Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science And Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe - Rilegato

"Like a favorite college professor who could make any subject fascinating and understandable, Thomas Cahill takes us on an intoxicating journey through medieval Europe in Mysteries of the Middle Ages. Throughout it all, you are keenly aware that the author wants you to fall in love with this pivotal period in Western civilization every bit as much as he did....Cahill spans centuries of history beautifully and seamlessly, giving readers a lovingly painted picture of the high Middle Ages and how its sensibilities evolved to shape ours today."
--The Los Angeles Times

"A prodigiously gifted populizar of Western philosophical and religious thought spotlights exemplary Christians in the High Middle Ages...Cahill serves as an irresistible guide: never dull, sometimes provocative, often luminous."
—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea

“Fascinating...Commendable...Cahill has an impressive knowledge of the Greek world....His admirable skill at summing up movements of enormous complexity surfaces throughout the book.”
—Seattle Times

“Astonishing...If anybody can get us reading about Homer, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Thucydides, Xenophon and more, Cahill will.”
—Chicago Tribune
Praise for Desire of the Everlasting Hills

“Each of [Cahill’s] books offers moments of genuine insight into the workings of culture, literature, and the human heart.”
—Commonweal

“With grace, skill, and erudition, he summarizes obtuse semantic and historical arguments, highlights the findings most relevant to lay readers, and draws disparate material together in his portraits of Jesus, his mother, Mary, and the apostle Paul.”
—Washington Post Book World
Praise for The Gifts of the Jews

“Captivating...Persuasive as well as entertaining...Mr. Cahill’s book is a gift.”
—New York Times

“Cahill’s clearly voiced, jubilant song of praise to the gifts of the Jews is itself a gift—a splendid story, well told.”
—Boston Globe

Praise for How the Irish Saved Civilization

“Charming and poetic...an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into the distant past, a small treasure.”
—New York Times

“Cahill’s lively prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history.”
—Boston Globe