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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399719735Author Lucy DillonFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Hodder PaperbackPublisher Hodder & Stoughton

The Bible is the living word of God. More than 2,000 times in the Old Testament alone, the Bible asserts that God spoke what is recorded in its pages. The phrase "the Word of God" occurs more than forty times in the New Testament. The Bible claims...

Welcome to the Merfolk chronicles, an underwater fantasy world. Dive beneath the waves and discover the world of mer and sirens. Briet has adjusted to her life as a mer; at least she's had her sister with her. But when Briet comes home to find the cave...

 Turin, with its roots dating back to ancient Roman times, bears the indelible marks of its storied past in its meticulously laid-out checkerboard streets and its archaeological remnants. As the inaugural capital of Italy, its grandeur echoes through...

The psalms help us to find refuge in God in the midst of trouble, and model how we can respond to the ups and downs of life in the context of our covenant relationship with him.Showing not only how each psalm might be read or preached, but also how it...

Not all guests know when to check out . . . A young waitress at a country hotel finds herself with a decades' old mystery to solve - one she hopes will help rid the hotel of its most troublesome guests. Its ghosts. ***When Ballinadrum Hotel's elderly...

The concept of participation in a transcendent domain of existence is central to the Platonic and the Judaeo-Christian traditions. It is how thinkers throughout history have justified existence itself, explaining temporal being vis-à-vis God. Yet in the...

The wonder of birds has charmed and inspired poets down the centuries and across the globe. From Shakespeare's 'feathr'd king' to Ted Hughes 'butterfly lightness', of swifts, this is a collection to stir the soul of any nature lover. Our emotional and...

The first comprehensive study of the two-time Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage is one of the leading innovators in American theater today. In settings ranging from seventeenth-century France (Las Meninas) to twenty-first century conflicts in the...

In the course of forty years an increasingly subtle conversation has evolved between words and silence at the core of Philip Gross's poetry. This is never more so than in the poems of this edgy homage to Estonia, the country of his refugee father’s birth...

'Intriguing, propulsive and profoundly disturbing, this is a fearless look into the dark heart of family politics from a naturally gifted storyteller'JONATHAN COE'Magnificent, indelible . . . That a young British novelist, on his first try, should have...

Monster is a bold and lyrical exploration of the Black female body as a site of oppression and resistance. At its heart is a study of the world of Sarah Baartman, aka the Hottentot Venus, a Khoikhoi woman from South Africa who was displayed in freak...

Gender and Emotion in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Raging Women and Crying Men investigates emotional excess from the perspectives of performance studies, gender studies, and cultural studies. For the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Britain,...

This informative guide to the most iconic works in The Frick Collection's holdings is published on the occasion of the fall 2024 reopening of the museum following its renovation. From paintings and sculpture to decorative arts, this publication...

This seminal photography text, now in its 11th edition, has been revamped, reorganized, and modernized to include the most up-to-date and need to know information for photographers. Introducing all the key concepts and fundamentals of photography, this...

The volume collects studies in the linguistic, exegetical and historical traditions found in Samaritan texts or pertaining to our understanding of the Samaritans, from antiquity to the present. Apart from the Hebrew Pentateuch, a special focus is laid on...

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Leopard has spots!Once upon a time, Leopard didn't have a wonderfully spotty coat. Until he rescued a firebird from the flames and she left her sooty mark on his golden fur.A vibrant animal...

This seminal photography text, now in its 11th edition, has been revamped, reorganized, and modernized to include the most up-to-date and need to know information for photographers. Introducing all the key concepts and fundamentals of photography, this...

In this exhilarating work, Amber Massie-Blomfield brings together stories of remarkable acts of creativity that have shifted history on its axis, from writer Ken Saro Wiwa combatting oil pollution in Nigeria and British environmentalists taking...

Are you numb? Bored? Are you afraid you're wasting your life?  We all desperately want to live for something. We die a little inside when we think we aren’t living for something, and are ready to die when we think we can’t. But, Jennie Allen says that...

Bustle through Panama City, trek up and down Delphi and dart across Quebec. Would you win in a frenetic race across the world? This is an action-packed puzzle book that challenges you to travel the world using only your wits and travel knowledge. It's a...

**A 2023 NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST Notable Book and a BOSTON GLOBE Best Book of the Year**From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don't Belong, a touching, timely novel-called "smart, witty" by the New York Times Book...

No writer, before or since, has matched Shakespeare in terms of influence, critical acclaim or popular success. And the Bard had plenty to say about the subject of love - the word appears more than 2,000 times in his collected works! Packed full of...

A compelling account of the project to transform post-war Manchester, revealing the clash between utopian vision and compromised reality. Urban renewal in Britain was thrilling in its vision, yet partial and incomplete in its implementation. For the...

Suzanis, the exquisite hand-embroidered panels from Central Asia, have captured the hearts and minds of collectors and decorators for many years. Joyful and exuberant, they are a bridge to a past way of life in which textiles permeated every facet of...

A delightful new picture book from the creator of beloved children’s series Arthur! One fine morning, Hop and Benny meet a crying troll named Helga. She wants to see more of Fair Village but is worried about leaving her home beneath the bridge. As Hop...

150 fascinating years of unique and inimitable Italian automotive innovation. The Topolino. The 500. The Panda. The Lancia Lambda. The Fulvia. The Alfa Romeo, Duetto, and Giulietta. The Ferrari Testarossa. The Maserati 3500GT. The Lambroghini Miura,...

​A sophisticated and thrilling historical page-turner about love and art spanning Geneva, Rome and London - perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Victoria Hislop.  Three love stories told across four centuries A search for a missing masterpiece . . .  ...

HERO is a captivating literary debut and a love story for our times: a novel that exposes the precious things women give up in order to be loved, and in order to be free. She's a waitress. He's a chef. They used to be best friends, but now, they're in...

On the first day of Christmas, Santa said: "I need . . . To build a land so very-merryyyy!"Count and sing along as all of Santa's trucks get to work to help build a very merry winter wonderland, just in time for Christmas! Hop on for this festive...

'a fiercely intelligent theologian and historian' - The Independent'Miranda gives us the confidence to sit and taste the Bible's profound and life-changing goodness.' - Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of YorkAs a vicar, Miranda Threlfall-Holmes is used to...

SIDEWAYS UNCORKED: THE PERFECT MOVIE ABOUT DRINKING WINEBook InformationISBN 9781493078042Author Mira Advani HoneycuttFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press

The new Arkady Renko thriller for fans of Robert Harris, Ken Follett and Philip Kerr.Book InformationISBN 9781398510470Author Martin Cruz SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster Ltd

'Sarah Sprinz creates a world that I enjoyed getting lost in. If Dunbridge Academy is taking applications, let me know!' ANNA TODDOne single night turns Olive Henderson's whole life upside down.After a devastating fire at Dunbridge Academy, severe...

A modern Christmas classic, Elf burst onto cinema screens over 20 years ago and has been charming people ever since. In 2003, Buddy the Elf went on a journey to find his father, and ultimately help Santa save Christmas, and since then the world has gone...

As you've approached midlife, have you wondered: Is this . . . it? I thought it would get easier. I thought I'd have more figured out by now. Something is wrong, and I just can't put my finger on it. Maybe it's my thyroid? Drawing from eighteen years of...

Moving from Paris to Beirut and back, Calligraphies is a tribute to exiles and refugees, the known and unknown, dead and living, from the American poet Marie Ponsot to the Syrian pasionaria Fadwa Suleiman. Award-winning poet Marilyn Hacker finds...

An in-depth research and illustrated collector’s guide on the various techniques and history of enamel buttons. Book InformationISBN 9780811776523Author Karen L. CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole Books

Giraffe Saves Water offers a gentle introduction to the concept of not wasting water for young children.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of conserving water. Also included are suggestions for...

1963. Hattertown, Connecticut. Leo “ Half” Napoli mourns his dead hat factory worker father while daydreaming of being the first man on the moon and thereby “ partaking of something of the infinite."" Meanwhile, he and his fellow Back Shop Boys (their...