Athens has long been famed as the birthplace of democracy. But who actually had the power in Ancient Athens? And was the democracy an unqualified success? Tracing the development of democracy from its origins, and making use of ancient sources, this book examines these and other questions about a famous and intriguing political story

Athenian Democracy

History

Barrow, Reginald H.

Europe

Focus

"I dream of a 'missionary option'... a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything..." Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium Do you have the same dream as Pope Francis? Would you like to see your parish, apostolate, or family flourishing in Christ like never before? In Making Missionary Disciples, Curtis Martin, founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), explores how to build a vibrant culture of faithfulness and fruitfulness. He doesn't just remind us how every disciple is called on mission to share the love and truth of Jesus Christ. He gives us practical ways to do this in our ordinary daily lives. Experience the transformation for which we all long-through Making Missionary Disciples. "Making Missionary Disciples is a small book ... like a mustard seed or a grain of wheat; when these are planted in the earth they reveal a surprising explosive force ... [It] shows us Jesus' methods of evangelization." Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops "... these pages will be of great help for all those who are engaged in the service for the new evangelization, which is so urgent and needed in our times." Archbishop Rino Fisichella, -President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization "This groundbreaking book gives us an inside look at the process of forming disciples from the founder of one of the most powerful Catholic missionary organizations in the world." Jennifer Fulwiler, SiriusXM radio host

Making Missionary Disciples

Martin, Curtis

HOW TO BECOME A VIRGIN

How to Become a Virgin

First published in 1991 and now available in paperback, a second volume of autobiography in which Quentin Crisp, arguably England's best known homosexual, recalls his outrageous exploits and his encounters, both hostile and tender.

Politics & Social Sciences

Crisp, Quentin

Social Sciences

Poetic Gems

Literature & Fiction

McGonagall, William

Poetry

Ripper & the Royals

Fairclough, Melvyn

Ancient Civilizations

This book is the personal memoir of one of the most eminent classical scholars of his generation. the virtue of this absorbing book is the authors unflinching desire to present the whole truth as he remembers it. it is a work of genuine inquiry or as the Greeks called it history

Marginal Comment: A Memoir

Dover, Kenneth

This is an anecdotal hisotry of sex in public schools, containing the reminiscences of over 100 contributors, including Alan Ayckbourn, Quentin Crisp, the late film director, Lindsay Anderson, and numerous sundry generals, academics, religious figures and Members of Parliament. With recollections on events from petting in the boathouse at Lancing to prostitution at Eton, the book charts the many ludicrous ways public schools have attempted tp control sexuality. The book provides a history of homosexuality in the English public school system and the hysteria that raged through public schools for more than a century.

The Poisoned Bowl: Sex and the Public School

Self-Help

Hickson, Alisdare

This is an English translation of Euripides' tragedy Heracles on how Heracles is maddened by the gods to murder his wife and children. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture. 
Euripides' Heracles is an extraordinary play, innovative in its treatment of the myth, bold in its dramatic structure, and filled with affective human pathos. The play tells a tale of horror: Heracles, the greatest hero of the Greeks, is maddened by the gods to murder his wife and children. But this suffering and divine malevolence are leavened by the friendship between Heracles and Theseus, which allows the hero to survive this final and most painful labor. The Heracles raises profound questions about the gods and mortal values in a capricious and harsh world.

The Heracles of Euripides (Focus Classical Library)

Eurípides

Dramas & Plays

This English translation of Aristophanes’ most popular comedy will appeal to the modern reader because of its lively and imaginative plot, memorable heroine, good jokes, and appeal for peace and tolerance between nations and between the sexes. This edition includes background material on the historical and cultural context of this work, suggestions for further reading, notes, and a map. The Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture and the roots of contemporary thought.

Aristophanes: Lysistrata (Focus Classical Library)

Aristophanes

Writings of Margaret of Oingt Medieval Prioress and Mystic

Margaret of Oingt

Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

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