Colours Of Fire

A bold and brilliant novel about love, lies and redemption, from award-winning author, Jenny Valentine – one of the greatest YA voices of her generation.

"The people of Pimsler, Colorado, never much believed in a boogieman—especially not some monster living under their beds. They thought they could stay safe by turning a blind eye to the reality of wicked people who paraded themselves in the light of goodness. They thought they’d be okay, but they were wrong. It turns out the boogieman is real, and he’s everywhere. In cities across America and the world, good citizens turn their backs on what’s right in the name of safety and security. There are plenty of folks like that in Pimsler, but things are about to change. A Bible teacher, a corrupted minister, a prominent businessman, and a gritty cop are in the midst of a twisted plot that captures innocent children and pushes the limits of the righteous beyond what any person thought possible. Good men are desperate to save not only lives but souls, too. This is a divine battle, fought on the Colorado streets. But even if the brave few of Pimsler can stop the spread of evil in their own neighborhood, the chase must go on to capture the evil that steals, lies, and kills. Christ wants to capture the hearts of the disillusioned, but is it too late?"

This story is about a Polish nurse, Hanna Chrzanowska (1902 -1973), a catholic woman who established and coordinated Parish Nursing in communist Poland in the late 1950's. It is to her credit that the house-bound and infirm cried with joy and for the first time in years experienced hope and faith in a better future. She worked for most of her professional life as a qualified nursing instructor in the field of community nursing, in several schools of nursing in Poland. There are many wonderful holy women and some of them, in answering the call to follow Christ, manage to do amazing things. Their heroic Christian lives witness to the power and glory of the risen Lord, spreading love and joy whenever and wherever their story is retold. This is the story about one such woman, who went about her ordinary professional tasks as a nurse, in a most extra-ordinary Christ-centred way.Hanna is one of the first candidates for sainthood who was also a registered nurse. It is hoped that shortly we will be able to formally count her among the many saints known for their works of mercy and their care for the sick and abandoned; it is hoped that she will become a modern Christian patron and model for today's generation of nurses and healthcare workersShe was a great Polish patriot and during the Second World War, her tireless work in Kraków with the homeless and refugees, significantly contributed to the avoidance of mass hunger and outright starvation in the over-crowded city. She was also a long-time editor of the Polish nursing journal, an accomplished novelist and professional writer - having published several books, poems and articles.

Set in 1741 New York City, this hypnotic tale, drawn from an obscure slice ofAmerican history, delves into topical issues, where a culture of fear createsa hunger for a scapegoat, and a mob mentality results in the tragic deaths ofinnocents.

ELEMENTS: Fire is a comics anthology of 23 stories by creators of color from around the globe. With stories featuring peaceful warriors, blossoming brujas, godly hackers, a worried child versus a volcano, we are the main characters of our own stories, not the sidekicks or token characters. This is an anthology that is full of our passions, magic, and inner fire because our diversity is not just a buzzword: it's our reality!The physical softcover edition of ELEMENTS: Fire has a striking gold foil cover, along with 272 pages of stories in black, white, and a special striking red Pantone (185 U) for the interiors. All brought to you by a truly diverse list of 32 creators of color.

Paramount in the shaping of early Byzantine identity was the construction of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (532-537 CE). This book examines the edifice from the perspective of aesthetics to define the concept of beauty and the meaning of art in early Byzantium. Byzantine aesthetic thought is re-evaluated against late antique Neoplatonism and the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius that offer fundamental paradigms for the late antique attitude towards art and beauty. These metaphysical concepts of aesthetics are ultimately grounded in experiences of sensation and perception, and reflect the ways in which the world and reality were perceived and grasped, signifying the cultural identity of early Byzantium. There are different types of aesthetic data, those present in the aesthetic object and those found in aesthetic responses to the object. This study looks at the aesthetic data embodied in the sixth-century architectural structure and interior decoration of Hagia Sophia as well as in literary responses (ekphrasis) to the building. The purpose of the Byzantine ekphrasis was to convey by verbal means the same effects that the artefact itself would have caused. A literary analysis of these rhetorical descriptions recaptures the Byzantine perception and expectations, and at the same time reveals the cognitive processes triggered by the Great Church. The central aesthetic feature that emerges from sixth-century ekphraseis of Hagia Sophia is that of light. Light is described as the decisive element in the experience of the sacred space and light is simultaneously associated with the notion of wisdom. It is argued that the concepts of light and wisdom are interwoven programmatic elements that underlie the unique architecture and non-figurative decoration of Hagia Sophia. A similar concern for the phenomenon of light and its epistemological dimension is reflected in other contemporary monuments, testifying to the pervasiveness of these aesthetic values in early Byzantium.

An inviting collection of lush botanical drawings to color, created in mixed-media artist Rachel Reinert's lovely and distinctive style. Reinert's fresh take on modern florals has earned her a following among private collectors and interior decorators, and Botanical Wonderland makes her aesthetic accessible to everyone. Plus, the book includes some finished, fully colored botanical paintings to inspire would-be artists to draw their own beautiful works.