Free Download Unravelling the Silk Road: Travels and Textiles in Central Asia by Chris Aslan
English | October 17th, 2023 | ISBN: 1785789864 | 320 pages | True EPUB | 0.41 MB
Veteran traveler and textile expert Chris Aslan explores the Silk, Wool and Cotton Roads of Central Asia
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Free Download Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society, "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into the Universe "
English | ISBN: 1571458506 | 2002 | 504 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Plunges into the Universe is your anecdote to boring science text books. Uncle John and his loony lab partners will take you back to the Big Bang and forward to the distant future. You'll see the science in everything around (and inside) you, and learn the truth about the most egregious science myths (such as-you can't "sweat like a pig" because pigs don't sweat). How many amazing facts await your visual cortex in these 494 pages made up of atoms (print version) or bits and bytes (e-book)? As Carl Sagan would have said, "Billions and Billions!" So put on your thinking cap and check out...
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Free Download Ulrich von Hassell, "Ulrich von Hassell Diaries, 1938-1944: The Story of the Forces Against Hitler Inside Germany"
English | ISBN: 1848325533 | 2011 | 576 pages | EPUB | 9 MB
Without doubt, Ulrich von Hassell was one of the most important members of the German Resistance: this is the first complete edition of his wartime memoir with new material from his grandson, Agostino von Hassell.
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Free Download Twenty Concepts in Woodblock Printing
by Chesterman, Merlyn;Nelson, Rod;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0719842174 | 144 pages | True EPUB | 168.94 MB
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Free Download Travelers Along the Way: The Men and Women Who Shaped My Life By Benedict J. Groeschel
2010 | 159 Pages | ISBN: 0867169842 | EPUB | 1 MB
In his first-ever memoir, Fr. Benedict Groeschel introduces you to the men and women who have influenced him over the course of his life. Some are unknown, such as Mr. Graff, a Jewish man who tailored the suit the young man would wear to the seminary. His advice: "Look, I don't understand about monasteries, but I'll give you a piece of advice. Be a good boy." Some are famous, such as Mother Teresa, Cardinal O'Connor, and Fr. Solanus Casey who once, in Fr. Benedict's presence, stepped unprotected into a swarm of angry bees, pulled out his harmonica, and played "Mother McCree" to calm them.All of them changed his life in big and small ways. Their stories will not only inspire you, but also help you appreciate those you have met over the years who have enriched and deepened your own life and inspire you to make a difference in someone else's life.The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.
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Free Download To the Other Towns: The Life of the Blessed Peter Favre, First Companion of St. Ignatius By William V. Bangert
2002 | 346 Pages | ISBN: 0898709180 | EPUB | 1 MB
William Bangert, S.J. While it is well remembered that St. Francis Xavier was an original companion of St. Ignatius at the beginning of Jesuit Order, it has too often been forgotten that there was a very important third person who made up the original trio that were the foundation stones upon which Ignatius built the Society of Jesus. That third person was Blessed Peter Favre, the quiet, gentle and congenial companion of Francis Xavier and Ignatius who labored tirelessly to preach the Gospel with ceaseless travel through Italy, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands, going wherever he was ordered by Ignatius to lay Jesuit foundations and win souls for Christ. This is the life of Peter Favre, first companion of St. Ignatius, a holy and energetic missionary who, as a young college student had met Ignatius and Francis Xavier at the University of Paris in 1525, and there began the origins of the great Society of Jesus. In this inspiring biography, Fr. William Bangert, S.J., has drawn on many essential historical sources and consulted various experts and documents to present a detailed, moving portrait of this prayerful, humble and zealous Jesuit who spent himself for the cause of Christ, packing into the last seven years of his forty years on earth an incredible program of travel and work that kept him always on the move "to the other towns" to proclaim the Kingdom of God.
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Free Download Three Irish Saints: A Guide to Finding Your Spiritual Style By Kevin Vost
2012 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0895557207 | EPUB | 1 MB
Are you a thinker, a doer, or a lover?InThree Irish Saints: A Guide to Finding Your Spiritual Style,Dr. Kevin Vost mines ancient and modern sources to reveal what Saints Kevin of Glendalough, Patrick of Ireland, and Brigid of Kildare can teach us about the joys of contemplation, evangelization, and charitable living. Thinking, doing, and loving!Included is a a simple self-test to find out which spiritual master you are most like.Would you rather: plop down in your easy chair and enjoy a good book? Celebrate life and the company of others? Engage in long conversations with your close friends?Vost examines the lives of these three great saints, unearthing the gifts and virtues that made one a thinker, one a doer, and one a lover.So which one are you?Read the book. Take the test. And find out.
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Free Download Thomas Aquinas: Scholar, Poet, Mystic, Saint By Antonin Sertillanges; Godfrey Anstruther
2011 | 140 Pages | ISBN: 1933184701 | EPUB | 1 MB
Meet Thomas Aquinas: There is no better introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas than this classic work, which acquaints readers with the essentials of St. Thomas's remarkable life and teachings. In clear, bold strokes it demonstrates his importance as a thinker and as a saint for Catholics and all those seeking truth in the world today.
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Free Download The World of Saint Paul By Joseph M. Callewaert; Michael J. Miller
2011 | 210 Pages | ISBN: 1586174126 | EPUB | 1 MB
Joseph Callewaert's engaging work on St. Paul reads like a novel. With inviting, even dramatic, prose, it recounts the story of the great Apostle to the Nations. This is no dry tome or ponderous biography. Nor is its subject a "safe" historical figure, irrelevant to the issues of today: St. Paul remains controversial.Some scholars claim he "invented" Christianity. They believe his message radically departed from what Jesus taught. The Christian faith, so the claim runs, is the creation of Paul's religious experience, not the doctrine of Jesus. Callewaert rejects this theory, as do many other scholars. His interpretation rests on the Bible and the abiding tradition of the ages, rather than tendentious theories or ideologically-motivated revisions.Yet Callewaert's work is no anti-scholarly screed.The World of Saint Paulprovides a popular, yet expert account of the Apostle and his age. For those who know little about St. Paul-which includes many Christians-it is a superb introduction."In my presentation of St. Paul, I have tried to absorb the spirit of his epoch as far as I could, and put less trust in the present-day judgments than in the abiding traditions of the ages. If I have perhaps evoked a little too much history and pursued rather too long a road in regions so rich with a past, I have always made sure to trace a path which brings us back to this intrepid and tenacious Jew who will steadilyappear in stark relief."From the Preface
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Free Download The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde By Joseph Pearce
2005 | 412 Pages | ISBN: 1586170260 | EPUB | 1 MB
Vilified by fellow Victorians for his sexuality and his dandyism, Oscar Wilde, the great poet, satirist and playwright, is hailed today, in some circles, as a "progressive" sexual liberator. But this is not how Wilde saw himself. His actions and pretensions did not bring him happiness and fulfillment. This study of Wilde's brilliant and tragic life goes beyond the mistakes that brought him notoriety in order to explore this emotional and spiritual search. Unlike any other biography of Wilde, it strips away these pretensions to show the real man, his aspirations and desires. It uncovers how he was broken by his two-year prison sentence; it probes the deeper thinking behind masterpieces such as The Picture of Dorian Gray, Salome, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" and "De Profundis"; and it traces his fascination with Catholicism through to his eleventh-hour conversion. Published on the 150th anniversary of his birth, this biography removes the masks which have confused previous biographers and reveals the real Wilde beneath the surface. Once again, Joseph Pearce has written a profound, wide-ranging study with many original insights on a great literary figure. "The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde is a brilliant interpretive biography of a wit, bon vivant, and literary genius who still delights us a century after his death. In Joseph Pearce's sympathetic appraisal we never forget that Wilde was not just an entertainer but a soul that found himself only after ignominy, loss, and desolation. I have read many of the other books on Wilde, and this is my favorite." -Ron Hansen, NYT Bestselling Author of Mariette in Ecstasy "Joseph Pearce has done it again! Chesterton, Belloc, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and now Oscar Wilde have all been coaxed out of their graves for us by this grave-robber named Pearce. Oscar proves to be a very lively ghost." -Peter Kreeft Author, Love
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