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      • Christian life & practice
        October 2015

        The Christian Life and Hope

        by Alister McGrath

        The fifth and final volume in this highly engaging series of study guides to the basics of Christian belief reflects on how the creeds give us a framework for Christian living, as much as for Christian believing. Full of stories and helpful illustrations, the material has been tested out on congregations to ensure that it is enjoyable, useful, and easy to read! The Christian Life and Hope follows the well-received Faith and the Creeds (February 2013), The Living God (September 2013), Lord and Saviour: Jesus of Nazareth (April 2014), and Spirit of Grace (November 2014).

      • Christian spirituality & religious experience
        December 2014

        The Spirit of Grace

        by Alister McGrath

        One of the world's most popular theologians explores the comforting yet mysterious place of the Holy Spirit in the life of faith. The fourth volume in this highly engaging series of study guides to the basics of Christian belief looks at the Holy Spirit, human nature, the doctrine of grace, and the place of the church in the Christian life. Full of stories and helpful illustrations, the material has been tested out on congregations to ensure that it is enjoyable, useful, and easy to read! Spirit of the Living God follows the well-received Faith and the Creeds (February 2013), The Living God (September 2013) and Lord and Saviour: Jesus of Nazareth (April 2014). The Christian Life and Hope will be published in April 2015.

      • Romance
        September 2013

        Soft Sweet and Gentle

        by Barbara Cartland

        Lady Georgina Lang returns to The Castle from her father’s funeral to wonder what the future holds for her. Because her father had always longed for a son to succeed him, he had brought her up and educated her exactly as if she was a boy. She dressed as a boy and, although she had been christened Georgina, he liked calling her George. She was completely alone in the huge castle, which was now inherited by the new Earl of Langfield, a distant cousin who had been difficult to trace. Alister, however, had never, in his wildest dreams, expected to become the eleventh Earl of Langfield. He had left England in a fury because, having been pressed into marrying a very suitable young woman chosen by his family, he had run away to be free of her. When she died, he had sworn that he would never marry again as he disliked all women especially those who argued and were determined to have their own way. He finds his cousin Georgina at The Castle and she shows him the vast estate, the farms, the villages and The Castle itself, all of which now belongs to him. He also learns that, as he is the Head of the Family, traditionally they rely on him entirely for financial support. Georgina has already been warned by her aunt that on no account is she to wear men’s clothes in front of Alister and always to be soft, sweet and gentle in his company. And she has to persuade him as a weak woman to realise his position as the Earl of Langfield. How a newspaper article describing The Castle and its valuable contents brings a tiresome neighbour to the Castle. How the Earl, because she is un-chaperoned makes Georgina go to the Dower House. How the article attracts some ferocious burglars to The Castle. How Georgina saves the Earl’s life and unexpectedly finds love and happiness is all told is this unusual story by BARBARA CARTLAND.

      • Literature & Literary Studies
        May 2020

        Cuentos de la Guerra Civil

        by Ambrose Bierce

        En 1861, tras un año en una academia militar, Ambrose Bierce se alistó en el Noveno Regimiento de Voluntarios de Indiana. Participó en algunas de las batallas más sangrientas de la Guerra Civil norteamericana, incluyendo la de Chickamauga, donde 34.000 hombres perdieron la vida. Arriesgó su pellejo en dos ocasiones para rescatar a compañeros caídos y, en 1864, resultó gravemente herido en la batalla de Kennesaw. Los cuentos de esta selección constituyen algunos de los mejores ejemplos de la obra de Bierce. Apoyándose sólidamente en su propia experiencia bélica, describe el lado oscuro de la naturaleza humana. Con un estilo sombrío y resuelto, da vida a personajes esculpidos por una época feroz y que reflejan su propia personalidad: alienación, agudeza irónica y fatalismo.

      • Science fiction
        September 2010

        Le très grand nettoyage

        by Romuald Reber

        Une bascule vers un nouvel âge. Une histoire pleine de rebondissements, où les trajectoires des personnages éveilleront des émotions fortes...  Jeremy Parker est chercheur en nanotechnologies. Il a 27 ans, et vit à Londres en 2025. Le monde est saturé de déchets, il pleut du plastique à chaque orage. La nourriture commence à manquer. Lui, rêve de nettoyer la planète grâce à ses inventions. Mais la triste réalité économique de la société, profondément cynique, qui l'entoure, le contraint à travailler sur des projets moins idéalistes...Alors que la majorité des urbains des grandes capitales prennent de la drogue du rêve pour fuir leur triste quotidien, lui s'accroche à son projet. Il y consacre tout le temps que son travail lui laisse. Mais, bientôt, une suite d'évènements incontrôlés va tout faire basculer...

      • Art: general interest (Children's/YA)
        April 2021

        A Day at the Gallery

        by Nia Gould

        The mice are captivated by Matisse and the cats are exploring the Surrealists’ room ... what else is going on in the gallery? This quirky and creative search-and-find book takes children, room by room, through a wonderfully illustrated gallery, where an array of animals are enjoying everything from Impressionism and Surrealism to Pop Art and Cubism. Each room is filled with strange and astonishing works of art, with things for children to spot and information that introduces artists and art movements

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