The Hotel : A Week in the Life of the Plaza 9781480484702, 9781504051149

A look inside New York's icon of luxury: "Reading The Hotel] is at least as enjoyable--and certainly less expe

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The Hotel : A Week in the Life of the Plaza
9781480484702, 9781504051149

Parade of millionaires -- A typical French house -- A Greek tragedy -- The Wet Age -- The big landlord -- The 39 widows

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"I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but

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In first-century Rome, following Jesus comes at a tremendous social cost. An urbane Roman landowner and merchant is intr

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Enter a world of warfare and treachery, of duty and honor, of love and loyalty, interwoven with the inner workings of a

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In first-century Ephesus, life is not easy for women. A young wife meets her daily struggles with equanimity and courage

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The power of an hour -- How to focus : the power in the hour -- How to think critically -- How to think creatively -- Pe

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It's AD 70. And amidst smoke, clamor, and terror, Jerusalem is falling to the Romans, its temple being destroyed. A

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Ben Witherington III attempts to reenchant our reading of Paul in this creative reconstruction of ancient Corinth. Follo

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Blending the personal with the political, these poems explore the deleterious effects of adversity and trauma on a globa

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