"How will the coming generations go on living?" This haunting question, posed by Dietrich Bonhoeffer during the darkest days of World War II, takes on fresh urgency in our age of climate crisis. Today, under its long shadow, we find ourselves gripped by the same uncertainty Bonhoeffer knew well.In The Art of Creaturely Life, Derek W. Taylor shows how Bonhoeffer's theology, forged within his context of crisis, offers resources for navigating our own. At its heart lies a vis...

GOLD MEDAL WINNER: Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2017: Best Fiction AudiobookWINNER: 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards – Movies & TV CategoryWhat if Stanley Kubrick left behind more than just his classic films? What if he also left behind an elaborate puzzle cleverly buried within his films, which would lead the player toward a treasure that could change the course of human history?

'The sharpest memoir written by one of the Beatles' inner circle.' ObserverDerek Taylor's iconic memoir is a rare opportunity to be immersed in one of the most whirlwind music sensations in history: Beatlemania. As Time Goes By tells the remarkable story of Taylor's trajectory from humble provincial journalist to loved confidant right at the centre of the Beatles' magic circle. In charming, conversational prose, Taylor shares anecdotes and reminiscences so...

I still remember the morning of January 7, 2025. I awoke to an odd scent of burning ... both natural and chemical. I went downstairs and opened my kitchen door, like I do most mornings. Typically, I'm greeted with the joyful sounds of children heading to school, but this time I found the air thick, the density burning to my eyes and seemingly layered onto my skin, my clothes. The streets were oddly vacant.I hadn't heard about the fires yet. Something inside me said to close my door...

The Bible is meant to be read in the church, by the church, as the church.Although the practice of reading Scripture has often become separated from its ecclesial context, theologian Derek Taylor argues that it rightly belongs to the disciplines of the community of faith. He finds a leading example of this approach in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who regarded the reading of Scripture as an inherently communal exercise of discipleship.In conversation...

'Fake news.' 'Dishonest press.' 'Racist.' 'Mentally unstable.'The insults President Donald Trump and the American news media hurl at each other are nothing new. In Tudor England, printed papers branded the monarch a 'horrible monster' and were in turn accused of publishing 'false fables'. Ever since the invention of the printing press, those in power have seen mass communication as a dangerous threat that usurps their ability to tell people what to...

What makes the English so . . . English?The English are often confused about who they are. They say 'British' when they mean 'English', and 'English' when they should say 'British.' And when England, more than the rest of the UK, voted to leave the EU, polls showed national identity was a big concern. So it's time the English sorted out in their minds what it means to be English. A nation's character is moulded by its history.In Who Do the English Think...

For 800 years, Magna Carta has inspired those prepared to face torture, imprisonment and even death in the fight against tyranny. But the belief that the Great Charter gave us such freedoms as democracy, trial by jury and equality beneath the law has its roots in myth. Back in 1215, when King John was forced to issue Magna Carta, it was regarded as little more than a stalling tactic in the bloody conflict between monarch and barons.In Magna Carta: The Places th...

The preoccupations of eighteenth-century novelist Samuel Richardson—the inequities of gender and sexuality; race and white femininity; masculinity, sadism, and control; religion and selfhood; authorship and artistic form—continue to resonate with contemporary readers. This fresh collection reconsiders his oeuvre, expanding and significantly updating critical debate on its meaning and importance. In these lively and engaging essays, contributors examine historically overlooked works, provid...

Enhanced Audiobook and Real Space Sound FX!The perfect book for young STEM and STEAM students, young Simon Beck is terrified of his upcoming astronomy test... that is until a friendly alien named Neil Newton shows up and takes him a tour of the Solar System that he will never forget. However, zipping around space isn't as easy as it seems when they have to dodge ice rocks in Saturn's rings and escape a dust storm on Mars. In the end, Simon becomes an expert on all ...

Expand your learning in HR Management from theory to practice, using academic research and developing the practical skills necessary for your career in the field.Human Resource Management, 11th Edition, by Torrington, Hall, Taylor, and Atkinson, is an acclaimed, market-leading text, well known for its comprehensive scope of topics, coverage of important HR Management issues, and reader-friendly content.A complete introduc...

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.