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Just Short of Crazy

Just Short of Crazy


Nina Foxx



From Alexis Montague Pearson dated Walter for three years when he decided to leave town to end their relationship. In an...
Jewel (Avon Historical Romance)

Jewel (Avon Historical Romance)


Beverly Jenkins



About the Author Beverly Jenkins is the author of twenty-five historical and contemporary novels, including three previous ...
The Baizhang Zen Monastic Regulations

The Baizhang Zen Monastic Regulations


Shohei Ichimura



About the Author The Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research was founded by the late Dr. Rev. Yehan Numata, f...
John Rufus: The Lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)

John Rufus: The Lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)


Cornelia B. Horn, Jr, Robert R. Phenix



Review "[A] major contribution to studies of Christian asceticism in fifth-century Gaza." Making "first-ha...
Pigling: A Cinderella Story: a Korean Tale (Graphic Universe)

Pigling: A Cinderella Story: a Korean Tale (Graphic Universe)


Dan Jolley



From A Korean variation of the Cinderella story, Pigling follows the life of Pear Blossom, a devoted daughter ...
Sustainability and Spirituality

Sustainability and Spirituality


John E. Carroll



Sustainability and Spirituality...
Tashi and the Mixed-Up Monster (Tashi series)

Tashi and the Mixed-Up Monster (Tashi series)


Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg



Review '...highly imaginative tales with fable-like conundrums. Kim Gamble's black and white drawings are detailed, sweet...
A Guilty Affair

A Guilty Affair


Maureen Smith



A Guilty Affair...
Goscelin of St. Bertin: The Book of Encouragement and Consolation (Liber Confortatorius Library of Medieval Women)

Goscelin of St. Bertin: The Book of Encouragement and Consolation (Liber Confortatorius Library of Medieval Women)


Monika Otter



Review Provides ambitious students of the Middle Ages with a rare opportunity to experience in English the complex, rich,...
The Donkey and the Rock

The Donkey and the Rock


Demi



From Publishers Weekly Demi (The Dragons Tale) deftly adapts a story that allegedly originated in India in 550 B.C. to a ...
West African Folk-Tales

West African Folk-Tales


Cecilia Sinclair, W. H. Barker



West African Folk-Tales...
Convent Chronicles: Women Writing About Women And Reform In The Late Middle Ages

Convent Chronicles: Women Writing About Women And Reform In The Late Middle Ages




Review I can think of no other study in English that covers this material so amply or so well. It will be of use to schol...
Secrets and Lies

Secrets and Lies


Selena Montgomery



From Publishers Weekly Montgomery readers will be pleased to find shadowy supporting character Sebastian Caine, last seen...
The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales, III. 1377-1540 (The Heads of Religious Houses)

The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales, III. 1377-1540 (The Heads of Religious Houses)


David M. Smith



Review Review of the hardback: 'David Smith's immensely impressive effort of research has produced a definitive study whi...
The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages

The Emergence of Monasticism: From the Desert Fathers to the Early Middle Ages


Marilyn Dunn



Review ‘An indispensable and valuable book.’ Times Literary Supplement ‘... the book succeeds adm...
Marrying Up

Marrying Up


Nina Foxx



From Publishers Weekly Ambition, desire and family expectations collide in Foxx's entertaining novel (after Going Buck Wi...
The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale (On My Own Folklore)

The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale (On My Own Folklore)


Janice Lee Porter, Linda Lowery, Richard Cleminson Keep



Review Each retelling is designed to appeal to those children who may have high interest but lower reading levels. -- Lib...
Reckless

Reckless


Selena Montgomery



About the Author Selena Montgomery grew up in Southern Mississippi, with two incredible parents and five fascinating siblin...
Anansi and the Box of Stories: A West African Folktale (On My Own Folklore)

Anansi and the Box of Stories: A West African Folktale (On My Own Folklore)


Jeni Reeves, Stephen Krensky



Review Krensky's retelling is simple and fast-moving, ably supported by Reeves's illustrations. -- School Library Journal...
Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity

Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity


David Brakke



Review David Brakke's Demons and the Making of the Monk...is a very sharply focused study of spiritual combat between mon...
The Culture of Medieval English Monasticism (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)

The Culture of Medieval English Monasticism (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)


James G. Clark



Review This collection is unusual, therefore, in its tight focus on post-Conquest Benedictine life. But it is all the str...
Monks & Monasteries of the Egyptian Desert R E

Monks & Monasteries of the Egyptian Desert R E


Otto F. A. Meinardus



About the Author DR. OTTO F.A. MEINARDUS was the author of numerous publications on the history of Christianity in Egypt ...
The Premonstratensian Order in Late Medieval England (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)

The Premonstratensian Order in Late Medieval England (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)


Joseph A. Gribbin



Review A valuable addition to a growing body of new research on the old monastic orders at the end of the middle ages. EN...
Creating the Monastic Past in Medieval Flanders (York Medieval Texts)

Creating the Monastic Past in Medieval Flanders (York Medieval Texts)


Karine Uge



Review Scholars will find this book particularly useful as an introduction to the sources and secondary literature. (...)...
King o' the Cats

King o' the Cats


Aaron Shepard



From School Library Journal Grade 1-5–Peter Black, who "loved to tell wild stories," replaces the unnamed sexton in...
Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free

Beneath the Mask of Holiness: Thomas Merton and the Forbidden Love Affair that Set Him Free


Mark Shaw



Review "[This book] can only deepen and add weight to our respect for this scrupulous, devoted, and tormented man." --Ron...
The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism

The Word in the Desert: Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Monasticism




Review "Highly recommended for all serious collections of patristic church history, Christian spirituality, and fourth-ce...
The Early Humiliati (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)

The Early Humiliati (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)


Frances Andrews



Review "Elegantly written and meticulously researched, this book expands our understanding of the religious revival of th...
No Girl Needs a Husband Seven Days a Week

No Girl Needs a Husband Seven Days a Week


Nina Foxx



About the Author Nina Foxx, originally from New York, is the bestselling author of five novels--and two industrial design ...
How Coyote Stole the Summer: A Native American Folktale (On My Own Folklore)

How Coyote Stole the Summer: A Native American Folktale (On My Own Folklore)


Stephen Krensky, Kelly Dupre



About the Author Brrr! Coyote is always cold! That's because it's winter all year long. But Old Woman has something amazi...