For religious studies this month, we’re looking at the worlds oldest legend, making this weeks book Gilgamesh, translation by Stephen Mitchell.

Now that we know when murder became entertainment, let’s see how the idea of why people kill got started, with this weeks book, All That is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind by Kate Winkler Dawson.

Now, murder has clearly been around since Cain killed Abel, but when did it become entertainment? Well, that’s the topic of this weeks book, The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders.

Since we’re looking at murder, I pulled this weeks book off my shelf, Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James.

This month I’m taking a look at murder, and since there’s five Sundays this month, I’m starting with a murder mystery, making this weeks book Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert.

This months book on religion is by one of the most well known researchers on Wicca, making this weeks book The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton.

Since it is spooky season, learning about witchy stuff is par for the course, making this weeks book High Priest: Raymond Buckland, The Father of American Witchcraft by Jason Mankey.

Continuing into spooky season, this weeks book is The Black Arts by Richard Cavendish.

It’s October so it’s time for some spooky reading, making this weeks book The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost by Peter Manseau.

For my religious studies, this weeks book remains topical, with One Nation Under God: The Triumph of the Native American Church by Huston Smith and Reuben Snake.

This week, we look at Black Elk Speaks, by John G. Neihardt.

Continuing with Native American History, this weeks book is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown.

Last month we looked at the Cowboys, so this month we’re looking at the Indians, starting with this weeks book, Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne.

Last months book outlining worlds religions was not quite what I was looking for, so I thought I’d try again with this months book, 12 Major World Religions: The Beliefs, Rituals, and Traditions of Humanity's Most Influential Faiths by Jason Boyett.

Rounding out our month on the wild west, this weeks book is about the most famous gunfight of all, Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell by Tom Clavin.

Fortunes were built when the west was won, so this weeks book is Shotguns and Stagecoaches: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West by John Boessenecker.

Continuing our history of the Wild West, this weeks book is Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson

This month, I’m looking at the Wild West, starting with a fictional Weird West book, Black Badge Novel 1: Cold As Hell by Rhett Bruno.

Since I’m now learning about various religions and world myths, I thought a good place to start would be with a broad overview, making this weeks book The World's Religions by Huston Smith.

What happens when trips to space go wrong? That’s what we learn with this weeks book, Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael Leinbach.

Continuing our trips to space, this weeks book is Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.

This month, we’re moving into space, starting with the brilliant women who helped us get there with Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.

Before really jumping into my religious studies, I found a book that asks…Why? So I did a soft start last month with The Road to Eleusis. Now I start the real work with Huston Smith’s Why Religion Matters: The Fate of the Human Spirit in an Age of Disbelief.

Rounding out resilience is the most well known book on the topic, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

From author Ryan Holiday comes this weeks book on the topic of resilience, The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph.

Continuing with resilience, this weeks book comes from Amanda Knox, who has first hand experience on the topic, making this weeks book Free: My  Search for Meaning

This months my theme is Resilience, starting with a story of frontier resilience, making this weeks book Diverging Roads by Rose Wilder Lane.

Rounding out the month, this week’s book ties together the magic of mind altering substances, and religion, which is perfect since I’m moving into learning about different religions, making this weeks book The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R. Gordon Wasson; Albert Hoffman; Carla P. Ruck.

Further following where nature might take the mind, this weeks book is DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Dr. Rick Strassman.

Continuing additional studies into how psychedelics may have contributed to magic and witchcraft, this weeks book is The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.