Catherine Rider

Vastustamattoman viihdyttävä sarja vie lukijan romanttisille matkoille ympäri maailmaa. Jouluun on enää viikko aikaa. 19-vuotias Jason on matkustanut Yhdysvalloista unelmiensa kaupunkiin, Lontooseen, tavoittelemaan näyttelijän uraa. 18-vuotias lontoolainen Cassie puolestaan on täysin kyllästynyt teatterimaailmaan ja erityisesti näyttelemiseen. Nuoret kohtaavat klassikkomusikaalin iltapäivänäytöksessä, eikä ensivaikutelma juuri vakuuta. Kömpelön alun jälkeen he päättävät tarttua hetkeen ja viettää yhdessä muutaman unohtumattoman päivän joulutunnelman valtaamassa suurkaupungissa. Kiss Me -sarjan aiemmissa osissa on rakastuttu Mykonoksella, New Yorkissa ja Palm Springsissä.

Much of medieval life remains a mystery - and this is especially true of what went on behind closed doors. With few surviving personal accounts, what was domestic life really like for ordinary people in the Middle Ages? When did people get married, and for what reasons? Did everyone have children; how many, and why? Who were the breadwinners? In Familia, Dr Catherine Rider visits a range of medieval families, from peasants working the land in rural England to Florence on the cusp of the renaissance, a place where one's life could be made or broken by in-fighting or plague. Examining the profound influence of the church and its teachings, as well as fundamental shifts in Europe's climate, population, landscape and economies, Rider explores how Middle Ages families were made, secured and prospered, and how they could break apart. With new evidence of blended families, women defying their expected roles and many people choosing to remain single, the Middle Ages set the foundations for contemporary family life - a far-cry from the traditional structure of popular imagination. Familia is an illuminating history taking us into the privacy of the medieval household and showing that, whilst the medieval world can seem foreign, in reality people and their families were seeking the same things modern families do: stability, prosperity, safety and happiness.

Vastustamattoman viihdyttävä sarja vie romanttisille matkoille ympäri maailmaa. Charlotten unelmien vaihto-oppilaskausi New Yorkissa on päättynyt pettymykseen ja sydänsuruihin. Nyt Charlotte haluaa vain päästä jouluksi kotiin, mutta hankala sää jumittaa hänet lentokentälle. Anthonyn tilanne on, jos mahdollista, vielä surkeampi, sillä hänen järjestämänsä romanttinen yllätys on palkittu tylysti pakeilla. Osuessaan sattumalta yhteiseen taksiin nämä epäonniset nuoret päätyvät piristävälle päiväretkelle, josta kehkeytyy jotakin paljon suurempaa. Iso omena osoittautuu sittenkin rakkauden kaupungiksi. Hurmaavassa sarjassa on aiemmin ilmestynyt kirja Kiss Me - Rakkautta Mykonoksella.

Vastustamattoman viihdyttävä sarja vie lukijan romanttisille matkoille ympäri maailmaa. New Yorkin kasvatti Izzy viettää kesää, joka ei muistuta hänen haaveitaan edes etäisesti. Paahtavasta auringosta ja kutkuttavasta lomaromanssista nauttimisen sijaan hän kaitsee lapsia risteilyaluksen uumenissa! Chicagolainen Zach puolestaan on saapunut synnyinseudulleen Mykonokselle keskelle eripuraista sukukokousta. Kohtalo tuo nuoret yhteen, ja vaikka rakastuminen ei ole kummankaan suunnitelmissa, idyllisen Kreikan sinisenä kimmeltävä meri ja huumaavat auringonlaskut päättävät heidän puolestaan.

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic brings together the work of scholars from across Europe and North America to provide extensive insights into recent developments in the study of medieval magic between c.1100 and c.1500. This book covers a wide range of topics, including the magical texts which circulated in medieval Europe, the attitudes of intellectuals and churchmen to magic, the ways in which magic intersected with other aspects of medieval culture, and the early witch trials of the fifteenth century. In doing so, it offers the reader a detailed look at the impact that magic had within medieval society, such as its relationship to gender roles, natural philosophy, and courtly culture. This is furthered by the book’s interdisciplinary approach, containing chapters dedicated to archaeology, literature, music, and visual culture, as well as texts and manuscripts. The Routledge History of Medieval Magic also outlines how research on this subject could develop in the future, highlighting under-explored subjects, unpublished sources, and new approaches to the topic. It is the ideal book for both established scholars and students of medieval magic.

The Routledge History of Medieval Magic brings together the work of scholars from across Europe and North America to provide extensive insights into recent developments in the study of medieval magic between c.1100 and c.1500. This book covers a wide range of topics, including the magical texts which circulated in medieval Europe, the attitudes of intellectuals and churchmen to magic, the ways in which magic intersected with other aspects of medieval culture, and the early witch trials of the fifteenth century. In doing so, it offers the reader a detailed look at the impact that magic had within medieval society, such as its relationship to gender roles, natural philosophy, and courtly culture. This is furthered by the book’s interdisciplinary approach, containing chapters dedicated to archaeology, literature, music, and visual culture, as well as texts and manuscripts. The Routledge History of Medieval Magic also outlines how research on this subject could develop in the future, highlighting under-explored subjects, unpublished sources, and new approaches to the topic. It is the ideal book for both established scholars and students of medieval magic.

It's Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC. Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd. Charlotte's flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can't bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps for Getting Over Your Ex. For this one night, they'll focus on healing their broken hearts ... together. Step-by-step, the two struggle to put the past behind them. But the snow is so enchanting, and the holiday lights are so beguiling, that soon their shared misery gives way to something else. Soon, they're not only over their exes --- they're falling for each other. Then a subway ride splits them up by mistake. Will they reunite before Charlotte's flight leaves New York forever? Part Before Sunrise, part Sleepless in Seattle, this delightful story will appeal to anyone who sees the romance in a swirl of snowflakes at the top of the Empire State Building, or anyone who's wondered if true love was waiting at the other end of the airport ticket counter.

Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages investigates the common medieval belief that magic could cause impotence, focusing particularly on the period 1150-1450. The subject has never been studied in detail before, but there is a surprisingly large amount of information about it in four kinds of source: confessors' manuals; medical compendia that discussed many illnesses; commentaries on canon law; and theological commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard. Although most historians of medieval culture focus on only one or two of these kinds of source, a broader comparison reveals that medieval writers held surprisingly diverse opinions about what magic was, how it worked, and whether it was ever legitimate to use it. Medieval discussions of magically caused impotence also include a great deal of information about magical practices, most of which have not been studied before. In particular, these sources say a great deal about popular magic, a subject which has been particularly neglected by historians because the evidence is scanty and difficult to interpret. Magic and Impotence makes new information about popular magic available for the first time. Magic and Impotence also examines why the authors of legal, medical, and theological texts were so interested in popular magical practices relating to impotence. It therefore uses magically caused impotence as a case-study to explore the relationship between elite and popular culture. In particular, this study emphasizes the importance of the thirteenth-century pastoral reform movement, which sought to enforce more orthodox religious practices. Historians have often noted that this movement brought churchmen into contact with popular beliefs, but this is the first study to demonstrate the profound effect it had on theological and legal ideas about magic.