The Shadow of the Cross dispels one of the greatest myths of all time that Jesus did not die on the cross & in fact lived on to continue his ministry. The author makes a detailed analysis of the secret life of Jesus that was known to the early Christians & which was suppressed later by the Church of Rome. Did Jesus really travel incognito under the name of Yuz Asaph? Did he really marry Mary Magdalene & father her children? Many religious scholars & historians believe that a 2000 year old tomb in Srinagar Kashmir known as the Rozabal was the final resting place of Jesus The Prophet of the Book. In the Shadow of the Cross explores the scientific as well as the historic facts bringing to light a truth that has lain buried beneath 2000 years of falsehood & which culminates in the greatest conspiracy of all time. ...

In the 6th century AD the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian & the Roman. A hundred years on & one had vanished forever while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt in effect the end of the ancient world. In The Shadow of the Sword Tom Holland explores how this came about. Spanning Constantinople to the Arabian desert & starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived he tells a story vivid with drama horror & startling achievement. ...

In the 6th century AD the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian & the Roman. A hundred years on & one had vanished for ever while the other was a dismembered bleeding trunk. In their place a new superpower had arisen: the empire of the Arabs. So profound was this upheaval that it spelled in effect the end of the ancient world. But the changes that marked the period were more than merely political or even cultural: there was also a transformation of human society with incalculable consequences for the future. Today over half the world's population subscribes to one of the various religions that took on something like their final form during the last centuries of antiquity. Wherever men or women are inspired by belief in a single god to think or behave in a certain way they bear witness to the abiding impact of this extraordinary convulsive age
- though as Tom Holland demonstrates much of what Jews Christians & Muslims believe about the origins of their religion is open to debate. In the Shadow of the Sword explores how a succession of great empires came to identify themselves with a new & revolutionary understanding of the divine. It is a story vivid with drama horror & startling achievement & stars many of the most remarkable rulers ever seen.
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As Internet usage has exploded in recent years so has the prevalence of compulsive online sexual behavior
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French-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school but this is tested when Marie is forced to disclose a secret to her friend. The First World War takes its toll when Marie loses the man she loves. Veronica's husband suffers injuries which eventually leave her a widow but she finds consolation in her love for the l&. Returning to France Marie marries her childhood sweetheart but once again life brings involvement in war for the two friends. Loving their Yorkshire land Veronica & her daughters enlist in the Land Army. When a bomber squadron arrives on a newly constructed airfield on part of the estate relationships are formed. Veronica's daughter Elise joins the RAF & is recruited into the SOE. But secrets will out. On a mission to France Elise faces dangers she did not expect as she searches for Marie & the truth
- a truth that will have an outcome she never envisaged.
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This engaging book brings together the author's expertise in Biblical studies & his extensive experience in leading tours around the Holy L&. Following the chronological sequence of the key events in Luke's gospel the book comprises previous & later history of the sites where these events occurred geographical & archaeological descriptions maps of the relevant areas a description of the sites today & full colour photography throughout. Suitable for the traveller & the 'armchair pilgrim' alike In the Steps of Jesus offers vivid insights into Jesus' life & travels. ...

In 1355 the Black Prince took an army to Bordeaux & embarked on two chevauchees (mounted military expeditions generally characterised by the devastation of the surrounding towns & countryside) which culminated in his decisive victory over King Jean II of France at Poitiers the following year. Using the recorded itineraries as his starting point the author of this book walked more than 1 300 miles across France retracing the routes of the armies in search of a greater understanding of the Black Princes expedition. He followed the 1355 chevauchee from Bordeaux to the Mediterranean & back & that for 1356 from Aquitaine to the Loire to the battlefield at Poitiers & back again to Bordeaux. Drawing on his findings on the ground a wide range of documentary sources & the work of local historians many of whom the author met on his travels the book provides a unique perspective on the Black Princes chevauchees of 1355 & 1356 & the battle of Poitiers one of the greatest English triumphs of the Hundred Years War demonstrating in particular the impact of the landscape on the campaigns. Peter Hoskins is a former Royal Air Force pilot now living in France. He combines his interest in exploration of his adopted country with his research into the Hundred Years War. ...

Ann Rule delves into the mysterious death of Ronda Reynolds a former state trooper whose death ruled a suicide ten years ago is now considered a murder. On December 15 1998 thirty-three-year-old Ronda Reynolds was living with her husband of eleven months in the small town of Toledo Washington-but she planned to leave him that night & fly to Spokane Washington where her mother brother & grandmother eagerly awaited her visit for the Christmas holidays. But as Barb Thompson Rondas mother waited in an airport amid Christmas decorations in 1998 Ronda never arrived. Ronda had sounded happy on the phone only hours before excited that she would be seeing her family. But sheer dread replaced confusion as the news of Rondas death arrived. Her husband told a 911 operator that Ronda had committed suicide. Now a decade later the only thing we can be sure of is that Ronda Reynolds died violently that night & the lies & contradictions of her husband began to unravel. Written with the complete cooperation of Barb Thompson Rondas mother this is a homicide puzzle that Ann Rule fans will find haunting & utterly captivating. ...

It's twenty years since Miranda then sixteen holidayed in Cornwall & her life changed forever. Now she's back again
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All that was left of the garage was a heap of charred & smouldering beams. In the driving seat of the burnt-out car were the remains of a body.. . An accident said the police. An accident said the widow. She had been warning her husband about the danger of the car for months. Murder said the famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey
- & proceeded to track down the killer. 'I admire her novels.. .she has great fertility of invention ingenuity & a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James
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