![]() ![]() In 2006 he developed and presented a BBC Two Timewatch documentary The Crusaders’ Lost Fort. ![]() He has wide experience of both television and radio, appearing as an academic expert in documentaries aired on BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4 and Channel 5, and being interviewed about his work on programmes ranging from Radio 4’s Today and Front Row, to NPR’s Talk of the Nation in America. Thomas is Reader in Medieval History at Queen Mary University of London, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam & the West. Thomas presented the BBC Four Timewatch Guide on The Crusades. His film for BBC Two The Greatest Knight drew on his biography of the renowned medieval warrior and baron William Marshal, called The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones. ![]() In 2012 Thomas wrote and presented a landmark three-part series The Crusades on BBC Two, based on his critically acclaimed book The Crusades: The War for the Holy Land. He is best known as a medieval historian. Thomas Asbridge is an academic, writer and broadcaster. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. ![]() Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Gabon Republic, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lewis's family then moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the majority of his adolescence. His father died when he was six years old his mother never remarried. Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Geraldine (Waldman) and Emmanuel. On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era." Early life He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy. ![]() Herschell Gordon Lewis (J – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the " splatter" subgenre of horror films. Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, cinematographer, former English professor, advertising executive, direct-mail consultant ![]() ![]() ![]() All our trips feature daily mass, unparalleled access to sacred sites, local guides that speak your language, and excellent accommodations. No matter where you travel with Select, you will be embraced by faith. Take a Catholic pilgrimage cruise or mix in Faith and Food or Faith and Fitness. ![]() Travel to Italy, the Holy Land, Scotland, or Europe. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the show transcriptĬheck out our store and find TCMS stocking caps and hatsĮNJOY THE SHOW AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE? SUPPORT TCMS, GET AWESOME THANK YOU GIFTS, AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD.īecome a Patron! Over 40 interviews, a course with Karlo Broussard, a 10 part series on the domestic church, and free thank you gifts for supporting the show! But how do we do it? Let’s see what the spiritual master, St. We want to grow in our relationship with our Lord. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1939 a secret organization – Section D – was established in London that would aid in the fight against Hitler and the Germans through special operations and sabotage. ![]() This unit formed up and evolved to provide Britain with the weapons and men needed to conduct sabotage, subversion, and guerrilla operations in Nazi-occupied Europe. In Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat the author Giles Milton provides an account of a secret commando unit of the United Kingdom. A book published in 2017 makes for some interesting reading about the history of British special operations in World War II. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She senses that he might still be attracted to her, regardless of her appearance, and she does her best to exploit her (hopeful) advantage. Wheeler recognizes Alma under the disguise and claims to be disgusted, but Alma’s not so sure. But he knows her as someone else: sweet and sassy Alma Macrae, who’s spent quite a bit of time, and fancy dinners, seducing him in the hopes of finding out if he’s her thief. Nothing but the pummeling, the wild onrushing of life.Īs Jack, she finds herself in the lair of one of Delphine’s bosses, Nathanial Wheeler. ![]() The red and sweat and swearing, the fire in her rib cage, the bend and crush of bodies. Remember how to fight like Jack Camp-and at this, Alma smiles. ![]() Her secret weapon is one of her alter egos, a man named Jack Camp, whom Alma inhabits with aplomb and barely contained enthusiasm. Eager to get back in the good graces of her boss and former lover, the seductive Delphine Beaumond, Alma goes undercover to discover who’s been stealing opium from Delphine’s expansive, powerful smuggling operation. Turns out that opium was a very big deal in the late 1800s in Port Townsend, Washington, and Alma-formerly of the Pinkerton Women’s Bureau-has put herself right in the middle of the action. You’ve most likely never met anyone like Alma Rosales, the multifaceted heroine of Katrina Carrasco’s unusual, explosive, and highly quotable debut. The Best Bad Things by Katrina Carrasco is a debut historical crime novel that introduces readers to the fiery Alma Rosales―detective, smuggler, spy. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() As my former English teacher would say,” she uses juicy words”. It’s about friendship, love, loyalties, fun and finding yourself. Which is refreshing after reading so many of the same story told with different characters. There’s more to it than a boy and a girl. Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson, is not your classic teen summer romance book. And maybe some romance along the way too. But skinny dipping and kissing a stranger? Really Sloane? And why does she keep running into Frank? The perfect student who just wants to save the world, and maybe her too? In Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Emily’s in for a whirlwind of life changing events, new friendships and new experiences as Emily is pushed past her bonds, thrown into a wild and possibly life changing summer in hopes of finding her best friend. Emily sets out to complete the list and find her best friend. It a “must do” list for Emily and the only thing she has left of her best friend. This isn’t the first list from Sloane and it’s defiantly not a grocery list. But there is a list, a list that comes in the mail. No explanation, no good bye, no future address. But that all changes when the summer before their senor year, Sloane and her family leave with out a word. They spend every waking moment together, so it all works out. But Emily doesn’t mind, she has Sloane who talks to other people to make up for her shyness. ![]() That and she is pretty fast, given her track record. And that is all most people know about her. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Russia alone, more than 500,000 copies of the debut novel, Metro 2033, have been sold. The Metro trilogy has attracted avid fans and become a cult best seller in multiple countries, including Italy, Poland, and the USA. Artyom is tasked with a mission that will determine the future of his station-and maybe the whole of humanity. ![]() Among these states, war breaks out as the factions fight over differing ideologies and the last remaining resources.Īt the center of the action is Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, the northernmost inhabited station on its line. In Moscow, those who are left seek refuge in the underground train stations of the citywide Metro system, creating communities that gradually became independent states. Now, 20 years later, humanity is nearly extinct, and cities have been left uninhabitable due to radiation. In 2013, nuclear war tore the world apart. Listen to the gripping post-apocalyptic trilogy that inspired video games, spin-offs spanning a variety of genres, and an international following. ![]() |