As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street & in the corridors of power, religion is surging. As ” God is Back” shows, for better or for worse, faith is on the increase
- fuelled by an American-style model of personal, customer-driven, aggressively marketed religion. Shining a light on this huge, hidden world of faith, from Californian megachurches to exorcisms in Sao Paulo, from China`s aspirant middle-class Christians to mosques in Nigeria, this book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God
- whether you believe in Him or not.

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God Is Not Great is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens demonstrates the ways in which religion is man-made, dangerously sexually repressive & distorts the very origins of the cosmos. Above all, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, & proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without `him`. ...

Philomena is a born rebel, disillusioned with her middle-class comfort & the expectations of her parents. Nestor is an impoverished African exile with the heart of a poet. When the two meet by chance on the streets of 1960s Bombay, their attraction will change their lives forever. Spanning two continents & following a story of love, loss & politics set against a backdrop of turbulent societies, times & allegiances, God on Every Wind is a powerful debut novel exploring the possibilities & limitations of individual & political revolution. ...

God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a Republican state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn`t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities already form a majority (including the largest number of Muslim adherents in the United States). The cities are Democrat & among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports & has an economy only somewhat smaller than Italy`s. The Texas economic model of low taxes & minimal regulation has produced extraordinary growth but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. & Wright`s profound portrait of the state not only reflects the United States back as it is, but as it was & as it might be. Completed as Texas battles to rebuild after the devastating storm of summer 2017, Lawrence Wright`s new book manages to be both delighted & appalled by the place he has lived much of his life. ...

A wealth of fascinating facts about Queen Elizabeth II

She's one of the most well-known women on the planet, but while many

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Godalming in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the centre of Godalming, extending southward to Busbridge church. Features include railway with New Station, St Peter & St Paul church, Meath Home, Ockfordwood, Ockford Mill, Killcott, Hollowayhill House, Westbrook, mills, tannery, Rivey Wey, Godalming Bridge, Crownpits, Holloway Hill, Lammas Lands, Godalming Laundry, The Wharf, Salgasson Mill, Heath Farm, etc. A list of private residents from a 1903 directory is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

There are nearly 1, 400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world-from auxerrois to zierfandler-but 80% of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be & takes the reader on a journey into what else is out there. From Switzerl&, Austria, & Portugal through France & Italy, & back to the United States, Wilson delves into the rare & wonderful. Blending extensive travels in wine-producing regions & conversations with wine evangelists, cutting-edge hipster winemakers, & explorers on an obsessive hunt for the strangest grapes in the world, Godforsaken Grapes is an entertaining love letter to wine. ...

” Non-fiction it may be, but it contains all the tension of a thriller” Stuart Alexander, The Independent The Vendee Globe is a 27, 000 mile, single-handed yacht race through the world`s most treacherous seas. A four month journey where the sailors pit themselves against icebergs, hurricane-force winds & waves the height of six-storey buildings. On 3 November 1996 sixteen sailors, including Tony Bullimore & Pete Goss set out. Only six crossed the finishing line, six others withdrew or were disqualified for seeking outside help, three were plucked from sinking boats while the world watched & one disappeared without trace. It is a captivating tale. ” This is a book which vividly transcends its immediate brief as a narrative of the race & those who sailed it, & presents a gripping & poetic evocation of the terrible & seductive power of the sea” John Tague, The Independent on Sunday. ...

Godmanchester in 1924 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map extends eastwards a mile to the Emmanuel Knoll Tree. Features include Town Hall, St Mary`s church, Corpus Christi House, Old Mill Race, Chadleigh House, boat houses, etc. On the reverse is a 1924 directory of Godmanchester. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Author & stalwart husband Harry follow in the footsteps of the heroes of the Trojan War. They travel to Turkey, Mt. Ida & Troy, then to Greece to see the palaces of the major Greek heroes, & end on Mt. Olympus, the mountain of the Gods. It is humorous & informative with selected"es from the Iliad & the Odyssey
- intended to awaken interest in the non-academic reader.
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