A wild world of magical creatures & heroic adventure from the extraordinary imagination of Philip Reeve. The squabbling goblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstone spend their time fighting & looting. Only clever young Skarper understands that dark magic created by a vanquished sorcerer is rising again. From the lands of men come fortune-seekers
- & trolls giants cloud-maidens boglins swamp monsters tree-warriors & bloodthirsty goblins are swept into a fabulous magical conflict to thrill all fantasy fans.
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Another fantastically exciting novel set in a land of magic from the award-winning Philip Reeve. The heroes of GOBLINS continue their adventures outside the walls of Clovenstone castle. Awaiting Skarper & Henwyn are powerful dark forces that must be vanquished monstrous creatures to be fought & astonishing mysteries to be solved. ...

' The Grand Design' by eminent scientist Stephen Hawking is the latest blockbusting contribution to the so-called New Atheist debate & claims that the laws of physics themselves brought the Universe into being rather than God. In this swift & forthright reply John Lennox Oxford mathematician & author of ' God's Undertaker' exposes the flaws in Hawking's logic. In lively layman's terms Lennox guides us through the key points in Hawking's arguments
- with clear explanations of the latest scientific & philosophical methods & theories
- & demonstrates that far from disproving a Creator God they make his existence seem all the more probable.

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This is the fascinating story of one of science's most enduring & triumphant ideas
- from its genesis to the 21st century. In this
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This is a fascinating & compelling volume exploring how religion has held back & hindered scientific progress for more than a thousand years. It has become the prevalent view among sociologists historians & some theistic scientists that religion & science have never been in serious conflict. Some even claim that Christianity was responsible for the development of science. In God & the Folly of Faith" physicist Victor J. Stenger argues that this conclusion flies in the face of the historical facts. In a sweeping historical survey that begins with ancient Greek science & proceeds through the Renaissance & Enlightenment to contemporary advances in physics & cosmology Stenger makes a convincing case that Christianity held back the progress of science for 1 000 years. This thorough & hard-hitting critique is a must-read for anyone interested in the interaction between religion & science." ...

There has been a bad-tempered quarrel between defenders & critics of religion in recent years. Both sides have expressed themselves acerbically because there is a very great deal at stake in the debate. This book thoroughly & calmly examines all the arguments & associated considerations offered in support of religious belief & does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing to religion & the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. & because it takes account of all the issues its solutions carry great weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue & a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person. ...

The National Health Service described by Nigel Lawson as Britains only national religion has never been more popular. So why is the government so desperate to reform it? Last year the Office of National Statistics reported higher public satisfaction with the NHS than at any time since its foundation. In a 2012 survey of developed countries the UK showed the highest public support of its health system. Politicians can hardly be surprised then when their plans to reforms are met with public dismay & professional fury. This year has seen one of the most bruising political battles ever fought over the future of the NHS. The twenty-two month fight to push the NHS & Social Care Act through parliament prompted the most widespread political campaign by doctors since Aneurin Bevan established the NHS in 1948. It cost the coalition government dearly & shredded the reputation of the Secretary of State for Health. So why did they do it? God Bless the NHS looks at the ideology behind the current reforms & the reasons why the government decided to take on the nations most treasured institution. Roger Taylor looks equivocally at those who support & oppose the new system & at the patchy history of attempts to reform the NHS & the likelihood of the success this time round. Finally it addresses the political failure at the heart of the problem & the inevitable conflict when politics & medicine mix. ...

God Bless You Mr Rosewater is a novel about people
- their pleasures pains & perversions
- & money. It is a penetrating satire

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If youre suffering from pain & worry you know how hard it is to write of peace & serenity within. The message of comfort & hope that breathes through the pages of this book was forged out of adversity & as a result has touched the hearts of millions. ...