I Will Be Called John: A Biography of Pope John XXIII Tapa dura - 1973

Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. ex-library with usual markings, edge wear to jacket and boards, some soiling to page ends, sunning to jacket spine. Before he became pope, scarcely anyone outside the Vatican had heard of him. By the time he died, less than five years later, he was one of the best-loved men in the world. The son of simple peasants who worked a stony tenant farm in a northern Italian village, the man born Angelo Roncalli and destined for sainthood as Pope John XXIII never forgot his humble beginnings nor lost his innate love of humanity. He was a brother to all men, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, and was revered by men of every faith and philosophy. His climb up the hierarchical ladder was slow and often painful. Conservative forces within the church suspected him of modernist tendencies, and he was shunted off to the backwaters in the Balkans. Then, after two decades of obscurity, he was… Leer más

Reader's Digest Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ page clean/ D.J. not price clipped; creased; several tears and chips; moderate edge wear/ several pages and page tips creased/ corners and spine bumped/ board edges frayed

Reader's Digest Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Binding good. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

Reader's Digest Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 9x6x1.

Reader`s Digest Press, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1.

Reader`s Digest Press, 1973-01-01. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1.

Reader's Digest Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Reader's Digest Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Reader's Digest Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Reader's Digest Press, 1973. Hardcover. Good.