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Chearney Quotable Angel: A Treasury of Inspiring Quotations Spanning the Ages - Softcover

Ann Chearney, Lee

 
9780471131489: Chearney Quotable Angel: A Treasury of Inspiring Quotations Spanning the Ages
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471131482 ISBN 13: 9780471131489
Verlag: John Wiley &Sons, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

Exquisitely designed with classic drawings and engravings, this uplifting volume of timeless words contains hundreds of selections relating to the increasingly popular topic of angels. Includes quotes from classic and contemporary times and from such varied sources as Catholic prayers, African proverbs, Dante, Curtis Sliwa and Zora Neal Hurston. Features thumbnail sketches of all people and works quoted.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

LEE ANN CHEARNEY is president and editorial director of Amaranth, an independent book producer. She was formerly managing editor of the award-winning magazine Antaeus.
ELIZABETH SPIRES is the author of four collections of poems and teaches writing at Goucher College and Johns Hopkins University.

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""See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way. . . ."" --Exodus 23:2

""To embody the transcendent is why we are here."" --Sogyal Rinpoche The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

""Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly."" --G. K. Chesterton

They lift our spirits and nurture our souls. They watch over us, protect us, and guide us. They are the messengers of heaven.

Now, The Quotable Angel gathers together hundreds of quotations on the subject of angels, from biblical times to the present. Here is a radiant treasury to delight the mind and spirit. The power of angels shines through Catholic prayers and African proverbs, Dante and Dickinson, Shakespeare and Shaw. Pilots, presidents, politicians, and more also illuminate the profound nature of angelic grace. Clustered into topics ranging from Guardian Angels and Angels of Mercy to Angels' Voices and Angels of the Natural World, these quotations are enchanting, provocative, and timeless.

Exquisitely designed with classic drawings and engravings, The Quotable Angel will console, exalt, and inspire us all.

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Verlag
John Wiley &Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
1995
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471131482
ISBN 13 
9780471131489
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
256
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