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The sense never has been plain The Bible: The biography by Karen Armstrong Subscriber only	Sparkling nuggets from Nashdom The Sacramental Life: Gregory Dix and his writings, Simon Jones, editor Subscriber only	An abbess advises Welcome to the Wisdom of the World: And its meaning for you by by Joan Chittister Subscriber only

Other things the poet wrote Sweet Songs of Zion John Betjeman, edited by Stephen Games; Tennis Whites and TeacakesJohn Betjeman, edited by Stephen Games Subscriber only	In a naughty world, not yet weary of it Not Quite World’s End: A traveller’s tales by John Simpson Subscriber only	Telling England — at age 109 The Last Fighting Tommy: The life of Harry Patch, the only surviving veteran of the trenches Harry Patch with Richard van Emden Subscriber only

Taking a third-class ticket out of the Empire Gandhi: The man, his people and the Empire by Rajmohan Gandhi Subscriber only	A one-woman Blue Peter Looking for Enid: The mysterious and inventive life of Enid Blyton by Duncan McLaren Subscriber only	The bachelor boy Cliff: An Intimate Portrait of a Living Legend by Tim Ewbank & Stafford Hildred Subscriber only

A great Victorian is at last given the full works ALONGSIDE other High Victorians, John Stainer has suffered much in reputation and critical acclaim since his death just over 100 years ago Subscriber only	Standing stonework Along Lost Lines by Paul Atterbury Subscriber only	A most harmonious marriage The Clock of the Years: A Gerald and Joy Finzi anthology Rolf Jordan, editor Subscriber only

Leave it to nature, says an expert Going Organic: The good gardener’s guide to getting it right by Bob Flowerdew Subscriber only	Dining with gondoliers Francesco’s Kitchen: An intimate guide to the authentic flavours of Venice by Francesco da Mosto; Eating for England: The delights and... Subscriber only	First glimpses of the Crib We review a new crop of seasonal children’s books Subscriber only

Sensing the place of religious myth SALLEY VICKERS, author and psychoanalyst, believes we all spring into our opposites. Subscriber only	What was it like to be William and Ann — the Shakespeares? Shakespeare by Bill Bryson and Shakespeare’s Wife by Germaine Greer Subscriber only	Turning to God Demons: Visions of Evil in Art by Laura Ward and Will Steeds Subscriber only

Using the novelist’s art to get under the playwright’s skin Will by Christopher Rush Subscriber only	Homer without the gods An Iliad: A story of war by Alessandro Baricco Subscriber only	Shedding a burden The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold Subscriber only

Tiresias visits the analyst’s couch Where Three Roads Meet by Salley Vickers Subscriber only	Pastoral care and sleuthing Secret Sins by Kate Charles Subscriber only	Sweet chariot Fallen Angels by Harold Bloom Subscriber only

Saints line the banks of Ackroyd’s sacred River Thames Thames: Sacred river by Peter Ackroyd Subscriber only	A cathedral worshipper’s advice on rural churches A Little History of the English Country Church by Roy Strong Subscriber only	Romantic legacy of a chaotic medievalist God’s Architect: Pugin and the building of Romantic Britain by Rosemary Hill Subscriber only

Record of the people at war The World at War: The landmark oral history from the previously unpublished archives by Richard Holmes Subscriber only	Noble aims, or bit of skirt in a taxi? Borrowed Time: The story of Britain between the Wars by Roy Hattersley Subscriber only	Leo Szilard, and his dreadful invention Doomsday Men: The real Dr Strangelove and the dream of the super weapon by P. D. Smith Subscriber only

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