Criminal defence lawyers must make their peace with one harsh fact of life most of their clients are guilty Yet when William Tucker a celebrated & self-centered star college football player is suddenly arrested & charged with the brutal rape & murder of a college coed two years before his broken-down drunken estranged father Frank can't believe he's guilty What father could? But Frank is also an ex-criminal defence lawyer Now Frank must find a way to sober up & save his son from the death penalty sought by an ambitious district attorney Can a father's love for his accused son save him from death? ...

Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of Godskeptics dismiss the Jesus of the Gospels by claiming there is no evidence in the case for Christ Lee Strobel disagrees The former legal journalist & one-time atheist knows how to ask tough questions His own search for truth about Jesus led him to faith in Christ Now Strobel invites you & your group to investigate the truth about Jesus Christ leading to the facts that guided Strobel from atheism to faith in Christ In this revised six-session study (DVDdigital video sold separately) participants will journey along with Strobel on a quest for the truth about Jesus Rejecting easy answers you will sift through fascinating historical evidence as you weigh compelling expert testimony In the end groups may very well see Jesus in a new way-and even like Strobel find their life transformed Pastors small group leaders & individuals will find compelling answers for their questions about Jesus in The Case for Christ Study Guide Sessions include The Investigation of a Lifetime Eyewitness Evidence Evidence Outside the Bible Analyzing Jesus Evidence for the Resurrection Reaching Your Verdict Designed for use with The Case for Christ Video Study 9780310698517 (sold separately) ...

Was God telling the truth when he said You will seek me & find me when you seek me with all your heart? In his 1 bestseller The Case for Christ Lee Strobel examined the claims of Christ reaching the hard-won verdict that Jesus is God's unique son In The Case for Faith Strobel turns his skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief-the eight heart barriers to faith This Gold Medallion-winning book is for those who may be feeling attracted to Jesus but who are faced with difficult questions standing squarely in their path For Christians it will deepen their convictions & give them fresh confidence in discussing Christianity with even their most skeptical friends Everyone-seekers doubters fervent believers-benefits when Lee Strobel hits the road in search of answers as he does again in The Case for Faith In the course of his probing interviews some of the toughest intellectual obstacles to faith fall away-Luis Palau ...

New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel trains his investigative sights on the hot-button issue of whether it's credible to believe God intervenes supernaturally in people's lives today The book features the results of exclusive new scientific polling & first-hand reports that show miracle accounts are much more common than people think 320 pages Strobel Lee ...

It's time to rethink our attitudes to work For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk Generations of school-leavers head for university lacking the skills to fix or even understand the most basic technology & yet many of us are not suited to office life while skilled manual work provides one of the few & most rewarding paths to a secure living Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers from Aristotle to Heidegger from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch as well as on his own experiences as an electrician & motorcycle mechanic Matthew Crawford's irreverent & inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work forever ...

When the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency is approached by famous fossil hunter Mary Anning the team know that this could be their most important case yet Mary Anning's precious dog has been snatched
- to get her back the kidnappers demand she lie about fake dinosaur bones & pretend they are genuine Now the Wollstonecraft detectives have just three days to track down the fossil fakers & save the integrity of science! The game is afoot blood-sucking leeches smoke bombs & diabolical disguises abound & behind the lies & fakery a genuine criminal may finally be revealed
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Maisie Hitchins longs to be a detective She's sure there are lots of adventures to be had on the streets of Victorian London & together with her faithful puppy Eddie she is determined to follow even the slightest scent of a mystery
- no matter what! In Book 5 of the Maisie Hitchins series Maisie is intrigued by a new lodger Mr Fred Grange who isn't quite what he seems Mr Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company but he's out & about on the London streets at odd hours & Maisie soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms Determined to unmask him as a thief she soon discovers that the truth is far more complicated
- & dangerous Before long Maisie & her friends are led into a web of mystery lurking underground A fantastic mystery series from best-selling author Holly Webb packed with adventure Maisie Hitchins is perfect for readers aged six to eight years

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Rumors revolving around The Book of Vanitas a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation draw Noe a young vampire in search of a friend&s salvation to Paris What awaits him in the City of Flowers however is not long hours treading the pavement or rifling through dusty bookshops in search of the tome Instead his quarry comes to himin the arms of a man claiming to be a vampire doctor! Thrust into a conflict that threatens the peace between humans & vampires will Noe cast in his lot with the curious & slightly unbalanced Vanitas & his quest to save vampirekind? About the Author Jun Mochizuki is the New York Times bestselling creator of Pandora Hearts & CRIMSON-SHELL The success of her Pandora Hearts series spawned an extremely popular anime adaptation ...

The masked ball has ended but the music plays on As Noe & Vanitas return disgraced from Altus the curtain rises on a new battle News of kidnapped curse-bearers sends the pair to the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris where a melody of intrigue echoes & a superhuman foe awaits! Humans or vampires Who will be the hunter & who the hunted? About the Author Jun Mochizuki is the New York Times bestselling creator of Pandora Hearts & CRIMSON-SHELL The success of her Pandora Hearts series spawned an extremely popular anime adaptation ...

Now installed at a hotel in Paris with the help of Count Orlok No? & Vanitas take their awkward partnership on the roadto a vampire masquerade ball! The order of the evening may be small talk & hobnobbing with fellow guests but the mystery of the curse-bearers is never far behind Intrigue swirls as quickly as the dancers twirl a blue moon ascends over the guestsand all hell breaks loose! About the Author Jun Mochizuki is the New York Times bestselling creator of Pandora Hearts & CRIMSON-SHELL The success of her Pandora Hearts series spawned an extremely popular anime adaptation ...