Download or read book A Necklace of Virtues written by Calee M. Lee and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we have so much, when others have so little? When a young princess encounters poverty for the first time, her eyes and her heart are opened. Inspired by the life of Saint Audrey of Ely, a real English princess who gave up everything to follow Christ, this story introduces young children to the virtue of charity. A Necklace of Virtues is Christian historical fiction for children ages 3-8. We have over 400 great titles for you to discover in our catalog. To find some great new books to read, search your favorite retailer for Xist Publishing.
Download or read book Jane Austen s Philosophy of the Virtues written by S. Emsley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Austen's novels in relation to her philosophical and religious context, demonstrating that the combination of the classical and theological traditions of the virtues is central to her work. Austen's heroines learn to confront the fundamental ethical question of how to live their lives. Instead of defining virtue only in the narrow sense of female sexual virtue, Austen opens up questions about a plurality of virtues. In fresh readings of the six completed novels, plus Lady Susan, Emsley shows how Austen's complex imaginative representations of the tensions among the virtues engage with and expand on classical and Christian ethical thought.
Download or read book Objects of Virtue written by Luke Syson and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are what you own. So believed many of the elite men and women of Renaissance Italy. The notion that a person's belongings transmit something about their personal history, status, and "character" was renewed in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Objects of Virtue explores the multiple meanings and values of the objects with which families like the Medici, Este, and Gonzaga surrounded themselves. This lavishly illustrated volume examines the complicated relationships between the so-called "fine arts"--painting and sculpture--and artifacts of other kinds for which artistry might be as important as utility-furniture, jewelry, and vessels made of gold, silver, and bronze, precious and semi-precious stone, glass, and ceramic. The works discussed were designed and made by artists as famous as Andrea Mantegna, Raphael, and Michelangelo, as well as by lesser-known specialists--goldsmiths, gem-engravers, glassmakers, and maiolica painters.
Download or read book Object of Virtue written by Nicholas B.A. Nicholson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling debut about the power of family and the pain of betrayal set within Manhattan's Fifth Avenue apartments, the opulent mansions of the new Moscow, and the pre-revolutionary palaces of Saint Petersburg. Sasha Ozerovsky is a young expert in Russian art at Leighton's, an exclusive Manhattan auction house. When a dealer arrives from Moscow with an exquisite 1913 Fabergé figurine, Sasha immediately recognizes a rare masterpiece. But in the high stakes art world, the price of an object is tied to its history. If Sasha can determine for whom the bejeweled piece was made and where it has been hiding for the past century, its value -- and Sasha's career -- will soar. But as Sasha moves between New York's high society and Russia's new rich, he discovers that the piece once belonged to his family, and he must face questions about their past that he never dared to ask. Superbly plotted and evoking the elegance of Russia's gilded age, Object of Virtue is an enthralling tale that explores what happens to a family torn between vanity and virtue.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Miracles written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Virtuous Daughters and Wives written by June McDaniel and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the folk religion of India and the role of girls and women within it, author June McDaniel focuses on the brata (vrata) ritual in which moral lessons are taught and goddesses are revealed. Bratas are performed to gain such goals as a healthy family, a good husband, and a happy life. They are also performed so that the performers (bratinis) develop such virtues as devotion, humility, and compassion.This book presents data from fieldwork, along with brata stories, songs, poems, and ritual activities. It discusses Bengali folk religion, offers an example of ritual worship in folk Hinduism, and surveys a variety of bratas. The author analyzes the similarities and differences among these rituals in low-caste village life and in high-caste Hindu tradition, and notes that the development of these rituals involves a form of continuing divine revelation with women as the primary transmitters. Bratas act to maintain traditional Hindu values, but also emphasize the power of women, whose virtues can save their husbands from hell worlds and their families from disasters.
Download or read book The Gloves of Virtue written by Montgomery Phister and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emil Lime and his kooky wife Abigail visit a newspaper office in California where Emil has been hired to solve a difficult computer problem. Aside from the editor and his lovely wife, they encounter a talented photographer, a suspicious real estate salesman, a columnist who provides a gossip column for the weekly paper and various other characters. In the course of solving the problem, Emil learns that years ago a wealthy recluse vanished. His body was found in Arizona but his fortune is gone. Further investigation unveils the villain, who promptly disappears. Abigails insight into the villains character enables Emil to locate him and to relieve him of his unearned riches.
Download or read book The Virtues of Our Vices written by Emrys Westacott and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-24 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hidden value of some of our everyday vices Are there times when it's right to be rude? Can we distinguish between good and bad gossip? Am I a snob if I think that NPR listeners are likely to be better informed than devotees of Fox News? Does sick humor do anyone any good? Can I think your beliefs are absurd but still respect you? In The Virtues of Our Vices, philosopher Emrys Westacott takes a fresh look at important everyday ethical questions—and comes up with surprising answers. He makes a compelling argument that some of our most common vices—rudeness, gossip, snobbery, tasteless humor, and disrespect for others' beliefs—often have hidden virtues or serve unappreciated but valuable purposes. For instance, there are times when rudeness may be necessary to help someone with a problem or to convey an important message. Gossip can foster intimacy between friends and curb abuses of power. And dubious humor can alleviate existential anxieties. Engaging, funny, and philosophically sophisticated, The Virtues of Our Vices challenges us to rethink conventional wisdom when it comes to everyday moral behavior.
Download or read book Pamela or Virtue rewarded written by Samuel Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Children s Friend Or Pleasing Incitements to Wisdom and Virtue Translated Chiefly from the German Sixth Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Children s Friend or Pleasing incitements to wisdom and virtue conveyed through the medium of anecdote tale and adventure Translated chiefly from the German Second edition written by CHILDREN. and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pamela or Virtue rewarded The thirteenth edition To which are prefixed Extracts from several curious letters written to the editor on the subject written by Samuel Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pamela written by Samuel Richardson and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PAMELA OR VIRTUE REWARDED written by SAMUEL RICHARDSON and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2019 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most spectacular successes of the flourishing literary marketplace of eighteenth-century London, Pamela also marked a defining moment in the emergence of the modern novel. In the words of one contemporary, it divided the world into two different Parties, Pamelists and Anti-pamelists, even eclipsing the sensational factional politics of the day.
Download or read book Pamela or Virtue Rewarded written by Сэмюэл Ричардсон and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sinners Guide from Vice to Virtue Giving Him Instructions and Directions how to Become Virtuous Etc written by de Granada LUIS (Dominican Luis Sarriá) and published by . This book was released on 1761 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The relapse or Virtue in danger Aesop The provok d wife written by John Vanbrugh and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
