Monastic experience in twelfth-century Germany provides a rare window on to monastery life in the tumultuous world of twelfth-century Swabia. From its founding in 992 through the great fire that ravaged it in 1159 and beyond, Petershausen weathered countless external attacks and internal divisions. Supra-regional clashes between emperors and popes played out at the most local level. Monks struggled against overreaching bishops. Reformers introduced new and unfamiliar customs. Tens...

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Clifford Samuel. This definitive recording includes an introduction by John Sutherland.The Purple Cloud tells the grandly bleak story of Adam Jeffson: the first man to reach the North Pole and the last man left alive on earth. A sweet-smelling, deadly cloud of poisonous gas has devastated the world, and as Jeffson travels the stricken globe in search of human life, he slowly succumbs to...

BRANDING QUICKIES is a collection written by 20 amazing women who are well experienced and killing it in the branding game. It is filled with diverse wisdom and authentic insight meant to inspire and teach other makers and entrepreneurs. You will learn to level-up your business and brand, LEARN tips about growing, PREP your personal brand and BUILD YOURSELF. This curation features brands, their experience, their honest journey, and advice for other thinkers in this creativ...