Mark for Everyone (with Luke for Everyone) starts this exciting new series. Tom Wrights own translation of the Gospel of Mark is combined section by section with eye-opening comments on the passage & what it might mean for us. Making use of his true scholars understanding yet writing in an approachable & anecdotal style Wright captures the urgency & excitement of Marks gospel in a way few writers have. ...

Gemel is an old English word meaning twin
- Mark Forsyths Gemel Edition brings together a Sunday Times Number One bestseller &
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The artist Mark Hearld finds his inspiration in the flora & fauna of the British countryside: a blue-eyed jay perched on an oak branch; two hares enjoying the spoils of an allotment; a mute swan standing at the frozen water's edge; & a sleek red fox prowling the fields. Hearld admires such twentieth-century artists as Edward Bawden John Piper Eric Ravilious & Enid Marx & like them he chooses to work in a range of media
- paint print collage textiles & ceramics. Workbook is the first collection of Hearld's beguiling art. The works are grouped into nature-related themes introduced by Hearld who narrates the story behind some of his creations & discusses his influences. He explains his particular love of collage which he favours for its graphic quality & potential for strong composition. Art historian Simon Martin contributes an essay on Hearld's place in the English popular-art tradition & also meets Hearld in his museum-like home to explore the artist's passion for collecting objects his working methods & his startling ability to view the wonders of the natural world as if through a child's eyes.
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Baking often conjures up images of scones & sponges afternoon tea & fancy patisserie but these sweet treats (delightful as they are) are only part of the story. In this exciting new book Mark Hix applies his characteristic flair to a range of sweet & savoury recipes that reflects his own unique interpretation of baking. Here the term covers pretty much anything that can be cooked in the dry heat of an oven
- whether that be a simple everyday luxury like a vegetable gratin or a sophisticated tarte aux pommes. Split into chapters covering snacks bread meat & fish vegetables savoury & sweet tarts & puddings & cakes Marks selection of recipes is based on dishes that he has been cooking for years or that he has eaten on his travels around the globe. Also included are a number of fascinating features on the various different ovens used for baking
- from brick wood-fired ovens & tandoors to Agas & modern fan-assisted ovens. With its delightful collection of unusual delicious & easy-to-follow recipes straightforward cooking techniques & sumptuous photography Mark Hix on Baking is sure to become the must-have baking book for years to come.

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The German A7V & the British Mark IV were similar in weight size & speed but differed significantly in armour armament & maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour & had nearly double the horsepower per ton. The Mark IVs pair of side-mounted 6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to present its side arc to an enemy in order to fire one of its main guns. Possessing twice as many machine guns as the Mark IV the A7V had a frontally mounted 57mm gun that proved capable of defeating the Mark IVs armour. The Mark IVs rhomboid design proved superior in crossing trenches climbing obstacles & moving over rough terrain. As the first tank-versus-tank engagement in history the fighting around Villers-Bretonneux showcased the British Mark IV & German A7V designs. Although not purpose-built to combat enemy armour both vehicles proved the viability of such operations which during the postwar period led to key advances in suspension armour gunsights ammunition & command & control. While the British continued to develop their armoured forces German armour development never materialized & only in the postwar period did they address the issue. ...

The Heresy reached Calth without warning. In just a few hours of betrayal & bloodshed the proud warriors of the XIIIth Legion
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When world peace begins to cost an American arms manufacturer dear he enlists the aid of The Society a secret organization designed to ensure that wealth & power remain in the hands of its members. To this end they make President James Beckwith unbeknownst to him their puppet. ...

She was BORN to save what he is SWORN to DESTROY... Indira Simon doesnt believe in magic any more. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed have her waking up with real injuries shes forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the unknown. Then she meets mysterious & handsome Tomas. Emerging from the secrecy of an obscure sect he arrives with stories of a demon a trio of warrior witches
- & Indiras sacred calling. But Tomass sworn destiny haunts them & now he cant escape a terrible choice: save the life of the woman hes come to love
- or save the world.

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In their stunning simplicity the famous colored rectangle paintings by Mark Rothko suggest evoke & endlessly enthrall. This ...