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      Children's & YA

      Hamster Humboldt. Small and Steady Wins the Race

      by Meike Betz

      This intrepid hamster plunges into every adventure with full cheeks! Humboldt is a detective, adventurer and – a hamster. His size doesn’t stop him from helping the people of Villy Village out of all sorts of fixes whenever he’s not helping his owner Babs and her daughter Elli in the post office. No problem is too big for him! Only his owner’s money worries leave him flummoxed. But then Babs and Elli win the lottery and are over the moon – until they receive an anonymous postcard. Humboldt’s life is suddenly in dire straits because the unknown blackmailer wants Babs and Elli’s lottery ticket – or he’s going to hurt Humboldt. When the police refuses to get to the bottom of the case, Humboldt decides to take matters into his own paws. He’s keen to put a stop to this lottery villain’s antics! HAMSTER HUMBOLDT. SMALL AND STEADY WINS THE RACE is a detective and adventure story full of animal-entertainment for girls and boys aged 8+.

    • On Consolation

      Finding Solace in Hard Times

      by Michael Ignatieff

      To console someone to be a source of meaning and understanding amidst the pain and loss of life is one of the hardest things a person can do. More and more it's being sought after, not in religious institutions, but through individuals and personal networks. Less and less it's being associated with political traditions, particularly those on the left that tell us to fight, to resist the status quo rather than to accept. Michael Ignatieff explores how those of us who live in a secular world, without the comforting thought of an afterlife free from suffering, have found a modern form of consolation through the religious structures of the past. Using the history of the psalms from the Jewish and Christian traditions, Ignatieff revives these masterpieces to understand the power of their words, and their limits. On Consolation is tragically relevant to our current age, but that is what makes it all the more necessary. Through this book, we learn what it means to find consolation to balance struggle with submission, acceptance of defeat with the lasting light of hope.

    • Biography & True Stories

      Jeremiah Hacker

      Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist

      by Rebecca M. Pritchard

      "We had much rather be all alone in the right than with the whole world in the wrong.” So wrote Jeremiah Hacker in 1862. He was the main writer and editor of The Pleasure Boat, which may have the distinction of being Portland, Maine’s most controversial newspaper. Inspired by his Quaker background, Hacker worked to end slavery, poverty, and inequality of women through his writing. He spoke out against prisons, advocating instead for reform and education. He broke with all forms of organized religion and urged people to leave their churches and find moral direction from within. He promoted no political party, believing people would be better off without government. He was in favor of land for all. The most controversial of Hacker’s radical ideas, however—and the one that lost him the most readers—was his advocacy for peace as the country headed toward Civil War. Hacker’s life spanned the nineteenth century (1801-1895). His work was widely read and he himself was well-known in his lifetime. But both he and his ideas have largely been forgotten—until now. This book explores the life and writings of Jeremiah Hacker, returning him to his rightful place in history, and showing how his words were an important part of what helped to forge that history.

    • Educational material

      Wie die Sterne an den Himmel kamen

      by Kianoosh Rezania, Judith Stander-Dulisch, Franziska Burstyn Texts by researchers of the KÄTE HAMBURGER KOLLEG at the Centre for Religious Studies (CERES) of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum

      Eleven different stories about the origin of the world, for children aged six and up, from different religions, from Japan to Scandinavia. At the beginning of the book, a map provides an overview of the places of origin of the 11 creation stories. Each story is told by a different narrator in concise, child-friendly language. At the beginning of each story there is a small block of information for the reader about the cultural and religious origins of the text.

    • July 2021

      Children Forsaken

      Child Abuse from Ancient to Modern Times

      by Walker, Steven

      A shocking reminder of the cruel history of childhood that has been largely hidden and forgotten.

    • August 2019

      My Bible: God's Word for Me

      God's Word for Me

      by Written by Mary Martha Moss, FSP; illustrated by Augusta Curreli

      Primary-age children will delight in this exquisitely illustrated Bible that shares 31 Old Testament and 36 New Testament stories. It’s the next stage of scripture reading for those who have outgrown Bible Stories for Little Ones or My Storytime Bible. Written by Sr. Mary Martha Moss, FSP, author of My Baptism Remembrance Book and My First Communion Bible; My Bible: God’s Word for Me teaches children God’s love and plan for them through carefully chosen Bible stories.

    • Fiction

      The Water and the Wine

      by Tamar Hodes

      Leonard Cohen is at the start of his career and in love with Marianne Jensen, who is also a muse to her ex-husband, Axel. Australian authors George Johnston and Charmian Clift write, drink and fight. It is a hedonistic time of love, sex and new ideas on the Greek island of Hydra. As the island hums with creativity, Jack and Frieda join the artistic community, hoping to mend their broken marriage. However, Greece is overtaken by a military junta and the artists’ idyll is over. In this fictional account of real events, Tamar Hodes explores the destructive side of creativity and the price that we pay for our dreams.

    • Children's & YA

      DRAGONS

      by LILA PRAP

      DRAGONS?!Some time ago, some hens found a book about dinosaurs and, on the basis of scientific research, established that they are the successors of the dinosaurs. For millennia, people have been talking about dragons as if they were real animals or even deities. But for the last two centuries, scientists have been labelling all the strange skeletons they find as belonging to dinosaurs or their relatives, no longer recognizing the existence of dragons.Winner of the Kristina Brenkova Award 2018. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SERIES:Format: 24.5 x 24.5 cm | 32 pages | Age: 3+

    • Philosophy of religion

      Why Are We Here?

      by James Kilcullen

      PHILOSOPHICAL ANSWER TO WHY HUMAN BEINGS EXIST AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE. Where did we come from? Where are we going? Do we have spirits? Do we live once or many times? Is there a creator? Why is this world in such a mess? How can we cope with inequality, violence, abortion and global warming?

    • Biblical studies & exegesis
      November 2014

      The Journey

      With Jesus to Jerusalem and the Cross

      by John Pritchard

      After an unforgettable three years, the charismatic teacher who called you and your brother James to follow him says, 'Right, let's go to Jerusalem' It's thrilling to be setting out on the next stage of the adventure. But life in the company of Jesus is not for the faint-hearted. Certainly there's fun, as lark about with the other young disciples. But it's pretty edgy too, not knowing who is going to turn up next and what might be expected of you. And as the days pass by, the huge demands on Jesus as he heals and teaches invoke both a strange tenderness, and a growing dread of why exactly you are journeying to the holy city . . . Looking through the eyes of the disciple John, The Journey follows Luke's chronology from Luke 9.51, as Jesus 'set his face to go to Jerusalem' Absorbing, exuberant and affective, it offers daily (weekday) readings for Lent, from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday, with a poem for each Saturday. It is suitable to use individually or in groups.

    • Biblical studies & exegesis
      January 2015

      Interpreting the Prophets

      by Aaron Chalmers

      A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction a central topic in biblical studies Written with the needs of students in mind Provides readers with the 'big picture' and shows how they can develop the skills to formulate their own interpretations The prophetic books are some of the most captivating and fascinating texts of the Old Testament. They are also some of the most misunderstood. This book aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills they require to interpret the prophetic books in a faithful and accurate fashion. The work consists of two parts. In the first, the author focuses on the various 'worlds' of Israel's prophets (historical, social, theological and 'literary'). This provides the basic contextual and background information that students need to exegete the literature. In the second, he focuses on developing a methodology which students can employ when seeking to interpret a section from a prophetic text. After working through the book, readers should emerge as more competent and confident interpreters of the prophetic literature.

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