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Author: Vernon Silver
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 388
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK" ... pieces together the extraordinary tale of the lost cup and offers a portrait of the modern antiquities trade"--Jacket.
Author: Vernon Silver
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 0061558281
DOWNLOAD EBOOK" ... pieces together the extraordinary tale of the lost cup and offers a portrait of the modern antiquities trade"--Jacket.
Author: Vernon Silver
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-05-28
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 0061882968
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A riveting story of tomb robbers and antiquities smugglers, high-stakes auctioneers and the princely chiefs of the world’s most prestigious museums….A terrific read, from start to finish.” —James L. Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt An Oxford-trained archaeologist and award-winning journalist based in Rome, Vernon Silver brings us The Lost Chalice, the electrifying true story of the race to secure a priceless, 2,500-year-old cup depicting the fall of Troy—a lost treasure crafted by Euphronios, an artist widely considered “the Leonardo Da Vinci of ancient Greece.” A gripping, real life mystery, The Lost Chalice gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of great museums and antiquities collections—exposing a world of greed, backstabbing, and double-dealing.
Author: James K. Galbraith
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0300224222
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe economic crisis in Greece is a potential international disaster and one of the most extraordinary monetary and political dramas of our time. The financial woes of this relatively small European nation threaten the long-term viability of the Euro while exposing the flaws in the ideal of continental unity. "Solutions" proposed by Europe’s combined leadership have sparked a war of prideful words and stubborn one-upmanship, and they are certain to fail, according to renowned economist James K. Galbraith, because they are designed for failure. It is this hypocrisy that prompted former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, when Galbraith arrived in Athens as an adviser, to greet him with the words “Welcome to the poisoned chalice.” In this fascinating, insightful, and thought-provoking collection of essays—which includes letters and private memos to both American and Greek officials, as well as other previously unpublished material—Galbraith examines the crisis, its causes, its course, and its meaning, as well as the viability of the austerity program imposed on the Greek citizenry. It is a trenchant, deeply felt commentary on what the author calls “economic policy as moral abomination,” and an eye-opening analysis of a contemporary Greek tragedy much greater than the tiny economy of the nation itself.
Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780399246760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA beekeeper by trade, Mirasol's life changes completely when she is named the new Chalice, the most important advisor to the new Master, a former priest of Fire.
Author: Ree Soesbee
Publisher: Mirrorstone
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780786939947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKElidor tries to find a crystal chalice which can be used to free Vael from the curse of an evil wizard.
Author: Aidan Nichols
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 0814634311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the course of a distinguished theological career, Aidan Nichols has produced an array of masterful contributions to the fields of systematic theology, ecclesiology, theological aesthetics, ecumenism, liturgy, and Scripture. Now, inChalice of God, he attempts to synthesize a lifetime of research, teaching, and scholarly reflection in a book that is both rigorously academic and intensely personal. This is Nichols' theological manifesto for the twenty-first century. Drawing together the insights of high scholasticism, the mid-twentieth-century ressourcement movement, a holistic reading of Scripture typical of the best patristic exegesis, and the liturgical tradition and iconography of both East and West, he presents a sound architecture for contemporary Catholic theology. Chalice of God promises to enrich and challenge those who engage in the enterprise of theology for years to come.
Author: Marie Jakober
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9780441008964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first Crusade is over, but another war of faith has just begun. In a small German duchy, four determined people will decide the future of an empire, and the fate of the world.
Author: Erica Kirov
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1402215037
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter a spell is put on his father, Nick Rostov must find the Chalice of Immortality to save his father's life.
Author: Graham Phillips
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2004-01-30
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1591438772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReveals the discovery of an artifact that many experts believe may be the Holy Grail • Traces the journey of the Grail from the Holy Land to Rome and eventually to a ruined chapel in Shropshire, England • Uncovers new evidence identifying the historical King Arthur and his connection to the Holy Grail The popular Arthurian stories of the Middle Ages depict the Holy Grail as Christ’s cup from the Last Supper, which was believed to have been endowed with miraculous healing powers and the ability to give eternal life to whoever drank from it. A much earlier tradition, however, claimed the Grail was the vessel used by Mary Magdalene to collect Christ’s blood when he appeared to her after rising from the tomb. While many vessels were claimed to have been the true Grail, there was only one thought to have been the chalice used by Mary. From Jesus’ empty tomb, where it remained for almost 400 years, this holy relic known as the Marian Chalice was taken to Rome by the mother of the first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great. It was then smuggled from Rome in 410 A.D., according to the fifth-century historian Olympiodorus, to save it from the barbarians who sacked the city. Well into the Middle Ages legend persisted that it had been taken to safety in Britain, the last outpost of Roman civilization in Western Europe. This journey to England, and what happened to the Chalice there, is the focus of this book. Graham Phillips’s research uncovers the secret legacy of an ancient noble family over generations and a trail of clues hidden in the English countryside that lead to a mysterious grotto, a forgotten attic, and the lost chalice. In tracing the relic, Phillips offers the inside story behind an astonishing adventure that results in the identification of the historical King Arthur and the location of one of the most powerful symbols in Western tradition.
