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Full Of Incredible Turns Of Events Including Secrets, Deceits, Lies And Betrayals, The History Of The Knights Templar From Their Triumphant Conquests To Their Abrupt Fall Still Fascinates. Find Out The Hidden History Of The Knights Templar That Lead To Their Demise.The Knights Templar Existed Officially For Less Than 200 Years. Founded To Protect Pilgrims Who Were Travelling Through The Holy Lands, Their Rise To Power Was Sudden. They Became Some Of The Most Feared Warriors In The Region, They Had A Mandate From God, They Controlled Perhaps The World's First Real Banking System, And They Waged War Against Anyone Who Tried To Wrestle Christianity's Holiest Grounds From The Control Of The Catholic Church. Within Their Short Lifespan, They Quickly Became One Of The Most Powerful Societies In Europe, If Not The World. You Will Learn About The Following:Different Actors, From Kings To Ordinary Knights, Who Defined The Knights TemplarThe Templars Involvement In The Military Endeavors Of The Known WorldWhat Caused The Rise And Downfall Of The Order Of The Knights TemplarThe Truth Behind Templar Allegations And Its Secretive NatureThe Twisted Templar Legacy And How It Changed The Way We Viewed The World Forever The Book Gives The Reader A Clear, Concise, And Very Short, Account Of The People And Events That Have Shaped World History. Each Book Provides An Entertaining And Engaging Narrative, Allowing The Reader To Master The Subject In The Shortest Time Possible.

In the spirit of Colm Toibin's The Master, and Michael Cunningham's The Hours, Lampedusa is a novel about art and life, of loss and survival, imagining how one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century came to be written.

The definitive bestselling guide to the equestrian world is back and better than ever, with revised descriptions of grooming and health-care products, the latest nutritional theories, authoritative information about the economics of ownership, and much more. Line drawings throughout.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD 2017* LONDON 1885 A woman's body is discovered on Edgware Road. Ten miles away, her head is pulled from the dark muddy waters of the Thames. For two men, this event will push them to the very brink. DETECTIVE WILLIAM PINKERTON ';Thirty-nine years old, already famous and already lonely'. In an attempt to solve this case, he must descend into the seedy, gas-lit streets, opium dens, sewers and sance halls of Victorian London. ADAM FOOLE A gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair ten years gone. What he learns from his lover's fate will force him to confront a past, and a grief, he thought long buried.

This study provides the first book-length critical history of storyboarding, from the birth of cinema to the present day and beyond. It discusses the role of storyboarding in key films including Gone with the Wind , Psycho and The Empire Strikes Back , and is illustrated with a wide range of images.

An exploration of the conservation implications of recent armed conflicts in the tropical forest regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America, this study combines case studies and comparative analyses by leading experts in ecological research, environmental policy and conservation field programmes.

After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognized as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts.

David Mamet is arguably the most important living American playwright. This Guide provides an up-to-date study of the key criticism on the full range of Mamet's work. It engages with his work in film as well as in the theatre, offering a synoptic overview of, and critical commentary on, the scholarly criticism of each play, screenplay or film.