Religion

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861712786Author Ajahn BrahmFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Discover all the foul facts about the Rotten Romans in this classic Horrible Histories title. All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including: what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how ancient Britons got their hair...

How identity politics failed one particular identity. 'a must read and if you think YOU don't need to read it, that's just the clue to know you do.' SARAH SILVERMAN 'a masterpiece.'STEPHEN FRY ...

From the bestselling author of Jews Don't Count ' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book ' ALAIN DE BOTTON' Magnificent. Breathtaking. And shockingly rare ... another one-sitting wonder'...

Too little or too much company can be stressful. By discovering all about Mindfulness, you can get away from it all by hiding out in the comfort of your own head . . .'Valentine became a Buddhist because he was interested in dharma.Dharma is a word for...

'Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming...

'Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming...

You found Wally - hallelujah! Now to find Jesus...God may move in a mysterious way, but his son is a real devil to track down. Seek and ye shall find Jesus in a multitude of unexpected places - crowded rock concerts, bustling supermarkets and packed...

Maybe Jesus was joking, the disciples didn't know what they were doing and the New Testament is a lot funnier than you might think. You would think it weird if someone suddenly ascended into heaven, right? Reading between the lines, do we detect a...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards 2023 'There was always hope. There was always next season. Inshallah.' Inshallah United is about growing up as a strictly halal Stretford...

Avoiding shellfish was easy. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and potentially controversial. Was it enough to walk up to an adulterer and gently touch them with a stone? Even that could be grounds for accusations of assault,...

It all began in June 2005 when Bobby Henderson wrote an open letter to the Kansas School Board proposing a third alternative to the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in schools. Bobby is a prophet of sorts, the spiritual leader of a...

Discover all the foul facts about the Ruthless Romans with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Ruthless Romans are ready to uncover, including: which emperor enjoyed...

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...

'Ridiculously enjoyable' Tom Holland A Book of the Year for The Times, Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine The 'Mermaid of Morwenstow' excommunicated a cat for mousing on a Sunday. When he was late for a service, Bishop Lancelot Fleming...

THE PERFECT GIFT for anyone who spends Christmas Day counting the minutes until the Boxing Day sales start.__________________________________'There are two important days at Christmas.There is Christmas Day, when everyone is jolly and hungry and very...

'Christianity is like a Cornish pastie. There's something in it, but sometimes it's difficult to find out what it is.' Award-winning comedian Milton Jones dissects the great pastie of faith with some short, sharp one-liners about God, the Church and...

'Christianity is like a Cornish pastie. There's something in it, but sometimes it's difficult to find out what it is.' Award-winning comedian Milton Jones dissects the great pastie of faith with some short, sharp one-liners about God, the Church and...

Does God LOL? Does God even have a sense of humour? How important is laughter to the Christian life? A fantastic selection of leading comedians - including Jo Brand, Tim Vine, Milton Jones and Ricky Tomlinson - give their unique response to this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083347004Author Kees PostmaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Highways & BywaysPublisher Highways & BywaysWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

When Christine Morgan got Richard Coles, Kate Bottley and Giles Fraser together in a studio, all she had to do was plug them in and let them go. The dynamic between the three meant there were moments of real connection and poignancy alongside the...

From St Fillan of Munster, patron saint of the mentally ill, who read by the light of his miraculously glowing arm, to Santa Lucia, who tore out her eyes to dismiss the lascivious attentions of her would-be husband, here are nearly two hundred classic...

The only official companion book to the Tony Award winner for Best Musical from the creators of "South Park" and the co-creator of "Avenue Q". It features the complete script and song lyrics, with 4-color spot illustrations throughout, an original...

Are you cursed with two left feet? Are your dance moves unrighteous? Do you refrain from getting down lest others judge you cruelly? Fear not. Salvation is at hand.Singing hymns of praise is standard practice-now it's time to set your feet a-tapping with...

'One of the mysteries of Christianity is why Christians rarely admit that so much of it is a mystery.' God, people, faith, the universe, the whole of creation ... Award-winning comedian Milton Jones considers the biggest questions using the smallest...

In Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide, Elnathan John provides an affecting, unrestrained and satirical guide to the Nigerians you will meet at home and abroad, or on your way to hell and to heaven. It is a searing look at how power is performed, negotiated and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451469434Author Rainn WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dutton / SignetPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The Old Testament: but more mad, more merry, more... Milligan!"And God said, Let there be light; and there was light, but Eastern Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected."There have been many interpretations of the Old...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473433420Author Mark IngmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Palaceno HousePublisher Palaceno HouseWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451610376Author Penn JilletteFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

Meet Woody. Former journalist. Die-hard Oasis fan. High energy. Low sperm count. Training to be a vicar. Obviously. Matt Woodcock's frank, funny real-life diaries reveal what it was like for him to train as a vicar while struggling against all...

Published just in time for Passover 5779 (2019), this unauthorised and hilarious Haggadah from the legendary Jewdas collective propagates a multitude of dangerous ideas such as workers' rights, liberation of the oppressed and the dismantling of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478993438Author Jesse ItzlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Center StreetPublisher Center StreetWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140230161Author Benjamin HoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 183mm *...

'As informative as it is entertaining - read it, you won't regret it' Paula GooderBeards have had cultural and religious significance for thousands of years. A fascinating story is to be told of the religious significance of beards from the ancient...

Shows how "The Simpsons" engages with issues of religion and morality in a thoughtful, respectful way.About the AuthorMark I Pinsky is religion reporter for the Orlando Sentinel and author of A Jew Among the Evangelicals and The Gospel According to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767908108Author Marc MaronFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday DelPublisher Broadway Books (A Division of...

There's nothing like singing a favourite hymn to the wrong tune to get everyone up in arms - the congregation will blame the vicar, the vicar will blame the organist, the organist will take it out, as usual, on the choir who claim they never, ever, sing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478993421Author Jesse ItzlerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

These 'rules' are not serious, really. Except the ones that are. Clergy inhabit a fantastic, pressurised, privileged, frustrating and humbling role. They get to join in the highest and lowest points of people's lives, often on the same day. They have...