New Releases by Dan Jones

Epicka podróż przez średniowiecze Kiedy szukamy synonimu dla ignorancji i barbarzyństwa, słowo „średniowiecze” nasuwa się samo. W końcu czy nie nazywamy tej epoki wiekami ciemnymi? Jak bardzo jesteśmy w błędzie! Średniowiecze to czasy kształtowania się wielkich religii, idei i całych państw. Okres odkryć, przemian społecznych i technologicznych. Dan Jones zabiera nas w epicką podróż od stepów Mongolii po urwiste brzegi Portugalii i od ośnieżonych lasów Skandynawii po rozżarzone piaski Egiptu. Odkrywamy wielkie stolice późnego antyku, na targach pełnych arabskich kupców wąchamy drogocenne korzenie, a wreszcie wsiadamy na statki szukające nowej drogi do Indii. Pośród rodzących się i upadających królestw Jones śledzi także losy zwykłych ludzi żyjących w niezwykłych czasach. A w tym wszystkim szuka odpowiedzi na fascynujące pytanie: jak średniowiecze wpłynęło na kształt współczesnego świata? „Po prostu najlepsza historia średniowiecza na rynku”. Sunday Times „Wybitne dzieło, w pięknym stylu splatające rozmaite wątki”. Peter Frankopan „To czysta rozkosz spotkać tak uzdolnionego i kipiącego energią historyka, który nigdy nie boi się dostarczać czytelnikom rozrywki”. The Times „Wyjątkowa, po mistrzowsku wciągająca panorama”. Simon Sebag Montefiore „Za****sty autor historyczny, delikatnie rzecz ujmując”. Duff McKagan, basista Guns N’Roses „Oto triumf”. Charles Spencer Powyższy opis pochodzi od wydawcy.

Uma história épica da era medieval e de como seu legado está vivo até hoje. Com uma narrativa repleta de grandes nomes – de Santo Agostinho e Átila, o Huno, ao profeta Maomé e Eleanor da Aquitânia –, Dan Jones tece um relato envolvente do período conhecido como Idade Média, partindo da Antiguidade tardia e do Ocidente islâmico e culminando nas primeiras viagens europeias às Américas. O mundo medieval foi forjado por grandes forças presentes ainda hoje: mudanças climáticas, pandemias, migração em massa e revoluções tecnológicas. Foi a época em que as grandes nacionalidades europeias surgiram e se estabeleceram; os sistemas ocidentais de lei e governança foram codificados; as Igrejas cristãs amadureceram como instituições poderosas e reguladoras da moralidade pública; a arte, a arquitetura e a investigação filosófica e científica passaram por períodos de transformações revolucionárias. O Ocidente foi reconstruído sobre as ruínas do Império Romano para dominar o mundo. E à medida que enfrentamos um ponto de virada crítico no nosso próprio milênio, Jones mostra que conhecer nosso passado importa mais do que nunca.

Wenn die Serie "Game of Thrones" eine historische Vorlage hat, dann ist es die Geschichte der Plantagenet. Die mächtige, sagenumwobene Dynastie herrschte vom Ende der normannischen Könige über die Zeit der Kreuzzüge und des Schwarzen Todes bis zum Beginn des Hundertjährigen Krieges über England und halb Frankreich. Spannend wie in einem guten Film und mit souveräner Kenntnis von Quellen und Forschung erzählt Dan Jones, wie die Sprösslinge der Dynastie 300 Jahre lang um den Thron kämpften. Ein Meisterwerk, das uns besser verstehen lässt, warum sich "Englands schrecklichste Dynastie" von Richard Löwenherz bis zur Magna Carta so tief in die britische Identität einschreiben konnte.

Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate. Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles (explored in Madeleine Miller''s bestseller Song of Achilles), join the cult of Antinous (inspiration for Oscar Wilde), get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth, and fall for Zimbabwe''s trans God Mawi. And from modern pop-culture, through Dan Jones''s witty, upbeat style, learn more about 90s fan obsessions Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman''s American Gods and the BBC''s Doctor Who. Queer Heroes of Myth & Legend brings to life characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious, and always fantastical. It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory.

„Dan Jones kétkötetes műve egy lebilincselő, informatív és szórakoztató olvasmány a távoli múltról. Az egész középkori történelem itt van, szépen, érthetően elbeszélve. A könyv egész birodalmakat mutat be, helyet adva a kulcsemberek intim portréinak, sőt néhány versnek is." - Wall Street Journal „Egy élénk történelmi tabló. Minden fontosabb témát sikerült bemutatnia. Ahogy a puzzle darabjai a helyükre kerülnek, fokozatosan megjelenik a modern világ. A könyvek a világtörténelem egy lényeges korszakának történeteit mesélik el ügyesen és stílusosan." - New York Times A New York Times bestseller-írója a középkori világ epikus történetével tér vissza – egy olyan korszak gazdag és bonyolult újraértékelésével, amelynek örökségével és tanulságaival ma is élünk. Amikor 410-ben a barbárok kifosztották és lerombolták Rómát, az egy korszak végét jelezte – és egy ezeréves mélyreható átalakulás kezdetét. A kétkötetes mű a feltörekvő Európán, a késő ókori világ nagy fővárosain, valamint az iszlám nyugat befolyásos városain keresztül kalauzolja el olvasóit, és az első európai utazásokban elérik az amerikai kontinenst is. A középkori világot azok a nagy erők kovácsolták össze, amelyek ma is foglalkoztatnak bennünket: klímaváltozás, járványos betegségek, tömeges migráció és technológiai forradalmak. Ekkor alakultak ki a nagy európai nemzetiségek; amikor az alapvető nyugati jog- és kormányzási rendszereket kodifikálták; amikor a keresztény egyházak a nyugati közerkölcs nagyhatalmú intézményeiként és szabályozóiként léptek fel; és amikor a művészet, az építészet, a filozófiai kutatások és a tudományos találmányok hatalmas, forradalmi változások időszakain mentek keresztül. A Nyugat egy birodalom romjain épült újjá, a válság és az összeomlás állapotából emelkedett ki, hogy uralja a világot. Az emberi élet és tevékenység minden szférája átalakult az igazi Trónok harca által lefedett ezer év alatt. Miközben saját évezredünk kritikus fordulópontja előtt állunk, Dan Jones megmutatja, hogyan jutottunk el idáig.

Meesterverteller Dan Jones schetst een levendig beeld van het middeleeuwse leven in het belangrijkste jaar in de Engelse geschiedenis. 1215 was niet alleen het jaar van de wetshervormingen uit de Magna Charta en het conflict tussen koning Jan zonder Land en zijn edelen, maar een jaar van kruistochten en kerkhervormingen, van buitenlandse oorlogen en dramatische belegeringen, van handel en verraad. Een jaar waarin Engeland werd binnengevallen door een Frans leger en Londen werd bestormd door eigen woedende edelen. In Het verdeelde koninkrijk tekent bestsellerauteur Dan Jones een levendig beeld van het middeleeuwse leven in het belangrijkste jaar in de Engelse geschiedenis. Een derde maar losstaand deel na Vorsten van Albion en Gevecht om de troon. ''Jones heeft een geweldig oog voor narratieve geschiedenis en alleszeggende details... Het zijn de momentopnames van die tijd die dit boek zo boeiend maken.'' – Daily Telegraph ''Jones loodst ons vakkundig door deze turbulente periode en werpt een fascinerend licht op het leven in Plantagenet Engeland.'' – Irish Times

In The Ultimate Book of Cocktails, bestselling cocktail author Dan Jones shares over 100 of his best-loved drinks. Starting with the basics, Dan covers the essentials of a home bar, from equipment and glassware to spirits needed, also including his own recipes for syrups, sours and brines. The cocktail list will have you powering through that leftover vodka you''ve had gathering dust in the kitchen in no time! From classic tipples to batch drinks for a crowd, hair-of-the-dog hangover cures, inventive new drinks, seasonal hits, tropical tasters and more, this is the bible of cocktails. Wow your guests with a mojito good enough to impress Ernest Hemingway, get the party started with a big batch of Backyard Sangria, and knock the socks off of winter with a hot and steamy Mexican Hot Chocolate. From summer tipples to winter warmers, this is the only cocktail book you will ever need. All written in Dan''s witty, engaging style, The Ultimate Book of Cocktails is perfect for the cocktail-lover in your life.

從羅馬帝國的瓦解到宗教改革的興起， 長達千年的「黑暗」是如何奠定了璀璨的文明？ 要了解歐洲如何主導世界史的發展， 就必須回望中世紀的璀璨歷史！ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -♛ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 《泰晤士報》、《新政治家》、《旁觀者》年度選書 《聖殿騎士團》作者創作里程碑！ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -♛ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 從羅馬城曾經的強健與輝煌、蠻族的劫掠，到十六世紀新舊世界的交流與移轉，中間近千年的歷史，在過往曾被抹為「黑暗時代」，彷彿西歐的文明在五世紀時結束，只剩下莊園、農奴與封建，直到啟蒙運動與科學革命後才大展光明。然而，這種充斥進步史觀的想法，卻讓中世紀蒙上一層灰黯無知的面紗，讓現代的我們難以真正理解世界史如何發展、歐洲如何強盛，以及今天與中世紀的人們差異有多大、又有多相似。 攤開世界史的地圖，我們將發現商業革命、宗教改革等關鍵歷史事件，早已根基於中世紀；氣候變遷、大規模移民、流行病、技術變革和全球網絡，這些聽起來像是非常現代甚至後現代的問題，也早在中世紀就已影響了歷史的進程、成就了歐洲的強盛！想要回溯歐洲文明的誕生，就不能不揭去黑暗時代的面紗，看看在啟蒙運動、科學革命之前，繁榮如何扎根？ 在撥開面紗後的中世紀，究竟是什麼模樣？原來，中世紀是充滿激情、謙卑、虔信、忠誠的時代，此時的人們相信忠心與永恆超越一切，任何人與人的相處與儀式都充滿了典範；那是個充斥無助與戰爭的年代，人們相信在戰亂之時唯有神與禱告能夠拯救一切，信仰與神學成為舉足輕重的議題，凡人的點點滴滴都充斥著神的意志；同時，那也是個充斥著滋味的時代，人們珍惜著土地賜予的點滴，享受上天降下的雨水，任何溫暖與飽食的瞬間都讓人回味。在中世紀蒙昧無知的面紗之下，是活生生的男男女女在大時代下掙扎與創造的故事，是歷史往前的動力，更是璀燦文明的根基。 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -♛ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 本書分成四個部分，分別從羅馬帝國的瓦解、法蘭克人的興起、歐洲文明的重生，與世代轉變的開端來闡述中世紀的歷史發展。不同於以往，這次丹．瓊斯將再次帶著幽默風趣的筆法，橫跨千年的中世紀、爬梳歐亞大陸上繁忙的時代革新，並以「人」為角度，敘述歷史發展中，個人或族群帶來的龐大影響，從匈王阿提拉到聖女貞德，看見不同的身分如何登上了權力的舞台、推動時代的巨輪前進，最終成就了我們難以直視的進步與繁華。

La storia delle crociate scritta da un maestro nella divulgazione storica medievale, in un racconto avvincente sostenuto da un’autorevole ricerca delle fonti. Dalla predicazione della prima crociata di papa Urbano II nel 1095 alla perdita dell’ultimo avamposto nel 1302-1303, dalla conquista di Gerusalemme nel 1099 all''assedio di Acri nel 1291, Crociati narra una storia intrisa di sangue cristiano, ebraico e islamico, popolata da personaggi straordinari e caratterizzata sia da mera ambizione sia da alti principi. Tra le voci protagoniste, non solo papi e re, ma anche poeti arabo-siciliani, principesse bizantine, studiosi sunniti, visir sciiti, soldati schiavi mamelucchi, capi mongoli e frati scalzi. Jones guarda alle radici delle relazioni cristiano-musulmane nell’VIII secolo e traccia l’influenza delle crociate fino ai giorni nostri, in un percorso profondamente umano e dichiaratamente pluralista, estendendo il focus geografico a regioni lontane che ospitarono cosiddetti nemici della Chiesa, tra cui Spagna, Nord Africa, Francia meridionale e Stati baltici. Mai prima d’ora l’epoca delle crociate era stata ricostruita in toni così brillanti e suggestivi, e la loro storia raccontata con tanto gusto.

‘Van Rome tot Rome’ is een nieuwe geschiedenis van de middeleeuwen, meeslepend opgeschreven door meesterverteller Dan Jones. Een duizendjarig avontuur, dat is wat bestsellerauteur Dan Jones maakt van zijn nieuwe geschiedenis van de middeleeuwen ‘Van Rome tot Rome’. Hij begint in 410 bij de ineenstorting van het Romeinse Rijk en eindigt weer in Rome als keizer Karel V in de zestiende eeuw opnieuw voor de poorten van de stad staat. In een duizelingwekkend tempo laat Jones zien hoe het Westen de oude wereld herbouwde en de rest van de wereld ging domineren: door te ontdekken, ontwikkelen of domweg te stelen. ‘Van Rome tot Rome’ is een boek over – en voor – een tijd van diepgaande verandering.

"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated."—Wall Street Journal "A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . Powers and Thrones provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style."—The New York Times The New York Times bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world—a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era—and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever.

A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn''t wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire. Then, out of nowhere, the tailor is knocked off his horse by a raven, who then transforms into a hideous dog, his mouth writhing with its own innards. The dog issues the tailor with a warning: he must go to a priest and ask for absolution and return to the road, or else there will be consequences... First recorded in the early fifteenth century by an unknown monk, The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings was transcribed from the Latin by the great medievalist M.R. James in 1922. Building on that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.

In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.

Na era das cavalarias e dos heróis Os templários já foram personagens de inúmeras obras de ficção, filmes e programas de televisão, apresentados como heróis, mártires, assassinos, valentões, vítimas, criminosos, pervertidos, hereges, subversivos e depravados, guardiões do Santo Graal, protetores da linhagem sanguínea de Cristo e agentes viajantes no tempo de uma conspiração global. No campo da história "popular" existe um manancial de fantasias sobre "os mistérios dos templários" – sugerindo sua participação em algum plano atemporal para esconder os segredos sujos do cristianismo, insinuando que a ordem medieval ainda continua em ação, manipulando o mundo como vultos nas sombras. Às vezes isso é muito divertido. Mas não tem nada a ver com os templários reais. Este livro pretende contar a história de como eram os templários, não como as lendas os adornaram desde então.

A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones. For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions. Depending on who you ask, the fall of the holy city was either an inspiring legend or the greatest of horrors. In Crusaders, Dan Jones interrogates the many sides of the larger story, charting a deeply human and avowedly pluralist path through the crusading era. Expanding the usual timeframe, Jones looks to the roots of Christian-Muslim relations in the eighth century and tracks the influence of crusading to present day. He widens the geographical focus to far-flung regions home to so-called enemies of the Church, including Spain, North Africa, southern France, and the Baltic states. By telling intimate stories of individual journeys, Jones illuminates these centuries of war not only from the perspective of popes and kings, but from Arab-Sicilian poets, Byzantine princesses, Sunni scholars, Shi''ite viziers, Mamluk slave soldiers, Mongol chieftains, and barefoot friars. Crusading remains a rallying call to this day, but its role in the popular imagination ignores the cooperation and complicated coexistence that were just as much a feature of the period as warfare. The age-old relationships between faith, conquest, wealth, power, and trade meant that crusading was not only about fighting for the glory of God, but also, among other earthly reasons, about gold. In this richly dramatic narrative that gives voice to sources usually pushed to the margins, Dan Jones has written an authoritative survey of the holy wars with global scope and human focus.

Istoria adusa ̆ la viata ̆ cum nu ai mai văzut până acum Culoarea timpului acoperă peste o sută de ani de istorie, de la domnia reginei Victoria la Războiul Civil American, de la Războiul Rece la era spațială. Marina Amaral a creat 200 de imagini uimitoare folosind fotografii de epocă alb-negru ca bază pentru o redare digitală color. Dan Jones a scris un text care fixează imaginile în context și le întrețese într-o relatare plină de viață a lumii în care trăim. „Revelatoare și pasionantă... Abilitățile Marinei Amaral dau imaginilor o viață neașteptată.“Observer „Cele mai fascinante imagini alb-negru devenite imagini color.“ Daily Mai

A bestselling historian and a brilliant artist have combined their talents to create a stunning visual history of global war and revolution from 1914 to 1945. Dan Jones and Marina Amaral tell the epic, harrowing, and world-changing story—in narrative form with colorized images—of global conflict from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the obliteration of Hiroshima by the first atom bomb.The World Aflame embraces not only the total conflagrations of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 and the tensions, ideologies and economic forces that set them in motion, but also the revolutions in Russia; civil wars in Ireland and Spain; American interventions in Latin America, colonial wars in Moroco, Ethiopia, and Palestine; and events on the domestic ‘fronts’ of the belligerent nations.A fusion of amazing pictures and well-chosen and informative words, The World Aflame offers a moving—and often terrifying—perspective on the bloodiest century in human history.

In ''De Kruisvaarders'' vertelt Dan Jones een levendige geschiedenis van de middeleeuwse kruistochten, door de ogen van bekende en onbekende personen: ridders, Vikingen en moslims. Tussen de elfde en de dertiende eeuw vochten christelijke en islamitische legers om zeggenschap over het Heilige Land. In De Kruisvaarders vertelt Dan Jones het verhaal van de eerste kruistocht in 1095 onder aanvoering van de Brabander Godfried van Bouillon en graaf Robrecht van Béthune, de Leeuw van Vlaanderen, tot en met het verlies van het laatste christelijke bolwerk in de Levant. In elk van de 25 hoofdstukken staat een persoon - meer of minder bekend - centraal. Dan Jones is een van de populairste historici van het moment. Ook De Kruisvaarders maakt weer duidelijk waarom: Jones blinkt uit in het schrijven van verhalende geschiedenis.

An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.

En rendant son éclat à un monde délavé, La Couleur du temps offre une nouvelle histoire du monde totalement inédite avec 200 photographies colorisées prises entre 1850 et 1960. Et l’Histoire reprend vie... C’est un récit continu qui nous emmène de la guerre de Crimée à la guerre froide, de l’âge de la vapeur à la conquête spatiale, de l’ère des empires à celle des superpuissances. C’est une scène où dansent titans et tyrans, meurtriers et martyrs, inventeurs et futurs destructeurs de monde, où hommes et femmes retrouvent leur place. Le lecteur est saisi : les clichés qu’il croyait connaître acquièrent une dimension tout autre, presque troublante. Ceux qu’il découvre bouleversent sa vision et altèrent son regard sur les grands événements des cent années ayant présidé au monde qui est le nôtre. Les couleurs nuancées, variées, riches d’une gamme infinie de teintes soigneusement choisies infléchissent les portraits, les photos de foules, de guerres, de désastres, de libérations et de célébrations...

Sie begannen als Pilger, kämpften als Kriegermönche, bereicherten sich als Bankiers und endeten als Häretiker auf dem Scheiterhaufen: Dan Jones hat die Quellen zu den Templern neu gelesen und bietet mit diesem Buch ein Meisterstück an historischer Erzählkunst: auf dem neuesten Forschungsstand, mit sicherem Gespür für außergewöhnliche Episoden und spannend von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite. Jerusalem 1119. Eine kleine Gruppe von Rittern sucht nach dem Ersten Kreuzzug nach einer neuen Aufgabe und gründet die "Arme Ritterschaft Christi und dessalomonischen Tempels zu Jerusalem", um Jerusalem-Pilger zu beschützen. Schon bald beginnt ein wundersamer Aufstieg: Die neuartigen Kriegermönche werden zur militärischen Eliteeinheit, die für die Kreuzfahrerstaaten im Heiligen Land kämpft. Landgüter in Europa, horrende Lösegelder und Tribute sorgen für sprudelnde Einnahmen. Die "arme Ritterschaft" wird zum Bankhaus, von dem Kaufleute und Könige in Orient und Okzident abhängig sind. Doch der sagenhafte Reichtum weckt Begehrlichkeiten. Es beginnt die Zeit der Verfolgung. Dan Jones versetzt den Leser ganz in die Zeit der Kreuzzüge hinein und wahrt zugleich die kritische Distanz zu den Quellen. Wer sein eindrucksvolles Buch gelesen hat, wird zutiefst verstehen, warum Aufstieg und Untergang der Tempelritter seit dem Mittelalter und bis heute die Phantasie beflügeln.

With Gin making record sales across Britain and the rest of the world, there’s been a boom in new distilleries and a thirst for new ways to enjoy this juniper-based spirit. Enter Dan Jones, bestselling gin author and cocktail enthusiast, who will make you love this tasty drink even more. Starting with the history of gin, Dan reveals how the first distilleries opened in the UK in the 1600s, explains the nuts and bolts of making the beverage, as well as all the different trends it has experienced. He’ll take imbibers on a journey around the world to some of the top producers, uncovers new trends, and shares over 100 tasty recipes, from classic cocktails, batch drinks, new concoctions, homemade syrups and more, and answers all the gin questions you were afraid to ask. Featuring stylish photography and illustrations throughout, The Big Book of Gin is a comprehensive guide to the renaissance of one of the world’s most celebrated spirits.

I cavalieri templari furono il più ricco, il più potente e il più segreto degli ordini militari che fi orirono nel periodo delle crociate. La loro storia, che ebbe una rapida ascesa seguita da una sanguinosa e umiliante caduta, ha lasciato uno strascico di mistero che continua ad affascinare e a ispirare storici e scrittori. Dan Jones ripercorre ogni passo della storia dei templari, lunga almeno 200 anni: la loro fondazione come ordine caritatevole a protezione dei pellegrini che visitavano la Terra Santa, la loro trasformazione in corpo militare scelto che combatteva nelle battaglie crociate, la loro evoluzione in fi nanzieri sofi sticati che godevano di esenzione dalle tasse e di un privilegiato accesso a papi, imperatori e re. A partire da fonti storiche originali e rigorose, I templari racconta in modo appassionante una storia in cui si contrappongono cristiani e musulmani, papi e imperatori, ricchi e poveri, fedeli e infedeli: dalla guerra apparentemente senza fine in Palestina, Siria ed Egitto, allo scontro di sunniti e sciiti con gli invasori cristiani, dal rogo che mise fine all''ordine alla rinascita di un mito che continua fino a oggi.

An instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar—“Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity''s holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies... In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.

Bedtime Stories for Grown-ups is a collection of 20 bedtime stories for adults from the ''Dan Jones Hypnosis'' YouTube channel. The bedtime stories have been created in a way that encourages sleep and promotes wellbeing, helping with stress, anxiety and worry, three of the main areas behind many sleep problems, so, these bedtime stories are ideal for stressed out adults or those who find they worry or overthink when they should be falling asleep. These sleep stories for adults can be read by the person who wants to fall asleep, or read to someone to help them fall asleep, or audio recorded for personal use to help you fall asleep. Each bedtime story is a transcript of a 20-35 minute long hypnotic healing bedtime story. For most of human history storytelling helped people to share knowledge and wisdom while inspiring change and creativity. Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of verbal hypnosis. Stories stimulate and access the dreaming brain allowing people to update their neurology with new learning to change thinking, behaviours and responses to life events. Somewhere along the way storytelling became associated with children, it was seen as odd if you were an adult who said you liked listening to stories. This has now started to change, adults listening to stories and reading bedtime stories is on the rise. Dan Jones has over 20 years experience using storytelling as a form of therapy and to help people sleep, he also has a successful YouTube channel ''Dan Jones Hypnosis'' with over 100 hypnotic healing bedtime stories for adults and over 20 sleep stories for children.

A brilliant artist, working with a bestselling historian, uses digital techniques to bring vividly to life 200 photographs of the defining events and personalities of the modern world.