Truth. A History and a Guide for the Perplexed

274 Pages·1999·3.55 MB·english

by  Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

T R U T H
Also by Felipe Fern6ndez-Armesto
The Canary Islands After the Conquest
Before Columbus
The Spanish Armada
Barcelona: A Thousand Years of the City's Past
Columbus
The Times Atlas of World Exploration (General Editor)
Columbus on Himself
Edward Gibbon's Atlas of the World
The Times Guide to the Peoples of Europe (Editor)
The European Opportunity (Editor)
The Global Opportunity (Editor)
The Times Illustrated History of Europe
Millennium: A History of Our Last Thousand Years
Reformation (with Derek Wilson)
T R U T H
A History and a Guide for the Perplexed
Felipe Ferniindez-Armesto
St. Martin's Press
New York
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TRUTH. Copyright O 1997 by Felipe Ferniindez-Armesto. All rights
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ISBN 0-312-24253-0
First published in Great Britain by Bantam Press, a division of
Transworld Publishers Ltd.
First U.S. Edition: November 1999
Preface
Introduction
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1 The Hairy Ball Teeth Optional
2 The God in the Saddle
3 The Cage of Wild Birds
4 The Dream of the Butterfly
5 The Death of Conviction
6 Life After Doubt
Notes
Index