Peter Damian: 10 books

Some of the roots of the characteristic negative attitude to homosexuality can be found in Peter Damian’s appeal to Pope Leo IX. Though written 900 years ago by an Italian monk in a remote corner of Italy, The Book of Gomorrah is relevant to contemporary discussion of homosexuality. The Book...

Aromatic oils have been used for thousands of years not only for their fragrance but for culinary, therapeutic, ritual, and spiritual purposes. More than a fashionable trend, aromatherapy is coming into its own as a body of knowledge and practice with specific applications that have a solid scientific...

In the beginnings of the great, world-historical struggle between Empire and Papacy leads us to the man whose Life represent the purpose of the following essay is. Its importance for the political and ecclesiastical history of the 11th Century has long been recognized and he is in ancient and modern...

The hymns, therefore, of Damiani, and those of the few following centuries which precede the revival of classical literature, are to be regarded, not as unshackling themselves from the fetters of verse, but as continuing uninterruptedly, and developing to nobler uses indigenous Latin poetry, now that,...

"It's the unknown that gets us. I mean, where are they? They have to be somewhere ..." -Anonymous No Trace  features fifteen tales of disappearances from some of  today's  newest  writers  that tell the stories of the vanished.  Some are poignant, some are terrifying....

FIFA, like other sports governing bodies, has been accused of corruption and lack of transparency. It has, however, recently decided to initiate reforms. A group of experienced independent governance experts and stakeholders has been asked to oversee the reform process. This group, the Independent...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet London is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore ancient castles, modern galleries and world-class museums, catch a show on the West...

This comprehensive text analyzes the foreign policies of eighteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First assessing the state of the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants at the individual,...

“Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge, Manchester United, i Beatles... un viaggio in Inghilterra e Galles è un affascinante percorso tra i luoghi emblematici, celebrità e tesori nascosti" (Neil Wilson, autore Lonely Planet). Dalla leggiadra cattedrale di Canterbury alle montagne del Galles ai paesaggi...

"Luogo di grande ricchezza storica, di instancabile creatività e innovazione, con grandi spazi verdi e un numero impressionante di capolavori architettonici, Londra ha qualcosa per tutti i gusti: a voi la scelta" (Emilie Filou, Autrice Lonely Planet). Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive,...