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Saints vs. Scoundrels

Author : Dr. Benjamin Wiker
Publisher : EWTN Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1682780287
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Saints vs. Scoundrels written by Dr. Benjamin Wiker and published by EWTN Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Saints vs. Scoundrels Dr. Benjamin Wiker invites you to interact not just with the ideas that have shaped history, but with the people who created and spread those ideas. In this collection of lively and imaginative conversations between the great truth-tellers and the great error-peddlers of history, you will come to appreciate the personalities behind the “Great Conversation” that has shaped western civilization. Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs. St. Augustine. Machiavelli vs. St. Francis. Ayn Rand vs. Flannery O’Connor. These people may have never met in real life, but the ideas they represent and the movements they started have interacted throughout history and shaped our present. And so how fascinating would it be if they had ever shared a living room? This is the question Dr. Wiker answers with deep research and dynamic storytelling. Enjoy this unique opportunity to join the conversation!

Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels

Author : Michael Edmonds
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870207938
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels written by Michael Edmonds and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2017-04-14 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A governor who saw ghosts, an incorrigible horse thief, a husband and wife who each stood over seven feet tall, an American Indian chief who defied forced removal, and the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court: these are just some of the remarkable characters whose lives influenced and defined the state of Wisconsin. Authors Michael Edmonds and Samantha Snyder plumbed the depths of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s collections to research and compose lively portraits of eighty of these notable individuals: mayors, ministers, mystics, murderers, and everything in between. Each story is followed by recommended sources for readers’ continued exploration. Whether read on the fly or all in one sitting, these short, colorful narratives will intrigue and inform as you delve into Wisconsin’s diverse and diverting history.

Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels

Author : Kirin Narayan
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812205839
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels written by Kirin Narayan and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when she was a child in India and who has returned from America as an anthropologist. In her book Narayan builds on Swamiji's tales and his audiences' interpretations to ask why religious teachings the world over are so often couched in stories. For centuries, religious teachers from many traditions have used stories to instruct their followers. When Swamiji tells a story, the local barber rocks in helpless laughter, and a sari-wearing French nurse looks on enrapt. Farmers make decisions based on the tales, and American psychotherapists take notes that link the storytelling to their own practices. Narayan herself is a key character in this ethnography. As both a local woman and a foreign academic, she is somewhere between participant and observer, reacting to the nuances of fieldwork with a sensitivity that only such a position can bring. Each story s reproduced in its evocative performance setting. Narayan supplements eight folk narratives with discussions of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes. All these stories focus on the complex figure of the Hindu ascetic and so sharpen our understanding of renunciation and gurus in South Asia. While Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels raises provocative theoretical issues, it is also a moving human document. Swamiji, with his droll characterizations, inventive mind, and generous spirit, is a memorable character. The book contributes to a growing interdisciplinary literature on narrative. It will be particularly valuable to students and scholars of anthropology, folklore, performance studies, religions, and South Asian studies.

Good Guys and Bad Guys

Author : Joseph Nocera
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781591841623
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Good Guys and Bad Guys written by Joseph Nocera and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning business columnist Joe Nocera explores how good guys and bad guys are defined in business, and concludes that things are often not what they seem.

Seekers, Saints and Scoundrels

Author : Chuck Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996149600
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Seekers, Saints and Scoundrels written by Chuck Williams and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Worshipping the State

Author : Benjamin Wiker
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621570290
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Worshipping the State written by Benjamin Wiker and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlining a simple, step-by-step strategy for disestablishing the state church of secularism, Wiker shows the full historical sweep of the war to those on the Christian side of the cultural battle--and as a consequence of this far more complete vantage, how to win it.

The Devilish Duke

Author : Maddison Michaels
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 164063343X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Devilish Duke written by Maddison Michaels and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devlin Markham, the notorious “Devil Duke” of Huntington, needs a woman. And not just any woman. If he can’t woo one of the most eccentric bluestockings of the ton within the month, he can kiss his hard-earned fortune goodbye. But he’s always thought love a wasted emotion and marriage an inconvenience at best. And oddly enough, Lady Sophie Wolcott seems unmoved by his charm... When Sophie learns her beloved orphanage is in imminent danger, she will do anything to save it. Even marry a ruthless rake who takes what he wants in business and pleasure. A man who’s everything she’s always feared most—but whom she reluctantly begins yearning for. Then Sophie becomes the target of a killer lurking from the dark shadows of Devlin’s past. And they find not only their lives are in jeopardy but also their very hearts. Each book in the Saints & Scoundrels series is STANDALONE: * The Devilish Duke * The Elusive Earl * The Sinful Scot

All the People in the Bible

Author : Richard R. Losch
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802824544
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book All the People in the Bible written by Richard R. Losch and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More than any other book, the Bible offers an amazing collection of fascinating characters ranging from the holiest of the holy to some of the most depraved scoundrels imaginable. Many are mentioned only in passing, yet history and archaeology can often fill in the blanks and flesh them out as exciting human beings. For this reason we have in many cases been able to tell much more about them than the Bible alone reveals." -- Richard R. Losch (from the preface)A comprehensive gathering of persons found in the Bible, including the Apocrypha, All the People in the Bible really delivers on its title: literally all of the Bible's characters appear in this fascinating reference work. From the first article on Aaron to the final entry on Zophar, Richard Losch details each person in a lively narrative style.The bulk of the book consists of Losch's A-Z articles covering the familiar and the not-so-familiar figures in Scripture. Names of people who are found only in genealogies or who had no significant effect on history are included solely in the alphabetical listing starting on page 452. That listing, "All the People in the Bible and Apocrypha," includes pronunciations, brief identifications, and biblical references. Persons covered in greater detail in the main part of the book are identified in bold print.Losch's intriguing look at all the people in the Bible is anything but a dry reference work. This is a book to dip into and enjoy over and over.

10 Books that Screwed Up the World

Author : Benjamin Wiker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159698063X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book 10 Books that Screwed Up the World written by Benjamin Wiker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've heard of the "Great Books"? These are their evil opposites. From Machiavelli's The Prince to Karl Marx's The Communist Manifesto to Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, these "influential" books have led to war, genocide, totalitarian oppression, family breakdown, and disastrous social experiments. And yet these authors' bad ideas are still popular and pervasive--in fact, they might influence your own thinking without your realizing it. Here with the antidote is Professor Benjamin Wiker. In his scintillating new book, 10 Books That Screwed Up the World (And 5 Others That Didn't Help), he seizes each of these evil books by its malignant heart and exposes it to the light of day.

The Sinful Scot

Author : Maddison Michaels
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 1682814785
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Sinful Scot written by Maddison Michaels and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constance Campbell, the Duchess of Kilmaine, once believed that all she needed in life was a duke. But everything unraveled when she realized her perfect husband was a perfect monster. Now broken beyond repair, she hides her misery behind a perfect Society mask...even from her childhood friend, Alec. Dr. Alec McGuiness reluctantly finds himself back in Scotland, and checking up on the only woman to ever get under his skin, Connie. After she spurned him many years ago, he knows his humble life as a doctor could never be enough for her. But when the Duke of Kilmaine is murdered in cold blood, with Connie sleeping right next to him in bed, Alec knows he must protect Connie at all costs from those who would frame her for the duke’s murder. Now on the run, Connie feels a freedom she only ever dreamed about, and an unexpected attraction to the man who is keeping her safe. But even if they can win her freedom and clear her name, could she ever open her heart up to someone again? Each book in the Saints & Scoundrels series is STANDALONE: * The Devilish Duke * The Elusive Earl * The Sinful Scot

Pirates, Scoundrels, and Saints

Author : T. Grant Acker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781628543599
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Pirates, Scoundrels, and Saints written by T. Grant Acker and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As time passed, the men and women felt the deaths, piracy, danger, and evil fall further and further behind them. The moments became the running across the sea underneath the moon and stars through the warm, moist night air and the land still distant. They were a group of thieves and drug runners and their associates. But also, they were just men and women. Modern day pirates and their associates push life to the limit as they fight for money, power and love. Set in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Colombia, and in the unpredictable waters of the Caribbean Sea, this high-adventure novel portrays the corruption, smuggling, and human motivation in the world of pirates, scoundrels and saints. The common thread in the riveting cast of characters is the capacity to continuously tempt fate, while experiencing loss, love, and acceptance. With adventures over the sea, under the sea, and in the air, the twists and turns of their lives will open your eyes---and your heart. This tale is for anyone who has dreamed of being a pirate, pirate princess, or outlaw or perhaps still is one. T. Grant Acker dares us to see the other side of life---a life that only one with his experience can reveal. Pirates, Scoundrels, and Saints: Paraiso is a well-crafted, powerful novel that leaves the reader looking at the modern world of pirating from the inside. The characters in the story get into our blood, pulling us into their needs and desires. We are left understanding them as passionate and complex. You will not be able to turn the pages fast enough. ---Richard Heller, Sculptor and author of Blueprints Many of the characters and places in Pirates, Scoundrels, and Saints brought back memories of living a life of high adventure for almost twenty years in the Caribbean. I was a pilot, operated boats similar to the ones used by the pirates in the book, and made the long crossings, just as the author accurately describes. The scenes and characters depicted in this action-packed novel are true to life. ---D.H., Convicted smuggler of contraband

The Elusive Earl

Author : Maddison Michaels
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 164063620X
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Elusive Earl written by Maddison Michaels and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brianna Penderley has a knack for getting into precarious situations, especially when it comes to her love for archaeology. In the heart of Naples, her terrible Italian has her accidentally becoming engaged to two men at the same time. Of course, Daniel Wolcott—the Earl of Thornton and the only man ever able to vex her—shows up to rescue her. Daniel has spent the majority of his life exercising rigid control over his emotions, determined never to become the rake his father was. But when he goes to aid his mentor’s danger-prone niece once again, he finds himself struggling to control his attraction to a woman who is his complete opposite. When their situation goes from bad to worse, Daniel and Brianna find themselves swept up into a perilous adventure, and they must work together to set things right. Now, if they can just avoid killing each other in the process. Each book in the Saints & Scoundrels series is STANDALONE: * The Devilish Duke * The Elusive Earl * The Sinful Scot

Bright Moment and Others

Author : Daniel Marcus
Publisher : WordFire +ORM
ISBN 13 : 1680571923
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Bright Moment and Others written by Daniel Marcus and published by WordFire +ORM. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless tales of saints and scoundrels, sinners and seekers, all from epic fantasy and space opera worlds that are both alien and hauntingly familiar. In worlds ranging from the distant past to the end of time, the characters in these stories seek solace, meaning, and redemption as they struggle with what it means to be human. Sometimes funny, sometimes dark and edgy, these stories showcase Marcus’ original voice and scrupulous attention to detail. Beautifully told in a range of genres you’re sure to love, you won’t want to stop reading from the first story through the last.

No Saints or Angels

Author : Ivan Klíma
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802196667
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book No Saints or Angels written by Ivan Klíma and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of one desperate woman’s hopes and desires set in contemporary Prague from “a literary gem who is too little appreciated in the West” (The Boston Globe). Divorced, approaching fifty, and mother to a rebellious fifteen-year-old, Kristyna is beginning to feel the strain of her bleak existence—until she finds a new sense of joy when she begins a love affair with a man fifteen years her junior But her escape into romance is far from complete. She worries about her daughter Jana, who has been cutting school, and may be using heroin—the latest plague on the city. And Kristyna’s mother has forced her to accept the personal papers of her dead father, a tyrant whose Stalinist ideals she despised. At a crossroads in her life, she must find a way to put the past behind her and deal with the challenges of the present in a Czechoslovakia that is still trying to overcome years of communist oppression. In this Washington Post Best Book of 2001, Klima “unflinchingly presents the problems facing modern Prague and civilization in general . . . [and] fills it with mercy” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Saints for Sinners

Author : Alban Goodier
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 9780898704631
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Saints for Sinners written by Alban Goodier and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Japanese Tales

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0307784061
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Tales written by Royall Tyler and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart

Author : Jesse Bullington
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316071927
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart written by Jesse Bullington and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hegel and Manfried Grossbart may not consider themselves bad men -- but death still stalks them through the dark woods of medieval Europe. The year is 1364, and the brothers Grossbart have embarked on a naïve quest for fortune. Descended from a long line of graverobbers, they are determined to follow their family's footsteps to the fabled crypts of Gyptland. To get there, they will have to brave dangerous and unknown lands and keep company with all manner of desperate travelers-merchants, priests, and scoundrels alike. For theirs is a world both familiar and distant; a world of living saints and livelier demons, of monsters and madmen. The Brothers Grossbart are about to discover that all legends have their truths, and worse fates than death await those who would take the red road of villainy.