Confessions (Augustine)(Pevná vazba)

Confessions (Augustine of Hippo)(Pevná vazba)

One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks.The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in

Augustine: Confessions: Books 9 - 13 - Caroline J. B. Hammond

Aurelius Augustine (AD 354-430), one of the most important figures in western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste, and his Christian wife, Monnica. While studying to become a rhetorician, he plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts,

Confessions (Augustine)(Paperback / softback)

The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Warner Rex)(Mass Market Paperbound)

In his 1500-year-old Confessions, Augustine of Hippo tells the story of his remarkable life, interwoven with his insights of endless wisdom. Noted Paul VI: ?all of antiquity's philosophy converges in his

Augustine - Conversions and Confessions (Lane Fox Robin)(Paperback / softback)

St. Augustine's Confessions (Augustine Saint)(Paperback)

In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine relates his rare ascent from a

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Stevens Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

History of Sexuality: 4 - Confessions of the Flesh (Foucault Michel)(Pevná vazba)

Confessions (Augustine of Hippo)(Paperback)

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in his forties, recount how, slowly and painfully, he came to turn away from his youthful ideas and licentious lifestyle, to

The Confessions (Of Hippo Augustine)(Paperback)

This translation of Augustine's most popular work was done by Maria Boulding and is considered 'of a different level of excellence from practically anything else on the market' (Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury).The Confessions of Saint Augustine is considered the all-time number one

On King Lear, the Confessions, and Human Experience and Nature (Paffenroth Kim)(Paperback)

Augustine's Confessions and Shakespeare's King Lear are two of the most influential and enduring works of the Western canon or world literature. But what does Stratford-upon-Avon have to do with Hippo, or the ascetical heretic-fighting polemicist with the author of some of the world's most

Objective Falaise: 8 August 1944 - 16 August 1944 (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

On the night of 8 August 1944, the First Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, directing their advance towards Falaise, with the intention of breaking through the German defences south of Caen. In spite of large numbers, they were halted by the 12.SS- Panzer-Division 'Hitierjugend', who

Select Letters (Augustine)(Pevná vazba)

Augustinus (354-430 CE), son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste in North Africa, and his Christian wife Monica, while studying in Africa to become a rhetorician, plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts in search of truth, joining for a time the Manichaean society. He became a

How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room (Trainum James L.)(Pevná vazba)

City of God (Augustine)(Pevná vazba)

Augustinus (354-430 CE), son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste in North Africa, and his Christian wife Monica, while studying in Africa to become a rhetorician, plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts in search of truth, joining for a time the Manichaean society. He became a

How to Grow Old (Bishop John)(Pevná vazba)

Intimate confessions and spit-your-dentures-out hilarious commentary - this is observational comedy at its best. How to Grow Old is a stupid title, because the answer is obvious: Don't Die. Provided you don't die, you are growing old. Don't come to this book under any illusions. It isn't going to

Marvel: August 1961 Omnibus (Lee Stan)(Pevná vazba)

In August 1961, FANTASTIC FOUR #1 hit newsstands, heralding a new take on super hero stories and the birth of the Silver Age Marvel Universe! But Marvel Comics had been around for years before that, publishing Western, romance, comedy, monster and science fiction titles...and in August 1961,

The House of Augustus: A Historical Detective Story (Wiseman T. P.)(Pevná vazba)

A radical reexamination of the textual and archaeological evidence about Augustus and the Palatine Caesar Augustus (63 BC-AD 14), who is usually thought of as the first Roman emperor, lived on the Palatine Hill, the place from which the word 'palace' originates. A startling reassessment of textual

Confessions: St Augustine (O'Rourke Benignus)(Paperback)

'A canticle to God, and full of psychological insights that might have been written yesterday, the Confessions are the story of a soul, and also the story of God, and how he is constantly at work seeking us.' Confessions is perhaps the most important spiritual autobiography of all: it chronicles

Model Citizen: A Memoir (Mohr Joshua)(Pevná vazba)

The intimate, gorgeous, garish confessions of Joshua Mohr--writer, father, alcoholic, addict Her teeth marks in the wood are some of my favorite things. Every now and again she rips the pick out of my hand and tosses it inside the guitar . . . I hold it over my head, hole down, shaking it back and

Confessions of the Fox (Rosenberg Jordy (Author))(Pevná vazba)

'Quite simply extraordinary... Imagine if Maggie Nelson, Daphne du Maurier and Daniel Defoe collaborated.' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex

Confessions of a Sinner (Augustine Saint)(Paperback / softback)

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. This title brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we

Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions (Hopper Briallen)(Pevná vazba)

A sharp and entertaining essay collection about the importance of multiple forms of love and friendship in a world designed for couples, from a laser-precise new voice.Sometimes it seems like there are two American creeds, self-reliance and marriage, and neither of them is mine. I experience myself

Confessions of a Heretic, Revised Edition (Scruton Roger)(Pevná vazba)

A revised edition of Notting Hill Editions' bestselling title by the late Sir Roger Scruton with a new introduction by Douglas Murray. A collection of provocative essays by the influential social commentator and polemicist Sir Roger Scruton. Each 'confession' reveals aspects of the author's