The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Popes and the Papacy [Paperback]

Brandon Toropov (Author)

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About the Author

Brandon Toropov is a Boston-based writer whose published works include: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Along With Difficult People. Macmillan, March 1997. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World's Religions, with Father Luke Buckles. Macmillan, August 1997. The Encyclopedia of Cold War Politics. Facts On File, Inc., July 2000. 50 Biggest Baseball Myths. Citadel Press, May 1997. How to Impress Anybody About Anything: Sound Smarter Than You Are About Everything from Aerodynamics to Zen Buddhism, with Leslie Hamilton. Citadel Press, December 1998. Who Was Eleanor Rigby el and 908 More Questions and Answers about the Beatles. HarperCollins, November 1996.

Mr. Toropov is also the author of a number of plays. These include Seven Affidavits on Authority, produced in Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, in 2000; An Undivided Heart, workshopped at the National Playwrights Conference in 1994; and The Job Search, produced at the Manhattan Punch Line in 1987.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 1st edition (November 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028642902
• ISBN-13: 978-0028642901
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Catholicism > Popes

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Learned A Great Deal, March 9, 2002

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Popes and the Papacy (Paperback)

Found this book quite insightful. Kept my interest throughout. I learned many facts about both the Pope and the Papacy that I never knew. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore the origins of Catholicism.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, August 14, 2005

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D. D Lawson (Pasadena, Calif. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Popes and the Papacy (Paperback)

I like this series and I was happy with this book. I am just sorry that a few things were left out like why was mandatory celibacy was introduced. (So that the Church could better control the clergy)But like I said its a good introduction to a very old and complex subject.