*The No.1 Sunday Times BestsellerAre you ready to change your life?Are you sick of always wearing black and getting undressed in the dark?Are you fixated with a number on the scales?Are you afraid to step into the gym and commit to a routine?Is your confidence at an all-time low?Is all of this having a negative impact on your ...

Christianity Today **Book Award Winner ● Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center Book AwardYou are what you love. But you might not love what you think.**Who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. We may not realize, however, the ways our hearts are taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us.In this book, popular sp...

The follow up to James Smith’s international number one bestseller, Not a Diet Book.Do you love your job?Does your future excite you?Are your relationships working for you?James Smith is back to challenge everything you thought you knew about the path to fulfilment and happiness. With hard-hitting home truths and a helping of tough love, be prepared to re-set your outlook, redefine your goals and truly consider:...

2023 Christian Book Award® Winner (Christian Living)Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Christian Living & Spiritual Formation)The Spiritual Significance of TimeMany Christians live a faith that is "nowhen." They are disconnected from the past or imagine they are somehow "above" the flux of history, as if every generation starts with a clean state. They lack an awareness of time and...

The first edition of Desiring the Kingdom has been widely used in a variety of educational settings. In this substantial revision, popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith rearticulates his core argument--that human beings are lovers shaped by liturgies--for a new context.Smith helps us recognize the way cultural practices form--and deform--us. At the heart of Desiring the Kingdom is an account of Christian assimilation to rival gospels....

James Smith Allen is Professor Emeritus of History at Southern Illinois University. His books include a translation of Éliane Brault’s In the Shadow of the Swastika: A Woman’s Perspective on Life in Occupied France, 1940 (Routledge, 2026); A Civil Society: The Public Space of Freemason Women in France, 1744–1944 (University of Nebraska Press, 2022); and In the Public Eye: A History of Reading in Modern France, 1800-1940 (Princeton University Press, 1991).

From two times number one Sunday Times bestselling author, James Smith, comes HOW TO BE CONFIDENT – the third instalment in James’ no-nonsense guides to gaining the tools to empower your decision-making and change your life.Now, more than ever, we are so often lost within a cycle of negativity – from comparing ourselves to others and doom scrolling on social media, to a paralysis of choice and chasing external gratification that does nothing to nurture authentic happiness. We need ...

Learning new words is challenging, tedious, and boring because you are learning each word in isolation. A better approach to memorizing words is to become aware of other words by linking them together. Once you link similar words, not only will you retain more words, but by repetition, your memory for each of these words will be more long-lasting. The Ultimate Vocabulary Builder helps you do this.The book contains more than 3,500 base words. I have written this book, keeping in min...

Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason a...

The death penalty has been called the harshest punishment a society can give—and one of the most debated issues in history. For centuries, people have argued whether it delivers justice or injustice, safety or cruelty, fairness or inequality. This book takes readers deep into that debate, giving space to both sides of the argument without telling you what to think.From ancient executions to modern trials, the story unfolds across cultures and centuries. Some chapters explore why pe...

In October 1962, the world came closer to nuclear war than at any other point in history. For thirteen tense days, leaders in Washington, Moscow, and Havana made choices that could have meant the difference between survival and annihilation. At the center of it all were secret missiles, spy planes, back-channel negotiations, and the terrifying question of whether anyone would fire first.This book takes readers inside those days of fear, pressure, and high-stakes diplomacy, showing ...

In 1620, more than one hundred people boarded a small wooden ship and set sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Among them were boys and girls—children who left behind everything they knew to face storms, sickness, hunger, and fear. Their journey was long and uncertain, but their courage helped shape the very beginnings of a new nation.This book brings their incredible story to life through the eyes of young passengers. Readers will discover what it was like to sleep in the cramped belly...