Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone" is the most influential & talked-about book on society in the last decade
- now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Australians? The answer: inequality. This groundbreaking book based on years of research provides hard evidence to show: How almost everything
- from life expectancy to mental illness violence to illiteracy
- is affected not by how wealthy a society is but how equal it is; that societies with a bigger gap between rich & poor are bad for everyone in them
- including the well-off; how we can find positive solutions & move towards a happier fairer future. Urgent provocative & genuinely uplifting " The Spirit Level" has been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves & our communities & could change the way you see the world. "A big idea big enough to change political thinking". (" Guardian"). "A remarkable new book.. .the implications are profound". (Will Hutton " Observer"). " The evidence is hard to dispute". (" Economist"). Richard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology & is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School & Honorary Professor at University College London. Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York & a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist. Her work with Richard Wilkinson on " The Spirit Level" was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the " Times Higher Education Supplement" & their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade by the " New Statesman"."



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Gordon Smiths unique gifts as a medium or messenger from the spirit world have led him to become known as the UKs most accurate medium. He has proven his ability to scientists exploring the nature of mediumship & has astounded them with the consistency & accuracy of his messages. Spirit Messenger" is Gordons first book originally published in 2004 & in it he describes the development of his mediumistic skills & the training that he undertook to develop his extraordinary gifts. Since its publication many people have asked Gordon for advice on how to develop their own psychic & mediumistic ability & so he has added teaching tips & practical exercises. Gordon tells you how to: recognize psychic abilities in children & remember your own psychic childhood experiences; understand the difference between psychic awareness & tuning in to the spirit world; develop your ability to hear messages from spirit; & learn the difference between your imagination & a true message." ...

In 2009 Warrington RLFC reached the nadir of their long-term chronic underachievement prompting one fan to write to the local newspaper questioning the players' commitment. He signed the letter ' Spirit of '55'
- a reference to the year the club were last champions. Results began to improve dramatically with back-to-back Challenge Cup wins followed by a League Leader's Shield
- but still no championship. Spirit of '55 follows Warrington's quest to become champions in 2012 as seen through the eyes of their most passionate fan. But are the team cursed by the town's expectations & the ghost of '55? Laced with terrace humour & tempered by the expert eye of a professional coach the team's record of failure & the 'curse of hope' will strike a chord with all sports fans. The book builds to the climax of the play-offs where one team will achieve glory. But will it be Warrington?

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First published as Johnsons Life of London now released with new material following Jubilee & Olympic celebrations in 2012. This updated history of London shows that the ingenuity diversity creativity & enterprise of the city are second to none. Londons buildings may be famous Londons history may be lengthy & illustrious but it is Londons people who have given & continue to give the city its exuberant & exhilarating profile. London of the Olympic & Jubilee summer displayed Londoners on a world stage but this is a city which has always lived on the energy & skills of its people drawn to the capital from all over the country & the world. Boris Johnson shares with us his pleasure at Londons vitality & unique character & selects the people who in his view have contributed so much to the spirit of London
- some very famous figures some more obscure. He

Includes:: everyone from the Romans to one of the authors predecessors as mayor Dick Whittington; from John Wilkes (a strong upholder of the freedom of the press) to J.W. Turner; from Chaucer to Gandhi & through to modern times.


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In his latest groundbreaking & thought-provoking book David Hamblin (Harmonic Charts Aquarian press 1983) explores the astrological meaning of all the prime numbers up to 31. The charts of many famous people
- from saints to murderers
- are used to demonstrate that each number has its own distinctive quality or spiritual essence that affects the relationship between the planets in the chart. This fascinating book will transform chart interpretation & cause us to ponder the wider implications for the way in which we live our lives

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As the Curtain Walls across Myrial continue to fail the threat of war grows ever greater. But the Shadowleague the council responsible for peace & order is beginning to tear itself apart. If this occurs any hope of avoiding the deepening crisis will be destroyed. & as the divisions spread the ruthless & enigmatic Lord Blade rallies his supporters waiting for his chance to take over. To prevent catastrophe Loremaster Veldan must persuade Zavahl the tortured former Hierarch to open his mind & unlock the knowledge of Aethon the Dragon Seer. With the fate of the world hanging on a half-remembered tale from long ago Veldan the firedrake Kazairl & their companions must travel down a dark & dangerous road. One that will lead them beneath the beleaguered city of Tiarond deep within the mountain's living core where the secrets of the past lie buried. Find out more about this title & others at www.orbitbooks.co.uk ...

The Spirit of Water" illustrates the world of water in a unique fashion. It takes the reader into the world of " Hado" the universal law of vibration & resonance. Following the international success of Masaru Emotos books this book goes deeper into explaining how to utilize our mind & awareness to use Hado principles in our daily lives not only to benefit ourselves but those around us & ultimately our world. The book covers every aspect of water from its worldwide use & current problems of pollution & supply down to the microcosmic world of its hexagonal structure. It looks at its healing properties health imbalances its use in food & diet & features a series of practices & meditations on how to use the principles of Hado in daily life. It

Includes:: 45 full colour ice crystal photographs & previously unpublished scientific double-blind results on the affects of consciousness on water."

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Book thirteen of the celebrated Deverry series an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human & elven history over several hundred years. A dagger laid against our throat. So Prince Dar of the Westlands calls Zakh Gral a new fortress built by the Horsekin the ancient enemies of his people. To help him destroy this threat the elven prince has called upon his allies: the dwarven folk of the northern mountains & the human men of Deverry to the east. Their leaders know that if the Westlands fall to the Horsekin their own throats will feel that dagger next. Joining them are two powerful dragons who have their own bitter reasons to hate the Horsekin. But the fanatical Horsekin believe that they have the most powerful ally of all: a new goddess. Alshandras priestesses have announced that she has given the Horsekin the lands belonging to the prince -- & that his people must be utterly destroyed. Rooted in Celtic mythology & intricately interweaving human & elven history over several hundred years Katharine Kerrs dazzling saga tells of ancient enmities & undying friendships experienced through many lives. Epic fantasy on a truly grand scale. ...

Thousands of years ago an orphan boy & his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever. With the help of the World Spirit Torak destroys the bear but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche. & Torak's quest is far from over. A strange creeping sickness silent & deadly is threatening the Ravens. Word arrives that the Seal Clan have the cure & Torak must face a lonely journey to find it. On the Seal's Island he stumbles into a world utterly unlike his own. Here life moves to the rhythms of the sea the Seals build shelters from whale bones & skim the waves in fast beautiful kayaks. & here Torak is welcomed by the kindly Seal Mage Teneris & kinsman Bale. But all is not as it seems
- Torak must keep his wits about him to judge who might be friend or foe. As in ' Wolf Brother' Michelle Paver's sheer passion for her story set in a world of myth & natural magic shines through in this skilfully woven exciting & brilliantly satisfying second instalment of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
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Kit Livingstone is stuck in prehistoric times but has discovered a link from the Bone House to the fabled Spirit Well a place of profound power. On a cave painting he discovers the same symbols he remembers from the Skin Map. Mina his erstwhile girlfriend is holed up in a mountaintop monastery learning all she can about ley travel from a monk named Brother Lazarus. Meanwhile their evil nemesis Lord Burleigh thwarted in his hunt for Kit discovers a descendant of the Skin Map's creator flogging rare ancient artefacts to get himself out of debt. Cass Clarke enters the quest transported inadvertently from an archeological dig in Arizona. In 1950's Damascus she encounters the last remaining members of the Zetetic Society who need her to track down Kit & his ancestor Cosimo to help them unlock the biggest mystery of all: the purpose of the universe. Through all this the influence of Cosimo lives on...and at the heart of the mystery lies The Spirit Well. This is the third book in the five volume Bright Empires series a multidimensional time-bending fantasy from a master storyteller. ...