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The work comprises Villehardouin's "Conquest of Constantinople", which recounts the controversial Fourth Crusade, which descended into an attack on the Eastern Christians of Byzantium. In "Life of Saint Louis", Joinville draws on his friendship with King Louis IX of France to describe the campaigns in the Holy Land.

From renowned journalist Jean Guerrero, here is the haunting story of a daughter’s mission to save her father from his demons and to save herself from destruction. Marco Antonio was raised in Mexico, then migrated to California, where he met Jean’s mother, Jeannette, a Puerto Rican woman just out of med school. Marco is a self-taught genius at building things—including mythologies about himself and the hidden forces that drive us. When he goes on the run, Jean follows and embarks on an investigative journey between cultures and languages, the earthly and the mystical, truth and fiction.

Like his father and grandfather before him, 14-year-old Tomás Torres dreams of catching a great shark in the Sea of Cortez - and he will catch it, although there are other things he should be thinking about. With an education, he could someday become a marine biologist. Tomás' family wants him to stay in school. But Tomás knows he will be more help to them if he leaves school now to become a fisherman. Should he drop out?

This is the story of one alligator and her desperate search for food during the dry season in the Florida Everglades. It is also the story of a threatened species, the American alligator, and its beautiful, endangered homeland.

If you've ever admired a tree for its simple beauty, appreciated it's cool shade, or loved climbing up it's large truck or branches, you are a part of a deeply rooted tribe that Jean Shindoa Bolen calls "tree people". In Like a Tree, this bestselling author and Jungian analyst invites us to explore our sacred relationship to these magnificent plants, and uncover the hidden wisdom they have to offer.

Cuando todo parece estar en tu contra, la clave para salir triunfante está en cómo reaccionas a lo que te toca. De manera desenfadada, Pamela Jean descifra en este Audio Original, el secreto de la pronoia como el recurso para convertir el miedo en un propulsor, los cambios en nuevas posibilidades, y aquello que consideras malo o desafortunado, en una oportunidad para aprender y evolucionar.

El Trastorno Obsesivo-Compulsivo (TOC) es una condición mental compleja que afecta a millones de individuos en todo el mundo. Este libro ofrece un análisis exhaustivo sobre el TOC, abordando sus fundamentos neurobiológicos y psicológicos, así como las estrategias terapéuticas más contemporáneas. Dirigido a profesionales de la salud mental, investigadores y estudiantes, esta obra compila décadas de investigación y experiencia clínica, ofreciendo una visión equilibrada entre teoría y práctica.

Trapped for decades, a powerful god seeks freedom...and revenge. But the only thing that can save him is the passion of a woman's touch...Emma Keane is your average city girl trying to get a date. There's just one thing holding her back: The disembodied male voice speaking to her through her mind. Sound kind of crazy? Maybe. But crazy turns downright deadly when the voice persuades her to travel to the wilds of the Mayan jungle. There she will free his bod - his incredibly hot, muscled, naked body.

Jerusha "Judy" Abbott's life is drastically changed one day when a mysterious and rich benefactor scoops her up from an orphanage - the only home she has ever known - and offers to pay her way through college. Her benefactor has many requests, the two most important being that she uses this opportunity to become a writer, and that she writes him monthly to update him on her studies.

This captivating book brings together two birds of a feather: Jean and Johnny, boys from very different worlds growing up in a small village in France. Jean is the genteel pharmacist’s son, dressed in his Sunday best; Johnny’s father is a rough, working-class sheep herder, always with the odor of animals clinging to him. Each year, over three hundred bird species visit their village, which intersects a major migratory flyway. The two boys’ stories converge when Jean enters a bird-calling contest.

It had started innocently enough. Miss Caroline Stanton only began writing Captain Jasper Heartsfeld because Rachel, her best friend and the Captain’s sister, asked it of her. She had never expected to discuss such personal matters with a gentleman. She should stop… but as long as the Captain continues to think that his sister is the author of the letters and not the single, eligible lady that Miss Stanton is, there should be no need for such a scandalous thing to ever be known. Captain Heartsfeld is most decidedly not interested in courting Miss Stanton, no matter what his mother ...

AC/DC are the number-one Heavy Metal band. Formed in Australia in 1974, by the Young brothers Angus and Malcolm, their family was from Glasgow, Scotland. The original line up consisted of Angus, Malcolm, drummer Phil Rudd, vocalist Bon Scott and bassist Mark Evans, who was replaced by Cliff Williams from Romford, England. When original lead singer Bon Scott died in the early 80's, the group overcame that bombshell by appointing British singer Brian Johnson and the result was a number-one album.

From J.J.F. Reibel (MBA, M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, M.S. Data Analytics), the writer of numerous #1 Computer Science titles, comes C++ Programming, serving as both a stand alone C++ guide as well as a sequel to his previous publication, C Programming. Topics include: - C++ Basics - Additions to C++ from C - System Programming - Object-Oriented Programming - Network Programming - Data Programming - Gaming and Robotics

Sophie ne rêve pas, cette nuit-là, quand elle est tirée de son lit par un géant ! Heureusement, c'est le Bon Gros Géant, le BGG, qui se nourrit de schnockombres et boit de la frambouille. Mais il existe d'autres géants au pays des géants, des brutes de quinze mètres de haut qui ne raffolent que d'une chose : les hommes de terre. Sophie et son ami le BGG pourront-ils les arrêter ? Espérons-le, sinon vous pourriez bien être le prochain à vous faire gober par un affreux géant.

Cet été, la famille des Jean-Quelque-Chose au grand complet part à l'Hôtel des Roches Rouges. Au programme, excursions à la mer avec le canoë et les chaussures en plastique qui donnent des ampoules, visites clandestines de l'hôtel à l'heure de la sieste, représentation exceptionnelle du grand cirque Pipolo, sans oublier le passage du tour de France. Et surtout, quelques cartes postales bien senties aux cousins Fougasse !

El Contrato Social, escrito por Rousseau en 1762, es un tratado político fundamental que defiende la idea de un contrato social basado en la voluntad general de la población. Rousseau argumenta que la soberanía debe residir en el pueblo y que los individuos deben someterse a la voluntad colectiva para preservar la libertad y la igualdad. La obra discute los conceptos de democracia directa, la importancia de la participación ciudadana y la necesidad de un gobierno legítimo basado en el consentimiento de la población.

À la maison ou à l'école, le Petit Nicolas et sa bande de copains ont toujours des idées terribles ! Le problème, c'est que le papa et la maman du Petit Nicolas, la maîtresse, le précepteur et même Monsieur Mouchabière, le surveillant qui remplace le Bouillon, ne sont pas toujours de cet avis.

Stop waiting for what you want, go out and get it! Have you ever felt powerless, unhappy, or inhibited? Rather than letting others control you, take control of yourself! This practical, thorough program is packed with anecdotes and proven exercises to help you understand and use the techniques of assertiveness training, techniques that work!

A never-before-translated occult classic that brings the science of herbal medicine back to its Hermetic roots.

In an area of Pennsylvania called The Big Valley, a uniquely blended Amish community thrives in which three distinct groups of Amish identify themselves by the colors of their buggies' tops - white, black, or yellow. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and her granddaughter in experiencing the stories of three young women who search for faith and love within this special place.