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In Coffee: A Global History, Jonathan Morris explains how the world acquired a taste for coffee, yet why coffee tastes so different throughout the world. Written in an engaging style, and featuring wonderful recipes, stories and facts, the book explores who drank coffee, as well as why and where, how it was prepared and what it tasted like.

Paperback edition of the book New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller's readers have been asking for: a year-long daily devotional. (Published in the US as The Songs of Jesus)

Butterfield shows from her own life and experience how "radically ordinary hospitality" can be a bridge for bringing the gospel to lost friends and neighbors--something that she experienced herself on her journey to Christ.rist.

Lewis Howes is the New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness and a lifestyle entrepreneur. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men's National Handball Team athlete. His podcast The School of Greatness is one of the top 100 ranked podcasts in the world on iTunes. He was recognized by The White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. He and his work have been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and in the New York Times, Forbes and Men's Health. www.lewishowes.com

From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

"The vast store of magical lore within Three books of occult philosophy has been an essential resource for occultists since its original publication nearly five centuries ago. In this hardcover edition, editor Donald Tyson presents these writings in their complete form, free from the hundreds of errors made in the original translation and supplemented by notes and explanations to contextualize the material for the modern reader"--Jacket.

A cutting-edge academic resource for anyone looking to dig deeper into the historical context of God's Word, this edition contains study notes written by field-trained biblical archaeologists and scholars, color maps, photographs, and drawings--all designed to bring life to the ancient text of Scripture.ture.

Discover the Swedish ethos of balanced living with Lagom.

An anniversary collection, presented in a beautiful collector’s edition, of three of Bhante Gunaratana’s bestselling classics: Mindfulness in Plain English, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English, and Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English.The Mindfulness in Plain English Collection offers the rich, full context for tapping into the true power of mindfulness, all with the signature warmth of Bhante Gunaratana. It is a beautiful and comprehensive resource for anyone who is ready to take their mindfulness practice to the next level. Readers will learn about: Structuring your meditation Dealing with distractions Mindfulness versus concentration Mindfulness in everyday life Practicing mindfulness of mind, emotions, and body Going beyond mindfulness to discover the jhanas: deeply calm, joyous, and powerful states of concentration meditation that can lead to a life of insight and unshakeable peace And much more. In a voice both masterful and relaxed, these teachings reveal what it is to befriend the mind, taking the reader all the way from basic mindfulness meditation to profound states of freedom. The Collection brings together in a beautiful silver-embossed binding three bestselling books by Bhante Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English, and Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English.

Introducing the 'NKJV, Gift and Award Bible, Leather-Look, White, Red Letter, Comfort Print', an extraordinary work by Thomas Nelson. Published in 2018, this book is a remarkable addition to the religious genre. The book is presented in a luxurious leather-look, white cover, and features red letter comfort print, making it not only a rewarding read but also a beautiful keepsake. Thomas Nelson Publishers, a respected name in the publishing world, brought this masterpiece to the public. The book is perfect for personal use or as a thoughtful gift. Experience the profound narrative in English, as the author intended. Don't miss out on this 2018 publication from Thomas Nelson Publishers.

The ESV Spanish/English Parallel Bible features two columns of Scripture on each page: the Reina-Valera 1960 Spanish text on the left, and the ESV English language text on the right.

The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma.

An award-winning pastry chef's foolproof recipes and fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries.

An exhaustive investigation of the case of Gef, a "talking mongoose" or "man-weasel," who appeared to a family living on the Isle of Man.

Features 'The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction', 'The Task of the Translator' and 'Theses on the Philosophy of History', as well as essays on Kafka, storytelling, Baudelaire, Brecht's epic theatre, and Proust.

This completely updated second edition of the best-selling beer resource features the most current information on beer styles, flavour profiles, sensory evaluation guidelines, craft beer trends, food and beer pairings, and draft beer systems. You'll learn to identify the scents, colours, flavours, mouth-feel, vocabulary of the major beer styles.

For years scholars have debated the geographical incongruities in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Using meticulous analysis, Felice Vinci convincingly argues that Homer's epic tales originated not in the Mediterranean, but in the northern Baltic Sea, allowing us to reconsider the age-old question of Indo-European diaspora and the origin of the Greek civilization from a new perspective.

Available again with 10 new images by master of photography Josef Koudelka, this remains one of the most powerful documents of the spiritual and physical state of exile ever published.

As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National, and the charismatic Muhammed Ben Abbes of the growing Muslim Fraternity.

This book brings together key themes in Childhood Studies to provide an accessible yet scholarly introduction for students and practitioners.

Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as ''definitive and harrowing'' , this is the final volume of ''The People''s Trilogy'', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao''s Great Famine.After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalist elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. But the Chairman also used the Cultural Revolution to turn on his colleagues, some of them longstanding comrades-in-arms, subjecting them to public humiliation, imprisonment and torture.Young students formed Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people.When the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the marked and hollow out the party''s ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. In-depth interviews and archival research at last give voice to the people and the complex choices they faced, undermining the picture of conformity that is often understood to have characterised the last years of Mao''s regime. By demonstrating that decollectivisation from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear, Frank Dikotter casts China''s most tumultuous era in a wholly new light.Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter''s extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking ''People''s Trilogy'' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People''s Republic of China.

Reissued with a new cover, Immortal Diamond is the natural follow on to Falling Upward

This deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work develops the idea of companion species and deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal-human encounters.