Cultivating Virtue: Self-Mastery With the Saints (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Cultivating Virtue: Self-Mastery With the Saints (Anonymous)(Paperback)

2019 Reprint of First Edition Published in 1891. Originally entitled A Year with the Saints, this devotional manual aligns each month to individual virtues in an effort to encourage a practice of Christian self-examination. The book comprises a well thought out presentation based on a selection

Anonymous Old English Lives of Saints (Kramer Johanna)(Pevná vazba)

From the first centuries of Christianity, believers turned to the perfection modeled by saints for inspiration, and a tradition of recounting saints' Lives flourished. The Latin narratives followed specific forms, dramatizing a virgin's heroic resolve or a martyr's unwavering faith under torture

The Cloud of Unknowing (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Complete edition of The Cloud of Unknowing by an Anonymous author in the 15th century, with introduction by Evelyn Underhill and transcribed from the British Museum manuscripts. As meaningful today, it is a powerful contemplation for those that love prayer. This is a must read to think about our

Connecting Virtues: Advances in Ethics, Epistemology, and Political Philosophy (Croce Michel)(Paperback)

Connecting Virtues examines the significant advances within the fast-growing field of virtue theory and shows how research has contributed to the current debates in moral philosophy, epistemology, and political philosophy.Includes groundbreaking chapters offering cutting-edge research on the topic

Through the Year with the Irish Saints (Durand Stella)(Paperback / softback)

A series of fascinating biographical accounts of Irish saints for each day of the

Chameleon in a Candy Store (Anonymous)(Paperback / softback)

Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief.Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills

On Virtue Ethics (Hursthouse Rosalind)(Paperback)

Virtue ethics is perhaps the most important development within late twentieth-century moral philosophy. Rosalind Hursthouse, who has made notable contributions to this development, here presents a full exposition and defense of her neo-Aristotelian version of virtue ethics. She shows how virtue

Chameleon in a Candy Store, 2 (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising

Machiavelli's Virtue (Mansfield Harvey C.)(Paperback)

Uniting thirty years of authoritative scholarship by a master of textual detail, Machiavelli's Virtue is a comprehensive statement on the founder of modern politics. Harvey Mansfield reveals the role of sects in Machiavelli's politics, his advice on how to rule indirectly, and the ultimately

All the Crooked Saints (Stiefvater Maggie)(Paperback / softback)

Maggie Stiefvater has been called 'a master storyteller' by USA Today and 'wildly imaginative' by Entertainment Weekly. Now, with All the Crooked Saints, she gives us the extraordinary story of an extraordinary family, a masterful tale of love, fear, darkness, and

The Upanishads (Anonymous)(Paperback)

An 'Upanisad' is a teaching session with a guru, and the thirteen texts of the 'Principal Upanisads'--which comprise this volume--form a series of philosophical discourses between teacher and student that question the inner meaning of the world. Composed beginning around the eighth century BCE, the

Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion (Chodron Pema)(Paperback)

108 practical teachings for cultivating mindfulness and compassion in the face of fear and uncertainty. These are essential teachings for developing compassion and clarity amid the anxieties and hardships of real life. Collecting some of the most powerful passages from Pema Ch dr n's many beloved

The Cloud of Unknowing (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Armitage Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Preserved on a single surviving manuscript dating from around 1400, composed by an anonymous master, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was rediscovered only 200 years ago, and published for the first time in

Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Adeyemi Tomi)(Paperback / softback)

Rich with magic and danger, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times bestselling and award winning West African-inspired fantasy, Children of Blood and

Unthinking Mastery: Dehumanism and Decolonial Entanglements (Singh Julietta)(Paperback)

Julietta Singh challenges the drive toward the mastery over self and others by showing how the forms of self-mastery advocated by anticolonial thinkers like Fanon and Gandhi unintentionally reproduced colonial logic, thereby leading her to argue for a more productive human subjectivity that is not

Alcoholics Anonymous (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the Big Book in recovery circles) sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. The fourth edition includes twenty-four new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers

War on the Saints: (Penn-Lewis Jessie)(Paperback)

This new, abridged edition, written in collaboration with Evan Roberts (the leading figure of the Welsh revival in 1904), brings new life to this classic on the work of deceiving spirits, their effects on the believer, and how to deal with

My Life with the Saints (Martin James)(Paperback)

One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin's story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends--the saints of

The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Fern Grower's Manual (Hoshizaki Barbara Joe)(Paperback)

Comprehensive advice on cultivating, identifying, and landscaping with the ferns of any region. This is a black-and-white

Quarantine: The Saints (Thomas Lex)(Paperback)

A cross between the Gone series and Lord of the Flies, Quarantine #2: The Saints continues this frenetically paced and scary young adult series that illustrates just how deadly high school can be. Nothing was worse than being locked inuntil they opened the door... McKinley High has been a

Charitable Writing: Cultivating Virtue Through Our Words (Gibson Richard Hughes)(Paperback)

ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award Our written words carry weight. Unfortunately, in today's cultural climate, our writing is too often laced with harsh judgments and vitriol rather than careful consideration and generosity. But might the Christian faith transform how we approach the task of

Saints in Art (Giorgi Rosa)(Paperback)

Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Unfamiliar with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of