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K. Chesterton -The Apostle of Common Sense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presents a book of wonderful insights on how to \"look at the whole world through the eyes of Chesterton\". Since, as he says, \"Chesterton wrote about everything\", there is an ocean of his material to benefit from GKC's insights on a kaleidoscope of many important topics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChesterton wrote a hundred books on a variety of themes, thousands of essays for London newspapers, penned epic poetry, delighted in detective fiction, drew illustrations, and made everyone laugh by his keen humor. Everyone who knew Chesterton loved him, even those he debated with. His unique writing style that combines philosophy, spirituality, history, humor, and paradox have made him one of the most widely read authors of modern times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Ahlquist shows in his engaging volume, this most quoted writer of the 20th century has much to share with us on topics covering politics, art, education, wonder, marriage, fads, poetry, faith, charity and much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dane Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45027707289900,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"g-k-chesterton-collected-works","title":"G. K. Chesterton Collected Works","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContains three of Chesterton's most influential works. 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I have defended the institution of the family against his Platonic fancies about the state ... institutions of beef and beer against his hygienic severity of vegetarianism and total abstinence.... It is necessary to disagree with him as much as I do in order to admire him as I do; and I am proud of him as a foe even more than as a friend.\" Table of Contents: Acknowledgements General Editors' Introduction Introduction by Denis J. Conlon Collected Plays Dialogue between Our Lord and St. Joseph The Wild Knight Time's Abstract and Brief Chronicle Magic The Flying Inn The Temptation of St. Anthony The Turkey and the Turk What You Won't The Judgement of Dr. Johnson The Surprise The Ages Are Passing Chesterton on Shaw The Great Shawkspear Mystery Sorry, I'm Shaw On the Alleged Pessimism of Shakespeare How I Found Superman George Bernard Shaw G.B.S. versus G.K.C. 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But it is his quest for religious conviction and his conversion to faith that is central to his story which he tells with great modesty, gentleness and intelligence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dane Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45062015385900,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"g-k-chesterton-collection-novels","title":"G.K. Chesterton Collection Novels","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGilbert Keith Chesterton, (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) better known as G.K. Chesterton, was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary and art critic, biographer, and Christian apologist. Chesterton is often referred to as the \"prince of paradox.\" Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: \"Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.\" In this book: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare The Man Who Knew Too Much Orthodoxy Heretics Eugenics and Other Evils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dane Books \u0026 Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45062060605740,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-man-who-knew-too-much","title":"The Man Who Knew Too Much","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Man Who Knew Too Much and other stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1922) is a book of detective stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton. 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Perhaps the most light-hearted of all Chesterton's \"serious\" works, Manalive pits a group of disillusioned young people against Mr. Innocent Smith, a bubbly, high-spirited gentleman who literally falls into their midst. 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