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God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 92%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
by Terri Jean • 2003
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
4.33
363
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road 90%
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
by Terri Jean 2003
4.33
363 ratings
The Gods of Indian Country
by Jennifer Graber • 2018
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
4.13
46
The Gods of Indian Country Summary
The Gods of Indian Country 90%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 ratings
The Teachings of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda • 1968
Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.
3.93
46k+
The Teachings of Don Juan Summary
The Teachings of Don Juan 89%
Yaqui sorcerer's lessons: knowledge as warfare, peyote as guide, and seeing energy as ultimate aim.
by Carlos Castaneda 1968
3.93
46k+ ratings
We Are Dancing for You
by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
4.51
171
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You 89%
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018
4.51
171 ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread 89%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 89%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 ratings
Serpent of Light
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2008
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
4.13
1k+
Serpent of Light Summary
Serpent of Light 88%
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2008
4.13
1k+ ratings
The American Indian
by Luc Bourgault • 1996
Crystals remember every hand that touched them. Cleanse yourself first; the healing begins with you.
4.10
219
The American Indian Summary
The American Indian 88%
Crystals remember every hand that touched them. Cleanse yourself first; the healing begins with you.
by Luc Bourgault 1996
4.10
219 ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 88%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko • 1977
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
3.84
27k+
Ceremony Summary
Ceremony 88%
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
by Leslie Marmon Silko 1977
3.84
27k+ ratings
On the Toltec Path
by Ken Eagle Feather • 1995
Castaneda's path: enter dream worlds, steady perception, let mortality strip the trivial.
3.79
117
On the Toltec Path Summary
On the Toltec Path 88%
Castaneda's path: enter dream worlds, steady perception, let mortality strip the trivial.
by Ken Eagle Feather 1995
3.79
117 ratings
Unsettling Truths
by Mark Charles • 2019
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
4.35
2k+
Unsettling Truths Summary
Unsettling Truths 88%
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
by Mark Charles 2019
4.35
2k+ ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 88%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
Living Resistance
by Kaitlin B. Curtice • 2023
Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.
4.11
2k+
Living Resistance Summary
Living Resistance 88%
Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.
by Kaitlin B. Curtice 2023
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Power of Silence
by Carlos Castaneda • 1987
Seeing the familiar world costs nearly all your energy. Save some and an unfamiliar one appears.
4.24
3k+
The Power of Silence Summary
The Power of Silence 88%
Seeing the familiar world costs nearly all your energy. Save some and an unfamiliar one appears.
by Carlos Castaneda 1987
4.24
3k+ ratings
The Toltec Secret
by Sergio Magaña • 2014
Ancient Mexico's dream system: nine levels, mirror work, and breathwork that survived the conquest.
3.92
178
The Toltec Secret Summary
The Toltec Secret 88%
Ancient Mexico's dream system: nine levels, mirror work, and breathwork that survived the conquest.
by Sergio Magaña 2014
3.92
178 ratings
Learning Humility
by Richard J. Foster • 2022
A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.
4.15
419
Learning Humility Summary
Learning Humility 88%
A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.
by Richard J. Foster 2022
4.15
419 ratings
Getting Castaneda
by Peter Luce • 2017
Castaneda's teacher knew a secret: reality is assembled at a point. Move it, and everything changes.
4.07
119
Getting Castaneda Summary
Getting Castaneda 88%
Castaneda's teacher knew a secret: reality is assembled at a point. Move it, and everything changes.
by Peter Luce 2017
4.07
119 ratings
Of Water and the Spirit
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1994
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
4.41
2k+
Of Water and the Spirit Summary
Of Water and the Spirit 88%
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1994
4.41
2k+ ratings
A Short History of Myth
by Karen Armstrong • 2005
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
3.69
7k+
A Short History of Myth Summary
A Short History of Myth 88%
We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.
by Karen Armstrong 2005
3.69
7k+ ratings
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1999
A West African elder's ritual and community practices for restoring the purpose you forgot.
4.48
474
The Healing Wisdom of Africa Summary
The Healing Wisdom of Africa 88%
A West African elder's ritual and community practices for restoring the purpose you forgot.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1999
4.48
474 ratings
Ritual
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1993
When a community stops its rituals, the ancestors withdraw and the witches move in.
4.22
597
Ritual Summary
Ritual 88%
When a community stops its rituals, the ancestors withdraw and the witches move in.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1993
4.22
597 ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
4.13
4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 87%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
Santa Muerte
by Tracey Rollin • 2017
The skeleton saint the Church condemns and millions adore: a practical guide to working with her.
3.90
245
Santa Muerte Summary
Santa Muerte 87%
The skeleton saint the Church condemns and millions adore: a practical guide to working with her.
by Tracey Rollin 2017
3.90
245 ratings
The eagle's gift
by Carlos Castenada • 1981
His teachers vanished, leaving an anthropologist to lead sorcerers hunted by the cosmic devourer.
4.09
4k+
The eagle's gift Summary
The eagle's gift 87%
His teachers vanished, leaving an anthropologist to lead sorcerers hunted by the cosmic devourer.
by Carlos Castenada 1981
4.09
4k+ ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 87%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen • 2008
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
4.17
2k+
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire 87%
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008
4.17
2k+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
by Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Summary
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans 87%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 ratings
Animal Speak
by Ted Andrews • 2002
The animal that keeps finding you chose you first. Here's what it came to teach.
4.24
12k+
Animal Speak Summary
Animal Speak 87%
The animal that keeps finding you chose you first. Here's what it came to teach.
by Ted Andrews 2002
4.24
12k+ ratings
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz • 1983
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
3.46
796
The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas 87%
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983
3.46
796 ratings
Indaba My Children
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa • 1964
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
4.41
450
Indaba My Children Summary
Indaba My Children 87%
Before Africa wrote, it remembered: the Bantu sacred history from creation to a future messiah.
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964
4.41
450 ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 87%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
Jainism
by Jeffery D. Long • 2009
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
3.82
118
Jainism Summary
Jainism 87%
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
by Jeffery D. Long 2009
3.82
118 ratings
Medicine River
by Mary Annette Pember • 2025
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
3.91
2k+
Medicine River Summary
Medicine River 87%
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
by Mary Annette Pember 2025
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Reason You Walk
by Wab Kinew • 2015
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
4.07
4k+
The Reason You Walk Summary
The Reason You Walk 87%
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
by Wab Kinew 2015
4.07
4k+ ratings
All Our Relations
by Winona LaDuke • 1999
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
4.37
711
All Our Relations Summary
All Our Relations 87%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
Strange Rites
by Tara Isabella Burton • 2020
Americans didn't quit religion. They replaced church with SoulCycle, fandom, and social justice.
3.88
2k+
Strange Rites Summary
Strange Rites 87%
Americans didn't quit religion. They replaced church with SoulCycle, fandom, and social justice.
by Tara Isabella Burton 2020
3.88
2k+ ratings
Ayahuasca in My Blood
by Peter Gorman • 2010
Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.
4.28
467
Ayahuasca in My Blood Summary
Ayahuasca in My Blood 87%
Spirit darts, testy guardians, and a jungle brew that saved a leg from amputation.
by Peter Gorman 2010
4.28
467 ratings
7 Secrets Of Shiva
by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2011
Shiva's symbols are not myths but a map: seven doorways from animal fear to infinite consciousness.
4.02
5k+
7 Secrets Of Shiva Summary
7 Secrets Of Shiva 87%
Shiva's symbols are not myths but a map: seven doorways from animal fear to infinite consciousness.
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011
4.02
5k+ ratings
Shaman, Healer, Sage
by Alberto Villoldo • 2000
Your body is wrapped in an energy field that holds every wound. Shamanic techniques to clear it.
4.37
2k+
Shaman, Healer, Sage Summary
Shaman, Healer, Sage 87%
Your body is wrapped in an energy field that holds every wound. Shamanic techniques to clear it.
by Alberto Villoldo 2000
4.37
2k+ ratings
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
3.50
5k+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 87%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
by Meera Baindur • 2015
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
3.00
1
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 87%
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
by Meera Baindur 2015
3.00
1 ratings
Wawata - Moon Dreaming
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder • 2022
Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.
4.20
197
Wawata - Moon Dreaming Summary
Wawata - Moon Dreaming 87%
Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder 2022
4.20
197 ratings
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey • 2025
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
3.58
2k+
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief 87%
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
by Jon Hickey 2025
3.58
2k+ ratings
A Separate Reality
by Carlos Castaneda • 1971
A Yaqui sorcerer shows his apprentice the silence that makes the everyday world dissolve.
4.09
19k+
A Separate Reality Summary
A Separate Reality 87%
A Yaqui sorcerer shows his apprentice the silence that makes the everyday world dissolve.
by Carlos Castaneda 1971
4.09
19k+ ratings
The Idea of the Holy
by Rudolf Otto • 1917
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
4.03
2k+
The Idea of the Holy Summary
The Idea of the Holy 87%
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
by Rudolf Otto 1917
4.03
2k+ ratings
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 87%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
Mama Lola
by Karen McCarthy Brown • 2001
A religion of survival, not sorcery: the life of a Haitian Vodou priestess in Brooklyn.
4.04
1k+
Mama Lola Summary
Mama Lola 87%
A religion of survival, not sorcery: the life of a Haitian Vodou priestess in Brooklyn.
by Karen McCarthy Brown 2001
4.04
1k+ ratings
Rootwork
by Tayannah Lee McQuillar • 2003
The real Hoodoo: practical spells, mojo bags, and ancestor work for love, money, and daily success.
4.39
270
Rootwork Summary
Rootwork 87%
The real Hoodoo: practical spells, mojo bags, and ancestor work for love, money, and daily success.
by Tayannah Lee McQuillar 2003
4.39
270 ratings
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