Conquistador Without Sword tells the story of St. Roque González, SJ. González, one of the first American martyrs to be beatified who worked to help native peoples in the Americas gain self-sufficienc
Starting in a hollowed log of wood--some thousand miles up a river, with an infinitesimal prospect of returning! I ask myself "Why?" and the only echo is "damned fool! . . . the Devil drives!"So Rich
Theologian William May offers an engaging study of sex, in particular the relationship between the natural and the spiritual dimension of human love and reproduction. For those who question the common
"Ethics Without Philosophy is the first full-scale attempt to relate Wittgenstein’s ethical and religious concerns to his philosophical work. The attempt is splendidly carried out. I have found it mor
The Bion Experiments, published in a limited German edition in 1938 and now available in English for the first time, represents a cornerstone in Reich's scientific development. The work documents a se
"The study of the Greeks can never be a closed account. The wide variety of critical and descriptive works written about them . . . . bears witness to man's continuing preoccupation with himself. Othe
The Radical Lord Radnor was first published in 1977. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the orig
A sociological study of the regular patrons of a family-type tavern offers insight into the lifestyles, social interaction and status, ideals, and aspirations of the beer-drinking, pool-shooting blue-
Thoreau's classic account of his experiment in simple living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, is accompanied by "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," a protest against governmental interfere
In this study, originally published in Norway as Fra Principat Til Dominat, Professor L'Orange sets down the essence of his thought on the crucial period of transition from decentralization to standar
Past studies of medieval Portugal have focused on such specific themes as political or administrative history and voyages of discovery. Oliveira Marques, however, has captured the vast
This mid-level text covers calculus with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices. It develops a functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application
Part of the fabulous new hardback library of 24 Evelyn Waugh books, publishing in chronological order. When Waugh was only 11 his father had read an anti-Modernist satire by Ronald Knox, the Catholic
Based on a year-long study, a breakthrough, comprehensive health-and-fitness plan includes ten simple home tests with which readers can assess their own fitness levels and guidelines for tailoring ind
