David Sheppard's Novelsmithing saved my last novel; his Story Alchemy may well save my work-in-progress. This is the most unusual book on craft I have ever read. My head is popping with new insights on the nature of storytelling, dream and memory, and the blurred line between everyday life and the world of myth. Story Alchemy gives you tools for bringing the stories up from your own psyche. This involves forays through the Iris of Time to meet your narrator, the invasion of your dreams by ...

Steps Along Hope Street relates the life of David Sheppard, famous for being the keen sportsman who gave up a career in international cricket to become a vicar. He went on to pioneer the Church of England's social work in the inner city and wound up as the Bishop of Liverpool. Sheppard's book also reflects on the enormous changes within the Church of England in the last 50 years.Sheppard recounts his middle-class childhood and his privileged education at Sherborne and Cambridge. At...

Anyone traveling to Greece should consider taking this book with them. It contains both archaeological and mythological information on most the major and some of the minor sites throughout Greece and the western coast of Turkey. Painstakingly researched and documented, 505 footnotes.It's a catalyst for the mixture of all the components of the existential traveling experience. The author, during the ten weeks of his journey (bus, train and ferry), ruminates over powerful events in hi...

Since David Sheppard and Derek Worlock's previous book, Better Together published in 1988, six years in Merseyside had brought many about many changes. However, their unique partnership continued to deepen to their commitment to the gospel, to Liverpool and to social justice. With Hope In Our Hearts is in a fascinating insight into their combined thoughts on then contemporary issues, including ecumenism, urban regeneration, the tragedies of Hillsborough and James Bulger, apartheid and unem...

Foreword by Alan WarnerReissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, On Some Faraway Beach is the first and only ever comprehensive and authoritative biography of Brian Eno, the father of ambient music. Featuring interviews with many of his key collaborators over the years: from Bryan Ferry to David Byrne and Robert Wyatt, and first published in 2008, this edition has been fully revised and updated to cover Eno's life and creative output since, with...

Unlock the Path to Your Goals with Your Unique Key!The Creator's Journey is the universal odyssey we all embark upon, starting with the spark of an idea and ending with the fulfillment of our goal. Just as the journey from seed to tree is the same for all trees, we pass through a cycle of 10 stages when bringing an idea to life.One of the journey’s most challenging stages is Stage 4: Temporary Defeat. This is where, despite all your efforts, nothin...

Today, the number one ailment affecting Americans is back pain, which impacts more than 80 percent of the population. An additional 70 million adults also suffer from arthritis and joint inflammation. While traditional medicine treats these common aches and discomforts as mechanical problems to be cured by mechanical means, little to nothing is done to alleviate the stress at the root of the issues.Risa Sheppard and Dr. David Tannenbaum's Mindful Movement: Heal Your Back Pain with ...

An examination of the understudied, yet significant role of Florida and its populace during the Civil War.In many respects Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Journalist Horace Greeley once referred to Florida in the Civil War as the “smallest tadpole in the dirty pool of secession.” Although it was the third state to secede, Florida’s small population and meager industrial resources made the state of little strategic importance. Because it was ...

In the late 1980s, David Sheppard and Derek Worlock formed an alliance of genuine Christian unity in Liverpool, then a city of strong sectarian loyalties and bitter deprivation. Their partnership was tried and tested in the furnace of an inner city close to bankruptcy. Working together as Anglican and Roman Catholic, the two bishops found a void at the heart of the city in crisis, a gap that had to be bridged by hands reaching not only across the torn community but also upwards to God. The...

In this major study, so highly-rated at the time of publication (1974), David Sheppard, the then new Bishop of Liverpool, focuses on the big city and more particularly on those groups of citizens who feel most powerless and hemmed in. With themes as relevant today as they ever were, this is an essential title in understanding the role of the Church in inner-city life.

Not many will go it alone in a foreign country, particularly if they can't speak the language. Still one day I found myself wrestling with plans for a ten-week odyssey about Greece, the mainland and islands. The longest I'd ever been on the road by myself was the week I spent motoring about Ireland a few years before. But I was pretty much a loner anyway, had been divorced for the past twelve years, my kids grown and off on their own. After making the decision, I hired a tutor and studied ...

The burden of uemployment and disadvantage falls unequally on our divided society. It hits the urban poor most sharply. These people are robbed of choices which God wills for all human beings. The Gospel is both about changing people from inside out and changing the course of events to set people free. David Sheppard spent many years at the centre of urban life. He writes from first-hand experience from his ministry in London and Liverpool, offering still valuable insights into ecumenical ...