The history of Israel is as ancient as the history of humanity. From the desert sands to the shadowy depths of the caves overlooking the Dead Sea to the buried cities whose splendor has been dimmed by the centuries, it is truly a cradle of civilization and a setting of incomparable beauty.This spectacular book journeys along the valley of the River Jordan and among the hills of...(展开全部)

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 and the West fought for dominion of the Holy Land, clashing in a succession of chillingly brutal wars, ...(展开全部)

◎ 著者简介 托马斯·阿斯布里奇是伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院的中世纪史副教授。除本书外，主要著作有《最伟大的骑士：威廉·马歇尔传》（The Greatest Knight, 2015）、《第一次十字军东征新史》（The First Crusade ：A New History, 2004）。 ◎ 译者简介 马千，四川大学比较文学 与世界文学硕士，齐齐哈尔大学讲 师，著有《医院骑士团全史》，译作 《1453──君士坦丁堡的陷落》。

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" ( The New Yorker ) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land. Nine hundred years ago, 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 rever...(展开全部)

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" ( The New Yorker ) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land Nine hundred years ago, 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...(展开全部)

From a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" ( The New Yorker ) comes the most authoritative, readable single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land Nine hundred years ago, 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...(展开全部)

Unique among pew Bibles, this editions's bold black typeface redefines the meaning of "easy-to-read." Senior citizens, people with vision difficulties, and beginning readers alike will appreciate the visible advantage of the Boldface Pew Bible. Constructed of high-quality materials, this Bible will give you years of faithful service. Choose from three pairs of classics colors t...(展开全部)

Essays on nature from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard. "A book of great richness, beauty and power."-- "New York Times Book Review" "A book of great richness, beauty and power." "--New York Times Book Review"

In 1975 Annie Dillard took up residence on an island in Puget Sound in a wooded room furnished with "one enormous window, one cat, one spider and one person." For the next two years she asked herself questions about time, reality, sacrifice death, and the will of God. In Holy the Firm she writes about a moth consumed in a candle flame, about a seven-year-old girl burned in an...(展开全部)

让·科克托(Jean Cocteau,1889-1963)，法国当代文学史上一位多才多艺的怪杰，既是诗人，小说家，剧作家，散文家，评论家，又是画家、电影艺术家、舞蹈设计家，是一位具有划时代意义的先锋大师。科克托早年受象征主义和超现实主义的影响，在创作实践中形成一种极具现代气息的风格。他将虚幻与真实、过去与当下、神话与现实糅杂在一起，其作品往往带有玄幻、朦胧的诗意。