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The Myth of American Exceptionalism
This first biography of a Palestinian writer also provides a moving account of the ways “ordinary” individuals are swept up by the floodtides of both war and peace The idea that the United States is...
The City’s End
Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York’s Destruction
Long before 9/11, visions of the destruction of New York City were a part of America’s collective imagination From nineteenth-century paintings of fires raging through New York City to scenes of...
Yale Library Studies, Volume 1
Library Architecture at Yale
The first volume of the new Yale Library Studies series explores library architecture at Yale University. Featuring architectural drawings, designs, and photographs of libraries by James Gamble Rogers, Bertram Grosvenor...
The Book of the Perfect Life
Theologia Deutsch-Theologia Germanica
The Book of the Perfect Life crystallized the mystical experience of the late Middle Ages, yet still speaks to seekers today. Martin Luther wrote of this 14th century devotional work that "next to the Bible and St....
Elizabeth Fry
A Quaker Life
The History of the Life of Thomas Ellwood
Written by Himself
"There are many greater Quakers than Ellwood, but few more likeable," quips editor Rosemary Moore in her prologue. Her new edition of Thomas Ellwood's autobiography will be of interest to social and religious historians,...
In the Dark of the Heart
Songs of Meera
Meera, they said, was mad. She is also the symbol Mahatma Gandhi chose to inspire his modern Indian renaissance and the archetypal female saint whose songs of love and devotion remain an integral part of Indian life and...
Julian of Norwich
A Revelation of Love
Written in a time of plague and persecution, Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Love grapples with the problem of evil and the challenge it presents to those who wish to believe in a loving God. Julian's sixteen...
Lao-Tzu's Treatise on the Response of the Tao
A Contemporary Translation of the Most Popular Taoist Book in China
Considered by many Taoists and non-Taoists alike to be an essential guide to living, Lao-tzu's Treatise on the Response of the Tao was written by the twelfth-century sage Le Ying-chang. Presenting foundational teachings and...
Moral Teachings of Islam
Prophetic Traditions from al-Adam al-mufrad by Imam al-Bukhari
While al-Bukhari's original text runs to many hundred of pages, forming several volumes, Abdul Ali Hamid selected those teachings that have relevance and appeal to today's readership, not only to Muslims, but to all who seek...