Jonathan Safran Foer's debut—"a funny, moving...deeply felt novel about the dangers of confronting the past and the redemption that comes with laughing at it, even when that seems all but impossible." (Time) With only a yellowing ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

A rare-books dealer must unravel a secret that has been hidden in the illuminations of the Gutenburg Bible for hundreds of years in order to save his son.

The results are stunning. The works emanating from the scriptoria of monasteries were mainly religious texts, including illuminated bibles, psalters, and works for private devotion known as books of hours.

Farnsworth's writing style is scholarly, yet accessible, making this book suitable for both academics and general readers interested in the intersection of art and philosophy in contemporary society.

Italy Illuminated is a topographical work exploring the Roman roots of Italy.

De Hamel is both informative and immensely readable, and the sumptuous illustrations render this book too good to be missed."--From Amazon.com

The Text is the foundation ofA Course in Miracles. Doing the Course is simply a process of learning and internalizing its thought system, and the Text is where that thought system is laid out. It is an unparalleled spiritualtour de force.

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