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Actor and comedian Tom Rosenthal is a solo-living, daily-Deliverooing, Uber-to-everywhereing, screen-addicted, community-contact-avoidant hermit of a man. He frequently gets told he doesn't live in the real world. So he's going to start trying.The...

When Joanne Lefson took on a piglet at her animal shelter, the young sow proceeded to eat everything in her stable but a paint brush. In a flash of inspiration, Joanne attempted to introduce the pig to the art of painting - and thus Pigcasso was born...

'A moving story of courage and faith in the fire'. BEAR GRYLLS What do you do when life falls apart and it feels as if God has left you? How do you keep going when your faith is rocked to the core? Sometimes things get so hard we're not sure where God is...

The Book of Judges narrates one of the most chaotic and morally dark eras of Israel's story. Many speak of it as Israel's "Wild West," where the heroes and the villains stand only inches apart. Into this morally-ambiguous time comes one of the most...

The eagerly awaited first book on the foremost painter of contemporary Jewish life. Itshak Holtz (1925–2018) was born in a small town near Warsaw and moved with his family to Jerusalem when he was ten years old; he pursued his artistic training there and...

Sylvia Plath is one of the most influential and iconic American writers of the twentieth century, popular with academic and general audiences alike. Plath, who died at age 30, left behind a body of work that changed the direction of modern poetry, and...

Prepare to be awestruck at the most reliable, enjoyable, victorious, loving, redemptive, and expressive being in existence...your Creator. This is an invitation to revere God.At the deepest level, the chief reason we are all here is to glorify and enjoy...

Discover a Destiny Designed Specifically for You God’s endgame is for His reign to cover the earth. This overarching plan unites the lives of His people, and as you examine what Scripture reveals about God’s kingdom, you’ll become better equipped for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780912550381Author Ron RussoFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Nature Study Guild PublishersPublisher Nature Study Guild Publishers

Popular participation is one of the hallmarks of modern politics. So why have democracy and democratic norms generally failed to take root in the Theravada Buddhist countries of South and Southeast Asia? This book explores traditions of Buddhist...

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort-- if one knows what to look for. Birding Texas opens the world of birding to the novice and expert in this complete guide to getting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969992739Author Ute/Timm Eskildsen/RautertFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl Publishers

The painter, Romi Behrens, lived in West Cornwall for nearly seventy years, voraciously painting the subjects around her every day. Her artistic career was as long as it was broad and spanned many genres, including still life, portraiture and landscape...

Adorn your mantle with handmade crocheted stockings! Whether you are looking for a stocking reminiscent of Christmases past or love a fresh twist on tradition such as the Santa hat or mitten "stocking," you'll find just what you need in this collection...

When we look at trees we see architecture and, since time immemorial, we've exploited trees to make our own buildings. But while a tree creates its own structure, we generally destroy other things to build, with increasingly disastrous consequences...

Artist, writer, and performer Suzanne Bocanegra's costumes offer stunningly detailed, eclectic, fantastical portraits of femininities on the margin: her designs invite the mad, witchy, strange, lost, discursive, and marvelous. This volume includes...

Poems for Christmas is an exquisitely produced gift anthology which is guaranteed to get anyone in the festive spirit.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with bespoke endpapers and ribbon markers. These...

This is a clear, accurate, readable survey of the dramatic transformation of Chinese architecture from 1840 through 2020. It narrates the change from a predominantly timber-frame tradition to construction in twisted steel and ecologically sensitive local...

Summer 1984. I ve got the back lounge of this tour bus all to myself, partly because I m the lead singer but more likely because it means the rest of the band won t have to deal with me for the rest of the day. Just two years earlier I was flunking out...

This book is a theological and political exploration of how Christianity may be compatible with polytheism, arguing that there is no singular “orthodoxy,” rather we see “polydoxy.”Conceptually deconstructing the distinction between monotheism and...

With pressure on budgets and soaring energy costs, this small book will be worth its weight in gold to every local church. It offers expert advice that will equip non-professionals to make informed decisions on making their church buildings more...

If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and entirely good, why do we need to ask God to do good things? Won't God act for the best regardless? Do our prayers even make a difference? Why do some go unanswered? This brief, accessible book provides a fresh...

An inspirational, visual collection of 300 Jewish stories, curated by the editor and founder of the popular social media brand @humansofjudaism.@humansofjudaism is a hugely popular handle, with over 300,000 followers on Instagram; and more than 500,000...

Walk in the footsteps of emperors and sultans, marvel at some of the greatest monuments on earth, and experience the wonders of East and West with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Istanbul you'll find:- Comprehensive coverage for exploring Istanbul- Top...

First Painter to the king in 1736 for only a few months before his tragic death, François Le Moyne had a career as short as it was prolific. Teacher of Charles-Joseph Natoire and François Boucher, and contemporary of Antoine Watteau and Jean-François de...

In the opening verses of the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah, King Cyrus exhorts the exiled Judeans to return to Jerusalem to restore worship in Jerusalem. It then narrates this restoration through the construction of the temple, the repair of the city walls, and...

While Belgian artist James Ensor (1860–1949) is forever associated with his seaside hometown of Ostend, it was in the bustling capital of Brussels that he thrived as an artist and emerged as a central figure in the European avant-garde. The young painter...

Unlocking Meaning in Art Song teaches singers how to analyze the musical and textual content in songs in order to discover hidden meanings and create more compelling performances.The book features twenty chapters that each focus on a Schubert lied:...

A collection that has to be seen to be believed, Superstar Guitars is an up-close and personal look at dozens of the most famous guitars in the history of music.Photographer Eleanor Jane has travelled the world, tracking down the six-strings that were...

At the turn of the 20th century, industrial manufacturing was expanding dramatically while factory buildings remained fire-prone relics of an earlier age. That is, until a 28-year-old civil engineer finally achieved what engineers around the world had...

In 1983, Plaxton of Scarborough addressed the threat to their market dominance from Continental coachbuilders with the Paramount, a range of luxury coach bodies which included the first purpose-built British double-deck coach body. Over its lifespan, the...

Secrecy has played a role throughout human history and continues to capture the popular imagination. Some of the most seductive aspects of the Byzantine Empire-such as the relics of the imperial palace and the military uses of Greek fire-have been...

On December 31st, 2020, the world was shocked to learn about the death of hip-hop legend MF DOOM. Born in London and raised in the suburban enclave of Long Beach, New York, Daniel Dumile Jr.'s love of cartoons and comic books would soon turn him into one...

Digital ecologies draws together leading social science and humanities scholars to examine how digital media are reshaping the futures of conservation, environmentalism, and ecological politics. The book offers an overview of the emerging field of...

How do traditions and peoples grapple with loss, particularly when it is of such magnitude that it defies the possibility of recovery or restoration? Rajbir Singh Judge offers new ways to understand loss and the limits of history by considering Maharaja...

This timeless classic comic strip is beloved by fans of all ages, and continues to find new fans alike. The latest edition in Titan Comics hugely popular Peanuts Facsimile series sees the release of this, the 17th volume in the series. First published...

Photographs that meditate on the vanishing place of mobile home parks in the landscape of MiamiIn a collection of images that are both quiet and telling, Sunset Colonies portrays the vulnerabilities experienced by residents of South Florida’s mobile home...

The Bible is a book of stories par excellence and is wholly realistic about human nature. Hero, Lover, Daughter, Queen retells ten timeless stories of biblical characters who grappled with the reality of the human condition and reached beyond themselves...

Great Sacred Music, a free lunchtime concert of church music for choirs and congregations, is a regular feature of the life at witness of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Once a month, a themed programme is offered which, in addition to the music, includes...

SHEMP! THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE THREE STOOGES' SHEMP HOWARD, THE FACE OF FILM COMEDYBook InformationISBN 9781493074211Author Burt KearnsFormat HardbackPage Count 271Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press