The story of the archangels is one of heroism & drama, & the world they represent is unlike any you know. The Book of Angels shines a light on little-known facts of angel lore that have been hidden away for centuries. Boldly illustrated with Ruth Thompsons stunning full-colour artwork, this book shows you details of angel history & heraldry that have never been so vividly rendered, & that you cannot glean from traditional myths & legends. A special section on Angelic Lore is also included, which recounts stories from the Bible, literature, & history. This is your introduction to beings of awe & mystery, & a realm illuminated by their valour & magnificence. This book has 144 pages & is 34.3cm x 25cm x 2cm ...

A bestiary for the twenty-first century from the writers of the hit BBC show QI. Here is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Book of General Ignorance. Join the QI team for an off-road safari through a hundred of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom, armed with illuminating illustrations & diagrams by award-winning artist Ted Dewan. Meet the water bears that can live in suspension for hundreds of years, the parasite carried by your cat that makes men grumpy & women promiscuous, & the woodlouse that drinks through its bottom. Marvel at elephants that walk on tiptoe, pigs that shine in the dark, & woodpeckers that have ears on the end of their tongues. If you still think a pangolin is a musical instrument, that hyenas are dogs, or that sheep are pointless & stupid, The Book of Animal Ignorance has arrived just in time. ...

Details:] The Book of Ayurveda is a fully illustrated guide, making this ancient Indian system of health & vitality easy
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Books Contemporary Fiction Books Her new chapter starts now… Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes & browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart. When she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, & Malcolm, a septuagenarian still finding himself, she suddenly realizes she isn’t alone. They each have a story that can transform Jo’s life… if only she can let them in. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008612870 •†Author: Sally Page  •†Publisher:†  Harper Collins •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 416 •†Dimensions:†12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm ...

The King James Bible has often been called 'the Book of Books' both in itself & in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, & many believe it has had the greatest impact. " The King James Bible" has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the greatest influence on the enrichment of the English language & its literature. It has been the Bible of wars from the British Civil War in the 17th century to the American Civil War two centuries later, & it has been carried into battle in innumerable conflicts since then. Its influence on social movements
- particularly involving women in the nineteenth & twentieth centuries
- & politics was profound. It was crucial to the growth of democracy. It was integral to the abolition of slavery & it defined attitudes to modern science, education & sex. Fascinating & eye-opening, The Book of Books reveals the extraordinary & still-felt impact of a work created 400 years ago. Stephen Thorne reads Melvyn Bragg's definitive history of the " King James Bible". Read by Stephen Thorne

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Two brothers. The final showdown between good & evil. Psychotic killer Diogenes returns the priceless jewels he stole from the New York Museum of Natural History.. . Ground into dust. He has thrown down the gauntlet to both the city & to his brother, FBI Agent Pendergast, who is wrongfully rotting in a high-security prison. To quell the bad PR, the museum decides to reopen an Egyptian tool exhibit at a star-studded gala
- but deadly whispers of an ancient curse resurface. With Diogenes plotting a heinous crime, the stage is set for an epic clash of brother against brother
- from which only one will emerge alive...

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Magic runs through the veins of English history & culture from the earliest Arthurian legends to the novels of Tolkien & J. K. Rowling, & from the Druids to Queen Elizabeth's astrologer Dr Dee. Yet most people have no idea of the central role magic has played in England's past, & still plays today. Through experiments to try & places to visit, as well as an historical exploration of magic & interviews with leading magicians, The Book of English Magic will introduce you to the extraordinary world that lies just beneath the surface of our everyday lives. ...

The almost incomprehensible wit & wonder of Irish slang words. Can you tell your bowsies from your gougers from your gurriers? No? Well, it's time to stop acting the maggot & find out, courtesy of this invaluable reference book that's been donkey's years in the making, (only coddin'). It's absolutely jammers with nouns, verbs & sayings that didn't quite make the Oxford Dictionary, including a few manky ones that are guaranteed to leave some oul' wans & Holy Joes completely morto. On the other h&, slappers & sleeveens will be dying for a gawk. So, feck it, you just know this is one book any self-respecting cute hoor just can't do without ...

This morning, I met the man who started the fire. He did something terrible, but then, so have I. I left him. I left him & now he may be dead. Once upon a time there was a beautiful village that held a million stories of love & loss & peace & war, & it was swallowed up by a fire that blazed up to the sky. The fire ran all the way down to the sea where it met with its reflection. A family from two nations, England & Greece, live a simple life on a tiny Greek island: Irini, Tasso & their daughter, lovely, sweet Chara, whose name means joy. Their life goes up in flames in a single day when one man starts a fire out of greed & indifference. Many are killed, homes are destroyed, & the island's natural beauty wiped out. In the wake of the fire, Chara bears deep scars across her back & arms. Tasso is frozen in trauma, devastated that he wasn't there when his family most needed him. & Irini is crippled by guilt at her part in the fate of the man who started the fire. B... ...

At 43 years of age, & with a bit more time on his hands than usual, Freddie Flintoff has had a moment to reflect & he's noticed

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