From Publishers WeeklyIn this compelling volume, Medieval history expert Mortimer (The Fears of Henry IV) transports readers to jolly, squalid old England for a thorough survey of everyday 14th century life. Going beyond the "nasty, brutish and short" of it, Mortimer's immersive visitor's-guide approach to popular history gives readers a seamless sense of being there. The population is young-"Half of the population is aged twenty-one or less"-but incredibly diverse. The idea that social classes were distinct and few-fighters, prayers, and farmers-gets exploded in Mortimer's examination society and the Medieval character, including everything from humor and juggling to mariners to doctors. Mortimer even argues, convincingly, over relative standards of hygiene ("to regard a medieval kitchen as 'dirty' because it has not been wiped down with modern detergent is to apply our own standards inappropriately"). He also looks at the role of period's four greatest writers of the time , and reveals the horrors of contemporary medicine (with terrifying descriptions of the plague) and law (the outskirts of every town were decorated with the hanged corpses of minor criminals). Mortimer's toungue-in-cheek vistor's guide is an impressive accomplishment, turning 600 years of history transparent to give 21st century audiences a clear view on Medieval life. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review“In this compelling volume, Mortimer transports his readers. . . . Gives readers a seamless sense of being there. . . . An impressive accomplishment, turning 600 years of history transparent to give 21st-century readers a clear view of medieval life.” –Publishers Weekly “Mortimer addresses every aspect of medieval life, from the mundane to the bizarre. . . . Travel guides are designed to deliver helpful information about faraway places, but this one gets to the heart of a different time zone.” –The Washington Post “Chock-full of surprises, this is exceptional social history, compellingly told; there should be ‘travel books’ like this for every century. Start reading, and you won't want to stop.” –Library Journal"The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable medieval historian of our time." --The Times (UK) Views: 18
The Romantics is a thrilling adventure shot through with danger and heroism, with greed and jealousy, and with love and honor.The daughter of a Hispanic landowner, Marina Clark has been given a map that purports to lead the way to a hidden cache of Spanish gold. To her husband, Adrian, his beautiful wife and her map are the keys to restoring his family's fortunes and honor, both lost during the Civil War.The Clarks' guide through sun- and sand-blasted lands of what will one day become the American Southwest is Jack Cameron, a deadly shot who has won fame as an Indian scout. It should be an easy trip, assuming they can avoid marauding Apaches and greedy Mexican rurales. But the Clarks are not the only ones seeking the gold. Gaston Bachelard, a former Confederate Army officer turned bandit, is hot on the Clarks' trail, eager to use the Spanish gold to fuel a revolution in Texas. Bachelard will kill anyone who stands in his way. Views: 18
The new race-against-the-clock thriller from the master of the triple cross.Not
all scars are visible. Jonathan Kellaway needs no reminding of that on
the verge of his retirement from china clay conglomerate
Intercontinental Kaolins. The company has left its mark in pits and
spoil heaps around the world. But it has also left a no less enduring
mark on some of those who have worked for it, Kellaway included. Its
past, as well as its future, is a treacherous place.So Kellaway
is surprised when IK's founder and former chairman, Greville Lashley,
sets him a final task before he quits. The academic hired by the board
to write the company's history has discovered a gap covering several
years in the records of the small Cornish china clay outfit Lashley
started with and where Kellaway also began his career. He is despatched
to Cornwall to learn what has become of the missing documents.But
the search is a voyage into dangerous waters. A dead friend, a lost
lover and a clutch of mysteries from Kellaway's youth in Cornwall and
Italy in the late 1960s come back to haunt him -- and to tempt him with
the hope that he may at last learn the truth about the tragedies and
misfortunes that blighted those years. It is a truth that has claimed
several victims before. If he pursues it hard and long enough, he may
only add himself to the list.But pursue it he must. Because the
truth, he belatedly realizes, is the secret that has consumed his life.
This time -- this last time -- he will not stop. Until he has found it. Views: 18
Average student, expert gamer, rookie portal locator...
Mia has one goal for her senior year at Whispering Woods High—find her missing older brother. But when her science project reveals a portal into another dimension, she learns that travelers are moving in and out of her woods in the most alarming way and government agents Regulus and Arizona are policing their immigration. Mia’s drawn to the mysterious, aloof Regulus, but it’s no time for a crush. She needs to find out what they know about her brother, while the agents fight to save the world from viral contamination. But when Regulus reveals that he knows Mia’s secrets, she begins to wonder if there’s more going on than she thought...and if she was wrong to trust him...
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Watcher of Worlds (Book 3)
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John A. Costello remains the most elusive of Ireland's former taoisigh, despite his enormous contribution to Irish history. He declared the Republic, led the country's first ever coalition government, and faced the Mother and Child Crisis. David McCullagh's fascinating account. Views: 18
Evicted from their Highland croft, Jamie and Flora Lennox, with their baby daughter and other families of the township, go to Nova Scotia to start a new life. The leaving of the glen is heart-rending, and soon more disasters strike, on the voyage and as they move westwards to find suitable land. Can they survive in this new, raw country? Will they find happiness in their new lives? Views: 18
Magick made him human. Only love can keep him that way. After a century of living la vida muerta, Julian Devlin’s closest ally casts a de-vamping spell that leaves him defanged and demoted from his hard-won place in Baltimore’s vampire hierarchy. Disoriented by his transformation, he can’t even find his way home. The indignities don’t end there. Before he can explain to the quirky consignment shop owner why he’s hiding in her basement, she’s punched the newly re-acquired breath out of him and smacked him upside the head with her knock-off purse. Zoe Boyd’s scream could have peeled paint from the walls—if she could get her heart out of her throat. Common thugs aren’t supposed to have a smile so panty-melting that she finds herself apologizing for scaring him. She’s also too busy managing her friends’ love lives to take on an ex-vampire with revamping and revenge on his mind. Until she guides him home and ends up neck deep in his world of trouble. As Zoe risks her life to give him back his death, she warms the soul Julian never thought he’d own again. And when he tracks down a devilish witch who can reverse the spell, immortality without Zoe suddenly seems like cold comfort… Warning: This novel contains sensual love scenes between a fashion-forward hero and a fashion-unconscious heroine, abuse of Italian loafers, and a few love bites. Don’t worry, freshly sharpened fangs don’t hurt. Much… Views: 18
TWISTED PIECESA Back Down Devil MC Novel Jace Smitrein is sitting in prison for weeks, literally fighting for his life everyday, face murder charges... and there's no sign of Back Down Devil MC.When the job of her dreams falls into her lap, life is perfect for Jordyn Myersen. That is until her boss - Mr. Strokner - has plans for Jordyn and his own lap, with the promise of a long, happy career. As soon as Jace gets a tastes of freedom, it becomes clear that his list of allies isn't as long as it used to be. When Jordyn shows up at the clubhouse on business, Jace is forced to realize that not only is his life with the club limited, but his heart is more vulnerable than he knew. In this steamy MC novel, Back Down Devil must face their biggest threat and Jace is about to lose everything. The only question is... what and what can survive?~*~ London Casey is the pen name for bestselling romance author Karolyn James Sign up for the official Karolyn James newsletter and you'll never miss a new release!Sign up here - tinyurl.com/KJSignup Stay social with Karolyn James here... KarolynWrites.comOn Twitter @KarolynWritesfacebook.com/KarolynJamesAuthorFrom the Author~*~***Read the entire Back Down Devil series!**OUTLAW REVENGE on sale for $0.99! - amazon.com/dp/B00LINTXUQ/CRASH & BURN - amazon.com/dp/B00LNM8EXEDARK FALL - amazon.com/dp/B00MW7YTM4 SECRET MAYHEM* - amazon.com/dp/B00OS7HK18TWISTED PIECES - amazon.com/dp/B00T57ATPA (NEW RELEASE!)~*~ *Novellas in the Back Down Devil worldRIDING DARKNESS (takes place before OUTLAW REVENGE)* - amazon.com/dp/B00R20MUFE Views: 18
