Life in a Medieval CityFrom acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day to day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R. R. Martins Game of Thrones series. Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwest Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The year is 1250 CE and the city is Troyes, capital of

and told in alternating voices

seeing yourself as the protagonist

gardeners and chefs across Canada are creating a new local food order that has the potential to fight climate change and feed us all

and track improvements in employee engagement over time

happen faster and faster in the electronic age

conceal an injustice

fight over a claim to a territory that doesn’t belong to either

luminous precision of a master

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The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human condition

A removable letter to Dickon from his older sister

—Shirley Ann Jackson