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Muhammed: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammad was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as...
Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age
Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. Despite...
The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin
The riveting and definitive biography of the Islamic world's most famous military hero 'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The Times An epic...
Swami in a Strange Land: How Krishna Came to the West
Discover the man behind the movement in this intimate biography of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In 1965, a seventy-year-old man-soon...
Born with a Tail: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor
A provocative biography of the iconic founder of the Church of Satan and author of The Satanic Bible , Anton Szandor LaVey, revealing an eccentric and scandalous life of showmanship,...
Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman "When we think of ancient Rome, it's impossible not to think of Christianity, one...
Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint
An award-winning historian reconstructs the life of Francis of Assisi, uncovering the man behind the myths "Refreshing. . . . Complex, multilayered, and ambitious."-Costica Bradatan, Times Literary Supplement One of...