This title traces the history & development of Christianity in Britain from Roman times through twenty often turbulent centuries. Learned yet accessible witty in style & attractively illustrated throughout this is popular history at its best. When the earlier editions were in print 9/11 had not happened Iraq had not been invaded Rowan Williams was not yet Archbishop of Canterbury. No-one could have foreseen the escalation of religious conflict how the issue of homosexuality was to dominate the churches' public agenda that the number of female ordinands would so rapidly outnumber male candidates or imagined British parish churches rejecting their bishops & looking to Africa for a moral lead. This new edition conveys the character & contribution of Christianity in the ever changing landscape of contemporary Britain. ...

When a young boy gets a reputation for being naughty at school he reacts by being the bad lad that everyone expects. Leaving school at fourteen he becomes a thief & eventually ends up in Hollesley Prison. But Mr Alfie the stable manager decides to give the boy a chance letting him look after the horses. It turns out that his skill with horses saves him from a life of crime: on leaving prison he manages to get a job working with horses in the army & eventually achieves his dream of becoming a drum major. ...

This is the wonderfully moving story of redemption from one of the greatest living childrens writers Micheal Morpurgo & featuring stunning illustrations from three-time Greenaway Medal winner Michael Foreman. When a young boy gets a reputation for being naughty at school he reacts by being the bad lad that everyone expects. Leaving school at fourteen he becomes a thief & eventually ends up in Hollesley Prison. But Mr Alfie the stable manager decides to give the boy a chance letting him look after the horses. The boy reveals a talent with horses that saves him from a life of crime & Mr Alfies believe in the boy is rewarded. On leaving prison he manages to get a job working with horses in the army & eventually achieves his life-long ambition. ...

On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife he was sixty miles away asleep in bed at the time. At least that's the way it looks to Detective Superintendent Roy Grace who is called in to investigate the kinky slaying of beautiful socialite Katie Bishop. Grace soon starts coming to the conclusion that Bishop has performed the apparently impossible feat of being in two places at once. Has someone stolen his identity or is he simply a very clever liar? As Grace digs deeper behind the facade of the Bishops' outwardly respectable lives it becomes clear that everything is not at all as it first seemed. Then he digs just a little too far & suddenly the fragile stability of his own troubled private world is facing destruction.. .' Packed with sharp dialogue an appealing cast & vivid cameos of the more sinister face of Brighton' The Times ' Very accomplished...I loved it' Observer ...

For LA producer Larry Brooker this is the movie that could bring the fortune that has so long eluded him.. . For rock superstar Gaia desperate to be taken seriously as an actor this is the role that could get her an Oscar nomination... For the City of Brighton & Hove the publicity value of a major Hollywood movie being filmed on location about the citys greatest love story -- between King George IVth & Maria Fitzherbert
- is incalculable. For Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Sussex CID it is a nightmare unfolding in front of his eyes. An obsessed stalker is after Gaia. One attempt on her life is made days before she leaves her Bel Air home to fly to Brighton. Now he has been warned the stalker may be at large in his city waiting watching planning.
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Walk with the clansmen through the hills & glens hear the clash of the claymore as you enter into battle & enjoy victory with our Scottish Bravehearts of old. Margaret Burns Miles is a poet with a deep love of her homeland & captures with great passion the battles & victories of days gone by. This book of Scottish verse will draw your imagination deep into the heart of these bloodied battles. Hear the cries feel the pain cherish the pride. Walk the paths of Wallace & The Bruce as they fought for freedom.. .NOT FOR GLORY. ...

Cool stuff to know about every country in the world. Everyone knows which is the worlds highest mountain but do you know which country banned chewing gum? Or whats the worlds stinkiest fruit? Or who invented roller skates? Or which building leans more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Or where can you eat fried spiders as a snack? Here at Lonely Planet we decided to make a book about the worlds countries for children not parents. The world is a very big place & in The Not-for-Parents Travel Book weve concentrated on the really interesting bits to create a snapshot of what each country is like. (Warning to parents: these might not be the same really interesting bits" that you like...where to buy coffee how many stars the hotel has whats the phone number for the airport blah blah blah.) In this book are the epic events amazing animals hideous histories funky foods & crazy facts that make the worlds 200 countries so fascinating. Each country has a page to itself--so tiny Tuvalu gets as much space as superpower USA." ...

Not for Tourists guidebooks are map-based neighbourhood by neighbourhood guides designed to lighten the load of already street-savvy residents commuters business travellers & yes tourists too. Each map is marked with user-friendly icons identifying the services & entertainment centres that you look for as you make your way through town: everything from post offices car parks restaurants bars DIY stores & gyms to information on hotels airports public transport & parks. Whether youre a seasoned resident a returning visitor relocating or someone who is completely new in town Not for Tourists guidebooks help you make the most of your time in the city while youre in it. ...

The Not For Tourists Guide to Boston" is the ultimate guidebook for already street-savvy Bostonians business travelers & tourists alike. It divides the city into twenty-eight neighborhoods mapped out & marked with user-friendly icons identifying services & entertainment venues. Restaurants banks community gardens hiking public transportation & landmarks: NFT packs it all into one convenient pocket-sized guide." ...

Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century. With the possible exception of Winston Churchill no other Prime Minister has had such an impact on modern British history. Like it or not her radical social & economic policies have made Britain the country it is today. Without Margaret Thatcher there could have been no New Labour no Tony Blair & no David Cameron. Now Robin Harris for many years Thatcher's speechwriter trusted adviser & the draftsman of two volumes of her autobiography has written the defining book about this indomitable woman. He tells her extraordinary life story from humble beginnings above her father's grocer's shop in Grantham her early days as one of the first women in Westminster who became known as ' Thatcher milk-snatcher' during her days in the Ministry for Education & then as Prime Minister. We follow her through the ' Winter of Discontent' the tribulations of the miners' strike & the Falklands War. & Harris writes a stunning account of her exit from power & tells of her life after number 10. ...