Robin Gill sensitively examines the various explanations that theologians offer to the problem of why the world contains so much innocent suffering A book for all who want to believe in God but struggle to do so in the face of the pointless cruelty that appears to be built into God's creation ...

EVER WONDERED Why we have tonsils? Is there any cream in cream crackers? Why is the sea blue? And if kangaroos keep their babies in their pouches what happens to all the poo?! Mitch Symons answers all these crazy questions & plenty more in this wonderfully funny & addictive book for children from 8 to 80! And yes eating bogeys is good for you but only your own! ...

Ecclesiastes is for people who have their doubts about God but can't stop thinking about him The author of Ecclesiastes had his doubts too & these have enabled him to speak to skeptics as well as believers down through the centuries Ecclesiastes is a book rich in literary artistry & multi-layered depths of spiritual meaning Philip G Ryken explores this wonderful Old Testament book & reminds us again of the need to trust God with the questions even when we do not have all the answers ...

For all the discussion in the media about creationism & ' Intelligent Design' virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question
- the evidence for evolution by natural selection Yet as this succinct & important book shows that evidence is vast varied & magnificent & drawn from many disparate fields of science The very latest research is uncovering a stream of evidence revealing evolution in action
- from the actual observation of a species splitting into two to new fossil discoveries to the deciphering of the evidence stored in our genome Why Evolution is True weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics palaeontology geology molecular biology anatomy & development to demonstrate the 'indelible stamp' of the processes first proposed by Darwin It is a crisp lucid & accessible statement that will leave no one with an open mind in any doubt about the truth of evolution

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Fashion is the most immediate & intimate form of self-expression Faster than anything else what we wear tells the story of who we are or who we want to be Yet even as fashion touches the lives of each & every one of us it can seem mysterious Who better to guide readers into the dizzying world of fashion than Frances Corner Head of London College of Fashion & a leading expert on this rapidly expanding increasingly global always exciting industry? In 101 provocative entries Corner teases out the glorious intricacies & contradictions of an industry that simultaneously values technology & craft timeless style & fast fashion the bespoke & the mass-market consumption & sustainability cold-hard numbers & creative expression From Karl Lagerfeld & High-Tech Fur to The White Shirt to The One Trillion Dollar Business each entry offers a unique avenue into fashion & its impact both positive & negative on lives around the globe Accessible instructive & hugely enjoyable this book will be essential reading for anyone involved in fashion business education & beyond ...

In Why Grow Up the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with urgent relevance today Becoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect As you grow up you are told to renounce most of the hopes & dreams of your youth & resign yourself to a life that will be a pale dilution of the adventurous important & enjoyable life you once expected But who wants to do any of that? No wonder we live in a culture of rampant immaturity argues internationally-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman when maturity looks so boring In Why Grow Up Neiman explores the forces that are arrayed against maturity & shows how philosophy can help us want to grow up Travel both literally & as a metaphor has been seen as a crucial step to coming of age by thinkers as diverse as Kant Rousseau Hume & Simone de Beauvoir Neiman discusses childhood adolescence sex & culture & asks how the idea of travel can help us build a model of maturity that makes growing up a good option & leaves space in our culture for grown-ups Refuting the widespread belief that the best time of your life is the decade between sixteen & twenty-six she argues that being grown-up is itself an ideal one that is rarely achieved in its entirety but all the more worth striving for ...

The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling Why Beethoven Threw the Stew What did Haydn&s wife use for curling-paper for her hair? What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case? Why was Dvorak given a butcher&s apron when he was a little boy? Why did Tchaikovsky spit on a map of Europe? Why did Faure find a plate of spinach on his face? And why did Handel waggle his wig? In Why Beethoven Threw the Stew renowned cellist Steven Isserlis set out to pass on to children a wonderful gift given to him by his own cello teacher
- the chance to people his own world with the great composers by getting to know them as friends In his new book he draws us irresistibly into the world of six more favourite composers bringing them alive in a manner that cannot fail to catch the imagination of children encountering classical music for the first time Once again the text is packed with facts dates & anecdotes interspersed with lively black-&-white line illustrations making this an attractive & accessible read for children to enjoy on their own or share with an adult& If Why Beethoven Threw the Stew does not turn your child into a music lover the chances are nothing will& Daily Mail
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ned (Bryan Cranston) an overprotective dad visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare Her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend Laird (James Franco) A rivalry develops & Ned&s panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world & learns Laird is about to pop the question Actors Zoey Deutch Bryan Cranston James Franco Megan Mullally Keegan-Michael Key Directors John Hamburg Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Ned (Bryan Cranston) an overprotective dad visits his daughter at Stanford where he meets his biggest nightmare Her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend Laird (James Franco) A rivalry develops & Ned&s panic level goes through the roof when he finds himself lost in this glamorous high-tech world & learns Laird is about to pop the question Actors Zoey Deutch Bryan Cranston James Franco Megan Mullally Keegan-Michael Key Directors John Hamburg Producers Stuart Cornfeld Dan Levine Ben Stiller Format PALNumber of discs 1 ...

Based on Dr Fisher's groundbreaking personality type study in which she analyzed the personalities of more than 28000 matchcom users Why Him? Why Her? provides a formula for long-term love that is based on cutting-edge discoveries in evolutionary neurology 304 pages ill Fisher Helen ...