The Rule of Saint Benedict (Benedict of Nursia)(Pevná vazba)

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Benedict of Nursia)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most influential texts in the Middle Ages, The Rule of Saint Benedict offers guidance about both the spiritual and organizational dimensions, from the loftiest to the lowliest, of monastic life. This new Latin-English edition has features of interest for first-time readers of the Rule as

Best of Benedict Kiely - A Selection of Stories (Kiely Benedict)(Pevná vazba)

The Best of Benedict Kiely is a treasure trove of his best and most acclaimed stories, published to mark the centenary of the birth of this great twentieth-century Irish writer. Many of these stories were originally published in The New Yorker before appearing in four collections over a 24-year

The Rule of Benedict (White Carolinne)(Paperback)

The inspirational work that has been guiding Benedictine monks for fifteen centuries Founder of a monastery at Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples, in the sixth century, St Benedict intended his Rule to be a practical guide to Christian monastic life. Based on the key precepts of humility,

The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II (Spinoza Benedictus de)(Pevná vazba)

The second and final volume of the most authoritative English-language edition of Spinoza's writingsThe Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical

LeBron - Jeff Benedict

The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods.LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a

Scripts of Terror - The Stories Terrorists Tell Themselves (Wilkinson Benedict)(Pevná vazba)

The Benedictine Handbook (Marett-Crosby Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

This comprehensive manual is aimed especially at oblates and associates of Benedictine communities, those who regularly spend retreats or quiet days in Benedictine centres and all those who want to order their life to be more in tune with Benedictine spirituality. The book contains: the text of the

In Sinu Jesu: When Heart Speaks to Heart-The Journal of a Priest at Prayer (A. Benedictine Monk)(Pevná vazba)

Spinoza (Steinberg Justin)(Paperback)

Benedict de Spinoza is one of the most controversial and enigmatic thinkers in the history of philosophy. His greatest work, Ethics (1677), developed a comprehensive philosophical system and argued that God and Nature are identical. His scandalous Theological-Political Treatise (1670) provoked

The Ethics (Spinoza Benedict De)(Paperback)

One of the most original and penetrating philosophers of all time, Spinoza is also one of the clearest and easiest to understand. In The Ethics, sometimes viewed structurally as an attempt to apply the methods of Euclid to philosophy, Spinoza develops a far-reaching deductive system based on his

Selected Writings (Hildegard of Bingen)(Paperback)

Hildegard, the 'Sybil of the Rhine,' was a Benedictine nun and one of the most prolific and original women writers of the Middle Ages. Arranged thematically, this new edition of her work brings together selections from her visionary trilogy, her treatise on medicine and the natural world, and her

Citadel of God: A Novel about Saint Benedict (de Wohl Louis)(Paperback)

Another of the popular historical novels by the distinguished de Wohl, telling the dramatic story of St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism, who played such a major role in the Christianization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth century. De Wohl weaves an intricate

Old English Lives of Saints (Aelfric)(Pevná vazba)

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric in his distinctive alliterative prose, portrays an array of saints--including virgin martyrs, married virgins, aristocrats, kings, soldiers, and bishops--for a late Anglo-Saxon audience. At a turbulent time

Old English Lives of Saints (Aelfric)(Pevná vazba)

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric in his distinctive alliterative prose, portrays an array of saints--including virgin martyrs, married virgins, aristocrats, kings, soldiers, and bishops--for a late Anglo-Saxon audience. At a turbulent time

Old English Lives of Saints (Aelfric)(Pevná vazba)

Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric in his distinctive alliterative prose, portrays an array of saints--including virgin martyrs, married virgins, aristocrats, kings, soldiers, and bishops--for a late Anglo-Saxon audience. At a turbulent time

In a Harbour Green: Essays in Honour of Benedict Kiely (O'Brien George)(Pevná vazba)

Novelist, short-story writer, critic, memoirist, broadcaster and journalist: Benedict Kiely (1919-2007) was not only one of the best known but one of the most artistically and culturally distinctive men of letters of his day. His fascination with the island of Ireland, the myths and memories of its

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (Stewart Trenton Lee)(Paperback)

Before there was a Mysterious Benedict Society, there was simply a boy named Nicholas Benedict - now it's time to meet the boy who started it all. Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has

Ethics (Spinoza Benedict De)(Paperback)

A profoundly beautiful and uniquely insightful description of the universe, Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics is one of the masterpieces of Enlightenment-era philosophy. Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work - an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived

Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents (Dreher Rod)(Pevná vazba)

The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survivors of Soviet persecution to warn American Christians of approaching dangers. For years, migr s from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod Dreher they see telltale signs of 'soft'

An Analysis of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities (Xidias Jason)(Paperback)

Benedict Anderson's 1983 masterpiece Imagined Communities is a ground-breaking analysis of the origins and meanings of 'nations' and 'nationalism.' A book that helped reshape the field of nationalism studies, Imagined Communities also shows the critical thinking skills of interpretation and

The Personal Librarian (Benedict Marie)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan's personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times author Marie Benedict, and acclaimed author Victoria

Spe Salvi (Saved in Hope) - Encyclical Letter of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI (Benedict Pope XVI)(Paperback / softback)

Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives (Pope Benedict XVI)(Pevná vazba)

The New York Times bestselling final volume in the Pope's Jesus of Nazareth series, detailing how the stories of Jesus' infancy and childhood are as relevant today as they were two thousand years ago. In 2007, Joseph Ratzinger published his first book as Pope Benedict XVI in order 'to make known

Tiger Woods - Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2018 (Benedict Jeff)(Paperback / softback)

The most comprehensive biography of global sporting icon Tiger