Medieval People
9 best books like Medieval People (Eileen Power): The Body in Question, The Frogs and Toads All Sang, Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England, Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time to de-Junk Your Life!, An Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe, The Birth of Purgatory, Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin, The Camel of Destruction, The Kills
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From the author of Heroic Measures (“Smart and funny and completely surprising . . . I loved every page” —Ann Patchett), Act of God (“A feat of literary magic”—Booklist) and, with Amy Hempel, The Hand That Feeds You (“An unnerving, elegant page-turner”...
| Author | Arnold Lobel |
| ISBN | 0061800228 |
From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness,...
| Author | Keith Thomas |
| ISBN | 0195213602 |
Astrology, witchcraft, magical healing, divination, ancient prophecies, ghosts, and fairies were taken very seriously by people at all social and economic levels in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Helplessness in the face of disease and human disaster helped to perpetuate this...
Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time to de-Junk Your Life!
| Author | Don Aslett |
| ISBN | 1593373295 |
I really liked this book. I didn't even realize that I was reading a book written in the 80's until it said "You can make a video of all of your photos and then toss them out if you want. It is projected that most households will have video tape players by the year 1990." Ha ha.
So anyways, it is TIMELESS....
| Author | Henri Pirenne |
| ISBN | 0415377935 |
This is one of the most boring and beautifully soporific pieces I've come across. Ever. Only my interest in the subject matter kept it from getting the lowest rating.
I have been interested in Medieval Europe since reading Roselynde by Roberta Gellis over 35 years ago, and find historical fiction...
| Author | Jacques Le Goff |
| ISBN | 0226470830 |
In The Birth of Purgatory, Jacques Le Goff, the brilliant medievalist and renowned Annales historian, is concerned not with theological discussion but with the growth of an idea, with the relation between belief and society, with mental structures, and with the historical role of the imagination....
Under the Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin
| Author | Bruce Chatwin |
| ISBN | 0224089897 |
The definitive collection of the letters of the enigmatic writer, providing new perspectives on his extraordinary life. Selected and edited by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas Shakespeare, with an introduction by Elizabeth Chatwin.
"I am most certainly in the mood for writing letters."
Bruce...
| Author | Michael Pearce |
| ISBN | 1590580249 |
Cairo, 1910. Captain Owen, The Mamur Zapt, is the head of Egypt's Political CID in the heyday of British Rule. He is ultimately responsible for law and order in the Khedive's Cairo. When the rules, whether obvious or hidden, are flouted, he steps into action although it sometimes looks like he's merely...
| Author | Linda Fairstein |
| ISBN | 0743436687 |
From New York Times bestselling author and former top prosecutor Linda Fairstein comes an electrifying new thriller rich with the riveting behind-the-scenes authenticity that only she can offer.... It's going to be a tough trial. Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper's case,...
