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"The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful maps, paintings and captivating stories, the reader is taken on a compelling tour of the geography, history and supernatural populations of the afterworlds of cultures around the globe. Whether it's the thirteen heavens of the Aztecs, the Chinese Taoist netherworld of...
44) Just like heaven
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Having awakened from a nap to find himself surrounded by fog, Mooch the cat decides he must be in Heaven, especially when he sees that all of his loved ones are there.
45) What's heaven?
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After her great-grandmother's death, a young girl learns about heaven by asking her mother all kinds of questions.
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A groundbreaking and accessible history of heaven--from the earliest biblical conceptions of the afterlife to the theologians who frame our understandings, to the convictions and perceptions of everyday people. Drawing on history and popular culture, biblical research and everyday beliefs, religion journalist Lisa Miller offers a new understanding of one of the most cherished ideals of spiritual life. She discusses not just our visions of the afterlife,...
54) Up in heaven
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When Arthur's dog Daisy dies, she watches over him from heaven and eventually helps him find a new puppy.
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"Eddie es un viejo veterano de guerra que se siente atrapado en una vida sin sentido, dedicada a reparar las máquinas de un parque de atracciones al borde del mar. Con el pasar de los años, el parque ha cambiado -- del Rizar el Rizo al Tobogán Acuático -- y Eddie también: ha pasado de ser un joven optimista a convertirse en un viejo amargado. Sus días son una aburrida rutina de trabajo, soledad, y arrepentimiento. Pero el día que cumple ochenta...