Aquinas at Prayer draws attention to important aspects of Aquinas's life and work which have been all too often overlooked or forgotten. Today Aquinas is almost exclusively regarded as an outstanding scholastic philosopher and theologian. But what is little known is that Aquinas was, first and last, a teacher of the Bible - a Master of the Sacred Page. Moreover there is a distinctly mystical character to his theology. And, as a writer, he was not only a poet but, arguably, the greatest Latin poet of the Middle Ages. The primary focus of this most engaging ...

Bob Knox grew up in the cowboy life style of the 1930s and 40s, spending summers with two old-time cowboy uncles in various locations around Colorado. During this time, in the settings of no vehicles, staying in some pretty crude cow camps, he learned some of life's valuable lessons. His story gives good insights into what it was like being a cowboy before the advent of four-wheel drive pickups and horse trailers and later when it was important to adapt to modern day technology. Bob's book covers a wide spectrum of cowboy life--a span of sixty-four years--and ...

L'ordinateur est né au sortir de la deuxième guerre mondiale dans un laboratoire universitaire américain qui travaillait pour les forces armées de cette nation. En l'espace d'une soixantaine d'années il a littéralement conquis les sociétés humaines en les transformant si radicalement qu'il est à ce jour admis de parler de révolution numérique. L'ordinateur est devenu à ce point si coextensif à nous-mêmes, à notre temps et à notre économie ...

Discover a compendium of knowledge on the innovator - ENTP personality type! As you explore this book, you will find the answer to a number of crucial questions: * How do innovators think and what do they feel? How do they make decisions? How do they solve problems? What makes them anxious? What do they fear? What irritates them? * Which personality types are they happy to encounter on their road through life and which ones do they avoid? What kind of friends, life partners and parents do they make? How do others perceive them? * What are their vocational ...

Sometimes, la sangre atrae, "the blood calls you back," and when Maya gets the call to go back to her agave roots to claim the body of her long-missing father, her world changes forever. Set against the backdrop of her childhood in Mexico, this is the story of ailing attorney Maya, in a broken relationship and butting heads with her teenage daughter, Lily. Maya swears never to return, but once she sets foot on the mystical grounds, she unearths her family's turbulent history and discovers how Tequila has infused deep secrets that have altered her life ...

Swami Amritaswarupananda Looks Back Through His 34 Years With Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma, And Shares Many Deeply Moving Stories Highlighting Her Unique Decision Making, Ideology And Pragmatic Approach To The Strategies And Tactics That Generate Remarkable Results. Chapter After Chapter Reveals Practical Ways Of Utilizing Available Resources, The Right Attitude One Should Have Towards Work, How To Remain Committed And Responsible To Projects We Undertake, And Above All The Importance Of Maintaining A Loving, Compassionate And Detached Attitude In Everything ...

Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling "the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language," as one local newspaper reported. Ibn Said soon became a local celebrity, and in 1831 he was asked to write his life story, producing the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic.     In A Muslim American Slave , scholar ...

Have you ever found yourself mindlessly shoving food into your mouth after a bad day? Life is supposed to feel wonderful, but when you are controlled by the fridge,pantry, or overpowering food cravings, your life can become depressing and dreadful to live. The Continuous Appetite will show you how to: • Stop running to food when life presents a challenge • Bring spirituality into your relationship with food • Get clear on the foods that work for your body + the foods that don't • Gain the tools you need to process your emotions without ...