Despite the saturation of global media coverage, Osama bin Laden's own writings have been curiously absent from analysis of the "war on terror." Over the last ten years, bin Laden has issued a series of carefully tailored public statements, from interviews with Western and Arabic journalists to faxes and video recordings. These texts supply evidence crucial to an understanding of the bizarre mix of Quranic scholarship, CIA training, punctual interventions in Gulf politics and messianic anti-imperialism that has formed the programmatic core of Al Qaeda. In bringing together the various statements issued under bin Laden's name since 1994, this volume forms part of a growing discourse that seeks to demythologize the terrorist network. Newly translated from the Arabic, annotated with a critical introduction by Islamic scholar Bruce Lawrence, this collection places the statements in their religious, historical and political context. It shows how bin Laden's views draw on and differ from other strands of radical Islamic thought; it also demonstrates how his arguments vary in degrees of consistency, and how his evasions concerning the true nature and extent of his own group, and over his own role in terrorist attacks, have contributed to the perpetuation of his personal mythology.

" Share Your Message with the World started out as an idea of how I could get everyone to share his or her stories. Volume I was such a success and the stories were so inspiring that I decided to make Share Your Message with the World a series. I received many e-mails and phone calls from people telling me how inspired and motivated they were reading the stories in Share Your Message with the World. In Volume II, the stories are just as inspirational, educational, and informational. I am a big believer that no one cares anything about what you're selling, offering, or providing until they know more about you. This book will tell you the personal journeys of people around the world, how they overcame the struggles of life and stayed focused on the place they were aiming for. It is true that every day our directions might change, but the one thing that is important is that you stay focused on where you are going to conquer the struggles and recognize the lessons from them. I believe that everyone needs to hear or read someone else's story to be able to continue through daily struggles. The stories in this book and Volume I are the proof you need to know that you too can make it to the finish line. Make sure to Share Your Message and learn how you too can help someone through his or her journey of life. "

With more than 300,000 copies sold in hardcover, this inspiring account of a woman's personal communication with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, has been a publishing phenomenon. Now available in paperback for the first time, Mary's Message to the World reveals predictions of how the Earth will transform in the coming years, plus guidance on coping with such changes.

You've Got Me All Wrong If we’ve got God all wrong, we’ve got everything else wrong, too. Is it possible that everything we think we know about God, and what God wants, is wrong? In direct and spiritually challenging language, Walsch exposes the many ways in which he believes that humanity completely misunderstands God. He describes in clear terms how the world could change overnight if humans accurately comprehended what God is, what God wants, who they are in relation to that, and to each other. Walsch calls this the Missing Data, which if ever embraced and acted on by our species, would create a spiritual revolution across the globe, bringing humanity both inner and outer peace at last. Does anybody care why our species has been such a failure? Does anybody imagine it has not been? Does anybody want to know how this whole situation can be turned around in the virtual blink of an eye? If you do care about those questions, then you will read this book. Neale Donald Walsch is one of the most influential and widely read authors in the new spirituality movement, with eight books on the New York Times bestseller list. His life and work have helped to create and sustain a worldwide spiritual renaissance, and he travels globally to bring the uplifting message of his books to people everywhere.

Grand in its sweep, this survey of the sacred writings of the major religions of the world offers a thoughtful introduction to the ideas and beliefs upon which great faiths are built. Under the expert guidance of John Bowker, a religious scholar and author of international stature, readers explore the key texts of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto traditions. The author discusses some 400 books, among them such well-known sacred texts as the Bible and the Quran, but also spiritual writings by theologians, philosophers, poets, and others. Bowker provides clear and illuminating commentary on each text, describing the content and core tenets of the work and quoting pertinent passages. He also sets the writings in religious and historical contexts, showing how they have influenced—and in many cases continue to influence—artistic, musical, literary, and political traditions. The Message and the Book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the meaning and the deep significance of primary religious texts of civilizations around the globe.

My dear little one, I smileon you even though you thinkyou are wounded beyond repair,no one is beyond repair onlythose that wish to stay that way!"When you hold the book, you hold Me, your Mediatrix of all Grace. At any moment no matter where you are and you feel worried or you have lost your peace or you simply need Me, open the book at any page and follow My words and in that moment you will experience that deep calm that is within My Immaculate Heart."How to use the book: https://www.olmoms.org/en/the-messages-of-mercy/