Saint: 1095 books

Avversario del dispotismo assolutista, eppure alla costante ricerca di una difficile imparzialità, il duca di Saint-Simon ha raccontato dall’interno la vita alla corte di Luigi XIV. La sua penna acuminata trascina il lettore in un vortice di cerimonie, feste, battaglie, intrighi, amori e funerali,...

Jacques Bernardin Henri de Saint-Pierre, dit abusivement Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, né le 19 janvier 1737 au Havre, de Nicolas Saint-Pierre et Catherine Godebout, et mort le 21 janvier 1814 à Éragny, est un écrivain et botaniste français. Après la publication des Études (3 vol.,...

I. Origine. — Enfance et éducation. — Premières études scientifiques sous Brisson. — II. Premières relations avec Haüy, Lhomond et Daubenton. — Études de minéralogie et de cristallographie. — III. Haüy et treize autres ecclésiastiques sauvés des massacres de septembre 1792. —...

L'autore Guglielmo di Saint Thierry (Liegi, circa 1075 – Signy, 8 settembre 1148) è stato un monaco, teologo e filosofo francese. Nacque a Liegi o nei suoi dintorni, in una data imprecisata, che tuttavia dovrebbe oscillare intorno al 1075; della sua infanzia non si sa nulla: anche...

L'autore è Guglielmo di Saint Thierry Nacque a Liegi o nei suoi dintorni, in una data imprecisata, che tuttavia dovrebbe oscillare intorno al 1075; della sua infanzia non si sa nulla: anche la tradizione che lo vuole nato da famiglia nobile si fonda unicamente sulla posteriore considerazione...

In the spring of 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry left his wife, Consuelo, to return to the war in Europe. Soon after, he disappeared while flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. Neither his plane nor his body was ever found. The Tale of the Rose is Consuelo’s account of their extraordinary...

Christopher J. A. Saint Germain is a traveler, poet, photographer, songwriter, mechanic and US Army Photojournalist. His travels have taken him around the world to experience many cultures. Each of these cultures has had a profound effect on Christopher's Psyche. My Muse is a select collection...

A classic narrative of St. Augustine’s life, written by the Church Father himself. Great to read for personal enjoyment or to learn more about St. Augustine and the Early Church. St. Augustine wrote his Confessions, which include both his faults before God and his praises to God, for others to read...

2005 ECPA Retailer's Choice Award winner for best biography/autobiography! Steve Saint was five years old when his father, missionary pilot Nate Saint, was speared to death by a primitive Ecuadorian tribe. In adulthood, Steve, having left Ecuador for a successful business career in the United States,...

EXTRAIT : Le meilleur moyen de rendre justice au corset, c’est d’en faire une histoire impartiale, de démontrer, avec dates à l’appui, par des extraits des principaux auteurs tant anciens que modernes, que, de tout temps, la nécessité de son emploi s’est fait absolument sentir...

Few books have been as universally cherished as 'The Little Prince', the haunting, lyrical fable that explores the very meaning of life. Rediscover the beloved story that begins with a simple picture and blossoms into a spellbinding adventure. At first glance, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 classic...

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time,...

According to Wikipedia: Aurelius Augustinus, Augustine of Hippo, or Saint Augustine (November 13, 354 - August 28, 430) was a philosopher and theologian, and was bishop of the North African city of Hippo Regius for the last third of his life. Augustine is one of the most important figures in the development...

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. This volume contains his most important polemic against...