“cedar paul”

General editor Lloyd J. Ogilvie brings together a team of skilled and exceptional communicators to blend sound scholarship with life-related illustrations. The design for the Preacher's Commentary gives the reader an overall outline of each book of the Bible. Following the introduction, which reveal... More

1921. Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, essayist, mystic, and pacifist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. He had a strong sense of social responsibility and believed that art must be a part of the struggle to bring enlightenment to people. Rolland's biographer, Zweig, a... More

Casanova (1725-1798), a Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city, created myths about both himself and his Italian contemporaries. In this masterly biographical essay, Stefan Zweig examines the man and the city he left behind but never forgot. He notes that "imaginative wri... More

Kept by a Viennese schoolgirl from the ages of 11 to 14, this authentic diary first appeared in 1919. In a gently ironic tone, the book relates daily encounters and experiences as well as private conversations. Richly expressive, it chronicles the passage from childhood to puberty with an honesty th... More