C. S. Lewis
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Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that "good reading," like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the opinions of others: "in reading great literature I become...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's first book -- a collection of poems, written in the wake of World War I, in which the young intellectual and soldier wrestles with the perplexing polarities of life, including love and war, evil and goodness, and other complex dichotomies. In 1919, C. S. Lewis -- the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape...
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C. S. Lewis is a beloved writer and thinker and arguably the most important Christian intellectual of the twentieth century. His groundbreaking children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, lucid nonfiction titles such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, and thought-provoking fiction, including The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce, have become trusted companions for millions of readers. Here Lewis breathes new life into words and concepts...
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2019.
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English
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The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.
More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only to his intellectual insights on Christianity but...
27) Poems
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's poetry -- a collection of verse that exemplifies and celebrates his breadth of knowledge, his wide-ranging interests, both spiritual and earthly, and his never-ending search to find God and understand the mysteries of the world. Known for his fiction and philosophical nonfiction, C. S. Lewis -- the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.
While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis' the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the survivor would take care of his family-a promise...
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[2009]
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Temptation and Deception Made Easy The demon Wormwood first became famous through his correspondence with his uncle Screwtape, published in The Screwtape Letters. We are now privileged to peruse his field notebook from that demonic training session, complete with scribbles, notes, and excerpts from his uncle's letters. Wormwood's instructions, mission statements, and maxims for special occasions create a "best of Screwtape" that offers witty and cutting...
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Perelandra is a planet of pleasure, an unearthly, misty world of strange desires, sweet smells, and delicious tastes, where beasts are friendly and naked beauty is unashamed, a new Garden of Eden, where the story of the oldest temptation is enacted in an intriguingly new way.
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Space trilogy volume 1
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Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel from Lewis's Space Trilogy, (also called the Cosmic Trilogy and the Ransom Trilogy,) considered to be his chief contribution to the science-fiction genre. A planetary romance with elements of medieval mythology, the trilogy concerns Dr. Ransom, a linguist who, like Christ, is offered as a ransom for mankind. On a walking tour of the English countryside, Ransom falls in with some slightly shady characters...
32) God in the Dock
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[2014]
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God in the Dock is one of the best known of C.S. Lewis's collections of essays and includes Myth Become Fact , The Grand Miracle , Priestesses in the Church and, of course, God in the Dock.
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[2009]
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A Pocket Guide to Goodness Few writers have inspired more readers than author C. S. Lewis -- both through the enchanting volumes of his children's series and through his captivating adult classics such as Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and numerous others. Drawn from many works, this volume collects dictionary-like entries of Lewis's keenest observations and best advice on how to live a truly good life. From ambition...
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[2009]
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This collection, carefully chosen and arranged by Walter Hooper, is the most extensive ever published. Included here are the letters Lewis wrote to such luminaries as J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken, and Dom Bede Griffiths. To some particular friends, such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Lewis wrote fifty letters alone. The letters deal with all of Lewis's interests -- theology, literary criticism, poetry, fantasy, children's...
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[2010]
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Lewis combines a novelist's insights into motives with a profound religious understanding. -- New York Times Book Review In the tradition of A Year with C.S. Lewis, get your daily dose of inspiration from this one-of-a-kind devotional collecting 365 readings from the beloved Chronicles of Narnia. C.S. Lewis channeled his profound spiritual understanding into The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and...
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[2009]
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C. S. Lewis spent a good portion of each day corresponding with people via handwritten letters. Over his lifetime he wrote thousands of letters in which he offered his friends and acquaintances advice on the Christian life, giving away a bit of himself to each of these correspondents as he signed his notes with a heartfelt and familiar, "yours, Jack." Most of these letters are currently only available in their entirety -- a collection consisting of...
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2024
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Unabridged
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Español
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Narnia… donde hay que decir adiós… y donde la aventura comienza de nuevo.
El unicornio afirma que los humanos son traídos a Narnia cuando allí hay agitación y problemas. Y Narnia está en problemas ahora: Un falso Aslan vaga por la tierra. La única esperanza es que Eustace y Jill, viejos amigos de Narnia, puedan encontrar al verdadero Aslan y devolverle la paz a la tierra. Su tarea es difícil pues, como dice el centauro: «Las estrellas...
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2023
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Unabridged
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Español
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Narnia… donde los caballos hablan y a los ermitaños les gusta la compañía, donde los hombres malvados se convierten en burros, donde los muchachos van a la batalla… y donde comienza la aventura.
Durante la Edad de Oro de Narnia, cuando Peter es Sumo Monarca, un niño llamado Shasta descubre que no es hijo de Arsheesh, un pescador de Calormen, y decide huir lejos, hacia el norte, a Narnia. Al ser confundido con otro fugitivo, Shasta llega a...
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2023
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Unabridged
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Narnia... la tierra entre el farol y el castillo de Cair Paravel, donde los animales hablan, donde ocurren cosas mágicas...y donde comienza la aventura.
Peter, Susan, Edmund y Lucy van de regreso al internado y se encuentran en una lúgubre estación de tren cuando reciben el llamado (del propio cuerno mágico de Susan) para regresar a Narnia, la tierra donde gobernaron como reyes y reinas y donde se necesita de su ayuda urgentemente.
Por primera...
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2023
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Unabridged
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Español
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NARNIA... la tierra que está más allá del ropero, el país secreto que solo conocen Peter, Susan, Edmund y Lucy... el lugar donde comienza la aventura.
Lucy es la primera en encontrar el secreto del ropero en la vieja y misteriosa casa del profesor. Al principio, nadie le cree cuando cuenta sus aventuras en el país de Narnia. Sin embargo, pronto Edmund y luego Peter y Susan descubren la magia y conocen por sí mismos a Aslan, el Gran León. En...
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