Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Lettres de S. François de Sales, evesque et prince de Geneve; instituteur de l'ordre de la Visitation; distribuées en trois subdivisions, I. Lettres aux gens du monde, II. Lettres de consolation, III. Lettres sur les fêtes de l'année. Nouvelle edition. Dans laquelle on a recueilli un très-grand nombre de ces lettres qui ne se trouvent pas dans les éditions précédentes; revues sur les originaux, & enrichies de sommaires, de citations, & de remarques. Tome sixieme
Author: François de Sales (saint).)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 2
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On the Trail of the Serpent
Author: Richard NevillePublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473574641
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
***NOW THE SUBJECT OF THE MAJOR BBC TV SERIES *** DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CRIME STORY OF SERIAL KILLER, CHARLES SOBHRAJ, AND THE RACE TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICE Charles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great con men, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as legend. Born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and Indian father, Sobhraj grew up with a fluid sense of identity, moving to France before being imprisoned and stripped of his multiple nationalities. Driven to floating from country to country, continent to continent, he became the consummate con artist, stealing passports, smuggling drugs and guns across Asia, busting out of prisons and robbing wealthy associates. But as his situation grew more perilous, he turned to murder, preying on Western tourists dropping out across the 1970s hippie route, leaving a trail of dead bodies and gruesome crime scenes in his wake. First published in 1979, but updated here to include new material, On the Trail of the Serpent draws its readers into the story of Sobhraj's life as told exclusively to journalists Richard Neville and Julie Clarke. Blurring the boundaries between true crime and novelisation, this remains the definitive book about Sobhraj - riveting tale of sex, drugs, adventure and murder.
The Pope's Body
Author: Agostino Paravicini-BaglianiPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226034379
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, Agostino Paravicini- Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors, and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis on the thirteenth century when, during the pontificate of Boniface VIII (1294-1303), the papal court became the focus of medicine and the natural sciences as physicians devised ways to protect the pope's health and prolong his life. Masterfully translated from the Italian, this engaging history of the pope's body provides a new perspective for readers to understand the papacy, both historically and in our own time.
Tristes Tropiques
Author: Claude Levi-StraussPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101575603
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"A magical masterpiece."—Robert Ardrey. A chronicle of the author's search for a civilization "reduced to its most basic expression."
Lettres de saint François de Sales adressées à des gens du monde; nouvelle édition, augmentée de lettres inédites: ornée de son portrait et d'un modèle de son écriture
Author: Lettres de saint François de Sales...
Author: François de SalesLettres de François de Sales. Rangées suivant leurs dates depuis 1593 jusqu'à 1606, inclusivement
Author: saint François de SalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 550
Book Description
Myth and Law Among the Indo-Europeans
Author: Jaan PuhvelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
This Book Is A Result Of The Ongoing Activity Centered On Discovering And Understanding The Mythic, Religions, Social And Legal Underpinnings Of The Ancient Indo-European-Speaking Continuum In Terms Of Their Oldest Or Most Archaic Manifestations. Without Dustcover, Spine Slightly Damaged At Bottom, Ex-Libris, Usual Library Stamps And Markings, Text Absolutely Clean, Condition Good.
Lettres de saint François de Sales adressées à des gens du monde
Author: Franciszek Salezy ((św. ;)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 455
Book Description