New Releases by Paul Scott

The Raj Quartet, Paul Scott''s epic study of British India in its final years, has no equal. Tolstoyan in scope and Proustian in detail but completely individual in effect, it records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence from Britain. In The Towers of Silence, Barbie Batchelor, a British missionary and schoolteacher, befriends a British family and witnesses the trial of Hari Kumar, an Indian man accused of assaulting his beloved Daphne Manners, while observing the dangerously cruel Captain Ronald Merrick, Hari’s nemesis. In A Division of the Spoils, the chaos of the departure of the British and the fervor of Partition wreaks havoc upon the twilight of the Raj — and the end of a era. On occasions unsparing in its study of personal dramas and racial differences, the Raj Quartet is at all times profoundly humane, not least in the author’s capacity to identify with a huge range of characters. It is also illuminated by delicate social comedy and wonderful evocations of the Indian scene, all narrated in luminous prose. The other two novels in the Raj Quartet, The Jewel in the Crown and The Day of the Scorpion, are also available from Everyman’s Library. With a new introduction by Hilary Spurling

With the stresses and commitments of modern life it''s no surprise that romance can fall by the wayside. Paul Scott shows how to renew intimacy with your partner and put the spark back in your love life.

Breathe new life into your relationship with Paul Scott''s collection of games and fantasies that are guaranteed to inspire you and your partner''s erotic imagination. From top oral tips for her to routines that encourage him to linger long, this book lists tantalizing turn-ons, explains why we have sexual fantasies, and the reason they''re fun! Fantasies range from helpless maiden to masterful, merciful pirate, while Games give new life to common household objects such as furniture and food. Punctuated throughout with lists of little thrills, this titillating collection is sure to provide hours of entertainment and pleasure for both of you.

How does one preach from the Old Testament? What are the particular needs and challenges of preaching the Good Friday, and then the Easter, sermon? What does one do when he or she wants to address contemporary events? Paul Scott Wilson has long been one of the most significant writers among those who seek a richer and more complete understanding of what preaching is, and how it might be made better. He draws on his broad and deep work in homiletics to show preachers how to craft a variety of types of sermons. Recognizing that all sermons are in some ways broken words, Wilson includes in each chapter an illustrative sermon. Either kind of sermon--the good or the bad--can offer ample opportunities to learn how to be a more effective and faithful preacher of the gospel.

For this new edition Ceramics and Print has been significantly expanded and treats recent developments in the use of the photocopier, laser printer, and computer-generated prints.

"In Painted Clay, Paul Scott proposes an alternative version of ceramic history ... one where form and function are not dominant, but where painting and the graphic development of ceramic surface are the prime concerns. Covering a range from pre-Dynastic Egyptian painting on pots, through Chinese porcelain, Persian Minai ware and Maiolica to the blue and white of the industrialized West, he charts the development of increasingly sophisticated painted and graphic works." "The book takes an extensive overview of today''s contemporary (graphic) ceramic scene, and the figures and movements that have influenced it. In exploring the use "painters" such as Picasso, Miro, the CoBrA Group, Conrad Atkinson, and others have made of ceramics, it also examines the relationships artists have had with the pottery industry, from Soviet Revolutionary Propaganda ware to collaborations at the Wedgwood Pottery company. It highlights a wide range of work by contemporary ceramic artists, painters, and printmakers from around the world: Ann Kraus, Cindy Kolodziejski, Eric Mellon, Grayson Perry, and many others." "This book should appeal to anyone interested in ceramics, as well as to painters, printmakers, graphic artists, and all those generally interested in the visual arts."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Fleeing his sure wrath and her Houston home, Hannah heads for Karankawa, "the prettiest little town east of Austin," Virgil had assured her, the closest of the only two places he ever spoke of returning to.".

His anxiety comes from his broken marriage, his fear of going to war, and his inability to make himself grow up. In "The Solitary Heart," one of the few stories with a major woman character, we see a pair of artists - man and wife? - who carve out lives together yet really live alone. They work and eat together, but at night each goes to a solitary bed."--BOOK JACKET.

A young pig''s increasing popularity with the other farm animals causes resentment among his own siblings. His parents decide to have a talk with their children and begin by praying for better understanding. A pig with wings and a halo then rises out of the old mud hole and brings a cleansing cooling rain, followed by a rainbow, and leaves the pigs with a reminder that they should always love one another.

Doing justice to the complexity of the preaching task and the questions that underlie it, Wilson organizes both the preparation and the content of the sermon around its "four pages." Each "page" addresses a different theological and creative component of what happens in any sermon. Page One presents the trouble or conflict that takes place in or that underscores the biblical text itself. Page Two looks at similar conflict--sin or brokenness--in our own time. Page Three returns to the Bible to identify where God is at work in or behind the text--in other words, to discover the good news. Page Four points to God at work in our world, particularly in relation to the situations described in Page Two.

Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley cling to their bungalow in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Lucy, fed up with accommodating her husband, tries to assert her own independence. She and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and eloquently give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage.

In August of 1942, a young Englishwoman is raped in an Indian garden, and her fate and that of an elderly English school teacher entwine.

As the flames of independence continue to threaten the Raj, leaders of the Indian Congress are rounded up and put into British prisons. Meanwhile, Mable Layton and her daughters are stranded in their colonial mansion awaiting the return of Colonel Layton from the war.

Part text-book, part refresher for seasoned homileticians seeking to hone their speaking edge, The Practice of Preaching delivers! In straightforward, accessible language, this work contains dozens of written and oral exercises, definitions, sidebars and boxed text for easy recollection, and sermon examples. A self contained homiletics course, The Practice of Preaching includes generous index entries, a lengthy table of contents, and footnotes to ensure this is one volume to which preachers can refer again and again.

1958 School of the Rose Cross. One entry: Wisdom: Note that wisdom is the result of the head and heart working together and not just the head alone. Unless the spiritual mind is joined to the idealistic heart there will be no wisdom. This is the les.

"What I''m about to tell took place near the little town of Alpine, Texas, when I was fresh out of the service and had some money in my pockets. . . . The thing that happened shouldn''t have happened and I wish it never did. But there''s no denying it and in a way I''ve been on the lam because of it ever since." So begins the title story of In an Arid Land, a collection that depicts episodes in the lives of ordinary people facing real problems. Testament to the challenges of everyday life, the stories often revolve around tragic turning points--the loss of a loved one, divorce, retirement, or the pains of growing up and old. Malone''s characters are, indeed, often on the lam.

This guide to contemporary preaching focuses on exciting and innovative ideas that have recently emerged in the work of Fred Craddock and others. Much more than just another "how-to" book, the volume is informed by substantial work in contemporary theology, linguistics, and hermeneutical theory. At the same time, the book is very practical, and addresses basic principles of preaching. Paul Scott Wilson demonstrates with clarity and in detail how Scripture and personal experience can be used to train the imagination, and how this, in turn, can both strengthen and enliven the task of preaching. Book jacket.

Delightful, witty, and revealing essays about the art of writing fiction by the heralded British author of The Raj Quartet.

Discusses the production, filming, and cast of PBS television''s Masterpiece Theater production of "The Jewel in the Crown," a fourteen-week series based on Paul Scott''s "Raj Quartet," novels focusing on the tumultuous history of India between 1942 and 1947