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Abbeys and Priories of Medieval Englandby Colin PlattISBN 0436375583 (0-436-37558-3)
Softcover, Secker & Warburg
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An Acceptable Timeby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0440208149 (0-440-20814-9)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Acceptable Time'Book summary:A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears.
Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?
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The Analects of Confuciusby Arthur Waley EstateISBN 0415361729 (0-415-36172-9)
Hardcover, Routledge
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The Analects of Confuciusby Confucius, Simon LeysISBN 0393316998 (0-393-31699-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Analects of Confucius'Book summary:"This is the Confucius translation for our time."-Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London] In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confucius into conversation with the great thinkers of the Western tradition. In all, this volume provides new readers the perfect introduction to a classic work. [via]
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As a Man Thinkethby James AllenISBN 0399128298 (0-399-12829-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Beyond the Mythby Polly Schoyer BrooksISBN 0395981387 (0-395-98138-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Black Artsby Richard CavendishISBN 0399500359 (0-399-50035-9)
Softcover, Perigee
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Black Arts'Book summary:Minimal shelfwear w/scuffed edges. No markings. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. [via]
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Book of Jobby Raymond P. ScheindlinISBN 0393319008 (0-393-31900-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Book of Job'Book summary:"An extraordinary and invaluable version of this great biblical treasure."David R. Slavitt, Philadelphia Inquirer
One of the most powerful and unsettling Bible stories, The Book of Job undermines the claim that our world is governed by justice and meaning. It does so through a poetry of unsurpassed beauty captured in Raymond Scheindlin's superb new translation. Scheindlin's Job is not a patient sufferer but a defiant man who eloquently demands an argument with God. Job's words land like a fist, but he is left speechless by God's reply from the storm a commanding survey of creation and a challenge to man's place in it. Job's acceptance of God's power comes with a dignity and freshness that makes it compelling even today. In Scheindlin's vivid translation an ancient text speaks to us directly of timeless questions and passions. A selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and Jewish Book Club [via] 
The Book of Lightsby Chaim PotokISBN 0394520319 (0-394-52031-9)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Book of Margery Kempe: A New Translation, Contexts, Criticismby Lynn Staley, Margery KempeISBN 0393976394 (0-393-97639-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Margery Kempe: A New Translation, Contexts, Criticism'Book summary:The text presented here remains as faithful to the original Middle English as possible, without sounding archaic.
Kempe's work is accompanied by an introduction, a map of medieval England, a Kempe lexicon, and explanatory annotations.
"Contexts" collects primary readings that illuminate The Book of Margery Kempe. Included are excerpts from The Constitutions of Thomas Arundel, Meditations on the Life of Christ, The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, The Book of Saint Bride, and The Life of Marie d'Oignies by Jacques de Vitry.
"Criticism" includes nine varied interpretations of the autobiography, written by Clarissa W. Atkinson, Lynn Staley, Karma Lochrie, David Aers, Kathleen Ashley, Gail McMurray Gibson, Sarah Beckwith, Caroline Walker Bynum, and Nicholas Watson.
A Selected Bibliography is also included. [via]More editions of The Book of Margery Kempe: A New Translation, Contexts, Criticism:
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The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor DostoevskyISBN 0393092143 (0-393-09214-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brothers Karamazov: Library Edition'Book summary:Constance Garnetts translation, the basic version in English of this Russian masterpiece, has been revised by the editor for accuracy and readability.
Dostoevskys sources for the characters and situations of the novel are set forth in an extract from Lev Reynuss Dostoevsky and Staraya Russa and in selections from Dostoevskys letters and diary, all translated by Professor Matlaw. Konstantin Mochulskys essay provides a general discussion of the work. Important questions as to the craft of the novel, its characterization, Dostoevskys symbolism, the Grand Inquisitor, and the theme of religious salvation are surveyed in critical pieces by Dmitry Tschizewskij, Robert L. Belknap, Edward Wasiolek, Harry Slochower, D. H. Lawrence, Albert Camus, Nathan Rosen, Leonid Grossman, Ya. E. Golosovker, R. P. Blackmur, and Ralph E. Matlaw. Several of these selections are also recently translated from the Russian. A Selected Bibliography is included. [via] -
Canterbury Talesby Geoffrey Chaucer, V.A. Kolve, Glending OlsonISBN 0393925870 (0-393-92587-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canterbury Tales'Book summary:David Wright's prose version of Chaucer's classic. [via]
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Canterbury Tales and Related Readingsby Geoffery ChaucerISBN 0395893283 (0-395-89328-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin School
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The Canterbury Tales of Chaucerby Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas TyrwhittISBN 0404015506 (0-404-01550-6)
Hardcover, Ams Pr Inc
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Children of Duneby Frank HerbertISBN 0399116974 (0-399-11697-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Children of Dune'Book summary:[via]The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! In this third installment, the sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions--but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens...More editions of Children of Dune:
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The Chosenby Chaim PotokISBN 0395881455 (0-395-88145-5)
Hardcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Chosen'Book summary:The Chosen by Chaim Potok. Related readings include: Somewhere a Master by Elie Wiesel; In My Father's Court by Issac B. Singer; I Never Saw a Moor by Emily Dickinson; The Three Hermits by Leo Tolstoy; The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday; Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong; and New African by Andrea Lee. [via]
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The Christmas Story, With Ruth J. Morehead's Holly Babesby Ruth J. MoreheadISBN 039488051X (0-394-88051-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Confessorby Daniel SilvaISBN 0399149724 (0-399-14972-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessor'Book summary:Gabriel Allon, Daniel Silva's protagonist in an interesting series about a Mossad spy who doubles as an art restorer, returns in a fascinating tale of Vatican complicity in the Holocaust. Author Silva, a political journalist turned espionage writer, has done his homework on some recently unearthed documents and written a fast-paced novel that will reawaken the discussion regarding whether the Catholic Church turned a blind eye to Nazi atrocities against Jews in occupied countries during World War II, and if so, why. Allon remains an enigmatic figure whose desire for revenge against the Leopard, the assassin who killed his wife and child, compels him to put down his paints and brushes and take arms against Israel's past and present enemies. The Confessor is a solidly plotted, well-crafted story that will appeal to fans of Allen Furst, John le Carré, and other standouts in the international espionage genre. --Jane Adams [via]
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Constantine's Sword : The Church and the Jews: A Historyby James CarrollISBN 0395779278 (0-395-77927-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Constantine's Sword : The Church and the Jews: A History'Book summary:Constantine's Sword is a sprawling work of history, theology, and personal confession by James Carroll (the author of An American Requiem, among many others). Carroll begins his landmark project by describing contemporary Catholic remembrances of the Holocaust and the Church's intolerable legacy of hostility towards Jews. He then surveys Catholic anti-Judaism beginning with the New Testament and proceeding through the early Church, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, and World War II, before concluding with "A Call for Vatican III," a Church council that would make meaningful repentance for an entrenched tradition of hatred. Carroll's prescriptions for repentance, continued in a powerful epilogue, are bracingly concrete: "there is no apology for Holy Week preaching that prompted pogroms until Holy Week liturgies, sermons, and readings have been purged of the anti-Jewish slanders that sent the mobs rushing out of church.... Forgiveness for the sin of anti-Semitism presumes a promise to dismantle all that makes it possible." Carroll's personal reflections as an American Catholic infuse his historical narrative, and although his reflections are sometimes unnecessarily detailed, they are admirable for the principle they express: "I find myself unable to accuse my Church of any sin that I cannot equally accuse myself of," he writes. Carroll's judgments on the Church are rightly harsh, even agonizing. And yet his vision for a future rapprochement between Christians and Jews is hopeful, in part because he personally has come to understand the deep connections between Israel and the Church: "Jesus offers me, a non-Jew, access to the biblical hope that was his birthright as a son of Israel." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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Conversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1by Neale Donald WalschISBN 0399142789 (0-399-14278-9)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Conversations With God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1'Book summary:Blasphemy! Heresy! Who does this man think he is, claiming to speak directly to God?! Jesus did it, Muhammad did it, the Jewish prophets did it, but none of their Gods had the sardonic wit or raw verve of Prophet Walsch's God. Neale Donald Walsch isn't claiming to be the Messiah of a new religion, just a frustrated man who sat down one day with pen in his hand and some tough questions in his heart. As he wrote his questions to God, he realized that God was answering them... directly... through Walsch's pen. The result, far from the apocalyptic predictions or cultic eccentricities you might expect, turns out to be matter-fact, in-your-face wisdom on how to get by in life while remaining true to yourself and your spirituality. [via]
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A.D. Anno Dominiby Kirk MitchellISBN 0425077829 (0-425-07782-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Dakota: A Spiritual Geographyby Kathleen NorrisISBN 039571091X (0-395-71091-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dakota: A Spiritual Geography'Book summary:Dakota - A Spiritual Geography, by Kathleen Norris Softcover book published by Ticknor & Fields, copyright 1993, 8th printing [via]
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Davita's Harpby Chaim PotokISBN 0394542908 (0-394-54290-8)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Davita's Harp'Book summary:For Davita Chandal, growing up in the New York of the 1930s and '40s is an experience of joy and sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope of a new and better world. But as the deprivations of war and depression take a ruthless toll, Davita unexpectedly turns to the Jewish faith that her mother had long ago abandoned, finding there both a solace for her questioning inner pain and a test of her budding spirit of independence.
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Deus Iraeby Philip K. DickISBN 0440118387 (0-440-11838-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Foucault's Pendulumby Umberto EcoISBN 0436140969 (0-436-14096-9)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Foucault's Pendulum'Book summary:Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth [via]
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George Herbert and the Seventeenth-Century Religious Poets: Authoritative Texts Criticismby George HerbertISBN 0393092542 (0-393-09254-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Giverby Lois LowryISBN 0395645662 (0-395-64566-2)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Giver'Book summary:In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 Newbery Medal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people might freely choose to give up their humanity in order to create a more stable society. Gradually Jonas learns just how costly this ordered and pain-free society can be, and boldly decides he cannot pay the price. [via]
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The Giver And Related Readingsby Not AvailableISBN 0395775299 (0-395-77529-9)
Hardcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Giver And Related Readings'Book summary:From Wikipedia: The Giver is a dystopian children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness," a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of "Receiver of Memory," the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver-The "Giver"-he is confused in many ways. The Giver is also able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they don't know of a better life, but the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create major chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community, his family living a shallow life without love, color, choices, and knowledge, or should he run away to where he can live a full life? ~~~ Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg[1] on March 20, 1937) is an American author of children's literature. She began her career as a photographer and a freelance journalist during the early 1970s. Her work as a journalist drew the attention of Houghton Mifflin and they encouraged her to write her first children's book, A Summer to Die, which was published in 1977 (when Lowry was 40 years old). She has since written more than 30 books for children and published an autobiography. Two of her works have been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal: Number the Stars in 1990, and The Giver in 1993. ~~~ As an author, Lowry is known for writing about difficult subject matters within her works for children. [via]
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God Knowsby Joseph HellerISBN 0440131855 (0-440-13185-5)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'God Knows'Book summary:Joseph Heller's powerful, wonderfully funny, deeply moving novel is the story of David -- yes, King David -- but as you've never seen him before. You already know David as the legendary warrior king of Israel, husband of Bathsheba, and father of Solomon; now meet David as he really was: the cocky Jewish kid, the plagiarized poet, and the Jewish father. Listen as David tells his own story, a story both relentlessly ancient and surprisingly modern, about growing up and growing old, about men and women, and about man and God. It is quintessential Heller. [via]
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Golemby David Wisniewski, Lee SalsberyISBN 0395726182 (0-395-72618-2)
Hardcover, Clarion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Golem'Book summary:Golem is the Hebrew word for shapeless man. According to Jewish legend, the renowned scholar and teacher Rabbi Loew used his powers to create a Golem from clay in order to protect his people from persecution in the ghettos of 16th-century Prague. (This was the time of the Blood Lie, when hostile gentiles claimed that Jews were mixing the blood of Christian children with the flour and water of matzo.) David Wisniewski's cut-paper collage illustrations--which earned him the Caldecott Medal in 1997--are the ideal medium for portraying the stark black-and-white forces of good and evil, pride and prejudice, as well as the gray area that emerges when the tormented clay giant loses control of his anger. Echoing the tension and mood of Frankenstein, Wisniewski sends the tragic giant back to the blood red earth that birthed him. The historical note on the last page offers a broader context for the legend, ultimately comparing the creation of Golem to the emergence of Israel. (Ages 8 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Handmaid's Taleby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0395404258 (0-395-40425-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Handmaid's Tale'Book summary:Throughout her career, Margaret Atwood has played with different literary genres in her novels--historical fiction (Alias Grace), pulp fiction (The Blind Assassin), the comedy of manners (The Robber Bride)--but no foray into genre fiction has been as successful as her turn to speculative fiction in The Handmaid's Tale. Published in 1985, it echoes Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, but a vibrant feminism drives Atwood's portrait of a futuristic dystopia. In the Republic of Gilead, we see a world devastated by toxic chemicals and nuclear fallout and dominated by a repressive Christian fundamentalism. The birthrate has plunged, and most women can no longer bear children. Offred is one of Gilead's Handmaids, who as official breeders are among the chosen few who can still become pregnant.
The Handmaid's Tale is an imaginatively audacious novel that is at once a page-turning psychological thriller, a moving love story, and a chilling warning about what might be waiting for us around the corner. What ultimately makes it stand out is Atwood's ability to balance a passionate political statement with finely wrought literary fiction. The Handmaid's Tale is a remarkable work by one of Canada's most inventive writers. --Jeffrey Canton [via]
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The Heart of Darknessby Joseph Conrad, Paul B. ArmstrongISBN 0393926362 (0-393-92636-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Heart of Darkness'Book summary:In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. [via]
How the Great Religions Beganby Joseph GaerISBN 0396080138 (0-396-08013-8)
Softcover, Dodd Mead
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiahby Richard BachISBN 0440204887 (0-440-20488-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah'Book summary:A lighthearted, mystical adventure story about two barnstorming vagabonds, Illusions is a thought-provoking dialogue between a guy named Richard and a real Messiah who quit . . . a startling look at the way many of us could live, and the way some of us do. 2 cassettes. [via]
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Jesus Incidentby Frank HerbertISBN 0399122680 (0-399-12268-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Labyrinthby Kate MosseISBN 0425213978 (0-425-21397-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Labyrinth'Book summary:In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe. In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way. [via]
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The Last of the Wineby Mary RenaultISBN 0394716531 (0-394-71653-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last of the Wine'Book summary:Alexis, a young Athenian of good family, reaches manhood during the last phases of the Peloponnesian war. He meets Lysis, a youth influenced by Socrates, and their relationship develops. [via]
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Little Saintby Hannah GreenISBN 0394565959 (0-394-56595-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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A Long Fatal Love Chaseby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0440223016 (0-440-22301-6)
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Markingsby Dag HammarskjoldISBN 039443532X (0-394-43532-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Markings'Book summary:Dag Hammarskjold left behind the manuscript of this book to be published after his death. It is a remarkable record of the spiritual life of a man whose public image was universally known and admired -- a record that reveals the extent of his commitment to the Way of the Cross.
Hammarskjold himself described the manuscript as a "sort of white book concerning my negotiations with myself and with God." The first entry is a poem written about 1925; the notes made during the 1940's and 1950's reflect a period of constant spiritual growth, self-questioning, and resolution; and the book ends with a poem he wrote only a few weeks before his death.
In Markings Hammarskjold felt that he gave the only true profile of himself. Lacking as it does any reference to the external world, the book constitutes only haft a portrait, as W. H. Auden points out in his Foreword. But as we read it, the outer image of the Secretary-General persists and heightens the sense of loneliness Hammarskjold conveys, the severity with which he marked his own spiritual conduct and measured the integrity of his soul, his conception of life as a summons, and his premonition of death.
Many will read this book primarily as a unique historical document; many will find in its meditations an unusual devotional book. But, above all, almost every reader is bound to feel, with Auden, that he has had "the privilege of being in contact with a great, good, and lovable man." [via]More editions of Markings:
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The Messianic Legacyby Michael BaigentISBN 0440203198 (0-440-20319-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Messianic Legacy'Book summary:Holy Blood, Holy Grail rocked the very foundations of Christianity. Now four more years of research have uncovered shocking material and its earthshaking consequences.
" What extraordinary meaning lies behind Jesus' title "King of the Jews"?
" Was there more than one Christ?
" Who really constituted Jesus' following and what were the real identities of Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot?
" Who now has the ancient treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem?
" What is the true source of today's Christian "Fundamentalism"?
" What links the Vatican, the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, Freemasonry, and the Knights Templar?
" What is the stunning goal of the European secret society that traces its lineage back to Christ and the House of David?
The Messianic Legacy. Here is the book that reveals the answers to these intriguing, potentially explosive questions. Utilizing the same meticulous research that catapulted their first book onto the best seller lists, the authors again bring an enlighteneing message of truth and urgent importance to Christians and non-Christians the world over. [via]More editions of The Messianic Legacy:
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Moby Dickby Herman Melville, Hershel Parker, Harrison HayfordISBN 0393972836 (0-393-97283-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick'Book summary:Moby Dick is a vast and dangerous white whale. An enemy for many years after the whale bit off his leg, the crazed Captain Ahab is obsessed with his quarry. Together with his extraordinary crew, Ahab braves the oceans of the world to hunt the fearsome Moby Dick. Geraldine McCaughrean is one of the most distinguished living children's authors. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Novel Award (twice), and The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Geraldine's most recent best-selling novel "The Kite Rider" was published to universal acclaim in March 2001. [via]
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More Latin for the Illiterati: A Guide to Everyday Medical, Legal, and Religious Latinby Jon R. StoneISBN 0415922119 (0-415-92211-9)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Moviegoerby Walker PercyISBN 0394437039 (0-394-43703-9)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Moviegoer'Book summary:This elegantly written account of a young man's search for signs of purpose in the universe is one of the great existential texts of the postwar era and is really funny besides. Binx Bolling, inveterate cinemaphile, contemplative rake and man of the periphery, tries hedonism and tries doing the right thing, but ultimately finds redemption (or at least the prospect of it) by taking a leap of faith and quite literally embracing what only seems irrational. [via]
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My Name Is Asher Levby Chaim PotokISBN 0394461371 (0-394-46137-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Name Is Asher Lev'Book summary:"Memorable...A book profound in its vision of humanity, of religion, and of art."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Here is the original, deeply moving story of Asher Lev, the religious boy with an overwhelming need to draw, to paint, to render the world he knows and the pain he feels, on canvas for everyone to see. A loner, Asher has an extroardinary God-given gift that possesses a spirit all its own. It is this force that must learn to master without shaming his people or relinquishing any part of his deeply felt Judaism. It will not be easy for him, but he knows, too, that even if it is impossible, it must be done....
"A novel of finely articulated tragic power...Little short of a work of genius."
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No Man Knows My History : The Life of Joseph Smithby Fawn M. BrodieISBN 0394469674 (0-394-46967-4)
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Norse Mythsby Kevin Crossley-HollandISBN 0394748468 (0-394-74846-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Occult: A Historyby Colin WilsonISBN 0394718135 (0-394-71813-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internetby Margaret WertheimISBN 0393320537 (0-393-32053-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet'Book summary:In Pythagoras' Trousers, science writer and feminist Margaret Wertheim took an astute look at the social and cultural history of physics. She explored how the development of physics became intertwined with the rising power of institutionalized religion, and how both of these predominantly masculine pursuits have influenced women's ability to join the physics community. Now she has turned her attention to virtual reality, looking at similarities between how we view it today and how art and religion was viewed in medieval times. Her assertion is that rather than carrying us forward into new and fabulous other worlds, virtual reality is actually carrying us backwards--to essentially medieval dreams. Beginning with the medieval view, with its definition of the world as spiritual space, Wertheim traces the emergence of modern physics' emphasis on physical space. She then presents her thesis: that cyberspace, which is an outgrowth of modern science, posits the existence of a genuine yet immaterial world in which people are invited to commune in a nonbodily fashion, just as medieval theology brought intangible souls together in heaven. The perfect realm awaits, we are told, not behind the pearly gates but the electronic gateways labeled .com and .net. How did we get from seeing ourselves in soul space (the world of Dante and the late medievals) to seeing ourselves as purely in body space (the world of Newton and Einstein)? This crucial transition and the new shift propelled by the Internet are convincingly described in this challenging book. [via]
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Piers Plowmanby William LanglandISBN 0393960110 (0-393-96011-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Piers Plowman'Book summary:A translation of the 14th century poem, which offers a picture of society in the late Middle Ages on the threshold of the early modern world.
The translator of this work was a founding editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature.
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Portrait of the Artist As a Young Manby James JoyceISBN 0393926796 (0-393-92679-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man'Book summary:A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is one of the twentieth centurys great coming-of-age novels.
This Norton Critical Edition is based on Hans Gablers acclaimed text and is accompanied by his introduction and textual notes. John Paul Riquelme provides detailed explanatory annotations. Backgrounds and Contexts is thematically organized to provide readers with a clear picture of the novels historical, cultural, and literary inspirations. Topics include Political Nationalism: Irish History, 1798-1916, The Irish Literary and Cultural Revival, Religion, and Aesthetic Backgrounds. Criticism begins with John Paul Riquelmes helpful essay on the novels structural form and follows with twelve diverse interpretations by, among others, Kenneth Burke, Umberto Eco, Hugh Kenner, Maud Ellmann, Joseph Valente, and Marian Eide. A Selected Bibliography is also included. [via]More editions of Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man:
The Priest's Madonna: Library Editionby Amy HassingerISBN 0425213870 (0-425-21387-0)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Qby Shaun Whiteside, Luther BlissettISBN 0434010006 (0-434-01000-6)
Hardcover, Heinemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Q'Book summary:Something of a publishing sensation elsewhere in Europe, Q is a convoluted historical thriller by a consortium of young pseudonymous authors, who, it has to be said, are a little too in love with their own cleverness. Q is the working name of a papal spy trying to keep a lid on the Reformation, particularly on the Anabaptist radicalism which is its form most dangerous to the social order, and for decades he watches, and occasionally gets in close and betrays. The man sometimes known as Gert is his opposite--all the more so because he hardly knows of Q's existence--the idealist who is caught up in the same events: Luther's sermons, the rise and fall of Thomas Muntzer, the disastrous People's Republic of Munster.
Parallels are being struck all over the place with radicalism in the 20th century--part of what makes Gert a memorable voice is a combination of zeal, pragmatism and survival instinct that keeps him one step ahead of the Inquisitors for 30 years and enables him to, for example, do serious damage to the Holy Roman Emperor's favourite bankers. In the end, Gert and Q are left with more in common than the past they share--the rules are changing and the board is being cleared, and there is time for one last crucial intervention... This is ingeniously plotted, and full of vividly realised scenes of 16th century life; if it has a fault, it is that we live through every day of three tumultuous decades, every sermon and theological treatise, in exhausting detail. --Roz Kaveney [via]
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Read And Learn Bibleby American Bible SocietyISBN 0439651263 (0-439-65126-3)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Parents and children can deepen their understanding of the Bible by reading Bible stories together. The Read and Learn Bible features stories from the Old and New Testament including: Genesis, Noah and the Flood, Exodus, Daniel in the Lion's Den, The Story of Queen Esther, The Nativity, Jesus the Teacher, Jesus Comes to Jerusalem, and many more.
Illustrated in full color with callouts to help deepen the meaning of the stories, and parent pages to help in discussion, this is a Bible that children can share with their parents, and that parents will want to share with their children.More editions of Read And Learn Bible:
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The Riverside Chaucerby Geoffrey Chaucer, Larry D. BensonISBN 0395290317 (0-395-29031-7)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riverside Chaucer'Book summary:This peerless new edition of Chaucer's complete works is the fruit of many years' study, and replaces Robinson's famous edition, long regarded as the standard text. Freshly edited and annotated, the "Riverside Chaucer" is now the indispensable edition for students and readers of Chaucer. [via]
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The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 0393090736 (0-393-09073-6)
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With "The Scarlet Letter," Hawthorne became the first American novelist to forge from our Puritan heritage a universal classic, a masterful exploration of humanity's unending struggle with sin, guilt and pride. [via]
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Scarlet Letter and Other Tales of the Puritansby Hawthorne LevinISBN 0395051533 (0-395-05153-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The Scarlet Letter And Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticismby Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leland S. PersonISBN 0393979539 (0-393-97953-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Scarlet Letter And Other Writings: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism'Book summary:This Norton Critical Edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's most widely read novel appears during the bicentennial anniversary year of his birth.The text of The Scarlet Letter is based on the 1850 third edition, the first set in stereotype plates and the basis of subsequent printings in Hawthorne's lifetime. An invaluable selection of contextual material includes five Hawthorne stories that are closely related to The Scarlet Letter, along with relevant letters and notebook entries. A substantial excerpt from Hawthorne's campaign biography of Franklin Pierce offers a revealing glimpse at Hawthorne's political thought, especially regarding slavery and abolition. "Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of early and modern commentary on The Scarlet Letter and the stories in this edition, including nineteenth-century reviews of the novel and critical essays by Robert S. Levine, Nina Baym, Larry J. Reynolds, and Jean Fagan Yellin. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. [via]
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The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospelsby Marvin Meyer, Marvin W. MeyerISBN 0394744330 (0-394-74433-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels'Book summary:In December 1945, two Egyptian fellahin, digging for natural fertilizer in the Nile River valley unearthed a sealed storage jar. The jar proved to hold treasure of an unexpected sort: a collection of some fifty-two ancient manuscripts, most of which reflect the teachings of a mystical religious movement we call Gnosticism (from the Greek word gnosis, "knowledge"). The texts are also, with few exceptions, Christian documents, and thus they provide us with valuable new information about the character of the early church, and about the Gnostic Christians within the church.
In this volume, Marvin W. Meyer has produced a new English translation for general readers of four of the most important and revealing of these early Christian texts -- the Secret Book of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Book of Thomas, and the Secret Book of John. [via]More editions of The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels:
Sel Poems of John Donneby James ReevesISBN 0435150030 (0-435-15003-0)
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The Shadow Of The Apocalypse: When All Hell Breaks Looseby Paul CrouchISBN 0425200116 (0-425-20011-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Shadow of the Apocalypse: When All Hell Breaks Looseby Yacov Rambsel, Paul CrouchISBN 0399149414 (0-399-14941-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Tales of Canterbury: Completeby Geoffrey Chaucer, Robert A. PrattISBN 0395140528 (0-395-14052-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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The Tao of Poohby Benjamin HoffISBN 0416195261 (0-416-19526-1)
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Thank You Prayerby Grace MacCarone, Josephine Page, Caroline Jayne ChurchISBN 0439680999 (0-439-68099-9)
Hardcover, Cartwheel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thank You Prayer'Book summary:Sure to warm the hearts of families the world over, this cozy and familiar prayer is perfect for the Thanksgiving table or just before bed, and is irresistibly illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.[via]
Thank you for the food we eat.
Thank you for the world so sweet.
Thank you for the birds that sing.
Thank you, God, for everything...
This familiar and touching prayer brings the innocence and sincerity of a young child's heart to life. The voice of a child is captured beautifully in the simple, rhyming text as he/she gives thanks for everything from food and family to God. This gentle prayer is perfect for the Thanksgiving table or right before bed.More editions of Thank You Prayer:
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Tramp for the Lordby Corrie Ten Boom, Jamie BuckinghamISBN 0425186296 (0-425-18629-6)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tramp for the Lord'Book summary:Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown. As I have walked the worlda tramp for the LordI have learned a few lessons in Gods great classroom.[via]Corrie ten Boom was a 48-year old watchmaker in Haarlem, Holland in 1940 when the Nazis occupied the country during World War II, and she and her family gave sanctuary to Amsterdams Jews to protect them. Although Corrie was betrayed and imprisoned, and suffered the loss of her family, she survived Hitlers concentration camps with an unwavering faith in God that sustained her and paved the path for her true calling as one of the most remarkable evangelists of our time.
Tramp for the Lord continues Corrie ten Booms extraordinary journey of hope following the events recounted in her bestseller The Hiding Place. From her near-destitute days in postwar New York to heart-stopping adventures in Africa, Corries inspirational life story proves that miracles do happen.
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Virginby Mary E. MurphyISBN 0425151247 (0-425-15124-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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A Vision of Lightby Judith M. ReillyISBN 0440205204 (0-440-20520-4)
Softcover, Dell Publishing
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A Wind in the Doorby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 041681090X (0-416-81090-X)
Hardcover, Methuen
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A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0395771544 (0-395-77154-4)
Hardcover, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Wrinkle in Time'Book summary:Everyone in town thinks Meg is volatile and dull-witted and that her younger brother Charles Wallace is dumb. People are also saying that their father has run off and left their brilliant scientist mother. Spurred on by these rumors, Meg and Charles Wallace, along with their new friend Calvin, embark on a perilous quest through space to find their father. In doing so they must travel behind the shadow of an evil power that is darkening the cosmos, one planet at a time.
Young people who have trouble finding their place in the world will connect with the "misfit" characters in this provocative story. This is no superhero tale, nor is it science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep into their characters to find answers.
A classic since 1962, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering yet ultimately freeing discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the power of good over evil. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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