In the past decade community groups have been portrayed as the solution to many social problems. Yet the role of ‘below the regulatory radar’ community action has received little research attention and thus is poorly understood in terms of both policy and practice.Focusing on self-organised community activity, this book offers the first collection of papers developing theoretical and empirically grounded knowledge of the informal, unregistered, yet largest, part of the voluntary se...

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. MartinRobin Hobb returns to her best loved characters with the second volume in a brand new series.Happy endings never last…Years ago, they freed a dragon from the glaciers on Aslevjal. Then they parted ways, the Fool returning to far-off Clerres, while Fitz finally claimed a wife, a family, and a home of his own.Now, betrayed by his own people and broken by torment, the Fool has made his way back to the Six Du...

In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. Covering the activities of this group that plays an important role in the ecumenical movement through its many social and charitable activities in world affairs, this book offers more than 400 entries that describe important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notabl...

The accessible, expert-led guide to understanding how this revolutionary therapy could help you!EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Therapy is a revolutionary therapy which helps people efficiently process and recover from past experiences that are impacting on their mental health and wellbeing.Explaining EMDR will help you understand what EMDR is and how it works to treat a myriad of conditions including PTSD, anxiety and depression. Using...

In these more welcome days of equality between the sexes we usually forget that the often cited ‘Gentler Sex’ can have dark and disturbing trains of thought that are more than the equal of their male brethren. Indeed, they can manipulate words in a matter of lines from comforting and loving to dark, foreboding and utterly terrifying. These femme fatales really do create stories that leech vile characters into dark and disturbing quite horrific narratives.

Kevin McNally and Andy Secombe star in new recordings of original Hancock's Half Hour scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes of the hugely popular comedy classic, Hancock's Half Hour. The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

Satan, Luzifer, Gefallener ... der Widersacher hat ebenso viele Namen wie Formen. Man kennt ihn als findigen Geschäftsmann wie gehörnten Unhold. In drei teuflischen Geschichten werden wir Zeuge seines Wirkens an verschiedenen Orten und zu verschiedenen Zeiten.

Eine Tafel wurde über Jesus' Kopf genagelt. Auf ihr stand geschrieben: "König der Juden". Stück für Stück zogen die Soldaten das Kreuz in die Höhe. Dann war das Kreuz mit Jesus aufgerichtet und prangte über der Schädelstätte. Ganz Jerusalem konnte nun auf Jesus und die Grausamkeit seiner Feinde blicken.

Die Jagd nach dem Serienmörder Ebenezer Grump hat Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson bis nach Deutschland geführt. In Hildesheim erwartet der Verbrecher seine Hinrichtung, aber Holmes ist sich nicht sicher, ob der Fall wirklich gelöst ist und auch der Umstand, dass Grump seiner Enthauptung freudig entgegensieht, da er einen unbekannten Dritten fürchtet, zeigt, dass die Sache anders liegt, als zunächst angenommen.

So fürchtet euch doch nicht. Werft euch nicht vor mir zu Boden, stattdessen steht auf und geht zu meinen Brüdern! Verkündet ihnen, dass ich zu euch zurückgekehrt bin.

Der Wind schoss brausend in das Haus und umkreiste sie wie ein lebendiges Wesen. Es trug strahlendes Feuer in sich. Doch anstatt, dass es sie verbrannte, wurde es ganz ruhig und schwebte wie eine Flammenzunge über ihren Köpfen. Eine Wärme floss in sie hinein, durchdrang Körper und Seele. Alle Schatten der Trauer, Sorge und Angst wurden von gleißendem Licht verdrängt. Sie waren vollständig vom Heiligen Geist erfüllt.