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This fully updated and expanded edition of The Crusades: A History provides an authoritative exploration of one of the most significant topics in medieval and religious history. From the First Crusade right up to the present day, Jonathan Riley-Smith and Susanna Throop investigate the phenomenon of crusading and the crusaders themselves.Now in its 4th edition, this landmark text includes:- A new and more balanced book structure with updated terminology designed to ...

Nineteen-fifty-three is synonymous in the British memory with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June. But less well known is what happened in 10 Downing Street on 23 June. With Anthony Eden vying for power, the elderly Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, must maintain the confidence of his government, the press and the public. But after a diplomatic dinner in which he is on typically sparkling form, Churchill's Italian dining companions are rushed out of the building and his doctor ...

Sir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949 Annual Banquet to launch a savage attack on Modern Art. The effect of his diatribe is doubly shocking, leaving not only his distinguished audience gasping but also many people tuning in to the BBC's live radio broadcast. But as he approaches the end of his assault, the speech suddenly dissolves into incoherence when he stumbles over a name - a name he normally takes such pains to avoid - that takes him back fort...

Wilfred and Eileen is by Jonathan Smith, author of several novels and non-fiction books. For many years he taught at Tonbridge School and one day the young Anthony Seldon (now the Master of Wellington and the biographer of Tony Blair) told him the story of his grandparents Wilfred and Eileen Willett. Jonathan Smith's first novel a few years later was based on their lives.Wilfred Willett was 22 in 1912 when, at a May Ball at Trinity College, Cambridge, he m...

Claude AI Bible for Everyone 5 Books in 1 is exactly what it sounds like: five complete guides bundled into a single volume, taking you from your very first login to running automated business workflows with Anthropic's AI assistant.Book one covers setup, getting your environment configured and ready to work. Book two is a complete Claude AI prompting guide covering both fundamentals and advanced prompt engineering, with tested patterns you can copy and adapt rathe...

Every year, thousands of talented engineers fail coding interviews at companies where they would have excelled on the job.The disconnect between interviewing performance and actual engineering ability is one of the most frustrating problems in the technology sector. The candidates who succeed at the highest levels are almost never the ones who solved the most LeetCode problems or memorized the most algorithms. They are the ones who understood what the interview was...

You are reading this because you have already tried, and you tried in good faith, and the trying is exactly what makes the failure hurt. You have downloaded the sleep app, bought the weighted blanket, dimmed the lights, and recited the 10-step routine some blog promised would change your life, and by the fourth night it all collapsed back into late-night scrolling and 3 am ceiling staring. The worst part is not the exhaustion. It is the conclusion you have drawn from it: that sleep hygiene...

You are reading this because you love a child who needs more from you than any manual could have prepared you for, and some days the weight of it is more than words can carry. You have felt the exhaustion of advocating, of appointments, of therapies, and the quiet fear about the future.Each prayer is paired with scripture and a gentle reflection prompt, and the book is organized so you can open it on any day and find words for exactly what you are feeling, whether that is fear abou...

I used to be the guy who faded into the background. At work, my ideas were ignored, even when I knew I was right. In social settings, I was invisible, too shy to join the conversation. And in dating, my desperation scared away every chance at love. I had the skills, the knowledge, the potential—but I lacked the one thing that could unlock it all: confidence. I thought I'd never measure up… until I decided to change.Mastering Confidence: is the story of how I went from a pl...

In **"The Sable Audit: Chronicles of a Financial Cataclysm in the Digital Age"** by Jonathan Smith, every digital transaction, encrypted message, and algorithmic trade pulses with danger and intrigue. Forensic economist Martin Rourke, renowned for deciphering the most intricate financial mysteries, uncovers an insidious rot at the heart of a global financial system already teetering on the brink of collapse. His discoveries pull him into a relentless pursuit of the shadowy Sable Network—an...

Your apartment is 280 square feet and every guide tells you to paint it white, knock down walls, and buy less. You did, and now it feels cold, open, and somehow smaller. The dishes live in view of the sofa, the bed is the first thing guests see, and no corner feels like it is truly yours. The French have lived well in 300 square foot apartments for 100 years, and their answer is the opposite. Do not erase walls. Add definition. A well placed screen, a low bookshelf, and a rug can carve 1 b...

The most profitable investment strategy is not the one with the highest returns. It is the one you can actually stick with for thirty years. This distinction is the single most overlooked truth in personal finance, and it is the foundation of the approach that millions of investors have used to build lasting wealth.This book provides a clear, actionable system for building wealth without becoming a full-time investor. You'll learn the exact strategies that the Bogleheads, the r/per...