Catherine: 5496 books

The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa tells the powerful story of fifteenth century mystic and humanitarian, St. Catherine of Genoa. It begins with her biography, which depicts both her great pain over various difficulties and her great love for the poor and the sick as she helped them...

From the time she was a young child, Catherine of Siena sought God ceaselessly in both contemplation and action. By the time she was twenty-one, she had experienced her mystical "marriage" to Christ, and had thrown herself tirelessly into ministering to the poor and the sick. Throughout...

*Includes Table of ContentsSaint Catherine of Genoa (1447 1510) lived during a time when the plague had stricken her native Genoa, and is most often remembered for her help of the sick. The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa includes a biography, and two of her classic works, Spiritual Dialogues , and Treatise of Purgatory.A table of contents is included.

"A valuable window into a recent past – courageous, poignant, enriching and honest." Margaret MacCurtain Born into a well-to-do family living in Simmonscourt Castle, Dublin in 1934, Catherine McCann lived a rarefied life, playing tennis and attending parties as part of Dublin's upper...

**A "strikingly imaginative" (O, The Oprah Magazine) and heartfelt memoir for every woman on the verge of becoming an empty nester. ** In her critically acclaimed debut memoir, Still Life with Chickens, Catherine Goldhammer shared her recovery from the chaos of divorce: moving with...

The Adventures of Captain Heman Godfrey Kenney And Lady Catherine 1833-1917. The call of the sea sets Heman Kenney, a young captain from hunger-starved Ireland, on a journey across the ocean to the new world. Familiar events of the development of the new country of Canada unfold along side the blossoming...

Are my kids ready for the world? Did I teach them the right things? What if I made a bad decision that affects them forever? What could I have done differently? Moms have a list of worries a mile long about their parenting. They fear they’ll spend twenty years raising children—only to discover...

Catherine Millet's best-selling The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was a landmark book — a portrait of a sexual life lived without boundaries and without a safety net. Described as "eloquent, graphic — and sometimes even poignant" by Newsweek, and as "[perhaps] one of the most erotic books ever written"...

Adventures in Franco-inspired American parenting—a winning mix of witty cross-cultural observation, hilariously blunt French wisdom, and one American mom’s journey to create her own hybrid parenting approach “If there is no blood, don’t get up.” This single nugget of parenting gold,...

A national best-seller that was featured on such lists as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, and Publishers Weekly, The Sexual Life of Catherine M. was the controversial sleeper hit of the year. Since her youth, Catherine Millet,...

Explosive, emotional drama from the author of We Can Be Heroes, perfect for fans of Meg Rosoff and Annabel Pitcher. Welcome to Coronation Road - a kaleidoscope of clashing cultures and parallel lives. There's Maggie and her politician mum in their big house. There's Tokes and his mum in a tiny...

This book consists of three celebrated short story collections and an early novel, each reflecting Lim’s prowess as a storyteller chronicling a society in transit, where multiethnic characters struggle with their identities as the past and the present intersect, mingle and clash. The Serpent’s Tooth...

Discover the secrets of health intuitive Catherine Carrigan. In this book, you will: Learn how unconditional love can awaken your intuitive gifts. Reveal how to open your heart to access your highest intelligence. Uncover how to communicate with your angels and spiritual guides. Awaken your...

«Nixey ha una grande storia da raccontare e la racconta in maniera eccezionale.» The Guardian - Tim Whitmarsh «Un libro devastante, scritto con prosa vivida e scorrevole. Catherine Nixey svela un livello di intolleranza e di anti- intellettualismo che ricorda i notiziari di oggi, e invece...