They Flew: A History of the Impossible by Carlos M. N. EireRequirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 486 MBOverview: Accounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early modern era—tales of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft—even as skepticism, atheism, and empirical science were starting to supplant religious belief in the paranormal. In this book, Carlos Eire explores how a […]
They Flew: A History of the Impossible by Carlos Eire Requirements: .ePUB reader, 28.4 MbOverview: An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significanceAccounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early modern era—tales of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft—even as skepticism, atheism, and empirical science were starting […]
A Very Brief History of Eternity by Carlos EireRequirements: .PDF reader, 2 MBOverview: What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human […]
Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 by Carlos M. N. EireRequirements: .ePUB reader, 133 MBOverview: A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion This fast-paced survey of Western civilization’s transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, […]
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila: A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books) by Carlos Eire Requirements: .ePUB reader, 9 MBOverview: The life and many afterlives of one of the most enduring mystical testaments ever written The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila is among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human […]