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[[Category:Spirituality and Religion|*]]__NOTOC__ <!--Remove INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Alison PickFrederic Seager|title=Between Gods|rating=4|genre=Autobiography|summary= Alison Pick's paternal grandparents escaped Czechoslovakia just before Jesus, the Holocaust by bribing Man and the Nazis for visas to Canada; the rest Myth: A Jewish Reading of the family died in Auschwitz. They spent their whole lives trying to pass as Christians, and Pick's father, too, was reluctant to have anything to do with Judaism. Pick only learned he was Jewish through a conversation overheard when she was 11.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472225090</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Christopher Dell|title=Mythology: An Illustrated Journey Into Our Imagined WorldsNew Testament

|genre=Spirituality and Religion|summary=What does I was brought up in a rainbow mean to you? How would you explain the creation of the world if you had family where religion played little or no science as such, or part. Culturally Irish Catholic on one side and Welsh Methodist on the changing of the seasons? What other kinds of natures – chaotic trickery, evil personae or even nobody really discussed religion and the characteristics of goats – people your world? And why is it that the answers man and woman have collectively formed adults around me ranged from lapsed to agnostic to such questions have been so similar across atheist. Other than the oceans and across the centuries? This highly pictorial volume looks at odd church wedding or baptism or the mythologies that formed those answersschool nativity play, and locks on to a multitude of subjects – blood, music, godly activity – to show us I didn't think too much about faith or what has followedpeople did or didn't believe.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>0500291519</amazonuk>B092BWWG9Y

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Femi BolajiPeter Owen Jones|title=God Tells the Sun to Shine: An Amazing Story of Love and ForgivenessConversations with Nature|rating=45

|summary=Jacob was the second born One of twin boys and resented the privileges that would come to Esau who comments made when I was offered this beautiful book for review was, after all only a few minutes older than him, but would get twice the inheritance from their father, Isaac, than that which would come to Jacobit's not very long. Even in his teens Jacob plotted Having read the book twice over, I'm brought back inescapably to usurp Esau’s position. What would happen if Esau died? But Esau was fit and a born hunter. Jacob thought about killing himthe Spanish proverb that Life may be short, but it is broad. In this case I'm brought to the idea that the stories length of what had happened to Cain and Abel came to mind and he was determined that he would life is not make the mistakes which Cain had made, so he developed an alternative plan and took advantage of Esau’s well-known greed: he was always desperate for something to eatpoint; the point is its depth. Esau is the man who sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stewPeter Owen Jones dives deep.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1482802120</amazonuk>1912992418

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Rowan WilliamsRichard Brook|title=The Edge of WordsUnderstanding Human Nature: God and the Habits of LanguageA User's Guide to Life|rating=4.5|genre=Spirituality and ReligionLifestyle|summary=ThisI am a firm believer that sometimes we choose books, Rowan Williams' first book since standing down as Archbishop of Canterburyand sometimes books choose us. In my case, this is based on a series one of lectures that he delivered as Gifford Lectures in Edinburgh in 2013the latter. Gifford Lectures are famous for their examination Not so very long ago, if I had come across this book I'd have skimmed it, found some of developments it interesting, but it would not have 'hit home' in natural theology; the way that it does now. I believe it came to me not just because I was likely to give it a branch of theology favourable review [ ''full disclosure The Bookbag's u.s.p. is that argues people chose their own books rather than getting them randomly, so there is a predisposition towards expecting to like the existence of God based on reason and nature. In these lectures Rowan sort to examine how we as human beings develop use and process languagebook, particularly when even if it doesn't always turn out that way'' ] – but also because it comes is a book I needed to the use of language around faith and our perception and understanding of Godread, right now.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1472910435</amazonuk>1800461682

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Hill_Atlas|title=Like a Tramp, Like A Pilgrim: On Foot, Across Europe to RomeThe Atlas of Monsters|author=Harry BucknallStuart Hill and Sandra Lawrence

|genre=TravelChildren's Non-Fiction|summary=What links London There are monsters and Rome? Their capital city status for onemysterious characters, such as trolls, leprechauns, of coursegoblins and minotaurs. One has a St PaulThey's cathedralre the stuff of far too many stories to remain mysterious, the other a St Peter's (although pedants will say not)and every schoolchild should know all about them. They both have a football team who wear red There are monsters and mysterious characters, such as Gog and Magog, Scylla and white. OhCharybdis, and the ancient pilgrim route called bunyip. They are what you find if you take an interest in this kind of thing to the Via Francigena – although the pedant will again say that that strictly starts at that other pilgrimage site, Canterburynext level; even if you cannot place them all on a map you should have come across them. As for Harry BucknallBut there are monsters and mysterious characters, such as the Via starts at St Paul's and should end at St Peter's. Whether or not Harry himself will connect dobhar-chu, the two cities – llambigyn y dwr, and entirely on foot – is the subject girtablili. To gain any knowledge of this travel them you really need a bookthat knows its stuff.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408187248</amazonuk>A book like this one…

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1999731506|title=An Spiritual Atheist's History of Belief|author=Matthew KnealeNick Seneca Jankel|rating=4.52|genre=Politics and SocietyLifestyle|summary=I’ve been an atheist since I was old enough ''Spiritual Atheist'' is a new 'bible' for the spiritual not the religious, according to the tagline. This is a taboo smashing book which solves the problem of modernity and explains how to take be a view 'spiritual technologist' who can live and love freely in 'spiritual fullness' without relying on the subjecta belief in god. (Many atheists would argue that we’re all atheists at birthTouching on everything from 'brain science' to AI, but that’s not Jankel offers a subject for a book review)'path to meaning', allowing us to move beyond consumerism towards an ethical life. I did have to take Religious Studies at school but have entirely forgotten almost everything I learned!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099584425</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Reverend Adam Smallbone1789015200|title=The Rev DiariesBe Your Higher Self|author=Samesh Ramjattan|rating=4.5|genre=HumourSpirituality and Religion|summary=Adam Smallbone wasn’t There are a lot of self-help books about: it's one of the most thriving sections of the average bookshop, but it's not always a vicareasy to find the book you need. He used to work for the Bristol Housing Department, enabling his father-Samesh Ramjattan has addressed this problem in-law to tell everyone he worked 'in property'. From thereBe Your Higher Self'', his initial calling was to a rural church in Suffolk book which did nothing allows us all to prepare him for thismake sense of our place in the world, his current London inner city parishas most of us only glimpse our true potential and few people ever achieve it. IndeedEven with hard work and dedication, heobstacles present themselves and it's not prepared for Adoha (difficult to understand why or how they can be overcome. Ramjattan offers us a guide to the spirit world, the Nigerian parishioner with 19 grandchildren chakras, karma and 'reincarnation as well as information about the bottom age of God') or Colin, Aquarius and the homeless alcoholic who has adopted Adam and his wife Alex (Mrs Vicarage to Colin)ego. But then Alex also has a lot to get used to; after all, she didnIt't actually marry s a vicar.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718178394</amazonuk>slim book - just 128 pages - so can it provide us with the answers we seek?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Mahnke_Lore|title=Burqas, BaseballThe World of Lore, and Apple PieVolume 1: Being Muslim in AmericaMonstrous Creatures|author=Ranya Tabari IdlibyAaron Mahnke

|summary=I can’t imagine it’s Every country, every town, every village has a folktale – a story passed down through generations that easy to be a Muslim in most areas of often focuses on the USAdark and unexplained. Even if you don’t ‘look like’ No matter how the modern world moves on, there's a still a Muslim, even if you don’t drop part of everyone that is vulnerable to your knees in the direction of Mecca 5 times a daygood tale. From ghosts to werewolves, even if you give your kids arguably Jewish names. And being openly Muslim cannot have got any easier in the wake by way of 9/11. This book examines one Muslim-American family’s life wendigos and elves, author Aaron Mahnke delivers the reader legends from all over the constant challenges world, whilst examining how they face from friends've become part of our collective imaginations, neighbours and teachersstill striking fear into the hearts of many of us today.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230341845</amazonuk>

 {{newreview|title=The Atheist's Prayer|author=Amy R Biddle|rating=3.5|genre=General FictionFrontpage|summaryisbn=I don’t shy away from a book with a little edge, in fact [[:Category:Chuck Palahniuk|Chuck Palahniuk]] is one of my favourite authors and his books can be so sharp you can shave with them. On the surface ''The Atheist’s Prayer'' would seem to be courting controversy; why else have such a provocative title? But, is it really that shocking? Nope. This is a story about how people deal with the modern world and what happens when dangerous ideals infect a vulnerable group.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780995822</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewSaxena_Jaya|title=Mindfulness and the Natural WorldBasic Witches|author=Claire ThompsonJ Saxena and J Zimmerman|rating=34

|summary=This Before I started this book appealed I was expecting to me for a couple be thrown into the world of reasons; I have recently completed a workshop on mindfulness magic and have been attempting would know how to put some levitate by the end of the ideas into practice throughout my daily life, and I love nature and spending time outdoors cyclingfirst chapter. ThereforeUnsurprisingly, this seemed the perfect choice to learn more about combining the two and exploring fresh perspectives in my everyday life. I began reading this hardcover with high expectations, particularly as the book was beautifully laid out with unique artwork and philosophical quotes includedwrong. However, although there were some insightful ideas and inspiring thoughts presented amongst the five chapters, overall what I was met by was a little disappointed in what book that explores the book had origins of witchcraft, teaches you how to dress and act like a witch and contains spells ranging from accepting compliments to offerconjuring up a relaxing Netflix binge.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782401024</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Wright_Universe|title=Rogerson's Book of Numbers: The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the WorldUniverse and Life but Not Everything|author=Barnaby RogersonAnthony Christian Wright|rating=43.5

|summary=One book, split into two testaments, regarding I often wonder - usually after a holy trinity, moment of shaking my fist at the principal part known from four writers, in a world abutting another where five pillars are importantnews on TV - what my manifesto for life and society would look like were I to write it down. I have all sorts of thoughts about these things, up against a world where a six-pointed star holds so many meanings… It's obvious from just a quick dash through the most schoolboy-friendly parts metaphysics of religion that numbers who we are important. This bookand where we come from, although counting right down from multitudes to that late-comer zero, brings them all to us, with brief notes about why they all hold relevance where whichever country, civilisation or religion is concerneddetailed critiques of quite insignificant government policies. In the end, I'm sure it's a lot more userve never done such an exercise -friendly, interestingmostly because I lack the time, the patience and will be a lot more popular, than the original Book of Numbersdiligence required. It seems like an enormous task.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781250995</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=Inventing the Enemy: Essays on Everything1850788332|authortitle=Umberto Eco|rating=4|genre=History|summary=Imagine a sumptuous Italian feast in the sunlit-bathed ancient countryside near Milan. Next to you a gentleman talks and eats with furious energy. He tells of Dante, Cicero, and St Augustine and quotes a multitude of obscure troubadours from the Middle Ages. He repeats himself, gestures flamboyantly, nudges you sharply in the ribs, belches and even breaks wind. His conversation contains nuggets of information but in the flow of his discourse there is a fondness for iteration and reiteration. He throws bones over his shoulder and when he reaches the cheese course - definitely too much information on the mouldy bacteria! When you finally get up things the elderly gentleman has said prompt your imagination. You are better informed, intrigued and prodded to examine his discourse again and again, even if only Rosie: Note to challenge what you have heard. Such are the effects of reading Eco’s essays in ''Inventing the Enemy''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099553945</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Sisters of the East EndSelf |author=Helen BattenClaire Connor and G P Taylor

|summary=When we In the first meet Pandora Armstrong in the spring of 2003 she's grieving for her husbanda five book deal Claire Connor, Mikewriting in partnership with GP Taylor, who had died just brings us a few weeks beforemodern romance based loosely on the story of Ruth from the Bible. It hadn't been his This is total chick-lit, and from the first heart attack and he had reduced his workload but this attack few pages I thought it was fataljust going to be a very light, funny romance story. He was only in his fifties However, the story quickly takes a depressing turn and Pandora feels that he'd been snatched away from her the rest of the book is as they'd only been married for a few years. When a friend suggests that she goes with her to much an Evening exploration of Clairvoyance she runs out of excuses to refuse and although she's not exactly ''convinced'' by what she hears there's a lingering doubt. A spirit voice mentioned her children and Pandora was adamant that she didn't have any children - grief as it's actually quite is a sore point - but that wasn't true of Mikeromance novel.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780997450</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Wm Paul YoungSantiago_Returning|title=Cross RoadsReturning Home|author=Stephan Santiago|rating=43.5

|summary=Wm. Paul Young[[:Category:Stephan Santiago|Stephan Santiago]] has experienced life in a way that's debut novel led him to believe we''The Shack'' was re all on a revelation in many wayssoul journey back home – that place we inhabited before we were born. Whilst many disagreed with his theology, it was refreshing to see such an overtly faith based This book on the bestseller lists. Personally, I found it is a very moving story and whilst I thought it helpful on some points, it tended guide as to skim over others. Now how we get to see if Young can repeat his success with his new noveloptimise this journey for ourselves, ''Cross Roads''those around us and our children.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444745972</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Danaan ElderhillWilbourne_Shepherd|title=The Magic Book Shepherd of CookeryAnother Flock|author=David Wilbourne|rating=3.5

|summary=Back in the seventeenth century in what was then the Kingdom of Bohemia there was [[:Category:David Wilbourne|David Wilbourne's]] CV looks like a coven career path for people who are hard-of witches-humoured. As was common at that time witches were hunted and they had to hide their beliefs. The Friends Banker, teacher of EuphrosyneAncient Greek, as they called themselvesvicar, turned to this deity (shebishop…none of these are jobs normally connected in our minds with a jovial twinkle. Yet in David's one of the three graces and there to remind us to have fun) in their time of need and developed rituals which could case, we'd be assimilated into social gatherings, allowing them totally wrong to hide in plain sightassume. Their book - The Magic Book current Bishop of Cookery - vanished along with Llandaff takes us by the coven when they were discovered but Danaan Elderhill wants hand to show us to benefit episodes from its ancient wisdom his life as vicar of the character- and its funpacked Yorkshire parish of Helmsley proving that tears of sorrow are equally shared with tears of laughter.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>B0092BX6O0</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Charity Seraphina FieldsPigliucci_How|title=I am not How to be a BuddhistStoic|author=Massimo Pigliucci

|summary=''I am not a Buddhist'' Stoicism is an individual through Buddhism and its principles seen from about developing the point of view of one on the path. Charity Seraphina Fields attempts - through her own musings on this ancient Eastern philosophy - to explain why Buddhism is better suited tools to deal as effectively as humanly possible with the rich West than the poorer East. For Fieldsensuing conflicts, does not demand perfection, the question isn't ''Why am I suffering without all those things I want?''and does not provide specific answers. The right question is actually ''Why am I still suffering even though I have everything I want?''|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1475085664</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Eamon Duffy|title=SaintsFor many readers, Sacrilege living in an age of rules to make us happy and Sedition|rating=4|genre=History|summary=In the introduction inevitable failure to stick to them, this book Eamon Duffyis an intensely reassuring sentence. Pigliucci certainly makes Stoicism an appealing philosophy, Professor of the History of Christianity at Cambridge History, points out that all too often historians one which can sit alongside religious faith but doesn't have written about the English Reformation from strongly polarised views. Taking two extreme examplesto, he cites one which states that the people doesn't demand Aristotelian heights of Englandintelligence, formerly happy medieval Catholics, were forced by King Henry beauty or riches in order to abandon their religiontruly succeed in life, and England was never merry again, alongside another one which speaks of the English being oppressed by corrupt churchmen until King Henry gave them the Protestant nation for which they longed. On the following page, he suggests that it had long been an axiom of historical writing that the success of the Reformation in England was an inevitable consequence of the dysfunction and unpopularity of late medieval Catholicism. Such remarks were evidently made by writers with an axe to grindrecognises life's messy difficulties. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1441181172</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Timothy RadcliffePearce_Biblical|title=Take the PlungeA Biblical Theology Behind Music, Praise, and Worship|author=Dr Mark Pearce

|summary=There appears Music used in religions and worship itself goes back to be more Christian literature around than ever before at the momentbeginning of humankind. I don't know whether In this is book musician and theological academic [[:Category:Dr Mark Pearce|Dr Mark Pearce]] explores its Biblical history in a response to Richard Dawkins' ''The God Delusion'', which has meant that Christian writers context as well as providing tips and publishers have increased their outputs, or because I'm noticing it more. Timothy Radcliffe's ''Take the Plunge'' is taking a more or less opposite view to that of Dawkins, exploring suggestions for those involved in worship in the importance of baptism in everyday life and arguing that there is no aspect of life that cannot be touched if you are baptised and therefore living with faithpresent day.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1441118489</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Youssef Ziedan and Jonathan Wright (translator)Iles_Thoughts|title=Azazeel|rating=5|genre=Historical Fiction|summary=An archaeologist in a time The Thoughts and place close to that Inner Journey of modern troubled Syria discovers thirty scrolls. These are the writings of a Coptic Christian monk born into Roman dominated Egypt in AD391. A door thus opens into an ancient world and the emerging vista stretches from the present into the distant past, as if eliciting an omnipresent dimension to reality. The fluent evocative prose flows like a meandering river or a ribbon connecting continuously the present moment with the ancient world. A panorama emerges dominated by Rome and Constantinople and extends to Alexandria, Jerusalem and AntiochDr.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848874278</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewJohn Dee|author=Roger Scruton|title=The Face of God: The Gifford LecturesClair Iles

|summary=Atheist culture has recently become more mainstream[[:Category:Clair Iles|Clair Iles]] is, thanks in part to the success of Richard Dawkins' bookher own words, ''The God Delusion''a normal person who was educated at a normal comprehensive school. However, religion does still have she's a part to playnormal person who hears dead people. Yes, Clair is a spiritualist with Prince Charles urging the United Kingdom ability to be more tolerant towards faiths other than the Church of England he was raised as part of and even the Prime Minister talking about faith issueshear from those who have passed on. Since 1888, In the Gifford Lectures have past they had generally been given to 'promote and diffuse.relatives or everyday folk. Imagine, then, her surprise when she felt she was hearing from Elizabethan court polymath John Dee. Over a period of time she could feel his dictated thoughts and ideas in her mind and this book of the channelled words is the knowledge of God'result.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847065244</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Karen FrenchWoodcock_Becoming|title=The Hidden Geometry of LifeBecoming Reverend: A diary|author=Matt Woodcock|rating=24.5

|summary=''[[:Category:Matt Woodcock|Matt Woodcock]] is enjoying life: successful journalist, happily married and a new dream home bought and heavily mortgaged. The Hidden Geometry of Life'' aims only cloud on the horizon is their struggle to explore have children but they have faith in the esoteric and often mystical meanings contained in IVF treatment as it''shapes and patterns [that] represent ideas and distil s early days yet. Then comes the funny turn Matt has on the essence of reality''way to a story one day. This mystical angle was takes him by surprise but the resulting clergy collar comes as a little bit of a unpleasant surprise for this readertotal shock. I should have had He's a normal bloke who always thought of himself as more pint than piety believing in a better look at Karen FrenchGod who's Amazon pages and previous work, but I was attracted by an exciting-sounding title, attractive cover and and references happy for him to author's artremain in the pews.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780281080</amazonuk> Errrrm… whoops!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Grace McCleenChaplin_Stone|title=The Land of DecorationStone Cradle|author=Patrice Chaplin

|genre=Literary FictionSpirituality and Religion|summary=Grace McCleen's debut novel, ''The Land of DecorationStone Cradle'' paints is a remarkable book from the author Patrice Chaplin. It is a biography, the third in a series set in the Catalonian city of Girona. It is also an original, unsettlingenduring love story and a journey into mystery and spirituality. The city has drawn artists, sometimes dark writers and generally rather wonderful picturephilosophers for centuries. Narrated by ten year old JudithRich in Kabbalistic thought through Azriel, raised by her father who is a fundamental religious follower of the end most famous student of Isaac the world is nigh varietyBlind, it looks at bullying, both at school has always been a home for mysticism and secrets. The magnetism and resonance of the city has had a hold on Patrice Chaplin since she first visited it in more general the fifties. The series of books detail her journey and her encounters with the esoteric societythat have protected its mysteries since ancient times. 'The Stone Cradle' also gives a new life and direction to the mysteries of Rennes le Chateau, the small French village, faith made famous by the Da Vinci Code and the possible rejection thereof Holy Blood and The Holy Grail. Linking the two places through sacred geometry to the strength mountain of childhood imaginationCanigou.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>070118681X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Roman KrznaricVonnegut_Sun|title=The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live|rating=5|genre=History|summary='How should we live?' asks author Roman Krznaric. To answer this ancient question, he looks to history. 'I believe that the future of the art of living can be found by gazing into the past', he says. Creating a book which is as full of curiosities as a Renaissance 'Wunderkammer', he has a stab at the big questions: love, belief, money, family, death. The result is a pot-pourri of delights which left this particular reader stimulated and invigorated.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846683939</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewSun Moon Star|author=David Malouf|title=The Happy Life: The Search for Contentment in the Modern World|rating=4|genre=Popular Science|summary=There's something quite uplifting about the physical brevity of David Malouf's 'The Happy Life' which is subtitled 'The Search for Contentment in the Modern World'. It suggests that it is easy to find, when of course, the whole point of the book is that despite, or perhaps because of, scientific Kurt Vonnegut and technological advances that have taken away many of the causes of true unhappiness in the world, it remains elusive for most. Who can say that they are truly happy? The book runs to less than 100 pages if you take out the Notes section, and the typeface is large. It is, by any reckoning a slim offering.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0701187115</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Christina Goodings and Annabel Hudson|title=My Look and Point Bible|rating=4.5|genre=For Sharing|summary=This version of the bible for toddlers has been cleverly retold to engage little ones, with lots of illustrations, pictures to point at and words to learn. It includes stories from both the old and new testaments, from the creation and Noah through to the birth of Jesus as well as some of his parables and the crucifixion.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0745962068</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Alexandre Christoyannopoulos|title=Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the GospelIvan Chermayeff

|summary=Whilst I've In his own delightfully imaginative way, Kurt Vonnegut tells the story of the birth of Christ in this unique and long been a Christian, Iout of print children've never considered myself an anarchists book. My thinking is that anarchy is something youTold from the perspective of the new born infant in his first hours of birth, this charming little story feels different to other children're more likely s Christmas books whilst at the same time goes back to see on the news than on 'Songs of Praise'. However, there is a school basics in exploring the true nature of thought that suggests that Jesus' teachings were so counter-cultural and so against Roman law that it constitutes anarchismChristmas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1845402472</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Karen Armstrong|title=In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis|rating=4|genre=Spirituality and Religion|summary=Armstrong's background (there's a page right at the beginning) is certainly diverse and interesting so I was looking forward Move to reading what she had to say. And thankfully, I didn't have to rummage around looking for my own copy of the bible (I've now located it) as Armstrong obligingly provides Genesis (in beautiful, old-fashioned typeface) here. So roughly two thirds is given over to her investigative prose and the remaining third is the actual book of Genesis, for handy reference.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099555476</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=David Ovason|title=Shakespeare's Secret Booke: Deciphering Magical and Rosicrucian Codes|rating=3|genre=Spirituality and Religion|summary=One group of people that were convinced the Chilean miners, Los 33, would be relieved of their ordeal, were numerologists. For hundreds of years, it seems, they have held the number thirty-three in good stead. It represents a lot of expression of the ego, or the soul, or the transformation of the spirit from one world to another. It doesn't boil down to just the 33 years Christ was supposed to have held His human incarnation, but refers to many ethereal, magical, alchemical transformations from state to state. And who can deny the Chilean mine was 2010's most vivid embodiment of hell - and that the 33 were reborn in coming back to life on earth?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905570260</amazonuk>}}[[Newest Sport Reviews]]