Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, has touched the lives of millions since its original publication in 1922.
An allegorical novel by the celebrated German writer. Sidhartha, the hero, is a type of Buddhist Everyman, who passes through many temptations and trials on his way to purification. The different stages of his spiritual development are represented by the various roles he takes on: wanderer, courtier, merchant, and hermit. Originally published in ...
John Franklin seems to be a misfit because of his slow, stubbornly individualistic ways and his failure to be integrated into the society he was born to. At 14 he goes to sea, and eventually sets off in search of the Northwest Passage and eventually into the Arctic. This account is based on the life of an actual character.
Ralph Freedom traces the career of Rainer Maria Rilke - perhaps one of Europe's greatest poets - in this scholarly biographical volume that includes examples of Rilke's poetry and prose.
Wars, all wars, create winds of chaos that blow long after the last shot is fired. World War II was no exception. Jacob and Francesca, like Dante's Paolo and Francesca, are caught up in those winds. Jacob, haunted by overwhelming fear caused by persecution in his past, damages himself and those he loves. Francesca, hardened by the war, finds it ...
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