No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Scotland 1900-2015 (Harvie Christopher)(Paperback)

No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Scotland 1900-2015 (Harvie Christopher)(Paperback)

A colourful and stimulating history of modern Scotland This introductory history takes Scotland through two world wars and subsequent social exhaustion, through the re-energising adjustments loosely referred to as 'the sixties' to a final endgame of Union versus Independence. The novel structure

God's Englishman - Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution (Hill Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Poetic Edda - Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes (Crawford Jackson)(Paperback / softback)

Precious and Grace (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

Precious and Grace is a story about life at Botswana's leading No. 1 Ladies' detective agency

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Forest Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Ancient Egyptians relied on gods and goddesses every day-to rule the sky, bring the rain, and more. Find out why the Egyptians worshipped these powerful beings and the roles they played in everyday

Celtic Myth & Magick: Harness the Power of the Gods & Goddesses (McCoy Edain)(Paperback)

Tap into the mythic power of the Celtic goddesses, gods, heroes, and heroines to aid your spiritual quests and magickal goals. Human and divine energies complement each other; when joined, they become a potent catalyst for true magick and change. Celtic Myth & Magick describes the energies of over

Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life (Garland Robert)(Paperback)

Greek mythology isn't the equivalent of the Bible or the Qur'an. There is no standardized version of any myth. Myths aren't sacred. Whether you happen to be Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides or any other Greek, or even you or me, every myth is yours to tell and interpret any way you like.Just

Heroes - The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold (Fry Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. | Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. | In this companion to his bestselling

Bulfinch's Mythology: Stories of Gods and Heroes (Bulfinch Thomas)(Paperback)

An easily understood reference guide to the deities of Greek and Roman mythology. Stories of Gods and Heroes, originally published in 1855, is the first of three works that make up Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch. A useful and concise guide to the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Green Roger Lancelyn)(Paperback)

The mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars. Introduced with wit and humour by Rick Riordan, creator of the highly successful Percy

Rekindle the Altar Fire: Making a Place for God's Presence (Pierce Chuck D.)(Paperback)

Few believers experience God's altar--a place of pure and wholehearted relationship and worship where our holy God can meet with us and the fire of his presence can fall. But such an altar is necessary in our personal lives, our marriages, our churches, and our nations so that we are strengthened,

Iliad and the Odyssey (Williams Marcia)(Paperback / softback)

Thrilling comic-strip action, with monsters, mighty heroes and even mightier gods and

60 Crocheted Snowflakes (Christopher Barbara)(Paperback)

Few objects evoke the spirit of Christmas and a holiday atmosphere more effectively than light and airy snowflakes. Now, with this unusually extensive and comprehensive collection of patterns, crocheters can add exquisitely shaped snow gems to their treasure chest of festive ornaments.Delicate

Skylark (Kosztolanyi Dezso)(Paperback)

It is 1900, give or take a few years. The Vajkays--call them Mother and Father--live in S rszeg, a dead-end burg in the provincial heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Father retired some years ago to devote his days to genealogical research and quaint questions of heraldry. Mother keeps house

Michael Morpurgo's Myths & Legends (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback / softback)

From brave heroes and battling beasts to mighty gods and magic spells, these are timeless tales to treasure forever. An enchanting selection of classic myths and legends, chosen by the UK's best-loved

Few Eggs and No Oranges - Vere Hodgson's Diary, 1940-45 (Hodgson Vere)(Paperback / softback)

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs (Lindow John)(Paperback)

Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland and outlines the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps

The Lore of Scotland: A Guide to Scottish Legends (Westwood Jennifer)(Paperback)

'Within a few minutes of this book arriving, I had put bookmarks in five places and was roaring through the index. A lovely compilation. It's the real macabre.' Terry PratchettScotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs, and many of the most

Mockstars: Four boys. One band. No chance. (Russell Christopher)(Paperback)

Four boys. One band. No Chance.Chris and George are best friends, and they want to be rockstars.Unfortunately, a childhood spent playing in the school orchestra and listening to Jimmy Nail has left them a little fluffy around the edges, and at the age of 23, their acoustic duo Satellite doesn't

Transformed: Becoming Like God's Son (Tidball Derek)(Paperback)

We grow to be like our heroes by listening to them and watching them as much as possible. Becoming like Jesus is no different. It requires us not just to meet him occasionally but also steadily and surely to remain in him. How does this look close up? In a world where Christlikeness is

The Last Dogs: Journey's End (Holt Christopher)(Paperback)

Canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo return in this exciting series finale As the trio travel south, following a trail of beacons left by Dr. Lynn, they encounter a stampede of horses. The horses urge the dogs to turn back, warning about a 'silver wall of doom' that lies ahead.But the warning only

No Heroine (Gogol Frank)(Paperback)

Drugs, vampires, and punk rock. Kayla isn't a great person. But maybe she can stay on the straight and narrow...this time. Clawing her way to her 90th day sober, Kayla sets out to find her missing friend - the one person she knows can keep her on the straight-and-narrow. The only problem? The gang

God's War - A New History of the Crusades (Tyerman Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

A story of how a group of warriors, driven by faith, greed and wanderlust, carved out new Christian-ruled states in the Middle East. The crusaders' stunning initial success started a sequence of great Crusades, each with its own story, that shaped the Christian and Muslim worlds for centuries,

Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography (Safranski Rudiger)(Paperback)

No other modern philosopher has proved as influential as Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and none is as poorly understood. In the first new biography in decades, Rudiger Safranski, one of the foremost living Nietzsche scholars, re-creates the anguished life of Nietzsche while simultaneously