To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, the author brings together a dazzling array of contemporary poets to write about each of the sixty years of Her Majesty's reign. This title offers a portrayal of the country & times in which we have lived since 1953. ...

12 episodes from the children's TV show following the adventures of Paddington Bear. Shipped off by his aunt from darkest Peru, Paddington is named after the London train station where he is discovered by the Brown family. Taken by the thoughtful bear with the blue duffle coat, big black hat & permanently sticky paws, the Browns take him home with them to 32 Windsor Gardens, which is where the little bear's adventures in the capital really begin... ...

Often called the religion of reason, Judaism is abundant with beautiful traditions, ancient customs & scholarly Biblical interpretation. Revered Wisdom: Judaism is the perfect introduction to the period that in many ways was the most complex & confusing in Israels history. The centuries following the Fall of Jerusalem to the death of Herod the Great constitute a reflective & retrospective age, whose writings & teachings reveal the soul of the Jewish faith. The first section contains an expertly revised version of Charles Foster Kents The Makers & Teachers of Judaism. Dr. Kent offers a historical interpretation of the critical period in which Judaism was born & attained its full development. The second section features selections from Gustav Karpeless Jewish Literature & Other Essays & provides insightful commentary on subjects such as the Talmud, women in Jewish literature & traditional synagogue music. Through this insightful series you will explore the wisdom of the ages. ...

It's been twenty years since Cass Wakefield returned from the Civil War to his hometown in Mississippi, but he is still haunted by battlefield memories. Now, one afternoon in 1885, he is presented with a chance to literally retrace his steps from the past & face the truth behind the events that led to the loss of so many friends & comrades. ...

' Do you know what a Judas Horse is? When the wild mustangs are running free, you corral one & train it. When he's ready, you

...

Jude Fawley's ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice & his entrapment in a loveless marriage. His doomed love affair with his unconventional cousin has tragic consequences. Hardy's last, & most controversial novel, this revised edition has the first truly critical text, a new chronology & bibliography, & substantially revised notes. ...

Eager to escape the confines of his lower-class upbringing, Jude Fawley dreams of pursuing higher education, graduating from university & becoming a scholar.

But Judes dreams are thwarted when he is forced into an unhappy marriage. As the marriage collapses & Jude & his wife separate, he meets his free-spirited cousin Sue Bridhead with whomhe immediately falls in love.

Slowly, we witness the resistance Jude is met with &, in keeping with Hardys other works, the consequences of having dared to defy a society with long-held traditions.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781788283328
• Author: Thomas Hardy
• Publisher: Arcturus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 413
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm











...

Working alone, Deputy Federal Marshal Fargo Reilly goes south to dispense justice & finds himself involved in a conspiracy involving gun-running & a plot to murder the president of Mexico. Can he stop them from ransacking the nearby town of Perdition a hell-hole where Judge Colt Presides? ...

Much to Marshal Houseman's displeasure ' Hanging' Judge Parker has sent him & his greenhorn deputy, Zeke Butler, to put paid to a band of raiders who are burning out Indian farmers in the Cherokee Strip in Indian Territory. With the aid of Bear Paw, a newly reformed drunk, the two lawmen face the raiders in a series of shoot-outs. ...

The passage from complexity to simplicity eludes Judge Savage. Why does his daughter refuse to move to the spacious new house he & his wife have bought? Why does a young Korean woman keep phoning him to beg for help? As the most tangled lives are ironed ...