Drawing the Map of Heaven


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The celebrated Nigerian writer Tanure Ojaide relates here his experience of living in the United States where he has been based teaching and writing since 1996. Drawing the Map of Heaven picks up where his earlier memoir, Great Boys. An African Childhood which charted his upbringing in Nigeria by his Grandmother, left off. Less a purely personal tale and more a story of the many other African immigrants in the United States Ojaide in the text uses "we" to speak collectively for a traditionally communal society now residing in an individualistic setting. As much a reflection of an African background as an American experience Drawing the Map of Heaven is a unique portrait of the African in the United States




Drawing the Map of Heaven


Book Description

The celebrated Nigerian writer Tanure Ojaide relates here his experience of living in the United States where he has been based teaching and writing since 1996. Drawing the Map of Heaven picks up where his earlier memoir, Great Boys. An African Childhood which charted his upbringing in Nigeria by his Grandmother, left off. Less a purely personal tale and more a story of the many other African immigrants in the United States Ojaide in the text uses "we" to speak collectively for a traditionally communal society now residing in an individualistic setting. As much a reflection of an African background as an American experience Drawing the Map of Heaven is a unique portrait of the African in the United States




The Map of Heaven


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The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. When Dr. Eben Alexander told the story of his near-death experience and his vivid journey to the other side, many readers wrote to say it resonated with them profoundly. Thanks to them, Dr. Alexander realized that sharing his story allowed people to rediscover what so many in ancient times knew: there is more to life, and to the universe, than this single earthly life. Dr. Alexander and his coauthor Ptolemy Tompkins were surprised to see how often his readers’ visions of the afterlife synced up with each other and with those of the world’s spiritual leaders, as well as its philosophers and scientists. In The Map of Heaven, he shares the stories people have told him and shows how they are echoed both in the world’s faiths and in its latest scientific insights. It turns out there is much agreement, across time and terrain, about the journey of the soul and its survival beyond death. In this book, Dr. Alexander makes the case for heaven as a genuine place, showing how we have forgotten, but are now at last remembering, who we really are and what our destiny truly is. The Map of Heaven takes the broad view to reveal how modern science is on the verge of the most profound revolution in recorded history—all around the phenomenon of consciousness itself!




The Map of Heaven


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When Dr Eben Alexander wrote about his own startling near-death experience in Proof of Heaven, he was contacted by countless people from all walks of life. His story had touched them personally and they in turn had their own miraculous experiences of the afterlife to share with Eben. In The Map of Heaven, Eben recounts the astonishing stories he has heard on his travels, from near-death experiences and encounters with angelic beings to inspiring messages from departed loved ones. Each account helps us to understand just how vast the universe really is. Drawing on these accounts and lessons from religious leaders, philosophers and scientific investigations into the role of consciousness, Eben explores our true place in the universe and what exactly exists beyond death.




Maps of Heaven, Maps of Hell


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From its beginnings in Puritan sermonising to its prominent place in contemporary genre film and fiction, this book traces the use of terror in the American popular imagination. Entering American culture partly by way of religious sanction, it remains an important heart and mind shaping tool.




Treasure Map to Heaven


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In "Treasure Map to Heaven" Bob Walsh provides a priceless road map, a treasure map, that leads to Heaven based upon God's specific directions as recorded in the Bible. In drawing this treasure map, the Bible, God addresses the possible destinations ... Heaven, Purgatory ... or Hell. God's treasure map describes the breath-taking beauty that awaits us in Paradise, and for some of us, the mercy of Purgatory. But God also warns us of the unspeakable agony in Hell that awaits those who chose the wrong roads in life. Along our journey through physical life, the devil and it evil horde does everything it can to distract us, and to lead us astray from the right path that leads to God in Paradise. The good news is that God's treasure map describes the many pitfalls, wrong turns, and dead ends, and directs us on the path to take, the road that leads to Heaven. This concise collection of God's directions is an indispensable guide for all of us in life. It reminds us, in part, that we are all going to die, and then, as surely as night follows day, we will find ourselves standing before almighty God to be judged according to how we lived our lives on earth. At that time, it will be too late to change our ways, to make amends We will be sent to Heaven to enjoy eternal peace and happiness, or we will be sent to Purgatory to receive needed purification. Or ... we may be sent to Hell where we will be tortured by demons and suffer unspeakable pain and suffering ... forever. As you travel along life's road, be guided by Jesus' words in Matthew 25:46, "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." So choose your guides carefully, and follow God's treasure map to stay on the path that leads to God in Heaven.




Treasure Map to Heaven


Book Description

In "Treasure Map to Heaven" Bob Walsh provides a priceless road map, a treasure map, that leads to Heaven based upon God's specific directions as recorded in the Bible. In drawing this treasure map, the Bible, God addresses the possible destinations ... Heaven, purgatory ... or Hell. God's treasure map describes the breath-taking beauty that awaits us in Paradise, and for some of us, the mercy of purgatory. But God also warns us of the unspeakable agony in Hell that awaits those who chose the wrong roads in life. Along our journey through physical life, the devil and it evil horde does everything it can to distract us, and to lead us astray from the right path that leads to God in Paradise. The good news is that God's treasure map describes the many pitfalls, wrong turns, and dead ends, and directs us on the path to take, the road that leads to Heaven. This concise collection of God's directions is an indispensable guide for all of us in life.




You Are Here


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Mapmaking fulfills one of our most ancient and deepseated desires: understanding the world around us and our place in it. But maps need not just show continents and oceans: there are maps to heaven and hell; to happiness and despair; maps of moods, matrimony, and mythological places. There are maps to popular culture, from Gulliver's Island to Gilligan's Island. There are speculative maps of the world before it was known, and maps to secret places known only to the mapmaker. Artists' maps show another kind of uncharted realm: the imagination. What all these maps have in common is their creators' willingness to venture beyond the boundaries of geography or convention. You Are Here is a wide-ranging collection of such superbly inventive maps. These are charts of places you're not expected to find, but a voyage you take in your mind: an exploration of the ideal country estate from a dog's perspective; a guide to buried treasure on Skeleton Island; a trip down the road to success; or the world as imagined by an inmate of a mental institution. With over 100 maps from artists, cartographers, and explorers, You are Here gives the reader a breath-taking view of worlds, both real and imaginary.




The Map Across Time


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The Map across Time, a sweeping epic of unfailing love and trust.