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Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
by Jon Krakauer
Awesome (9/5/2008)
Down right scary in places, but puts what you have always been thinking about organized religion into print. A heroic effort to open your mind to most anything. Very well written.
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