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To Explain the World_ The Discovery of Modern Science - Steven Weinberg
In this rich, irreverent, compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and t... -
Through a Dark Mist - Marsha Canham
SUMMARY: The author of The Blood of Roses presents the dark forests and royal intrigues ues of medieval England. En route to her wedding, Lady Servanne's party is attacked by notor... -
The summer of the Danes - Ellis Peters
SUMMARY: To tie in with the hardcover release of Peters' The Benediction of Brother Cadfael, here is the 18th entry in the eminently successful medieval detective series. In the su... -
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky - Jennifer Steil
"I had no idea how to find my way around this medieval city. It was getting dark. I was tired. I didn't speak Arabic. I was a little frightened. But hadn't I battled scor... -
The Tenth Chamber - Glenn Cooper
SUMMARY: Abbey of Ruac, rural France: A medieval script is discovered hidden behind an antique bookcase. Badly damaged, it is sent to Paris for restoration, and there literary hist... -
The Pilgrim of Hate - Ellis Peters
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Preparing to celebrate an important anniversary for the Abbey at Shrewsbury, medieval herbalist and Benedictine monk Brother Cadfael finds himself trying to solve... -
The Habitation of the Blessed - Catherynne M. Valente
From Publishers WeeklyIn 1165, a letter ostensibly written by the distant Christian king Prester John describing a kingdom of wonders rocked medieval Europe. In this enchanting ret... -
The Greenlanders - Jane Smiley
From Publishers WeeklyIn this vast, intricately patterned novel, Smiley accurately captures the voice of the medieval sagas. Understated, scattered with dreams and warnings, darken... -
Morrigan's cross - Nora Roberts
SUMMARY: As a storm rages, the tale of a powerful vampire's lust for destruction-and of the circle of six charged by the goddess Morrigan to stop her-begins. One of the chosen is a... -
Life in a Medieval Village - Frances Gies; Joseph Gies
From Publishers WeeklyAccording to the authors of Life in a Medieval City , the vast majority of medieval Europeans lived in villages--"permanent communities organized for agricult...