Roger Lambert, a professor of Divinity at a New England university is convinced that religious belief can only be justified by recourse to pure faith. But when his wife flings herself into an affair with a younger man, his faith in his own placid life is thrown into question. This novel presents an exploration of religion, uncertainty & passion. ...

Rogersons Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, & cultural symbols.

It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore & popular culture, in music & poetry, & in the many religions, cultures, & belief systems of our world.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781250058836
• Format: Hardback
• Author: Barnaby Rogerson
• Publisher: Picador
• Pages: 278
• Dimensions: 19 x 12 x 2.5cm











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AMERICA'S GREATEST ASSET. Robin Monarch, the CIA's top field operative, stumbles across a US governmental conspiracy during a mission in Istanbul. What he sees is enough to make him go rogue. IS NOW ITS GREATEST THREAT. Monarch becomes an international fugitive, hunted by the powers wishing to buy his secret, & by those wanting it buried. Yet Robin Monarch is not perturbed: he has plans of his own. THINK BOURNE. THINK BOND. THINK BAUER. THINK BETTER. ...

Sometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean.

Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled

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In 1982, Lucasfilm wanted to branch out into other forms of entertainment & formed an agreement where videogame pioneer Atari provided $1 million in seed capital with only the vague directive of "see what you can make." The resulting two games sold 100, 000 units, twice as many copies as had been projected, & were a critical & commercial success. In 2005, Lucas Arts' Battlefront II game sold 2.1million copies & generated an estimated $200 million in revenue. In the past 25 years, Lucas Arts has cemented its place in videogame history though a combination of the two strengths of its parent company: master storytelling & innovative technology." The Magic of Lucas Arts" reveals its illustrious history, including more than 250 samples of never-before-seen art, including storyboards, concept paintings, & character developments from its cherished games, as well as art from cancelled projects that were never announced to the public. George Lucas contributes a rare foreword on his vision for interactive entertainment. Original interviews with key team members past & present make this book a must-have for gamers young & old. ...

How far would a child go to rid himself of a despised parent? Or a man of the cloth to be elected pope? From murderous ministers & conniving cardinals to the dark imagination of a schoolboy & the suspicions of an ageing Mr Mozart, this unique collection of Robert Barnard's highly-acclaimed short stories takes the reader on a journey of murder, mystery & intrigue with some of his finest & darkest literary creations. It

Includes:: the CWA Short Story Award winner, Sins of Scarlet, a story of sudden death in the Vatican.

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Philip Hook takes the lid off the world of art dealing to reveal the brilliance, cunning, greed & daring of its practitioners. 

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Comedy farce in which two boisterous salesmen are forced to spend a community service sentence helping out wayward kids. Wheeler (Seann William Scott) & Danny (Paul Rudd) are two energy drink salesmen who sample a few too many of their products & end ...

Comedy farce in which two boisterous salesmen are forced to spend a community service sentence helping out wayward kids. Wheeler (Seann William Scott) & Danny (Paul Rudd) are two energy drink salesmen who sample a few too many of their products & end ...

Triple bill of comedy films. ' Role Models' (2008) is a comedy farce in which two boisterous salesmen are forced to spend a community service sentence helping out wayward kids. Wheeler (Seann William Scott) & Danny (Paul Rudd) are two energy drink salesm ...