Despite predictions of continuing secularisation the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism & violence in the name of God In this powerful & timely book Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence & its relationship to religion focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths Judaism Christianity & Islam Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology game theory history philosophy ethics & theology Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence & argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem This book is a rebuke to all those who kill in the name of the God of life wage war in the name of the God of peace hate in the name of the God of love & practise cruelty in the name of the God of compassion For the sake of humanity & the free world the time has come for people of all faiths & none to stand together & declare Not In God's Name ...

Professor Robert Plomin the world's leading geneticist said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology I have been looking for these genes for fifteen years I don't have any' Using a mixture of famous & ordinary people Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality revealing why our upbringing not our genes plays such an important role in our wellbeing & success The implications are huge as adults we can change we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens' lives & as a society we could largely eradicate criminality & poverty Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself & the people around you but give you the fuel to change your personality & your life for the better ...

Professor Robert Plomin the world's leading geneticist said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology I have been looking for these genes for fifteen years I don't have any' Using a mixture of famous & ordinary people Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality revealing why our upbringing not our genes plays such an important role in our wellbeing & success The implications are huge as adults we can change we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens' lives & as a society we could largely eradicate criminality & poverty Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself & the people around you but give you the fuel to change your personality & your life for the better ...

A book is not just a book a hat or a a building block a flower press or a fly-swatter! But books are so much more than that' Rhyming books don't get better than Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross' Not Just A Book' The i Paper' Celebrates creativity & imagination Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross are the ideal combination for any picture book' Scotsman 32 pages Willis Jeanne ...

Examining the conditions of immigrants Native Americans & African Americans between 1890 & 1924 the heyday of immigration & a time of supposed progress for American minorities Mr Daniels finds that these groups experienced as much repression as advance 192 pages Daniels Roger ...

From the artist of The Li'l Depressed Boy & Amber Benson's Among the Ghosts comes a haunting retail hell story like you've never encountered before! A young artist takes a job at a department store in order to make ends meet little does he know that he may meet his end! In this gothic story for fans of Black Swan Blankets & The Devil Wears Prada can the artist withstand competitive pressure treachery & high fashion while still keeping his soul? What do you get when you put an artist in a department store selling nice clothes all the while wondering why being so clearly in retail hell doesn't stop him from having a modicum of ambition to move up the fashion food chain? Grace (The L'il Depressed Boy) draws upon his experience in retail to craft a graphic novel that gives us a window into the life of an artist who is forced to take a job he doesn't really want in order to pay the bills What make the story so moving are both the celebration of fashion Grace's character gives us & the introspection of the artist as he looks back on the relationships that have served to define him While making connections to The Devil Wears Prada is natural the protagonist's reliance on his partner's understanding & support gets him through the retail ordeal Grace's attention to form & his skill with visual hyperbole (as in for example the saleswoman he depicts as a Skrull) are perfectly suited to the narrative A sophisticated graphic novel that amply displays Grace's talent for visual storytelling (Oct) ...

' One of the most memorable heart-stopping autobiographies I have ever read' STEPHEN FRYWINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2015THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERATTITUDE MAGAZINE'S BOOK OF THE YEARA beloved star of stage & screen Alan Cumming's life & career have been shaped by a complex & dark family past
- full of troubled memories kept buried away But then an unexpected phone call from his long-estranged father brought the pain of the past hurtling back into the present & unravelled everything he thought he knew about himself Not My Father's Son is the story of his journey of discovery both a memoir of his childhood in Scotland & an investigation into his family history which would change him forever' Equal parts memoir whodunnit & manual for living beautifully written honest I was completely sucked in' NEIL GAIMAN
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on Ray Cooney s record-breaking stage farce Not Now Darling follows the misadventures of insatiable womaniser Gilbert Bodley (Leslie Phillips) the boss of an exclusive West End fur salon In order to give his mistress Janie (Julie Ege Up Pompeii!) an expensive mink coat without upsetting her jealous husband Gilbert agrees to sell it to her cheap However things don t go to plan & the tricky transaction creates a hilarious & chaotic chain of events Co-directed by David Croft (Are You Being Served?) this quick-witted British comedy also features rib-tickling performances from Carry On stars Barbara Windsor Joan Sims & Peter Butterworth ...

Bernard's got a problem He's found a monster in the back garden but his mum & dad are just too busy to notice So Bernard tries to befriend the monster & that doesn't go quite to plan Loved by children monsters & adults for thirty five years David Mc Kee's iconic picture book is celebrated in this special anniversary paperback that

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Bernard's got a problem He's found a monster in the back garden but his mum & dad are just too busy to notice So Bernard tries to befriend the monster & that doesn't go quite to plan Loved by children monsters & adults alike for almost 40 years David Mc Kee's iconic picture book is available for the first time ever as board book The sturdy & stylish cased board book complete with QR code for audiobook download makes this a must for every nursery bookshelf ...