A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland – now James I of England – came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to hold his throne, but to avoid the strife caused by religious groups that was bedevilling most European countries. He would hold his God-appointed position & unify his kingdom. Out of these circumstances, & involving the very people who were engaged in the bitterest controversies, a book of extraordinary grace & lasting literary appeal was created: the King James Bible. 47 scholars from Cambridge, Oxford & London translated the Bible, drawing from many previous versions, & created what many believe to be the greatest prose work ever written in English – the product of a culture in a peculiarly conflicted era. This was the England of Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson & Bacon; but also of extremist Puritans, the Gunpowder plot, the Plague, of slum dwellings & crushing religious confines. Quite how this astonishing translation emerges is the central question of this book. Far more than Shakespeare, this Bible helped to create & shape the language. It is the origin of many of our most familiar phrases, & the foundations of the English-speaking world. It was a generous & deliberate decision to make the Bible available to the common man: not an immediate commercial success, but which later became a bestseller, & has remained one ever since. Adam Nicolson gives a fascinating & dramatic account of the early years of the first Stewart ruler, & the scholars who laboured for seven years to create the world's greatest book; immersing us in a world of ingratiating bishops, a fascinating monarch & London at a time unlike any other. ...

When God Was A Rabbit is a mesmerizing portrait of childhood, eccentricity, the darker side of love & sex, the pull & power of family ties, of loss & life. With her warm, subtle & endearing voice, Sarah makes us laugh out loud before reducing us to tears as we follow one generation's faith. ...

When Ella's dad refuses to buy her cool school shoes or let her stay up later than 9:30, Ella decides to take things into her

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Giving an analysis of the mental pitfalls that trip up even elite critical thinkers, the author makes a case that under certain circumstances everyone is vulnerable to accepting erroneous beliefs. He begins by reviewing the hallmarks of critical thinking related to the evaluation of claims, & concludes by focusing on a range of claims. ...

Bubble & Squeak are going to Granny's for Christmas! But how can they make sure Santa finds them?

They'll pogo to Lapland!

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Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World War Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people. That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busy with her schoolwork & toboganning to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe
- starting with her own small life. Anna suddenly found things moving too fast for her to underst&. One day, her father was unaccountably missing. Then she herself & her brother Max were being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew
- home & schoolmates & well-loved toys
- right out of Germany...


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Partly autobiographical, these are first & second books in the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr, telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World War. Michael Morpurgo cal ...

Enter the dreamy world of 123 in this soothing bedtime storybook.  A humorous exploration of the many strange & extraordinary characters that inhabit a fantastical dream world, encouraging children to learn to count.  From grumpy polar bears & jolly wizards to sunburned hippos & hidden dinosaurs, learning to count has never been so much fun.  Count from one to ten & then up to fifty in this highly innovative book that promotes numeracy in a humorous way. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801051668 • Author: Oakley Graham • Publisher: Picture Corgi • Format: Paperback • Pages: 26 • Dimensions: 20.32 x 20.32 x 2.03 cm ...

When I Dream of Christmas will take children on a magical journey...

Help them to appreciate the true essence of Christmas

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The brand new release from the Sunday Times bestselling author that bought you Fairytale of New York & It Started With A Kiss. What happens when your happy ever after is suddenly & painfully taken away from you? Elsie Maynard has a whole new life she never expected to have. From inadvertently founding a choir like no other with former 80s rock star Woody Jensen, to daring to date again, Elsie steps out into an unknown future ? a future that could include gorgeous designer Olly Hogarth, a man who seems intent on winning her heart. Overcoming problems, challenges & the occasional frustration ? namely overconfident Torin Stewart who seems to be everywhere ? Elsie believes she is making the most of her life. But then a heartfelt request brings her to Paris ? & the last item on a very important List. Can Elsie take the final step & lay her past to rest? Join Elsie as she battles to start again, with the help of a disastrous, newly-formed singing group & her father & sister armed with dating hopefuls. ...