Bøger af Tom Baldwin

Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears take on seven key myths that distort our ideas of England and where the country is heading.'This iconoclastic masterpiece is well argued and beautifully written. A thoroughly entertaining read'' Alan JohnsonYears of political turmoil and culture wars have left people asking, what is England and where do we all go from here? Too often, the answers offered are rooted not in real lives, but in myths that have been inflated out of all proportion.Some talk of restoring an English birth-right of liberty or the global confidence to rule the waves. Others yearn for the old-fashioned morality with which, they claim, England once civilised a savage world. Still more look inwards to a story of an enchanted island that can stand alone against a hostile world.In England, Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears unravel seven myths that have distorted ideas of this country. They travel from muddy fields in the Home Counties to the ports of Plymouth and Hull. They visit the old industrial heartland of Wolverhampton, spend weekends in the worn-down seaside resort of Blackpool, then gaze up the gleaming towers of modernity on the edge of London and the dreaming spires of Oxford. Along the way, they speak with many different people who tell stories of England, including politicians like Nigel Farage, campaigner Chrisann Jarrett, playwright James Graham and scientist Sarah Gilbert.Through it all, Baldwin and Stears learn it is only by setting the myths straight that England can come to terms with its past and plot a path to the future. What emerges is a startlingly fresh and vivid real life picture of a country that belongs to everyone, or at least, to no one in particular.

Luke, while probably never having met the Savior, gives us some of the deepest insights into the life of Christ of any New Testament author. Rather than walk with Jesus, he communed with the Holy Spirit. That gave him, as he called it, "A Perfect Understanding" of our Savior's time here on Earth. In his Gospel he shares that understanding. As we prayerfully study the stories and lessons, as we watch Jesus interact with His disciples and others we find what it really means to be a follower of Christ. That is the lesson of Luke and, hopefully, the message of this book.

The Amulet of Miraculous Reversal is a collection of High Fantasy stories. No werewolves or angels haunt its pages. In these stories we return to a time when the Roman Empire is collapsing, and the long night of the Dark Ages is descending over Europe. One group of people have fled to Tredegar, an island in the Bay of Biscay. There they find refuge from the barbarians that are pulling down civilization. However, the island is not without its own dangers. A haunted forest fills Tredegar's center, and that forest is home to ogres and trolls, sirens and fairies, and many other creatures such as dragons. One man, Garth Reese, struggles to keep his family safe from the creatures of the forest. This book is his saga and tells of five of his battles with trolls, ogres, sirens, magicians, and even a dragon. His only aid in his adventures is his magical appurtenance, The Amulet of Miraculous Reversal.

Timely look at the media, data, and the crisis of democracy