertaining, well-researched account of the quest that brims with our fond hopes, foolishness and even desperation."
Former
Vice editor Gollner (
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession, 2008) may have felt he would need to achieve immortality in order to write this comprehensive, busy book, which bulges with the results of his reading, interviewing and traveling.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 20, 2013
"A searching, sensual celebration of one woman's struggle for identity and autonomy."
A poet and essayist's candid account of how she came to painful terms with her sexuality and her Mormon faith.
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 26, 2013
"Bennoune, and those she profiles, bravely meets the tide of extremism with a sense of shared community and nonviolent purpose."
A human rights lawyer scours the global hotspots for stories of Muslim push back to fundamentalism.
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