Writing Books

The Uses of Knowledge: Selections from the Idea of a University

The Uses of Knowledge: Selections from the Idea of a University

by John Henry Newman

This insightful selection, features four discourses from The Idea of a University: Knowledge Its Own End; Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning; Knowledge...

tags: writing, academic, school, philosophy, essays, nonfiction

We Travel an Appointed Way

We Travel an Appointed Way

"To the child of God there is no such thing as an accident", remarks Tozer. "We travel an appointed way!" -- a way ordered by the secret script of God's...

tags: writing, essays, christianity, religion, christian

First And Second Things: Essays on Theology And Ethics

First And Second Things: Essays on Theology And Ethics

tags: theology, writing, essays, religion, christian

Of Studies

by Francis Bacon

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and...

tags: philosophy, writing, essays

Lunacy and Letters

Lunacy and Letters

by G.K. Chesterton

tags: catholic, writing, essays, christianity, nonfiction

The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 5: All Things Considered, Tremendous Trifles, Alarms and Discursions

The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of G.K. Chesterton, Volume 5: All Things Considered, Tremendous Trifles, Alarms and Discursions

by G.K. Chesterton

This volume includes three classic G.K. Chesterton collections: All Things Considered, Tremendous Trifles, and Alarms and Discursions. These collections...

tags: writing, essays

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 34: The Illustrated London News, 1926-1928

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 34: The Illustrated London News, 1926-1928

by G.K. Chesterton

Volumes 27 through 37 are collected columns from The Illustrated London News. Most of the weekly articles Chesterton wrote for The Illustrated London News have...

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All I Survey

by G.K. Chesterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, play...

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G.K. Chesterton: A Selection from His Non-fictional Prose

G.K. Chesterton: A Selection from His Non-fictional Prose

by G.K. Chesterton

tags: writing, essays

The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton

The Literary Essays of Thomas Merton

by Thomas Merton

Literary essays

tags: essays, writing, spirituality, literature

Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress (Old Misstreesses Apologue)

Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress (Old Misstreesses Apologue)

by Benjamin Franklin

"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" is a letter by Benjamin Franklin dated June 25, 1745 in which Franklin counsels a young man about channeling sexual...

tags: writing, essays

Reality and the Vision: Seventeen Christian Writers Reveal Their Literary Legacy: Essays by Members of the Chrysostom Society

Reality and the Vision: Seventeen Christian Writers Reveal Their Literary Legacy: Essays by Members of the Chrysostom Society

by Philip Yancey

tags: writing, language

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 04: What's Wrong with the World; The Superstition or Divorce; Eugenics and Other Evils; Divorce vs. Democracy; Social Reform vs. Birth Control

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 04: What's Wrong with the World; The Superstition or Divorce; Eugenics and Other Evils; Divorce vs. Democracy; Social Reform vs. Birth Control

by G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton The first of two volumes devoted to Chesterton's political, sociological, and economic writings. sewn softcover

tags: writing, politics, philosophy, essays, religion, economics, history

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 32: The Illustrated London News, 1920-1922

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 32: The Illustrated London News, 1920-1922

by G.K. Chesterton

Some of the topics of the 130 columns in the volume include "The Poetry of Commonplace Things", "The Rhetoric of Pacifism", "Socialism and Individualism", "The...

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The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 33: The Illustrated London News 1923-1925

The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 33: The Illustrated London News 1923-1925

by G.K. Chesterton

The topics of the 150 columns in the volume include: "The Real Problem with Religious Toleration", "The Modern Longing for Slavery", "America in a Rut", "The...

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Sidelights on New London and Newer York and Other Essays

Sidelights on New London and Newer York and Other Essays

by G.K. Chesterton

tags: catholic, writing, essays, christianity

Booklover's Book of Jokes, Quips and Quotes

Booklover's Book of Jokes, Quips and Quotes

by David Wilkerson

Do your jokes begin something like “So, a guy walks into a bar . . .” or “A priest, a minister, and a rabbi . . ?” Tired of the same-old formulaic humor and...

tags: writing, books about books

On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters

On Empire, Liberty, and Reform: Speeches and Letters

by Edmund Burke

The great British statesman Edmund Burke had a genius for political argument, and his impassioned speeches and writings shaped English public life in the...

tags: writing, politics, philosophy, essays, nonfiction, history

Of Revenge

by Francis Bacon

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and...

tags: philosophy, writing, essays

Past and Present: Chartism, Complete in One Volume

Past and Present: Chartism, Complete in One Volume

by Thomas Carlyle

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant...

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