Biographies from ACP Family Bookstore

Originally written anonymously in Ancona, Italy, in the early 14th century, this book is a collection of stories about St. Francis and his band of followers. The Latin original is lost; much of the material is attributed to a Brother Ugolino. Many other, unknown friars were no doubt responsible for the content of this book. Essentially,… Read more about this item

The author is licensed marriage and family therapist. She is director of Bethseda Workshops in Nashville, Tennessee.  Jennifer Schnieder, M.D., says that this book will make it easier for troubled Christian women to seek the help they need.

"Dr. Twelftree' work on Jesus as exorcist is already well known among scholars. Here, he broadens out his work to a full consideration of Jesus as miracle worker. Especially interesting is his focus on each of the Gospels in turn, before he moves back a step to consider the historical Jesus. Dr. Twelftree's work is another sign that… Read more about this item

This book is a personal account of the author's ten years of prison ministry: preaching, teaching, and simply visiting the men at San Quentin State Prison. The author reflects on a penal system he sees as corrupt and accountable to no one. As a result, he says, punishment (not rehabilitation) permeates the correctional system.

Having met with resistance in his attempts to reform the clergy in his native Xanten, Germany, Norbert (c. 1080-1134) founded a religious community in France. His establishment was the first house of what came to be a successful religious order, the Canons Regular of Pre'montre' (also known as the Premonstratensians or the Norbertines). Norbert was appointed archbishop of… Read more about this item

This is the true story of one man who defied war, prostitution, and poverty, to set the children free. Wendy W. de Berger, the first lady of Guatemala, said this is a dazzling biography of man who has never said "no" to God. All the children and mothers you will read about in this book are real. … Read more about this item

82 pages of color photographs of President John F. Kennedy, from young adulthood to his death. Biographical material and citations from his speeches.

Revised Edition. From AAgsen, Svend, to Zworykin, Vladimir, here is a dictionary of anybody who was anybody in the past few thousand years. Here are 1493 pages of information on authors, businessmen, clergy, dictators, explorers, filmmakers, generals, heroes, inventors, jurists, kings, leaders, musicians, nurses, organists, poets, queens, scientists, troglodytes, utopians, virgins, Whigs, xenophobes, yuppies, zealots, and anybody else you… Read more about this item

With a foreword by Malcom Muggeridge. A pictorial biography. Oversize. 128 pages. Mother Teresa--a tiny nun in a sari, an Albanian from Yugoslavia living in Calcutta, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and companion to the poorest of the poor, the orphans and beggars and lepers. Mother Teresa was, quite simply, a living miracle.

Biography of Hillary Clinton, raised in Park Ridge, Illinois.

"A long overdue look at the real lives of Catholic women in all their splendid and surprising diversity." --Jane Cavolina Meara, author of Growing Up Catholic. "...illuminates the as-yet underutilized force of women in the Church" --Publisher's Weekly "...a fresh, surprising, and powerful spiritual testament. It is also a deep look into the hearts and souls of a fascinating group of… Read more about this item

Of all sophisticated languages in the world, linguists agree that Japanese is the most difficult to translate. In this anthology, therefore, there is as much a cultural transposition as verbal. James Melville provides an introduction for the collection as a whole and biographies for each author. Amply illustrated. With rigid slipcase. 475 pages.

This book was finished just after Wojtyla was made a bishop. The last chapter concludes with the death of Pope John Paul I. However, the detailed narratives and personal stories make this book valuable.

Lawrence of Arabia produced his own abridgement of his life story, Seven Pillars. This is it. The text dates from 1919, when the fate of the Arabic-speaking parts of the Turkish Empire was undecided. From Egypt to Iraq, the Arabs were dominant, within the Turkish realm. Lawrence wrote well, with panache. His writings helped create the legend of his valor… Read more about this item

Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton exchanged many letters; this correspondence forms the core of this book. It is richly illustrated with full color portraits, maps, and charts. The maps, drawn by Denys Baker, depict Nelson's victories. It is a collector's edition, beautifully printed and bound, with a rigid sleeve. On the cover of this sleeve is portrayed a sea… Read more about this item

This is the second volume of Father Greeley's memoirs. This copy was signed by the author himself, at the 2000 ACP benefit, held in his honor. "A master of the human heart." --Los Angeles Times.

This is a wondrous retelling of the adventures of St. Francis, based mainly on stories from The Little Flowers and charmingly illustrated. This book will fascinate children; it is directed at middle readers, ages 7 through 12. As a read-to book, The Wondrous adventures of St. francis of Assisi may be delightful. For easy reading, the print… Read more about this item

Translated by Robert Graves, from the Latin of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, probably born in 69 A.D. The translator has added a prefatory chapter on the Roman republican constitution and on the merciless struggle between the aristocratic and the popular parties, within Roman government. Graves has used the modern names of cities, when feasible, as well as the Christian… Read more about this item

A story of the African mission, under the leadership of the founder of the Comboni religious order. A 42-page pamphlet.

Blue leather, smyth-sewn binding, tight. Mint condition. Chronology, maps, index. Words of Christ are printed in red. Red silk bookmark ribbon. Gold inlay on cover and spine. Gilded page edges. Full color illustrations. For futher information about Father O'Connell, the editor, and the Catholic Press, please visit the Bibles section of our ACP Family Bookstore. This life of Christ is… Read more about this item