Before Nouwen became a bestselling spiritual author in his own right, he wrote a book on Thomas Merton and the eternal truths of the spiritual life.[...]

This volume brings together generous selections from his major texts: Time and Free Will, Matter and Memory, Creative Evolution, Mind-Energy, The Creative Mind, The Two Sources of Morality and Religion and Laughter. In addition it features material from the Melanges never before translated in Englis[...]

Rhythmanalysis displays all the characteristics which made Lefebvre one of the most important Marxist thinkers of the twentieth century. In the analysis of rhythms -- both biological and social -- Lefebvre shows the interrelation of space and time in the understanding of everyday life. With dazzling[...]

The Kurds, one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Middle East, are reasserting their identity-politically and through violence. Divided mainly among Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, the Kurds have posed increasingly sharp challenges to all of these states in their quest for greater autonomy if not out[...]

In times of suffering, simplistic answers ring empty and hollow. But Henri Nouwen, beloved spiritual thinker and author, offers real comfort in the concrete truth of God's constancy. Nouwen suggests that by greeting life's pains with something other than despair, we can find surprising joy in our su[...]

The Order of the Knights Templar, whose original purpose was to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, was first given its own Rule in 1129, formalising the exceptional combination of soldier and monk. This translation of Henri de Curzon's 1886 edition of the French Rule is derived from the three extant[...]

Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature.[...]

Offers a complete course in the four basic traditions of French cooking--la haute cuisine, la cuisine bourgeoise, la cuisine r�gionale, and la cuisine impromptue--along with more than two thousand recipes, six hundred easy-to-follow cooking techniques and tips, and a lexicon of French cooking t[...]

NEW PAPERBACK EDITION Henri Nouwen (1932-96) was one of the most popular and profound spiritual writers of our time. A priest, psychologist and famed professor, Nouwen struggled to reconcile the paradoxes inherent in life and the Christian faith. This book touches upon the themes that defined his l[...]

Nouwen's #1 Best-seller
This powerful meditation illuminates the parable of the prodigal son found in Luke's Gospel. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that God's love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us.
After an exhausting lecture circuit, Nouwen says he felt "a[...]

Published in conjunction with the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to Henri Matisse's paper cut-outs, made from the early 1940s until the artist's death in 1954, this publication presents approximately 150 works in a groundbreaking reassessment of Matisse's colorful and innovative final ch[...]