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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Primate Principle. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Illuminati: The Conspiracy That Never Died. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Shattered Cross the Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars. Book.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Allen Schery's The Mystery of the Ark weaves history, myth, and apocalyptic suspense into a multi-layered quest: what if the Ark of the Covenant never stopped working-and its reawakening could either save or destroy humanity.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Allen Schery's The Mystery of the Ark weaves history, myth, and apocalyptic suspense into a multi-layered quest: what if the Ark of the Covenant never stopped working-and its reawakening could either save or destroy humanity?On storm-tossed Patmos, exiled John records visions of coming cataclysm, encoded by Essenes at Qumran into scrolls and secret lineages. Centuries later, scholars, warriors, and seekers-a philologist decoding Aramaic marginalia, an archaeologist tracing Judean anomalies, a reluctant warrior-priest, and a modern mystic drawn to Mount Shasta-converge on the same terrifying truth.The Ark emerges not as relic but living interface between consciousness and the divine-a vessel magnifying what confronts it. In wrong hands, it amplifies fear and domination; for the worthy, it offers protection and transformative grace. Their quest spans sun-baked Dead Sea cliffs, Templar harbors of Rhodes, Nero's paranoid Rome, mist-shrouded Rosslyn Chapel, Santorini's fractured caldera, Mount Shasta's numinous heights, and Ethiopia's guarded sanctuaries where the Ark left miracles-and madness-in its wake.Secret orders, imperial cults, intelligence networks, and corporate cabals shadow them, engineering crises to justify the Ark's unveiling under their control. As social order frays, a "divine solution" becomes seductively plausible. The protagonists discover the true battle plays out in their own loyalties and capacity to transcend tribal fears.Rich with archaeological detail, theological speculation, and cinematic set pieces, Schery's novel asks: has the Ark guarded us from our darkest impulses for two millennia? What happens when that final barrier falls-not to nations or history, but to the human heart itself?Prepare for a pilgrimage through civilization's collective unconscious where Patmos, Qumran, and modern America intersect, blurring myth and reality in a breathtaking adventure that challenges everything we believe about destiny, power, and protection. Find out where the Ark of The Covenant has been hiding for 2000 years and how it has been saving humanity from the Apocalypse. Oro raucous journeytraverses 3 continents and 2000 years done in the style of Dan Brown's DaVinci code/ This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Primate Principle by Allen Schery offers an unflinching exploration into the core of human nature by tracing our evolutionary roots and the primal imperatives that govern our behavior. Using the vivid metaphor of the "banana"-a symbol for any valuable resource such as wealth, power, status, or social influence-Schery reveals how humans, much like our closest primate relatives, are driven by amoral, survival-based instincts rather than intrinsic moral codes.The book opens by contrasting the straightforward, raw behavior of chimpanzees competing for bananas in the wild with the complex and often self-deluding social constructs humans have developed to justify similar pursuits. While chimps act out of immediate necessity and capability without moral reflection, humans create elaborate narrative veils of morality, religion, laws, and culture that cloak these primal drives in illusions of fairness, justice, and altruism.Schery meticulously dismantles these illusions, drawing upon biology, anthropology, history, and psychology. He uncovers how deeply embedded mechanisms-such as the sentinel gaze for scanning threats, hormone-driven dominance drives, and the neurochemical rewards of power acquisition-shape individuals and societies. These forces drive not only personal ambition but also collective phenomena like tribalism, political power struggles, economic competition, and ideological conflict. Historical events, myths, and cultural institutions are reinterpreted as sophisticated forms of banana acquisition, designed to maximize survival and reproduction at an often amoral cost.The book also addresses modern manifestations of this principle, from billionaires hoarding vast wealth far beyond necessity to social media quests for attention and reputation as forms of emotional bananas. It critically examines how ideologies, political systems, and even altruistic acts can function as strategic tools within this evolutionary framework.Far from offering moral comfort, The Primate Principle challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature and society. Schery invites an embrace of this raw realism-not as despair, but as a means for strategic navigation and personal effectiveness in a world governed by ancient, amoral imperatives beneath the veneer of civilization.Ultimately, the book is both a philosophical reckoning and a practical guide to understanding the primal drives that underpin the human condition, revealing how acknowledging these forces can empower more honest, clear-eyed engagement with life and the modern world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery chronicles the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon-from 1119 founding by Hugues de Payens amid First Crusade chaos, protecting pilgrims on treacherous Jerusalem roads, through meteoric ascent as white-mantled shock troops dominating battles like Montgisard (1177) where 500 Templars routed Saladin's 26,000, to zenith as medieval multinational bankers pioneering letters of credit financing kings' wars and pilgrims' journeys, ending in Philip IV's Friday 13th, 1307 arrests on heresy charges (spitting on cross, idol worship, sodomy) extracted via torture, Papal bull Vox in excelso dissolving the order 1312, Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant Paris pyre cursing king/pope (both dead within year-"Templar curse"). Schery fuses Latin chronicles (William of Tyre), Arabic sources (Ibn al-Qalanisi), trial transcripts, archaeological digs at Atlit Castle with immersive narrative: torchlit preceptory initiations binding vows of poverty/chastity/obedience; siege warfare engineering concentric fortifications; financial ledgers revolutionizing commerce predating Medici banks. Distinguishes fact from legend-Rosslyn Chapel "Templar pillars," Oak Island "Money Pit," Portuguese Order of Christ continuity, Scottish fleet myths, Freemasonic grafting's, Holy Grail/Baphomet speculations weighed against Vatican archives (some digitized post-Vatican II). Dedicated chapters dissect innovations: heavy cavalry tactics shattering Muslim horse-archers; legal codes anticipating Geneva Conventions; Gothic architecture fusing military function/spiritual symbolism (Temple Church London round nave echoing Solomon's). Controversies unpacked-Baphomet as ciphered "Sophia," Philip's debts motive over piety, Clement V's Avignon captivity coercion. Anthropologist Schery (Tepehuan fieldwork, Mystery of the Ark author) illuminates spiritual discipline forging supermen crushed by envy, seeding Rosicrucian/Rosicrucian lore shaping Enlightenment. Academic treasure trove meets page-turner for Templar enthusiasts/scholars-honors genuine legacies in banking, chivalry, fortification while demystifying Hollywood myths. Definitive modern synthesis illuminating power's fragility, secrecy's allure, faith's weaponization. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery delivers an expansive, richly detailed historical and interpretive masterpiece on one of medieval Europe's most enigmatic and influential military orders. Founded around 1119 as a small band of warrior-monks sworn to protect pilgrims in the volatile Holy Land, the Knights Templar evolved into Christendom's premier fighting force and the world's first multinational banking corporation. Schery's narrative sweeps from their gritty origins amid the First Crusade's aftermath-when nine French knights took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience under Hugues de Payens-through their meteoric ascent under Bernard of Clairvaux's patronage, to their catastrophic downfall amid King Philip IV of France's debt-fueled persecution in 1307 and Pope Clement V's reluctant dissolution in 1312. This is no dry chronicle: Schery fuses primary sources like the Rule of the Templars and trial transcripts with vivid, cinematic storytelling that transports readers to blood-soaked battlefields at Hattin, soaring fortress strongholds like Krak des Chevaliers, and shadowy Parisian preceptories where heresy charges ignited Europe's first "fake news" crisis.What elevates this work is Schery's forensic balance of documented history against centuries of romantic legend. He meticulously dissects Templar innovations-white-mantled knights pioneering heavy cavalry charges, pioneering letter-of-credit systems funding transcontinental commerce, architectural marvels blending Romanesque solidity with Gothic aspiration-while candidly evaluating post-dissolution myths. Survival theories posit Templar treasure fleets fleeing to Scotland or Portugal; Schery weighs evidence for Rosslyn Chapel's "coded" pillars, Oak Island's Money Pit anomalies, and rumored Holy Grail custodianship. Connections to Freemasonry's speculative rites, Rosicrucian symbolism, and even American founding fathers receive measured scrutiny, tracing how Vatican-archived documents (some only recently digitized) shaped selective memory.The prose marries academic rigor-extensive footnotes citing Latin chronicles, Arabic histories like Ibn al-Qalanisi, archaeological reports-with atmospheric immersion: imagine torchlit initiations binding recruits to secrecy oaths, or Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant pyre on Paris's Ile aux Juifs, cursing his persecutors as flames consumed him. Dedicated chapters unpack financial ledgers revolutionizing medieval economics, legal codes predating modern military justice, and architectural legacies from Tomar to Chinon. Schery confronts controversies head-on: the infamous "head worship" accusations (Baphomet's true identity?), sodomy slanders as political theater, the "Templar curse" shadowing Philip and Clement's early demises. Schery, drawing from his anthropological lens reveals the Templars as visionary innovators crushed by envy- their shattered cross seeding modern conspiracy culture while their real legacy endures in banking, law, and chivalric ideals. Essential reading that honors achievements amid immortal myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery chronicles the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon-from 1119 founding by Hugues de Payens amid First Crusade chaos, protecting pilgrims on treacherous Jerusalem roads, through meteoric ascent as white-mantled shock troops dominating battles like Montgisard (1177) where 500 Templars routed Saladin's 26,000, to zenith as medieval multinational bankers pioneering letters of credit financing kings' wars and pilgrims' journeys, ending in Philip IV's Friday 13th, 1307 arrests on heresy charges (spitting on cross, idol worship, sodomy) extracted via torture, Papal bull Vox in excelso dissolving the order 1312, Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant Paris pyre cursing king/pope (both dead within year-"Templar curse"). Schery fuses Latin chronicles (William of Tyre), Arabic sources (Ibn al-Qalanisi), trial transcripts, archaeological digs at Atlit Castle with immersive narrative: torchlit preceptory initiations binding vows of poverty/chastity/obedience; siege warfare engineering concentric fortifications; financial ledgers revolutionizing commerce predating Medici banks. Distinguishes fact from legend-Rosslyn Chapel "Templar pillars," Oak Island "Money Pit," Portuguese Order of Christ continuity, Scottish fleet myths, Freemasonic grafting's, Holy Grail/Baphomet speculations weighed against Vatican archives (some digitized post-Vatican II). Dedicated chapters dissect innovations: heavy cavalry tactics shattering Muslim horse-archers; legal codes anticipating Geneva Conventions; Gothic architecture fusing military function/spiritual symbolism (Temple Church London round nave echoing Solomon's). Controversies unpacked-Baphomet as ciphered "Sophia," Philip's debts motive over piety, Clement V's Avignon captivity coercion. Anthropologist Schery (Tepehuan fieldwork, Mystery of the Ark author) illuminates spiritual discipline forging supermen crushed by envy, seeding Rosicrucian/Rosicrucian lore shaping Enlightenment. Academic treasure trove meets page-turner for Templar enthusiasts/scholars-honors genuine legacies in banking, chivalry, fortification while demystifying Hollywood myths. Definitive modern synthesis illuminating power's fragility, secrecy's allure, faith's weaponization. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Primate Principle by Allen Schery offers an unflinching exploration into the core of human nature by tracing our evolutionary roots and the primal imperatives that govern our behavior. Using the vivid metaphor of the "banana"-a symbol for any valuable resource such as wealth, power, status, or social influence-Schery reveals how humans, much like our closest primate relatives, are driven by amoral, survival-based instincts rather than intrinsic moral codes.The book opens by contrasting the straightforward, raw behavior of chimpanzees competing for bananas in the wild with the complex and often self-deluding social constructs humans have developed to justify similar pursuits. While chimps act out of immediate necessity and capability without moral reflection, humans create elaborate narrative veils of morality, religion, laws, and culture that cloak these primal drives in illusions of fairness, justice, and altruism.Schery meticulously dismantles these illusions, drawing upon biology, anthropology, history, and psychology. He uncovers how deeply embedded mechanisms-such as the sentinel gaze for scanning threats, hormone-driven dominance drives, and the neurochemical rewards of power acquisition-shape individuals and societies. These forces drive not only personal ambition but also collective phenomena like tribalism, political power struggles, economic competition, and ideological conflict. Historical events, myths, and cultural institutions are reinterpreted as sophisticated forms of banana acquisition, designed to maximize survival and reproduction at an often amoral cost.The book also addresses modern manifestations of this principle, from billionaires hoarding vast wealth far beyond necessity to social media quests for attention and reputation as forms of emotional bananas. It critically examines how ideologies, political systems, and even altruistic acts can function as strategic tools within this evolutionary framework.Far from offering moral comfort, The Primate Principle challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature and society. Schery invites an embrace of this raw realism-not as despair, but as a means for strategic navigation and personal effectiveness in a world governed by ancient, amoral imperatives beneath the veneer of civilization.Ultimately, the book is both a philosophical reckoning and a practical guide to understanding the primal drives that underpin the human condition, revealing how acknowledging these forces can empower more honest, clear-eyed engagement with life and the modern world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Primate Principle by Allen Schery offers an unflinching exploration into the core of human nature by tracing our evolutionary roots and the primal imperatives that govern our behavior. Using the vivid metaphor of the "banana"-a symbol for any valuable resource such as wealth, power, status, or social influence-Schery reveals how humans, much like our closest primate relatives, are driven by amoral, survival-based instincts rather than intrinsic moral codes.The book opens by contrasting the straightforward, raw behavior of chimpanzees competing for bananas in the wild with the complex and often self-deluding social constructs humans have developed to justify similar pursuits. While chimps act out of immediate necessity and capability without moral reflection, humans create elaborate narrative veils of morality, religion, laws, and culture that cloak these primal drives in illusions of fairness, justice, and altruism.Schery meticulously dismantles these illusions, drawing upon biology, anthropology, history, and psychology. He uncovers how deeply embedded mechanisms-such as the sentinel gaze for scanning threats, hormone-driven dominance drives, and the neurochemical rewards of power acquisition-shape individuals and societies. These forces drive not only personal ambition but also collective phenomena like tribalism, political power struggles, economic competition, and ideological conflict. Historical events, myths, and cultural institutions are reinterpreted as sophisticated forms of banana acquisition, designed to maximize survival and reproduction at an often amoral cost.The book also addresses modern manifestations of this principle, from billionaires hoarding vast wealth far beyond necessity to social media quests for attention and reputation as forms of emotional bananas. It critically examines how ideologies, political systems, and even altruistic acts can function as strategic tools within this evolutionary framework.Far from offering moral comfort, The Primate Principle challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature and society. Schery invites an embrace of this raw realism-not as despair, but as a means for strategic navigation and personal effectiveness in a world governed by ancient, amoral imperatives beneath the veneer of civilization.Ultimately, the book is both a philosophical reckoning and a practical guide to understanding the primal drives that underpin the human condition, revealing how acknowledging these forces can empower more honest, clear-eyed engagement with life and the modern world. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery chronicles the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon-from 1119 founding by Hugues de Payens amid First Crusade chaos, protecting pilgrims on treacherous Jerusalem roads, through meteoric ascent as white-mantled shock troops dominating battles like Montgisard (1177) where 500 Templars routed Saladin's 26,000, to zenith as medieval multinational bankers pioneering letters of credit financing kings' wars and pilgrims' journeys, ending in Philip IV's Friday 13th, 1307 arrests on heresy charges (spitting on cross, idol worship, sodomy) extracted via torture, Papal bull Vox in excelso dissolving the order 1312, Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant Paris pyre cursing king/pope (both dead within year-"Templar curse"). Schery fuses Latin chronicles (William of Tyre), Arabic sources (Ibn al-Qalanisi), trial transcripts, archaeological digs at Atlit Castle with immersive narrative: torchlit preceptory initiations binding vows of poverty/chastity/obedience; siege warfare engineering concentric fortifications; financial ledgers revolutionizing commerce predating Medici banks. Distinguishes fact from legend-Rosslyn Chapel "Templar pillars," Oak Island "Money Pit," Portuguese Order of Christ continuity, Scottish fleet myths, Freemasonic grafting's, Holy Grail/Baphomet speculations weighed against Vatican archives (some digitized post-Vatican II). Dedicated chapters dissect innovations: heavy cavalry tactics shattering Muslim horse-archers; legal codes anticipating Geneva Conventions; Gothic architecture fusing military function/spiritual symbolism (Temple Church London round nave echoing Solomon's). Controversies unpacked-Baphomet as ciphered "Sophia," Philip's debts motive over piety, Clement V's Avignon captivity coercion. Anthropologist Schery (Tepehuan fieldwork, Mystery of the Ark author) illuminates spiritual discipline forging supermen crushed by envy, seeding Rosicrucian/Rosicrucian lore shaping Enlightenment. Academic treasure trove meets page-turner for Templar enthusiasts/scholars-honors genuine legacies in banking, chivalry, fortification while demystifying Hollywood myths. Definitive modern synthesis illuminating power's fragility, secrecy's allure, faith's weaponization. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Allen Schery's The Mystery of the Ark weaves history, myth, and apocalyptic suspense into a multi-layered quest: what if the Ark of the Covenant never stopped working-and its reawakening could either save or destroy humanity?On storm-tossed Patmos, exiled John records visions of coming cataclysm, encoded by Essenes at Qumran into scrolls and secret lineages. Centuries later, scholars, warriors, and seekers-a philologist decoding Aramaic marginalia, an archaeologist tracing Judean anomalies, a reluctant warrior-priest, and a modern mystic drawn to Mount Shasta-converge on the same terrifying truth.The Ark emerges not as relic but living interface between consciousness and the divine-a vessel magnifying what confronts it. In wrong hands, it amplifies fear and domination; for the worthy, it offers protection and transformative grace. Their quest spans sun-baked Dead Sea cliffs, Templar harbors of Rhodes, Nero's paranoid Rome, mist-shrouded Rosslyn Chapel, Santorini's fractured caldera, Mount Shasta's numinous heights, and Ethiopia's guarded sanctuaries where the Ark left miracles-and madness-in its wake.Secret orders, imperial cults, intelligence networks, and corporate cabals shadow them, engineering crises to justify the Ark's unveiling under their control. As social order frays, a "divine solution" becomes seductively plausible. The protagonists discover the true battle plays out in their own loyalties and capacity to transcend tribal fears.Rich with archaeological detail, theological speculation, and cinematic set pieces, Schery's novel asks: has the Ark guarded us from our darkest impulses for two millennia? What happens when that final barrier falls-not to nations or history, but to the human heart itself?Prepare for a pilgrimage through civilization's collective unconscious where Patmos, Qumran, and modern America intersect, blurring myth and reality in a breathtaking adventure that challenges everything we believe about destiny, power, and protection. Find out where the Ark of The Covenant has been hiding for 2000 years and how it has been saving humanity from the Apocalypse. Oro raucous journeytraverses 3 continents and 2000 years done in the style of Dan Brown's DaVinci code/ This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery delivers an expansive, richly detailed historical and interpretive masterpiece on one of medieval Europe's most enigmatic and influential military orders. Founded around 1119 as a small band of warrior-monks sworn to protect pilgrims in the volatile Holy Land, the Knights Templar evolved into Christendom's premier fighting force and the world's first multinational banking corporation. Schery's narrative sweeps from their gritty origins amid the First Crusade's aftermath-when nine French knights took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience under Hugues de Payens-through their meteoric ascent under Bernard of Clairvaux's patronage, to their catastrophic downfall amid King Philip IV of France's debt-fueled persecution in 1307 and Pope Clement V's reluctant dissolution in 1312. This is no dry chronicle: Schery fuses primary sources like the Rule of the Templars and trial transcripts with vivid, cinematic storytelling that transports readers to blood-soaked battlefields at Hattin, soaring fortress strongholds like Krak des Chevaliers, and shadowy Parisian preceptories where heresy charges ignited Europe's first "fake news" crisis.What elevates this work is Schery's forensic balance of documented history against centuries of romantic legend. He meticulously dissects Templar innovations-white-mantled knights pioneering heavy cavalry charges, pioneering letter-of-credit systems funding transcontinental commerce, architectural marvels blending Romanesque solidity with Gothic aspiration-while candidly evaluating post-dissolution myths. Survival theories posit Templar treasure fleets fleeing to Scotland or Portugal; Schery weighs evidence for Rosslyn Chapel's "coded" pillars, Oak Island's Money Pit anomalies, and rumored Holy Grail custodianship. Connections to Freemasonry's speculative rites, Rosicrucian symbolism, and even American founding fathers receive measured scrutiny, tracing how Vatican-archived documents (some only recently digitized) shaped selective memory.The prose marries academic rigor-extensive footnotes citing Latin chronicles, Arabic histories like Ibn al-Qalanisi, archaeological reports-with atmospheric immersion: imagine torchlit initiations binding recruits to secrecy oaths, or Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant pyre on Paris's Ile aux Juifs, cursing his persecutors as flames consumed him. Dedicated chapters unpack financial ledgers revolutionizing medieval economics, legal codes predating modern military justice, and architectural legacies from Tomar to Chinon. Schery confronts controversies head-on: the infamous "head worship" accusations (Baphomet's true identity?), sodomy slanders as political theater, the "Templar curse" shadowing Philip and Clement's early demises. Schery, drawing from his anthropological lens reveals the Templars as visionary innovators crushed by envy- their shattered cross seeding modern conspiracy culture while their real legacy endures in banking, law, and chivalric ideals. Essential reading that honors achievements amid immortal myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Allen Schery's The Mystery of the Ark weaves history, myth, and apocalyptic suspense into a multi-layered quest: what if the Ark of the Covenant never stopped working-and its reawakening could either save or destroy humanity?On storm-tossed Patmos, exiled John records visions of coming cataclysm, encoded by Essenes at Qumran into scrolls and secret lineages. Centuries later, scholars, warriors, and seekers-a philologist decoding Aramaic marginalia, an archaeologist tracing Judean anomalies, a reluctant warrior-priest, and a modern mystic drawn to Mount Shasta-converge on the same terrifying truth.The Ark emerges not as relic but living interface between consciousness and the divine-a vessel magnifying what confronts it. In wrong hands, it amplifies fear and domination; for the worthy, it offers protection and transformative grace. Their quest spans sun-baked Dead Sea cliffs, Templar harbors of Rhodes, Nero's paranoid Rome, mist-shrouded Rosslyn Chapel, Santorini's fractured caldera, Mount Shasta's numinous heights, and Ethiopia's guarded sanctuaries where the Ark left miracles-and madness-in its wake.Secret orders, imperial cults, intelligence networks, and corporate cabals shadow them, engineering crises to justify the Ark's unveiling under their control. As social order frays, a "divine solution" becomes seductively plausible. The protagonists discover the true battle plays out in their own loyalties and capacity to transcend tribal fears.Rich with archaeological detail, theological speculation, and cinematic set pieces, Schery's novel asks: has the Ark guarded us from our darkest impulses for two millennia? What happens when that final barrier falls-not to nations or history, but to the human heart itself?Prepare for a pilgrimage through civilization's collective unconscious where Patmos, Qumran, and modern America intersect, blurring myth and reality in a breathtaking adventure that challenges everything we believe about destiny, power, and protection. Find out where the Ark of The Covenant has been hiding for 2000 years and how it has been saving humanity from the Apocalypse. Oro raucous journeytraverses 3 continents and 2000 years done in the style of Dan Brown's DaVinci code/ This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery delivers an expansive, richly detailed historical and interpretive masterpiece on one of medieval Europe's most enigmatic and influential military orders. Founded around 1119 as a small band of warrior-monks sworn to protect pilgrims in the volatile Holy Land, the Knights Templar evolved into Christendom's premier fighting force and the world's first multinational banking corporation. Schery's narrative sweeps from their gritty origins amid the First Crusade's aftermath-when nine French knights took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience under Hugues de Payens-through their meteoric ascent under Bernard of Clairvaux's patronage, to their catastrophic downfall amid King Philip IV of France's debt-fueled persecution in 1307 and Pope Clement V's reluctant dissolution in 1312. This is no dry chronicle: Schery fuses primary sources like the Rule of the Templars and trial transcripts with vivid, cinematic storytelling that transports readers to blood-soaked battlefields at Hattin, soaring fortress strongholds like Krak des Chevaliers, and shadowy Parisian preceptories where heresy charges ignited Europe's first "fake news" crisis.What elevates this work is Schery's forensic balance of documented history against centuries of romantic legend. He meticulously dissects Templar innovations-white-mantled knights pioneering heavy cavalry charges, pioneering letter-of-credit systems funding transcontinental commerce, architectural marvels blending Romanesque solidity with Gothic aspiration-while candidly evaluating post-dissolution myths. Survival theories posit Templar treasure fleets fleeing to Scotland or Portugal; Schery weighs evidence for Rosslyn Chapel's "coded" pillars, Oak Island's Money Pit anomalies, and rumored Holy Grail custodianship. Connections to Freemasonry's speculative rites, Rosicrucian symbolism, and even American founding fathers receive measured scrutiny, tracing how Vatican-archived documents (some only recently digitized) shaped selective memory.The prose marries academic rigor-extensive footnotes citing Latin chronicles, Arabic histories like Ibn al-Qalanisi, archaeological reports-with atmospheric immersion: imagine torchlit initiations binding recruits to secrecy oaths, or Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant pyre on Paris's Ile aux Juifs, cursing his persecutors as flames consumed him. Dedicated chapters unpack financial ledgers revolutionizing medieval economics, legal codes predating modern military justice, and architectural legacies from Tomar to Chinon. Schery confronts controversies head-on: the infamous "head worship" accusations (Baphomet's true identity?), sodomy slanders as political theater, the "Templar curse" shadowing Philip and Clement's early demises. Schery, drawing from his anthropological lens reveals the Templars as visionary innovators crushed by envy- their shattered cross seeding modern conspiracy culture while their real legacy endures in banking, law, and chivalric ideals. Essential reading that honors achievements amid immortal myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Shattered Cross: The Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars by Allen Schery chronicles the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon-from 1119 founding by Hugues de Payens amid First Crusade chaos, protecting pilgrims on treacherous Jerusalem roads, through meteoric ascent as white-mantled shock troops dominating battles like Montgisard (1177) where 500 Templars routed Saladin's 26,000, to zenith as medieval multinational bankers pioneering letters of credit financing kings' wars and pilgrims' journeys, ending in Philip IV's Friday 13th, 1307 arrests on heresy charges (spitting on cross, idol worship, sodomy) extracted via torture, Papal bull Vox in excelso dissolving the order 1312, Grand Master Jacques de Molay's defiant Paris pyre cursing king/pope (both dead within year-'Templar curse'). Schery fuses Latin chronicles (William of Tyre), Arabic sources (Ibn al-Qalanisi), trial transcripts, archaeological digs at Atlit Castle with immersive narrative: torchlit preceptory initiations binding vows of poverty/chastity/obedience; siege warfare engineering concentric fortifications; financial ledgers revolutionizing commerce predating Medici banks. Distinguishes fact from legend-Rosslyn Chapel 'Templar pillars,' Oak Island 'Money Pit,' Portuguese Order of Christ continuity, Scottish fleet myths, Freemasonic grafting's, Holy Grail/Baphomet speculations weighed against Vatican archives (some digitized post-Vatican II). Dedicated chapters dissect innovations: heavy cavalry tactics shattering Muslim horse-archers; legal codes anticipating Geneva Conventions; Gothic architecture fusing military function/spiritual symbolism (Temple Church London round nave echoing Solomon's). Controversies unpacked-Baphomet as ciphered 'Sophia,' Philip's debts motive over piety, Clement V's Avignon captivity coercion. Anthropologist Schery (Tepehuan fieldwork, Mystery of the Ark author) illuminates spiritual discipline forging supermen crushed by envy, seeding Rosicrucian/Rosicrucian lore shaping Enlightenment. Academic treasure trove meets page-turner for Templar enthusiasts/scholars-honors genuine legacies in banking, chivalry, fortification while demystifying Hollywood myths. Definitive modern synthesis illuminating power's fragility, secrecy's allure, faith's weaponization.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Primate Principle by Allen Schery offers an unflinching exploration into the core of human nature by tracing our evolutionary roots and the primal imperatives that govern our behavior. Using the vivid metaphor of the 'banana'-a symbol for any valuable resource such as wealth, power, status, or social influence-Schery reveals how humans, much like our closest primate relatives, are driven by amoral, survival-based instincts rather than intrinsic moral codes.The book opens by contrasting the straightforward, raw behavior of chimpanzees competing for bananas in the wild with the complex and often self-deluding social constructs humans have developed to justify similar pursuits. While chimps act out of immediate necessity and capability without moral reflection, humans create elaborate narrative veils of morality, religion, laws, and culture that cloak these primal drives in illusions of fairness, justice, and altruism.Schery meticulously dismantles these illusions, drawing upon biology, anthropology, history, and psychology. He uncovers how deeply embedded mechanisms-such as the sentinel gaze for scanning threats, hormone-driven dominance drives, and the neurochemical rewards of power acquisition-shape individuals and societies. These forces drive not only personal ambition but also collective phenomena like tribalism, political power struggles, economic competition, and ideological conflict. Historical events, myths, and cultural institutions are reinterpreted as sophisticated forms of banana acquisition, designed to maximize survival and reproduction at an often amoral cost.The book also addresses modern manifestations of this principle, from billionaires hoarding vast wealth far beyond necessity to social media quests for attention and reputation as forms of emotional bananas. It critically examines how ideologies, political systems, and even altruistic acts can function as strategic tools within this evolutionary framework.Far from offering moral comfort, The Primate Principle challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about human nature and society. Schery invites an embrace of this raw realism-not as despair, but as a means for strategic navigation and personal effectiveness in a world governed by ancient, amoral imperatives beneath the veneer of civilization.Ultimately, the book is both a philosophical reckoning and a practical guide to understanding the primal drives that underpin the human condition, revealing how acknowledging these forces can empower more honest, clear-eyed engagement with life and the modern world.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. The Shattered Cross the Rise, Fall and Undying Legacy of the Knights Templars | Allen Schery | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Brooklyn Btidge Books | EAN 9781968950026 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.