Laborem Exercens: On Human Work
By: Pope John Paul II
4.20
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
This encyclical on the importance and issues concerning labor was issued on the 90th anniversary of…
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1. Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
By: René Descartes , Donald A. Cress
3.76
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Rene Descartes has often been called the father of modern philosophy, and it is certainly true that… read more
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"The dreams we imagine when we are asleep should not in any way make us doubt the truth of the thoughts we have when we are awake."-René Descartes, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
"c'est une vérité très certaine que, lorsqu'il n'est pas en notre pouvoir de discerner les plus vraies opinions, nous devons suivre les plus probables partie 3, para 3)"-René Descartes, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
"Reading good books is like engaging in conversation with the most cultivated minds of past centuries who had composed them, or rather, taking part in a well-conducted dialogue in which such minds rev…"-René Descartes, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
"Those who possess the strongest reasoning and who best order their thoughts in order to make them clear and intelligible can always best persuade others of what they are proposing, even if they were …"-René Descartes, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
2. Apostolicam Actuositatem: Decree On The Apostolate Of The Laity
By: Second Vatican Council , Pope Paul VI
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
The sixteen official documents—constitutions, decrees, and declarations—of the Second Vatican Counc… read more
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3. Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
By: Pope Francis
4.24
Format: 200 pages,
On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si') is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to "every p… read more
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"What need does the earth have of us?"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"A child deserves to be born of that love, and not by any other means, for “he or she is not something owed to one, but is a gift"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"It is in the very nature of conjugal love to be definitive. The lasting union expressed by the marriage vows is more than a formality or a traditional formula; it is rooted in the natural inclination…"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
"They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at the whim of the consumer, and the relationship quickly "blocked". We treat affective relationships the …"-Pope Francis, Laudato Si': On the Care of Our Common Home
4. Introduction to the Devout Life
By: Francis de Sales
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Written for Christians in every walk of life and for every age, St. Francis De Sales' classic work … read more
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"Be who you are and be that well."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"The desire and pursuit of virtue tends to make us virtuous, but the desire and pursuit of honors tends to make us odious and despicable."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
"If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show."-Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
5. The Gospel According to Mark (Pocket Canons, #8)
By: Anonymous , Nick Cave
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with e… read more
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7. Quadragesimo Anno: On Reconstructing the Social Order
By: Pope Pius XI
2.50
Format: 216 pages,
A unique edition of Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, On the Reconstruction of the Socia… read more
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8. Existentialism Is a Humanism
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre , Annie Cohen-Solal , None
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Sartre accepted an invitation to spe… read more
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9. The Trojan Women
By: Euripides , Gilbert Murray
4.16
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
"This is a new translation of the classic play. It combines a poet's translation with a scholar's i… read more
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10. Orthodoxy
By: G.K. Chesterton
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more
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11. Rerum Novarum: On The Condition Of Working Classes
By: Pope Leo XIII
3.57
Format: None pages,
Rerum novarum(from its first two words, Latin for "of revolutionary change"), or Rights and Duties … read more
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12. Ruth (Bible #8), ESV
By: Anonymous
3.67
Format: None pages,
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13. Casti Connubii: On Christian Marriage
By: Pope Pius XI , Vincent McNabb
4.00
Format: 412 pages,
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14. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke
4.42
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more
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"Love lives only by sacrifice"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"and I realized that real nobility is in the soul, not in a name."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
15. The Gospel According to Luke: KJV
By: Anonymous , Thomas Cahill
2.77
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided… read more
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16. A Canticle for Leibowitz
By: Walter M. Miller Jr.
3.39
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more
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17. The Power and the Glory
By: John Updike , Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages,
How does goodspoil, and how can badbe redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, G… read more
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18. Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
By: Aeschylus , Patricia E. Easterling , John Harrison , Judith Affleck , None
3.83
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Treating ancient plays as living drama. Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this se… read more
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"Every medicine is vain."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"A curse burns bright on crime."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"There is no avoidance in delay."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
"In war, the first casualty is truth."-Aeschylus, Agamemnon (Oresteia, #1)
19. Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide
By: Edward Feser
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Paperback
One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in history, St. Thomas Aquinas was the fat… read more
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20. The Abolition of Man
By: C.S. Lewis
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more
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21. The Screwtape Letters
By: C.S. Lewis
4.27
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more
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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
22. Alcibiades
By: Plato
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Alcibiades was widely read in antiquity as the very best introduction to Plato. In spite of its… read more
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23. Works and Days (Academic Monograph Reprint)
By: Hesiod , None
3.60
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Hesiod was an early Greek poet and rhapsode, who presumably lived around 700 BC. His writings serve… read more
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24. Samson Agonistes
By: John Milton , None
4.24
Format: None pages,
A tragedy by John Milton, it is considered the greatest English drama based on the Greek model and … read more
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25. History of the Peloponnesian War
By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner
3.94
Format: 648 pages, Paperback
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more
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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
26. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"The beginning is the most important part of the work."-Plato, The Republic
27. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
By: Anonymous
4.95
Format: 1608 pages, Softcover
A Catholic Bible That Also Teaches You How to Read it. Don’t just read the words of the Bible ... u… read more
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28. Laborem Exercens: On Human Work
By: Pope John Paul II
4.20
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
This encyclical on the importance and issues concerning labor was issued on the 90th anniversary of… read more
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29. Gaudium Et Spes: Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
By: Second Vatican Council
4.33
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
The Council Fathers express a desire to engage in conversation with the entire human family so that… read more
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30. Common English Bible Acts of the Apostles
By: Luke the Evangelist
4.65
Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition
Common English Bible Acts of the Apostles eBook. read more
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31. Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
By: Second Vatican Council
4.09
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
The sixteen official documents—constitutions, decrees, and declarations—of the Second Vatican Counc… read more
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