By reopening the lines of communication between the crown and the towns, King Henry IV of France strengthened the monarchy. This book is the first serious study of Henry's relationship with the towns of France, offering an in-depth analysis of a crucial aspect of his craft of kingship.

This is the first comprehensive evaluation of the Carolingian economy to appear in English in over twenty years. Aspects of land and people, agrarian production and technique, craft and industry, and regional and international commerce are analysed, and the Carolingian economy is reassessed in a European context.

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Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. It is his classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, filled with irreverent portraits of other expatriate luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein; tender memories of his first wife, Hadley; and insightful recollections of his own early experiments with his craft. It is a literary feast, brilliantly evoking the exuberant mood of Paris after World War I and the youthful spirit, unbridled creativity, and unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized.

e-Witch dispels many of the long-held myths, superstitions, and misunderstandings that still surround the practice of witchcraft. Most importantly, e-Witch reveals essential knowledge of mastery and spellcasting techniques as well as uncovering 'the secret veil' behind coven life and the inner meanings behind time-honored methods of the Craft.

One of the South's best writers returns with a scorching tale of murder and sexual obsession in New Orleans John Ed Bradley is a writer of great power and intensity whose early novels were ecstatically received by critics. It has been six years since Bradley has published a novel, and he has used that time to craft a noir tour de force that breathes new life into the Southern gothic ...

Since their leader Petran died, the Guild of Dream Finders have been timid, and their ancient craft has fallen into disrepute. Petran's son Antyr, young, grief stricken and only part trained, could not begin to fill the vacuum left by his father. Increasingly he has become a bitter spectator, with neither the cynicism to become rich by pandering to the whims of the wealthy, nor the courage to offer them his skills honestly and without fear.

Remember the days of inflation? The days of double-digit price increases, inflation-fighting sales at the local market, buying today before prices increased tomorrow? The era of inflation is over, says, A. Gary Shilling. He should know. He was among the first to predict the demise of inflation 20 years ago. Now he says the economy is entering a period of deflation, with chronic and widespread declines in prices that will affect people’s investments, their businesses, and their personal affairs. And he shows investors how to craft a portfolio that will shield their capital from loss as it continues to increase their wealth in deflationary times.

Collected here are articles originally written by Laura Ingalls Wilder for the Missouri Ruralist between 1911 and 1918. They tell us how she lived, what she thought about, and where her affections lay. They are her prelude to the characters and events in the Little House books and they allow us to glimpse the stages by which one of America's favourite writers mastered her craft.

This is the first comprehensive evaluation of the Carolingian economy to appear in English in over twenty years. Aspects of land and people, agrarian production and technique, craft and industry, and regional and international commerce are analysed, and the Carolingian economy is reassessed in a European context.

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