An evocative spiritual memoir which explores the essence of belief and spirituality, set around ancient church in rural Suffolk.~The morning on which John Rogers was due to deliver his 'mardle' (a talk of local interest) to the people of Letheringham, Suffolk, about the community's ancient Priory Church, he suffered an unexpected heart attack. In this beautiful and evocative book, he revisits the months of research leading up to the undelivered mardle and - with the added poignancy of his keener sense of mortality - explores the deeper meanings of life and faith that this simple building and its ghosts from centuries of history gradually reveal to him.

The first major biography of Edward the Confessor for almost 40 years.

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066.

Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, John Carey describes in this warm and funny memoir the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected, age 40, to Oxford's oldest English Literature professorship. He frankly portrays the snobberies and rituals of 1950s Oxford, but also his inspiring meetings with writers and poets - Auden, Graves, Larkin, Heaney - and his forty-year stint as a lead book-reviewer for the Sunday Times. This is a book about the joys of reading - in effect, an informal introduction to the great works of English literature. But it is also about war and family, and how an unexpected background can give you the insight and the courage to say the unexpected thing.

Step into the world of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS! Take your first strides on a long and majestic adventureãfight to stay aliveãfight for honorãfight for glory! In this special issue you'll get two stories introducing you to the upcoming D&D worlds. All this leads up to the thrilling release of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #1 and a DARK SUN limited series. Don't miss this value-priced jumping-on point for the all-new wave of D&D comics! The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game defined the genre and has set the standard for fantasy roleplaying for more than 30 years. Written by John Rogers, Transformers screenwriter and co-creator of the hit TV show Leverage, and novelist Alex Irvine. Art by Andrea DiVito, acclaimed artist of Marvel's Annihilation and Nova.

Written by John Rogers, Justin Peniston and Jai Nitz Art by Rafael Albuquerque, Andy Kuhn, Mike Norton and Trevor Scott Cover by Albuquerque Featuring a story that ties into "The Sinestro Corps War," this volume collects BLUE BEETLE #20-26. This title also includes the special Spanish language story, along with the script translated into English. Advance-solicited; on sale September 24 - 176 pg, FC, $14.99 US