Henry Carter Hull

Discusses the art and civilization of the times of the ancient rulers of Greece, including the Mycenaean kings, Pericles, Philip of Macedon, and Alexander the Great.

Text and lavish photographs depict the art and treasures of the various barbarian groups including the Scythians, Celts, Franks and Saxons, and Vikings.

Text and lavish photographs present antiquities from the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Inca, Chimu and Columbian Indian cultures that flourished in ancient Columbia and Peru.

Text and lavish photographs present Japanese history 710-1868 and the associated artistic treasures.

Text and lavish photographs present the art and treasures of the Maharajas of India.

Text and lavish photographs present the treasures of the Rurik and Romanov dynasties in Russia.

The Desert Fathers and Mothers-those early Christian ascetics who withdrew from the world to seek God-have influenced the spiritual lives of many people, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Merton. Their words, sometimes inspiring and uplifting, sometimes agonizingly painful, sometimes humorous, always speak straight from the heart. They resonate through the centuries because they tell the story of the "deserted" soul in its pilgrimage from darkness to...