A powerful post-apocalyptic allegory of persecution & intolerance the Penguin Modern Classics" edition of John Wyndhams science fiction masterpiece " The Day of the Triffids" contains an introduction by M. John Harrison. Nuclear war has devastated the world bringing with it a host of genetic mutations. In the bleak primitive society that has emerged from its ruins any sign of deviation no matter how small is ruthlessly rooted out & destroyed. David lives in fear of discovery for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each others minds. As they grow older they feel increasingly isolated. Then one of them marries a norm with terrifying consequences. John Wyndham (1903-1969) the son of a barrister tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising before writing short stories intended for sale in 1925. After serving in the Civil Service & the Army during the Second World War he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction which he called logical fantasy. Among his most famous books are " The Day of the Triffids" (1951) " The Kraken Wakes" (1953) " The Chrysalids" (1955) " The Midwich Cuckoos" (1957 filmed twice as " Village of the Damned") " Trouble with Lichen" (1960) & " Chocky" (1968). If you enjoyed " The Chrysalids" you might like Arthur Millers " The Crucible" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " One of those few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence". (" Spectator")." ...

In this beautifully illustrated childrens fantasy story two siblings struggle against sharp-edged bedazzling foes to arrive at a place of knowing to which they & everything belong. Its Christmas but thirteen-year-old Maggie & her ten-year-old brother Jesse are anything but joyful. Their mother is dying the bank is about to foreclose on their home & very soon everything about their lives will change. In an adventure that takes them below the earths surface to a realm inhabited by crystalline life forms
- some of which seem to have been spawned from the children themselves
- the sister & brother discover the strength of their bond the breadth of their courage & the awesome power of love. Amid dazzling displays of colours & shapes Maggie & Jesse must move through crystal planes & canyons as they do battle with King Bloo the princes Red & Orange & Holy Clear. Jesse learns from Princess Amethyst that the thing that scares him the most can waken him to his greatest strength. Sharing his secret with Maggie ultimately leads the two to a place of forgiveness called home.

...

Meet Chu. Chu is a small panda with a very big sneeze. When Chu sneezes you REALLY don't want to get in the way. But a whole day of adventure will test Chu's sneeze-resisting powers to the limit
- there's the library (dusty books!) the diner (pepper!) & then the circus (all those animals!). How big can a sneeze really be? Just wait & see.. .
...

The third of four volumes in this extensive reference work dedicated to rocknrolls most influential guitarist & composer. Contains details of over 4 500 cover versions of Chuck Berry songs including many rarities from around the world. Alphabetical listing by artist (brief biography comprehensive details of recordings & relevant releases illuminating commentary & critiques) plus dozens of sleeve & label illustrations. ...

When Chuckle Bob spies the door of the pet shop has been left open he makes a run for it
- he wants to see grass & trees again!
...

Church Flowers by Judith Blacklock is the essential guide to arranging flowers in Church. Printed in full color throughout the book contains step-by-step instructions on creating perfect large-scale mechanics. The book also demonstrates how to design beautiful floral arrangements for Weddings. ...

Fresh Expressions of Church are one of the most important developments within the contemporary church. There has been
- & continues
...

From the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture & ideas social & economic behaviour & the organization of landscape & settlement. This book traces how the widespread foundation of monastic sites ('minsters') during c.670-730 gave the recently pagan English new ways of living of exploiting their resources & of absorbing European culture as well as opening new spiritual & intellectual horizons. Through the era of Viking wars & the tenth-century reconstruction of political & economic life the minsters gradually lost their wealth their independence & their role as sites of high culture but grew in stature as foci of local society & eventually towns. After 950 with the increasing prominence of manors manor-houses & village communities a new & much larger category of small churches were founded endowed & rebuilt: the parish churches of the emergent eleventh- & twelfth-century local parochial system. In this innovative study John Blair brings together written topographical & archaeological evidence to build a multi-dimensional picture of what local churches & local communities meant to each other in early Engl&. ...

A wonderful story of good versus evil set in amongst the church mice & their friend the church cat Sampson. Good wins through; the rats come to a very sticky end (finding a new home in a glue factory) & the church mice & Sampson get their home back. Other titles in the series won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book award & were nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. ...

Another favourite Church Mouse story available for a whole new audience to enjoy. In a bid to save the leaky vestry roof the church mice decide to raise some money by entering Sampson into a cat show. He soon wins when the mice invoke havoc by winding up all of the other cat contestants. Sampson continues to win show after show until he is catnapped & held to ransom. It is up to Arthur & Humphrey to save him & outwit the thieves ...