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1) Orientalism
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University, examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.
Author
Language
English
Description
From "the world's greatest tour guide," a deeply-researched, captivating journey through the rich history of Christianity and the winding paths of the French and Italian countryside that will feed mind, body, and soul (New York Times).
"What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or,...
"What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This gorgeously repackaged international bestseller recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo Coelho and his mysterious mentor, Petrus, as they make their journey of discovery across Spain--on a legendary road that has been traveled by pilgrims since the Middle Ages.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Part adventure story, part cultural history, Paris to the Pyrenees explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage along the age-old way of Saint James
Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques, then trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes 72 days on Roman roads and pilgrimage
...Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
While the label of 'pilgrim' is still mostly associated with devout persons leaving home with purely religious motives, young people taking to the road as 'backpackers' are generally perceived as adventure seeking globetrotters. Questioning these stereotypes, anthropologist and filmmaker Tommi Mendel followed two young women, one along the Way of St. James - a centuries old pilgrimage route - through France and Spain, and another backpacking through...
Author
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Pilgrim's regress is, in a sense, a record of Lewis's own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction that eventually led him to Christianity. It is the story of John and his odyssey to an enchanting island that has created in him an intense longing, a mysterious, sweet desire. John's pursuit of this desire takes him through adventures with such people as Mr. Enlightenment, Media halfways, Mr. Mammon, Mother Kirk, Mr. Sensible, and Mr. Humanist...
12) Hyperion
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Español
Description
Hyperion is the tale of seven people who make a pilgrimage to a terrifying creature called the Shrike in an attempt to save mankind.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Examines international religious violence, growing public atheism in the West, and the author's religious rejection for his homosexuality, exploring subjects ranging from Jerusalem and Silicon Valley to Lance Armstrong and Mother Teresa.
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In a last-ditch effort to make something of herself, an anorexic woman sets out on foot in a cross-country pilgrimage. As she faces the forces of nature and battles her inner demons, she'll come face-to-face with her disorder as she journeys to healing, acceptance, and fulfillment"--
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
MacLaine's bestseller, now available in paperback, is a soul-stirring account of her spiritual and physical trek across Spain's legendary Santiago de Compostela Camino. Once again bringing her inimitable qualities of mind and heart to her writing, the author leads readers on a sacred adventure full of visions and revelations toward a transcendent climax.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Che Milan's life is falling apart. Not only has her longtime lover abruptly dumped her, but her eccentric, demanding mother has recently died. When an urn of ashes arrives, along with a note reminding Che of a half-forgotten promise to take her mother to Canterbury, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. Within days she joins a group of women who are walking the sixty miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral....
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