World-renowned scientist Richard Dawkins writes in The God Delusion: ? If this book works as I intend religious readers who open it will be atheists when they put it down.? The volume has received wide coverage fuelled much passionate debate & caused not a little confusion. Alister Mc Grath is ideally placed to evaluate Dawkins? ideas. Once an atheist himself he gained a doctorate in molecular biophysics before going on to become a leading Christian theologian. He wonders how two people who have reflected at length on substantially the same world could possibly have come to such different conclusions about God. Mc Grath subjects Dawkins? critique of faith to rigorous scrutiny. His exhilarating meticulously argued response deals with questions such as: Is faith intellectual nonsense? Are science & religion locked in a battle to the death? Can the roots of Christianity be explained away scientifically? Is Christianity simply a force for evil? This book will be warmly received by those looking for a reliable assessment of The God Delusion & the many questions it raises ? including above all the relevance of faith & the quest for meaning. ...

In the exciting second Warriors story arc the wild cats of the forest have lived in peace & harmony for many moons--but new prophecies from their warrior ancestors speak of a mysterious destiny & grave danger for the clans. The third of six titles in this thrilling feline fantasy adventure. Darkness air water & sky will come together & shake the forest to its roots! The young feline heroes of The New Prophecy have finally made it back to the forest -- but their quest is far from over. Now they must convince the fiercely independent Clans to travel together to a new home through dangerous territory & without a clear destination. If they do not their world will be destroyed & the Clans will be lost forever! ...

After four years the tide of war is turning in North Africa & Europe. The conflict in Southeast Asia however has reached new heights of savagery & Operation Monsun poses a sinister threat to the hope of allied victory. The Special Operations mission off the Burmese coast requires volunteers
- men with nothing to live for or men with everything to lose; men like Lieutenant James Ross awarded the Victoria Cross for his work in underwater sabotage or the desperate amateur Charles villiers heir to a fortune now controlled by the Japanese. The two-man torpedo
- the chariot
- is the ultimate weapon in a high-risk war. Cast loose into the shadows before an eastern dawn the heroes or madmen who guide it will strike terror into the heart of an invaluable enemy or pay the ultimate price for failure...


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Egyptian art from the Pharaonic era is characterized by colossal sphinxes elaborately decorated coffins hieroglyphs & beautifully modeled reliefs. Less well-known but equally impressive are the rare & ancient images of people animals & landscapes from the pre-Pharaonic era the period that preceded & directly influenced these iconic forms of artistic expression. With lavish illustrations of more than 170 fascinating objects created from about 4000 to 2650 BC Dawn of Egyptian Art" presents the origins of these art forms & iconography that remained in use for centuries. Comprehensive texts explore the origins & early development of the culture of ancient Egypt while discussing the representation of the self & the universe the relationship between image & writing & the early Egyptians evolving view of how the world worked." ...

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ. An epic conflict is about to begin. The price of victory? Civilization. The price of defeat a return to the dark ages. The hopes of civilization rest on one mans shoulders: Eskkar once a barbarian now a warrior in charge of defending a small town which lies in the path of a vast barbarian war party. The last time the invaders came to Orak they spared no one & the tiny candle of trade & agriculture that had begun there the first in all of human history was extinguished. But Eskkar & Trella the beautiful slave girl he has been given by the grateful townsfolk & the raggle-taggle army he has inherited are not going to flee. They will fight against the overwhelming odds with foolhardy bravery subtle ingenuity & the last drop of their blood. On this tiny band the lathe of history will turn: victory or darkness? ...

Polite pensive mature reserved.. . Charlie Brooker is none of these things & less. Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off Dawn of the Dumb" collects the best of Charlie Brookers recent TV writing together with uproarious spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects
- tackling everything from David Cameron to human hair. Rude unhinged outrageous & above all funny " Dawn of the Dumb" is essential reading for anyone with a brain & a spinal cord. & hands for turning the pages."
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Twenty years after their conquest of Bajor the Cardassians have tightened their grip on the captive planet; but they have not succeeded in crushing the relentless Bajoran resistance which is steadily chipping away at the occupiers' hold. As violence escalates across Bajor the Cardassian military launches one last desperate surge to crush the insurgency once & for all. For Bajoran & Cardassian alike in this seething world of suspicion & retribution nothing less than survival is at stake. & then one ambivalent key player in the decades-long struggle finally chooses sides irrevocably altering the destinies of two worlds... ...

Englands Secret Intelligence Organisation S.H.H. (Strictly Hush-Hush) is composed of several departments which are scattered over the capital city in undisclosed locations. Behind the facade of a seemingly ordinary bed & breakfast hotel in Pimlico reside the offices of P.S.S.T. (Pursuit of Scheming Spies & Traitors). Dawn finds herself drawn in to an amazing world when she is enlisted by S.H.H. to find a spy missing in action. No ordinary spy drama this wonderful book is full of charm surprises & invention. ...

The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved & he realized with something like surprise that he was not dead. His name was Owain & further up the hillside lay his father & brother both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world & so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction & Dawn Wind is an acclaimed & much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old & new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black & white illustrations by award-winning artist Charles Keeping which bring the story vividly to life. ...

Chronicles of the Raven: One ELITE UNSTOPPABLE.. .AND HIRED TO DO THE UNTHINKABLE The Raven are an elite. Formed of six men & an elf theyre swords for hire in the wars that have torn their land apart. For years their only loyalty has been to themselves & to their code. But that time is coming to an end. The Wytch Lords have escaped & The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic on a mission which soon becomes a race for the secret location of Dawnthief. Its a spell
- one created to end the world
- & theres a danger that someone is going to use it.. .

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