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  Limitless

  Damien Horton

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  Limitless is the inspirational story of a young man’s journey of healing after more than ten years of depression and addiction. The downward spiral culminates in a severe car crash in August 2007 where he almost loses his life.In the face of extraordinary odds, Damien reinvents his life through meditation and an unwavering determination to change.Damien shares his powerful journey, the highs and the lows, in the hope that you can find what you need to heal your life. His remarkable story proves that we all have the power to heal and return to a place of self-love.

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  James Hudson Taylor -...

  Joel R. Beeke, Douglas Bond

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  What do George Whitefield, Elisabeth Elliot, and J. Gresham Machen have in common? They were all Evangelical Heroes. In the Evangelical Heroes series, Joel Beeke and Douglas Bond present thirty biographical sketches of faithful evangelical leaders from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. From George Whitfield to Charles Spurgeon to R.C. Sproul, these men and women held firm to the authority of Scripture and the reality of Christ's death and resurrection in the face of rising liberalism in the Church. These inspiring volumes introduce us to faithful Christians from the past and encourage us to stand firm today!

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  The Story of An Hour - From...

  Kate Chopin

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  Katherine O'Flaherty was born on the 8th February 1850 in St Louis, Missouri to parents of French and Irish descent. 
  At age 5, she was sent to the Sacred Heart Academy and, apart from a 2 year period at home when her father died, remained there until graduating in 1868.  Whilst there she began writing and became an avid reader of almost anything that crossed her path.   
  Kate married Oscar Chopin in 1870 and the couple moved to New Orleans, and later to the rural setting of Cloutierville, Louisiana to raise their 6 children.  
  In 1882 her husband died leaving her in a deep trench of debt.  Despite her best efforts to turn the businesses around they were sold, and she moved the family back to St Louis and the financial help of her mother.  Sadly, her mother died within the year.  Kate, now struggling with depression, pushed herself to write and gained a local reputation as a writer of short stories that captured the local color and vibrancy of her surroundings.  
  By the early 1890’s her short stories were published nationally.  With this widespread audience also came negative reviews, controversy, and cries of immorality as themes such as interracial relationships, the rights of women and other burning issues of the day were written about. 
  Despite the criticism, which unnerved her, she continued to write though in the main her works, around 100 short stories and two novels, were not attributed with any literary worth. 
  Kate Chopin died from a brain haemorrhage in St Louis Missouri on the 22nd of August 1904.  She was 54. 
  For much of the 20th Century her work was forgotten and out of print.  It was only in early 1970’s, with the rise of feminism and the call for a more just society that she was given the status her works had long described and shone a literary light at.  She is now safely revered as one of America’s great authors.

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  Painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon...

  Bert Alexander Petzold

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  Anyone who looks at Rembrandt van Rijn sees more than Baroque painting: light rising out of darkness, faces charged with inner life, pictures that still feel like a conversation. What is it about him that makes works in the Rembrandt House Museum and in the world's great collections hold viewers spellbound - from school lessons to university seminars, in Amsterdam and far beyond?
  This non-fiction book invites you on a fact-rich cultural journey through the Dutch Golden Age. In clear, vivid prose it turns biography and key works into a 'school of seeing'. You learn how Rembrandt steers light and composition, how he builds psychological presence, and how to recognise self-portrait, history painting, portraiture and etching as distinct ways of thinking with images. Even if 'Die Nachtwache' is familiar, its artistic logic becomes newly intelligible.
  Born in Leiden on 15 July 1606, Rembrandt grew up in a respectable middle-class household that valued education and ambition. After Latin school he trained with Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburgh and then with the Amsterdam history painter Pieter Lastman. Back in Leiden he shared a studio with Jan Lievens and soon taught his first pupil, Gerrit Dou.
  Moving to Amsterdam in 1632, he achieved rapid fame, commissions and prosperity. His marriage to Saskia van Uylenburgh coincided with masterpieces such as 'Die Anatomie des Dr. Nicolaes Tulp', 'Belshazzars Gastmahl' and the world-famous 'Die Nachtwache'. Later, Saskia's death, his partnership with Hendrickje Stoffels and mounting debts led to bankruptcy in the 1650s. Out of crisis came works of fierce intensity: 'Christus heilend die Kranken' (the 'Hundertguldenblatt'), 'Die drei Kreuze', 'Ecce Homo' and 'Aristoteles mit der Büste des Homer'. Here, shadows do not conceal; they reveal.
  In his final years he painted with a new warmth and dignity - 'Die Staalmeesters' and 'Die Judenbraut' - while modern research continues to revise attributions as new works surface and others return to his pupils. 
  Written by Bert Alexander Petzold, the book is ideal for GCSE and A-level revision as well as university study. It uses Rembrandt's life and greatest works as a practical guide to looking, so you can not only recognise his paintings but truly understand them. Secure your copy and let Rembrandt 's pictures become a lasting guide to how images work.

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  Jules Hudson: Wild at Heart

  Jules Hudson

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  Wild at Heart documents the highs and lows and moments of triumph and tragedy Hudson has experienced both on and off our screens. 
   
  “Throughout what has been a colourful life and exciting career, I’ve often joked at many memorable moments along the way that they would definitely go into ‘the book’!” 
   
  A household name to millions, Jules Hudson has been a familiar face on TV for decades. Fronting hit shows from Escape to the Country to Winter and Springtime on the Farm and Countryfile, he has become an integral part of life for the ‘Farmy Army’ of dedicated fans. 
   
  It hasn’t been a straight path to an idyllic new life in the rural landscapes of Britain however. 
   
  In his first memoir, Jules reveals the highs and lows and moments of triumph and tragedy he has experienced both on and off our screens. 
   
  Jules pens an inspiring and evocative portrait not only of his own life, but of the countryside and people he found his true home with. 
   
  Taking readers from his beginnings in urban Essex to the mountains, fields and woods – not to mention the animals – of his new home in the countryside, his journey shows that all along he really was Wild at Heart.

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  Freeing Teresa - A True Story...

  Frank James, Teresa Heartchild,...

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  When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings’ plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she’s forced to choose between family and her sister’s freedom. 
  A riveting and inspiring true story brought to life by a cast of over a dozen actors, including Jackie Blackmore, Lauren Potter, and Dayleigh Nelson. 
  TRIGGER WARNING: This story deals with dysfunctional family relationships and ableist attitudes, which some readers may find upsetting. 
  Franke James is an environmental activist who got into trouble in her own backyard—family trouble. She objected when she heard her siblings’ plan to put their disabled sister, Teresa Heartchild, into a nursing home. Teresa, who has Down syndrome, refused to go. But the other siblings insisted and secretly put Teresa into an institution for end-of-life care. 
  Teresa was in shock. Franke was horrified and organized a rescue. That’s when all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together—against their siblings, the medical system, and the police—to defend Teresa’s right to be free. 
  This is a true story about a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities—the right to decide where you live. 
  PRAISE for Freeing Teresa 
  “The result is more than a memoir: it’s a testimony to how ‘tickets to freedom’ are gained through fighting and love.” 
  D. Donovan, Sr. Reviewer, Midwest Book Review 
  “Gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring. This story will break your heart and then fill it up again.” 
  Catherine McKercher, author of Shut Away 
  “A gripping story about courage, love, and an unshakeable belief in human potential.” 
  Marty Seldman, Ph.D. author of Survival of the Savvy

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