Confessions ranks as one of the most widely translated and highly valued books in Christian theology and is considered the first autobiography ever written.
The work was penned around AD 397 when Augustine was in his forties and is an honest narrative of his sinful youth and ultimate conversion to Christianity. It seems Augustine's abilities as a young man were never in any doubt - a brilliant mind combined with a natural talent in rhetoric - but one little interested in Catholic Christian scripture. He describes his wilfulness as a boy growing up in the Roman province of Numidia, his later attachment to sexual pleasure and the vanity of academic acclaim. His dogged pursuit of truth led him from Manich ism to Neoplatonism and, eventually, after a slow and painful struggle, to his conversion and baptism at the age of thirty-two.
From this point in the autobiography Augustine focuses on a number of familiar Christian concepts, among them, Creation, the Trinity, the Origin of Evil and the Cause of Sin. His incisive analyses are a treat for any reader drawn to the Christian mysteries.
Автор: Nomura Kiwao Название: The Day Laid Bare ISBN: 4907359322 ISBN-13(EAN): 9784907359324 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Kiwao Nomura is the leading experimental voice in contemporary Japanese poetry. This translation of The Day Laid Bare is the first time one of his individual volumes has been translated into English.
Автор: Samuel Miss Augustina Название: My Journey: Faith Uncovered and Laid Bare ISBN: 0992676851 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780992676858 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is an intimate viewpoint of a woman who grew up in 1970's Britain. It charts the socio-economical and political developments and the effects of a bygone era in British history. It has mass appeal for everyone. It is truly an inspirational read, it explores her unique journey and spiritual testimony.It looks at the impact she experienced once dedicated prayer and personal study of Scripture became unified. The book is a narrative of her friendships and passion for the written word and her purpose to share it. It is part one of a series of two books, the second is entitled 'Scars and Flaws'.
Автор: Grey S. R. Название: Exposed: Laid Bare: Laid Bare #1 ISBN: 0986156515 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780986156519 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A sexy novella where things are not always as they appear. Enter the Laid Bare world only if you dare.
There's something about Lucien Chambers. Something beyond his amazing success, his good looks, and his uncanny ability to turn everything he touches to gold.
In the eyes of the world, Lucien is a sexy and savvy business man. But when a na ve photographer, Dahlia Vaughn, is hired to take pictures of the hot entrepreneur, she discovers Mr. Chambers may be much more than what he seems.
Volume 1 of the Laid Bare novellas
Erotic Romance/Paranormal Romance genres
This short read is approximately 86 pages. An introduction to the next volume in the series, Unveiled: Laid Bare, out in June, is included in the back, as well as three excerpt chapters from other works of the author.
Автор: Baudelaire Charles Название: My Heart Laid Bare: & Other Texts ISBN: 1940625211 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781940625218 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In My Heart Laid Bare, an apodictic work of aphorism, maxim, note, and extended reflection, we encounter a fierce dandy who revolts against utilitarianism: to be useful, Baudelaire gibes, is to be hideous. Yet, contrarily, it is not dissolution that this po te maudit praises or celebrates. Although he rejects Progress, he prizes what he calls true progress, for him moral, the work of the individual alone. The dandy is not disaffected, but a rigorous spectator that burrows into the heart of reality itself; situated at the center of the world, yet hidden from it, this incognito figure tears back the flesh of humanity like a devilish surgeon. Through this act of absorption, observation, and analysis, like Rimbaud's Supreme Scientist, Baudelaire's dandy acquires "a subtle understanding of the entire moral mechanism of this world." Here we have the poet as philosopher king and transvaluator of values; here we have the disciplined fl neur. Baudelaire the keen symptomatologist who escapes "the nightmare of Time" via Pleasure or Work. If Pleasure is consumptive for him, Work is fortifying, that is, not the work of a profession, -- curs d thing, -- but the work of poiesis. A kind of poetic Marcus Aurelius forging his inner citadel, Baudelaire's dandy-fl neur does not retreat into a monastic cell, but situates himself amidst society: poet as vast mirror, poet as thinking kaleidoscope. To Nietzsche, My Heart Laid Bare contains "invaluable psychological observations relating to decadence of the kind in which Schopenhauer's and Byron's case has been burned."
Reflecting on the conceivable potency of his proposed book when writing to his mother, Baudelaire avowed that in it he would accumulate all his rage. "Ah " he exulted, "if ever that sees the light of day, J-J's Confessions will seem pale." This po te maudit does not however offer us a heart laid bare in terms of some quotidian, memoir-like spewing of his bios; rather, it is the baring of l'esprit, a crystallization of his mind, hence the most genuine revelation of his self. In this unfinished but dense, pressurized, and magnetic work of chaotic enumeration, we have Baudelaire's meditations.
Also included in this volume are other texts of Baudelaire's such as the Consoling Maxims on Love, the equally burning Flares, his notes for a projected magazine, The Philosopher Owl, and select pieces from his cahiers as well as an introduction by the translator.
Название: Laid Bare ISBN: 1909136778 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781909136779 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Winter is Not My Country builds on Marianne Jones`s skills as a humane and meticulous writer of highly crafted lyric poetry. Deeply rooted in a sense of place, the collection marries a sensibility of global concerns with rootedness in Welsh landscape; an intelligent and mature collection from an increasingly confident poet. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Автор: Brener Lisa Название: Beauty Laid Bare: A Memoir ISBN: 1648030637 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781648030635 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2839.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Haddock Michael John, Freeman Craig C., Bare Janet Название: Kansas Wildflowers & Weeds ISBN: 0700620818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780700620814 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A reference and a guidebook for a new generation of plant enthusiasts, this volume includes up-to-date nomenclature, keys, and descriptions, as well as habitat, distribution, and ecological information. In addition to herbaceous plants, the book profiles several woody species generally perceived to be either "showy wildflowers" or "weedy".
Автор: Mairi Mackinnon Название: The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs ISBN: 1409566765 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409566762 Издательство: Usborne Рейтинг: Цена: 923.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The classic story retold with simple text and delightful illustrations. Poor Tom and Elena can’t believe their luck when their goose lays a golden egg, but what happens when one golden egg a day just isn’t enough? English Learner's Editions are part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. They come with CD recordings in British and American English and downloadable worksheets and teacher's notes.
