Moving beyond the certainties about Jesus’ historical context, principal teachings, activities, and followers, Sanders offers a fresh, enlightening approach and ‘provides a generally convincing picture of the real Jesus, set within the world of Palestinian Judaism’ (Geza Vermes, author of The Religion of Jesus the Jew)..
Tag: Biography & Autobiography
Dorothy Parker : What Fresh Hell Is This?
Eleanor Roosevelt Vol. 1, Pt. 1 : 1884-1933
Cook hit a nerve with her portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt–the brave, fierce, passionate, political heroine of our century. A national bestseller, her authoritative biography has been celebrated by feminists, historians, politicians, potential first ladies, and by reviewers everywhere. Now this seminal work depicting the life and achievements of an inspiring First Lady is available in trade paperback. Photographs..
Boy : Tales of Childhood
Travels with Charley : In Search of America
Stop-Time : A Memoir
I Have a Dream
Presenting an original and vital model for psychological development, the brilliant and pioneering author of’He, She,’ and ‘We’ offers a new understanding of the stages of personal growth through which maturity and wholeness can be achieved. Using quintessential figures from classical literature–Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust–Robert Johnson shows us three clearly defined stages of consciousness development. He demonstrates how the true work of maturity is to grow through these levels to the self-realized state of completion and harmony. In Johnson’s view, we all reach the stages depicted by Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust at various times of our lives. The three represent levels of consciousness within us, each vying for dominance. Don Quixote portrays the innocent child, while Hamlet stands for our self-conscious need to act and feel in control though we have no real connection to our inner selves. Faust embodies the master of the true self, who has gained awareness by working through the stages..
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
The 150,000-copy national bestselling autobiography of Marilyn Manson, America’s most controversial celebrity icon, is offered with a bonus chapter not included in the hardcover. ‘By turns moving, funny, appalling, disturbing. . . . There has never been anything like it’.–‘Rolling Stone’. 80 b&w photos. 16-page color insert..
Freedom in Exile
This richly detailed biography is the first to draw upon many sources closed to writers during O’Keeffe’s lifetime. Robinson traces the development of O’Keeffe’s artistic vision, her intense relationships with Alfred Stieglitz and others, and her struggle to reconcile the demands of love and work. Black-and-white photographs..
The Burgermeister’s Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town
An award-winning scholar presents a haunting historical narrative about a rebellious 16-century woman who brought scandal upon her family and sued her own father when he tried to disinherit her. ‘A splendid and very unusual entry into the private life of the distant past’.–‘The New York Times Book Review’. Illustrations..