Bernard Lonergan (1904-84) is acknowledged as one of the most significant philosopher-theologians of the 20th century. Lonergan, Meaning and Method in many ways complements Andrew Beards' previous book on Lonergan, Insight and Analysis (Bloomsbury, 2010). Andrew Beards applies Lonergan's thought and brings it into critical dialogue and discussion with other contemporary philosophical interlocutors, principally from the analytical tradition. He also introduces themes and arguments from the continental tradition, as well as offering interpretative analysis of some central notions in Lonergan's thought that are of interest to all who wish to understand the importance of Lonergan's work for philosophy and Christian theology. Three of the chapters focus upon areas of fruitful exchange and debate between Lonergan's thought and the work of three major figures in current analytical philosophy: Nancy Cartwright, Timothy Williamson and Scott Soames. The discussion also ranges across such topics as meaning theory, metaphilosophy, epistemology, philosophy of science and aesthetics.
Two women wash up on a distant shore following a violent boating accident. Dazed by their experience, they look for a path home. But they discover that this unfamiliar land is not what it seems and that, though they may be together, they have never been further apart.Unflinchingly honest and tenderly lyrical, Meet Me at Dawn is a modern fable exploring the triumph of everyday love, the mystery of grief, and the temptation to become lost in a fantasy future that will never be.Meet Me at Dawn by Zinnie Harris premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2017. Autorid: Zinnie Harris
A lavish photographic celebration of the life of charismatic Seve Ballesteros. Published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his sad passing. Autorid: David Cannon
Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format. The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of Nelson Mandela, from the French Revolution to the Space Race, The Little Book of History is a stunning exploration of the human timeline up to and including modern Islam, the world wide web, and the global financial crisis. The Little Book of History tackles big historical ideas with stunning visuals, key quotes, and important themes that are woven throughout world history. Discover events from the assassination of Caesar to World War I and see the people and events come to life with The Little Book of History, perfect for students, adults, or anyone who wants to understand our fascinating past.
'Witty, electrifying and thoroughly original.' DENNIS LEHANE This may not be a prison, and it may not purgatory, but it's sure as hell not a paradise either. . . Imagine a place populated by criminals - people plucked from their lives, with their memories altered, who've been granted new identities and a second chance. Welcome to The Blinds, a dusty town in rural Texas populated by misfits who don't know if they've perpetrated a crime or just witnessed one. All they do know is that they opted into the programme and that if they try to leave, they will end up dead. For eight years, Sheriff Calvin Cooper has kept an uneasy peace - but after a suicide and a murder in quick succession, the town's residents revolt. Cooper has his own secrets to protect, so when his new deputy starts digging, he needs to keep one step ahead of her - and the mysterious outsiders who threaten to tear the whole place down. The more he learns, the more the hard truth is revealed: The Blinds is no sleepy hideaway, it's simmering with violence and deception, heartbreak and betrayal, and it's fit to burst.
A New Statesman Book of the Year 2021 A Metro Book of the Year 2021 A Washington Post '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021' 'Gripping.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A classy page-turner.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.' SUNDAY TIMES When two men meet in a bookshop in Berlin they begin an uneasy friendship. Patrick has a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch recently found hanged, he says the people who killed his boss are now following him... A twist on the cat-and-mouse narrative, A Lonely Man is about the search for identity and the elastic nature of truth. As the two men's association hurtles towards tragedy, Robert is forced to confront whether actual events are the only things that give a story life, and if some stories are too dangerous to tell. 'A remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story.'-JON McGREGOR 'A Lonely Man is a delicate snare of a novel.'-BRANDON TAYLOR 'A thrilling, unnerving novel. a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.'-CATHERINE LACEY
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 272, Publishers: Vision Sports Publishing, Author: Bob Martin, ISBN-13: 9781913412654, Date of issue: 2024
DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND LIFESTYLE OF SIR PHILIP GREEN In this jaw-dropping expose, Oliver Shah uncovers the truth behind one of Britain's biggest business scandals, following Sir Philip Green's journey to the big time, the wild excesses of his heyday and his dramatic demise. Stunning praise for the book: 'A detailed and entertaining dismantling of the 'king of the high street" Guardian 'Superb' Evening Standard 'From the glitzy parties to the threatening phone calls, the larger-than-life characters to the speedy downfall, this real-life tale of hubris has all the elements of a Greek tragedy' City AM 'Entertaining stuff, pacily written. Filled with colourful characters - and expletives' The Times 'Shah has written a hard-hitting, often funny, ultimately sobering tale of how fortunes were made and lost in late 20th and early 21st century Britain' Financial Times The author: Oliver Shah is the award-winning Business Editor of the Sunday Times who uncovered the methods Green used to amass his gigantic offshore fortune and the desperation that drove his doomed BHS deal. Shah was named business journalist of the year at both the Press Awards and London Press Club Awards in 2017 for his investigation into Sir Philip Green. He studied English at Cambridge University and journalism at City University before joining City AM in 2009 and the Sunday Times in 2010. Aged 34, Shah lives in east London. Autorid: Oliver Shah
Dorothy Parkers complete weekly New Yorker column about books and people and the rigors of reviewing.When, in 1927, Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, she was already a legendary wit, a much-quoted member of the Algonquin Round Table, and an arbiter of literary taste. In the year that she spent as a weekly reviewer, under the rupic Constant Reader, she created what is still the most entertaining book column ever written. Parkers hot takes have lost none of their heat, whether shes taking aim at the evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson (She can go on like that for hours. Can, helldoes), praising Hemingways latest collection (He discards detail with magnificent lavishness), or dissenting from the Tao of Pooh (And it is that word hummy, my darlings, that marks the first place in The House at Pooh Corner at which Tonstant Weader Fwowed up).Introduced with characteristic wit and sympathy by Sloane Crosley, Constant Reader gathers the complete weekly New Yorker reviews that Parker published from October 1927 through November 1928, with gimlet-eyed appreciations of the high and low, from Isadora Duncan to Al Smith, Charles Lindbergh to Little Orphan Annie, Mussolini to Emily Post Dorothy Parkers complete weekly New Yorker column about books and people and the rigors of reviewing.When, in 1927, Dorothy Parker became a book critic for the New Yorker, she was already a legendary wit, a much-quoted member of the Algonquin Round Table, and an arbiter of literary taste. In the year that she spent as a weekly reviewer, under the rubric Constant Reader, she created what is still the most entertaining book column ever written. Parkers hot takes have lost none of their heat, whether shes taking aim at the evangelist Aimee Semple MacPherson (She can go on like that for hours. Can, helldoes), praising Hemingways latest collection (He discards detail with magnificent lavishness), or dissenting from the Tao of Pooh (And it is that word hummy, my darlings, that marks the first place in The House at Pooh Corner at which Tonstant Weader Fwowed up). Introduced with characteristic wit and sympathy by Sloane Crosley, Constant Reader gathers the complete weekly New Yorker reviews that Parker published from October 1927 through November 1928, with gimlet-eyed appreciations of the high and low, from Isadora Duncan to Al Smith, Charles Lindbergh to Little Orphan Annie, Mussolini to Emily Post Autorid: Dorothy Parker, Sloane Crosley
This new series of book-banded reading books gives young students a fascinating peek into the secret worlds of some much-loved, native wild animals. Written in an engaging narrative style, students will discover all about the little creatures that live in our gardens, school playgrounds, parks, hedgerows and woodlands. Features include High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents Autorid: Ruth Owen
This new series of book-banded reading books gives young students a fascinating peek into the secret worlds of some much-loved, native wild animals. Written in an engaging narrative style, students will discover all about the little creatures that live in our gardens, school playgrounds, parks, hedgerows and woodlands. Features include High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents Autorid: Ruth Owen
This new series of book-banded reading books gives young students a fascinating peek into the secret worlds of some much-loved, native wild animals. Written in an engaging narrative style, students will discover all about the little creatures that live in our gardens, school playgrounds, parks, hedgerows and woodlands. Features include High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents Autorid: Ruth Owen
This new series of book-banded reading books gives young students a fascinating peek into the secret worlds of some much-loved, native wild animals. Written in an engaging narrative style, students will discover all about the little creatures that live in our gardens, school playgrounds, parks, hedgerows and woodlands. Features include High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents Autorid: Ruth Owen
This new series of book-banded reading books gives young students a fascinating peek into the secret worlds of some much-loved, native wild animals. Written in an engaging narrative style, students will discover all about the little creatures that live in our gardens, school playgrounds, parks, hedgerows and woodlands. Features include High frequency words / Unfamiliar vocabulary supported by images and labels / Picture glossary / Quiz questions and notes for teachers and parents Autorid: Ruth Owen
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The Celtic Jersey is a comprehensive and evocative history of one of the most famous and iconic football shirts of them all. Through a breathtaking collection of historic match-worn jerseys, this stunning coffee table book tells the story of the green-and-white hoops, and the great players who have pulled it on. In doing so The Celtic Jersey also provides a unique insight into the history of the club itself. So much more than a football shirt, 'the Hoops' are steeped in cultural and political significance which makes them sacred to followers of Celtic Football Club and instantly recognised the world over. Compiled with the help of the key collectors of match worn Celtic shirts, this unique publication showcases both home and away jerseys worn by club legends from Jimmy Johnstone and Henrik Larsson, to current icon Scott Brown. With many of the jerseys originating from the personal collection of legendary kit man Neilly Mochan, the book includes several opposition jerseys swapped during Celtic's glorious 1960s and 1970s European Cup campaigns, and a jersey from the infamous Intercontinental Cup tie against Racing Club of Argentina in 1967. In the words of the late Tommy Burns, "When you pull on that jersey, you're not just playing for a football team. You're playing for a people and a cause."
Three men vow to leave the world behind them. They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. What they find is the extraordinary island now known as Skellig Michael. Haven, Emma Donoghue's gripping and moving new novel, has her trademark psychological intensity?but this story is like nothing she has ever written before.In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Taking two monks?young Trian and old Cormac?he rows down the river Shannon in search of an isolated spot on which to found a monastery. Drifting out into the Atlantic, the three men find an impossibly steep, bare island inhabited by tens of thousands of birds, and claim it for God. In such a place, what will survival mean?
He was once our enemy, but now he's my bodyguard. After our rival gives up the throne as my dying wish, my men trust him to keep a close watch on me and protect me from any danger that may come my way. He keeps me safe, somehow understanding the darkness that lurks inside of me. He knows it cannot be caged, and he allows me the ability to set it free when we're alone. The things I've done don't hold a candle to the things I will do. I have everything I could possibly want...three sexy, attentive, mafia boyfriends. All of us are under one roof, and they spoil and provide for my every desire. But why do I have a nagging feeling that something-or someone-is still missing from my life? Am I selfish for being insatiable when I already have more than most? When our true enemies, the ones we thought we eliminated, come back to finish what they started, I worry I may not be able to escape death this time around. I end up sharing a secret with the one man I shouldn't let in-a secret that holds the power to ruin us all. I may have crossed a line, but whether my men like it or not, this vixen is entering her villain era. Villain Era is the sequel to Untamed Vixen. Untamed Vixen should be read first. Meant for mature audiences.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 192, Publishers: McNally Editions, Author: Srinath Perur, ISBN-13: 9781961341296, Date of issue: 2025
An on-the-ground study of how faith communities create belonging and build bridges across one of the most diverse urban landscapes in the worldMicro-City follows congregations, clergy, and everyday New Yorkers across twelve Queens neighborhoods to show how religious life both shelters difference and connects it in public. Blending theories from urban sociology and the sociology of religion with fieldwork, Richard Cimino and Hans Tokke map a borough where no single group is the majority and where people cluster into micro-communities that feel like home, yet still meet, trade, vote, and celebrate across lines of ethnicity, language, and creed.For readers interested in neighborhoods, culture, and faith, it offers a street-level tour of festivals, storefront churches, temples, parades, and parks. For scholars, students, and practitioners in urban studies, sociology of religion, and American studies, it sets out a usable framework for superdiversity grounded in interaction rituals and congregational niches, showing how bonding and bridging social capital take shape. Clergy, community organizers, and planners will find practical insights into how congregations act as specialist and generalist hubs, shaping neighborhood belonging, civic life, and cross-group cooperation.Readers encounter Little Guyanas Liberty Avenue, Greek Astoria, Pan-Asian Bayside, Holy Hip-Hop in Hollis, Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu temples, and hipster Hunters Point. Along the way the authors introduce archetypes such as pastor- and pundit-preneurs, civic Catholicism and charismatics, Black-clergy groups, and show how religious culture influences neighborhood politics and everyday coexistence. The result is a field guide to how plural cities work, and how they can work better. Autorid: Richard Cimino, Hans Tokke
Enter the iconic world of Jeeves and Wooster with "Jeeves & Wooster: Short Stories, Volume I." This collection transports readers to the hilariously absurd universe created by P.G. Wodehouse, where the unflappable Jeeves and his bumbling employer, Bertie Wooster, find themselves embroiled in comical conundrums.Each story in this volume is a gem of humor and wit, showcasing the timeless appeal of these beloved characters. Whether Bertie is attempting to solve the problems of his eccentric friends or Jeeves is ingeniously extricating him from yet another fine mess, the laughter is non-stop.Wodehouse's signature blend of clever dialogue, humorous predicaments, and sparkling prose shines brightly in this collection. Whether you're a seasoned fan or a newcomer to the world of Jeeves and Wooster, this volume is the perfect introduction to their misadventures.
Say goodbye to bad vibes with these irreverent and inspiring stickers! Deluxe sticker book contains 50 pages of vibrant designs with more than 750 stickers in all! Discover snarky and uplifting phrases to help you find your calm, from "Slow Down" to "Today Is a Damn Fine Day" to "Lazy But Amazey" to "Excuse Me, I'm Recharging Here" and dozens more! Enjoy an incredible array of subjects, sizes, and styles to choose from! Full-color stickers are perfect for scrapbooking, journaling, crafts, and personalizing planners and calendars. Durable, premium stickers have a high-quality finish. Sticker book has a sturdy paperback binding. Sticker book measures 6-1/2" square.
"Sculpture and the decorative meet in all manner of objects, art practices, and contexts. Yet they are largely kept apart in academia, art criticism, exhibitions and museums. By foregrounding the overlaps between sculpture and the decorative, this volumeof essays by artists, curators and art historians offers a model for a more integrated form of art history writing. Through distinct case studies, from a seventeenth-century Danish altarpiece to contemporary British ceramics, the book charts the ways in which concepts associated with sculpture and the decorative have been employed and negotiated by practitioners, critics, audiences and historians. Exploring why and how these categories are constructed and contested reveals the various agendas that the shifting relationships between sculpture and the decorative expose and serve to support. Bringing to centre stage makers, objects and spaces that have been marginalized by the enforcement of boundaries within art and design discourse, these essays challengethe classed, raced and gendered categories that have structured the histories and languages of art and its making. Sculpture and the Decorative is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and practice of sculpture and the decorative arts and the methodologies of art history"-- By foregrounding the overlaps between sculpture and the decorative, this volume of essays offers a model for a more integrated form of art history writing. Through distinct case studies, from a seventeenth-century Danish altarpiece to contemporary British ceramics, it brings to centre stage makers, objects, concepts and spaces that have been marginalized by the enforcement of boundaries within art and design discourse. These essays challenge the classed, raced and gendered categories that have structured the histories and languages of art and its making. Sculpture and the Decorative in Britain and Europe is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and practice of sculpture and the decorative arts and the methodologies of art history. Autorid: Imogen Hart, Claire Jones
