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The Magician's Nephew is the sixth of the seven-book The Chronicles of Narnia series. This entry into the allegorical series tells the story of the creation of the world of Narnia by the lion Aslan. The events in the story take place 1000 years before The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of C. S. Lewis’s classic, Mere Christianity. Having sold over half a million copies in the UK alone, his overview of Christianity has been imitated many times, but never outdone. Mere Christianity brings together Lewis’s legendary broadcasts from the war years; talks in which he set out simply to ‘"explain and defend the belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times."

Narnia, Heimat der sprechenden Tiere, wo Wunder geschehen und eine neue Welt geboren wird. Mit Das Wunder von Narnia erzählt C. S. Lewis, wie das weltberühmte Abenteuer Narnia seinen Anfang nimmt. Durch die Experimente eines bösen Magiers geraten Polly und Digory nach Narnia, wo der mächtige Löwe Aslan mit seinem Gesang eine neue Welt zum Leben erweckt und den ewigen Kampf gegen die Weiße Hexe Jadis aufnimmt. Lewis' zeitlose Erzählung hat weltweit Millionen von Menschen verzaubert.

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century and a highly influential writer of his day. The Screwtape Letters is a classic of religious satire. Humorous and witty, the text consists of the letters of a senior demon to a younger one, coaching him on how to capture the soul of a Christian. With a narrative simultaneously comic and serious, the book is an insightful account of temptation and how to resist it.

Captif et désespéré, le dernier roi de Narnia appelle à son secours les enfants qui, tant de fois par le passé, ont sauvé le royaume de la destruction. Jill et Eustache sont donc de nouveau transportés à Narnia dont ils rêvent chaque jour en secret.

Terra 1941 - Narnia 2303. La pacifica Narnia è stata conquistata dagli umani. Folletti, giganti, fauni e ninfe si sono nascosti, insieme agli animali parlanti, nel fitto delle foreste, fra gli alberi amici. Nel mondo degli umani nessuno parla di loro, nessuno vuole ricordare. Ma il giovanissimo Caspian, l'erede al trono, decide di guidare la riscossa del popolo nascosto. Al suo fianco, quattro ragazzi che un tempo erano stati i saggi sovrani dell'antica Narnia. La battaglia è aperta.

For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: if God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain? And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungry for a true understanding of human nature.

Desperate to escape a harsh and narrow regime, two runaways unwittingly flee headlong into the centre of a terrible battle. This first sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes all the hallmarks of its famous predecessor, though this time the fate of Narnia is wound up in the lives of its own children, and a talking horse!

Terra 1949 - Narnia 2555. Il ciclo di Narnia è arrivato alla sua conclusione e tutti i personaggi dei sei romanzi precedenti vengono alla ribalta per salutare, dall'aquila Alidifuoco all'unicorno Diamante. Ma i veri eroi di questo "gran finale" sono Tirian, ultimo discendente dei re di Narnia, Jill ed Eustachio, che devono smascherare un assurdo impostore. Le forze del bene e del male si preparano alla battaglia decisiva, ma alla fine è al "cuore delle cose" che tutti dovranno guardare.

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James has never been in love. New to the idea of romance and still hiding in his own shell, he wonders how everyone can so easily find someone. And when he attends his sister’s wedding it becomes more obvious: He’ll never know. He’s convinced he’ll never find a person that can love him. Then Alex steps into his life. Can a single night of passion lead to a lifetime of happiness?

Terra 1942 - Narnia 2306. "C'era un ragazzo che si chiamava Eustachio Clarence Scrubb, e se lo meritava." E oltre a ritrovarsi questo nome, Eustachio, a differenza dei suoi cugini Edmund e Lucy, non è mai stato a Narnia. Perciò non poteva immaginare che guardando il quadro di un mare in tempesta, ci sarebbero finiti dentro! Per fortuna il principe Caspian li salverà e li porterà con sé a bordo del dorato Veliero dell'alba, in un lungo viaggio per arrivare alla Fine del Mondo.

A collection of the funny, curious verse written during the 19th and 20th centuries, read by some of Britain's most renowned actors. Humorous and whimsical verse are collated together in these timeless readings of poetry from our funniest writers. Performed by Sir John Gielgud; Imogen Stubbs; Tim Pigott-Smith; Peter Orr; Wendy Hillier.

Schnell kann man in des Teufels Falle geraten, ob man an ihn glaubt oder nicht. Jeder hat es schon erlebt - vielleicht nur nicht gemerkt...

C.S. Lewis's dazzling allegory about heaven and hell - and the chasm fixed between them - is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blake's ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell'. In a dream, the narrator boards a bus on a drizzly afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell. He meets a host of supernatural beings far removed from his expectations.

I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." So wrote C. S. Lewis of George MacDonald, the Scottish pastor and novelist who had a profound impact on Lewis' own literary and spiritual career. Here Lewis gathers 365 of MacDonald's most inspirational lines, prefacing them with details of the effects MacDonald had on Lewis himself.

Como expressar de maneira profunda um sentimento frequentemente tratado de forma tão rasa? Para o célebre escritor C.S. Lewis, o amor pode ser comunicado de quatro maneiras: Afeição, a forma mais básica de amar; Amizade, considerada a mais rara; Eros, o amor apaixonado; e Caridade, o maior e menos egoísta deles. Em Os quatro amores, um de seus livros mais influentes, Lewis contempla a essência desse sentimento e avalia como cada tipo se ajusta aos demais.

C.S. Lewis dedicated The Screwtape Letters to his good friend J.R.R. Tolkien. In the Christian classic, he tells the story through a series of letter written by the demon Screwtape. It is considered one of Lewis' greatest works.

Lucy und Edmund verbringen die Sommerferien bei ihrem unsympathischen Cousin Eustace. Ein magisches Bild bringt die drei auf die "Morgenröte", ein Schiff, das unter der Führung von Kaspian, König von Narnia, aufgebrochen ist, um das Schicksal von sieben verschollenen Lords zu erkunden. Die abenteuerliche Fahrt führt in Gebiete, die noch kein Narniane zuvor betreten hat. Was mag die wagemutige Crew hinter dem Horizont erwarten?

Sophia Abuda is an author who has done more than just create fantastical romance novels. She’s lived them. Somewhere along the way in her reincarnation cycle, her prince has been separated from her. Although she loves her husband Nathan, she still dreams of the long-lost love that will complete her.