The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes ...until the Inquisition, when the Knights were wiped from the face of the earth, their riches left hidden -- forever?Cotton Malone is enjoying his quiet new life as an antiquarian book dealer in Copenhagen, when he is unexpectedly plunged back into the cloak-and-dagger worl...(展开全部)

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was–and its true nature could change the modern world. Cotton Malone, on...(展开全部)

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was–and its true nature could change the modern world. Cotton Malo...(展开全部)

1314年3月18日，骑士团最后一任团长雅克·德·莫莱受火刑而死，标志着创建于1118年的“圣殿骑士团”的分崩离析……圣殿骑士拥有骇人听闻的财富，他们控制着国王和主教，但雅克·德·莫莱在临死前始终不肯说出财富的埋藏之地，并且诅咒法国国王菲利浦四世和教皇克莱门特将在一年之内一起死亡。不幸这一毒誓应验，教皇于一个月后去世，而菲利浦四世于七个月后去世，它变成了历史的一段传奇。七百多年之后，人们还在对这些圣殿骑士充满了好奇。他们自称是基督的忠诚信徒，却不曾在教皇的脚下真正臣服；他们在外表上像修士僧侣，但其实质却是军人：他们脑子里装的不是《圣经》，也不是祈祷词，而是战争和征服：他们身穿修士式的外衣，而外衣下面却是骑士的甲胄……这里面有着无数后人希望解开的疑团。 在本书中，美国司法部高官斯蒂芬尼意外地收到了去世多年的丈夫的笔记本，为了弄清丈夫的死因，她...(展开全部)

Stephanie Dalley explores the spread of culture through literacy from Mesopotamia into Egypt, Palestine and Greece after a system of writing was developed. By gathering evidence from a vast range of material and literary sources from 3000 BC onwards, threads of influence and continuity are traced into the Middle Ages. The effect of rediscovery in recent times is evident in Euro...(展开全部)

In this lucid and entertaining book, Mel Greaves argues that evolutionary biology offers a new perspective that can help us unravel the riddle of cancer. Why, for example, have women always had such a raw deal in the cancer stakes? And why are some cancers, such as prostate cancer, increasing in incidence? Greaves argues that Darwinian selection millions of years ago has endowe...(展开全部)

In this lucid and entertaining book, Mel Greaves argues that evolutionary biology offers a new perspective that can help us unravel the riddle of cancer. Why, for example, have women always had such a raw deal in the cancer stakes? And why are some cancers, such as prostate cancer, increasing in incidence? Greaves argues that Darwinian selection millions of years ago has endowe...(展开全部)

Stephanie Dalley explores the spread of culture through literacy from Mesopotamia into Egypt, Palestine and Greece after a system of writing was developed. By gathering evidence from a vast range of material and literary sources from 3000 BC onwards, threads of influence and continuity are traced into the Middle Ages. The effect of rediscovery in recent times is evident in Euro...(展开全部)