2018, ISBN: 9780002247528

Abacus. Very Good. 7.87 x 1.06 x 5.12 inches. Paperback. 2018. 464 pages. <br>CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERV ER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDARD, SUND… Mehr…

Abacus. Very Good. 7.87 x 1.06 x 5.12 inches. Paperback. 2018. 464 pages. <br>CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERV ER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDARD, SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISHTIMES 'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' India Knight 'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry 'Amanda Craig is one of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists now working in Britain' Alison Lurie Quentin and Lottie Bredin, like many modern couples, can't afford to divorce. Having lost their jobs in the recession, they can't afford to go on living in Londo n; instead, they must downsize and move their three children to a house in a remote part of Devon. Arrogant and adulterous, Quenti n can't understand why Lottie is so angry; devastated and humilia ted, Lottie feels herself to have been intolerably wounded. Mud, mice and quarrels are one thing - but why is their rent so low? W hat is the mystery surrounding their unappealing new home? The be auty of the landscape is ravishing, yet it conceals a dark side i nvolving poverty, revenge, abuse and violence which will rise up to threaten them. Sally Verity, happily married but unhappily chi ldless knows a different side to country life, as both a Health V isitor and a sheep farmer's wife; and when Lottie's innocent teen age son Xan gets a zero-hours contract at a local pie factory, he sees yet another. At the end of their year, the lives of all wil l be changed for ever. A suspenseful black comedy, this is a rich , compassionate and enthralling novel in its depiction of the Eng lish countryside, and the potentially lethal interplay between mo ney and marriage. Editorial Reviews Review A timely and ironic portrait of a high-flying London couple and their family's decamp ment to rural Devon after they lose their jobs and income. This i s not a tale city dwellers meet rural but a blistering picture of every day life for the majority of the population -- Lyn Roberts * Guardian * A sharp and witty dissection of contemporary ills, particularly as exhibited in dampest Devon -- Sue Gaisford * Tabl et * The first great Brexit novel. Graced with Craig's expansive sympathy and darting wit, unlike the Brexiteer- Remoaner feud, it never descends into stupid caricature -- Allison Pearson * Teleg raph * If you're after the juicier pleasures of a realist pagetur ner, pick up Amanda Craig's canny portrait of the bitter division s in a marriage and the UK: The Lie of the Land sees a privileged couple who feel too poor for London move to rural Dorset. There they discover how the other 90% live in an elegantly written expo se of all the things the elite would rather not consider about po verty, inequality, food production and class, with a nailbiting m ystery thrown in -- Justine Jordan * Guardian * Craig's portrayal of the raw knottiness of family life is highly entertaining, but amid the humour, The Lie of the Land is a tale of the divisions of a contemporary Britain - where rural and urban lives, young an d old, rich and poor are starkly juxtaposed. It is very much a no vel of our time -- Amme Joseph * Times Literary Supplement * An i ngenious plot and a literally breathtaking denouement. Whether yo u are urban or rural, there is much here to keep you engrossed; o ften with a wince of self-awareness -- Keren David * Jewish Chron icle * As we watch the Bredin family tumble down the property lad der out of the city to the shock of country life, Amanda Craig fe arlessly and faultlessly dissects our 21st century life capturing all the anxieties and absurdities of austerity era Britain. We a re left simultaneously laughing and cringing as we can't fail to see ourselves in the lives of those portrayed in The Lie of the L and. Like all great fiction, it embraces us with a brilliant stor y while holding up an unflinching mirror asking questions of ours elves * Roland Gulliver, Associate Director, Edinburgh Internatio nal Book Festival * You have a treat in store when you read the w itty and insightful new novel by Amanda Craig. I just *love* The Lie of the Land, on so many levels. Land works as a rollicking na rrative, a forensic examination of a marriage many will recognise , a skilful portrayal of rural poverty (spiritual as well as econ omic) and a serious evocation of the way humans can change * Bel Moooney * A marvellously readable novel, written with great humou r and spark, but also social heart and central relevance to the w ay we live now. To achieve both in one is a terrific - and uncomm on * Caroline Sanderson, the Bookseller * More than just a state- of-the-nation dispatch: it is also a clear-eyed yet unfailingly c ompassionate examination of a long marriage...As generous and wis e as it is witty and incisive, this novel is the timeliest of pag e-turners * The Lady * Startlingly vivid and affecting . . . impr essively nuanced and ultimately moving * Literary Review * Sharpl y satirical * Observer * A clever, pacy and well-observed novel * Sunday Express * Craig writes with intelligence and humour and s he is curious about the world * New Statesman * A hugely entertai ning black comedy and psychological thriller rolled into one * Sa ga * A hugely readable book packed with incident gradually turns into a rich and revealing portrait of contemporary Britain * Read ers Digest * There is powerful nature writing here, as well as so cial satire. Think James Rebanks's The Shepherd's Life, but with sex, politics, malice, murder and Le Creuset saucepans . . . Crai g is whetstone-sharp . . . ingenious. I was sure I'd solved it, b ut Craig is clever at herding you in the wrong direction with fei nts and false leads * Spectator * Craig's finger is on the nation 's pulse in this sharply perceived family drama * Woman & Home * A great novelist, with an extraordinary mixture of deep compassio n for humanity and a witheringly satirical eye, Amanda Craig show s us the reality, through the eyes of her expertly drawn characte rs -- Ysenda Maxtone Graham * Country Life * Companionable, decep tively lightly written novel that uses a marriage-in-crisis plot to expose the fault lines in post EU referendum Britain * Metro * This clever novel, with its dollop of state-of-the-nation reflec tion, is timely * Mail on Sunday * an assured tale of rural disil lusionment... An enjoyable, sharp-witted and at times knowingly m elodramatic novel, it lives up to the promise of its title * Fina ncial Times * Connoisseurs of schadenfreude will love this cautio nary tale * Mail on Sunday * Craig's humour is truthful and easyg oing, and she's even-handed to both the weird Devonians and xrass urban incomers. Just as in Cold Comfort Farm, there is something nasty in the woodshed * Vogue * A wily novel turns the country i dyll on its head...This is a novel that pulls in all sorts of dir ections but keeps in sight that people are always capable of chan ge * Guardian * Craig's energetic satire of middle-class manners segues seamlessly into edge-of-the-seat murder mystery * Daily Ma il * It's a hell of a novel - dark, gripping and beautifully writ ten -- Alex Preston * Observer * Like those great, state-of-the-n ation chroniclers Balzac and Dickens, she perceives how all level s of society are unwittingly interconnected. In The Lie of the La nd, she assembles a cracking cast of characters...If Evelyn Waugh had a social conscience and liked children, he could have been C raig -- Allison Pearson * Sunday Telegraph * A gripping, compassi onate and often funny take on a cross-section of Britain that fic tion tends to overlook. In the end, it is good to get out of Lond on * Sunday Times * Amanda Craig is one of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists now working in Britain and her range of s ympathy and humor and understanding of the Way We Live Now are de eply impressive * Alison Lurie * Amanda Craig's new novel deliver s wit, mysteries and a dark commentary on the differences between life in the London bubble and the rest of the country * Daily Ma il * I loved the The Lie of the Land. A panoramic, superbly-plott ed novel about the ways we live now, about money and desire, crue lty and generosity, crime and vengeance, country and city. Craig is at the top of her game in the sweep of her storytelling, the r ichness of her characters, her black comedy, irony and commitment * Helen Dunmore * Witty, vicious, dark and unsettling, it's a bo ok that has finally propelled Craig to her rightful place at the top table of contemporary novelists -- Alex Preston * Observer * One of my favourite reads of 2017... Craig's characters - old pop stars, failed poets, casual racists - are perfectly drawn and th e writing is sharp, witty and very well-researched. I swear I'll never eat another meat pie after reading this. It works on every level... a social satire, a family drama and, yes, a mystery * An tony Horowitz * Absolutely magnificent state of the nation novel . . . very funny, very painful. If a man like John Lanchester had written this they'd be calling it a searing indictment of contem porary Britain -- Marian Keyes There is much to relish here. The sharp characters, the smooth grown-up prose, the irony, and the a bility to weave warmth and dark honesty like few other novelists can. A very good read indeed -- Matt Haig As satisfying a novel a s I have read in years. It is a wickedly observant comedy of mann ers, very alert to the way we live now, but somehow never cruel o r judgmental -- Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent * Guardi an * Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny -- India Knight * Sunday Times * About the Author Amanda Craig is a British novelist, sh ort-story writer and critic. Born in South Africa in 1959, she gr ew up in Italy, where her parents worked for the UN, and was educ ated at Bedales School and Clare College Cambridge. After a brief time in advertising and PR, she became a journalist for newspape rs such as The Sunday Times, the Observer, the Daily Telegraph an d the Independent, winning both the Young Journalist of the Year and the Catherine Pakenham Award. She was the children's critic f or the Independent on Sunday and The Times. She still reviews chi ldren's books for the New Statesman, and literary fiction for the Observer, but is mostly a full-time novelist. Her last novel, He arts And Minds, was long-listed for the Bailey's Prize for Women' s Fiction. ., Abacus, 2018, 3, Harper Collins. Very Good. 6.02 x 1.1 x 9.21 inches. Paperback. 2000. 448 pages. <br>Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions of the ancient past, a 19th century Scottish lawyer glimpses the harrowing pilgrimage of an ancestor...Murdo Ranulfsson has survived the harrowing expe rience of being part of the Great Crusade in Jerusalem, and has r eturned to Scotland to found a powerful and devout clan. Life is also good for Murdo's son, Duncan, until his young wife dies in c hildbirth.Driven by grief and the death-bed stories of his uncle, Torf-Einar, Duncan decides to follow in his father's footsteps a nd journey to Jerusalem to be a part of the Holy Crusade. But bef ore Duncan leaves, a reluctant Murdo reveals to him and his broth er that their home conceals the Holy Relic of the Iron Lance.Stun ned by this revelation, Duncan travels to France with his friend, the monk Padraig, all the while pondering on the mystery of his uncle's dying words: the Holy Cross of the Crucifixion, or Black Rood, has been discovered in Jerusalem, and is being carried into battle by the Christian knights Templar.But before he can reach his destination Duncan is captured by barbarian soldiers, and tak en to Cairo to await his fate at the hands of the Caliph...Steepe d in heroism, treachery and the clamour of battle, The Black Rood continues the epic saga of a Scottish family fighting for its ex istence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades. ., Harper Collins, 2000, 3<

2012, ISBN: 9780002247528

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A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthie… Mehr…

A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue.It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden...and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. It's about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance...and about Lisbeth Salander, a 24-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism, and an unexpected connection between themselves.Contagiously exciting, it's about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2009-06-23, 5, Penguin. PaperbackAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day and it won't be restored by a lone assassin. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This is my brotherhood.' Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny - Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia, a man more villainous and dangerous than his father the Pope, will not rest until he has conquered Italy. And in such treacherous times, conspiracy is everywhere, even within the ranks of the brotherhood itself... Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, Assassin's Creed: Forsaken, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 2010., Penguin, 2010, 3, New York: Random House Audio, 2005-10-25. Audio CD. Very Good/Good. 6x5x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. excellent condition CDs in worn sleeve; Abridged on 5 CDs, 6 Hours; Danielle Steel explores the perils of dating, relationships, and love in a novel that takes us into the intoxicating, infuriating world of three charming single men, also known as... Toxic Bachelors They were the best of friends and the most daunting of bachelors....Charlie Harrington, a handsome philanthropist, has such high expectations for his perfect bride that no mortal need apply....Adam Weiss, a forty-something celebrity lawyer, prefers his women very young, very voluptuous, and very short-term....And for Gray Hawk, a gifted artist with a knack for attracting troubled relationships, women are fine; it's just the idea of family he can't imagine (particularly the family of the woman he's dating). Now the three friends, spending their annual summer vacation cruising the Mediterranean aboard Charlie's majestic yacht, are about to have their bachelorhood rocked. By autumn all three will fall precipitously into relationships they never saw coming. Charlie begins dating a crusading social worker who couldn't be further from his ideal-until he makes a stunning discovery about her. Adam gets involved with his usual twenty-something bombshell-only this one has a remarkable mind of her own. And Gray, who has avoided both business and family like the plague, has managed to fall head over heels for a successful career woman-who just happens to be a mother as well. As another holiday on the yacht approaches, and with it a turning point in each man's life, the three bachelors are forced to face the things that scare them most: their phobias about relationships, the wounds of the past-and the kind of women who challenge their deepest terrors. What happens next will spark big changes for Charlie, Adam, and Gray-and might just put an end to their carousing days forever. For as the once-carefree trio is about to discover, love is the most unpredictable adventure of all. Filled with all the joy, complexity, and unexpected surprises of life, Toxic Bachelors is Danielle Steel at her poignant and penetrating best., Random House Audio, 2005-10-25, 2.75, W Publishing Group, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: World Wide Publications Date of Publication: 1978 Binding: Paperback Condition: Good Description: 084990109X Good Trade Paperback.Special Crusade Edition. IN06245., W Publishing Group, 1978-01-01, 2.5, Edward M. Kennedy is widely regarded as one of the great Senators in the nation's history. He is also the patriarch of America's most heralded family. In this landmark autobiography, five years in the making, Senator Kennedy speaks with unprecedented candor about his extraordinary life. The youngest of nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, he came of age among siblings from whom much was expected. As a young man, he played a key role in the presidential campaign of his brother, John F. Kennedy. In 1962, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he learned how to become an effective legislator. His life has been marked by tragedy and perseverance, a love for family and an abiding faith. He writes movingly of his brothers and their influence on him; his years of struggle in the wake of their deaths; his marriage to the woman who changed his life, Victoria Reggie Kennedy; his role in the major events of our time (from the civil rights movement to the election of Barack Obama); and how his recent diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor has given even greater urgency to his long crusade for improved health care for all Americans. Written with warmth, wit, and grace, True Compass is Edward M. Kennedy's inspiring legacy to readers and to history. (2009), Twelve, 2009-09, 6, London England: Penguin. Paperback 9780718193683 About the book:Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is the latest thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the phenomenally successful game series. 'I am an expert swordsman. And I am skilled in the business of death. I take no pleasure in my skill. Simply, I am good at it.' 1735 - London. Haytham Kenway has been taught to use a sword from the age he was able to hold one. When his family's house is attacked - his father murdered and his sister taken by armed men - Haytham defends his home the only way he can: he kills. With no family, he is taken in by a mysterious tutor who trains him to become a deadly killer. Consumed by his thirst for revenge Haytham begins a quest for retribution, trusting no one and questioning everything he has ever known. Conspiracy and betrayal surround him as he is drawn into the centuries old battle between the Assassins and the Templars. The world of the Assassin's has become far more lethal than ever before. Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Edition. 2012., Penguin, 2012, 3, London England: Penguin Books. Paperback Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 0241951712.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will journey to the black heart of a corrupt Empire to root out my foes. But Rome wasn't built in a day and it won't be restored by a lone assassin. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This is my brotherhood.' Rome, once mighty, lies in ruins. The city swarms with suffering and degradation, her citizens living in the shadow of the ruthless Borgia family. Only one man can free the people from the Borgia tyranny - Ezio Auditore, the Master Assassin. Ezio's quest will test him to his limits. Cesare Borgia, a man more villainous and dangerous than his father the Pope, will not rest until he has conquered Italy. And in such treacherous times, conspiracy is everywhere, even within the ranks of the brotherhood itself... Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include Assassin's Creed: Renaissance, Assassin's Creed: Forsaken, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Impression. 2010., Penguin Books, 2010, 3, London England: Penguin. Paperback 9780241951729 Assassin's Creed:The Secret Crusade: 1 The Secret Crusade is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. Niccolò Polo, father of Marco, will finally reveal the story he has kept secret all his life - the story of Altaïr, one of the brotherhood's most extraordinary Assassins. Altaïr embarks on a formidable mission - one that takes him throughout the Holy Land and shows him the true meaning of the Assassin's Creed. To demonstrate his commitment, Altaïr must defeat nine deadly enemies, including Templar leader, Robert de Sable. Altaïr's life story is told here for the first time: a journey that will change the course of history; his ongoing battle with the Templar conspiracy; a family life that is as tragic as it is shocking; and the ultimate betrayal of an old friend. Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an . Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Impreesion. 2011., Penguin, 2011, 3, American Opinion Pub. Good. Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported, American Opinion Pub, 2.5, Harper Collins. Very Good. 6.02 x 1.1 x 9.21 inches. Paperback. 2000. 448 pages. <br>Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions of the ancient past, a 19th century Scottish lawyer glimpses the harrowing pilgrimage of an ancestor...Murdo Ranulfsson has survived the harrowing expe rience of being part of the Great Crusade in Jerusalem, and has r eturned to Scotland to found a powerful and devout clan. Life is also good for Murdo's son, Duncan, until his young wife dies in c hildbirth.Driven by grief and the death-bed stories of his uncle, Torf-Einar, Duncan decides to follow in his father's footsteps a nd journey to Jerusalem to be a part of the Holy Crusade. But bef ore Duncan leaves, a reluctant Murdo reveals to him and his broth er that their home conceals the Holy Relic of the Iron Lance.Stun ned by this revelation, Duncan travels to France with his friend, the monk Padraig, all the while pondering on the mystery of his uncle's dying words: the Holy Cross of the Crucifixion, or Black Rood, has been discovered in Jerusalem, and is being carried into battle by the Christian knights Templar.But before he can reach his destination Duncan is captured by barbarian soldiers, and tak en to Cairo to await his fate at the hands of the Caliph...Steepe d in heroism, treachery and the clamour of battle, The Black Rood continues the epic saga of a Scottish family fighting for its ex istence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades. ., Harper Collins, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 9780002247528

Harper Collins. Very Good. 6.02 x 1.1 x 9.21 inches. Paperback. 2000. 448 pages. <br>Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions o… Mehr…

Harper Collins. Very Good. 6.02 x 1.1 x 9.21 inches. Paperback. 2000. 448 pages. <br>Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions of the ancient past, a 19th century Scottish lawyer glimpses the harrowing pilgrimage of an ancestor...Murdo Ranulfsson has survived the harrowing expe rience of being part of the Great Crusade in Jerusalem, and has r eturned to Scotland to found a powerful and devout clan. Life is also good for Murdo's son, Duncan, until his young wife dies in c hildbirth.Driven by grief and the death-bed stories of his uncle, Torf-Einar, Duncan decides to follow in his father's footsteps a nd journey to Jerusalem to be a part of the Holy Crusade. But bef ore Duncan leaves, a reluctant Murdo reveals to him and his broth er that their home conceals the Holy Relic of the Iron Lance.Stun ned by this revelation, Duncan travels to France with his friend, the monk Padraig, all the while pondering on the mystery of his uncle's dying words: the Holy Cross of the Crucifixion, or Black Rood, has been discovered in Jerusalem, and is being carried into battle by the Christian knights Templar.But before he can reach his destination Duncan is captured by barbarian soldiers, and tak en to Cairo to await his fate at the hands of the Caliph...Steepe d in heroism, treachery and the clamour of battle, The Black Rood continues the epic saga of a Scottish family fighting for its ex istence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades. ., Harper Collins, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 0002247526

[EAN: 9780002247528], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harper Collins], 448 pages. Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions of the… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780002247528], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Harper Collins], 448 pages. Second volume of the magnificent saga set at the t ime of the Crusades in 1099.Admidst visions of the ancient past, a 19th century Scottish lawyer glimpses the harrowing pilgrimage of an ancestor.Murdo Ranulfsson has survived the harrowing expe rience of being part of the Great Crusade in Jerusalem, and has r eturned to Scotland to found a powerful and devout clan. Life is also good for Murdo's son, Duncan, until his young wife dies in c hildbirth.Driven by grief and the death-bed stories of his uncle, Torf-Einar, Duncan decides to follow in his father's footsteps a nd journey to Jerusalem to be a part of the Holy Crusade. But bef ore Duncan leaves, a reluctant Murdo reveals to him and his broth er that their home conceals the Holy Relic of the Iron Lance.Stun ned by this revelation, Duncan travels to France with his friend, the monk Padraig, all the while pondering on the mystery of his uncle's dying words: the Holy Cross of the Crucifixion, or Black Rood, has been discovered in Jerusalem, and is being carried into battle by the Christian knights Templar.But before he can reach his destination Duncan is captured by barbarian soldiers, and tak en to Cairo to await his fate at the hands of the Caliph.Steepe d in heroism, treachery and the clamour of battle, The Black Rood continues the epic saga of a Scottish family fighting for its ex istence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades., Books<