Bernard: 3655 books

Many critics agree with C. S. Lewis that "Satan is the best drawn of Milton's characters". Satan is certainly a wonderful creation, but Adam and Eve are also complex and well-drawn, and God may be the most complicated character of all. Paradise Lost is above all God's story; it is his discontent,...

A tide of populism and xenophobia is sweeping the western world. Disillusioned voters are turning to political outsiders and increasingly rejecting the liberal economic solutions of out-of-touch elites. Despite having access to more information than at any time in human history, we are turning our...

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) is revered as one of the great British dramatists, credited not only with memorable works, but the revival of the then-suffering English theatre. Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, left mostly to his own devices after his mother ran off to London to pursue a musical career....

From random security checks at airports to the use of risk assessment in sentencing, actuarial methods are being used more than ever to determine whom law enforcement officials target and punish. And with the exception of racial profiling on our highways and streets, most people favor these methods...

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Qu'est-ce que la réalité?  Le physicien Bernard d'Espagnat aborde ici la question du "réel", défendant l'idée qu'il serait intellectuellement discutable de prétendre la traiter sans tenir compte des leçons de la physique moderne. Il apporte l'éclairage de la philosophie classique,...

First published in 1985. What sort of poem is Don Juan, and how does it maintain its momentum through its long and often struggling narrative? These are the questions that Bernard Beatty proposes in this subtle and elegant discussion of Byron’s masterwork. The legend of Don Juan was entrenched in...

Un ouvrage collectif sur un sujet aussi vaste que le développement affectif et intellectuel de l’enfant, a, en réalité, quelque chose d’un être vivant. Il vit et se nourrit des transformations des connaissances, du savoir et de la pensée. De ce fait, il évolue et se doit d’évoluer : -...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama states, “We need a worldview grounded in science that does not deny the richness of human nature and the validity of modes of knowing other than the scientific”. This book directly addresses the Dalai Lama’s invitation. The story of humankind’s journey on this planet,...

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern...

On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills, the 'bureaucratic ethos' that he described continues to define our world more than ever before. In Bureaucratic Culture and Escalating World Problems eleven contributors systematically continue and develop...

"Tom Bernard...[is] a writer to watch."—John C. Boland, Wall Street Journal In this "lively tale" (Portfolio), Wall Street phenom George Wilhelm is poised to become one of the most successful young bond traders in the business. But when the Brooklyn mafia sends two hitmen...

It is hard to know how to characterize Bernard of Clairvaux. On the one hand, he is called the “honey-tongued doctor” for his eloquent writings on the love of God. On the other hand, he rallied soldiers to kill Muslims during the Crusades. He wrote eloquently on humility; then again, he loved being...

Have you ever wondered about the missing years of Jesus' life story, the years not chronicled by the Gospels? How did the future Messiah transform from a young man into the leader of one of the most powerful religious movements in human history? In this fictional story, the author, Bernard F. Barcio,...