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Vicar to Dad's Army

The Frank Williams Story

By: Frank Williams,Chris Gidney

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Vicar to Dad's Army

The Frank Williams Story

By: Frank Williams,Chris Gidney

He is one of the best known faces in television comedy, yet the long-suffering vicar of Walmington-on-Sea is in real life a Christian of deep conviction. Perfectly cast as the eccentric vicar, constantly tetchy at the invasion of his church hall by Captain Mainwaring and the elderly platoon, he appeared in the famous BBC series throughout its nine-year run and also in many other television and stage dramas. Still in constant demand for public appearances Frank takes an affectionate view behind the scenes of Dad's Army and the world of show business and reveals his personal journey through faith.

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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1853115436

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9781853115431

Excavations at Dryslwyn Castle 1980-1995

By: Chris Caple

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Excavations at Dryslwyn Castle 1980-1995

By: Chris Caple

Excavations at Dryslwyn between 1980 and 1995 uncovered a masonry castle, founded in the late 1220s by Rhys Gryg for his son Maredudd ap Rhys, the first Lord of Dryslwyn. The first castle was a simple round tower and polygonal walled enclosure, within which were constructed a kitchen, prison and wood-framed, clay-floored great chamber beside a great hall. In the mid 13th century a second ward was added and the great chamber rebuilt in stone. This castle was greatly expanded in the period 1283-87 by Rhys ap Maredudd, the second and final Lord of Dryslwyn, who built an Outer Ward and gatehouse. He also rebuilt much of the Inner Ward, adding an extra storey to the great hall and great chamber, apartments and a chapel. At the end of the 13th century a large three-ward castle stretched along the eastern and southern edge of the hill while the rest of the hilltop was occupied by a settlement defended by a wall and substantial ditch with access through a gatehouse. This castle and its associated settlement were besieged and captured in 1287 by an English royal army of over 11,000 men following damage inflicted by a trebuchet and mining of the walls. Throughout the 14th century the English Crown garrisoned and repaired the castle, supervised by an appointed constable, before it was surrendered to Owain Glyn Dwr in 1403. During the early to mid 15th century the castle was deliberately walled up to deny its use to a potential enemy and it was subsequently looted and demolished. By the late 13th century, the castle had a white rendered and lime-washed appearance, creating a very dramatic and highly visible symbol of lordship. Internally, the lord's and guest apartments had decorative wall paintings and glazed windows. Evidence from charred beams still in situ, the sizes, shapes and distribution of nails, sheet lead, slates and postholes recovered during excavation has enabled some of the wooden as well as masonry buildings to be reconstructed. Waterlogged deposits had preserved a rich assemblage of seeds, birds, fish and animal bone which reveal evidence of the dining habits of Welsh lords, their guests and household. Of particular interest are the finds associated with the siege of 1287 which include a knop-headed mace, spearheads and armour-piercing arrowheads which indicates that the longbow was the weapon of choice. Damage and repairs to the castle walls correlate with historic accounts while three stone balls recovered by the excavation were undoubtedly thrown by the trebuchet recorded in contemporary accounts.

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641

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Routledge

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1351194852

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9781351194853

Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

By: Chris Jay Hoofnagle,Simson L. Garfinkel

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Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

By: Chris Jay Hoofnagle,Simson L. Garfinkel

The Quantum Age cuts through the hype to demystify quantum technologies, their development paths, and the policy issues they raise.

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601

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Cambridge University Press

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1108835341

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9781108835343

The History and Politics of Star Wars

Death Stars and Democracy

By: Chris Kempshall

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The History and Politics of Star Wars

Death Stars and Democracy

By: Chris Kempshall

This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this volume explores the ways in which historical and contemporary events have been repurposed within Star Wars. It focuses on key themes such as fascism and the Galactic Empire, the failures of democracy, the portrayal of warfare, the morality of the Jedi, and the representations of sex, gender, and race. Through these themes, this study highlights the impacts of the fall of the Soviet Union, the War on Terror, and the failures of the United Nations upon the ‘galaxy far, far away’. By analysing and understanding these events and their portrayal within Star Wars, it shows how the most popular media franchise in existence aims to speak about wider contemporary events and issues. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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205

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Taylor & Francis

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1351382705

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9781351382700

In the Limelight

Stage and TV Personalities who Face the Most Exciting Challenge of All

By: Chris Gidney

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In the Limelight

Stage and TV Personalities who Face the Most Exciting Challenge of All

By: Chris Gidney

A collection of interviews with Christians who work in show business, from established actors to those in the pit. Film and TV stars talk openly about what their Christian faith means to them and the challenges of working in a world not known for its Christian or moral values.

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189

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0551027061

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9780551027060

The Little Book of Heavenly Humour

By: Syd Little,Chris Gidney,Michael Counsell

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The Little Book of Heavenly Humour

By: Syd Little,Chris Gidney,Michael Counsell

Here, Syd Little presents his all-time favourite religious jokes and stories, many from other TV celebrities, such as Rick Wakeman, Bobby Davro, Ted Rogers and others. The result is a celebration of one of God's best gifts: fun and laughter.

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Canterbury Press Norwich

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1853114839

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9781853114830

Vicar to Dad's Army

The Frank Williams Story

By: Frank Williams,Chris Gidney

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The Frank Williams Story

By: Frank Williams,Chris Gidney

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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1853115436

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Under No Illusion

By: Paul Daniels

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Under No Illusion

By: Paul Daniels

For decades, magician Paul Daniels has captured the imagination of audiences throughout the world. Now, at last, his secrets are unmasked as the magician speaks frankly in his autobiography.

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313

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Blake Pub

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1857823141

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9781857823141

Street Life

The Bryan Mosley Story

By: Chris Gidney

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Street Life

The Bryan Mosley Story

By: Chris Gidney

For 23 years Bryan Mosley played the character of Alf Roberts in TV soap Coronation Street and earned himself a reputation as a shining example of a squeaky clean Christian gentleman. In this biography he relates stories of actors and fans and his sometimes controversial beliefs as a Catholic.

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235

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HarperCollins

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0002740249

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9780002740241

Extraordinary Grace

How the Unlikely Lineage of Jesus Reveals God's Amazing Love

By: Gary Chapman,Chris Fabry

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Extraordinary Grace

How the Unlikely Lineage of Jesus Reveals God's Amazing Love

By: Gary Chapman,Chris Fabry

God’s extraordinary grace is hard to grasp—but made easier to understand through stories of God’s people. Gary Chapman and Chris Fabry search the Scriptures for examples of God’s grace in the lives of those named in Jesus’ lineage, but what they find are people with faults, foibles, and sins, just like the rest of us. So obviously, grace is not about doing everything exactly right. It is a gift . . . an astonishing gift given by God. In Extraordinary Grace, you will hear the call of grace; laugh because of grace; apply grace; be overtaken by grace; and know the extraordinary grace that comes from loving Jesus. Chapter studies, for individuals or groups, will help you to find examples of extraordinary grace reflected in the lineage of Jesus.

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Moody Publishers

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080248588X

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9780802485885

Grace Transforming

By: Chris Green

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Grace Transforming

By: Chris Green

The Bible begins and ends with God dwelling with his people, from Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, to the great multitude in the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation. At each step, God gathered his people together, to speak to them, hear from them, and change them to be more like him. God assembling his people, whom he loves, is what the Bible calls 'church'. The church should aspire to be a group of vibrant, loving, risk-everything people who are passionately committed to living out the values of God's Word and looking forward to the new creation. Churches and their pastors and leaders need to hear what the Bible says about who they are and what they are to do. Chris Green takes 'the message of the church' to mean, first, that the church has a message, which is that God has saved his people through Christ; second, that the church is the created and saved result of that message; and third, that the church is a message, which is that he has saved broken people like us, and by belonging to his people we are trying to respond to him in the ways he requires. His stimulating and insightful exposition begins with a survey of the church 'from eternity, to Eden, to exodus, to exile, to eternity', and then focuses on various dimensions of the church's life and ministry, including its worship, unity, maturity, servants, gifts, holiness, boundaries and future.

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Inter-Varsity Press

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1844749444

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9781844749447

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Vicar to Dad's Army

Vicar to Dad's Army

Excavations at Dryslwyn Castle 1980-1995

Excavations at Dryslwyn Castle 1980-1995

Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

Law and Policy for the Quantum Age

The History and Politics of Star Wars

The History and Politics of Star Wars

In the Limelight

In the Limelight

The Little Book of Heavenly Humour

The Little Book of Heavenly Humour

Vicar to Dad's Army

Vicar to Dad's Army

Under No Illusion

Under No Illusion

Street Life

Street Life

Extraordinary Grace

Extraordinary Grace

Grace Transforming

Grace Transforming

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