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  • Bergoglio’s List

    How a Young Francis Defied a Dictatorship and Saved Dozens of Lives

    by Nello Scavo ...
    In 1976 when Fr. Jorge Bergoglio was just 39 years old and serving as provincial superior of the Jesuits of Argentina, the military overthrew the government in a coup. The dictatorship went to work against subversives and communist adversaries through abductions, tortures, and even murders, resulting in the disappearance of about 30,000 people. Much has been made about the mysteries of Bergoglio’s ... Read more

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  • Bergoglio's List

    by Nello Scavo ...
    In 1976 when Fr. Jorge Bergoglio was just 39 years old and serving as provincial superior of the Jesuits of Argentina, the military overthrew the government in a coup. The dictatorship went to work against subversives and communist adversaries through abductions, tortures, and even murders, resulting in the disappearance of about 30,000 people.Much has been made about the mysteries of Bergoglios ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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  • Life

    My Story Through History

    by Pope Francis ...
    Translated by Aubrey Botsford ...
    POPE FRANCIS' DEBUT MEMOIR · A moving, deeply human account of the life and legacy of one of the bravest and most visionary leaders in modern history—A must read for all generations in a world yearning for hope and changeFor the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life in this landmark inspirational biography as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history—from ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pope Francis

    From the End of the Earth to Rome

    On March 13, the cardinals of the Catholic Church, gathered to elect a successor to a living Pope for the first time in 600 years, announced a dramatic shift. By elevating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to become Pope Francis the 266th Pontiff, the cardinals were naming the first-ever Pope from the growing New World to take the helm of the church at a crucial moment.It was a stunning ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of Spanish

    A rich linguistic history of the Spanish language and its progress around the globe, from the authors of The Story of French , who "do an excellent job of transforming it into an accessible and lively narrative" ( Los Angeles Times ).Just how did a dialect spoken by a handful of shepherds in Northern Spain become the world's second most spoken language, the official language of t... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Great Reformer

    Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope

    A biography exploring the making of a revolutionary leader who used his position's power to challenge and redirect the world's largest Christian church.A Philadelphia Inquirer Best Book of the Year"Consider this book the cornerstone of any collection on Pope Francis and twenty-first-century Christianity." — Booklist (starred review)... ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Our Lady of Guadalupe

    Mother of the Civilization of Love

    Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary of conversion, the newly-appointed bishop-elect of Mexico wrote to tell the King of Spain that, unless there was a miracle, the continent would be lost. Between December 9 and December 12, 1531, that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Pilgrimage

    My Search for the Real Pope Francis

    A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario BergoglioEarly on the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and did something remarkable: Before he imparted his blessing to the crowd, he asked the crowd to bless him, then ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Pope Francis: Life and Revolution

    A Biography of Jorge Bergoglio

    In Italy, they call him il Papa, which means “The Father.” Until his unprecedented election, author and friend Elisabetta Piqué called him Padre Jorge. He may have changed his name to become Pope Francis, but it did not change their friendship.Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis in 2013, countless books have been written to help the world understand this deeply complex yet simple ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • El Cid

    The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary

    by Nora Berend ...
    Exploring the creation of the El Cid legend over the centuries, this masterful and evocative biography peels away the layers of myth to reveal the real-life historical figure.El Cid was perhaps the most famous warrior involved in the indiscriminate fighting—irrespective of religion—on the Iberian Peninsula during the eleventh century.In the centuries after his death, he was transformed into a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Colonial Latin American Literature

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Rolena Adorno ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    A vivid account of the literary culture of the Spanish-speaking Americas from the time of Columbus to Latin American Independence, this Very Short Introduction explores the origins of Latin American literature in Spanish and tells the story of how Spanish literary language developed and flourished in the New World. A leading scholar of colonial Latin American literature, Rolena Adorno examines the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD