When the lifeless body of Sarah Stout was found in the River Lea the prime suspect was Spencer Cowper who was the last person to be seen with her. She was the wealthy daughter of an eminent Quaker in Hertford and he was the son of Hertford's MP. This was March 1699 and became the most infamous criminal case in legal and medical history of its time. To this day there is no solid evidence to support the theory that she was drowned, or had committed suicide or had been murdered and her body d...

This is not your normal quiz book. It contains over 340 questions in 20 different categories based on news items from the 1980's. However not the headline news but ordinary events experienced by ordinary people.The categories may be familiar such as The Arts, Business, Employment, Food and Drink, Politics, Sports and more in the same vein but the questions are not so familiar. General knowledge may not always help; a lack of it is not really a problem. A sense of humour is a great ...

'Football's a funny old game Brian' –Jimmy Greaves, footballer (Chelsea, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and England –goal machine!).To some people Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Baseball and Snooker is just as funny. Not to mention Lawn Mower Racing, Tiddleywinks, Croquet and many others.They are all mentioned in this book of sporting quotes along with the sportsmen and sportswomen who play them. As well as officials, spectators and the press. They can all be relied upon to ...

Is Jesus mythological? And is he a mere product of his cultural milieu? Through narratological and social-scientific analysis of the gospel account, Barber systematically demonstrates that there are two opposing patterns structuring the gospel. The first is the pattern of this world, which is the combat myth, with a typical sequence of motifs having mythological meanings. It is lived out by everyone else in the accounts except Jesus, because this pattern of the world is the pattern of myth...

AS I BEGAN TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, I saw many things happen to patients that I could not explain scientifically, and I began to believe in divine intervention. The more never molecular biology and the complexity of biological systems, from DNA to Nano tubes, the harder it is not to believe in an intelligent design by a divine being. Whether that being is called God, Messiah, Christian Trinity, Allah, or some other name remains a mystery of faith to me.Many years after my father retir...

This book recounts one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century: the siege of Leningrad. It is based on the searing testimony of eyewitnesses, some of whom managed to survive, while others were to die in streets devastated by bombing, in icy houses, or the endless bread queues. All of them, nevertheless, wanted to pass on to us the story of the torments they endured, their stoicism, compassion and humanity, and of how people reached out to each other in the nightmare of the siege...

In a charming seaside town, a little boy with a flair for adventure and a talent for earning accolades believed success was his birthright. After all, he had pulled the biggest fish out of the lake at age five and skated to acclaim in ice hockey soon after. An intense and charismatic youth, Joshua Adonis Barber brought complete passion to everything he did. When he traded in hockey pucks for guitar picks, another field of dreams opened before him. His gifts for writing lyrics, meeting blue...

Winner of the 2022 Broadcast Education Association Book AwardOne of the first books to examine the status of broadcasting on its one hundredth anniversary, Radio’s Second Century investigates both vanguard and perennial topics relevant to radio’s past, present, and future. As the radio industry enters its second century of existence, it continues to be a dominant mass medium with almost total listenership saturation despite rapid technological advancements...

Sir Ian McKellen stars as Milton in this dramatised retelling of John Milton’s epic poem about the fall of Man"devilishly good... I urge you to give it a listen" The TelegraphMilton’s biblical masterpiece, first published in 1667, is one of English literature’s most seminal works. Straddling three worlds – Heaven, Hell and Earth – it tells the gripping story of fallen angel Satan’s rebellion against God, his temptation of Adam and Eve and their sub...

Fifty Business Ideas is intended for anyone looking for inspiration to kick start a business opportunity. It is hoped that it will bring out the entrepreneurial spirit in the reader. This book contains stories of real businesses that were established in the1980's and went on to make money. There are a few failures amongst them which may also help to inspire an improved version and some very risky ventures that could even succeed with some fine tuning.All the ideas featured are real...

Don't you wish you could always find the right words at just the right time to answer anyone who has upset you? You will find that reply in this book. It has over 750 insults from some of the wittiest, cleverest and smartest writers that have proved that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword.This book of insults has been collected from the well-known to the hardly ever heard of; from the famous to the anonymous, from newspapers and TV to long forgotten and folded magazines....

On his return from holiday DCI Steve Winwood finds he has three recent murders on his doorstep. The only connection is the method of the killings; a heavy blow to the head and then a sharp blade through the heart. Then there is the problem of his nemesis, Chief Superintendent Diane Bliss who has little time for his attitude towards modern policing. He is called to see Chief Constable Mchael Chapman who wants him to investigate a fraud. The only clue he is given is a short riddle: 'If you w...