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  A Light on the Hill - The...

  Caleb Morell

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  God's Faithfulness on Display in an Engaging Church Biography
  Capitol Hill Baptist Church, located just blocks away from the center of American power, has a rich 150-year history. Its members have participated in significant world events, advocated for religious freedoms, and spoken out against the moral failings of the times. There's no doubt this church has had a unique impact on evangelicalism from a significant location. But these lively characters and their unique experiences only tell part of this engaging narrative. 
  Through real-life stories, A Light on the Hill reveals how God works through church bodies and remains faithful during times of uncertainty. Exploring themes such as pastoral ministry, faithfulness, courage, racial reconciliation, church and politics, and more, this book will help readers see the long-term effects of faithful church ministries. Ultimately they will be encouraged to invest in a local church and preserve the gospel for the next generation.
  
  -  Engaging Biography: Compiled stories recount Capitol Hill Baptist Church's unique history and its impact on evangelicalism
  -  Characters Come to Life: Abolitionist pastor who argued with Lincoln, a one-armed veteran, the widow who founded the church, a scamming pastor, a pastor whose beliefs were transformed by Martin Luther King Jr., and more
  -  Reoccurring Themes: Pastoral ministry, faithfulness, courage, racial reconciliation, church and politics, and more
  -  Appeals to Pastors, Church Members, and Historians: Offers valuable insights for leading congregations and provides personal spiritual encouragement 
  - Includes Over 80 Photographs

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  Sex Power & Prima Facie - When...

  CassandraWoodhouse

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  What happens when Art becomes a movement - 
  And a woman dares to use her body, voice, and story to shift culture? 
  Sex, Power & Prima Facie takes us beyond the stage and into the living heart of one of the most vital conversations of our time - sexual harm, justice, consent, embodiment, and the transformative power of art. 
  Through the internationally acclaimed one-woman play Prima Facie, Cassandra Woodhouse stood alone on stage night after night, lending her body and voice to a story that cracked open silence across Aotearoa. 
  What unfolded in theatres - the tears, the confessions, the courage - became something far greater than performance. 
  “Cassandra has delivered a war cry for the wounded wahine within too many of us.” 
  - Tarryn Utiger 
  This is not only a book about sexual harm. 
  It is a book about healing. 
  About reclaiming power. 
  About becoming whole again. 
  Woven with intimate personal storytelling, survivor voices, cultural insight, conscious parenting, and embodied wisdom, Cassandra invites readers into a journey of alchemy - where pain becomes purpose, silence becomes voice, and awareness becomes prevention. 
  Inside these pages, you will discover: 
  • Why rape myths still shape our culture - and how to dismantle them 
  • How consent begins long before the bedroom 
  • What survivors truly need in order to heal 
  • Why embodiment is essential for justice, prevention, and self-worth 
  • How art becomes activism - and activism becomes love 
  This book is for survivors. 
  For parents raising the next generation. 
  For artists, educators, and change-makers. 
  For anyone who believes culture can shift - and wants to be part of that change. 
  When art becomes alchemy, the creatress rises. 
  And so can we.

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  Fulfilling Dreams Lesson's...

  Patty Mae Gray

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  I chose to write this book after moving from Washington to Port Protection, Alaska to start a full-service fishing lodge. I had been asked several times by lodge guests, “What made you sell everything and move to Port Protection, Alaska to start a fishing lodge?” The other question asked most often was about our recipes. This made me feel so proud. I had thought we would be able to hire a cook but realized we couldn’t afford it at the time. I had to do the cooking. I lost sleep. I had to work so hard to find the easiest and best recipes and put a meal plan together, including lunches for our guests to eat on the boats. I kept a journal that I am now sharing. 
  Patty Mae Gray was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She grew up fishing, gardening, and investing in real estate. 
  In 1994, when Patty and her husband were moving to Port Protection, Alaska, she started her first journal. She is currently transforming her journals into novels. 
  She lives in Arizona with her dog, Lucy and parrot, Mattie. 
  Her goal is for her readers to enjoy and learn from each of her experiences through her stories. 
  This is narrated for the author.

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  Rowing Into The Son

  Jordan Hanssen

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  A Daring True Story"Truly an epic of adventure and perseverance, this is great inspiration for anyone who thinks of someday tackling the impossible" -- New York Times best-selling author Clive CusslerOn June 10, 2006, four college friends stepped into a 29-foot rowboat as the only American competitors in the first North Atlantic Rowing Race.From the initial idea and chaotic race planning to heaving through cold ocean swells, author and lead rower Jordan Hansen takes us along as the crew heads out from New York Harbor, racing against three other teams; catches theelusive Gulf Stream current; and makes the final dramatic push for the finish line off the coast of England. Hurricane-level winds, giant ocean eddies, passing freighters, and sharks are all elements of the journey, while the tension on board comes to a head on Day 17-with another 55 days to go when the crew realizes their supplies are running out and they must drastically ration their food.The race is set against the backdrop of Jordan's own reflections on both his biological father, who passed away many years earlier, and his stepfather. Combined with the details of how he and his teammates cope within the confines of their tiny boat, and their determination to push their limits, it creates a remarkable coming-of-age story- and an intimate account full of thrilling adventure and compelling emotion."A beautiful sense of place and a compelling portrait of four men locked in an epic struggle with the ocean and, occasionally; with themselves. Gripping."-Roz Savage, first woman to row three oceans and author of ‘Rowing the Atlantic’“Too often in our lives we are told what we cannot do. Hanssen's story deftly accomplishes the opposite. It might not catapult you into a rowboat, but be warned; you may be enticed to alter course."-Jill Fredston, author of Rowing to Latitude

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  Warhol After Warhol - Secrets...

  Richard Dorment

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  Long-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process. 
   
   
   
  Late one afternoon in the winter of 2003, art critic Richard Dorment answered a telephone call from a stranger. The caller was Joe Simon, an American film producer and art collector. He was ringing at the suggestion of David Hockney, his neighbor in Malibu. A committee of experts called the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board had declared the two Warhols in his collection to be fake. He wanted to know why and thought Dorment could help. 
   
   
   
  This call would mark the beginning of an extraordinary story that would play out over the next ten years and would involve a cast of characters straight out of a n novel. From rock icons and film stars; art dealers and art forgers; to a murdered Russian oligarch and a lawyer for the mob; from courtrooms to auction houses: all took part in a bitter struggle debating the authenticity of a series of paintings by the most famous American artist of the twentieth century. Part detective story, part art history, part memoir, and part courtroom drama, Warhol After Warhol is a spellbinding account of the dark connection between money, power, and art.

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  Wandering through Life - A Memoir

  Donna Leon

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  The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eighties 
   
  In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.  
   
  Following a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather’s farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon got her first taste of the classical music and opera that would enrich  
  her life. She also developed a yen for adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly  
  animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a chaperone to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market. 
   
  Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel’s vocal music, and her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees—which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery Earthly Remains. Even as mass tourism  
  takes its toll on the patience of residents,Leon’s passion for Venice also remains unchanged: its outrageous beauty and magic still captivate her. 
   
  Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon poignantly confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her sharp sense of humor,  
  Wandering through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal.

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