One of Americas most purchased and beloved books. An excellent gift for people of any age, full of wisdom and simple poetry, addressing twenty seven topics of our daily lives. Elegant paper back edition, enhanced by drawings of the renowned Aubrey Beardsley. An evergreen bestseller.[...]
Since the early 1990s, feminists in India have been rallying against integrating the Indian economy into the world market, perceiving it as a phenomenon which will lead to increased feminisation of poverty and the commodification of women. This anthology explores the impact of globalisation on India[...]
'If there is a man who can read "The Prophet" without a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man is indeed dead to life and truth' - "The Chicago Post". Author of the international bestseller "The Prophet", Kahlil Gibran and his work remain influential to this day. President John F. Ke[...]
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese-born artist and writer, was best known for authoring "The Prophet," a collection of short philosophical essays that became one of the top selling books of the twentieth century. In 1895, Gibran, age twelve, immigrated to Boston with his family. Through a series of[...]
The definitive collection of works by one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed writers and philosophersKahlil Gibran produced some of the world's most remarkable poems and philosophical essays throughout his almost thirty-year career. This enriching collection of his works includes more than 15[...]
"The Eye of the Prophet" is a luminous collection of Gibran's writings translated from Arabic into French and now into English. Here the author is the poetic, philosophical moralist, grounded in Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity, seeking the best in people, refusing to separate humankind from the na[...]
Kahlil Gibran's aphorisms, stories and poetry on a theme remain among some of those best known to Western readers. His views, however, extend beyond the most-quoted "e;greeting card"e; sayings to a wide realm of human emotions and relationships - passion, desire, idealised love, justice, fri[...]
An exquisite slipcase collector's edition containing delightful illustrations from Persian manuscripts and other sources that complement the text and bring out its timeless beauty. The text covers a whole range of topics, including Love, Children, Work, Joy and Sorrow, Freedom, Pleasure and Beau[...]
A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-born artist, poet, writer and polymath who emigrated to America as a young man in the 1890s, where he became a success[...]