If you have called someone the apple of your eye, a lily among thorns or the salt of the earth, you have been quoting the Bible. But did you know it? The Bible is the bestselling book of all time. It has changed the course of nations, inspired many of the world's great works of art, culture, philanthropy and architecture. But how many people today know what it says? God's Library is designed to persuade the sceptical reader just how essential it is to be educated in the Bible. It also intr...

All other books are also-rans…the Bible is publishing's success story. This introductory book is written especially for those who feel that they really should know something about the world's most influential text, but may have been afraid to ask, put off by the church, found the black leather cover and cigarette paper pages ominous, or just never got around to it.

World Cities and Nation States takes a global perspective to show how national governments and states/provinces/regions continue to play a decisive, and often positive, partnership role with world cities. The 16 chapter book comprised of two introductory chapters, 12 central chapters that draw on case studies, and two summary chapters - draws on over 40 interviews with national ministers, city government officials, business leaders and expert academics.

A rollicking history of alcohol and its literary imbibers, from Jane Austen’s beer brewing to James Joyce’s passion for Guinness to E.B. White’s cure for writers’ block—a dry martini—by celebrated illustrator Greg Clarke and award-winning editor/art director Monte Beauchamp.""Civilization begins with distillation.""—William Faulkner""Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.""—Walker Percy""God has a brown voice, full and soft as beer.""—Anne Sexton...

By the end of this century, 9 out of 10 Europeans will live in an urban area. But what kind of city will they call home? You'll find all the answers in CITY, TRANSFORMED, the new essay series from the European Investment Bank. This panoramic first essay in the series lays out a great sweeping history of European cities over the last fifty years—and showcases new directions being taken by some of our most innovative cities. Urban experts Greg Clark, Tim Moonen, and Jake Nunley based at Univ...

Get Ready To Learn Step-by-Step How You Will Make 6-Figures on Amazon Working Part Time And With No Experience!If you aren't including Amazon.com as part of your online business strategy then you are missing out on the majority of online shopping activity that is happening online. In one recent month 'Mashable' reported that one in five Internet users globally had visited Amazon.com. That's insane traffic.Learn how to take advantage of it with step-by-step instructions on how...

Bramfield, near Leeds, a sleepy little market town nestled on the borders of West and North Yorkshire. Detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly discover the naked corpse of Alex Wilson, nailed to the wall of a cellar in his uncle's hardware store. His lips are sewn together and his body bears only one mark, a fresh scar near his abdomen. Within forty-eight hours, their investigation results in dead ends, more victims, no suspects and very little in the way of solid evidence. Gardener an...

"City, transformed" has shown how Europe's cities have developed over the last 50 years. The European Investment Bank has adapted alongside them, building a greater, more focused role in urban development that takes it into truly innovative areas. Future cities need to face up to challenges in climate, productivity, knowledge, social mobility and resilience. Here's how the EU bank is setting up to be a partner on that path.

IMPERFECTION is the second in a series of classic murder mysteries with a twist set in Leeds, featuring DI Stewart Gardener.When theatregoers are treated to the gruesome spectacle of an actor’s lifeless body hanging on the stage, DI Stewart Gardener is immediately called in to investigate. Is the killer still in the audience? A lockdown is set in motion but it is soon apparent that the murderer is able to come and go unnoticed. How do they do it? Is the killer a theatre worker or a...

A murder with no weapon or motive. A detective on edge. A community that wants answers. IMPURITY is the first in a series of six books featuring Leeds based Detective Inspector Stewart Gardener.One fateful night, DI Stewart Gardener intervenes in a street brawl and his wife is shot dead. Finding his wife’s murderer is never far from his mind, but with no leads and a hazy recollection of events, it seems hopeless. Soon he is presented with a shocking case. A man is found dead in a g...

Despite the uncertainties of Brexit, London continues to be rated as a leading location in Europe and the world for business, knowledge, and talent. But 30 years ago, when London had no citywide government, a transport system in crisis, and no successful track record of continuous large-scale upgrades to the urban fabric, this scenario would have seemed highly unlikely.In this essay we examine how London's unpromising 1980s gave rise to three decades of reinvestment and we explain ...

A burglary, a murder, and a killer who wears a maskA woman is found dead in her bed, badly beaten.Precious items are missing from the house, including a Fender Stratocaster guitar belonging to her husband.Was it just a burglary gone wrong?Perhaps it is not a motive DI Stewart Gardener should be looking for, but a pattern. And he needs to get to the bottom of the mystery fast, before someone else is hurt.The culprit is an impostor, wearing masks that D...