by Peter Brown (2000)
This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Brown to reconsider some of his judgments on Augustine, both as the author of the Confessions and as the elderly bishop preaching and writing in the last years of Roman rule in north Africa. Brown's reflections on the significance of these exciting new documents are contained in two chapters of a substantial Epilogue to his biography (the text of which is unaltered). He also reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.
Peter Handke
Die Arbeitsmoral dieser exemplarischen Aufzeichnungen ist ihre Genauigkeit, die, selbst wo sie aus der Verzweiflung kommt, eine Art von Freundlichkeit ist gegenüber der Welt. Was hier niedergeschrieben wurde, will nicht zur Nachahmung anstiften; aber man kann daraus leben lernen.
Wynn Johnson
A story about the life and death of an amazing girl with special needs, but also a contemplative history of how every life-- and every death-- adds its own thread to the tapestry of a family and community. Johnson tells the story of how, over nearly seven decades, generations shaped by the unique demands of Appalachia helped one kid to thrive against all odds.
Ray Kroc, with Robert Anderson
Few entrepreneurs can claim to have actually changed the way we live, but Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food service automation, franchising, shared national training and advertising have earned him a place beside the men who founded not merely businesses but entire new industries. But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business legend is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was 52 when he met the McDonald brothers and opened his first franchise. Now meet Ray Kroc, the man behind the business legend, in his own words. Irrepressible enthusiast, perceptive people-watcher, and born storyteller, he will fascinate and inspire you. You'll never forget Ray Kroc.
Spencer Johnson
A brief biography of the outstanding 18th-century printer, inventor, and statesman, emphasizing the value of saving in his life.