Originally published in 1998 and now available as an ebook.The essential guide to the ins and outs of arguments – and how to make sure you always win them.Although it is not considered polite to argue, we all do it constantly. It is our device for persuading, cajoling or bullying others into giving in to us.This vital book shows you how you can argue more effectively. Robert Allen describes all the strategies and tactics for winning an argument, and teaches you how ...

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively.This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, com...

Gaz Parker is just an ordinary bloke, but then they always are. If any one of us saw an old lady lying in the road then we’d go to help her, wouldn’t we? Gaz did. Gaz did and now look at the situation he’s in.He doesn’t believe in unicorns or griffons or large talking white crows but then who does? He doesn’t believe in magical bracelets that transform into fiery armour or secret organisations of mages and wizards that live amongst us, intent on acquiring such things, and he certai...

Allen’s Dictionary of English Phrases is the most comprehensive survey of this area of the English language ever undertaken. Taking over 6000 phrases, it explains their meaning, explores their development and gives citations that range from the Venerable Bede to Will Self. Crisply and wittily written, the book is packed with memorable and surprising detail, whether showing that 'salad days' comes from Antony and Cleopatra, that 'flavour of the month' originates in 1940s American ice cream ...

A world at war. Sunday battles the devil.Based on the great New York City revival, this spirited narration captures the campaign of evangelist Billy Sunday for the soul of a nation. Murder, intrigue, and kidnapping energize opposition. God's grace triumphs as one-hundred thousand hit the sawdust trail.

Have you ever wondered why the mind functions the way it does? Where do thoughts come from? What is it connected to? How does the mind manifest feelings and character?Do our thoughts stop after life, or does the mind continue to think?How do you use your mind, and what purpose does it serve you?So come and take this journey with me into the mind.

Robert Allen’s compelling book examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of “British Blondes” brought modern burlesque to the United States in 1868, the result was electric. Their impertinent humor, streetwise manner, and provocative parodies of masculinity brought them enormous popular success — and the condemnation of critics, cultural commentators, and even wome...

The summer of 1971 marks a quiet unraveling in the life of seventeen-year-old Steven Colston. Beneath the ordinary rhythms of small-town life, Steve is caught in a private storm. He adores his girlfriend, yet he cannot silence the pull he feels toward other boys-an inner truth he barely understands himself, and one his friends are beginning to sense with unsettling clarity. As he strains to navigate a world with no language for what he feels, the boundaries of his identity begin to blur.

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provide authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to gris with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively.Common Errors in English is a thorough A-Z checklist of the mistakes that often crop up in all aspects of written English. It ...

No Christian is perfect and no Christian will be on this side of heaven. Every believer is a work in progress, being transformed from who they were to who they will yet be. The technical term is sanctification. Rooted in God's character and his design in and through creation, sanctification is the process by which a Christian develops into the person God wants him or her to be. Simultaneously challenging and joyous, sanctification does not happen overnight; neither is it a process with a d...

G. Allen’s huge best seller, Nothing Down, established Allen as one of the most influential Real Estate investment advisors of all time. A popular talk-show guest, he has appeared on dozens of programs, been quoted frequently in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Barron’s and Money Magazine as well as Authoring three other best-selling books in his field.

IT all began with a simple thought: "Is this really it?" Does life really have to be this complicated. It wasn't a lack of faith, but rather a deep desire for understanding. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is suffering a part of existence?If you start acknowledging what you truly deserve, you begin to change your reality. When you demand more of yourself and the world around you, you open doors to new opportunities and growth. Transforming your mindset can lead to a ca...