In approximately 2,000 entries, from Hades and Hamatomania to Lycanthropy andLugosi, this reference tells readers virtually everything they could possiblywant to know about vampires. Photographs.
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With more than 10,000 entries, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints is the most comprehensive one-volume reference ever published on the Catholic Church's saints and beati.
Amid the veritable choirs of popular angel books, this is the only one that offers factual information on every facet of angel lore. Here at last is a detailed reference for anyone who wants to finally get the straight dope on all aspects of angel arcana. 40 photos.
Matthew Bunson brings his deep knowledge and understanding of Catholic history and Faith to this biography of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Here's your chance to learn more about this remarkable man in an easily readable, yet meticulously researched book. In these pages you'll read about his early life in Germany, his growth and ...
The bestselling author of "Growing Up Catholic" offers insightful and comforting thoughts from some of history's wisest practitioners of the Catholic faith, to help guide people through times of adversity.
The extraordinarily rich cultural legacy of the Roman world has had a profound affect world civilization. Roman achievements in architecture, law, politics, literature, war, and philosophy serve as the foundation of modern Western society. Now, for the first time in an A-Z format, A Dictionary of the Roman Empire assembles the people, places, ...
The Dalai Lama has long been a beloved symbol of profound religious devotion, spiritual enlightenment, human rights and nonviolence. This collection of quotations attempts to provide exactly what readers are looking for--spiritual and historic insight into Buddhism and Tibet.
The Roman Empire is known for its extraordinarily rich cultural legacy. This encyclopaedia provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary coverage of the people, places, events and ideas of this remarkable period. Spanning almost 500 years of turmoil and triumph, each of the nearly 2000 entries in this second edition has been reviewed and updated to ...
Complete and all encompassing, this resource boasts among its features a chronology of important dates and events; two appendices listing the popes and offices of the Roman Curia; thirteen tables covering such subjects as concordats, and encyclicals.
A selection of writings from Pope John Paul II, taken from his books, speeches, papal pronouncements, poetry and drama. It is multi-themed, covering love and death, war and peace, the Church's position on the sacredness of human life and the power of Jesus Christ.
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Men and women who have done the hardest thing of all--lived lives of virtue so heroically that their deeds will be honored as long as there's Church. Let these superheoes and superheroines show you how exciting a life of Faith can be.
Still the most comprehensive single-volume compendium on the Church's past -- from Pentecost morning to today's pontiff -- OSV's Encyclopedia of Catholic History, Revised, gives you: - Some 2,750 entries based on more than 1,000 sources - An easy-to-use alphabetical format and a reader-friendly style - Cross references for finding additional ...
This is a reference work on the popes, from Peter to the present. It contains the pontiffs' original names, birth and death dates, election histories, as well as information on the Papal Medals, the Swiss Guard, and canonization. Entries on the daily routines of the popes, the scandals, the wars waged on their behalf, and scientific patronage by ...
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More than 100 years after his first appearance, Sherlock Holmes is a literary phenomenon without comparison. This first comprehensive compendium to all the stories, films, characters, and clues from the Canon provides synopses of every case in the stories and novels, profiles of notable figures, descriptions of the real cases that inspired Conan ...
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