John Matthews

El Santo Grial -uno de los misterios más fascinantes que el mundo ha conocido- es un símbolo universal de la búsqueda de la verdad, y los Caballeros Templarios participaron activamente de este símbolo poderoso y vivificante. En este obra se produce un encuentro entre El Santo Grial, los Caballeros Templarios y el Tarot ofreciendo al lector numerosas y efectivas claves que le permitiran comprender la verdadera esencia del esoterismo medieval y del camino iniciatico seguido por la Orden del Temple. La baraja, dibujada con un bello estilo renacentista, posee un profundo simbolismo que le ayudara a conectar con su propia busqueda espiritual.

'Why do you want to die? Why is it you don't want me to try and save you?' Jac went straight in with the key question. No point in beating around the bush, fencing. He might have got over most of the first hurdle with the attempted prison break, if Marmont survived, but unless he tackled this hurdle, they were all wasting their time. He could prepare the most marvellous clemency plea for the Governor's office, but Durrant had to agree to its contents and sign the plea petition. Durrant shuffled uncomfortably, shrugged. He looked like he'd have preferred some delay, as if a question of such purport deserved reasonable preamble. He looked almost offended to be hit with it straightaway. 'I don't know. Tired, first and foremost. Tired of the appeals and empty promises, tired of waiting. Tired of false hope. Tired of life.' Durrant looked up with a steady gaze as he hit the last words, as if he'd only at that moment finally discovered what, most of all, he was tired of. 'You're tired, and so you want out. Is that about it?' Jac said it offhandly, disdainfully, and Durrant's stare became icy. Jac fully expected some confrontation if he was to stand a chance of shifting Durrant's stance. It wasn't going to be easy. 'Yeah, that's about it.' Equally offhandly, disdainfully. Jac stood up and took a couple of paces away from the interview table before turning to look back again. 'That may be okay for you. But have you given a thought to those you're leaving behind. Your wife. Your son. How old is he now?' Jac remembered the age from Durrant's file, but he wanted Durrant to say it, be reminded. 'Twelve this April gone. Had his first birthday just two months before I was sentenced.' Jac considered Durrant dolefully for a second. 'Maybe your wife will come to terms with you dying, has had a fair time to prepare herself. But do you really think your son will at that age?' And as he saw Durrant flinch and look away, he knew he'd struck a chord. The first chink in Durrant's armour, built-up hard, impenetrably these past eleven years. Durrant knew he was being worked, but it was difficult to get angry. This new lawyer was young, still wet behind the ears, was probably not yet seasoned and world-wear

En los cuentos populares y mitos de todo el mundo, los gigantes, los fantasmas y los duendes suelen ser los candidatos favoritos a representar el papel de contrincantes del personaje principal. Siempre que el heroe tiene que enfrentarse a hazañas mas peligrosas que cualquier reto antes afrontado, podeis estar seguros de que topara con alguna de estas tres criaturas. Lo mas notable de estos tres tipos es que sin ellos no habria aventura. Son ellos los que fuerzan a los heroes y heroinas a crecer y aprender, haciendo de los cuentos populares una distraccion continua e importante en nuestras vidas.Este libro recoge relatos de Noruega, Australia, China, Irlanda, Dinamarca, Africa, Siberia, Escocia y de los indios Cheyenes en Estados Unidos.

El caballero de las cocinas (Gran Bretaña). El caballero del cisne (Alemania). Los tres viajes de Hay Murom (Rusia). El chifl ado Perronick (Gran Bretaña). El relato de Bushtasp (Persia). Yogadayu y el ejercito de abejas (Japon). Sir Cliges y el cerezo (Francia).

This volume covers the history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Septimius Severus in AD 193 to the death of Constantine in AD 337. This period was one of the most critical in the history of the Mediterranean world. It begins with the establishment of the Severan dynasty as a result of civil war. From AD 235 this period of relative stability was followed by half a century of short reigns of short-lived emperors and a number of military attacks on the eastern and northern frontiers of the empire. This was followed by the First Tetrarchy (AD 284305), a period of collegial rule in which Diocletian, with his colleague Maximian and two junior Caesars (Constantius and Galerius), restabilised the empire. The period ends with the reign of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, who defeated Licinius and established a dynasty which lasted for thirty-five years.