Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse (1P)
An ancient pagan alternative view of how the world came to be. Poetic, fun, and witty. It`s the best we know and a great starting point for the study of ancient literature and history. Soft 99p...
Christianity and Liberalism, New Edition (3S)
Students of history quickly learn that events of today connect to circumstances of the past. No one would argue that the American church of today is healthier than it was before liberalism took root. May we exude th...
The Lives of Thomas Becket (5P)
Through the eye-witness and contemporary biographical accounts, this book provides valuable insight into the late-12th century world. The extracts, many previously untranslated, expose one of the most controversial ...
The Iliad of Homer (4P)
One of the greatest adventure stories of all time. The legendary beauty, Helen of Troy is abducted, which leads to a great conflict. It is in the Trojan War that the most valiant of heroes are pitted one against the...
Summa Theologica (5P)
Summa Theologica is important reading in understanding the theological developments of this millennium. This book will familiarize the reader with this colorful and somewhat controversial character....
The Sun Also Rises (6P)
The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and...
Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany (6P)
One of the greatest 20th-century historians details the events after D-Day in WWII. His writing skill makes one wonder if it is fiction but it`s not. Loaded with facts, presented enjoyable. Captivating. Soft 528p...
On the Incarnation: Saint Athanasius (2P)
Athanasius was the greatest defender of Trinitarian Christianity when it came under attack in the fourth century. His On The Incarnation is his most famous work. To be sure, some of what he espoused has since improv...
The Stranger (6P)
Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." First published in 1946; now in a new ...
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2P)
This is a masterpiece of a remote and exotic age, the age of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quest. Yet it is in the unique artistry and imagination of Tolkien that the language of these great stories comes ...
Plutarch's Lives Volume 1 (1P)
After a successful career in public service, Plutarch settled down to become a priest at Delphi. He studied virtue and wrote biographies of great men who exhibited these virtues. His ``Lives`` is an essential sour...
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations (4P)
Practical (albeit a bit stoic) philosophy for living is found in great abundance. Feels like the writings of an ancient Ben Franklin. Marcus Aurelius delivers many insightful and inspirational observations about hum...
Martin Luther : Selections From His Writings (5P)
The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate ...
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2S)
Fellowship of the Ring Two Towers Return of the Ring Difficulty: challenging...
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories (1P)
A remarkable version of the greatest classical work of history ever written. Herodotus, the ``father of history,`` comes through in all his glory as he tells of the events surrounding and preceding the Persian Wars....