This book introduces places of worship found around the world. The book explains the general features of the buildings & looks at how & why the building is used by the community. Examples from around the world are featured from famous buildings to smaller everyday buildings. It

Includes:: case studies from around the world looking at how people worship in the relevant building. It features a wide range of stunning photographs depicting the buildings key objects & worshippers. It contains a world map showing areas in which the religion is practised.

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Why are words so important to Jews? Novelist Amos Oz & historian Fania Oz-Salzberger roam the gamut of Jewish history to explain the integral relationship of Jews & words. Through a blend of storytelling & scholarship conversation & argument father & daughter tell the tales behind Judaisms most enduring names adages disputes texts & quips. These words they argue comprise the chain connecting Abraham with the Jews of every subsequent generation. Framing the discussion within such topics as continuity women timelessness & individualism Oz & Oz-Salzberger deftly engage Jewish personalities across the ages from the unnamed possibly-female author of the Song of Songs" through obscure Talmudists to contemporary writers. They suggest that Jewish continuity even Jewish uniqueness depends not on central places monuments heroic personalities or rituals but rather on written words & an ongoing conversation between the generations. Full of learning lyricism & humour " Jews & Words" offers an extraordinary tour of the words at the heart of Jewish culture & extends a hand to the reader any reader to join the dialogue." ...

Jez Butterworth burst onto the theatre scene aged twenty-five with Mojo one of the most dazzling Royal Court main stage debuts in years (Time Out). This first volume of his Collected Plays contains that play plus the three that followed as well as two short monologues published here for the first time. Everything that precedes Jerusalem unarguably one of the best dramas of the twenty-first century (Guardian). ...

Set against the sweeping backdrop of the ancient Holy Land Jezebel is a tale of love loss & deceit
- & one womans struggle to survive
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American distrust of government politicians & authority in general can be traced back to the time of the official investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy & the suspicion generated by the publication of the Warren report the governments official version of this infamous murder. In the last ten years there has been much research into the exact events surrounding Kennedys murder & how it was so successfully covered up. JFK: Say Goodbye to America" contextualises this debate coming to a shocking conclusion. According to new information gathered & assessed by the author JFK was murdered on orders emanating from the "alternative" government
- the Establishment
- which eased the concerns of "big business" & which Kennedy was in the process of divesting of power in favour of promoting a government which put the people & their needs first. The Presidents new priorities won him few friends in government & Matthew Smith suggests that it was no coincidence that most of his policies were dismantled in the 18 months immediately following his death. Indeed his policy to withdraw from the early situation in Vietnam was dramatically changed within hours. President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an investigation into JFKs murder which soon emerged as biased inaccurate & misleading highlighting for many Americans the end of a golden era & a farewell to the country they knew. By piecing together new evidence Matthew Smiths book highlights the role of domestic & international business concerns in American government. He scorns the "lone-gunman" theory & further looks to the changes in the governments policy after JFKs assassination & the fact that the Vietnam War alone generated "business" to the value of $200 billion. Coincidence? Matthew Smith doesnt think so."

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In his first book award-winning radio & TV presenter Ryan Tubridy tells the fascinating story of the iconic president John F Kennedy's visit to Irel&. The idolized handsome & glamorous John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the great-grandson of Irish immigrants & the first & only Irish-Catholic American elected as President of the United States. He relished his Irish heritage & in June 1963 made a memorable four-day trip to his homeland which he called the best 'four days of his life'. Tragically five months later he was assassinated. In this fully illustrated book Tubridy reveals the huge effect JFK's visit had on Ireland
- a country that at the time was largely agrarian & extremely poor. He

Includes:: never-seen-before photos of the president & private documents that reveal how the Irish rejoiced in having a president visit their shore. Tubridy evaluates whether the well-loved president whose ' Camelot' years some believe would have heralded a golden age actually inspired Ireland to reinvent itself & instilled pride in the Irish people or whether the myth of JFK just left behind an idyllic dream of what could have been. This book is a fascinating unique & insightful read from one of Ireland's most popular personalities.


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Thurston Clarke's gripping account of the last months of the life of President John F. Kennedy weaves together his public & private life & addresses the most tantalizing mystery of all
- not who killed him but who he was when he was killed & where he would have led his country & the world. This re-examination of a critical period looks at all the areas of the president's fascinating life: the progress he made towards ending the Cold War passing the Civil Rights Act & withdrawing US troops from Vietnam as well as his grief at the death of his infant son Patrick his ongoing battle with ill health & his renewed determination to be a good husband & father. The resulting portrait reveals the essence of this charismatic man his personal transformation & the emergence of a great president. It also explains the widespread & enduring grief following his assassination mourning the loss of his remarkable promise which had become increasingly evident during his last hundred days. Thurston Clarke has written eleven widely acclaimed works of fiction & nonfiction on travel & modern history including Ask Not: The Inauguration of John F. Kennedy & the Speech That Changed America. His articles have appeared in Vanity Fair The New York Times The Washington Post & many other publications. His enthusiasm is infectious.. .he entertains & illuminates writing gracefully & with a fine sense of irony.. . He's funny & he's fair & he swims well against powerful cultural cross-currents". (New York Times Book Review)."
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Long before Tai Chi & Qigong became household names in the West an American sailor visiting Shanghai discovered a gentle Chinese exercise called Jiangan
- The Chinese Health W&. This exercise system is simple yet potent & involves the manipulation of a lightweight pole traditionally made from bamboo. Jiangan co-ordinates slow diaphragmatic breathing with graduated stretching & strengthening exercises to promote circulation & stimulate the cardiovascular system. This book offers a concise practical guide to Jiangan exercises providing detailed instructions & illustrations while also exploring the Chinese philosophy behind the art. Although a gentle & meditative form of exercise this book shows that Jiangan has the muscle-toning & weight-loss potential of more robust gym workouts & is an ideal daily exercise routine or warm-up for a range of sports & martial arts classes. This book will be a valuable resource for teachers & students of Tai Chi & Qigong as well as anyone looking for a simple & effective way to improve health & fitness using Eastern health arts.
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In the Jiggys Genes series we will meet a whole host of Jiggys ancestors & discover that through centuries past there have always been Jiggys! Its not easy being a peasant. Jiggys medieval life is one dirty dung heap of trouble after another. Worse he has to work for the dumbest Knight in the land Sir Bozo de Beurk. But when Jiggy discovers a pair of magic balls his fortunes might be about to change... ...