The apostle Bartholomew is long remembered for the gruesome nature of his martyrdom. It is an image popularized by Renaissance art, and famed for its brutality. However, the legends that surrounds the life, ministry, and death of this apostle are varied. All accounts name Armenia as the region of his death, and as the founder of the church in that nation. Yet, there is still considerable mystery to his activity. This text contains three different account regarding his life, all from differ...

The Acts of St. Matthew is a text composed sometime between the 4th and century century in either Greek or Classical Syriac. It recounts the apocryphal sojourns of the apostle Matthew in an unspecified country. During his travels he encounters various royal official and attempts to teach them about the Gospel of Christ, which ultimately results in his death and martyrdom. Speculation regarding the whereabouts of these events were common, but the text does not grant any clear intended geogr...

The Gospel of James, also known as the Infancy Gospel of James, the Book of James, and the Protoevangelium of James, is an apocryphal gospel probably written about AD 145, which expands backward in time the infancy stories contained in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and presents a narrative concerning the birth and upbringing of Mary herself. It is the oldest source to assert the virginity of Mary not only prior to, but during (and after) the birth of Jesus.

"Walker has done ample justice to American valor and patriotism." -Hunt's Merchants' Magazine"His style is lively, often graphic... a good gift to the American people." - United States ReviewThe defense of New Orleans must be regarded as the most complete and brilliant in all its parts and in its results, in modern warfare. That victory affords valuable lessons and glorious illustrations of the valor of our citizen soldiers and of the geniu...

In "Beauty: Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classification of Beauty in Woman," Alexander Walker embarks on an ambitious exploration of aesthetic principles, examining the intricate relationship between beauty and femininity. The text deftly combines philosophical inquiry with art criticism, employing a methodical analytical prose that reflects the Enlightenment ideals of reason and classification. Walker meticulously categorizes the various attributes that define beauty while simul...

This classic text takes a philosophical approach to analyzing the concept of beauty. The analysis covers the beauty of inanimate objects as well as the beauty of humans and the face in particular.

The definitive guide to a Hollywood legend.Few stars are as loved as Audrey Hepburn, today as much as ever. Beautiful, delicate, graceful - but always warm and natural - she stole our hearts. She was also brave, working tirelessly for UNICEF in the face of her own failing health. in this moving and heartwarming biography Alexander Walker traces the extraordinary combination of luck and talent that allowed a fragile little girl,who nearly died in Hitler's occupied E...

A serious and in-depth look at one of the great legends of Hollywood by the London film critic and author of Audrey: Her Real Story.Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps the most "public" of the great stars: an Oscar–winning actress who lived her entire life in the glare of the spotlights. Much has been written about her, but now—with the readability, sensitivity, and thoroughness that have made his previous biographies bestsellers—Alexander Walker explores the roo...

The Acts of St. Matthew is a text composed sometime between the 4th and century century in either Greek or Classical Syriac. It recounts the apocryphal sojourns of the apostle Matthew in an unspecified country. During his travels he encounters various royal official and attempts to teach them about the Gospel of Christ, which ultimately results in his death and martyrdom. Speculation regarding the whereabouts of these events were common, but the text does not grant any clear intended geogr...

The book is about Christian dating and how satanic influences use social programming and conditioning to produce mindsets and behaviors that prevent men and women from obtaining and maintaining godly marriages. Thus, practices that condition and program one’s mind and behaviors toward the teachings of Jesus Christ and therefore toward marriages that glorify God are introduced.

Alexander Walker "Beauty: Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classification of Beauty in Woman" is an insightful exploration into the difficult realm of feminine splendor. Published as a comprehensive examine, Walker delves deep into the multifaceted elements of what defines and characterizes splendor in ladies. In this masterful paintings, Walker employs a meticulous evaluation and category technique, dissecting the subjective and objective factors that make contributions to the notio...

A title in the Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas initiative, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.A Grammar of Southern Pomo is the first comprehensive description of the Southern Pomo language, which lost its last fluent speaker in 2014. Southern Pomo is one of seven Pomoan languages once spoken in the vicinity of Clear Lake and the Russian River drainage of California. Prior to European contact, a third of all Pomoan peoples spoke Southern Pomo,...