This absorbing biography of Lady Bronwen Astor—celebrated model, media darling, and one of the great beauties of her day—vividly recreates the postwar fashion world, the legendary social scene at Cliveden, and the most sensational political scandal of modern times.

Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times

Biographies & Memoirs

Stanford, Peter

Leaders & Notable People

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Discover Catholicism and its role in our world Teach Yourself Catholicism is a comprehensive guide to the Catholic faith. It begins by focusing on the essential beliefs of Catholicism before delving into the history of the Catholic Church and the roots of its traditions and practices. Considering the key influences in over 2000 years of fascinating history, you will soon have a good understanding of, amongst other things, the role of Jesus and Mary, the Papacy, the Great Schism and the Reformation. Peter Stanford also focuses on the church in the modern world, assessing the Second Vatican Council and the key debates and questions that surround the religion today: Why has the Catholic church been so riled by the Da Vinci Code? How does Catholicism relate to our world today? Is there such a thing as a Catholic morality? Never shying away from difficult questions, Teach Yourself Catholicism is an informative and engaging read.

Teach Yourself Catholicism (Teach Yourself: Philosophy & Religion)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

McGraw=Hill

A complete guide to the oldest institution in the Western world--the Catholic Church 
Explore the essential beliefs and practices of the religion and delve into its long and fascinating history in Catholicism--An Introduction. From the significance of Rome and the importance of the Papacy, to current issues such as science, contraception and new movements within the faith, learn what it means to be Catholic today.

Catholicism -- An Introduction: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Reference)

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

The Devil: A Biography

Historical

Arrow

Basil Hume never wanted to be the leader of the English Catholic Church, but in 1976 the Pope thrust the diffident Abbot of Ampleforth into the limelight. This was the signal for the end of the "fortress mentality". Written by a former editor of the "Catholic Herald", this biography examines Cardinal Hume's time as Archbishop of Westminster and traces the role of the Catholic Church in English society and the radical changes of recent years.

Cardinal Hume and the Changing Face of English Catholicism

UNKNO

After the persecutions that followed the Reformation, the Catholic Church that re-emerged in the 19th century was a defensive, introspective one, largely made up of working-class immigrants and a handful of land-owning families who kept the faith despite adversity. It was viewed with some suspicion by the English Establishment as something foreign, subversive, to be held at arm's length. But particularly after World War II a new generation of educated Catholics emerged, outward-looking, questioning, anxious to take their places in society. Peter Standford argues that Basil Hume's appointment was a symbol of change. His very Englishness has exorcised some of the nightmares in the national subconscious about the Catholic Church. And in his struggles as a leader with a flock that is not as obedient as once it was, the cardinal has redefined English Catholicism by blending its traditional theological conservatism with a liberal pastoral practice.

History

World

Bloomsbury Academic

As the controversy over women in the church continues, an author thoroughly explores the often dismissed legend of an English woman who, in the middle of the ninth century, disguised herself as a man and became Pope of the Catholic Church. Reprint.

The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth

Berkley Trade

Our sceptical age has pensioned Satan off, and talk of the devil has become unfashionable, but the Christian Church still regards him as the metaphor for evil throughout society. This book presents a study of the devil throughout history, and also investigates how we tackle evil.

The Devil

Literature & Fiction

Mythology & Folk Tales

William Heinemann, Ltd.

The She-Pope: A Quest for the Truth behind the Mystery of Pope Joan

Pope Joan

RANDOM HOUSE UK

The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes around the globe and across the faiths. But this is happening in a world that in many places is self-avowedly ever more sceptical, secular and scientific, with formal religious affiliation in steep decline. Why? Some argue that tourism is the new religion, and that those who today walk in the footsteps of countless past generations of believers do so to enjoy the holiday experience, the escape from their everyday world, the health benefits of so much exercise, and the companionship, without seeking any sort of spiritual enlightenment. Yet by looking at a diverse range of pilgrimage sites that includes Rome, Jerusalem, Lalibela in Ethiopia, the Buddha Trail in northern India, Shikoku in Japan and the self-styled 'power place' of Machu Picchu in Peru, Peter Stanford draws on his own experience as a pilgrim to argue that something more complex and challenging is going on. Financial crises, increasing inequality, climate change and worldwide pandemics are causing people to question the very foundations on which their post religion, twenty-first-century lives are built. This book considers how pilgrimage, with its long history, essential intertwining of arduous journey and openness to personal transformation, is providing the modern age with a means to take a longer, slower and hence more profound look at life, stretching all the way back to when the first pilgrim put one foot in front of another. With 26 illustrations, 21 in colour

Pilgrimage

Thames&Hudson

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Stanford, Peter. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Stanford, Peter

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Stanford, Peter. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times

Teach Yourself Catholicism (Teach Yourself: Philosophy & Religion)

Catholicism -- An Introduction: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Reference)

The Devil: A Biography

Cardinal Hume and the Changing Face of English Catholicism

Cardinal Hume and the Changing Face of English Catholicism

The Legend of Pope Joan: In Search of the Truth

The Devil

Pope Joan

Pilgrimage