'Christianity was bound at first to be a matter of faith and is only now beginning, very gradually, to be a matter of knowledge.' – Rudolf SteinerRudolf Steiner gave 70 lectures on the four canonical Gospels, characterizing the distinctive contribution of each of the evangelists. The Gospel of Mark is a 'cosmic' text that calls for an astronomical as well as a human reading. It is also critical for understanding the evolution of Christianity, which depends on knowledge of 'the Mystery of G...

This book is intended as a primer for generalizing on a case-comparison basis about diplomatic statecraft, including resources and techniques available to states to attain their objectives. Twenty years in the making, it employs an inductive method in which small samples of cases occurring at different times and between different states are studied to track and understand specific variable diplomatic behavior. Its concern with empirically-grounded generalization, in which hypotheses are fo...

Western Esoteric Wisdom and Symbolic Mysticism – 6 Classic Mystical Studies offers an intricate tapestry of mystical exploration and esoteric thought. This anthology traverses an unparalleled expanse of insights into the mysteries of the universe, weaving together a spectrum of literary styles from allegorical narratives and philosophical discourses to profound translations of symbolic texts. The collection is an intellectual odyssey through Western mysticism, spotlighting standout pieces ...

Periodically in the evolution of an important branch of clinical medicine there develops a critical need for a textbook which combines with the clinical aspects of disease syndromes an in-depth review of the sciences basic to the disorders discussed, as well as a carefully selected but com prehensive review of pertinent literature. LABHART'S Clinical Endo crinology revised and translated into English provides for this need in the field of endocrinology in an exemplary manner. Prof. LABHART...

USA TODAY BESTSELLERA stunning and unexpected portrait of Lucy Maud Montgomery, creator of one of literature’s most prized heroines, whose personal demons were at odds with her most enduring legacy—the irrepressible Anne of Green Gables.“Dear old world,” she murmured, “you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.” —L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908As a young woman, Maud had dreams bigg...

'The Philosophy of Freedom' is Rudolf Steiner's most important work. In it he explains the two aspects of free will: freedom of thought and freedom of action. This landmark book explores free will from a completely fresh and unique perspective. "If an idea is to become action, man must first want it, before it can happen. Such an act of will therefore has its grounds only in man himself. Man is then the ultimate determinant of his action. He is free." -Rudolf Steiner

"A fresh, revelatory, golden eagle's eye-view of western literature." — Financial TimesEarly in Grammars of Creation, George Steiner references Plato's maxim that in "all things natural and human, the origin is the most excellent." Creation, he argues, is linguistically fundamental in theology, philosophy, art, music, literature—central, in fact, to our very humanity. Since the Holocaust, however, art has shown a tendency to linge...

“A Road to Self Knowledge and the Threshold of the Spiritual World” is a vintage self-help book written by Rudolf Steiner and first published in 1918. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861 – 1925) was an Austrian social reformer, philosopher, architect, esotericist and economist. He originally became famous for his literary criticism at the end of the nineteenth century and published philosophical works including “The Philosophy of Freedom”. This volume aims to help the reader with problem so...

There are in every one of us faculties by which we can develop for ourselves a knowledge of higher worlds. Mystics, Gnostics, Theosophists - all speak of a world of soul and spirit which for them is just as real as the world we see with our physical eyes and touch with our physical hands. You may say: that, of which they speak, I too can learn, if I develop within myself certain powers which lie within me. There remains only one question - how to set to work to develop such faculties. That...

Writer and scholar George Steiner's Massey Lectures are just as cogent today as when he delivered them in 1974 -- perhaps even more so. He argues that Western culture's moral and emotional emptiness stems from the decay of formal religion. He examines the alternate mythologies (Marxism, etc.) and fads of irrationality (astrology, the occult). Steiner argues that this decay and the failure of the mythologies have created a nostalgia for the absolute that is growing and leading us to a massi...

From USA TODAY bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a brand-new duet audio edition of this #BestofBookTok favorite—an angsty, slow-burn, second-chance love story about lovers continually fighting the curse of the right person at the wrong time.Brecks Kennedy has spent years writing the story of her life, but there’s one chapter that never quite closed…Jamie Shaw.It all started with a jog, a clumsy collision, and an instant crush. But while B’s he...

Nominated for an Edgar Award: When Marc and his friends discover an Indian grave in a long-abandoned cavern, they begin to wonder if it's hauntedIt's the summer of 1954, and Marc Schaller expects to spend his days playing baseball, swimming in the river, and reading comic books. But when he hears about a fifty-dollar reward for the discovery of any local Indian graves, his summer plans suddenly get a lot more exciting. Marc gathers his best friends, Eddie and Hermie...