Theophilos, the Fool's Guild Spy, Returns in a Gripping Medieval MysteryIn Alan Gordon's latest tale of murder, mayhem, and mummery in 13th century France, Theophilos of The Fool's Guild finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue when a man claiming to be the ruling count's full brother is discovered in a Toulouse bordello beside a murdered prostitute, slain with his own sword.As a fool by trade, a family man by choice, and a spy by design, Theophilos bel...

In 1204 A.D., Theophilos, jester and agent for the Fools' Guild, is sent to Toulouse with his jester wife, infant daughter and young apprentice with one simple mission – get the current Bishop to quietly retire so that the position can be filled with one more sympathetic to the Guild's goals. Arriving just before Christmas, they quickly learn that the Bishop is in some hot water with a man widely known as the local money lender. A man who, a day after pressing the Bishop particularly hard,...

A thrilling medieval mystery set amidst the political turmoil of 13th century Europe.In 13th century Europe, political upheaval is the norm, and the Fool's Guild and its agents – jesters, jugglers, and knaves – work behind the scenes to manipulate events and maintain a balance of power. Theophilos, a Guild member known by many names, is still recovering from his last near-fatal mission, but finds himself with a new apprentice and wife, Viola.As Theophilos r...

In 1204 A.D., the Fools' Guild is in hiding, under attack from the forces of Pope Innocent III. Theophilos and Claudia, jesters with the Guild, are sent to enlist the help of a former guild member - the minstrel Folquet, now the abbot Folq at a Cistercian monastery - to intercede with the pope on their behalf. But while they are at the abbey pleading their case, a gruesome murder takes place - a monk is killed in the librarium and a cryptic message written on the wall in his blood.I...

In 1203, the relative peace of the Byzantine Empire is imperiled when the ships of the Fourth Crusade show up outside the walls of Constantinople. Instead of traveling to the Holy Land to battle the infidels, the Crusade, having sailed out of Venice, has been subverted and is now besieging the city. The jester known as Feste, his wife Viola, and their compatriots within the city are faced with catastrophe as the peace the Fool's Guild has worked so hard to maintain is about to be shattered...

Twelfth Night is for revelry, Thirteenth Night is for revelations..."Orsino is dead." The message sends the jester Feste, disguised as a German merchant, back to the duchy where, years earlier, he had foiled the plans of Saladin's agent, Malvolio, and secured the duchy for Orsino and his bride, Viola. As agent of the Fool's Guild, Feste must uncover the cause of Orsino's death, be it accidental, suicide, or murder. Has Malvolio returned to win the revenge he swore? Or has another, m...

In the 1960s, Canadians could step through time to eighteenth-century trading posts or nineteenth-century pioneer towns. These living history museums promised authentic reconstructions of the past but, as Time Travel shows, they revealed more about mid-twentieth-century interests and perceptions of history than they reflected historical fact.An appetite for commercial tourism led to the rise of living history museums. They became important components of economic growth, es...

Brought to you by Penguin.Chronic pain is a global epidemic.28 million people in the UK alone struggle with back pain, headaches or some other pain that resists all treatment, often being told again and again that there is no cure.But it doesn’t have to be this way.Frustrated by the lack of effective treatment for his own debilitating pain, psychotherapist Alan Gordon developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a mind-body pr...

A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain.Alan Gordon, a psychotherapist and the founder of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, was in grad school when he started experiencing chronic pain a...

A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain.Alan Gordon, a psychotherapist and the founder of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, was in grad school when he started experiencing chronic pain a...

In a sensational follow-up to Echoes of Sherlock Holmes and In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canonFor the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: a...

El dolor crónico es una epidemia. Millones de personas luchan contra los males de espalda, los dolores de cabeza o algún otro dolor que se resiste a cualquier tipo de tratamiento, y a la mayoría se les repite que no existe cura para sus dolencias.El psicoterapeuta Alan Gordon padecía uno de esos dolores crónicos. Acudió a numerosos médicos y recibió diferentes diagnósticos, pero ninguno de los tratamientos le ayudó. Frustrado por los abordajes convencionales, desarrolló la terapia d...