Insight: 240 books

Assembled in this volume are his sermons on the Song of Song, which are in chronological order addressed to various personnel. This is book four of four. It is hard to know how to characterize Bernard of Clairvaux. On the one hand, he is called the “honey-tongued doctor” for his eloquent writings...

In bringing together the finer thoughts of Greek and Roman authors, it was impossible not to be struck by their great likeness to what is found in the inspired writings of the Old and New Testament. Here and there in variant Greek and Latin volumes, attention was drawn to this parallelism, but it...

nsight Text Guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide includes the following: • Character map • Notes on the author’s life and work • Brief synopsis and character summaries • Context and background...

In the life of “Spiritual Pilgrim” what strikes one particularly is how each manifestation of God is so marvelous that it throws in the shade or blots out entirely all those that preceded it. They are at a loss to express their admiration of this effect of God’s love. Something similar to this...

There are few who can achieve what he has in such a short time. Moreover, few have amassed the written works as Spurgeon, The few who may be considered are the likes of Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, Bonaventure and Bernard to name a few. In this effort there will not be a presentation of his sermons,...

It has been the lot of many a scholar to grapple with the difficulties of an ancient text so successfully that the result of his labors has been accepted as substantially representing the original work of the author: few editors indeed can be credited with an achievement equal to that of Abbot Butler,...

nsight Text Guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide includes the following: • Character map • Notes on the author’s life and work • Brief synopsis and character summaries • Context and background...

nsight Text Guides are written by practising English teachers, professional writers, reviewers and academics who are experts in their fields. Each guide includes the following: • Character map • Notes on the author’s life and work • Brief synopsis and character summaries • Context and background...

A life, if represented by a boat floats in the ocean can never arrive at its destination without proper coordinates. If left “uncaptained”, the boat guided by the wind without any regard to where the individual thinks it should go, will eventually land wherever the wind takes it. Too often we...

Bob Danzig, the former CEO of Hearst Newspapers, has tapped into the source of leadership by nailing down nine powers of leadership inherent in every person. In this masterful book, Bob presents 34 inspiring profiles of successful leaders who, together, define leadership. Profiles include: Itzhak...

Negative thoughts have an easy time reaching people in this busy day and age. Whether you lose your job, or experience a change in your marital status, experiencing negative thoughts is common. Fear, worry, and stress are laden with negative emotions that drag you down. Being positive is directly...

Business Leader Bob Danzig never forgot his childhood in foster care. In Conversations with Bobby, he reconnects with the foster child he was so many years ago. What follows is a deeply personal story, which reveals how the challenges Bob faced growing up shaped his career and ultimately, seeded his...

Whether a patient has cancer, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease ALS, AIDS. . .there is one thing all of these diseases have in common: someone is caring for the one who is ill. Long-term care means the caregiver is busy, overwhelmed, tired and has little opportunity to realize,...

Most of the real champions in our lives are people whose strength is their compassion for the well-being of others. Every Child Deserves a Champion: Including the Child Within You! is a testimonial to everyone who has experienced positive changes because someone chose to champion them or because they...