Joe Dunthorne Libros

What makes a church a church? Is it "where three or more are gathered"? Is it songs and a sermon on Sunday? Does it require structure and leadership? How do you know? The Character of the Church dispels confusion by describing the five elements of a biblical church. Concise, accessible, and historically informed, it teaches God's design for church so you know what to look for in one--or even how to lead one. Useful for training in membership classes, discipleship groups, and elder boards--and even for devotional reading--The Character of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper appreciation of the church of God and its essential marks: The word of God is faithfully preached The sacraments are rightly administered Leadership is biblically formed and functioning Discipline is practiced with grace The mission of the church is shared by all This book will bring churches and Christians back to the biblical picture of a local body, perfect for any believer eager to grow and help others do likewise.

Impertinent owls, an immersive theatre troupe, ancient men from the Great War and idiot balloonists - such characters dramatise our human fancies and foibles, joining the protagonist in scenarios both humorously bizarre and all- too-familiar.

'Excellent . . . the wonderful, Day-Glo certainties of adolescence have rarely been so brilliantly laid out' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Meet Oliver Tate, Fifteen years old. Convinced that his father is depressed ('Depression comes in bouts. Like boxing. Dad is in the blue corner') and that his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher ('a hippy-looking twonk'), he embarks on a hilariously misguided campaign to bring the family back together. Meanwhile, he is also trying to lose his virginity - before her turns sixteen - to his pyromaniac girlfriend Jordana. Will Oliver succeed in either aim? Lose yourself in SUBMARINEand find out . . . 'A richly amusing tale of mock GCSEs, sex, death and challenging vocabulary . . . Excruciatingly funny incidents and cracking gags' TIME OUT 'Perfectly pitched . . . transplants The Catcher in the Ryeto south Wales . . . Dunthorne can make you laugh like you did during double physics on a wet Wednesday afternoon' OBSERVER 'A brilliant first novel by a young man of ferocious comic talent' THE TIMES

Tells the story of a nuclear family living on a commune as they deal with the modern world.

An invisible mountain rises above the streets of London. At over 1,400 metres it's Britain's highest peak. This ingenious book is an account of the ascent of Mount London by writers, poets and urban cartographers, each scaling a smaller urban mountain - from Crystal Palace to Parliament Hill. Mount London is a visionary record of the vertical city.

Ray is not a bad guy. Sure, he's just cheated on his heavily pregnant wife. He secretly despises all of his friends. His career as a freelance tech journalist is dismal, and he can't afford any of the hovels that pass for a first-time-buyer's house, and he spends his afternoons churning out listicles in his pants. But Ray is about to learn that no matter how low you sink, things can always get worse... Brace yourself for a wickedly funny look at modernity from the comic genius behind Submarine. The Adulterants is a tale of sadistic estate agents and catastrophic open marriages, helicopter parents and internet trolls, riots on the streets of London, and one very immature man finally learning to grow up.

This memoir delves into the complexities of a Jewish family, exploring themes of delusion and unspoken truths with an off-beat and irreverent tone. The author, known for the cult classic "Submarine," uses humor and subversion to navigate personal and cultural narratives, offering a unique perspective on family dynamics and identity.

Ray Morris est un journaliste free-lance au physique banal, un Londonien de classe moyenne légèrement paranoïaque entouré d’amis choisis et fidèles et d’une femme très enceinte, Garthene. Ray est le genre d’homme à n’avoir jamais vraiment trompé sa femme. Il n’a jamais reçu de coup de poing au visage. Il n’a jamais participé à une émeute, ni été recherché dans tout le pays, ni arrêté par la police, ni haï sur Internet par le monde entier. Du moins pas avant l’été 2011, où les rues de Londres et son mariage partent en flammes. Ray ne le sait pas encore, mais il va bientôt découvrir qu’il possède un véritable talent pour le pire. Les désaccordés pourrait être un roman sur le passage à l’âge adulte, si le protagoniste n’avait pas déjà trente-trois ans. Au fil d’une série de catastrophes aussi risibles qu’affligeantes, cet antihéros pince-sans-rire à tendance misanthrope verra progressivement l’harmonie de son couple se briser et ses relations sociales sonner de plus en plus faux. Avec une vague idée de ce que doit être un adulte accompli, et un sens de l’humour discutable comme unique recours à la solitude, au désespoir et à l’angoisse de la parentalité, il fera de son mieux pour être presque à la hauteur. Avec un mordant et une précision redoutables, Joe Dunthorne sonde les tourments dérisoires ou tragiques d’une nouvelle génération perdue. Pour notre plus grand plaisir.