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History The Story of Spain: The Dramatic History of Europe's Most Fascinating Country Mark Williams has drawn on years of rigorous research to re-create the drama, excitement and pathos of the crucial events in the history of the western world. 'The Story of Spain' brings together the myriad fragments of Spanish history into a clear and enlightening mosaic of the past.
Muslim Spain and Portugal By Hugh Kennedy This is the first study in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on Arab sources. It provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492. The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introduction S.) By Helen Graham This Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and international scale. It also provides an ethical reflection on the war in the context of Europe's tumultuous twentieth century,
Travel Spain (Rough Guide Travel Guides S.) By Mark Ellingham & John Fisher A guide to one of Europe's most intense and dramatic countries - Spain. It features in-depth coverage of all the great historic cities and monuments and provides information on the best hotels, restaurants, beaches and nightlife. The Rough Guide to Spanish (A Dictionary Phrasebook) Published by Lexus This text is one of four titles in a relaunched Phrasebook Dictionary series from Rough Guides. It contains tools of the language, Spanish-English and English-Spanish, together with contemporary travel tips, a basic grammar and a menu reader. Spain (Lonely Planet Country Guide S.) By Sarah Andrews, Susan Forsyth & Nancy Frey Whether you're keen to sip sangria on a palm-lined Balearic beach or snow-ski down the Sierra Nevada, this practical guide will show you why Spain is a número uno destination. Walking the Camino De Santiago Follow in the footsteps of Celts and Christians on an ancient pilgrimage route across northern Spain from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the foothills of the French Pyrenees to the cathedral city of Santiago de Compostela and on to Finisterre. Spanish (Lonely Planet Phrasebook S.) Covering all essential parts of the Spanish language, this phrasebook features: comprehensive two-way dictionary;, user-friendly sentence builder; pronunciation for every word; the basics of contemporary Spanish culture; plus local slang for fun and friendly exchanges.
Andalus: Unlocking the Secrets of Moorish Spain (Paperback) “Webster sees Moorish Spain as an idyllic place where Jews, Muslims and Christians lived happily together in tolerance, bringing knowledge and sophistication to benighted Europe. This has not been the view of most Spaniards over the centuries, but he makes a good argument for it in the book. A scholar of Moorish Spain would not learn much from this book (but would still be amused by the travelogue) but most of us have a lot to remember about how much the Moors gave us: sugar, cotton, paper, oranges, and of course the crucial zero”. Amazon customer book review Fiction The Secret Supper (International Best Seller - English translation) By Spanish novelist Javier Sierra In January of 1497, Fray Augustin Leyre, a Dominican Inquisitor and expert on the interpretation of secret messages, is sent to supervise Leonardo Da Vinci's last touches to "The Last Supper" painting. He was sent by Alejandro VI who had heard that Da Vinci was painting the twelve apostles without their halo of sanctity, that the chalice was missing, and that Leonardo had painted himself in the painting with his back to Jesus. This could have sent him to the inquisition. Why then did he do this? Was Leonardo Da Vinci a heretic? Full of misleading facts and controversies, "The Secret Supper" reveals the truth behind Da Vinci's best-known Christian piece. After finishing this novel, you'll never see "The Last Supper" in the same way again. Religion John of the Cross - Man and Mystic By Richard P Hardy St. John of the Cross assisted fellow mystic St. Teresa of Avila in the reformation of the Carmelite order. He visited Caravaca de la Cruz on seven occasions and inaugruated in 1587 the Discalced Carmelite friary and the Discalced Carmelite convent in 1576. In this excellent biography of St. John of the Cross, Richard Hardy thinks that no characteristic better describes John than love. The expectations of society were of no interest to John because he based himself on the command of Jesus who had become his close friend.
Teresa of Avila - An Extraordinary Life by Shirley du Boulay Although St. Teresa never visited Caravaca de la Cruz it it is a place she held very close to her heart and she founded, in her absence, a Discalced Carmelite convent there in 1576. She is said to have had a special devotion to the cross of Caravaca and carried a copy of the relic up until her death. "A colourful and compelling journey into the heart of one of the greatest mystics of all times... a beautiful biography" |
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