Gnostic Gospels (Sacred Texts): Including the Gospel of Judas, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene by AlanJacobs 280 Pages, Published 2016 by Duncan Baird Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-78678-056-0, ISBN: 1-78678-056-9
"This eye-opening collection of texts sheds light on the esoteric knowledge of Gnosticism, revealing intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples In 1945, several gospels, hidden since the first century, were found in the Egyptian ..."
The Gnostic Gospels Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Sacred Texts) by AlanJacobs, Vrej Nersessian Dr Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2016 by Watkins Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78028-970-0, ISBN: 1-78028-970-7
"The selections made in this volume shed light on these esoteric doctrines revealing intimate conversations between Jesus and his Disciples. The Gospel of Mary Magdalene throws new light on his relationship with this favourite disciple. The Gospel of Thomas contains concentrated mini-parables, containing deep inward and symbolic meaning, many of which are not found in the New Testament. The texts chosen are relevant to many of the perple ..."
"Cathleen Schine's essay “I Was a Teenage Illiterate” appeared in the NewYork
Times Book Review on February 26, 2010: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/
books/review/Schine-t.html. ... Michael Chabon's celebration of the “bliss” of
influence appears in his essay “Fan Fiction: On Sherlock Holmes,” reprinted in
his delightful collection Maps and Legends (San Francisco: McSweeney's Books,
2008)."
"Used over the duration of a course it enhances comprehension, increases retention, and improves test scores. The book contains tear-out pages that can easily be attached to class notes or other course materials."
"Used over the duration of a course, it enhances comprehension, increases retention, and improves test scores. The book contains tear-out pages that can easily be attached to class notes or other course materials."
The Book of Common Prayer A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by AlanJacobs, Robin Bloodworth Cd, Published 2014 by Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4915-3126-6, ISBN: 1-4915-3126-6
"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 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 English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. Jacobs shows how "The Book of Co ..."
THE Low of Distant Cattle (Paperback) by AlanJacobs Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2013 by Feedaread.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-78299-426-8, ISBN: 1-78299-426-2
"An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth. The nations come together to try to save some of humanity. A task force is set up to attempt to take 2000 young men and women to another planet. Should they try an existing M-class planet or might any existing inhabitants not let them land? Could unknown diseases kill them off, anyway? A third choice is to find a young planet that has the potential to create an atmosphere. Is It possible?"
Six of Diamonds by AlanJacobs Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2013 by Feedaread.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-78299-360-5, ISBN: 1-78299-360-6
"When six Jewish jewelers die at the same moment, each with a huge diamond in their possession,two Jewish detectives are given the job of finding out why. Their searches take them all over the world until, ending their quest in Israel, they discover that supernatural forces have hindered as well as helped bring them to Jerusalem. One must venture under the old city to finish the adventure, from which he is destined not to return."
The House on the Moor by AlanJacobs Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 2013 by Feedaread.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-78299-212-7, ISBN: 1-78299-212-X
"Gary Phillips, an injured WW2 naval pilot buys a lonely desolate house to hide himself away in. He little knows that the house is filled with the ghosts of dead children who died at the hands of the last owners. With the help of a local woman who falls in love with him, they send the children to the light and then search for the people who abetted the children's suffering. Those who are still alive are sent to prison and though the hous ..."
Lives of Great Religious Bks. The Book of Common Prayer : A Biography by AlanJacobs Téléchargement, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4802-7, ISBN: 1-4008-4802-4
"We have already noted now the prayer book re- placed a motley collection of
liturgical manuals em- ployed by priests and other participants in public rites, but
it is also, and perhaps equally, the succes- sor of some of the most widely used
manuals of personal devotion from the Middle Ages: the primers, or books ...
Some of them are rather large—the pages of the Duc de Berry's book were
probably, in their original form, about the ..."
"This text is a workbook and study guide designed to be used in conjunction with standard required texts in Environmental Science and Environmental Studies courses."
Samson's Gold (Paperback) by AlanJacobs Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2013 by Feedaread.Com ISBN-13: 978-1-78299-406-0, ISBN: 1-78299-406-8
"Disenchanted lawman, Jake Samson, buys a mountain covered in trees to change his direction. He wants to use the trees to supply rail ties for the new railroad link passing nearby. He little realises that a worked out gold seam is not as worked out as everyone thinks. A local cattleman's daughter catches his eye but her brothers turn bad. Jake uses the gold to fund his sawmill and convict labour to build a road, not knowing that his girl ..."
The "Book of Common Prayer"(1st Edition) A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by AlanJacobs 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 ..."
Need to Know - In Environmental Studies (Paperback) by AlanJacobs Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2012 by Cognella Academic Publishing, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-60927-378-1, ISBN: 1-60927-378-8
"Used over the duration of a course it enhances comprehension, increases retention, and improves test scores. The book contains tear-out pages that can easily be attached to class notes or other course materials."
Native American Wisdom A Spiritual Tradition at One with Nature [NATIVE AMER WISDOM] [Hardcover] by AlanJacobs Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Paul Watkins ISBN-13: 978-1-905857-72-2, ISBN: 1-905857-72-1
"Contains quotations from leading American Native Indians, Chiefs, Medicine Men, as well as ordinary people, poems, songs, prose, speeches and stories. This book features contents that are in alphabetical order and are grouped around the main Native Indian Nations from Apache to Zuni, including the Sioux, Eskimo, Cherokee and many more."
When Jesus Lived in India The Quest for the Aquarian Gospel The Mystery of the Missing Years by AlanJacobs 244 Pages, Published 2012 by Watkins Media Limited ISBN-13: 978-1-78028-481-1, ISBN: 1-78028-481-0
"The Quest for the Aquarian Gospel The Mystery of the Missing Years Alan Jacobs
. W. Introduction. hen Jesus Lived in India. At first sight such an extraordinary title
seems a bizarre fantasy, a preposterous historical impossibility, some exotic
romantic dream! However, surprising as it may seem, this is not at all the case,
and it is far from being an eccentric, fanciful speculation. This legend has been
generally accepted in Tibet, ..."
108 Sonnets for Awakening and Selected Poems by AlanJacobs 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. "