John Allen: 244 books

Book cover of Home

Home

How Habitat Made Us Human

by John S. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015

A leading anthropologist studies the science behind "feeling at home" to show us how home made us human Home is where the heart is. Security, comfort, even love, are all feelings that are centered on the humble abode. But what if there is more to the feeling of being at home? Neuroanthropologist...
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A People of Hope

Archbishop Timothy Dolan in Conversation with John L. Allen Jr.

by John L. Allen, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011

One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclusive interviews.   Unique among the current leadership of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Dolan...
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The Francis Miracle

Inside the Transformation of the Pope and the Church

by John L. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015

There is no other organization whose inner workings are more secretive than the Vatican - the spiritual and physical center - of the Catholic Church. Now, with a dynamic new leader in Pope Francis, all eyes are upon the church, as this immensely popular Pope seeks to bring the church back from the...
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Opus Dei

An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church

by John L. Allen, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005

The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei (literally “the...
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Against the Tide

The Radical Leadership of Pope Francis

by John L. Allen Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014

Pope Francis has fascinated the world with his humility, his compassion, and his radical vision for the Church. He has welcomed the homeless into the Vatican, embraced people with diseases, and shaken a complacent hierarchy. Shepherds, he said, should acquire the smell of the sheep. John L....
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Fortress of Terror: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Tales

The Phantom of the Opera, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Turn of the Screw, The Dunwich Horror, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, A Haunted Island, Black Magic, The Beetle, The Picture of Dorian Gray…

by Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Edgar Allan Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Black Cat… Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental…...
Book cover of THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics

Black Magic, Sweeney Todd, The Vampyre, Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Tell-Tale Heart, A Haunted Island, Northanger Abbey, The Horla, The Willows…

by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018

This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal… John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars… Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera Marjorie...
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The Future Church

How Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church

by John L. Allen, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009

One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed*—and what the changes will mean for all of us.* What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the...
Book cover of HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 200+ Mysteries, Horror Classics & Supernatural Tales

HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 200+ Mysteries, Horror Classics & Supernatural Tales

Sweeney Todd, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Haunted Hotel, The Mummy's Foot, The Dunwich Horror, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, The Turn of the Screw, The Horla…

by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection with horror thrillers, supernatural mysteries, monster tales and gothic novels carefully picked out to strike the fear and chills into your bones as …the winter is coming: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House From Beyond...
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Clapton's Guitar

Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument

by Allen St. John
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2005

In 1994, Eric Clapton came across a Wayne Henderson guitar in a recording studio and decided on the spot that he had to have one. Rarer than Stradivarius violins, these musical works of art are built from near-extinct Brazilian Rosewood, Appalachian spruce, black ebony, and fine mother-of-pearl. With...
Book cover of TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers

TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers

Horror Classics, Mysterious Cases, Gothic Novels, Monster Tales & Supernatural Stories: Sweeney Todd, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Frankenstein, The Vampire, Dracula, Sleepy Hollow, From Beyond…

by H. P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018

Trick or Treat! Get a worm cup of tea, curl by the fire, and enjoy the cold chills of this meticulously edited horror collection, jam-packed with the darkest mysteries, supernatural thrillers and gothic romances: James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet...
Book cover of Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 83 (April 2017)
by John Joseph Adams, Joseph Allen Hill, Charles Yu
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy,...
Book cover of 10 Things Pope Benedict Wants You To Know
by John L. Allen Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007

As leader of the world's largest Christian denomination, Pope Benedict wants modern men and women to recognize the teachings of the Catholic faith with new eyes. He wants us to look "back to the basics" but in an intelligent, provocative and attractive fashion. For the pope, Christianity...
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The Global War on Christians

Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution

by John L. Allen, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

One of the most respected journalists in the United States and the bestselling author of The Future Church uses his unparalleled knowledge of world affairs and religious insight to investigate the troubling worldwide persecution of Christians. From Iraq and Egypt to Sudan and Nigeria, from...
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