Biographies
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Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet
$79.95The New York Times once named Edgar Cayce "the most fascinating man in America." Despite having only an eighth-grade education, he was called on by world leaders such as Woodrow Wilson, prominent scientists such as Thomas Edison, and Hollywood producers to advise them on their most pressing problems. Treasure hunters, stockbrokers, […] -
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John Calvin
$54.95During the glory days of the French Renaissance, young John Calvin (1509-1564) experienced a profound conversion to the faith of the Reformation. For the rest of his days he lived out the implications of that transformation—as exile, inspired reformer, and ultimately the dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation. Calvin’s vision […] -
Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered
$64.95Throughout his political and literary career, Burke opposed the “arbitrary exercise of power” and “denial of justice,” warning against the dangers of absolute power. He championed “the cause of the unfortunate” and “never had feared to attack the powerful, or to defend the weak, or to oppose to established interests […] -
Augustus
$69.95Augustus was perhaps the most successful ruler in history. He found his world on the verge of collapse. He evoked order out of chaos, established what was practically a new form of government without too violent breach with the past, breathed fresh meaning into old names and institutions, and could […] -
William the Conqueror
$69.95In this comprehensive work, David Bates combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived from studies of early medieval kingship, he assesses each phase of William’s life to establish why so many trusted William to […] -
Dante: The Story of His Life
$69.95Marco Santagata's 'Dante: The Story of His Life' illuminates one of the world's supreme poets from many angles—writer, philosopher, father, courtier, political partisan. Santagata brings together a vast body of Italian scholarship on Dante's medieval world, untangles a complex web of family and political relationships, and shows how the composition of the 'Commedia' was […] -
Julius Caesar
$64.95Julius Caesar was one of the ablest generals of any era, who left accounts of his own campaigns that have rarely been surpassed in literary quality. At the same time, he was a politician and statesman who eventually took supreme power in the Roman Republic and made himself a monarch […] -
The Life and Legends of the Sultan Saladin
$69.95An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the CrusadesIn 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, […] -
Cosimo de Medici
$69.95Florence was the Athens of the Renaissance. Cosimo de Medici laid the foundation for Medici power in Florence through his international banking power and patronage of art, architecture, and humanism. Using modern methods of war and diplomacy, Cosimo was instrumental in maintaining Florentine power and prestige. A shrewd judge of […]
