An attractive compact edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible; the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. Ideal as a gift or for personal use. This violet edition features a protective zipper & combines a readable font size with portability
- perfect for reading on the move. Its many helpful features include: * British English Text * Compact portable size * Double-column format with black letter text * Concordance * Protective zipper * Presentation page * Ribbon marker * Gilt page edges The English Standard Version is a great choice for personal reading & study for private devotions & family prayers & for teaching preaching & worship. An 'essentially literal' translation the ESV Bible combines word-for-word accuracy with readability literary excellence & depth of meaning. More than 100 of the world's leading Bible scholars & teachers were involved in creating the ESV Bible. Trusted worldwide the ESV is a treasure for life.
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For the first time the Anglicized Edition of the New Revised Standard Version is available from Collins in a new centre column cross-reference setting to create the best-ever edition of the translation most widely-used across the churches. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible is steadily increasing in popularity. It is highly respected among academics including evangelicals & used in theological colleges across the board as the most accurate translation available. It has been widely adopted across the Church of England & is in the process of being adopted for use in the Catholic liturgy. The NRSV is an accurate translation in the tradition of the King James Version with special sensitivity to gender inclusiveness without any loss of clarity & retaining the traditional style of referring to God as ' He' or ' Him.' Completely reset in the highly-respected Anglicized Edition along with cross references in all the standard text Bibles this is the ideal Bible for personal reading academic study & for church use. ...

A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass & spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure & then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story
- a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments secret societies the Knights Templar the Cathar heretics of the twelfth & thirteenth centuries & a dynasty of obscure French kings deposed more than 1 300 years ago. The author's conclusions are persuasive: at the core is not material riches but a secret
- a secret of explosive & controversial proportions which radiates out from the little Pyrenees village all the way to contemporary politics & the entire edifice of the Christian faith. It involves nothing less than...the Holy Grail.

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Relics affected everyone in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones hair teeth & clothes & items like the Crown of Thorns coveted by Louis IX of France were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. In the first comprehensive history in English of the rise of relic cults Charles Freeman takes readers on a vivid fast-paced journey from Constantinople to the northern Isles of Scotland over the course of a millennium. In Holy Bones Holy Dust" Freeman illustrates that the pervasiveness & variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals disease & hellfire. But relics were not only venerated
- they were traded collected lost stolen duplicated & destroyed. They were bargaining chips good business & good propaganda politically appropriated across Europe & even used to wield military power. Freeman examines an expansive array of relics in the broad social & cultural context of their age showing how the mania for these objects deepens our understanding of the medieval world & why these relics continue to capture our imagination."
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Holy Disorders takes Oxford don & part time detective Gervase Fen to the town of Tolnbridge where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered giving Fen the chance to play sleuth. The man didn't have an enemy in the world & even his music was inoffensive: could he have fallen foul of a nest of German spies or of the local coven of witches ominously rumored to have been practicing since the 17th century? Tracking down the answer pleases Fen immensely
- only the reader will have a better time.
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Since the Caped Crusader first made the leap from comics to silver screen in the early 1940s generations of audiences have been captivated by the screen adventures of Batman establishing the celebrated comic book hero as a true icon of popular culture. Now Gary Collinson traces the entire screen history of Bob Kanes Dark Knight Detective providing a fascinating insight into one of the most successful media franchises of all time. Beginning with the early movie serials of the 1940s Holy Franchise Batman! charts the development of Batmans many exploits across both live-action & animation presenting a comprehensive overview of his illustrious screen career. From the classic 1960s television series starring Adam West & Burt Ward to the hugely successful blockbuster feature films from directors Tim Burton Joel Schumacher & Christopher Nolan as well as early Saturday morning cartoon outings through to the acclaimed DC Animated Universe this book explores the evolution of Batman
- a journey that has taken him from camp crime-fighter to Dark Knight.
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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. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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David Adam has been captivated by the beauty wonder & holiness of Lindisfarne since first glimpsing its fairytale castle from the train as a young boy. In this absorbing volume he shows the island's human face revealing how Lindisfarne & its people have responded to trial tribulation & triumph in the course of a long & vibrant history. This tiny place witnessed one of the last stands of the ' British' Celtic peoples against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 6th century. It has been the home of saints & scholars most notably St. Aidan & St. Cuthbert & famously produced the medieval masterpiece known as the Lindisfarne Gospels". Less familiar to readers perhaps will be that the island experienced the first recorded Viking invasion in 793 & was involved in the 17th century Civil War & the 18th century Jacobite Rebellion. Today its ruined 11th century Priory & 16th century Castle
- later redesigned by the great English architect Edwin Lutyens
- draw pilgrims & visitors from all over the world. Wherever you walk on Lindisfarne the past impinges on the present... In relating afresh many of the island's legends & stories David Adam's lovely volume affords the reader a wonderful sense of all there is to discover just beneath the surface."

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Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed so it was committed to memory by his companions though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet. The first full compilation was by Abu Bakar the first Caliph & it was then recompiled in the original dialect by the third Caliph Uthman after the best reciters had fallen in battle. Muslims believe that the truths of The Holy Qur'an are fully & authentically revealed only in the original classical Arabic. However as the influence of Islam grows & spreads to the modern world it is recognised that translation is an important element in introducing & explaining Islam to a wider audience. This translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali is considered to be the most faithful rendering available in English. ...