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The work comprises Villehardouin's "Conquest of Constantinople", which recounts the controversial Fourth Crusade, which descended into an attack on the Eastern Christians of Byzantium. In "Life of Saint Louis", Joinville draws on his friendship with King Louis IX of France to describe the campaigns in the Holy Land.

Todos se mueren por entrar, pero morirán si no consiguen salir. Diez de los chicos más prometedores del país, menores de 23 años, han sido invitados a un campamento muy especial en los Pirineos. El precursor de esta idea es Fernando Godoy, uno de los hombres más ricos de España, que busca...

An uplifting study of the scientific evidence for the afterlife from an experienced anesthesiologist/intensive care physician Details meticulously recorded and hospital-verified cases of near-death experiences Cites scientific research on NDEs to refute the standard objections of...

Stop choosing between your impact and your health. Recalibrate the capacity you already have in order to have both. Beyond Chronic Burnout is a talk show for high-achieving professionals, entrepreneurs, financial advisors, and sales leaders. Join us for conversations to sustain growth, sharpen your edge, and lead with lasting excellence.

Brought to you by Penguin. This is dub poetry: bold and musical, funny and furious. This collection brings together the work of nine inventive and brilliant poets who defined and drove the dub poetry genre. From the Caribbean, Canada and the UK, the poetry in this collection spans forty years...

The first in a brand-new series about dancing, friendship and following your dreams from best-loved author Jean Ure, whose books are described by Jacqueline Wilson as “funny, funky, feisty – and fantastic reads!” When new girl Caitlyn arrives at Coombe House School Maddy is sure she must...

Le 8 décembre 1995, à la suite d’un accident vasculaire cérébral, Jean-Dominique Bauby est plongé dans un coma profond. Quand il en sort, toutes ses fonctions motrices sont détériorées. Atteint de ce qu'on appelle le " locked-in syndrome ", il est littéralement enfermé à l'intérieur de lui-même ; il ne peut plus bouger, manger, parler ou même simplement respirer sans assistance. Dans ce corps inerte, seul un œil bouge.

Years of neglect and abandonment have left the family seat of the Keneficks almost derelict, but the new Lord Kenefick and his charming young wife Kate are determined to breathe life into the old house once more. The war is over, and they have survived, so now they must set about making a bright future for themselves and their family. But the shadows of the past are ever lurking, and there are many who are not willing to see the new Lady Kenefick as anything more than the housekeeper's daughter.

Frémeaux & Associés présente les voix des 20 plus grands philosophes français qui embrassent tous les courants de pensée du XXème siècle ; l'existentialisme, la psychanalyse, le marxisme, la religion, l'épistémologie et la morale. Chaque intervention du philosophe est précédée d'un commentaire sur sa vie, son œuvre et sa pensée.

Depuis le début du XX? siècle, les révolutions de la physique fondamentale ont bouleversé notre relation à l'univers. Jean-Philippe Uzan nous embarque dans un voyage cosmique fascinant et nous raconte tout ce que l'on sait aujourd'hui sur la Terre, la Lune, le Soleil, les étoiles, mais aussi l'origine de la vie et les galaxies.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart is perhaps the most widely practiced of all Catholic devotions, where the heart of Jesus is seen as a symbol of "God's endless and fervent love for all." Evidence of such devotion dates to the 11th and 12th centuries in a number of Benedictine or Cistercian monasteries. It was also widely advocated by the well-known saints Bonaventure (d. 1274) and Gertrude (d. 1302).

Robinswood Estate, County Waterford, 1950 Three sisters, the three men that love them, and a house that could consume them all. Assuming their roles as the new Lord and Lady Kenefick and returning to Robinswood with the plan to drag it back from the brink of dereliction, is taking its toll on Kate and Sam.

A story-driven, integrative, and practical book to help families heal from the effects of a loved one’s addiction and move forward into a healthy future.

Bind fem i serien Jordens Børn. Ayla og Jondalar har fuldført deres rejse tværs over Europa, som det så ud i istiden, for at blive forenet med Jondalars folk Zelandonierne. I Zelandonifolkets Niende Grotte vil de sætte bo, og her vil Ayla føde det barn, hun bærer på. Mens de gør klar til den formelle Mageceremoni, hvor de to bliver forenet, viser det sig, at ikke alle er lige venligt stemt over for den fremmedartede Ayla, som er opdraget hos dem, de andre kalder fladskaller, men som hun selv kalder Klanen.

The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, by Jean-Henri Merle d’Aubigné, is a classic work on the great events that re-opened the Christian gospel to a needy world. It tells of how the twenty-year-old Martin Luther, browsing through books in the library at the University of Erfurt, takes down from the shelf a particular volume that has caught his interest. He has never seen anything like it. It is a Bible! He is astonished to find in this volume so much more than the fragments of gospels and epistles that were selected for public reading in churches. He had believed that ...

Décidément, impossible d'avoir la paix quand on est six garçons qui s'appellent tous Jean-Quelque-Chose. Depuis que Jean-A veut devenir idole des jeunes, la famille tout entière est menacée d'invasion par une espèce inconnue : les filles. Jean-B, lui, s'est promis de ne jamais tomber amoureux. Plutôt finir scout marin ! Mais peut-on échapper à l'âge bête ? Même si papa est très fort comme médecin et maman très organisée, cette année chez les Jean risque bien de faire boum !

Patricia and Jean Owtram are possibly the only living sisters to have signed the wartime Official Secrets Act. Raised in a Lancashire country house in the 1920s, the family takes in two Austrian Jewish refugees, and the sisters quickly become fluent in German—which will go on to shape their roles forever.

This fourth edition covers a range of new topics and events, addressing the rise of a fierce wave of criticism from right-wing websites, think tanks, and foundations, some of which insist that America is now colorblind and has little use for racial analysis and study. Award-winning authors Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic also address the rise in legislative efforts to curtail K-12 teaching of racial history.

Here are nine fascinating, shuddery tales about those most overlooked of sleuths -- the ghost hunters and psychic detectives who spiced up the pages of turn-of-the century magazines.

First published in 1912, Daddy-Long-Legs is an epistolary novel that follows orphan Jerusha "Judy" Abbott through her college years through a series of letters written to her anonymous benefactor, whom she nicknames "Daddy-Long-Legs." As Judy learns to navigate the complex world of studies, social life, and romance, her letters convey her growth and address the increasingly complex questions that preoccupy her.