The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio’s answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Two leading English classical actors, Juliet Stevenson and Simon Russell Beale, open the doors to eight important plays, including Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, and All’s Well That Ends Well. These newly written introductions by David Timson have proved eminently useful for young audiences coming to Shakespeare for the first time. Explained clearly, the introductions also feature numerous excerpts from the plays themselves.

At some point in their lives, most people will have thought:“He should never have said that”“How could she treat me this way?”“I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him”“I’m so angry I can’t bear it”Usually, we don’t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We’re a nation that bottle...

G. K. Beale's monumental New International Greek Testament Commentary volume on Revelation has been highly praised since its publication in 1999. This shorter commentary distills the superb grammatical analysis and exegesis from that tome (over 1,300 pages) into a book more accessible and pertinent to preachers, students, and general Christian readers.As in the original commentary, Beale views Revelation as an integrated whole, as a conscious continuation of the Old Testament prophe...

This volume offers a substantive and useful commentary on Ezra-Nehemiahand explores its contemporary significance.Respected Old Testament scholar Gary Edward Schnittjer explains that the Ezra-Nehemiah narrative begins well but ends in disappointment for the returning exiles. From the first verse to the last, this commentary takes seriously the faithfulness of Yahweh as it crashes into the unfaithfulness of God's people. Schnittjer pays special attention to the biblical connections ...

The fascinating, largely untold true story of the Kray twins following their imprisonment, from the Sunday Times bestselling true crime writer.‘This explosive book has lifted the lid on the Kray twins’ time in prison’ The SunIn the 60s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were Britain’s most notorious gangsters.With violence and intimidation, they were the kings of London. They sipped champagne with celebrities and rubb...

Explore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afreshJohn Goldingay is one of the most prolific and creative Old Testament scholars working today. In this book he draws on the best of biblical scholarship as well as the Christian tradition to offer a substantive and useful commentary on Joshua. The commentary is both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text.Goldingay treats Joshua as ...

In an immensely varied and thoughtful collection of true life reflections on love, marriage and the single life, 26 authors with autism share their experiences and knowledge about successful (and unsuccessful) relationships. Digging deep into the many and varying ways in which autism affects feelings and relationships with others, these honest and intelligent testimonies give the insider's perspective on love on the spectrum. Whether you're a serial dater, hopelessly romantic or happily si...

This edited collection highlights how people connected with friends and family, students and colleagues, and leaders and communities, in their quest to persevere during the pandemic. The chapters describe how people enjoyed their passions for the arts in new and unexpected ways, given the restrictions of COVID-19 safety protocols, and how scripted and reality television programming helped them escape, however briefly, from the traumas of the pandemic, the racial injustice, the political ma...

Uma das maiores tragédias da igreja em nossos dias é o modo tão limitado e incorreto como o Apocalipse tem sido interpretado, com um foco obsessivo no futuro fim dos tempos, com o resultado de que não percebemos que ele contém muitas verdades profundas e encorajamentos relativos à vida cristã e ao discipulado. (...) O objetivo de Apocalipse é dar encorajamento para cristãos de todas as épocas, pois Deus está cumprindo os seus propósitos mesmo em meio a tragédias, sofrimentos e um aparente ...

Cine Craft (1974) is an ideal guide to the world of amateur film making, a treasure-house of authoritative information. It covers the equipment, both basic and advanced, and the planning needed for a successful production. It looks at indoor and outdoor shooting, composition, exposure, continuity and camera movement, editing and titling, and the methods and use of recorded sound. An intriguing chapter deals with the various forms of cine animation using puppets, cut-outs and cells...

Dies ist ein Buch über Sie und Ihr Leben. Ganz gleich, wie bescheiden oder niedrig Ihr Stand in diesem Leben ist, er kann mit Hilfe der "Uni-Psychics"-Wunderkraft des Universums gewaltig verbessert werden.Uni-Psychics' Methoden werden die enorme Kraft aktivieren, die in jedem einzelnen von Ihnen schlummert.Sie wird Ihnen nicht nur das Objekt Ihrer Begierde bringen, sondern auch Ihr spirituelles Wachstum und Ihre schöpferischen Kräfte verstärken, so dass Ihre Lebensumwandlung ...