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The Rise of Benedict XVI
The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI.
On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic...
by Patwant Singh
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Five hundred years ago, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh faith in India. The Sikhs defied the caste system; rejected the authority of Hindu priests; forbade magic and idolatry; and promoted the equality of men and women -- beliefs that incurred the wrath of both Hindus and Muslims. In the centuries that...
by John Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Though a familiar name, little was known about the English mystic Margery Kempe (c. 1373-c. 1440) for hundreds of years except that she had an association with the great Julian of Norwich. This all changed in 1934 with the discovery of The Book of Margery Kempe in a library where it had lain hidden...
by Fulton J. Sheen
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Widely proclaimed a classic work of Christian faith, Life of Christ has been hailed as the most eloquent of Fulton J. Sheen’s many books. The fruit of many years of reflection, prayer, and research, it is a dramatic and moving recounting of the birth, life, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ,...
Saints Behaving Badly
The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
From thieves and extortionists to mass murderers and warmongers, up-close and embarrassingly personal snapshots of those sanctified people with the most unsaintly pasts in the history of Christianity.
Saints are not born, they are made. And many, as Saints Behaving Badly reveals, were made of very...
Catholicism
A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
“Catholicism takes a path less traveled in leading us to explore the faith through stories, biographies, and images.”—Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York
What is Catholicism? A 2,000-year-old living tradition? A worldview? A way of life? A relationship? A mystery? In Catholicism...
Life After Death
A History of the Afterlife in Western Religion
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happens to us after we die.
In a masterful exploration of how Western civilizations have defined the afterlife, Alan F. Segal weaves together...
Abraham's Curse
The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
"When they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son..." --The Book of Genesis
The story...
Brooklyn Street Style
The No-Rules Guide to Fashion
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Brooklyn style is eclectic, creative, and distinct from neighborhood to neighborhood. It’s not about chasing labels. It is stylish on its own terms, and it’s about dressing for real life. Brooklyn Street Style: The No-Rules Guide to Fashion explores what has made the borough a global fashion mecca...
Orange Is the New Black Presents
The Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
“A fun read for fans of the Netflix series . . . And don’t worry: These dishes are way better than the food the inmates actually eat on the show” (People).
Staffed and run by a band of misfit inmates, the kitchen at Litchfield is in many ways the center of the popular show Orange Is the...
by Emily Schuman
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
The highly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Cupcakes and Cashmere!
In Cupcakes and Cashmere at Home, Emily Schuman expands on the personal lifestyle advice that her fans loved in her first book and on her popular blog, with a focus on interior design and entertaining at home. The book...
S'Mother
The Story of a Man, His Mom, and the Thousands of Altogether Insane Letters She's Mailed Him
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
And you think your mom is too involved? Meet the mother of all mothers in this “hilarious” memoir (North Shore News).
Adam Chester is the son of a very loving mom, who for almost thirty years has peppered his life with unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands...
Religion and the Rise of Western Culture
The Classic Study of Medieval Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2009
In this new edition of his classic work, Religion and the Rise of Western Culture, Christopher Dawson addresses two of the most pressing subjects of our day: the origin of Europe and the religious roots of Western culture. With the magisterial sweep of Toynbee, to whom he is often compared, Dawson...
The Mass
The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
An insightful and practical exploration of Catholicism’s most sacred tradition.
The Mass: The Glory, the Mystery, the Tradition is an engaging and authoritative guide to Catholicism’s most distinctive practice. And now, with the Church introducing revised language for the Mass, Catholics...