Lion Hudson: 627 books
Physicians, Plagues and Progress
The History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to Antibiotics
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Since the dawn of time, man has sought to improve his health and that of his neighbour. The human race, around the world, has been on a long and complex journey, seeking to find out how our bodies work, and what heals them. Embarking on a four-thousand-year odyssey, science historian Allan Chapman...
by Simon Atkins
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Digestive problems can come in many guises, from difficulties in swallowing, through the stomach, to constipation, wind, IBS and beyond. In this handy introductory guide, GP and author Simon Atkins explains the issues in layman's language. He covers both what we can do for ourselves, and when we need...
Mrs Luther and her sisters
Women in the Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2016
It is a frequent complaint that women have been airbrushed out of history, their contributions forgotten, their voices silenced. In this superbly written book, historian Derek Wilson redresses the balance, showing how women were crucial to the Reformation. Working alongside men - and sometimes in...
by G. R. Evans
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
The name of John Wyclif is surrounded by mythology. The ideas associated with his name had a huge influence and their effects were felt in the sequence of events which eventually led to the Reformation. This major biography offers fresh insights into Wyclif the man, his preoccupations and his achievements....
God and Stephen Hawking
Whose design is it anyway?
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
The Grand Design, by eminent scientist Stephen Hawking, is the latest blockbusting contribution to the so-called New Atheist debate, and claims that the laws of physics themselves brought the Universe into being, rather than God. In this swift and forthright reply, John Lennox, Oxford mathematician...
The Clapham Sect
How Wilberforce's circle transformed Britain
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
The Clapham Sect was a group of evangelical Christians, prominent in England from about 1790 to 1830, who campaigned for the abolition of slavery and promoted missionary work at home and abroad. The group centred on the church of John Venn, rector of Clapham in south London. Its members included William...
Big Bang Big God
A universe fit for life
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
How did the universe begin and how has it evolved? Does a scientific explanation mean that we can do without God? Why are the laws of nature so special ('fine-tuned') as to produce a universe with intelligent creatures like us in it in the first place? Can the existence of a multiverse, a vast or...
Hark!
The Biography of Christmas
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
In this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask... Did Cromwell help shape the mince pie? Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door? Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave? And did...
Reviving the Heart
The story of the 18th century revival
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
The English Revival of the eighteenth century was an exciting time. What caused the Revival? Why did it spread? Did it prevent a revolution in the UK, similar to that which had convulsed France? And what effect did it have, both locally, nationally and globally? This fascinating book introduces the...
Living Through Grief
Strength and hope in time of loss
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Sooner or later we all have to go through the grieving process. We do not fully understand grief until we walk through it ourselves. But grief has a common pattern, and it helps if we know what to expect. This carefully crafted book gently explains the stages of grief and suggests practical steps...
by Stephen Tomkins
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Worshipped by 2 billion Christians worldwide, Jesus Christ is the most famous human being ever. Stephen Tomkins takes the reader on a enlightening and enjoyable journey through the key stages of Christian development, covering the people, the events, the movements, the controversies and the expansion...
Did St Paul Get Jesus Right?
The Gospel According to Paul
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Was St Paul a distorter of Jesus' original message, or a faithful follower? Over recent years some critics of Christianity have claimed that while Jesus was a gifted teacher and a man of unparalleled kindness, St Paul was the true founder of Christianity, which he based on a delusional mistake: the...
The Pilgrim Journey
A History of Pilgrimage in the Western World
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Pilgrimage in the Western world is enjoying a growing popularity, perhaps more so now than at any time since the Middle Ages. The Pilgrim Journey tells the fascinating story of how pilgrimage was born and grew in antiquity, how it blossomed in the Middle Ages and faltered in subsequent centuries,...
They Say We Are Infidels
On the run with persecuted Christians in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
The rise of ISIS and the murderous trail they have carved across the Middle East have brought the fate of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian Christians to the forefront of the news. This book, drawing on eye-witness accounts, brings that suffering into clear focus. Beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq,...