A historical novel set within the first century C.E. Follow the lives of some of the ancient characters mentioned in the New Testament. Meet Magdala. Phoebe, John the son of Zebedee, Lysander, Mariam, and more, as they face the challenges of poverty, disease, Herders, and the strong arm of the Roman Empire. Weep when Jerusalem is destroyed

From the first woman Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Bertha von Suttner (1905), to the latest and youngest female Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai (2014), this book in its second edition provides a detailed look at the lives and accomplishments of each of these sixteen Prize winners. They did not expect recognition or fame for their work--economist Emily Greene Balch (1946) was surprised to learn that anyone knew about her. But they did not work in isolation: all met with discouragement, derision, threats or--in Yousafazi's case--attempted murder and exile. A history of the Prize and a...