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Set against the backdrop of a sabbatical year, an elderly Oxford history professor finds his peaceful plans disrupted by a web of coincidences that lead him into a dangerous situation involving a family targeted by assassins. As he travels to Romania, the narrative explores profound themes of fatalism versus providence, highlighting the courage and love needed to decipher the chaos around him. The story ultimately champions the victory of faith and reason over destructive forces, intertwining personal and historical struggles in a gripping journey.

Exploring the evolution of human creativity, this essay draws on a lecture by Michael D. O'Brien and examines artistic expressions from cave paintings to modern literature. The author integrates significant artworks, philosophical insights, and personal narratives to present a comprehensive view of humanity's origin and future. Central to the discussion is the inquiry into human nature and how our creative abilities reflect our identity as children of God, offering a profound spiritual and philosophical perspective on the creative imagination.

Killing Justice in the Lone Star State is a reality check on active Death Row cases. The book offers a fresh perspective for campaigners and reformers which ranges across theory, policy and practice and explains the unjust Texas 'law of parties.'

Ethan McQuarry serves as a dedicated lighthouse keeper on a remote island off Cape Breton, embodying solitude and commitment. With no family ties, he embraces his role with courage and a strong sense of duty, ensuring the safety of those at sea. The story explores themes of isolation, responsibility, and the quiet strength of a man devoted to his work in the face of nature's challenges.

Michael O'Brien has been a professional painter of religious art since 1970. Though his reputation as a Catholic novelist and essayist began in 1996, and continues on the strength of more than twenty-eight published books, he is also widely known as a visual artist, with his paintings in churches, universities, and other institutions, as well as in public galleries and private collections throughout the world. In this book, O'Brien presents and comments on many of his important pieces. He explains his development as a religious artist and his philosophy of sacred art. The vibrancy, originality, and variety of his work are on display in more than one hundred twenty full-color reproductions of his paintings and Byzantine-style icons. Also included are some of his drawings and other works in black and white.

The Idea of the American South moves the debate over Southern identity from speculative essays about the central themeof Southern history and, by implication, past the restricted perception that race relations are a sufficient key to understanding the history of Southern identity. číst celé

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Imagined by one of the world's foremost JFK scholars, this fictionalised conversation presents the essential biography of America's most glamorous and mythologised president.

Set in a future where Earth is governed by a totalitarian regime, the story follows Neil de Hoyos, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist aboard the colossal spaceship Kosmos, designed for an expedition to Alpha Centauri. Seeking escape, Hoyos grapples with his misanthropic outlook and buried personal traumas. As the journey unfolds, he encounters unexpected revelations that challenge his beliefs and lead him toward a transformative new horizon. The novel explores themes of freedom, human nature, and the quest for meaning beyond the stars.