Hang Ups

Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. In Hang-Ups, a personal selection of his articles from, amongst others, The New Yorker, appears in Britain for the very first time. Brilliantly and lucidly written by one of the most singular voices in non-fiction, this volume of provocative and often idiosyncratic essays makes hugely satisfying reading for lovers of both art and social history. In contains pieces on artists as diverse as David Hockney, Rembrandt and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and on such subjects as the unforgettable peculiarity of Stanley Spencer. From the author whose writing has been called sublime and whose ability to bring art and history vividly to life has earned him admiration worldwide, Hang-Ups is Schamas rallying cry for the art lover to look at familiar works of art and their artists and embrace a new way of seeing.

The Road to Freedom is the path of hope for all of us who are stuck. With practical application and inspiration, Johnny Baker shares his story of recovering from alcoholism and offers the truths he has learned from his 25 years with Celebrate Recovery. Baker’s father, John, founded Celebrate Recovery when Baker was 15 years old. Later, Baker became involved with alcohol himself. Even though he saw his parents’ marriage heal and watched his dad become a new person, he had to experience his own journey of healing. Baker began the process of recovery as a young adult. Now he serves on the leadership team of Celebrate Recovery, sharing his testimony of how God brought him back home. In the years since leaving alcohol behind, Baker has witnessed thousands of other lives change through the power of Christ. Whether you are dealing with substance abuse, relational struggles, or eating challenges, or you simply want to let go of what is holding you back in life, you will find answers in The Road to Freedom. In addition to telling his own story, Baker offers ten principles of healing. These life lessons remind you that pain has a purpose, small and steady improvement lasts longer than overnight change, serving others leads to deeper healing, and facing your problems is the only way to heal. The Road to Freedom will help you move from coping with hurts, hang-ups, and habits to the hope and health that only Jesus can bring.

Does the thought of buying new jeans make you want to cry? Have you put off purchasing new clothes until you've hit your lose weight? Do you have "goal pants" hanging in your closet right now that make you feel like crap every time you look at them so you just wear sweats instead? Stop what you're doing, girlfriend. This book is for you. As a celebrity stylist I have witnessed my clients have hundreds of dressing room meltdowns. No woman is immune to insecurity. In this book I talk about how you can get over yourself and tackle those issues head on. I'm going to tell you how you can dress and love the bod you have today--not twenty years ago, not fifteen pounds ago--TODAY!

Do you go through your daily routine with no real hope that life will be any more significant tomorrow than it has been in the days prior? All things considered, life seems pretty pleasant since you’re doing what you love. Though somehow through the busyness of ranching and cowboyin’ you’ve lost sight of what life really means, growing with Christ. As the trials and hardships continue with a life of ranching, do you long to know and connect with your loving Father? Nadine Tedford shares with you ways to Keep Christ by your side while living a challenge-filled ranching life. As you strengthen your walk with Christ, your prespective on life will change and your burdens will become lighter. You will learn to do more than survive spiritually, you will thrive.

There's a simple, straightforward way to cut carbon emissions and prevent the most disastrous effects of climate change-and we're rejecting it because of irrational political fears. That's the central argument of The Case for a Carbon Tax, a clear-eyed, sophisticated analysis of climate change policy. Shi-Ling Hsu examines the four major approaches to curbing CO2: cap-and-trade; command and control regulation; government subsidies of alternative energy; and carbon taxes. Weighing the economic, social, administrative, and political merits of each, he demonstrates why a tax is currently the most effective policy. Hsu does not claim that a tax is the perfect or only solution-but that unlike the alternatives, it can be implemented immediately and paired effectively with other approaches. In fact, the only real barrier is psychological. While politicians can present subsidies and cap-and-trade as "win-win" solutions, the costs of a tax are immediately apparent. Hsu deftly explores the social and political factors that prevent us from embracing this commonsense approach. And he shows why we must get past our hang-ups if we are to avert a global crisis.

CATCH THE WAVE! Journey to the Center of the Soul (JCS) will restore your soul as it brings to light a New Wave of the Spirit which is gaining mass momentum and is about to gust into a giant Tsunami. Catch the wave! JCS Journey-ers are experiencing soul restoration and are exploding with unprecedented forms of happiness, contentment, peace, volunteerism and giving the likes of which we have not experienced since the first century church Spiritual Tsunami! &n