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Sister Wendy on the Art of Christmas

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Product Description: Imagine going on a tour of a world-class art museum with a talented and insightful curator. But instead of just focusing on the history, technique, and cultural significance of each piece, you have the opportunity to reflect on the spiritual aspects of the works, examining their religious significance and concentrating on the transcendental meaning conveyed by the artist...read more

By Wendy Beckett

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9780312046583, titled "The Politics of Disablement: A Sociological Approach" | Palgrave Macmillan, October 1, 1990, cover price $35.00 | also contains The Politics of Disablement: A Sociological Approach | About this edition: This work discusses whether the dominant perceptions of disability in industrial society, as an individual and as a medical problem, is universal.

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9781616366957 | Reprint edition (Franciscan Media, September 3, 2013), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Imagine going on a tour of a world-class art museum with a talented and insightful curator.

Sister Wendy on the Art of Saints

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By Wendy Beckett

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9781616366971 | Reprint edition (Franciscan Media, September 3, 2013), cover price $14.99

Sister Wendy on the Art of Mary

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By Wendy Beckett

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9781616366933 | Reprint edition (Franciscan Media, August 30, 2013), cover price $14.99

Sister Wendy's Bible Treasury: Stories and Wisdom Through the Eyes of the World's Great Painters

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By Wendy Beckett

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9781570759727 | Orbis Books, August 1, 2012, cover price $35.00

Living the Lord's Prayer

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The Lord's Prayer must be the world's most well known Christian prayer. Its words are used by Christians of various denominations living around the continent and it is one of the few prayers that most believers know by heart. This title offers reflections on the Lord's Prayer.

By Wendy Beckett

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9780745952338 | Lion Pub, September 1, 2008, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The Lord's Prayer must be the world's most well known Christian prayer.

Speaking to the Heart: Favorite Poems

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A PBS art critic and television commentator presents a literary anthology that is comprised of top-selected poems from a range of historical periods and regions, in a thematically arranged collection that is complemented by the editor's personal introductions and observations.

By Wendy Beckett

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9780786718566 | 1 edition (Carroll & Graf Pub, October 16, 2006), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A PBS art critic and television commentator presents a literary anthology that is comprised of top-selected poems from a range of historical periods and regions, in a thematically arranged collection that is complemented by the editor's personal introductions and observations.

Essence of Prayer: Foreword by Sister Wendy Beckett

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By Wendy Beckett (foreword by) and Ruth Burrows Ocd

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9780860124252 | Burns & Oates Ltd, July 1, 2006, cover price $21.95

Sky-blue Is the Sapphire Crimson the Rose: Stillpoint of Desire in John of Forde

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Product Description: Simple and direct, John of Forde writes in a way that is also profound and often distinctly original. He is a theologian with a flair for language that appeals to ordinary readers, a monk in a very masculine world who is not afraid of deep emotional feelings...read more

By Wendy Beckett, John and of Reading John

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9780879075699 | Cistercian Pubns, June 1, 2006, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Simple and direct, John of Forde writes in a way that is also profound and often distinctly original.

Joy Lasts: On the Spiritual in Art

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Product Description: Sister Wendy Beckett is one of the best-known art historians in the world today. Here, she explores her reactions to a painting that she finds uniquely compelling: the haunting Christ on a Cross by El Greco. As she candidly admits, "I have always had trouble in talking about religious art...read more

By Wendy Beckett

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9780892368433 | J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, April 10, 2006, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Sister Wendy Beckett is one of the best-known art historians in the world today.

Icons: Divine Beauty

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Product Description: Richard Templeâs lavishly illustrated book provides a concise but thorough tour through the ages, including famous works, as well as many rarely seen, making this a truly unique contribution to the field of art history and appreciation.

By Wendy Beckett (foreword by) and Richard Temple

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9780863565663 | Al Saqi, April 1, 2004, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Richard Templeâs lavishly illustrated book provides a concise but thorough tour through the ages, including famous works, as well as many rarely seen, making this a truly unique contribution to the field of art history and appreciation.

Max Beckmann and the Self

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Product Description: As original as he was prolific, German artist Max Beckmann produced nearly a thousand works in a career that spanned two world wars. This volume uses Beckmann's own words as an introduction to the artist's creative expression and his unwavering search for the self...read more

By Wendy Beckett

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9783791317373 | Prestel Pub, April 1, 1997, cover price $25.00

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9783791328775 | Prestel Pub, March 1, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: As original as he was prolific, German artist Max Beckmann produced nearly a thousand works in a career that spanned two world wars.

Sister Wendy's American Masterpieces: Sister Wendy Beckett's Selection of the Greatest American Paintings

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A respected critic and beloved personality television, Sister Wendy Beckett offers readers quirky commentary on more than fifty high-quality, large-scale reproductions of important American paintings.

By Wendy Beckett and Patricia Wright

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9780789459589 | Dk Pub, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Offers readers quirky commentary on more than fifty reproductions of important American paintings.

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9780070070967, titled "The Aviation & Aerospace Almanac 1999" | McGraw-Hill, November 1, 1998, cover price $95.00 | also contains The Aviation & Aerospace Almanac 1999

Sister Wendy's Impressionist Masterpieces: Sister Wendy Beckett's Selection of the Greatest Impressionist Paintings

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Respected art critic Sister Wendy Beckett's brilliant insight and quirky delivery, make her commentary on this collection of more than fifty large-scale, top-quality reproductions of Impressionist paintings a must have for all art lovers. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett and Patricia Wright

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9780789463067 | Dk Pub, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Provides the art critic's commentary on more than fifty Impressionist paintings, including Manet's 'Olympia', Whistler's 'Nocturne', and 'The Harbor at Lorient' by Morisot.

9780070144347, titled "Physics for the Life Sciences" | 2 edition (McGraw-Hill, June 1, 1976), cover price $32.18 | also contains Physics for the Life Sciences | About this edition: Physics for the Life Sciences

Sister Wendy's Book of Muses

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The British nun and world-renowned art expert celebrates the patron goddesses of the arts in a richly illustrated study that captures the nine muses and their protector, Apollo, and features the author's personal reflections on the complexities of human nature and creativity.

By Wendy Beckett and Justin Pumfrey

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9780810943889 | Harry N Abrams Inc, November 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The British nun and art expert celebrates the patron goddesses of the arts in an illustrated study that captures the nine muses and their protector, Apollo, and features the author's personal reflections on the complexities of human nature and creativity.

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9780061001581, titled "Sea Wolf" | Harpercollins, February 1, 1991, cover price $3.95 | also contains Sea Wolf

Sister Wendy's American Collection

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The nun-turned-art expert travels to six American museums--the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Chicago Art Institute, Kimbell Art Museum, and Cleveland Museum of Art--in search of masterworks of painting, sculpture, and porcelain. 100,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett

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9780060195564, titled "Sister Wendy's American Collection" | 1 edition (Harpercollins, November 1, 2000), cover price $40.00 | About this edition: A nun-turned-art expert travels to six American museums in search of masterworks of painting and sculpture.

9780007101276, titled "Sister Wendy's American Collection" | Harpercollins, June 1, 2000, cover price $20.01 | also contains Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio | About this edition: A nun-turned-art expert travels to six American museums in search of masterworks of painting and sculpture.

9780007101276, titled "Sister Wendy's American Collection" | Harpercollins, June 1, 2000, cover price $20.01 | also contains Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio | About this edition: A nun-turned-art expert travels to six American museums in search of masterworks of painting and sculpture.

The Story of Painting

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Published in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art, an expanded edition of this richly illustrated survey chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western art, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes, and featuring more than 450 masterpieces, as well as oversized details from key paintings. 35,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett and Patricia Wright

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9780789468055 | Enhanced edition (Dk Pub, October 1, 2000), cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western painting, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes.

Love: Meditations on Love by Sister Wendybeckett

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Superlative fullcolor reproductions of art masterpieces from diverse periods in art history complement a collection of meditations on the many faces and blessings of love.

By Wendy Beckett

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9780789453389 | Dk Pub, February 1, 2000, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Explores the spiritual message about love contained within nineteen works of art.

My Favorite Things: 75 Works of Art from Around the World

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Sister Wendy Beckett--host of the beloved PBS art series--shares her seventy-five favorite works of art, including works by Michelangelo, Rembrandt, van Gogh, and Vermeer, among many others. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett

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9780810943872 | Harry N Abrams Inc, October 1, 1999, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Short essays describe seventy-five of the author's favorite works of art, ranging from famous paintings to little-known works

In the Midst of Chaos, Peace

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By Wendy Beckett and Mary Jean Dorcy (illustrator)

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9780898707649 | Ignatius Pr, October 1, 1999, cover price $21.95

Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces

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Organized alphabetically by artist, the author's personal selections for the one thousand greatest paintings in Western art feature full-color reproductions of each work, detailed annotations, information on the artist's style and techniques, and the location where the masterpiece is on display. 35,000 first printing. Tour. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett and Patricia Wright

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9780789446039 | Dk Pub, September 1, 1999, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: The author's personal selections for the one thousand greatest paintings in Western art feature full-color reproductions of each work, information on the artist's style and techniques, and the location where the masterpiece is on display

9789990080575 | Dk Pub, September 1, 1999, cover price $0.02

Sister Wendy's Nativity

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Designed for holiday gift-giving, an elegant album of more than forty full-color reproductions of Christian illuminated manuscript pages, many never published before, includes commentary by the popular nun and public television star.

By Wendy Beckett

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9780060193362 | Harpercollins, December 1, 1998, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: An elegant album of more than forty full-color reproductions of Christian illuminated manuscript pages includes commentary by the popular nun and public television personality

Sister Wendy's Odyssey: A Journey of Artistic Discovery

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Sister Wendy Beckett describes the paintings and sculpture she studied during her visits to six art museums in Great Britain (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett

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9781556708572 | Reprint edition (Stewart Tabori & Chang, October 1, 1998), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Sister Wendy Beckett describes the paintings and sculpture she studied during her visits to six art museums in Great Britain

Sister Wendy's Book of Meditations

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The entertaining public television lecturer and author combines the spiritual energy of art throughout history with four themes--silence, love, joy, and peace--for attaining peaceful meditations and inner peace. (view table of contents)

By Wendy Beckett

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9780789437464 | Dk Pub, August 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The public television lecturer and author combines the spiritual energy of art throughout history with four themes--silence, love, joy, and peace--for attaining peaceful meditations

9780756763961 | Diane Pub Co, January 1, 1995, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Inspired by the spiritual power of great art, Sister Wendy Beckett shares the wisdom and insight gained in her years of silent contemplation.

Sister Wendy's Book of Saints

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Product Description: Renowned art historian Sister Wendy Beckett documents the lives and works of over 40 of the world's best-loved saints with her unique blend of humor and spiritual insight. Her reflections bring to life illuminated manuscripts, miniatures, and icons, selected from an exhibition that will be touring Italy in 1998...read more

By Wendy Beckett

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9780829412703 | Loyola Pr, August 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Renowned art historian Sister Wendy Beckett documents the lives and works of over 40 of the world's best-loved saints with her unique blend of humor and spiritual insight.

9780789423986 | Dk Pub, April 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The popular art historian traces the lives of more than thirty-five beloved saints, illustrated with rarely seen icons and manuscripts from the Vatican

Sister Wendy's Nativity: And the Life of Christ

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Product Description: Sister Wendy's Nativity looks anew at the Christmas story and invites us to consider the true significance of Christ's life. Her personal selection of over 40 beautiful paintings from manuscripts held by the Vatican and Italian State Libraries (many seen here for the first time) illustrate stories that are familiar to us all, yet whose significance is so often elusive...read more

By Wendy Beckett

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9780829413670 | Loyola Pr, April 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Sister Wendy's Nativity looks anew at the Christmas story and invites us to consider the true significance of Christ's life.

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