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An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers
in cinematic history "A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral
talent. . . . A brisk study of [Kubrick's] films, with enough of
the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and
bite."-Dwight Garner, New York Times "An engaging and
well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend."-Library
Journal Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young
age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else,
movies. He was a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed
outsider, and his films exist in a unique world of their own
outside the Hollywood mainstream. Kubrick's Jewishness played a
crucial role in his idea of himself as an outsider. Obsessed with
rebellion against authority, war, and male violence, Kubrick was
himself a calm, coolly masterful creator and a talkative,
ever-curious polymath immersed in friends and family. Drawing on
interviews and new archival material, David Mikics for the first
time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.
The definitive biography One of the best-known and respected public
figures of modern times, The Dalai Lama's message of peace and
compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. And yet,
for all his worldwide fame, he remains personally elusive.
Alexander Norman, acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of the history
of Tibet and the Dalai Lamas, draws on his thirty years of special
access to His Holiness to deliver the definitive biography -
unique, revelatory, controversial. Norman gives unparalled insights
into the Dalai Lama's life, from being chosen as a young boy, his
exile from Tibet and his involvement in political negotiations, to
the present day. He confronts a dark history, revealing the
spiritual and political leader as never seen before.
The extraordinary life of the man who founded Islam, and the world
he inhabited--and remade.
Muhammad's was a life of almost unparalleled historical
importance; yet for all the iconic power of his name, the intensely
dramatic story of the prophet of Islam is not well known. In "The
First Muslim," Lesley Hazleton brings him vibrantly to life.
Drawing on early eyewitness sources and on history, politics,
religion, and psychology, she renders him as a man in full, in all
his complexity and vitality.
Hazleton's account follows the arc of Muhammad's rise from
powerlessness to power, from anonymity to renown, from
insignificance to lasting significance. How did a child shunted to
the margins end up revolutionizing his world? How did a merchant
come to challenge the established order with a new vision of social
justice? How did the pariah hounded out of Mecca turn exile into a
new and victorious beginning? How did the outsider become the
ultimate insider?
Impeccably researched and thrillingly readable, Hazleton's
narrative creates vivid insight into a man navigating between
idealism and pragmatism, faith and politics, nonviolence and
violence, rejection and acclaim. "The First Muslim "illuminates not
only an immensely significant figure but his lastingly relevant
legacy.
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Legacy
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Robert P Blick
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was one of the most respected
and influential Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. There was
something remarkable about his presence that impressed everyone who
met him - a quality of mind that comes across even in photographs.
Here is his memoir of a remarkable life of study, teaching, and
solitary retreat, told with a wealth of anecdotes and stories. It
will be an inspiration to the readers of his numerous books - as
well as to all Buddhist practitioners, who will welcome this rare
opportunity to hear the experiences of a highly realized being in
his own words. The book also provides an authentic view of Tibetan
culture and of the hardships endured by the Tibetans after the
Chinese takeover. The second half of the book is a treasury of
recollections about Khyentse Rinpoche by his wife; his grandson and
heir, Sechen Rabjam Rinpoche; and, other lamas and friends who knew
him well.
#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
"Good Housekeeping - Booklist - Publishers Weekly - Bookish"
From the internationally bestselling author of "No god but God"
comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched
biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we
know as Jesus of Nazareth.
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle
worker walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish
what he called the "Kingdom of God." The revolutionary movement he
launched was so threatening to the established order that he was
captured, tortured, and executed as a state criminal.
Within decades after his shameful death, his followers would call
him God.
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new
light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters
by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which
he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic
fervor. Scores of Jewish prophets, preachers, and would-be messiahs
wandered through the Holy Land, bearing messages from God. This was
the age of zealotry--a fervent nationalism that made resistance to
the Roman occupation a sacred duty incumbent on all Jews. And few
figures better exemplified this principle than the charismatic
Galilean who defied both the imperial authorities and their allies
in the Jewish religious hierarchy.
Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources,
Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with
contradiction; a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm
themselves with swords; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his
disciples to keep his identity a secret; and ultimately the
seditious "King of the Jews" whose promise of liberation from Rome
went unfulfilled in his brief lifetime. Aslan explores the reasons
why the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of
Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically
conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how
Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all
subsequent claims about his divinity.
" Zealot" yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories
ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature
of Jesus of Nazareth's life and mission. The result is a
thought-provoking, elegantly written biography with the pulse of a
fast-paced novel: a singularly brilliant portrait of a man, a time,
and the birth of a religion.
Praise for "Zealot"
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"Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to
create an original account."--"The New Yorker"
"A lucid, intelligent page-turner.""--Los Angeles Times"
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"Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close
as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the
peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in
modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image."--"The
Seattle Times"
" Aslan's] literary talent is as essential to the effect of
"Zealot" as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A
vivid, persuasive portrait."--"Salon"
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"This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the
real Jesus, and honors him in the process."--"San Francisco
Chronicle"
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Peace Child
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Don Richardson
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From Cannibals to Christ-Followers--A True Story In 1962, Don and
Carol Richardson risked their lives to share the gospel with the
Sawi people of New Guinea. Peace Child tells their unforgettable
story of living among these headhunters and cannibals, who valued
treachery through fattening victims with friendship before the
slaughter. God gave Don and Carol the key to the Sawi hearts via a
redemptive analogy from their own mythology. The "peace child"
became the secret to unlocking a value system that had existed
through generations. This analogy became a stepping-stone by which
the gospel came into the Sawi culture and started both a spiritual
and a social revolution from within. With an epilogue updating how
the gospel has impacted the Sawi people, this missionary classic
will inspire a new generation of readers who need to hear this
remarkable story and the lessons it teaches us about communicating
Christ in a meaningful way to those around us.
In this four-session video-based small group Bible study, "New
York Times" best-selling author Eric Metaxas will help you discover
the major themes of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writing and speaking and
how he not only helped transform an entire faith community in
Germany during World War II, but how his beliefs continue to impact
the Christian faith of people throughout the world today.
Filmed on location in Germany, Metaxas will take you on a
religious journey of Bonhoeffer's faith and why it has captured so
many people's imaginations and how it has inspired the Christian
faith of so many today. Pulling themes from all of his major books,
Metaxas helps us understand why these spiritual truths meant so
much to Bonhoeffer and how they can be an inspiration and challenge
to our faith.
This companion study guide will lead you and your group deeper
into the video content (sold separately) with session-by-session
discussion topics, personal reflection, and between-session studies
to enhance the group experience.
Sessions include:
- What is the Church?
- Life Together
- God Says Yes / Cheap Grace
- Religionless Christianity
Designed for use with "Bonhoeffer: " A DVD Study.
What happens when we push past the surface and allow real,
grounded, mutually challenging, and edifying friendships to
develop? We need only look at the little-known friendship between
eminent Christian thinkers Dorothy L. Sayers and C. S. Lewis to
find out. Born out of a fan letter that celebrated mystery novelist
Sayers wrote to Lewis as his star was just beginning to rise, this
friendship between a married woman and a longtime bachelor
developed over years of correspondence as the two discovered their
mutual admiration of each other's writing, thinking, and faith. In
a time when many Christians now aren't even sure that a man and a
woman can be "just friends" and remain faithful, Gina Dalfonzo's
engaging treatment of the relationship between two of
Christianity's most important modern thinkers and writers will
resonate deeply with anyone who longs for authentic, soul-stirring
friendships that challenge them to grow intellectually and
spiritually. Fans of Lewis and Sayers will find here a fascinating
addition to their collections.
In 1981, the year after Ted Turner founded CNN, a simple nun
launched the world's first Catholic cable channel in the garage of
a Birmingham, Alabama, monastery, using her entrepreneurial
instincts and $200 for seed money. Under her guidance, the Eternal
Word Television Network grew by leaps and bounds. Today, EWTN
offers twenty-four-hour television programming and AM/FM radio
broadcasts in both English and Spanish, reaching more than 184
million viewers and listeners in 160 countries.
Raymond Arroyo's engrossing biography, reads like a novel. Born
Rita Rizzo in Canton, Ohio, in 1923, she was abandoned by her
father and raised in poverty by a mother who suffered suicidal
depressions. As a young woman, Rita developed severe abdominal pain
and large protrusions. After doctors dismissed the problems as a
"nervous" condition, Rita sought the prayers of a local mystic, and
her symptoms disappeared.
Awakened to the power of prayer, she vowed to dedicate her life to
God. She became a cloistered nun, expecting to spend her life
hidden from the world. But her faith compelled her to unlikely
endeavors, from establishing a monastery in Alabama to starting the
network. Relying solely on "God's providence," Mother Angelica
built the empire without concern for budgets or fund-raising
campaigns. She had accomplished what the highest echelon of the
Catholic Church had been unable to do.
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