One Hundred Saints by Christopher Buckley

One Hundred Saints by Christopher Buckley

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In street and city names, churches and other, more personal, associations, the saints are with us. Also included are saints whose lives and work provide fascinating, at times horrifying, glimpses into their lives and deaths and into the traditions and beliefs that have grown because of them.

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One Hundred Saints by Christopher Buckley

Originally published in hardback in 1994 ONE HUNDRED SAINTS is still the only version of Butler's long-revered LIVES OF THE SAINTS that presents saints in all their splendour - in both word and image. The selection reflects contemporary interest and patronage. All the apostles are featured as are the Church Fathers. Also included are saints whose lives and works provide fascinating glimpses into ther holy lives and the traditions and beliefs that have grown because of them. We see Bernini's sculptural representations of Teresa of Avila in ecstasy; Debastian's martyrdom as pictured by Titian; and El Greco's penetrating rendering of St. Martin and the Beggar.
'Fifty years ago, the three funniest writers in the English language were named Shaw, Mencken and MuggeridgeToday, they're named Thompson, O'Rourke and Christopher Buckley.' Tom Wolfe 'Brilliant satire . Buckley gives new meaning to the phrase "He'll never work again in politics".' Bob Woodward
Christopher Buckley, "the quintessential political novelist of his time" according to Fortune magazine, is the winner of the distinguished ninth annual Thurber Prize for American Humor. Tom Wolfe has described him as "one of the funniest writers in the English language." Buckley is the author of twelve books, many of them national bestsellers, including Thank You For Smoking, God Is My Broker, No Way To Treat A First Lady, Florence of Arabia, and the memoir Losing Mum and Pup.
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ISBN 13 9780821228166
ISBN 10 0821228161
Title One Hundred Saints
Author Christopher Buckley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown & Company
Year published 2002-10-14
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.