The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every other miracle prepares the way for this or results from this. This is the key statement of Miracles in which C. S. Lewis shows that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation. Using his characteristic lucidity & wit to develop his argument Lewis challenges the rationalists agnostics & deists on their own grounds & makes out an impressive case for the irrationality of their assumptions. ...

The New York Times" bestselling author of " Many Lives Many Masters" Brian Weiss MD delivers a powerful revolutionary teaching on the physical emotional & spiritual healing available to all through embracing the reality of reincarnation. Filled with incredible true stories " Sometimes Miracles Happen" is a remarkable teaching tool that can be used by all to improve their lives to evolve along their spiritual paths to experience more joy love & happiness in the present moment & to ultimately understand that there is no need to fear death as we are all immortal & innately spiritual beings. Dr Brian Weiss conversion from skepticism towards reincarnation to confirmed belief has had a profound effect worldwide. Now Brians readers complete the cycle as they explain how his works allowed them to understand the space between lives. Each story is used to illustrate practical lessons for how you too can comprehend this revelation & draws upon Brians & his daughter Amys practices as past-life regression experts. Our past lives are the key to a blissful secure future & this book is the ultimate guide from two of its top practitioners." ...

This is a magical story about a china rabbit from an award-winning author. Abilene loves her blue china rabbit but Edward Tulane is extremely vain & only loves himself. On a voyage to London Edward falls overboard & from there embarks on an amazing journey. He travels with hobos works as a scarecrow comforts a dying child & finally learns what it is to truly love. ...

George Morland newly master of Morland Place embarks on a grand improvement & expansion of the estate. His sister Henrietta eager to be both good & useful marries the scholarly rector Mr Fortescue. & in London their cousin Lady Venetia Fleetwood moved by the medical horrors of the Franco-Prussian war sets out to become a doctor. But the agricultural slump threatens Morland Place with ruin; the medical world rejects Venetia with contempt; & Mr Fortescue proves to be not what he seems. The Morlands have to come to terms with hard reality & find their happiness in other unexpected places. ...

This is a heartbreaking novel dissecting the Palestinian conflict that is based on a true story. It is a film adaptation starring Freida Pinto to debut at Venice Film Festival. In 1948 as violence erupts in Jerusalem a young Arab woman Hind Husseini finds fifty-five abandoned children in the streets & faces the biggest challenge of her life. Hind establishes the Dar El-Tifel orphanaga dedicating her life to providing love support & education to the children changing their destiny. As the years pass & the conflict rages on Hind finds that
- despite her best efforts
- some of her older students are taking part in the violent struggle for Palestinian independence including one of her brightest students Miral. Rula Jebreal traces the lives of generations of Palestinians in order to understand the intractable conflict. Based on fact Hind Husseini benefactor of thousands of children is the figurehead in this examination of race religion & what a homeland means.

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Kirsty & Rachel are excited to be entering a charity fashion show where children get to show off their own designs. Unfortunately Jack Frost thinks everyone in the world should dress like him & steals the Fashion Fairies seven magical items to put his naughty plan into action! In this opening book of the magical series Kirsty & Rachel must help Miranda the Beauty Fairy so that people everywhere can continue to look good & feel great. ...

Fight the Beasts Fear the Magic! Join the hero Tom on a high-action adventure with terrible Beasts & deadly danger! Tom's bravery & fighting skills are tested to the limit in his next Beast Quest. Is he brave enough to continue with his most challenging Beast Quest yet? Or will Mirka the Ice Horse defeat him? ...

The bright colours & graphic strength of Miro's paintings have made him an immensely popular modern painter but the artist would have been extremely disappointed to see his work treated as little more than interior decor. In this accessible survey of the artist's life & career Iria Candela explains the complex roots & darker shades that lie behind the evolution of Miro's work from the culture of his Catalan homeland to his exposure as a young man to the latest experiments of the avant-garde in Paris & the rise of Fascism in Spain. She examines not only Miro's paintings but also his sculpture prints & murals "ing from many of the artist's own revealing statements. For anyone wanting to explore the visual legacy left by the artist who declared that he wanted to 'assassinate painting' this vividly illustrated book is the perfect guide. ...

Two diverse countries & cultures are linked with warmth & charm in this two-in-one picture book. This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously
- one from the left the other from the right. Page by page we experience the lives of two little boys
- one from an urban family in Sydney Australia the other from Morocco. From busy motorways to desert landscapes these worlds couldn't be further apart. Yet with the journey of a homemade Moroccan carpet into the Australian boy's home we can see how these separate lives become intertwined. At the book's conclusion the family in Sydney can be seen enjoying their new purchase together while the Moroccan family are surfing the internet. A powerful book Mirror" illustrates how our lives reflect each other & that we are all even in some small way connected. It features innovative dual-book format effectively communicating the way people's experiences & values are shared despite geographical & cultural differences. The essential story is conveyed wordlessly while the short introduction & author's note appear in both English & Arabic. There is a keystone in the vital bridge across the East-West gap."

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When Chris Wallace looks in the mirror he sees a deep & complex man. He is in fact selfish shallow & very very devious
- a master
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