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For Lewis Carroll, a deacon in the Church of England, faith in Christ and belief in a loving God stood at the core of his being, but little has been written about what the church or faith meant to the celebrated author of the Alice books. With Lewis Carroll: Formed by Faith, Charlie Lovett provides the first in-depth study of the religious life of the famous author, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. By examining Dodgson's religious education and core beliefs, this book shows how a deep Christian faith guided every part of his life and work.

Lis l’histoire de ceux qui attendent patiemment l’arrivée de Noël et découvre pourquoi la naissance de Jésus est une si bonne nouvelle pour le monde entier! À proposer aux enfants de 3 à 8 ans! Retrouvez également la version audio de ce livre, un complément indispensable pour que votre enfant puisse lire son livre préféré en totale autonomie: il peut s'installer avec son livre et suivre l'histoire racontée grâce au signal sonore qui lui indique les changements de page!

The late twentieth century saw charities grow from timid service deliverers into major providers with campaigning teeth. What caused this? How did they gain confidence and strength? In this fascinating history, examined through the eyes of RNIB from 1970 to 2010, Ian Bruce examines the internal drivers and the external socio-political environment that allowed and encouraged this explosion.

What exactly is the purpose of the BBC nowadays—to entertain, educate and inform? But is that all? The broadcaster itself claims to be a fearless and independent provider of news tasked with "speaking truth to power"—a true champion of the underdog. However, as David Sedgwick reveals in his new book, the reality is somewhat different: not only does the BBC diligently protect power from scrutiny, it attacks and attempts to discredit those who dare to challenge the status quo.

In these ten absorbing series, award-winning authors Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball and guest presenters take a look at the many amazing events and characters from science's long history. Among the topics explored are feuding dinosaur hunters, jumping genes, the engine that nearly ran out of steam, the day the Earth stopped standing still, how laughing gas was discovered, the first female professional scientist in Britain, and how an eel sparked our interest in electricity.

Auf dem Campus der Morgan State University, die Cliffs Bruder Edward besucht, spukt es. Nachts ertönt mahnend die dunkle Glocke aus dem abgelegenen Glockenturm. Aber niemand ist dort! Jack und Cliff besuchen Edward in Baltimore und versuchen, das Rätsel zu lösen. Dabei stoßen sie auf ein schlimmes Ereignis in der Vergangenheit: Ein Student kam bei einem Sturz vom Glockenturm ums Leben. Ist es sein Geist, der jetzt die Glocke läutet?

Jack und Cliff stöbern in der Vergangenheit des Colleges. Sie vermuten, dass der Unfall, bei dem ein Student in den Tod stürzte, vielleicht ein Mord ist. Bei ihren Nachforschungen finden sie in der Bibliothek alte Baupläne, auf denen ein Geheimgang eingezeichnet ist, der in den Glockenturm führt. Hat sich vielleicht damals jemand durch diesen Gang geschlichen, um den Studenten über die Brüstung zu stürzen?

What if the villain of your childhood turned out to be someone really rather extraordinary? A disgraced politician, Sir James Hastings is living out his retirement in a secluded Surrey village. He is unmoved by his centenarian mother's death - a woman he emotionally buried upon her abandonment. Raised by his father, a charismatic war-hero turned racing driver, the young James, torn between self-blame and longing, eventually dismissed her.

Before her suspicious death, Rigby Croxford's wife, Helen, fingered an African politician as the head of an international wildlife poaching syndicate. Plans to avenge Helen's death are put on hold when an ex-lover from Rigby's past reenters his life. The woman's daughter has disappeared in Africa. She enlists Rigby's help, but her agenda is not what it seems to be.

Kämpfe gegen die dunkle Seite in dir. Jedes Jahr zur Sommersonnenwende soll in einem abgeschiedenen Dorf eine junge Frau dem Dämonengott geopfert werden, um ihn gnädig zu stimmen. Jede von ihnen wird am Waldrand an ein Holzkreuz gebunden und Nodir dargeboten, bis er sie zu sich holt. Voller Entsetzen hört Sóley, wie bei dem diesjährigen Fest ihr Name vom König ausgerufen wird. Doch kurz vor der Opfergabe gelingt ihr das Unmögliche: Sie kann sich mithilfe ihrer Freundin Layla befreien und flieht in die Tiefen des Waldes.

When an ATF raid on a cult compound goes horribly wrong, the cult leader and his band of deadly terrorists escape. On the run and desperate, they need a place to hide. A remote family farm makes for the perfect place. But there’s one big problem. The family that lives there has a guest—a drifter they picked up by the name of Jack Widow.

The Kingdom of No Worries is the story of three young friends who create their own kingdom on a piece of land that emerges in the middle of the river that runs through their city. Inspired by their actions to create a democracy that is a model of social tolerance and global thinking, the surrounding community turns out in the thousands to participate in what becomes a radical cultural hub of the city. Over the course of one hot summer the boys grapple to learn what a democracy is and to oversee its demands.

A few years ago, I wanted to buy a little book of prayers for a friend and was surprised that there didn’t seem to be much available. It was this that motivated me to put together Hope: Changing Rooms. In these uncertain times, we all need hope wherever we find ourselves, and especially as we face important or challenging decisions.

Endless Seasons is a collection of poems about oil, the Niger Delta, and emotions. Oppression, pain, corruption, exploitation and injustice are themes that run through the poems. There is the recurrent theme of female subjugation, as well as the deep personal struggles of the African woman. In diverse ways, the poems poignantly portray the sufferings of the women, men, and children of Africa.

Raz Frewer just made a bet with the Devil. He needs a cure to save his dying wife, and Lucifer has it—a mystical lamp, but its pieces were scattered around the globe centuries earlier. If he can find them, he'll get his cure; if he can't, the Devil gets his soul.

It was supposed to be a holiday, with nothing more challenging than babysitting, navigating familial politics, and arguing about the proper way to brew tea. But when dragon prince Thuan and his ruthless husband Asmodeus find a corpse in a ruined shrine and a hungry ghost who is the only witness to the crime, their holiday goes from restful to high-pressure. Someone is trying to silence the ghost and everyone involved. Asmodeus wants revenge for the murder; Thuan would like everyone, including Asmodeus, to stay alive.

Die Nautilus liegt noch immer auf dem seltsamen Wüstenplanten. Die verbliebene Besatzung entschließt sich zu einer Erkundungsmission und trifft auf merkwürdig vertraut wirkende Bewohner und eine uralte Stadt. Doch schnell wird klar, dass dort eine tödliche Bedrohung lauert.

Lunar New Year should be a time for familial reunions, ancestor worship, and consumption of an unhealthy amount of candied fruit. But when dragon prince Thuan brings home his brooding and ruthless husband Asmodeus for the New Year, they find not interminable family gatherings, but a corpse outside their quarters. Asmodeus is thrilled by the murder investigation; Thuan, who gets dragged into the political plotting he'd sworn off when he left, is less enthusiastic.

Rigby Croxford's introduction to the United States proves to be more perilous than anything he faced in Africa. His efforts to defend his famous brother-in- law, a television newscaster, from a sex scandal puts him at odds with men bent on destroying America.

Life gives you so many opportunities to go out there and take action. There are so many things you can do, but without action, nothing will come to fruition. Many people wait for the opportunity to come to them, but it's when you go after the opportunity that things actually happen for you. The people you see who are successful are not successful because some great thing happened to them or because they're just smarter or better than you. It’s because they actually went out and took action on the things that they wanted to do.