The Divine Supermarket

The Divine Supermarket

Title: The Divine Supermarket
Author: Malise Ruthven
Release: 2012-04-30
Kind: ebook
Genre: Specialty Travel, Books, Travel & Adventure, Travel in the United States
Size: 1285250
'A perfect guide and crazy concept...It's a rocking good read and something of a pocket guide to hell.' - Time Out

Travelling in a battered camping van, Malise Ruthven set out across America in search of the manifestations - often bizarre and sometimes terrifying - of its religious spirit.

The journey took him from the dark woods of Puritan New England to neo-Nazi cults in the Rockies; from Mormons and Snake-handlers to fundamentalist groups who challenge the teaching of evolution; from Channellers in California to the sexual and financial scandals surrounding millionaire TV preachers.

The Divine Supermarket is his zesty and brilliantly-observed account of the journey, offering illuminating and humorous insights into the quirky soul of modern America.

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