Walker Percy

Jesus Christ was very clear. One day he will return -- and none of us knows when. Vocal fanatics claim to know the details of the Second Coming, causing many Christians to all but ignore the good news that Jesus is coming again. Yet God's own Word commands us to know the signs of the times, to remain watchful, and to be ready -- whenever Christ comes. This book is a straightforward, in-depth exploration of the key biblical texts regarding the Second Coming: most notably, Christ's longest and most important eschatological message, the Olivet Discourse. As you study what the Word of God says about these matters, it will stir in your heart an earnest longing for Christ's return -- as well as a certainty about how to live expectantly until he comes again. - Back cover.

"Symbol and existence will prove fascinating to Walker Percy scholars and fans who wish to decipher Percy's authentic philosophical stance. Percy, an existentialist Catholic at his core, was also a scientist seeking an objective paradigm to portray his views. Symbol and existence demonstrates that Percy was quite methodical and logical in his thought and provides an entirely new perspective on his scholarship. Much of this book is unique and has never been published before; however, some sections were revised and published as isolated journal articles or book chapters, never presented as the unified whole that Percy intended. The orderly unity of Percy's work has not previously been accessible to scholars and fans. Symbol and existences systematic presentation and its new material offer fresh insight and a more accurate view of Percy's ideas. His early philosophical writings were often revised and significantly modified by outside editorial intent to conform to prevailing intellectual currents of the time. Readers of some published articles with corresponding passages in Symbol and Existence will be surprised to discover major changes in meaning from Percy's initial writing due to editorial intrusion and loss of context upon their removal from Symbol and existence. As the only known systematic representation of Percy's general working theory, Symbol and existence gives an important framework for his diverse intellectual background--philosophy and psychology, medicine and anthropology, semiotic and zoology--creating a coherent view of Percy's "radical anthropology"--

Walker Percy, a Catholic, a physician, a man bent to philosophy, became interested in semiotics, the field which studies the meaning of language when he involved himself in teaching his congenitally deaf daughter to speak. In the process he discovered that to understand man (or man the wayfarer as he called us) one should start with understanding language, that singularly unique attribute of man. This book is about what he discovered along the way and is totally fascinating. The reader will learn little about the highly technical field of semiotics, but will see human nature clearly. It is worth the read.

"When Fidel Castro opened the Cuban port at Mariel on April 23, 1980, two Episcopal parish priests in New Orleans found themselves thrust into the unlikely role of rescuers. Risking arrest and their personal safety, Father Joe Morris Doss and Father Leo Frade defied both Cuban and American governments to deliver over four hundred emigres to freedom. A memoir with the suspense and intrigue of a political thriller, Let the Bastards Go recounts how two seemingly ordinary men - bolstered by their faith - led an extraordinary mission."--BOOK JACKET.

Mimosa Shenson, daughter of a brilliant historian, finds herself orphaned and penniless in Tunisia, until the opportunity arises to step into the shoes of her wealthy young cousin, who is missing, perhaps kidnapped. Mimosa is innocent of her cousin's scandalous reputation, which lures to her luxurious villa the dashing Duke of Alrock, fresh from the pleasures of Paris. The Duke is fascinated by Roman archaeology, and soon the two are off to explore the ruins of an ancient Phoenician city. Attacked by malefactors, the Duke and his lovely guide prevail, and claim their reward of a lifetime of love.

"This edition, signed by the author, is limited to three hundred and fifty numbered copies"--Prelimimary p. LC has signed, unnumbered copy, deposited for copyright.

Study (based on previous M. A. thesis) about Lancelot as a literary character in french and portuguese medieval texts.

Dr. Tom More, puzzled by the unusual actions of some of his female patients, uncovers a criminal experiment to control the behavior of the citizens of Feliciana, Louisiana through the use of drugs in the water supply.