On Consolation

An international bestseller and French publishing sensation Consolation is a dazzling, heartbreaking tale of one man, two remarkable women and an u...

Boethius’ masterpiece, The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524) can be counted among the most popular books of the early Middle Ages: it was extensiv...

CD 1: 1. LANG LANG - Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 32. LANG LANG - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Air, 'On the G S...

From renowned intellectual and historian Michael Ignatieff comes a moving portrait of artists, writers, politicians, emperors, and poets overcoming...

As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a deeply moving exploration of the literature of consolation, of how writers (and the painter David an...

Reducere. Finding Faith in a Time of SorrowBeloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation ded...

Saint Anicius Manlius Severinus Bo thius, commonly called Boethius (477-524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher ...

Reducere. The Consolation of Philosophy is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important ...

Owing heavily to the styles of Plato and Socrates, Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy is a deep investigation into the nature of wisdom and the p...

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy...

DescriptionBorn in the late 5th century AD, Boethius was a Roman statesman and philosopher who would come into the service of the Ostrogothic ruler...

Boethius composed De Consolation Philosophiae in the sixth century A.D. while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against ...

Reducere. A conversational text that addresses many philosophical concepts as well as Western religion by questioning good versus evil and the unnecessary su...

Celebrated author Joanne Limburg's moving account of her brother's suicide. Touching on religion, family, art and science.

Reducere. Fingarette faces up to the reality of death and demolishes some popular errors in our thinking about death. He examines the metaphors which mislead...

Message of hope and consolation to all the faithful, with a particular focus on the young people of today and their relationship with Jesus.Editor(...

Seventy cocktails designed to offer consolation from the cold or celebrate the highlights of Autumn and Winter. Updates on classic toddies, punches...

A selection of dialogues and letters from one of the most influential masters of Latin prose. This text includes "Consolation to Helvia" written to...

Available now in paperback, this collection of poems finds Clive James faced with more life remaining than he had anticipated, and unsure of how to...

Reducere. In this, his sequel to the best-selling The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (over 350, 000 copies sold), Rabbi Lamm helps mourners not just get th...

Reducere. One fall night, an innkeeper on a remote island in Nova Scotia watches an airplane plummet to the sea. As the search for survivors envelops the isl...

The story of an unconventional marriage embarked on by author Alison Light and the radical social historian Raphael Samuel, who passed away when Li...

'ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS!' Paddington read on the glossy leaflet showing a large, sleek, silver-grey car. It took him a long time to eat fifteen pa...

Wodehouse's brilliant but humane brand of humour is perfectly suited to these stories of love, rivalry, revenge and fulfilment on the links. All hu...

Reducere. The Promise of Deliverance is a series of reflections on important themes of Second Isaiah, intended to inspire readers of this biblical text. Each...

Reducere. Does God really speak to us today? Linnea became desperate to hear him, to learn to listen for his voice instead of just mouthing prayers. She foun...

'ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS!' Paddington read on the glossy leaflet showing a large, sleek, silver-grey car. It took him a long time to eat fifteen pa...

Reducere. In Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grandfather helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a woman dies from cancer, leavi...

Reducere. The Pearl of Christian Comfort is a dialogue between a mature believer and a young Christian designed "for the instruction and consolation of all t...

Reducere. DescriptionThis worship collection for Lent, Holy Week and Easter brims with unique liturgies, prayers and resources for the most important season ...

Reducere. This deluxe hardback edition presents Gibran's poetic masterpiece The Prophet, featuring gilded page edges, beautiful black and white illustrations...

Reducere. 'Mist fills the Himalayan valleys, and monsoon rain sweeps across the hills. Sometimes, during the day, a bird visits me-a deep purple whistling th...

Reducere. From the writer of the classic Letters to a Young Poet, reflections on grief and loss, collected and published here in one volume for the first tim...

Reducere. 1. Deborah's Theme (Ennio Morricone)2. Gymnopedie No.1 (Erik Satie)3. Prelude In E Minor Op.28/4 (Frederic Chopin)4. Arc-En-Ciel (Gyorgy Ligeti)5. ...

The Book of Psalms holds a special place in the affections of believers. However distressing or unusual our experiences, whatever our depths of tem...

Reducere. Written from 1967 to 1973 over a series of early mornings in seclusion in his country home, The Table offers a final chapter in Francis Ponge's int...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Wyatt NorthOne part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Michael the Archangel is an essential bo...

Reducere. One part biography, one part prayer book, The Life and Prayers of Saint Michael the Archangel is an essential book for any Christian. Saint Michael...

Boethius (c.480-c.525/6), though a Christian, worked in the tradition of the Neoplatonic schools, with their strong interest in Aristotelian logic ...

Reducere. A bold, engaged new anthology spotlighting the work of contemporary Dutch poets. What shape does Dutch art take in the American imagination? Auster...

Lily Germaine was expecting a best man...and got a brooding cowboy.Ex-soldier Noah Laramie left part of himself on the battlefield, and coming home...

Written by Dominican preacher and mystic Bl. Henry Suso (c. 1300-1366), Horologium Sapientiae, or Wisdom's Watch upon the Hours, was one of the mos...

Reducere. This is the first full-length English translation of Benjamin Constant's massive study of humanity's religious forms and development, published in ...

Reducere. "A remarkable book that takes us to the heart of Shakespeare's art and influence."--James Shapiro When Robert McCrum began his recovery from a life...

"I Am With You will bring peace and consolation to all who read it." Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of WestminsterDuring his work as a...

Reducere. Psychic P.I. Piper Ashwell is a stranger to social media, so when her newest case brings her on set of a reality TV show where contestants must sur...

Reducere. A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break,...

'If you are willing to live a life of prayer and practise the disciplines of solitude and community, a new hunger will make itself known. This new ...

Reducere. DescriptionAn ancient classic that can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.Millions of people turn daily to India's most beloved holy...

Reducere. Motherless since birth and newly bereft of his father, King Henry VIII, nine-year-old Edward Tudor ascends to the throne of England and quickly lea...

Modern history is haunted by the disasters of the century--world wars, concentration camps, Hiroshima, and the Holocaust--grief, anger, terror, and...

Theologian Fr. Brian Mullady brings enlightenment and consolation to the faithful with this concise yet powerful summary of the teachings of the Ca...

In Consoling Thoughts on Eternity, St. Francis de Sales, the beloved Doctor of the Church, speaks to us of the Christian manner in which we should ...

Winner of the pulitzer prize in biography shortlisted for the baillie gifford prize for non-fiction shortlisted for the costa biography award short...

Reducere. This book is not just for Jewish people. It's for all people who would gain insight-- and strength to heal--from Jewish tradition. - All people who...

Reducere. Julia Cameron keeps row after row of journals on the wooden bookcase in her writing room, all containing Morning Pages from more than twelve years ...

DescriptionThis book is not just for Jewish people. It's for all people who would gain insight-- and strength to heal--from Jewish tradition. - All...

Reducere. For years, Gioia Timpanelli has held audiences rapt with her retellings of ancient tales, often appearing with Robert Bly, James Hillman, Joseph Ca...

DescriptionLove is a many-headed snake in Nisha Ramayya's debut poetry collection, twisting its way through devotion, sacrifice, and bliss. Seeking...

Daisy Fried's third book of poetry is a book of unsettling, unsettled Americans. Fried finds her Americans everywhere, watching Henry Kissinger lea...

Reducere. Amy's eyes are blue as the ocean and bright as buttons. In fact, they are buttons, for Amy is a doll. Once she was a flesh-and-blood orphan child a...

Reducere. In these brief, challenging pieces, Father Merton does not offer consolation or easy remedies. He looks candidly and without illusions at the world...

Reducere. Very few Catholic writers indeed can touch the minds and hearts of all Catholics-whatever their background -and Fr. Paul O'Sullivan happens to be o...

Reducere. The Rosary: A rope that connects those who are in anguish with Heaven.A rope that strangles the head of the snake.Every Hail Mary is consolation fo...

Reducere. Crawl Space and Other Stories of Limited Maneuverability is a collection of stories about the fallout from limited maneuverability, whether it be t...

Reducere. In the midst of war-torn Britain, King Arthur returned in the writings of the Oxford Inklings. Learn how Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, and Barfield bro...

Reducere. Learning how to play the world's most beautiful classical music has never been easier, because now there is Easy Piano Classics: 97 Pieces for Earl...

Reducere. On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from hi...

Reducere. Poor Mary. Her husband is so stingy and critical that he makes the other neighborhood spouses look princely by comparison. All of the housewives on...

Reducere. Breathing, you invisible poem World-space in pure continuous interchangewith my own being. Equiposein which I rhythmically transpire.Written only f...