Each title in this series offers an exciting approach to English literature & will help students achieve a better grade This book is packed with detailed summaries & commentaries snappy advice fun facts & an extended resources section ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE CALLER When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case The victim suffered a terrible death & on the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer But that's impossible Because two years ago the Crucifix Killer was caught & executed Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true? Is the real killer still out there ready to embark once again on a vicious & violent killing spree selecting his victims seemingly at random taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him? Hunter & his rookie partner Garcia need to solve this case & fast 'A gripping debut Not for the squeamish' Heat 'A page turner' Express ...

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship & its officers Actors Jack Hawkins Donald Sinden & John Stratton Director Charles Frend Certificate PGYear 1953 Languages English ...

Based on the author's own vivid experiences The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two Darting back & forth across the icy North Atlantic Compass Rose played a deadly cat & mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves Packed with tension & vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts this tale of the most bitter & chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike without warning from the deep ...

The New York Times Bestseller It's Easter & on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines someone waits for night to fall They plan to raise the dead When Chief Inspector Gamache of the Surete du Quebec arrives the next morning he faces an unusual crime scene A seance in an old abandoned house has gone horrifically wrong & someone has been seemingly frightened to death In indyllic Three Pines terrible secrets lie buried & even Gamache has something to hide One of his own team is about to betray him But how far will they go to ensure Gamache's downfall? ...

The Dark Ages Begin Again! An enigmatic 11th century Crusader has come to render terrible justice on the citizens of 21st century San Francisco His acts of unspeakable violence spark a firestorm of moral soul-searching in the hearts & minds of the city most colorful figures Putting together the pieces of the Knight mysteriously brutal puzzle is the voluptuous Venus Kostopikas a fact checker for a dying newspaper who has aspirations to rise above her station & lead her own crusade This first of two skull-crushing re-mastered volumes collects
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The crusades are an area of medieval history that continues to fascinate modern audiences This is the first true introduction to the crusades that provides a balanced comprehensive overview aimed specifically at students Jonathan Phillips outlines the key events & issues in the history of the crusades to the Holy Land down to the end of the 12th century The work covers the history of the crusades from the origins of the First Crusade to the impact of these campaigns on the Eastern Mediterranean & follows the response to the crusades through the rise of the jihad ...

Crusading fervour gripped Europe for over 200 years creating one of the most extraordinary vivid episodes in world history Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic of Christian expeditions or the last of the barbarian invasions they have fascinated generations ever since & their legacy of ideas & imagery has resonated through the centuries inspiring Hollywood movies & great works of literature Even today to invoke the Crusades is to stir deep cultural myths assumptions & prejudices Yet despite their powerful hold on our imaginations our knowledge of them remains obscured an distorted by time Were the Crusaders motivated by spiritual rewards or by greed? Were the Crusades an experiment in European colonialism or a manifestation of religious love? How were they organized & founded? With customary flair & originality Christopher Tyerman picks his way through the many debates to present a clear & lively discussion of the Crusades; bringing together issues of colonialism cultural exchange economic exploitation & the relationship between past & present ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Released to coincide with a major BBC TV documentary series on the crusades presented by the author In the eleventh century a vast Christian army summoned to holy war by the pope rampaged through the Muslim world of the eastern Mediterranean seizing possession of Jerusalem a city revered by both faiths Over the two hundred years that followed this First Crusade Islam & the West fought for dominion of the Holy Land clashing in a succession of chillingly brutal wars both firm in the belief that they were at God's work For the first time this book tells the story of this epic struggle from the perspective of both Christians & Muslims reconstructing the experiences & attitudes of those on either side of the conflict Mixing pulsing narrative & piercing insight it exposes the full horror passion & barbaric grandeur of the crusading era One of the world's foremost authorities on the subject Thomas Asbridge offers a vivid & penetrating history of the crusades setting a new standard for modern scholarship Drawing upon painstaking original research & an intimate knowledge of the Near East he uncovers what drove Muslims & Christians alike to embrace the ideals of jihadand crusade revealing how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world & why they continue to echo in human memory to this day ...