Jeffrey Burton: 30 books

After Tom Ketchum had been sentenced to death for attempting to hold up a railway train, his attorneys argued that the penalty was cruel and unusual for the offense charged. The appeal failed and he became the first individualand the lastever to be executed for a crime of this sort. He was hanged in...

Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, turns to the serious questions that confront Christianity in contemporary culture. Russell examines a wide array of common mispercerptions, characterizations, stereotypes, caricatures and outright myths about Christianity...

The Christian concept of heaven flourished for almost two millennia, but it has lost much of its power in the last hundred years. Indeed today even theologians tend to avoid the topic. But heaven has always been a central tenet of the Christian faith, writes Jeffrey Burton Russell. If there is no...

The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present. While recounting how past...

Laugh out loud with this irresistible family-friendly meme joke book perfect for kids and parents alike! Using hilarious photographs and irreverent laugh-out-loud memes, Laugh Out Loud Animals is a family-friendly, goofy book perfect for young jokesters. Filled with over 200 pages of...

Keep the giggles going with the third book in the Laugh Out Loud series, Laugh Out Loud I Ruff Jokes. A family-friendly meme joke book, Laugh Out Loud I Ruff Jokes pairs hilarious animal photographs with irreverent, goofy memes that will give kids and parents laughing fits. Filled with...

Keep the giggles going in the second title of the Laugh Out Loud series, More Kitten Around. A family-friendly joke book, Laugh Out Loud More Kitten Around uses hilarious photographs to create irreverent, goofy memes that will give kids and parents laughing fits. Filled with uppity cats...

A fun and playful seasonal twist on “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” makes this favorite nursery rhyme perfect for wintertime! The itsy bitsy snowman went sledding into town, looking at the snowflakes softly falling down. Out came his friends to lend a happy hand. And everything was perfect in his...

From the author of the beloved Itsy Bitsy board book series comes a silly and smelly adventure all about garbage trucks. An action-packed yet adorable story, The Wheels on the Garbage Truck is the second book in a new series that is perfect for parents and little ones who love things that go....

A fun and playful springtime twist on the popular nursery rhyme “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”! The itsy bitsy duckling swam in the waterway. Down came the rain and chased the snow away. Out came the sun as birds began to sing. The cold winter was over. At long last it was spring! The itsy...

A clever, sweet board book for parents raising a child in today’s digital age. It’s the new code for “I love you!” My sweet little megabyte I love you with all my might. My bandwidth bby, ZOMG! You mean the digital world to me. Specifically designed for the increasingly...

A merry Christmas twist on the favorite nursery rhyme “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”! The itsy bitsy reindeer worked up in Santa’s shop, helping the elves to do their Christmas job. Building the toys and singing songs of joy, as they wrapped all of the presents for every girl and boy. The...

A fun and playful back-to-school twist on the popular nursery rhyme “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”! The itsy bitsy school bus was ready for the day. Backpack was full with lunch and books, hooray! Dropped off at school, it was time to learn and play, The teacher said, “Hello, nice to meet you...

A fun and playful holiday twist on “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” makes this favorite nursery rhyme perfect for Easter! The itsy bitsy bunny was hopping up the trail Down fell the baskets past his tiny tail Out came his friends to help him on his way. For the itsy bitsy bunny was planning Easter...