Alexander Norman: 10 books

The first definitive biography of the Dalai Lama—a story by turns inspiring, surprising—from an acclaimed Tibetan scholar with exceptional access to his subject The Dalai Lama’s message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. Yet, for all his worldwide fame,...

The Complete Story of the Dalai Lamas    His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is known to the world for his efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and for his inspiring spiritual teachings. Often unnoticed, however, is the long, colorful history from which this most beloved of holy men has...

“A book that brings people together on the firm grounds of shared values, reminding us why the Dalai Lama is still one of the most important religious figures in the world.” —Huffington Post, “Best Religious Books of 2011” Ten years ago, in the best-selling Ethics for a New Millennium,...

*Unity and the Flame of Love *illustrates that God never gives up on His children. His deepest desire is to draw everyone to himself. From Adam to Jesus, and from the apostles to the present Flame of Love movement, the Lord continues to work for our salvation. We have been invited to become helpers...

The Hidden Life of Jesus invites readers to journey through crucial historical moments. Have you ever considered the relationships of Adam, Cain, and Enoch to the life of Moses? We are all aware that Moses is a type of Christ, but here you will see "salvation history" unfold in ways not...

Saul, Saul, Why Do You Persecute Me seems to accentuate what the Greeks called the tragedy of man versus God. This book highlights struggles between good and evil in Sacred Scripture. How blessed we are to understand what must have been enigmatic for those who lived through these experiences. Prime...

The contributors in this interdisciplinary collection address the problem of interconnection between the study of the “Other,” either Russian or American, and the shaping of national identities in the two countries at different stages of US–Russian relations. The focus of research interests...

Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes how television narratives form the first decade of the twenty-first century are powerful socializing agents which both define and limit the types of acceptable interpersonal relationships between co-workers, friends, romantic partners, family members,...

This title was first published in 2002. Was the bombing of Belgrade morally justified as an attempt to halt 'ethnic cleansing' in Kosovo'? Should Western states have tried to prevent the slaughter in Rwanda? Are there, indeed, genuinely universal 'human rights' which could justify such interventions,...

'Warum schreiben Sie?' Eine gern gestellte Frage an Autorinnen und Autoren im Anschluss an eine Lesung. Ja, warum? Diese Situation war der Ausgangspunkt für die Idee zu diesem Buch. Es muss doch mehr geben! Es muss doch ein wahrhaftiges Schreibtischleben geben, das unter den ausweichenden Standardantworten...