Books: Biographies and History

Man Made God: A Collection of Essays

By admin • March 30, 2012

Man Made God: A Collection of Essays

"Man Made God" is a series of articles by the author of "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets." Extraordinary independent scholar of comparative

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Jesus Christ, Mason of God

By admin • March 29, 2012

Jesus Christ, Mason of God

The three articles in this "Acharya Articles Collection" represent adapted excerpts from the book Suns of God: Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled that were

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Christmas in America: A History

By admin • December 21, 2011

Christmas in America: A History     The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they

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The Battle for Christmas

By admin • December 21, 2011

The Battle for Christmas     This scholarly analysis of our modern celebration of Christmas pulls together a thoroughly convincing case for the widely

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Christmas: A Candid History

By admin • December 21, 2011

Christmas: A Candid History     Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History

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Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union

By admin • December 20, 2011

Moscow, December 25, 1991: The Last Day of the Soviet Union     The implosion of the Soviet Union was the culmination of a

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Inventing Christmas: How Our Holiday Came to Be

By admin • December 5, 2011

Inventing Christmas: How Our Holiday Came to Be   Where did the best-loved traditions that make Christmas America's favorite holiday originate? With vintage illustrations

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Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas

By admin • December 4, 2011

Christmas Curiosities: Odd, Dark, and Forgotten Christmas Oh, by gosh, by golly. It’s time for . . . rowdy bands of drunkards roaming the

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Christmas 1945: The Greatest Celebration in American History

By admin • December 3, 2011

Christmas 1945: The Greatest Celebration in American History In this book, the American spirit and the role of Christmas is examined when President Truman

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The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton

By admin • September 14, 2011

The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton     While many biographies and studies of the writer and monk Thomas Merton have been published over

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Lakota Woman

By admin • September 2, 2011

Lakota Woman     A unique autobiography unparalleled in American Indian literature, and a deeply moving account of a woman's triumphant struggle to survive

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The Monks of Tibhirine – Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria

By admin • August 21, 2011

The Monks of Tibhirine – Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria Few Americans heard about it, but the story gripped Europe (and especially France)

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Antitheism Remarks On Its Modern Spirit (1883)

By admin • June 1, 2011

Antitheism Remarks On Its Modern Spirit 1883 This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed

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