Baker: 2306 books

Originally published in 1959, A Summary of Christian History has been a classic text for introductory-level studies of Christian history for more than four decades. Even in the face of advancing history, new findings, and changing perspectives, Dr. Baker’s original classic has remained popular decades...

Written by a former Roman Catholic of eighteen years and former candidate for the Roman Catholic priesthood, Dr. Todd Baker objectively and honestly examines the grandiose claims of the Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church in the critical light of Scripture and the evidence of history to show where...

Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914––97) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In William S. Burroughs, Phil Baker investigates this cult writer’s life and work—from small-town Kansas to New York in the ’40s, Mexico and the South American jungle,...

La vida es un regalo. La dicha y la sanación tenemos que elegirlas. Todos hemos sido heridos por otros, nos hemos hecho daño y hemos herido a otros. Como resultado, todos y cada uno de nosotros termina con algún tipo de herida, complejo o mal habito. Pero la pregunta que nos toca responder...

Osama bin Laden was the most wanted man in American history—an enemy who brought the United States what President George W. Bush called “a day of fire,” and ushered in a new era of terrorism. It took a decade of blood and sacrifice, of determination and frustration, but finally, in a nighttime...

Humorous essays by the Pulitzer Prize–winning “supreme satirist” (The Washington Post Book World). This collection of more than a hundred anecdotes and essays from the legendary journalist, New York Times columnist, and author of the bestselling memoir Growing Up offers wise and sharply...

Rudimental Divine Science answers some of the most-commonly asked questions about Christian Science. Through a question-and-answer format, Mary Baker Eddy, offers a clear, simple explanation of Christian Science and highlights metaphysical ideas basic to its teachings. First published in 1887, this...

New York’s Lower East Side was said to be the most densely populated square mile on earth in the 1890s. Health inspectors called the neighborhood “the suicide ward.” Diarrhea epidemics raged each summer, killing thousands of children. Sweatshop babies with smallpox and typhus dozed in garment...

This full-color guide includes vibrant photos and detailed maps to help with trip planning. Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker shows travelers the way to the best of Costa Rica-whether it's surfing the beaches of Golfo Dulce, hiking in Corcovado National Park, or dining in the...

Walter De Marias Lightning Field (1977), one of the twentieth centurys most significant works of art, is situated in a remote area in western New Mexico. It comprises four hundred polished stainless-steel poles (spaced 220 feet apart) installed in a grid measuring one mile by one kilometer. Critic Kenneth...

How did the stately, republican literary world of Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper give way to the sensationalist, personality-saturated mass market society of the late nineteenth century? In answering this question, Sentiment and Celebrity tells the story of a man the New York Times once...

The building of the Original Edifice of The Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts, caught the attention of journalists, public officials, and ordinary citizens throughout the United States, and beyond. On Sunday, January 6, 1895, despite a snowstorm, some 6,000 Christian Scientists from around the...

Mary Baker Eddy’s autobiography begins with her personal history and leads into her discovery of Christian Science and her explication of what it means to follow and practice Christ Jesus’ teachings. An important read about a 19th-century woman who transcended her time and discovered a system...

Mary Baker Eddy delivered this sermon to her Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in 1902. Later published in pamphlet form, it takes an in-depth look at the First Commandment and Jesus' commandment to love one another.ABOUT THE AUTHORMary Baker Eddy (18211910) was an influential...