My Life in the Middle Ages
has been an editor for the "New York Times Book Review" and the "New York Times Magazine" and a staff writer for . He is the founder of Atlas Books and the general editor of the Eminent Lives series. His other books include . He lives [... more]
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Timothy Dawson
The Byzantine Army was the closest the Middle Ages came to producing a military superpower. Having been trained to operate in small, highly mobile eight-man units adept at living off the land whilst on campaign, the Byzantine infantryman was a ... [... more]
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Jennie Fields
Jennie Fields is the author of Lily Beach and The Middle Ages. She received a master's degree from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. She is a senior vice president of a New York advertising agency, and she lives with her ... [... more]
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James Burge
James Burge is a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. His fascination with the Middle Ages led him to make Strange Landscape, the BBC series about medieval culture, and to create a dramatization of the ... [... more]
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Elsa Watson
An irresistible reimagining of the Robin Hood legend, Maid Marian brings to life the rollicking-and romantic-world of the Middle Ages. An orphan and heiress to a large country estate, Marian Fitzwater is wed at the age of five to an equally young ... [... more]
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Wolfgang Schivelbusch
From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure ... [... more]
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Jerry Ellis
More than six hundred years ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by King Henry II's knights. Before the Archbishop's blood dried on the Cathedral floor, the miracles began. The number of pilgrims visiting his shrine in the Middle Ages ... [... more]
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John Dillenberger
The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate of social change had splintered ... [... more]
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Dante / AUTHOR CATALOG
Introduction by Eugenio Montale; Translation by Allen Mandelbaum click for more> The greatest poem of the Middle Ages, in the standard Carlyle-Okey-Wicksteed translation, with full notes. click for more> In this new rendition of a timeless ... [... more]
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Martin Luther
The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate of social change had splintered ... [... more]
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Anita Dore
This brilliant collection spans the years from the Middle Ages to the modern day to bring you a unique selection of the greatest poetry of all time. Arranged around major themes such as love and hate, war and peace, liberty and oppression, ... [... more]
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Dr. Alan Pressman
In St. John's Wort: The Miracle Medicine, Dr. Pressman describes the many uses of this multi-purpose herb, from its use in the Middle Ages to treat a variety of ailments to its widespread acceptance today as an effective, proven, and safe ... [... more]
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