An illustrated story of the birth of Jesus as told in the Book of Luke.

Examines specific biblical characters and explores how they have been assessed across the centuries by historians and artists, theologians, and worshipers.

Keneally tells the tale of the unlikely encounter that propelled him to write about Oskar Schindler, and of the impact of his extraordinary account on people around the world. Australian writer Keneally met Leopold "Poldek" Pfefferberg, the owner of a Beverly Hills luggage shop, in 1981. Poldek, a Polish Jew and a Holocaust survivor, had a tale he wanted the world to know. He convinced Keneally to relate the incredible story of "the all-drinking,...

This work, published in 1901, in which Richard Maurice Bucke expounds his theory of the development and evolution of consciousness in living things, is the culmination of a lifetime of research and contemplation. He uses his own experiences, those of contemporaries and of historical figures, as evidence for moments of higher consciousness and intellect known as 'cosmic consciousness'. Bucke's theory is of three states of progressive consciousness,...

"For almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei or Powwowing. The art of black magic is known as Hexerei. Healing powers are believed to derive from the Holy Trinity but the powers of Hexerei are from the Devil"--

This watershed release represents the life's work of William Ferris, an audio recordist, filmmaker, folklorist, and teacher with an unwavering commitment to establish and to expand the study of the American South. William Ferris was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1942. Growing up on a working farm, Ferris began at a young age documenting the artwork, music, and lives of the people on the farm and in his local community. The archive of recordings...

From the Publisher: What does it mean to be a Jew? How does one begin to answer so extensive a question? In this insightful and completely updated tome, esteemed rabbi and bestselling author Joseph Telushkin helps answer the question of what it means to be a Jew, in the largest sense. Widely recognized as one of the most respected and indispensable reference books on Jewish life, culture, tradition, and religion, Jewish Literacy covers every essential...