{"product_id":"a-world-lit-only-by-fire-the-medieval-mind-and-the-renaissance-portrait-of-an-age-hardcover","title":"A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Portrait of an Age - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Manchester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"lively and engaging\" history of the Middle Ages (\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e) from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth: the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Manchester provides easy access to a fascinating age when our modern mentality was just being born.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Manchester\u003c\/b\u003e was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.34 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334211592294,"sku":"9780316545310","price":40.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TXgwdDdVdE82b1RKUndzWkRXY3ozdz09.webp?v=1774486221","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-world-lit-only-by-fire-the-medieval-mind-and-the-renaissance-portrait-of-an-age-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}