Vivian Maier ha cautivado la imaginación del mundo con sus magistrales imágenes y su misteriosa vida. Su pasado estaba tan profundamente encubierto que ni siquiera las familias con las que vivía sabían mucho de ella, y su obra solo se descubrió póstumamente y por casualidad. Esto, sin embargo, no ha impedido que sea uno de los mayores descubrimientos fotográficos del siglo.Ahora, gracias a una meticulosa investigación, Revelar a Vivian Maier nos descubre la histor...

Sans l'improbable découverte d'un lot de photographies anonymes lors d'une vente aux enchères en 2007, le travail de Vivian Maier n'aurait jamais été connu. Cette photographe hors norme (New York, 1926 ¿ Chicago, 2009) a produit, tout au long de sa vie, une œuvre considérable (plus de 140 000 images), jamais montrée de son vivant. Fine observatrice de son époque, elle a su saisir avec acuité l'universalité de la condition humaine. Reconnue comme l'une des artistes majeures du XXe siècle, l...

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Whispering Hope His Saving Grace: A Book of Inspirational and Spiritual Poetry offers a wonderful healing collection of inspiring and spiritual poems written by Elizabeth Ann Marks.The author was inspired to write this book to help spread the love of God to others. Though she has been writing poetry since the age of ten, after joining a charismatic renewal prayer group, her gift for writing has become spiritual. She was inspired to write for God after being baptized in the Holy Spirit.Thes...

In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Mary Ann Beavis examines cultural context and theological meaning in Mark. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by• attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs• showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits• commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book• focusing on the cultural, literary, and...

Assessing Missionary Readiness Through Character, Conviction, and CompetencyShould I become a missionary? Many who ask this question have a genuine love for Christ and a desire to live out the Great Commission. Yet even good intentions can sometimes cloud the judgment of our abilities, and personal ambition can make it difficult to keep our eyes fixed on what is necessary for the glory of Christ and the building of his kingdom. The decision to pursue missi...

My mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again—even if Steele is the one for me.I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall.The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate.I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate.Yet neither of us want what fate decrees.So, we’ll fight side by side and ...

Assessing Missionary Readiness Through Character, Conviction, and CompetencyShould I become a missionary? Many who ask this question have a genuine love for Christ and a desire to live out the Great Commission. Yet even good intentions can sometimes cloud the judgment of our abilities, and personal ambition can make it difficult to keep our eyes fixed on what is necessary for the glory of Christ and the building of his kingdom. The decision to pursue missi...

My mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again—even if Steele is the one for me.I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall.The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate.I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate.Yet neither of us want what fate decrees.So, we’ll fight side by side and ignore the burnin...

The International Booker Prize-shortlisted masterpiece on grief and loss, from one of France's most original writers at work todayA Leopard-Skin Hat may be Anne Serre’s most moving novel yet. A masterpiece of simplicity, emotion and elegance, it is the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny, who suffers from profound psychological disorders.A series of short scenes paints the portrait of a strong-w...

Three strangers enter the U.S. Naval Academy in the late 1990s with nothing in common except the room they’ve been assigned and the institution bearing down on all of them. Gary Hale has spent his whole life learning how to disappear inside a room full of people. He didn’t plan on being found. What unfolds over three years at Annapolis is a story about friendship forged under pressure, identity hidden in plain sight, and the cost of finally being known. Some marks are made by the place. So...

Shortlisted for the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, Nonfiction CategoryLonglisted for the 2018 Frank Hegyi Award for Emerging AuthorsTim Bosma was a happy young father with a promising future when he listed his pickup truck for sale online, went for a test drive with two strangers, and never returned. The story of the Hamilton man’s strange disappearance in May 2013 captured headlines across the country and took over social media, resonating with everyone w...