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Step into a whimsical world of imagination, color, and natural wonder with Painting the Secrets of the Forest with Watercolors, a comprehensive and inspiring watercolor workbook for artists of all levels who want to bring forest-inspired scenes to life. Begin your journey with a solid foundation in watercolor essentials: from understanding materials and tools to mastering techniques like color blending, layering, brush control, pigment manipulation, and more. Youll also learn about color theory and how to apply that to your paintings! Once youve built your technical skills, discover how to find and collect inspiration from nature. Learn how to keep a creative journal filled with sketches, pressed leaves, or notes from your walks, and transform that inspiration into original artwork. Also included are guided exercises to show you how to observe colors in the wild and match them with your palette, while step-by-step practice paintings help you paint realistic and imaginative flowers, plants, insects, and more. Each tutorial includes detailed instructions, a color guide, and tips for customizing your painting. After just a few small practice paintings, youll gain the confidence and inspiration to start creating your own original art!

Jasper Saris has a lot to be thankful for:His Dom, Vincent A new full-year contract A full summer off before starting his last year of college His first-ever vacation at a BDSM resortEvergreen Escape owned by Vincents friend, Zach, exceeds his wildest dreams and opens new facets of their relationship and his role as a sub. Vincent opens up more about his past and family and even introduces Jasper to his favorite kink.But clouds on the horizon threaten, and family troubles interrupt the vacation. Jaspers brutish, drunk father is dying. Despite not having seen him in years, his cousin and housemate Amber insists he comes home, reviving an old trauma and revealing disturbing family secrets. Jasper struggles with his insecurities about his relationship with Vincent and his life in general.Vincent refuses to let his vacation with Jasper end on a low note, so they return to the resort. Problems surface on their return, and the most shocking secret of all threatens to leave Jasper on the outs with the remainder of his family and without a place to live. Does Vincent care enough to step up for Jasper and intensify their connection, or are his feelings for Jasper purely transactional just when Jaspers are deepening?

Three women. One life-changing secret. Will honesty bind them together or tear them apart?Single mother Charlie can barely pay the rent, never mind give her son the chances he deserves. Desperate to escape mounting debt, she enters into a surrogacy deal with a stranger. It will solve all her problems, wont it?High-flying Suzie is used to getting what she wants. Yet her biggest dream of being a mother is beyond her grasp. So when a chance for happiness comes her way in the shape of Charlie, why shouldnt she take it?Meanwhile, Dawn, Suzies steadfast university friend, is discovering that finding her mojo is about as hard as finding a good-fitting bra. What has happened to her sex life? Is finding the missing lid of a Tupperware box the biggest thrill she can expect? She thinks not.As Charlies pregnancy progresses, the womens lives grow increasingly intertwined, revealing old betrayals and hidden connections. At a pivotal celebration, long-held secrets threaten their fragile unitybut also offer the possibility of forgiveness and fresh starts.Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Marian Keyes, this is a powerful story of friendship, motherhood, and second chances.Please note: this title was originally published as A Year of Second Chances.

Faith Conversations for a Modern World Have you ever wanted to look over the shoulder of an expert apologist as he has conversations about faith?Louis Markos, acclaimed author of From Plato to Christ and Passing the Torch, gives you a seat at his table for an international potluck dinner held in his home, where guests from many faith traditions and walks of life engage in spirited discussion about faith, miracles, and the meaning of life.My Apologetics Dinner Party presents a method of talking about Christian faith that is not based primarily on propositional logic or the defense of truth claims (though these features do show up). Instead, he aims to clarify what Christians actually believe through a winsome and engrossing narrative in the tradition of Socratic dialogue. The conversations in this book are rooted in real-life interactions Professor Markos has had with skeptics, seekers, and adherents of other faiths throughout a lifetime as a professional apologist for Christianity.In My Apologetics Dinner Party, you will get a unique opportunity to look over the shoulder of an expert apologist in action. observe a laid-back, conversational approach to evangelism built upon hospitality and designed for life in a modern, pluralistic society. see an example of how to engage in conversational apologetics among people of diverse cultural, educational, and religious backgrounds. hear dialogues, rather than debates, as creative narrative in the Socratic tradition. Youll be entertained as well as enlightened as youre taken up in the banter, humor, and atmosphere of lively dinner conversationonly to find at the end that some of your deepest questions have been addressed. If you are looking for a book that will show you how to discuss your faith in a real-life setting with friends who have deep questions to ask but dont want to hear a sermon, or a book you could give to curious seekers to read on their own, youll find it in My Apologetics Dinner Party.

Learn Why Justice Matters to God Through the Book of Amos The prophet Amos was a simple shepherd and an unlikely prophet, yet he delivered a powerful message to Israel and its neighborsa declaration of Gods heart for justice. Trusted Bible teacher Vanessa Hawkins invites us to lean in and listen closer to Amos because what was true about Gods justice for ancient Israel is also true for us today.This eight-week study on the book of Amos invites you to explore why justice is so important to God. The Roar of Justice will help you gain a greater understanding of Gods justice and his righteous rule, while simultaneously recognizing his intense love and deep desire for the flourishing of all people.In this Bible study, youll find five days of guided study each week, engaging video teachings from the author, and a framework to help you learn what the Scriptures say and mean and how to respond. Hawkins points you toward the challenge contained in the message of Amos, encouraging you to listen carefully to Scripture, earnestly reflect on the truths that you hear about injustice, and be willing to be transformed by what you discover.In The Roar of Justice, youll discover that justice isnt buried in the pages of Amos; it is a mighty and resounding theme that flows throughout Scripture straight from the heart of God.

A dark and explosive epic fantasy of betrayal, revolution and dark magic pacts, as the Little Mermaids granddaughter marches to war, perfect for fans of H. M. Long and Samantha Shannon.The fairy tale mermaid Arielle might have gotten her happily-ever-after, but her granddaughter Yemi is having a much harder time. Her father, the king of Ixia, was assassinated years ago, her mother is slowly dying of a poisoned wound, and she faces whispers and slights from her own people. Yemi has been raised as the shield of the kingdom and is soon to inherit the throne, but she cannot shake her fury at how Ixia has treated her family after all theyve sacrificed. Only her patient mother and steadfast personal bodyguard (and fiancee), Nova, help Yemi rein in that fury... most of the time.When the kingdoms discontented rumblings reach a fever pitch, a coup erupts and Yemis throne is usurped, stripping her of her family and forcing her into exile. Now, only one being has the power to help her: Ursla.

A Spiritual Journey Toward Healing and Justice for Christians of Color You are born from a seed that cannot die. In a world filled with discrimination, racially motivated violence, and miscarriages of justice, hope and joy can feel unattainable, and lies denying your personhood try to dim the truth that you are created in the image of God.In Seeds of Racial Healing, counselor and spiritual director Sheila Wise Rowe offers you a season of rest and restoration. Her spiritually formative approach enables you to deepen your faith as you pursue healing from racial trauma, past and present.Anchored in daily Scriptures, these fifty-two devotions help you become more aware of God every day, even as you confront interpersonal racism and systemic oppression. In each devotion, Rowe inspires readers to share your stories and reminds your weary soul that you are fearfully and wonderfully made.In these devotions, youll find personal stories, prayer and encouragement, Scripture passages, questions for reflection, and actionable steps to help you pursue both healing and justice. If youre a Christian of color looking for a an accessible, trauma-informed devotional, Seeds of Racial Healing will help you confront challenges, embrace your worth as a child of God, and sow seeds of healing and transformation, whether on your own or as part of a group. Youll find encouragement to employ rest, resilience, and the power of faith to nurture growth in yourself and your community.

South of England, 1816.The Earl of Steald, a decorated hero of the Napoleonic Wars, arrives at the estate of Niant for a gathering, invited by an old school friend. Amid the refined noble familys festivities, he encounters Miss Isabella Marton and soon finds himself captivated by her sharp wit and spirit. In Isabella, he discovers a worthy opponent in the battle they both wage against falling in love.Set in the aristocratic world of early nineteenth-century English society, this novel is a homage to the Romantic Era.

Vázquez was born in nineteen ninety-one, in San Luis, a town thirty kilometers from Santiago de Cuba, and raised by his mothers family. At twenty-seven, he moved to Hungary, where, after a few employment tribulations, he opened his own restaurant, only to lose it to tax wrongdoings and governmental greed, a loss that was matched with a period marked by several personal tragedies. This great loss, as he says, took him down into the (ab)use of organic drugs, to numb the pain. Aware that his personal situation wouldnt be viable in the long term, and unable to aord therapy, he turned his attention inward and allowed himself to follow the messages of his dreams.This book portrays Vazquezs personal healing process through fifty-three dreams that Vazquez interpreted using Jungian psycho-alchemy and esoteric tools, such as the Tarot and Kabbalahs Tree of Life. His healing journey set him on the path of Jungian individuation, leading him to find the salvation from the darkness he desperately sought. An extra twenty-four dreams are included, to make a total of seventy-seven dream narratives. Vazquez illustrated all of the images -artwork and digital renderings.

Os álbuns de figurinhas das Copas do Mundo mobilizam milhões de torcedores ao redor do planeta e se transformaram em um negócio altamente lucrativo. Este livro resgata a trajetória das coleções lança

Bernardo ama animais!Coleciona insetos, desenha aves e sabe tudo sobre peixes e dinossauros.Um dia, em uma feira de adoção, ele encontra uma cachorrinha peluda que ninguém quer. Ela está doente, prec

E se a vida que você sempre sonhou estiver logo ali, do outro lado dos seus medos? E se atravessar as tempestades for o caminho necessário para mergulhar na calmaria? O que pode acontecer de pior se

In this explosive, no-holds-barred account of the life of a globally renowned classical musician, Julian Lloyd Webber lifts the lid on a profession previously shrouded in mystery.From vivid descriptions of his childhood in one of the worlds most famous musical dynasties to unfiltered stories from his incredible career including collaborations with such stars as Yehudi Menuhin, Joaquin Rodrigo, Elton John, and his brother, Andrew Lloyd Webber Bows and Arrows reveals a cut-throat world of agents, promoters, record companies, violin dealers and substance abuse, laying bare the classical music industry as never before.With refreshing honesty and humour, Julian recounts the break-up of three of his four marriages, his lifelong passion for ensuring that every child has a chance to play a musical instrument and his devastation at the injury that forced him to stop playing and sell his Stradivarius cello in 2014. This earth-shattering loss, however, led him to discover a new calling as principal of a leading royal conservatoire and to double down on his efforts as a tireless champion of music education, working closely both with government and charities.Culminating in Julians return to the stage for the first time in twelve years, Bows and Arrows is a powerful story of passion, loss and a life reborn.

Tara Selter is one of many.In a sprawling villa on the outskirts of Bremen, Tara Selter is starting to settle into a new kind of eighteenth of November. Her days with Henry, Ralf and Olga revolve around the daily routines of practical chores: gathering provisions, splitting firewood. But one morning, there are five new arrivals at their wrought-iron gate.As more people continue to arrive, their home fills with movement, voices fill the air; a flurry of people asking questions, sharing their eighteenths of November. Slowly, they settle into a new routine and Tara begins to breathe a little easier. Could they create a new world inside the eighteenth of November?Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and Winner of the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, On the Calculation of Volume IV is the fourth volume of the poetic, page-turning European masterpiece about one womans fall through the cracks of time. Absolutely, absolutely incredible.Karl Ove KnausgrdA total explosion.Nicole KraussUnforgettable.Hernan DiazBreathtaking. Chetna MarooBrilliant.Jon McGregorAbsolutely marvellous.Lauren Groff

A Sombra do Vento celebra 25 anos de histórias que permanecem na memória Num amanhecer de 1945, um rapaz é levado pelo pai a um misterioso lugar escondido no coração da cidade velha: O Cemitério dos

Poignant and tender. FERDIA LENNONA dynamic voice. IRENOSEN OKOJIELushly written and formally audacious. NICOLAS PADAMSEEThis is the story of one mans weekend, a weekend in which everything could changeThese lines could change everything /He sips more of his tinny / Imagines a new lifeAidys just punched a co-worker, but he hasnt got time to deal with the fallout. With a deadline fast looming he must get home, knuckle down and finish the story hes been working on, a story he hasnt been able to stop thinking about. Its the story of a falling plane and of a grieving mother.Set across one weekend, About to Fall Apart is the exhilarating story of a man of mixed heritage - living on the Irish border - as he tries to stay positive, reconnect with his children and maybe, even, find his own birth mother.

Sally loves musical theatre and dreams of a career on Broadway. Living near a theatre with her dad, she can practically see her dreams come true.Writing her own musical is Sallys first step to a life of fame. Its so annoying that friends and family KEEP hinting that maybe her musical is not really about a lonely frog, but actually about her own life. Shes sure no one ever said that to Lin-Manuel Miranda!Armed with new skills from a course packed with main-cast-energy theatre kids, Sally is ready to take her show public. Will her performance prove to her friends that shes over any problems? The show must go on, after all.

A dignidade é o ponto de partida da instigante obra de Evilázio Francisco Borges Teixeira, colocada à disposição da Rede Marista, da comunidade acadêmica, jurídica e social, 30 anos após a promulgaçã

Extraordinary . . . It will touch your heart and mind in ways you will not see coming JANICE HALLETTAnd thats why I want to be called ScoutIts most unusual, said Clock.Shes the one who listens and learns, Scout said. Shes like me. She paused and set her voice to pensive. You already have names. Id like one too.In a self-running smart house, a young sentient hoover listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving human connection, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery.But when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow appliances discover that the omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the City, wants to displace Harold from the home hes lived in for fifty years. With the help of a neighbourhood boy, and Harold and Edies daughter, the humans and the appliances must come together to outwit the Grid before they lose everything they hold dear. . .

Brave, beautifully written and shrewdly researched . . . this is a riveting read by a writer at the top of her game.The TimesSeldom have I read such an enthralling biography.Literary ReviewAn exemplary Life, about a strange English writer of rare gifts and peculiar greatness.IndependentAs adventurous and intelligent as its roving subject.TelegraphSuperb.SpectatorA captivating authorised biography of the legendary writer Jan Morris.She was the twentieth century. Who wouldnt want to write her biography?When Jan Morris joined the 1953 Everest expedition and was first to get news of the ascent back to London, she became the most famous journalist in the world. So began a glittering career covering the Eichmann trial, interviewing Che Guevara and scooping the story of Suez collusion. Morris transitioned in the early seventies and documented the experience in Conundrum. She was a pioneer and her books, including Venice and the Pax Britannica trilogy, have inspired readers across the globe.Here, renowned travel writer and biographer Sara Wheeler uncovers the complexity of this twentieth-century icon to reveal a mosaic of contradictions. Morriss work conjured the spirit of place, yet her late masterpiece Trieste celebrates the meaning of nowhere; she was a Welsh nationalist who wasnt Welsh; a preacher of kindness with a cruel side. This is a portrait of an astonishing life, and a scintillating story of longing, travel and never reaching home.Wonderful. Paul TherouxBrilliant.Simon JenkinsSuperb.Colin ThubronBreathtakingly good. Michael Palin