The death of a Serbian monk in the English Lake District begins a search for a medieval Icon that holds the key to modern Kosovo. Spin-doctor Charles Rennie is chased by KLA killers in a fast-paced adventure through the modern Balkans. The trail is spiced with romance, and a spine-tingling final battle at Decani monastery in Kosovo shows that even in death, love triumphs over evil.

The importance of storytelling in bringing about reconciliation. This book draws from the disciplines of theology, psychology, sociology and anthropology to unveil the mysteries of cognitive and affective engagement that bring about the change in attitude, behaviour and relationship that reconciliation requires and introduces a three-dimensional relational model of the process.The strategic implications of the model for social policy are outlined emphasising the need for developing...

Everything you wanted to know about Powerful Presentations is the essential guide to managers who want to speak with authority and confidence. It will help you perform well in any formal presentation.Speaking in public is not the unusual event it used to be for the most people, whether you define 'public' as ten people or ten thousand. Even if you are not often asked to address large audiences, you will find presentations, both formal and informal, becoming an increasingly regular ...

Everything you wanted to know about Managing Meetings is the essential guide to managers who want to lead and perform well in meetings.Most people spend too much time in meetings, but they are an essential part of most organisations. When badly organised theyare a source of frustration, and a drain on efficiency. Sometimes they are disaster. However, when properly run they are possibly the most valuable means of communication within an organisation and can ease the formidabl...

This Cognito Guide is based on experience of being interviewed, and of conducting interviews both as panel member and as chairperson the British Civil Service and in the private sector.As your career develops, you will, sooner or later, find yourself facing an interview not as a candidate but as one of those ogres: the Interview Panel. You may even find yourself being the Interview Panel chairperson: the one in the middle of the interrogators.This Cognito Guide aims to equi...

A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek).Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how...

The Gold Medallion Award-winning book that presents a persuasive case for Christ as the only way to God in light of contemporary religious pluralism.A great majority of social commentators attempting to define modern Western culture land on a common characteristic: pluralism. This isn't unique to secular culture. Many modern approaches to Christian hermeneutics, or biblical interpretation, have given credence to contemporary pluralism. What began as a refr...

The twelfth book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.Wherever Reggie Wexford goes, death and intrigue are close on his heels. Having just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime holiday in China, Wexford finds himself haunted by memories of the old woman with bound feet who mysteriously followed him from one city to the next and the man who tragically drowned.Now, back in England, he finds himself investigating the murder of a fellow tourist. ...

Is it possible to be both gay and Christian? This book explains, calmly and logically, that the two are not mutually exclusive. With the support of some of the finest scientific and theological minds, Dr Stuart Edser presents a compelling case for tolerance and acceptance, rejecting the traditional Christian view that gay people are either sick or sinful as a result of their sexual orientation. While shrill voices of prejudiced fundamentalism are raised from all sides of the Christian chur...

Make an Impact with your Written English deals with the English business writing you need to take you a step further in your executive career. The book also helps organizations stand apart by getting noticed for the right reasons, whatever the target audience.It focuses on writing English as a key business tool and how clear, concise messages are a must in international business today. Yet the fewer words you use, the more importa...

Do You Know How To; Negotiate - Overcome Objections - Sell a Price Increase? The World’s Top Sales People Do. Now it’s Your Turn... In our competitive market place, winning business and beating the competition are fundamental for successful organisations. In any competition, teams will be made up of naturally gifted “superstars” and those less talented players. One thing is always true though, whatever the individual level of performance, everyone needs to train and hone their skills in or...

Hidden in the villages and towns of England reside eccentric characters of all types: sex-starved housewives, retired comedians, foul-mouthed parrots, monosyllabic children, troublesome students, even a wife-swapper or two!Twenty two hilarious stories from the world of home delivery taken from Lee's popular The Deliveryman Diaries Blog."Ideal for a holiday read. Laugh-out-loud funny. Don't miss this!!!!"