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Mad World
An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Mad World is a highly entertaining oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period. Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene,...
Gertruda's Oath
A Child, a Promise, and a Heroic Escape During World War II
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Trapped in the horrors of World War II, a woman and a child embark on a journey of survival in this page-turning true story that recalls the power and the poignancy of Schindler’s List.
Michael Stolowitzky, the only son of a wealthy Jewish family in Poland, was just three years old when war...
My Battle Against Hitler
Defiance in the Shadow of the Third Reich
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
How does a person become Hitler’s number one enemy? Not through espionage or violence, it turns out, but by striking fearlessly at the intellectual and spiritual roots of National Socialism.
Dietrich von Hildebrand was a German Catholic thinker and teacher who devoted the full force of his...
Maimonides
The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2008
This authoritative biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential minds in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver. A biography on a grand scale, it brilliantly explicates one man’s life against the background of the social, religious, and...
by Joseph F. Girzone
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2006
The author of the bestselling Joshua series and other popular inspirational books chronicles his own spiritual journey and describes with stunning honesty the difficult decisions he made along the way.
Joseph Girzone has attracted a tremendous following with his series of novels that imagine Jesus...
Soul Survivor
How My Faith Survived the Church
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. "When someone tells me yet another horror story about the church, I respond, 'Oh, it's even worse than that. Let me tell you my story.'I have spent most of my life in...
The End and the Beginning
Pope John Paul II -- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
“As March gave way to April in the spring of 2005 and the world kept vigil outside the apostolic palace in Rome, the pontificate of Pope John Paul II, then drawing to a poignant end, was already being described as one of the most consequential in two millennia of Christian history.”
With these...
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light
The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
This historic work reveals the inner spiritual life of one of the most beloved and important religious figures in history--Mother Teresa.
During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions...
by Desmond Tutu
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The establishment of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission was a pioneering international event. Never had any country sought to move forward from despotism to democracy both by exposing the atrocities committed in the past and achieving reconciliation with its former oppressors. At the...
Mother Angelica
The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The extraordinary saga of Mother Angelica--who passed away on Easter, 2016--founder of the multimillion-dollar Eternal Word Television Network and “the most influential Catholic woman in America” according to Time magazine
In 1981, the year after Ted Turner founded...
He Leadeth Me
An Extraordinary Testament of Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
A deeply personal story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse.
Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek...
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace
My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
A deeply personal introduction to the biblical theology and spirituality of Opus Dei by the bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn.
To conspiracy theorists, Opus Dei is a highly secretive and powerful international organization. To its members, however, Opus Dei is a spiritual path, a way of...
Miracles Every Day
The Story of One Physician's Inspiring Faith and the Healing Power of Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
God's Spirit is everywhere.
Miracles Every Day is the story of Dr. Issam Nemeh, a Cleveland-based physician and devout Catholic who has prayed over tens of thousands of people from all faiths and all walks of life in the past two decades. The result? Miracles. Injuries healed, cancers cured,...
The Autobiography of Saint Therese
The Story of a Soul
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Few spiritual figures have touched as many readers in the past century as Saint Therese of Lisieux, the saint popularly known as the Little Flower. Though she was only twenty-four years old when she died, her writings have had tremendous impact, making her one of the most popular spiritual writers...