With the moral stamina & intellectual pose of a twentieth-century Titan this slightly built duitful unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth steadfastly to think it through & then to render it comprehensible in lucid unpretentious prose He was profoundly in touch with the minutest workings of the most endearing human events & with the most contempible What has survived in Levi's writing isn't just his memory of the unbearable but also in THE PERIODIC TABLE & THE WRENCH his delight in what made the world exquisite to him He was himself a magically endearing man the most delicately forceful enchanter I've ever known
- PHILIP ROTH
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Winner of the Longman-History Today Book Prize 2016 On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 800 women
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Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two 'dirty centuries'? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why for centuries did people fear fruit? All these questions
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- are answered in this juicy truly intimate history of the home Through the bedroom bathroom living room & kitchen Lucy Worsley explores what people actually did in bed in the bath at the table & at the stove From sauce-stirring to breast-feeding teeth-cleaning to masturbation getting dressed to getting married this book will make you see your home with new eyes

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As a young actor studying at an elite conservatory Oliver felt doomed to always be in his friends' shadows But when a surprise casting turns a good-natured rivalry between two of them into something dangerous their stage roles spill over into real life ...

Young Tizra & her twin brother Tracell find their world abruptly changed when their father is unexpectedly called to fight in a war which promises to last much longer than the usual three-day skirmish Their mother
- the village healer
- enlists her children to assist her in caring for the many refugees left wounded & homeless by the conflict Inspired by her mother Tizra learns never to surrender hope even in a time of fear & uncertainty

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THE OUTSTANDING NEW THRILLER FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ERICA SPINDLERPraise for Erica Spindler' Forces you to turn each page' Daily Mail' Absolutely can't put it down' Lisa Gardner Face your fear Uncover the truth It's been three months since that night
- the night that Detective Micki Dare almost died Physically she's healed but the nightmares remain & she can't shake the feeling that more happened that night than her partner Detective Zach Harris is telling her The only thing she can do is try to carry on as normal & solve the latest case she & Zach have been assigned to A string of brutal home invasions are rocking the city & the families targeted have nothing in common Why were these victims chosen? The deeper Micki & Zach go into the case the more they realise something isn't right There's something familiar about the person doing this
- & it's a familiarity Micki has been trying to forget Suddenly this case is hitting too close to home & Micki has to decide if she really wants to learn the truth about that night

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'A stunning example of psychological suspense' Clare Mackintosh Sunday Times bestselling author of I SEE YOUTHE PERFECT LIFE ...

In 1994 21 years after her disappearance Lucy Partington's remains were discovered in Fred & Rosemary West's basement at 25 Cromwell Street Gloucester In this powerful & lyrical book Lucy's elder sister Marian reclaims Lucy from the status of victim & finds an authentic & compassionate response to her traumatic loss Her inspiring narrative of healing draws on Buddhist & Quaker practices & culminates in restorative justice work in prisons ...

Winner of the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award! You're One Step Away from the Adventure of Your Life Deep within you lies the same faith & longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus In what ways is the Lord telling you as he did Peter Come? John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone Out on the risky waters of faith Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever deepening your character & your trust in God The experience is terrifying It's thrilling beyond belief It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process There's just one requirement If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat ...

In this six-session small group Bible study If You Want to Walk on Water You've got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg you'll learn how to move beyond fear to discover God's unique calling for your life! Peter may have been the first one out of the boat but Jesus' invitation to walk on water is for you as well But walk on water? What does that mean? If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat helps you answer helps you answer Christ's call to greater faith power-filled deeds & a new way of knowing how to discern God's call transcend fear risk faith manage failure & trust God Relating to the story in Matthew 14 to life today teacher & bestselling author John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone This Participant Guide is designed for use with the companion DVD (sold separately) It's filled with insights questions for discussion & applications that will help you connect a new way of thinking to actual deeds & a different approach to life Out on the risky waters of faith Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change your forever deepening your character & your trust in God Sessions include What's Water Walking? The Tragedy of the Unopened Gift Find Your Calling & Get Your Feet Wet! Facing Our Challenges Conquering Our Fears Good News for Cave Dwellers Learning to Wait on Our Big God ...