' All too often Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity
- or a busted flush This fresh provocative & hugely enjoyable
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' It's a big book full of big stories with big characters They have big ideas (not least about themselves) & make big mistakes It's about God & greed & grace; about life lust laughter & loneliness It's about birth beginnings & betrayal; about siblings squabbles & sex; about power & prayer & prison & passion & that's only Genesis' Tom Wright unpacks the contents of the Bible & explains the meaning of its inspiration impact & authority A book for all who are curious about how God's voice can be heard today Intended for people looking for answers to life's biggest questions this little book of guidance will appeal to anyone whether believer or non-believer looking for a quick & easy way into the topic ...

Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century ...

It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor Barrister turned amateur detective Frank Amberley has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne & then a second dead body A dramatic tale of upstairs downstairs & family secrets ...

Some people boldly claim Christianity is fine for some but it isn't for me Others feel it is just outdated & irrelevant For better or worse everyone in the Western world has come into contact with Christianity we all have some opinion on it James Anderson with a clear humorous logic explores what Christianity really claims & shows the underlying reason & consistency behind these claims By the end of Why Should I Believe Christianity? while you may not agree with the Christian worldview it is impossible to be left sitting on the fence ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Eli Bloom (Jesse Eisenberg) is a musical prodigy & he has an important audition to get to The only problem is his mother A recovering drug addict she needs to get to her rehab centre & the only person she trusts to get her there is Eli What should be a simple task spirals comically out of control as his mother s drug dealer turns up & the chances of Eli getting to his audition look less & less likely ...

When Jessica a grieving widow inherits an antique mall from her mother she also inherits the stallholders an elderly amoral acquisitive & paranoid collection When one of the vendors a wily ex-con named Roxy shoots her ex-husband she calls on Jessica to help bury the body & soon Jessica is embroiled in cover-ups lies & misdirection Into this mix comes Lizzie Jessica's late husband's twelve-year-old daughter by his first marriage who's been dumped on Jessica's doorstep by the child's self-absorbed mother & it soon becomes apparent that Lizzie is as obsessed with material possessions as Jessica's elderly tenants Why Stuff Matters is a compelling ode to possession why people like things & the curious lengths they will go to keep them Returning to her fictional Caprock Waldo turns her wry wit on the lives of those afraid to let go ...

' Outstanding Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history posing & answering one of the great questions of the century' Niall Ferguson Sunday Times The Allied victory in 1945
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- was far from inevitable 512 pages 16pp bw plates Overy Richard

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In this book teacher education consultant & researcher Jon Tibke fact-checks prevailing 'neuromyths' by shining a light on what scientific research is truly relevant for the classroom & exploring the current limits of our understanding 216 pages Tibke Jon ...

A favourite Chinese greeting is Ni chi fan le ma?
- Have you eaten yet? Unlike many in the West the Chinese see food not as a chore
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