Any book with an initial printing of 1.2 million copies in eight languages qualifies as a global publishing event, regardless of its author. But the release last week (March 10) of Pope Benedict XVI's latest tome was especially remarkable.
More to the point, Jesus of Nazareth -- Holy Week, is the latest work of Joseph Ratzinger. For it is the pope's original name that appears atop the cover and title page of this book, the second in a projected trilogy on the life and teachings of Jesus.
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