On Human Work : Laborem Exercens
Pope John Paul II was elected to the papacy in October 1978 and served the Church until his death in 2005.  During his papacy, he wrote 14 encyclicals, 15 apostolic exhortations, 11 apostolic constitutions, and 45 apostolic letters. He also published five books includingThe Poetry of John Paul II--Roman Triptych: Meditations.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.