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  | | Breaking Bread with the Dead A Reader's Guide to a More Tranquil Mind by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2020 by Penguin Press ISBN-13: 978-1-984878-40-3, ISBN: 1-984878-40-9 "From the author of HOW TO THINK and THE PLEASURES OF READING IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION, a literary guide to engaging with the voices of the past to stay sane in the presentW. H. Auden once wrote that "art is our chief means of breaking bread with the dead." In his brilliant and compulsively readable new treatise, Breaking Bread with the Dead, Alan Jacobs shows us that engaging with the strange and wonderful writings of the past might hel ..." |
 | | Breaking Bread with the Dead Reading the Past in Search of a Tranquil Mind (Hardback) by Alan Jacobs 192 Pages, Published 2020 by Profile ISBN-13: 978-1-78816-299-9, ISBN: 1-78816-299-4 "Small wonder that many readers prefer to close the book on the past. Rather than dwell amid the squalor of history, shouldn't we focus our attention on hopes for a better world?The literary scholar Alan Jacobs hears you. He gets it." |
 | | How to Think A Survival Guide for a World at Odds by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2017 by Currency ISBN-13: 978-0-451-49960-8, ISBN: 0-451-49960-3 ""Absolutely splendid . . . essential for understanding why there is so much bad thinking in political life right now." —David Brooks, New York TimesHow to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we’re not as good at thinking as we assume—but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life. As a celebrated cultural critic and a writer for national publications like The Atlantic and Harper’s, Alan Jac ..." |
 | | The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction(1st Edition) by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-974749-8, ISBN: 0-19-974749-0 "In recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way. In this book, Alan Jacobs argues that, contrary to the doomsayers, reading is alive and well in America. There are millions of devoted readers supporting hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Oprah's Book Club is hugely influe ..." |
 | | The Narnian(1st Edition) The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 342 Pages, Published 2005 by Harpersanfrancisco ISBN-13: 978-0-06-076690-0, ISBN: 0-06-076690-5 "The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of ..." |
 | | Original Sin(1st Edition) A Cultural History by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2008 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-078340-2, ISBN: 0-06-078340-0 "An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 286 pages; Description: xviii, 286 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) . Subjects: Sin, Original --History of doctrines. Summary: The controversial history of how the world's most repugnant idea became the cornerstone for how we ..." |
 | | The Year of Our Lord 1943 Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2018 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-086465-1, ISBN: 0-19-086465-6 "By early 1943, it had become increasingly clear that the Allies would win the Second World War. Around the same time, it also became increasingly clear to many Christian intellectuals on both sides of the Atlantic that the soon-to-be-victorious nations were not culturally or morally prepared for their success. A war won by technological superiority merely laid the groundwork for a post-war society governed by technocrats. These Christia ..." |
 | | How To Think A Guide for the Perplexed by Alan Jacobs Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2018 by Profile Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78125-957-3, ISBN: 1-78125-957-7 "How To ThinkHow to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we're not as good at thinking as we assume - but how recovering this lost art can rescue our inner lives from the chaos of modern life.Most of us don't want to think, writes the American essayist Alan Jacobs. Thinking is trouble. It can force us out of familiar, comforting habits, and it can complicate our relationships with like-minded friends. Finally, thinking is slow, and that ..." |
 | | The "Book of Common Prayer"(1st Edition) A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15481-7, ISBN: 0-691-15481-3 "How The Book of Common Prayer became one of the most influential works in the English languageWhile many of us are familiar with such famous words as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . ." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," we may not know that they originated with The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated ..." |
 | | Original Sin(Reprint) A Cultural History by Alan Jacobs Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2009 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-087257-1, ISBN: 0-06-087257-8 " Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one. As G. K. Chesterton explains, "Only with original sin can we at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." Do we arrive in this world predisposed to evil? St. Augustine passionately argued that we do; his opponents thought the notion was an insult to a good God. Ever since Augustine, th ..." |
 | | The Narnian(Reprint) The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis (Plus) by Alan Jacobs Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2008 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-144872-0, ISBN: 0-06-144872-9 "The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of ..." |
 | | Masters of Wisdom His Holiness The Dalai Lama: Infinite Compassion for an Imperfect World (Watkins Masters of Wisdom) by Alan Jacobs, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama Xiv Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2011 by Watkins ISBN-13: 978-1-78028-006-6, ISBN: 1-78028-006-8 "Masters of wisdom: his holiness the dalai lama is a jewelled casket of spiritual wisdom and practice to promote world peace and global happiness, love and compassion the dalai lama writes clearly and concisely in a delightful, measured prose that inspires and uplifts everyone who reads it in whatever part of the world his spiritual advice is profound, practical and helpful - a true panacea for the sufferings of a troubled world his writ ..." |
 | | The Age of Anxiety A Baroque Eclogue (W. H. Auden: Critical Editions) by W. H. Auden, Alan Jacobs, Edward Mendelson, W. Jacobs Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2011 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13815-2, ISBN: 0-691-13815-X "The Age of AnxietyWhen it was first published in 1947, The Age of Anxiety--W. H. Auden's last, longest, and most ambitious book-length poem--immediately struck a powerful chord, capturing the imagination of the cultural moment that it diagnosed and named. Beginning as a conversation among four strangers in a barroom on New York's Third Avenue, Auden's analysis of Western culture during the Second World War won the Pulitzer Prize and ins ..." |
 | | Must Christianity Be Violent?(1st Edition) Reflections on History, Practice, and Theology by Alan Jacobs, Kenneth R. Chase Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2003 by Brazos Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58743-064-0, ISBN: 1-58743-064-9 "In these turbulent times, many have linked Christianity to violence, arguing that Christian doctrines inevitably lead to bloodshed, conquest, and war. Must Christianity Be Violent? provides specific responses to these accusations. The essays, by contributors including Mark Noll, Richard Mouw, and Stanley Hauerwas, explore the history of Christian violence and advocate the need for an uncompromised Biblical theology in our search for pea ..." |
 | | The Book of Common Prayer(Reprint) A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Alan Jacobs, Daren Magee Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2019 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19178-2, ISBN: 0-691-19178-6 "While many of us are familiar with such famous words as “Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . .” or “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” we may not know that they originated in The Book of Common Prayer, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. He shows how The Book of Common P ..." |
 | | Me? I Kill People by Alan Jacobs Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by Troubador Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78901-684-0, ISBN: 1-78901-684-3 "A story of forbidden love and dark crimes as a contract killer is chased by the one woman who cannot bring herself to catch him. Giles Penshurst is rich, picks his clients and always gets the job done. Sounds like the perfect life - except for one detail: he kills people for money. As a contract killer who stumbled into the life, Giles is meticulous about staying one step ahead of the police...even when the police in question is one wom ..." |
 | | Need to Know - In Environmental Studies by Alan Jacobs Published 2013 by Cognella, Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-62131-392-2, ISBN: 1-62131-392-1 |
 | | 108 Sonnets for Awakening and Selected Poems by Alan Jacobs Paperback, 175 Pages, Published 2012 by Mantra Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84694-947-0, ISBN: 1-84694-947-5 "Alan Jacobs is a well known Mystical Poet and the subject of this long sonnet sequence is Awakening From The Dream of Life.This beautiful book also contains a selection from his most important poems. He is President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation UK. " |
 | | Plato's Republic A Vision of Truth, Justice and the Ideal Society (Sacred Texts) by Alan Jacobs Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 2009 by Watkins Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-906787-27-1, ISBN: 1-906787-27-1 "Platos' seminal work The Republic is the crowning achievement of his art and philosophy: the first human attempt at the intellectual creation of an ideal state. In the dialogues of the The Republic, Socrates discourses with his companions on educational theory, the place of poetry, music, mathematics and art in society, ethical doctrines, the concept of justice, and the foundations of political thought. The book is also a critique of po ..." |
 | | Original Sin A Cultural History by Alan Jacobs 304 Pages, Published 2009 by Harper Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-184688-5, ISBN: 0-06-184688-0 "... 1986) and in almost any other book or essay about Whitefield. five: A Few Words About the Devil The film Hellboy draws primarily on two original graphic novels drawn by Mike Mignola: Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction, written by John Byrne ..." |
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