Ballou, Robert O. (Robert Oleson) 1892-1977

Overview

Works:	67 works in 205 publications in 1 language and 6,183 library holdings
Genres:	Sacred works Pictorial works Illustrated works Biography‡vApocryphal and legendary literature History Sonnets Controversial literature Paraphrases Biographies Sacred books
Roles:	Editor, Author, Other, Author of introduction, Correspondent

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Robert O Ballou

Letters : to Lester Douglas by Lester Douglas( )
George Dillon Papers by George Dillon( )
The fifteen first books of Robert O. Ballou publisher( Book )
Robert O. Ballou correspondence by Robert O Ballou( )
[Letter] 1933 Jan. 3, Montrose, Calif. [to] Robert O. Ballou by John Steinbeck( )

DuBose Heyward papers by DuBose Heyward( )
by George Dillon( )

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Most widely held works by Robert O Ballou

The Bible of the world by Robert O Ballou( Book )

29 editions published between 1934 and 1973 in English and held by 1,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The scriptural essence of eight great living source religions."--Introduction

William James on psychical research by William James( Book )

19 editions published between 1960 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 894 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

World Bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

18 editions published between 1944 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The gist of each of the world's eight most influential religious faiths, as revealed by their basic scriptures."--General introd., p. 13

Shinto, the unconquered enemy; Japan's doctrine of racial superiority and world conquest by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published between 1945 and 1954 in English and held by 495 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets of William Shakespeare : with the famous Temple notes and an introd. by William Shakespeare( Book )

3 editions published between 1961 and 1980 in English and held by 414 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roll, Jordan, roll by Julia Mood Peterkin( Book )

4 editions published between 1933 and 1934 in English and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Portable world Bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

7 editions published between 1944 and 1985 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Representative selections from Hindu, Confucianist, Taoist, Mohammedan, Buddhist, Judeo-Christian, and Zoroastrian sacred writings, chosen to convey the fundamental tenets and essence of each religion

Bamboo hospital : the story of a missionary family in Burma by Katherine L Read( Book )

4 editions published in 1961 in English and Undetermined and held by 275 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Dr. Albert Henderson and his wife went to Burma as medical missionaries in 1893. ... This is the story of their work---both medical and Christian---written by their eldest daughter who was born there in the Burmese jungle and baptised by a Shan minister in the muddy waters of a local river. Laughter and adventure run all through the narrative; and the story of dogged perseverance and faith, of the development of the hospital, orphanage and clinics, is enlivened with picturesque details of daily life in Burma; ..."--Dust jacket flap

The nature of religion by Robert O Ballou( Book )

3 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The other Jesus : a narrative based on apocryphal stories not included in the Bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of the Council on Books in Wartime, 1942-1946 by Council on Books in Wartime( Book )

7 editions published in 1946 in English and Undetermined and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The living Bible; a shortened version for modern readers based on the King James translation( Book )

2 editions published in 1952 in English and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets of William Shakespeare : with the famous Temple Notes and an introduction by Robert O. Ballou by William Shakespeare( Book )

7 editions published between 1961 and 1980 in English and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sonnets of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published between 1961 and 1978 in English and held by 118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A compilation of his sonnets with the famous Temple notes

A shortened arrangement of the Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version( Book )

2 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Viking portable library world bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published between 1944 and 1967 in English and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Where do I go from here? The life story of a forger by Roger Benton( Book )

2 editions published in 1936 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This He believed; the religion of Jesus of Nazareth as revealed by readings from the Old and New Testaments and other sources( Book )

3 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 66 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The glory of God; a letter to my son by Robert O Ballou( Book )

3 editions published in 1938 in English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Typescript, signed, with author's holograph corrections and printer's notations

The pocket world bible by Robert O Ballou( Book )

6 editions published between 1948 and 1964 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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