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'Clive James raged against the dying of the light, as you would expect from a man who had punched out prose like a prizefighter all his life; yet he also showed grace and gratitude at being allowed to stay in that light for a little while longer. He saw...

You don't have to be perfect to do God's work. Look no further than the twelve disciples, whose many weaknesses are forever preserved throughout the pages of the New Testament. Join bestselling author John MacArthur in Twelve Ordinary Men as he draws...

Matt Woodcock returns with this sequel to the bestselling 'Becoming Reverend'. Follow Matt's journey as he starts work at one of Hull's oldest, biggest and emptiest churches. It's a shadow of its former self, with a small congregation and huge bills...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780883681596Author George MullerFormat PaperbackImprint Whitaker House,U.S.Publisher Whitaker House,U.S.Weight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782183686Author Fr Ray KellyFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Columba PressPublisher Columba Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642970364Author Mirabai StarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hampton Roads Publishing CoPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks.The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world...

Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345350688Author MALCOLM XFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

How to bring more love into your life by the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of Stairways to Heaven and A Message of Hope from the Angels.Lorna Byrne has become a bestselling author around the world because she sees angels as clearly as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619582880Author Corrie Ten BoomFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint CLC PublicationsPublisher CLC Publications

The Beatles brought colour, joy, freedom and love to a grey, post-war world. But the most successful group in popular music history also harboured hidden, sometimes darker worlds and influences that are often downplayed by their biographers. In their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062565433Author C S LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperOneWeight(grams) 227g

In this richly illustrated portrait, a prize-winning biographer surveys the entire sweep of William Blake's creative work while telling the story of his life William Blake, overlooked in his time, remains an enigmatic figure to contemporary readers...

This is an original and historically informed account of Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. The book explores how Francis - along with his earliest brothers - embraced a life of poverty,...

Astonishing True Story of the Miracles That Are Changing Africa Born into a long line of witch doctors, Surprise ("Surpresa") Sithole was destined for a life of fear, oppression, and poverty in the jungles of Africa. But at the age of fifteen,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622826247Author Gabriele AmorthFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Sophia Institute PressPublisher Sophia Institute Press

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Rabble-Rouser for Peace is the first book to tell the full story of how a boy from South Africa's poverty-stricken black townships became one of the world's best-known religious figures, a moral icon to those who work for peace and justice everywhere...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400069224Author Reza AslanFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 578gDimensions(mm) 241mm *...

WINNER OF THE BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE'Full of love, wisdom and yearning' Kit de WaalA coming-of-age story set in Birmingham in the 1980s and 1990s, The Go-Between opens a window into a closed migrant community living...

In his important evaluation of the theological leader of the English Reformation, G.W. Bromiley charts Cranmer's doctrinal views, scriptural interpretation and liturgical composition. His nuanced position on various controversial issues of the day, not...

St Cuthbert, monk and bishop of Lindisfarne, was a man of extraordinary charm and ability. A preacher, teacher and pastor, he was also reputed to have gifts of prophecy and healing. David Adam, one of the most prolific and best-loved writers in the...

'A harrowing-but-moving story' - Stylist'Raw, brave and vulnerable. Told with such clarity and purpose' - Maxine Mei-Fung Chung'A brave and deeply moving story of fierce spirit' - Dakota JohnsonBexy Cameron was in her late twenties when the dark events...

'Gripping ... An exquisite conversation between two people who know each other, like each other, and have mutual respect for one another' - Catholic Times Since resigning from the papacy in 2013, the first Pope in over 700 years to do so, Pope...

Even Jennifer herself has in the light of severe recent tragedies found herself gaining a new understanding of all she has been through. This book looks back at the traumas and insecurities of her childhood, the joys and trials of family life through the...

Spiritual Friendship is today the best known and perhaps most influential of the thirteen surviving works of Aelred, abbot of the great English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx from 1147 '1167. During his abbacy he built Rievaulx into a place of spiritual...

On her twenty-first birthday Monica Baldwin - daughter of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin - entered one of the oldest and most strictly enclosed contemplative orders of the Roman Catholic Church. Twenty-eight years later, having realized she did not have...

One of the most original thinkers of the twentieth century, Pyotr Demianovich Ouspensky was a complex and romantic soul. His work on accessing a higher level of consciousness beyond everyday reality is a valuable legacy well worthy of consideration. This...

Although the College of Cardinals is the most prestigious and venerable body at the heart of the Catholic Church, no consolidated work on its members had appeared in well over 150 years. This volume finally presents an authoritative roll of the college...

Written with passion and understanding, Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognising the humanity in those who commit crimes. Sharon...

The story of the prophet Elijah's transformation from fierce zealot to compassionate hero and cherished figure in Jewish tradition "In a series on Jewish Lives, this volume is about the Jewish life-the one that goes on forever. Becoming Elijah blends...

In this frank and damning expose of the Teresa cult, Hitchens details the nature and limits of one woman's mission to help the world's poor. He probes the source of the heroic status bestowed upon an Albanian nun whose only declared wish was to serve God...

A bestseller in its original Argentinian, Francis: Life and Revolution paints an intimate portrait of Jorge Bergoglio by Elisabetta Pique, a journalist who is also a close friend of the man who became the 266th and current Pope. The warm, personal...

The life and legacy of one of Mohammad's closest confidants and Islam's patron saint: Ali ibn Abi Talib Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings...

This compelling reconstruction of the life and thought of St Paul paints a vivid picture of the Roman world in which he preached his revolutionary message and explains the significance of his lasting impact on both the Church and the world. Regarded...

When Mark McDonough was a teen, a catastrophic fire claimed the lives of his mother and younger brother. It also left Mark with burns on over 65 percent of his body. During a long and painful recovery, his faltering faith in God was strengthened by a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621644484Author George Cardinal PellFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310128717Author Collin HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 138mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614290483Author Kosho NchiyamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.