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Saint Augustine's Sin

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A third volume in a series of translations from Saint Augustine's Confessiones contends that Augustine sought to understand humanity's capacity for evil despite its good nature, analyzing three founding Biblical sins including the fallen angels' rebellion, the temptation of Adam, and Cain's murder of his brother. 10,000 first printing.

By Augustine and Garry Wills

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9780670032419 | Viking Pr, November 1, 2003, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: A third volume in a series of translations from Saint Augustine's 'Confessiones' contends that Augustine sought to understand humanity's capacity for evil despite its good nature, analyzing three founding biblical sins.

Why I Am a Catholic

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In the wake of his controversial exposé Papal Sin, the award-winning historian and critic presents a powerful statement of his own Catholic faith, reflecting on his religious experiences as a child and as a Jesuit seminarian, the significance of Catholicism in his life, and the enduring institution of the church in the face of continual change. Reprint.

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9781587243431 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, November 1, 2002), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The author recounts his own experiences as a Jesuit seminarian and a Catholic layman, traces the origins of the papacy and explains why this often fallible institution is not the same as the Church, and discusses the Apostle's Creed.

9780618134298 | Houghton Mifflin, July 16, 2002, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: The author recounts his own experiences as a Jesuit seminarian and a Catholic layman, traces the origins of the papacy and explains why this often fallible institution is not the same as the Church, and discusses the Apostle's Creed.

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9780618380480 | Reprint edition (Mariner Books, October 8, 2003), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Garry Wills reflects on his religious experiences as a child and as a Jesuit seminarian, the significance of Catholicism in his life, and the enduring institution of the church in the face of continual change.

Saint Augustine's Memory

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A second volume by the translator for Saint Augustine's Childhood follows the writer's meditative reflections on his life before and after baptism, during which he considers the role of memory in the shaping of identity and one's relationship with God. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Augustine and Garry Wills

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9780670031276 | Viking Pr, December 1, 2002, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Follows the writer's meditative reflections on his life before and after baptism, during which he considers the role of memory in the shaping of identity and one's relationship with God.

The Kennedy Imprisonment: A Meditation on Power

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In a chronicle of three generations of the Kennedy family in America, the noted journalist analyzes the Kennedy mystique and concludes that we are witnessing the inevitable fading of an impossible dream

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9780316943857 | Little Brown & Co, August 1, 1985, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: In a chronicle of three generations of the Kennedy family in America, the noted journalist analyzes the Kennedy mystique and concludes that we are witnessing the inevitable fading of an impossible dream

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9780618134434 | 1 edition (Mariner Books, November 14, 2002), cover price $18.95

9780316943710 | Little Brown & Co, August 1, 1994, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: First Back Bay Edition, 1994.

Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

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An examination of the key American document distinguishes between the Continental Congress's political declaration, Jefferson's philosophical statement, and the symbolic Declaration of twentieth-century interpreters

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9780385089760, titled "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence" | Doubleday, May 1, 1978, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: An examination of the key American document distinguishes between the Continental Congress's political declaration, Jefferson's philosophical statement, and the symbolic Declaration of twentieth-century interpreters

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9780618257768, titled "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence" | Reprint edition (Mariner Books, November 14, 2002), cover price $23.95

9780394727356, titled "Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence" | Random House Inc, June 1, 1979, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: An examination of the key American document distinguishes between the Continental Congress's political declaration, Jefferson's philosophical statement, and the symbolic Declaration of twentieth-century interpreters

Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man

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From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon. By considering some of the president's opinions, Wills comes to the controversial conclusion that Nixon was actually a liberal. Both entertaining and essential, Nixon Agonistes captures a troubled leader and a struggling nation mired in a foolish Asian war, forfeiting the loyalty of its youth, puzzled by its own power, and looking to its cautious president for confidence. In the end, Nixon Agonistes reaches far beyond its assessment of the thirty-seventh president to become an incisive and provocative analysis of the American political machine.

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9780877971986 | Reprint edition (Cherokee Pub, October 1, 1990), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon.

9780910220880 | Norman Berg, June 1, 1978, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon.

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9780618134328 | 1 edition (Mariner Books, November 14, 2002), cover price $33.95

9780451623997 | Upd exp edition (New Amer Library, March 1, 1979), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: From one of America's most distinguished historians comes this classic analysis of Richard Nixon.

James Madison: The 4th President

A highy respected historian and social commentator presents a new look at the life and presidency of James Madison, from his rise to greatness in the colonies to his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress, revealing a man who was faced with a vast array of issues including public morale, internal security, and the independence of the military.

By Ira Claffey (narrator) and Garry Wills

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9781559277372 | Unabridged edition (St Martins Pr, August 1, 2002), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the life and career of the fourth American president from his work constructing the U.

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A highy respected historian and social commentator presents a new look at the life and presidency of James Madison, from his rise to greatness in the colonies to his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress, revealing a man who was faced with a vast array of issues including public morale, internal security, and the independence of the military. 40,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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9780805069051 | Times Books, April 2, 2002, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the life and career of the fourth American president from his work constructing the U.

Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit

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An exploration of the papacy challenges the culture of deceit that surrounds the Vatican in modern times, which prevents the church from facing its own history

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9780385494106 | 1 edition (Doubleday, July 1, 2000), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: An exploration of the papacy challenges the culture of deceit that surrounds the Vatican in modern times, which prevents the church from facing its own history

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9780385494113 | 1 reprint edition (Image Books, September 1, 2001), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: An exploration of the papacy challenges the culture of deceit that surrounds the Vatican in modern times, which prevents the church from facing its own history.

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9780385504775 | Doubleday, January 8, 2002, cover price $17.99

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9781559353434 | Unabridged edition (Soundelux Audio Pub, June 1, 2000), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An exploration of the papacy challenges the culture of deceit that surrounds the Vatican in modern times, which prevents the church from facing its own history.

Saint Augustine's Childhood: Confessions

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The first in a series of new translations of Augustine's Confessiones by the author of Lincoln at Gettysburg, this volume covers the early life of the seminal Christian thinker and includes incisive analysis of the structure, themes, and meaning of St. Augustine's classic work. (view table of contents)

By Augustine and Garry Wills

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9780670030019 | Viking Pr, October 1, 2001, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Covers the early life of the seminal Christian thinker and includes analysis of the structure, themes, and meaning of St.

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A meticulously crafted biography by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg provides a close up look at the life and times of the acclaimed British novelist, social and literary critic, and theologian, in an updated look at G. K. Chesterton. Reprint. (view table of contents)

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9780385502900 | Revised edition (Image Books, September 4, 2001), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Provides a close-up look at the life and times of the British novelist, social and literary critic, and theologian.

Venice Lion City

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9780743216562 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 2001, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Illustrated, 30 in full color.

Venice: Lion City : The Religion of Empire

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A unique historical perspective on Venice, one of the world's most fascinating cities, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, is told through the art, which is connected to its imperial religion and which details the labor, warfare, government, prayer, and discipline of the time. 60,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

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9780684871905 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 2001, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: A historical perspective on Venice during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries is told through its relationship with art and its connection to religion, and details the labor, warfare, prayer, and discipline of the time.

Explaining America: The Federalist

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg focuses on the writing and impact of the Federalist papers, their arguments in favor of adoption of the Constitution, and their relation to Hamilton, Madison, and other Founding Fathers. Reprint. (view table of contents)

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9780385146890 | Doubleday, January 1, 1981, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Focuses on the writing and impact of the Federalist papers, their arguments in favor of adoption of the Constitution, and their relation to Hamilton, Madison, and other Founding Fathers

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9780140298390 | Reprint edition (Penguin USA, April 1, 2001), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg focuses on the writing and impact of the Federalist papers, their arguments in favor of adoption of the Constitution, and their relation to Hamilton, Madison, and other Founding Fathers.

9780140061086 | Reprint edition (Viking Pr, April 1, 1982), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Focuses on the writing and impact of the Federalist papers, their arguments in favor of adoption of the Constitution, and their relation to Hamilton, Madison, and other Founding Fathers

Doing It: Five Performing Arts

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Product Description: Does an opera producer do anything besides tell the singers where to stand? Can a single note be played more or less beautifully on the piano? In these essays, all originally published in The New York Review of Books, five of our most accomplished contemporary artists and critics explore the relationship between technique and interpretation in the performing arts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Jonathan Miller, Geoffrey O'Brien, Charles Rosen, Robert B. Silvers (editor), Tom Stoppard (editor) and Garry Wills

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9780940322752 | New York Review of Books, February 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Does an opera producer do anything besides tell the singers where to stand?

Reagan's America

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettsburg reveals the values, behavior patterns, beliefs, and ideas that Ronald Reagan brought to his terms as governor and president of the United States. Reprint. (view table of contents)

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9780140296075 | Penguin USA, September 1, 2000, cover price $36.00 | About this edition: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettsburg reveals the values, behavior patterns, beliefs, and ideas that Ronald Reagan brought to his terms as governor and president of the United States.

9780140105575 | Revised edition (Penguin USA, February 1, 1988), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The author reveals the values and behavior patterns Ronald Reagan brought to his terms as Governor and President

Whose Right to Bear Arms Did the Second Amendment Protect?

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By Michael Bellesilts, Saul Cornell (compiler), Lawrence Delbert Cress, Don Higginbotham, Edmund S. Morgan, Robert E. Shalhope (editor) and Garry Wills

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9780312228187 | Palgrave Macmillan, May 1, 2000, cover price $59.95

The Gettysburg Address

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The power and strength of President Abraham Lincoln's words are accentuated by illustrations in a reprint of the Gettysburg Address of 1863

By Garry Wills (foreword by)

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9780606155465 | Demco Media, January 1, 1999, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: The power and strength of President Abraham Lincoln's words are accentuated by illustrations in a reprint of the Gettysburg Address of 1863

John Wayne's America

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Explores the life and times of John Wayne and his legend, explaining how the man, Marion Morrison, became a myth and how that myth shaped Americans' political attitudes and ideas

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9780684838830 | Simon & Schuster, March 2, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Explores the life and times of John Wayne and his legend, explaining how the man, Marion Morrison, became a myth and how that myth shaped Americans' political attitudes and ideas

American Treasures in the Library of Congress: Memory, Reason, Imagination

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Lists the items on display at the new permanent collection at the Library of Congress, including the first book printed in the United States in 1640 (view table of contents)

By Library of Congress (corporate author), Margaret E. Wagner and Garry Wills (introduced by)

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9780810942981 | Harry N Abrams Inc, May 1, 1997, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Lists the items on display at the new permanent collection at the Library of Congress, including the first book printed in the United States in 1640

John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity

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The best-selling author of Lincoln at Gettysburg explores the life and times of John Wayne and his legend, explaining how the man, Marion Morrison, became a myth and how that myth shaped Americans' political attitudes and ideas. 75,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo. Tour. (view table of contents)

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9780684808239 | Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1997, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Explores the life and times of John Wayne and his legend, explaining how the man, Marion Morrison, became a myth and how that myth shaped Americans' political attitudes and ideas

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9780671575229 | Abridged edition (Simon & Schuster, March 1, 1997), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Explores the life and times of John Wayne and his legend, explaining how the man, Marion Morrison, became a myth and how that myth shaped Americans' political attitudes and ideas.

Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's Macbeth

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Analyzing the history of the Shakespeare tragedy, the author returns the play to its original setting of Jacobean England

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9780195088793 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 5, 1995, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Analyzing the history of the Shakespeare tragedy, the author returns the play to its original setting of Jacobean England

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9780195102901 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, January 25, 1996, cover price $34.99

Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg offers a gallery of portraits that examine the interplay among leaders and followers and identify the essential elements of successful leadership. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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9780684801384 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1995, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: An examination of leadership that analyzes modes of leadership to better understand society offers profiles of a variety of leaders, including Harriet Tubman, Napoleon, Ross Perot, and Martha Graham

Certain Trumpets: The Call of Leaders

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An examination of leadership that analyzes modes of leadership to better understand society offers profiles of a variety of leaders, including Harriet Tubman, Napoleon, Ross Perot, and Martha Graham. Read by Garry Wills. Simultaneous.

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9780671657024 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1994, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: An examination of leadership that analyzes modes of leadership to better understand society offers profiles of a variety of leaders, including Harriet Tubman, Napoleon, Ross Perot, and Martha Graham

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9780671886417 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1994, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: An examination of leadership that analyzes modes of leadership to better understand society offers profiles of a variety of leaders, including Harriet Tubman, Napoleon, Ross Perot, and Martha Graham.

Inventing America

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Product Description: From one of America's foremost historians, Inventing America compares Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final, accepted version, thereby challenging many long-cherished assumptions about both the man and the document...read more

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9781568495361 | Buccaneer Books, May 1, 1994, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: From one of America's foremost historians, Inventing America compares Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence with the final, accepted version, thereby challenging many long-cherished assumptions about both the man and the document.

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