Desire of the Everlasting Hills  •  Thomas Cahill HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES In this fine book, Cahill examines not only the historical life of Jesus, but the impact Jesus has had on both modern and ancient life. The prose and enthusiasm are up to his usual sparkling standards. (ISR28, $14.95)
The Gifts of the Jews, How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels  •  Thomas Cahill HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES With his usual panache, Cahill brings to life the ancient Hebrews and their contribution to modern life and thought in this second volume on The Making of the Ancient World in the series Hinges of History. He deftly sketches Abraham and Sarah, Moses and the Pharaoh, Joshua, Isaiah, and Jeremiah, their world view and significance. (MDE113, $14.95)
How the Irish Saved Civilization  •  Thomas Cahill CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 236 PAGES Subtitled "The untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe," this national bestseller tells the generally unknown story of Ireland's preservation of classical learning in the Dark Ages. This island of saints and scholars, monks and scribes labored to reproduce important texts and spread the learning as they evangelized Europe. This book is a very interesting look at this forgotten chapter in history. (IRE07, $14.95)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages, The Rise of Feminism, Science And Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe  •  Thomas Cahill HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 343 PAGES • NEW Forgive the unfortunate title of this marvelous book. Cahill deftly evokes the historic glories of the major medieval (and the places they frequented) in this illuminating overview of philosophy, art and literature, the fifth volume in his series "Hinges of History" on the making of the modern world. Taking as its cue illuminated medieval manuscripts, the book is wonderfully decorated, including color reproductions of medieval masterpieces. Opening with the glories of cosmopolitan Alexandria and Rome, he quickly moves to Hildgard's Rhineland, the France and England of Queen Eleanor, Paris as filtered through the lovers Heloise and Abelard, medieval Oxford, the glories of Giotto's Padua, the Florence of Dante and Ravenna. It's an bold examination of the roots of modernity in medieval Roman Catholic thought. (EUR239, $32.50)
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Why the Greeks Matter  •  Thomas Cahill HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A marvelous writer, Cahill sketches the civilization of ancient Greece through the lives and words of politicians, playwrights, a poet, philosopher and artist. He gives pride of place to Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Aeschylus, Euripides and Sappho. A third book in Cahill's popular, eloquent Hinges of History series -- and a superb introduction to the Greeks. (GRE182, $14.95)