The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's best-loved actors.Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy in the 1960s and '...

First came the Book. Then came the Mark. Then the kids went missing.Thomas and Jillian can find anything. Possessed of a rare gift, the couple makes a living by uncovering relics of forgotten—even undiscovered—worlds.Some might call them archaeologists, others call them treasure hunters. But guided by cryptic phrases from a mystifying Book and blessed with abilities that neither can explain, they know differently.Someone, or something, has chosen th...

First came the Book. Then came the Mark. Then the kids went missing.Thomas and Jillian can find anything. Possessed of a rare gift, the couple makes a living by uncovering relics of forgotten—even undiscovered—worlds.Some might call them archaeologists, others call them treasure hunters. But guided by cryptic phrases from a mystifying Book and blessed with abilities that neither can explain, they know differently.Someone, or something, has chosen th...

T-DOLA book 1 & 2 is based on true, real-life events that have taken place in the author Jason David Yonai a.k.a KazeLoon's life. This book describes how KazeLoon was feeling when paroling and his transition back into society after doing around thirteen and a half years incarcerated. T-DOLA breaks down Jason's relationships with famous women such as Rihanna, Mya, SZA, Brianna Kierra Perry(YRB), Diana Gordon(Wynter), K.D Aubert, Tinashe, Reign Edwards, Shayne Audra Murphy, Bianca Jasmine La...

Written with the student and interested public in mind, Truth in Translation aims to explain what is involved and what is at stake in Bible translation. It begins with brief treatments of the background to the Bible and its translation, the various approaches to translation, and the specific origins of nine translation versions in wide use in the English-speaking world today. It then proceeds to compare those versions on nine points of translation, ranging from individual terms, to difficu...

Discover the brand new, inspirational autobiography from the Only Fools and Horses star and national treasure.'This time next year, we'll be millionaires'So said Sir David’s iconic Only Fools character, Derek Trotter. But such a dream was almost unimaginable for David growing up in a working-class family in North Finchley in the rubble of the Blitz.Throughout his remarkable career, David's north star for navigating life's ...

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: a hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason'There are British telly icons and then there is Sir David Jason. This book is such gold . . . an absolute delight' ZOE BALL___________________________'During my life and career I have been given all sorts of advice and learned huge amounts from some great and enormously talented people. I've been ble...

Rearview: Poetry As a Mirror of a Young Man’s Soul, is a collection of poems, inspired from life, felt in the heart, and translated into the written word. The collection is comprised of four sections: love poems, emotions, death, and reflections. Some of the readings are simple with a definitive, concrete, absolute meaning that can be incurred. However, the majority of the poems are rather complex. While the poet himself may have a general idea of where he was going, there may be several i...

Award for the Best First Book in the History of Religions from the American Academy of ReligionReconstructing Manichaeism from scraps of ancient texts and the ungenerous polemic of its enemies (such as the ex-Manichaean Augustine of Hippo), BeDuhn reveals for the first time the religion as it was actually practiced. He describes the Manichaeans' daily ritual meal, their stringent disciplinary codes (intended to prevent humans from harming plants and animals), and their secretive re...

Augustine of Hippo is history's best-known Christian convert. The very concept of conversio owes its dissemination to Augustine's Confessions, and yet, as Jason BeDuhn notes, conversion in Augustine is not the sudden, dramatic, and complete transformation of self we likely remember it to be. Rather, in the Confessions Augustine depicts conversion as a lifelong process, a series of self-discoveries and self-departures. The tale of Augustine is one of conversion, a...

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt.This new edition explores emerging themes, as well as ongoing issues that continue to besiege survivors. The book has been updated and revised throughout-from data about recovery efforts and environmental cond...

Dave became a star witness in an FBI probe of a con man after having a business affiliation with the man. The business association cost him his life savings and retirement income plans. Resorting to becoming a home improvement contractor (after a career in the corporate world), he was working away from home, a week at a time, and staying in an empty house in an unfamiliar neighborhood. One day, after repeated phone calls from collection agencies and lawyers, he gripped the ...