{"title":"History Today","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ancient-voices","title":"Ancient Voices: Learning from Pompeii (History Today)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAD79. Pompeii. A once vibrant cosmopolitan Roman city which was buried and her citizens lost in a cataclysmic event lasting two days. Rediscovered by accident over one and a half thousand years later she is now a popular tourist destination. Looking at the known facts surrounding these events the author seeks to bring to life once again the wonders and the final destruction of this now legendary city and to show how ultimately the lives of the peoples of this ancient civilization parallels our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e128 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN 9781846253980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/6177\/files\/annslo_compact.jpg?6211319486124653035\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" color=\"#221e1f\"\u003eAnn Sloane \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Frutiger 47LightCn,Frutiger 47LightCn\" color=\"#221e1f\"\u003eworks in a Special Needs Department of a local school. 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Many men like John Stott acknowledge their indebtedness to Simeon's example and the pattern he set for expository ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book aims to be more than a biography. Rather its purpose is to identify and share the teaching Simeon gave concerning preaching and its purpose, and the importance of training young men. It outlines the concern for the Jewish people Christians should have (a subject of contemporary neglect) and the importance of establishing the principle of balance, whether discussing election and human responsibility or any other issue that sadly divides Christians. He explained how often the truth is to be found not in one extreme or the other, or even in the middle, but in both extremes at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e272 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN 9781846253133\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/6177\/files\/derprime_compact.jpg?4495621562815150829\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter serving churches in the UK as a pastor for a total of thirty years— first at Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church, West Norwood, in London and then at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh—Derek Prime has devoted himself since 1987 to an itinerant ministry and to writing. He is author of several other books, including \u003cem\u003eOpening up 1 Corinthians, The Lord’s prayer for today, Travel with M’Cheyne, Under God’s smile, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGofors and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrumps\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Day One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/6177\/files\/Charles_Simeon_-_inners-2016-print.pdf?16391772837032436068\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSample Pages:\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/online.fliphtml5.com\/rbaf\/sqfz\/index.html#p=1\" width=\"550\" height=\"425\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allowtransparency=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Day One Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":18237573595201,"sku":"9781846253133","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/5077\/2545\/products\/History-Today_Charles_Simeon_web.jpg?v=1552168912"},{"product_id":"anne-boleyn","title":"Anne Boleyn: One short life that changed the English speaking world (History Today)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne Boleyn, twenty years old, stepped onto the shore at Dover in the winter of 1521 after several years abroad. She had been sent to France to assimilate French culture, and had used the time well. She was all set to make a big impression at the Tudor court and did, capturing the heart of Henry VIII. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this woman, who was in the grave by the age of thirty-six and on the throne of England for only three years, provokes strong reactions from many. Was she an immoral woman who seduced Henry away from his rightful wife for the advancement of family and personal gain? In this well-researched, fresh look at Anne, Colin Hamer sets her in her context as a young woman who had come to true faith in Christ, and shows the impact for good she made from her position of influence, an impact we still benefit from today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e144 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e© 2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN 9781846250835\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColin Hamer is currently chairman of a charity that works with the homeless and other vulnerable groups. Following his graduation from Liverpool University in 1972 with BA (Hons), he spent a short time teaching then pursued a business career for more than twenty-five years. He has been an elder at Grace Baptist Church, Astley, Manchester, for twenty years. He and his wife Lois have two adult children. 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