books by Garry Wills     books:       Saint Augustine: A Life (Penguin Lives Biographies)31 reviews Garry Wills Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Not a Good Introduction but it will be Stimulating for the Informed Reader Any biography on Augustine will always linger in the shadow of the great Peter Brown's work, which is a classic treatment of the philosopher/bishop without rival in the English speaking world. Therefore, anyone desiring a complete portrait of St Augustine must first behold the masterpiece found in the pages of Brown's Augustine of Hippo. This being done, Wills book can be fully appreciated. ...             What the Gospels Meant19 reviews Garry Wills Viking Adult, 2008 What the Gospels Meant In extremely good shape! I was both surprised and pleased by what I saw :)             Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership9 reviews Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 1995 Nuances with lots of food for thought I picked up this book intending to read only a couple of chapters. I ended up reading the entire book with fascination. This is the kind of book that makes one think, reflect, and re-evaluate simplistic cultural paradigms. Those who confuse leaders with super heroes or think leadership has to do with wielding power to combat evil would benefit from reading this book. Wills does an excellent job ...             James Madison: (The American Presidents Series)26 reviews Garry Wills Times Books, 2002 Well written addition to the series Garry Wills, eminent author on the American mind, writes a literate and compelling political biography of James Madison, "Jemmy" as he was called earlier in his life. Here was someone whose resume seems made to become president. Yet this man, "the Father of the Constitution," was not near the success that one might have guessed from his background. His pedigree includes: key figure in the ...             What Paul Meant48 reviews Garry Wills Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 What Paul Meant Review of: "What Paul Meant" By: Garry Wills Paul was the first letter writer of Christianity. His epistles are considered the most pessimistic writings of the early church. Despite the pessimism of Paul's epistles, he guided the early church and aided the growth of the early church. The author, Garry Wills, calls the growth of the early church an explosion of belief. He says of ...             Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence9 reviews Garry Wills Mariner Books, 2002 Missing an "N" To the staff of Amazon, please correct the typo in the title of this book? The word "Independence" is listed as "Indepedence". Thank you.             Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library)56 reviews Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 2006 I started reading again Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America (Simon & Schuster Lincoln Library) I had been reading only business books until this book came out. I had always enjoyed reading about Lincoln and the Civil War. Wills book brought all that back to life for me and I set out reading history and literature again. His style with great research took me straight to scenes. I read it in one ...             What Jesus Meant69 reviews Garry Wills Viking Adult, 2006 Will's God I am most familiar with the Garry Wills who writes scholarly historical treatises on the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, even Henry Adams (Henry Adams and the Making of America). Lately, he's been busy writing essays on spiritual issues as a devout Catholic, and as I always liked and respected historical work, I took this slim volume for a spin . . . . . . And a worthwhile ...             The Confessions of Saint Augustine1 review Augustine of Hippo Penguin Classics, 2006 An Engaging Translation Garry Wills' translation of Saint Augustine's "Confessions" brings this work to life. Wills has rendered Augustine's Latin into beautifully flowing contemporary English. It is commendable that he was able to do this while preserving the personal character of this saint's life story and demonstrating the complexity and depth of Augustine's thought. While reading this book, I often felt amazed ...             Head and Heart: American Christianities12 reviews Garry Wills Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Varieties of Christian Experience in America! Christianity in America is as varied as it is fervent, as diverse as it is constant. In Head and Heart, Gary Wills gives us a rich, thorough, and at many (not all) points celebratory history of Christian pluralism in America. Throughout his historical survey, Wills points out that American Christianities can be divided into two basic groups: "head" religions, which look towards the rational side ...             Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man3 reviews Garry Wills Mariner Books, 2002 Forgotten masterpiece It's too bad that this book is out of print. Probably it stopped selling because of its title -- people must have assumed that it was only relevant for the Nixon era. Not so! The book is valuable today for the evocation of the early part of that time (especially the summer of 1968), but more than that, it is a masterful analysis of that collection of shared intellectual assumptions that make up a ...             Scoundrel Time6 reviews Lillian Hellman Back Bay Books, 2000 An artful yet compendious, vitriolic written declaration. Desensitized for a long time to the stressful pain of the infamous McCarthy period, Scoundrel Time must have been a most cathartic memoir for Lillian Hellman to write; it is, of the autobiographical trilogy, the most unfeigned and succinct of the three books. Her voice resonates, echoes, and behind hers, the voices of other 'Red Scare' victims closely follow. This is not her book alone; it is a ...             A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government49 reviews Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 2002 Excellent book on US history, politics, and dissent This is a fantastic book. Wills does a great job in discussing the general theories of the different steps people take when they disagree with government policy or action, with a number of pertinent examples. Wills is excellent when discussing the beliefs of the American revolutionaries (which, he reminds us, were not revolting but seceding), and how those beliefs led to the Articles of ...             The Rosary8 reviews Garry Wills Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Great !!! Wills writes a great book that is good for both Catholics and non-Catholics. He writes in an enjoyable and engaging style. Has a nice chapter going into depth on each of the 20 mysteries. I have loaned it to a few close friends one from an Anglican Background and one Mennonite both enjoyed the book and found it very useful. A book can not receive more praise than that.             Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit150 reviews Garry Wills Image, 2001 The real Catholic orthodoxy Wills gives an honest, well written reflection on his own Catholic tradition and the conflicting voices within it. He chooses among those voices, deciding for himself which ones best reflect Jesus' teaching. Like many Catholics before him, he concludes we are called to use our freedom wisely, not give it up completely. We are urged to a personal relation with God, not blind submission to a human ...             Head and Heart: A History of Christianity in America Garry Wills Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Gary Wills has won significant acclaim for his bestselling works of religion and history. Here, for the first time, he combines both disciplines in a sweeping examination of Christianity in America throughout the last 400 years. Wills argues that the struggle now?as throughout our nation?s history?is between the head and the heart, reason and emotion, enlightenment and Evangelism. A landmark volume for anyone interested in either politics or ...             Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment2 reviews Garry Wills Doubleday, 1984 An Immensely Important Book Very little in our high school or college histories prepares us for the Washington we encounter in these pages. The roles of revolutionary warrior and first president have been reprised often in other countries so we are now over-familiar with someone being called 'the George Washington of someplace or other'. Wills points out that Washington, by force of his personality and integrity came to ...             Henry Adams and the Making of America12 reviews Garry Wills Mariner Books, 2007 Henry Adams: Who Knew? I was one of those who had only read "The Education" and found Adams a bit gloomy -- though his chapter "The Dynamo and The Virgin" I've found endlessly fascinating (see below). So, when I heard an NPR interview with Wills I bought the book. This is the point of the book: that historians and readers totally misinterpret Adams' view of America. He was a major and optimistic proponent of a United ...             Under God: Religion and American Politics Garry Wills Simon & Schuster, 2007 In Under God, Garry Wills, one of our liveliest and most eminent political observers, moves through the tapestry of American history, illuminating the instances where American politics and American religion have collided. Beginning with the 1988 presidential contest, an election that included two ministers and a senator accused of sin, Wills surveys our history to show the continuity of present controversies with past religious struggles and ...             Why I Am a Catholic45 reviews Garry Wills Mariner Books, 2003 What being a Catholic really means Garry Wills has a vast knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church, and uses it to great effect in this book. He says "The job of a loyal Catholic is to give support (of the Church) that is not uncritical, or unreasoning, or abject, but one that is clear-eyed and yet loving." 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