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Book Description  
Welcome to the world of 101 "Sacred Places" A world full of powerful energy points where humans erected their monuments devoted to the sacred. This is a guide to planetary spiritual sites of energy where our ancestors gathered to perform sacred rituals, ceremonies and worship various forms of God. This book takes you on a journey through time, along with practical advice on modern travel. It is the ruins, mountains, sanctuaries, lost cities and pilgrimage routes long recognized by our collective memory. Whether you are planning a world tour or enjoying a spiritual journey without leaving home, "Sacred Places" is your essential guidebook to 101 celebrated holy places around the globe.

From the Author  
World peace is no more than a collective vision. Taking a journey to these sacred places greatly assists personal betterment and allows a perspective of oneness with everyone and everything.

About the Author  
BRAD OLSEN's World Stompers: A Guide to Travel Manifesto, now in its Fourth Edition, was lauded by film director Oliver Stone as a "subversive masterpiece" and Publisher's Weekly as a "quirky pleaser." He is an editor for Trips magazine and the author/illustrator of Extreme Adventures Hawaii and Extreme Adventures Northern California (Hunter Publishing). His travel web site was Microsoft Network's 'Site of the Week' in 1996 and received over 200,000 hits in 1998. Brad is the President of CCC Publishing in San Francisco, which publishes In Search of Adventure: A Wild Travel Anthology and his forthcoming book Sacred Places: 101 Spiritual Sites Around the World. His commentaries have appeared on National Public Radio, and he enjoys public speaking about budget travel and sacred places. His latest project is the World Peace and Technology Tour