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

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The efficiency of the Hutu killers in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 exceeded even that of the Nazi Holocaust. It happened in front of the world`s eyes, every moment broadcast on television
- but nothing was done. Among the 80, 0000 Tutsis killed were Joseph Sebarenzi`s parents & seven siblings. ” God Sleeps in Rwanda” follows Sebarenzi`s return to Rwanda as an elected speaker of parliament, his attempts to reform the ravaged country, & the assassination plot that once again forced him into exile. Today, he educates the world about Rwanda, working to prevent these atrocities from ever happening again.
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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. ...

” 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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Coming at a time when Africa & African writers are in the midst of a remarkable renaissance, Gods & Soldiers captures the vitality & urgency of African writing today. With stories from northern Arabic-speaking to southern Zulu-speaking writers, this collection conveys thirty different ways of approaching what it means to be African. Whether about life in the new urban melting pots of Cape Town & Luanda, or amid the battlefield chaos of Zimbabwe & Somalia, or set in the imaginary surreal landscapes born out of the oral storytelling tradition, these stories represent a striking cross section of extraordinary writing. Including works by J M Coetzee, Chimamanda Adichie, Nuruddin Farah, Binyavanga Wainaina & Chinua Achebe, Gods & Soldiers features many pieces never before published, making it a vibrant & essential glimpse of Africa as it enters the twenty-first century. ...

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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