In ” Gods in Britain” Jill Dudley travels from England to Scotl&, from Cornwall to Wales in search of the pagan past, gathering myths & legends on the way. As with her earlier travel books on Greece, she continues to explore how, & even why, early Christianity took over. Her continued quest for enlightenment contrasts amusingly with her ever-tolerant husband & travelling companion, Harry, often the star of the show, who takes the Church`s teachings on trust. The book has twelve chapters &

Includes:: such places as Stonehenge, Bath, Glastonbury, London, York, & Edinburgh. The book concludes with Canterbury where the author attends the Easter Resurrection service
- among, as she puts it, those who have attained Olympic standards of Christian belief led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. But, as she points out, there have been resurrections of gods since the beginning of time. It is an entertaining & informative read, & has a useful Glossary at the end of gods, giants & heroes.


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` No one writes more movingly, or with such transporting poetic skill, about encounters with wild creatures. Its pages course with sympathy, humility, & wisdom` Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk From his home deep in a Scottish glen, John Lister-Kaye has watched & come to understand intimately the movements & habits of the animals, & in particular the birds, that inhabit the wild & magnificent Highlands. Drawing on a lifetime of observation, Gods of the Morning is his wise & affectionate celebration of the British countryside & the birds that come & go through the year. It is also a lyrical reminder of the relationship we have lost with the seasons & a call to look afresh at the natural world around us. ...

Gods, Heroes & Monsters is a lavish album of discovery in which the legendary creatures, battles & heroic deeds of Greek mythology are brought to jaw-dropping life. stunning photographs of ancient treasures are paired with full-bleed awe-inspiring CGI scenes from the classic myths
- your chance to rediscover gripping tales of the Odyssey, the Trojan Wars & the adventures of heroes such as Perseus & Heracles. Lively text explains the historical context of the myths & an illustrated map showcases the awesome Greek mythical world. From fates & furies to minotaurs & muses, this is a book to stir your imagination.
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Perhaps no other character in all of international film is as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Since 1954, Godzilla has been one of the cinema s most enduring & popular characters, & with a total of 28 films under his massive belt (not even including two American reboots), he s also the star of the longest-running franchise in motion-picture history. From his home base in Japan, where the legendary Toho Pictures first put him on the map, Godzilla has gone on to become an international phenomenon a movie monster unrivalled both in size as well as universal, worldwide appeal. Godzilla FAQ will explore the many facets of the monumental, fire-breathing radioactive lizard that has roared his way into our hearts over a 60-year reign of terror. But more than just a movie monster, he has become a pop-culture avatar, pervading our consciousness as few fictional creations have. Now, Godzilla FAQ take readers on a headlong dive into the depths of this unstoppable cinematic force of nature. ...

Resonating as profoundly today as when it was first published to widespread critical acclaim a decade ago, God`s Crucible is a bold portrait of Islamic Spain & the birth of modern Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis`s narrative, filled with accounts of some of the most epic battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished-a beacon of cooperation & tolerance-while proto-Europe floundered in opposition to Islam, making virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war & slavery. This masterful history begins with the fall of the Persian & Roman empires, followed by the rise of the prophet Muhammad & five centuries of engagement between the Muslim imperium & an emerging Europe. Essential & urgent, God`s Crucible underscores the importance of these early, world-altering events whose influence remains as current as today`s headlines. ...

This new edition of Norman Davies`s classic study of the history of Poland has been revised & fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations & attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned & usually misunderstood country. ...

This new edition of Norman Davies`s classic study of the history of Poland has been revised & fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations & attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned & usually misunderstood country. ...

This book is Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. A Sunday Times Book of the Year. A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. A Times Book of the Year. An Observer Book of the Year. A woman awakes in a prison cell. She has been on the run but the authorities have tracked her down & taken her to the Tower of London
- where she is interrogated about the Gunpowder Plot. The woman is Anne Vaux
- one of the ardent, brave & exasperating members of the aristocratic Vauxes of Harrowden Hall. Through the eyes of this remarkable family, award-winning author Jessie Childs explores the Catholic predicament in Elizabethan England
- an age in which their faith was criminalised & almost two hundred Catholics were executed. From dawn raids to daring escapes, stately homes to torture chambers, God`s Traitors exposes the tensions masked by the cult of Gloriana
- & is a timely reminder of the terrible consequences when religion & politics collide.



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This beautifully illustrated book consists of a series of encounters with writers, artists, & musicians living in London, all of whom are exiles or emigres displaced from their cultural & geographical origins. The subjects include poet John Rety from Hungary, painter Fawzi Karim from Iraq, novelist Moris Farhi from Turkey, poet Martina Evans from Irel&, artist Ana Maria Pacheco from Brazil, actor Andrzej Borkowski from Pol&, novelist Brian Chikwava from Zimbabwe, writer Hamid Ismailov & musician Razia Sultanova from Uzbekistan, poet Mimi Khalvati from Iran, filmmaker Rajan Khosa from India, & jazz bassist Coleridge Goode from Jamaica. The book concludes with an autobiographical account. Together, the chapters form a perceptive & moving enquiry into complex questions of migration, identity, & belonging as well as a tribute to the value of art & creativity in human lives. ...

Old Al Haji Amadu had three wives, seven children
- & five extremely naughty goggle-eyed goats that munched & gobbled & chewed
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