Katherine is only five-years-old. Struck dumb with grief at her mothers death it is down to her father the heartbroken minister Tyler Caskey to bring his daughter out of silence she has observed in the wake of the familys tragedy. But Tyler Caskey is barely surviving himself. His cold church-assigned home is colder still since Laurens death & he struggles to find the right words for his sermons; struggles to be a leader to his congregation when he himself is lost. When Katherines schoolteacher calls to discuss his daughters anti-social behaviour it sparks a chain of events that begins to tear down Tylers defences. The small-town rumour-mill has much to make of Katherines odd behaviour & even more to say about Tylers relationship with his housekeeper Connie Hatch. & in Tylers darkest hour a startling discovery will test his congregations humanity
- & his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all. From the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of Amy & Isabelle this is a startlingly beautiful novel about love & abandonment faith & hypocrisy; & the peril of family secrets...
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Abiding is not a word we have much use for in everyday conversation. Yet Ben Quash shows that this one concept is central to the Christian life. Abiding as Quash demonstrates has the sense of full personal commitment a quality of solidarity that 'waiting' just cannot convey. It speaks of the centrality of order consistency & continuity in the Christian tradition of God's commitment to us & ours to our communities. On the other hand the kind of 'abiding' that Jesus calls his followers to is one of relinquishment openness & change living a life out of one's own control so as to 'abide' in Him. Drawing on the wisdom & imagery of modern fiction film & art as well as examples of key figures in the classical Christian tradition Quash skilfully & creatively explores the implications that 'abiding' has for our bodies & minds our relationships & communities & our spiritual lives. ...

Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again but he didn't say anything about the weather fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel & Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins with a little bit of help from the weather fairies: Crystal the Snow Fairy Abigail the Wind Fairy Pearl the Cloud Fairy Goldy the Sunshine Fairy Evie the Mist Fairy Storm the Lightning Fairy & Hayley the Rain Fairy. In this book Abigail the Breeze Fairy needs to find her wispy wind feather before the wind causes chaos in Fairyland & the human world! ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Brian Lavery returns with the second volume of his engaging social history of the Royal Navy's 'lower deck' exploring the world of the seamen (as opposed to the officers of the quarterdeck). In Rule Britannia the author addresses a range of issues central to the evolution of the seaman through 89 years of change including ' Jacky' Fisher's sweeping reforms & the concept of the 'new seaman'; the rise of stokers artificers & engineers & the traditional seaman's 'crisis of identity' as the navy moved from sail to steam & from broadside batteries to sophisticated turrets & fire-control systems; the modernization & standardization of signals & telegraphy; the rise of 'small ships' as a destroyer fleet was created to fulfil new strategic requirements; the creation of the submarine service; the repercussions of the First World War & the grand fleet engagement at Jutland; expressions of discontent such as the infamous Invergordon mutiny; & the lead-up to the Second World War. Readable engaging & authoritative it chronicles an important stage in the history of the Royal Navy & illuminates the inherent adaptability of the lower deck as new technologies demanded increased professionalism specialization & training. The book also examines the changing social structure of the Navy & the great demands made on the Service throughout the British Empire. ...

Abnormal Psychology 12th Edition continues the tradition of giving students the opportunity to explore the latest theories & research in the field. It has been adapted to take into account UK/ European examples in diagnosis & classifcation of mental illness statistics on misuse of drugs & treatment as well as a fully revised chapter with European examples on legal & ethical issues. As distinguished scholars & leaders in the field of Psychology our author team continues to emphasize recent & comprehensive research coverage that has been the hallmark of the text. Significant new material correlated to the forthcoming Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5) included in every chapter. Abnormal Psychology emphasizes an integrated approach showing how psychopathology is best understood by considering multiple perspectives & how these varying perspectives can provide us with the clearest accounting of the causes of these disorders as well as the best possible treatments. Created for the 11th edition we continue to offer a powerful video series for your Abnormal Psychology course with 7-10 minute clips to show inclass or for students to review outside of class to help understand the patients experience. Unlike other videos these feature real patients & their families in the context of their lives describing symptoms from their own perspective. Each videoprovides concise informationabout the availabletreatment options. ...

This book offers a powerful polemic on the decline of modern day Britain. Hitchens identifies everything that he feels has gone wrong with Britain since the Second World War & makes the case for the 'many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land & wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock back'. Writing with brilliance & flair Hitchens targets the pernicious effects of TV culture the corruption & decay of English language the loss of deference & the syrupy confessional mood brought on by the death of Princess Diana. This new paperback edition

Includes:: a brand new introduction taking the story up to the present day.

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Crime is a political football
- both left & right are terrified of seeming soft" on the issue but for all their efforts or
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The seventh book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s & 70s
- the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian
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A hundred years ago in the Himalayan peaks of Nanvi Dar the daughter of an English earl is kidnapped by a huge hairy monster. In a secret valley Agatha Farley is introduced to a family of motherless yetis & devotes her life to their upbringing. She teaches them to speak tells them stories & insists on polite manners. But as the decades pass tourists come to the mountains a hotel is built & yeti-hunters arrive. Agatha knows that there is one place in the world where they would be protected
- her ancetral home at Farley Towers. When a boy & his sister stumble upon her hidden valley she knows she has found the courageous people who will carry out her plan. The excited yetis are smuggled into the bridal suite at the hotel. A freezer lorry is waiting to put them into semi-hibernation on the long trip home. But the baby yak that has fallen in love with the youngest yeti foils the refrigeration plan & they set off on a hugely entertaining road trip half way across the world. In the Sultan of Aslerfan's kingdom the yetis release all the animals from his zoo. In the Alps they rescue a lost child in a blizzard. In Spain the yak creates chaos at a bullfight. But when they arrive in England a terrible shock awaits them at Farley Towers... This early novel never submitted for publication contains all the trademark qualities that made Eva's subsequent books so successful; comedy loveable & eccentric characters perfectly-crafted plotting & inspiring themes of tolerance kindness to animals & the defeat of cruelty.
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