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Here Paulo Coelho details his journey across Spain along the legendary road of San Tiago, which pilgrims have traveled since the Middle Ages. On this contemporary quest, he encounters a Chaucerian variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life.
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"With her oldest son taking a gap year in Europe, her aging father losing his sight and his memory, and her husband of twenty years announcing that he's leaving her, Abbie Jowett is surrounded by overwhelming loss. Desperate to mend her marriage and herself, she follows her son, Bobby, to walk the famed Camino pilgrimage. During their journey they encounter Rasa, an Iranian woman working in secret helping other refugees, and Caroline, a journalist...
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Based on John Bunyan's epic masterpiece, this is based on one of the most popular books of all time, and one of the most important stories of the Christian faith! Second to the Bible in total copies and translations, the story was written by John Bunyan, a pastor, imprisoned for sharing his faith. This powerful allegory helps families understand the spiritual journey is the most important journey in life, as well as the importance of sticking to the...
24) Mortalis
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Pony travels to the northern lands to grieve for her dead lover, but when she arrives she encounters a deadly sickness that only she can heal.
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Fourteen-year-old Sarah Zorn intends to spend the Wisconsin summer with her "boyfriend" Curtis, waiting for a dead calf named Boris to decompose in time for the science fair. Her plans upend, however, when her fake-boyfriend strategy goes seriously awry just as her hippie Grandma Z invites her on a last-minute Roman holiday. As Sarah explores Italys ancient wonders, she cant stop "boy-liking" Curtis . . . or puzzling over her grandmothers odd behavior....
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1. Allahabad and the Kumbh Mela -- 2. Amritsar and the golden temple -- 3. Corn Mountain and the Zuñi Pueblo -- 4. Czestochowa -- 5. El Rocio -- 6. Fatima and Lamego -- 7. Guadalupe -- 8. Jerusalem -- 9. Kataragama and Adam's Peak -- 10. Kyoto -- 11. Lourdes -- 12. Mecca and the Hajj -- 13. Mount Kailas -- 14. Pandharpur -- 15. Rome -- 16. Ste. Anne de Beaupré -- 17. Salt Lake City -- 18. Santiago de Compostela -- 19. Tarekeswar -- 20. The battlefields...
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"From the author of the bestsellers Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It and Live Your Truth comes Rebirth, an inspiring novel about the magic that happens when you learn to follow your heart. After the death of his estranged father, Amit takes his parent's ashes to the Ganges to fulfill a deathbed promise. Instead of returning home, he wanders, his pain and grief leaving him confused about his future. Almost broke, unsure about his direction...
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The Pilgrim's Progress chronicles the epic adventure of a man named Christian who leaves his home in the City of Destruction and begins a life-long quest to the Celestial City. Set against the backdrop of a hazardous journey, this powerful drama unfolds as Christian's adventures lead him into fascinating lands and encounters with interesting people who either help or hinder his progress along a narrow way. With a gallery of memorable characters and...
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This is a visually splendid coverage of the semi-annual Bakhtiari migration which takes about five weeks and covers 200 torturous miles. Half a million people and millions of sheep and goats cross the rugged Zagros mountains in southern Iran twice yearly to move between summer and winter pastures. Persian folk-singer Shushu is featured.
36) Transcendental
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"Riley, a veteran of interstellar war, is one of many beings from many different worlds aboard a ship on a pilgrimage that spans the galaxy. However, he is not journeying to achieve transcendence, a vague mystical concept that has drawn everyone else on the ship to this journey into the unknown at the far edge of the galaxy. His mission is to find and kill the prophet who is reputed to help others 'transcend'"--
39) Pilgrimage
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Ireland, 1209. A small group of monks begin a reluctant pilgrimage across an island torn between centuries of tribal warfare and the growing power of Norman invaders. Escorting their monastery's holiest relic to Rome, the monks' progress is seen through the eyes of a pious young novice and a mute lay brother with a violent past. As the true significance of the bejeweled relic becomes dangerously apparent, their path becomes increasingly fraught with...