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The church spends $1.5 million for every one new follower of Jesus. Apple sells 26 iPads every minute What is it that makes Apple so exciting and Jesus so boring? What is it that compels someone to bring their iPod everywhere and their Bible nowhere? In a word: marketing. Jesus is a life-changing product with lousy salespeople—people who are intimidated and embarrassed by the word "evangelism" and who show more enthusiasm for their gadgets than their GodWhat would life look like if ...

26 poems, A-Z. It’s a word-nerd’s wet dream. Dictionary geek dives below the two-syllable surface to quarry in the silt of the obscure. Retrofits his findings to suit his inclinations. Dresses up his ignorance as poetry…“Like a new Leonard Cohen throwing handfuls of water into the sun, Tim Sinclair tosses words, imagination, soul and an affectionate sense of play onto the page where they glitter and sparkle. These small gems of paragraphs perplex, amuse, intrigue and delight. I hav...

Shortlisted for the Wild & Woolley Independent Publishing Prize, the debut collection from poet and novelist Tim Sinclair captures a young writer experimenting with his craft and developing the strength of his voice.Now republished in ebook format to mark ten years since its original publication.“An exciting and delicate book, subtle and tense… from clipped staccato abbreviations of social moments to more ruminative poems, the cycle induces and seduces the read...

The updated Bradt Bosnia & Herzegovina guidebook, now in its seventh edition, remains the only full-length English-language guide dedicated to this Balkan country – one of Europe’s most rewarding yet underexplored destinations, which offers great value for money. From the sun-drenched karst valleys of Herzegovina to the north’s dense, pine-clad mountains, the country offers a compelling fusion of tradition and modernity, history and adventure.Covering major hubs as well as lesser-k...

God is totally faithful. That's right at the core of his character - unlike us, he cannot ever break his word.Knowing that we are firmly held in the grip of God's unending faithfulness is deeply reassuring. And it encourages us to be faithful too. Remembering his grace and goodness, we grow in holiness and Christlikeness. Our aim is to be faithful in the big things, but also in the nitty-gritty of life when nobody is watching.With these Bible teachers alongside us:* ...

WE ARE NOT ALONE...MORE’S THE PITY.Three poignant, sometimes blackly comic accounts, where unlikely heroes kids, screw-ups, survivors stumble their way through protecting Earth from faintly baffling alien invasions.It’s one of the oldest devices in science fiction, from Wells’ The War of the Worlds to Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Thing. Why do so many aliens want to invade the Earth anyway? Who’s going to stop them? ...

Many Christians often feel confused about the sacraments of baptism and Communion. What is happening when someone goes down into the water in baptism? What's the significance of eating bread and wine together as a church on Sunday mornings? In this book, Tim Chester makes a compelling case that God has given us truth we can touch for a reason: the sacraments embody the promises, grace, and presence of Christ. He looks throughout the Bible to explain how the sacraments are intended...

In this memorable account of 17 trips he made to Hawaii's North Shore starting in 1974, Bruce Jenkins, considered the Kerouac of surf writers, profiles the area's elite, the superstars who live to conquer Hawaii's deadliest waves. Here are the egoists, stylists, gladiators, and purists of the sport, from big-wave greats Darrick Doerner and Mark Foo to bodysurfer Mark Cunningham and bodyboarder Mike Stewart. Features 77 color photos.

Never Quit Climbing is a book about hope, guidance, wisdom and the determination to overcome. Using principles gleaned in actual hiking and climbing, Gary Sinclair takes the reader through a personal journey of learning to as a young person love and value the mountains to the moment years later when his wife Jackie heard that she had stage three colorectal cancer. Ironically, she had just accomplished her first fourteen thousand foot summit three months before her diagnosis.During ...

The lucky ones died first. For the survivors, a bleak march toward annihilation awaits.Earth's core holds a powerful secret, drawing Elder Races from across the Universe. And they have a game to play.Enter The Cesmial Accords. As unnatural talents awaken within the survivors, they must now face a series of monstrous military waves sent to eradicate humanity.Undermined by his powerful father for falling short of expectations, Lyewax has no choice but...

‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY'A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH'A sinister tale, beautifully told' THE SUNThey thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong.Maxine has bought a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye – but already the dou...

'Utterly brilliant . . . plotting as twisted as any crime reader would desire!' ALEX GRAY'Fans of Lucy Foley's twisty and suspenseful novels will devour this heart-racing tale by Liza North' WOMAN'S WORLD'An unputdownable, edge-of-your-seat thriller' LISA BALLANTYNE__________________________________________FIVE OLD FRIENDS. A REUNION TO DIE FOR . . .