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The book presents human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City (often colloquially referred to as the City of Man, and mentioned once on page 644, chapter 1 of book 15) and the City of God, a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter. The City of God is marked by people who forgo earthly pleasure to ...
Mystical City of God. Title page of the revelations of Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, 1722, Verdussen, Antwerp. Mystical City of God is a book written in the 17th century by the Franciscan nun Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. According to María de Ágreda, the book was to a considerable extent dictated to her by the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
The authors of Lebor Gabála Érenn were strongly influenced by such religious texts as St. Augustine of Hippo's 5th-century book, City of God. The LGE seems to have been influenced by four major Christian works in particular: St Augustine's De Civitate Dei, (The City of God), (413–426 AD) Orosius's Historiae adversum paganos, "Histories", (417)
City of Thieves is a 2008 historical fiction novel by David Benioff.It is, in part, a coming of age story set in the World War II siege of Leningrad.It follows the adventures of two youths as they desperately search for a dozen eggs at the behest of a Soviet NKVD officer, a task that takes them far behind enemy lines.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon is a non-fiction book by American author David Grann.Published in 2009, the book recounts the activities of the British explorer Percy Fawcett who, in 1925, disappeared with his son in the Amazon rainforest while looking for the ancient "Lost City of Z".
City of God. (Lins novel) City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 1997 semi- autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus, a favela in Western Rio de Janeiro where Lins grew up. [1] It is the only novel by Lins that has been published. It took Lins 8 years to complete the book.
Ablom, Refuge for Omer and his Family. Plains of Agosh, Jaredite battle area. Aiath (/ ˈaɪəθ /), [1] Also known as Ai (Bible) (possibly Et-Tell) Wilderness of Akish, Jaredite Refuge and Battle Area. Valley of Alma, Rest stop for Alma and his Followers. City of Ammonihah, Wicked Nephite City, 'Desolation of Nehors'.
The office is excited over the annual Halloween costume contest, the winner receives a Scranton-area coupon book. Oscar Martinez, frustrated that no one else seems to realize what a meager prize a coupon book really is (as it is worth over $15,000 in savings, however the rest of the office thinks that is the actual worth), changes out of his costume and snarkily states that he is dressed up as ...