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George Lane argues that the Mongols were not only subjugators who swept all before them but one of the great organising forces of world history. His book traces the rise of the Great Khan in 1206 to the dissolution of the empire in 1368 by the Ming Dynasty.

A brief introduction to the basic beliefs of Catholics.

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This brief but multifaceted study looks to the sources of the Christian spiritual tradition in order to establish a firm ground for a vital contemporary Christian spirituality. Quoting the great Jesuit scientist and mystic Teilhard de Chardin, "Everything is the sum of the past, nothing is comprehensible except through its history, " author George Lane, SJ, examines the masters of Christian spirituality in their historical contexts. Fr. Lane s...

Excerpt from Dipped From the Stream: A Composite of Verses Dipped From the Stream of Sympathy, Sentiment and Truth After All They may say when my labors are ended That I lacked all the gifts of the great, They may find in my work nothing splendid, And may call it but third or fourth rate, They may pity me even for trying To climb to a place on the height, They may scorn all my efforts, denying That my pinions Were fashioned for flight. ...

Excerpt from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges George Martin Lane died on the thirtieth of June, 1897. His Latin Grammar, in the preparation of which he had been engaged, during the intervals of teaching in Harvard University, for nearly thirty years, was at that time approaching completion. The first two hundred and ninety-one pages had been stereotyped, the pages immediately following, on the Relative Sentence and the Conjunctive Par...

The Mongols are often associated with the arts of warfare and annals of horror, but a more realistic association would be their contribution to international trade and cultural exchange during the medieval age. Thematic chapters, biographical sketches, a glossary, maps, illustrations, and selected primary documents provide fresh insight on a regretfully underexamined period.The legacy of the Mongols has often been associated with their contrib...

The Mongol Empire was the mightiest land empire the world has ever seen. At its height it was twice the size of its Roman equivalent. For a remarkable century and a half it commanded a population of 100 million people, while the rule of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan marched undefeated from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. George Lane argues that the Mongols were not only subjugators who swept all before them but one of the great organising forc...

Investigate the way ordinary people lived under the reign of Ghengis Khan in this illuminating, unparalleled exploration of Mongol life. Ideal for high school students, undergraduates, and general readers interested in culture and history.

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Excerpt from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges For the indexes, and for much valuable help in proof reading, I heartily thank Dr. J. W. Walden, another of Professor Lane's pupils. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally re...

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Lane examines the masters of Christian spirituality in their historical context. He shows why oriental hermits, monks from the occident, Basil, Athanasius, Origen, Jerome, Augustine, Benedict, Dominic, Francis, Ignatius of Loyola, Teilhard, and others, were individuals who had an impact in their own time and why today they have much to offer us.

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