Timeless and moral economic wisdom for life's choices and changes derived from the parables of the New Testament. In The Economics of the Parables, Rev. Robert Sirico pulls back the veil of modernity to reveal the timeless economic wisdom of the parables. Thirteen central stories--including "The Laborers in the Vineyard," "The Rich Fool," "The Five Talents," and "The Faithful Steward"--serve as his guide, revealing practical lessons in caring for...

The Madman, His Parables and Poems is a book written by Kahlil Gibran, which was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1918, with illustrations reproduced from original drawings by the author. It was Gibran's first book in English to be published, also marking the beginning of the second phase of Gibran's career. May Ziadeh, with whom Gibran had been corresponding since 1912, reviewed it in Al-Hilal, a magazine in Egypt. (Source: Wikipedia)...

A Sufi teaching tale of a boy without a name who visits a wise man and acquires both a name and a wonderful dream.

A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.

Este libro presenta a los niños las enseñanzas de Jesucristo, contando 8 de sus cuentos o parábolas. Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus.

A young boy determinedly follows the instructions of the Grand Master in the hope of gaining knowledge, only to be surprised as how he acquires it. Based on a Sufi tale.

A Sufi teaching tale from Afghanistan about an old woman who insists that an eagle must really be a pigeon.