Time, Welfare and Society presents a bold reimagining of social policy by placing time, rather than money, markets or behaviour, at the centre of welfare analysis. Challenging the dominance of clock‑time, productivity and short‑termism, Lee Gregory reveals how welfare systems shape, and are shaped by, the multiple temporalities through which people live.Gregory demonstrates how neoliberalism and the current polycrisis intensify temporal inequalities and narrow the horizons...

Kenton lives in the last human refuge, known to its inhabitants only as the City. All he has ever known is the omnipresent threat of the Bladesmen, the eternal foes who trapped the few remaining humans over a century ago. Now the City is running out of the only resource that can keep its enemies at bay. Kenton is sent out into the world with the City's most valiant defenders on a revolutionary aircraft on a desperate mission to find a weakness in the Bladesmen's defenses....

After a harrowing flight from a final assault by the Bladesmen hordes, Kenton and the last remaining humans find themselves refugees in a new world. Despite their successful escape and incredible technological advances, the existing inhabitants of this foreign place aren't willing to let the human City have the peace they crave. Caught between untrusted allies and overpowering foes, Councilor Kenton finds himself forced to choose between his people and his wife as the last ...

Augustine is the most influential thinker of Western Christianity, and City of God is arguably his greatest work.After the sack of Rome in 410, many Romans despaired about the future of the empire. Critics of Christianity blamed the devastation on the empire's conversion to the faith. City of God is Augustine's monumental response to these challenges, developed through analysis of Roman society, engagement with classical philosophy, and extended commentary on Scri...

Why does housing inequality persist in one of the world’s wealthiest nations? This book exposes how deep-rooted political and economic forces continue to shape unequal housing outcomes in the UK. Moving beyond headlines and policy snapshots, it uncovers how housing inequality is embedded more broadly within political economy, tracing how global crises, austerity, and shifting welfare regimes intersect to produce today’s housing landscape.Offering a fresh, holistic analysis, this bo...

In this fifth edition of the best-selling core introductory textbook, Pete Alcock and Lee Gregory provide a comprehensive and engaging introduction to social policy. Continuing with the unbeaten narrative style and accessible approach of the previous editions, the authors explore the major topics of social policy in a clear and digestible way. By breaking down the complexities behind policy developments and their outcomes, the book demonstrates the relationship between core areas of policy...

Perfect for beginners and anyone wishing to gain further knowledge and skills in creating handmade gifts.Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price.Would you like to learn how to design and create your own gifts?This audiobook is suitable for anyone who is new to handmade gifts and may also benefit to anyone who has a little knowledge of the handmade crafts but would like to expand their skills or is looking to refresh their knowledge.Here Is ...

This book provides essential information about the variety of seizure disorders and serves as a basic epilepsy reference guide for students and practicing clinical neuropsychologists. In addition to epilepsy neuropsychological assessment issues, the book provides an overview of the known cognitive effects of seizures as well as the adaptive, emotional, and psychiatric consequences of epilepsy including a chapter on psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Diagnostic tests, such as EEG and struct...

Presents a doctrine of Scripture based on Hebrews in dialogue with Augustine and CalvinWhat vision of biblical authority arises from Scripture’s own use of Scripture? This question has received surprisingly little attention from theologians seeking to develop a comprehensive doctrine of Scripture. Today When You Hear His Voice by Gregory W. Lee fills this gap by listening carefully to the Epistle to the Hebrews.Lee illuminates the unique way that Hebrews a...

Every day in our world, millions of men and women seek their God-given partner. Finding someone compatible to spend your life with must surely be one of the hardest things you can do! There are hundreds of lonely people all around us, but so often the choices seem difficult. Get Yourself a Godly Marriage is a wonderful exploration of how to find your right, Godly partner. Taking a fresh journey through the biblical lives of Jacob, Rachel and Leah, this book provides tools for what...

IndieReader Approved.Literary Titan Gold Book AwardInternational Impact Book AwardBooky Awards Winner: Most Original PremiseLitfest America 2026 AwardNYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite 2026 AutobiographyFrom the streets of Chicago to the launch control centers of America's nuclear force, from beating the odds in a near-fatal medical cr...

"My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them—often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today?The twelve essays in this volume, originally presented at the 2013 Wheaton Theology Conference, present biblical, historical and theological pr...