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A selection of Risograph printed reproductions of drawings by Barcelona based Canadian artist Michael Swaney. These drawings are a fast and direct approach to the hand motif, also known from Swaney's large scale paintings. "I thought we could call it Happy Hans or Happy Hands. Happy Hans was a mascot for my home town in Kimberley Bc, and he was a beer yielding yodeler in liederhosen who would appear from some window doors on a giant cuckoo clock in town. You put coins in and he comes out and sings you a little yodel. I'm not the best writer but this could be a cool homage for the hand drawings maybe. what do you think?"Author: Michael SwaneyDesigner: Timo Vaittinen

A collection of 168 collages made with Xerox machines and publications in Helsinki University Library, Brooklyn Central Public Library, The Stockholm Public Library and Bibliotheek Sint-Gillis in Brussels between 2013 and 2016. Author: Timo VaittinenDesigner: Timo Vaittinen

The artist's book consists of risograph printed images of 21 sculptures created for Animal Housing Fair, an art festival in Loviisa, Finland. Organic materials were gathered on site, rearranged in the studio, and returned to the original location. Foreword by ant researcher Heikki Helantera, professorof evolutionary biology, University of Oulu, Finland. Author: Timo VaittinenDesigner: Timo Vaittinen

Trophic Verses explores the life and phenomena in and around the Earth's body of soil in a dialogue between art and science. The soil reader brings together artists, curators, researchers and farmers involved in the long-term project initiated by artist Teemu Lehmusruusu. The book maps an ongoing process through the participants' approaches, knowledges, experiences and artworks.

Two-act singspiel Farewell, Claw! is a journey into the world of romantic artisthood. The main character, young artist Claw, bulldozes his way like a sacrificial lamb to the verge of ultimate truths, where the earthly and the heavenly tear what is theirs to pieces. Albeit born out from a creative and collaborative crisis, Farewell, Claw!, is best to be read light- heartedly; like an unplanned joie de vivre, a chant of goodbye to pressures, competition, and ill will. Authors: Juho Taavitsainen & Sakari TervoDesigner: Sakari Tervo

Letters and Banners brings artist Dave McKenzie's recently commissioned body of work together with curator Bhavisha Panchia's writing. The book explores multiple forms of personal and public address, employing words as personal and political forms that continually shift emphasis betweendirect and ambiguous meanings. Co-published with PUBLICS and PALO, the book begins a new series of Coupling Words publications. The series is initiated by PUBLICS as part of their Couplings program. In these couplings two writers / artists / groups of practitioners are introduced to one another for the first time in print or in space because of some common concerns within their practices. Authors: Dave McKenzie & Bhavisha PanchiaDesigner: Emery Norton & Tuukka Kaila

Attached is a collection of texts that document a diverse range of artworks made by Jessie Bullivant (AU/FI) over the past decade. By replacing the default photographic documentation with written accounts, the artist raises questions about how immaterial artworks are preserved, accessed and ultimately remembered, allowing space for nuances often lost in photographic documentation. As an incomplete survey of the artist's work, the book blurs the boundaries between art and its documentation, between a conventional monograph and an experimental artist's book. It gives an exciting glimpse into a committed artistic practice tackling a variety of issues from representation, power and access to subtle social interactions. Author: Jessie BullivantDesigner: Tuukka Kaila

A comic album once discarded from a public library and later found on the street by the artist on his way to his studio is transformed in to a series of abstract collages. Using simple cut and paste tactics a collection of science fiction narratives is reorganised in to images drifting away from definition to be reproduced as risograph prints on the pages of Flashback Gordon.

Can a sculpture survive in the home without being domesticated into just another object-a door stop or something you hang your hat on? What are the civic duties we assign to sculpture today, in comparison to the post-war nation-building and reassertion of civilisation?At the heart of Things for Homes / Homes for Things are conversations about our social relationship to objects and the spatial relations these depend on. Prevett's enquiry is intimate and gentle, occurring as it does on a domestic scale in the homes of people who don't own art, and perhaps have never cared for it that much before. Without the expectations and politics that grand publicness entails, it embraces instead the potential for social connection through making and giving of sculpture to strangers.

A Spellbinding Story of Greed, Corruption, Hope, and Undying FriendshipPortland Police Detective Wayne Deetz and son, Brandon, a rookie officer, are investigating a vicious drug ring that may have ties to notorious gangster Sidney Grimaldi. With each startling piece of evidence the Deetz boys uncover, Grimaldi's noose rachets tighter and someone else turns up dead.Meanwhile, the life of Police Sergeant Dolby Tidwell is unraveling before his eyes. His adult son is a walking timebomb. His longtime wife appears to be seeking a relationship outside the marriage. His best friend was shot and killed amidst shady circumstances in a mysterious cold case. And Tidwell is turning to the bottle to make it all go away.When Deetz is sidelined and bad boy cop Harold Rickert is forced to partner with Brandon, matters plummet to unthinkable depths.With breakneck pacing and extraordinary twists and turns, Secrets in Shadows is an unforgettable tale of greed, corruption, hope, and undying friendship.

"Little do they know, I can hear and see everything."Eighteen-year-old Hale Frodele is presumed braindead from a tragic church bus accident in which he lost his younger brother, Nate.Little does anyone know-Hale hears and understands everything with crystal clarity.Hale remembers when his mom died at age 44 of pancreatic cancer and his dad turned his back on God.Hale understands that the unbeliever his dad remarried whispers bitterly that Hale is 'pitiful' and 'ruining' her marriage.Hale knows his father has borrowed a large sum of money from a deranged loan shark named Sebastian and the payback is due in 48 hours.Hale believes in his best friend Gilbert, who still visits him weekly, prays for his healing, and is beginning to realize something is very wrong in the Frodele household.Hale is in here . . . and he has a mind-blowing story to tell.

With a closet full of designer goods and an impressive professional portfolio that would make anyone envious, Pearl Clampett is poised to shine in this lighthearted screwball comedy. Her mission? Find love on the heels of heartbreak.As she eases into her rhythm, Pearl begins to receive mysterious messages that have been left for her to find, with no indication of the sender. To crack the case, she enlists the help of her equally love-troubled bestie, Peach, as well as Scott, an endearingly witty (although somewhat annoying) Brit she encounters along the way and to whom she can't help but be drawn.Together, they uncover a whirlwind of self-absorption, deceit, and greed that jeopardizes everything Pearl holds dear.Is Pearl cursed? And if she is, can she break it before it breaks her? Find out in this laugh-out-loud tale of love, friendship, and the nearly unbelievable!

A Haunting Name From the Past . . .Granger Meade was mentally scarred as a boy by his religious zealot parents. He was bullied at school for his quiet, oafish appearance, which naturally made him a loner and outcast.But one girl treated him differently-Pamela Wagner. Pam talked to Granger, took an interest, listened, made him feel like a human being. She cared when no one else did, and Granger loved her for it; and still does 20 years later.So Granger goes back to their Ohio town. Back to Pamela. But she is happily married to reporter Jack Crittendon, who's embroiled in a time-sensitive story about a pastor who's disappeared and left a suicide note; a case swirling with suspicion and talk of scandal.With tension on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Creston Mapes demonstrates why he is a "Top Pick" among mystery, fiction and thriller lovers.Fans of Frank Peretti, Terri Blackstock, Ted Dekker, Joel Rosenberg, Lynette Eason, Susan Sleeman, Colleen Coble, and Christy Barritt will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Creston Mapes.Reader praise for Fear Has a Name¿¿¿¿¿ Gripping Suspense, Edge of Your Seat Reading. Fear Has a Name is a gripping Christian suspense novel that gives you everything you want from cover to cover. You will be on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next. The best thing about this novel from a Christian readers perspective is the way that faith, mercy and forgiveness are woven seamlessly throughout the book . . . A very good read for anyone who likes Christian Suspense and drama. Once you start reading you won't be able to stop until it's done.¿¿¿¿¿ First time I have read a Christian suspense novel . . . I'm hooked. Honestly not sure how I stumbled on to this book but have found a new genre. I have read a lot of suspense and crime novels and didn't know there were Christian suspense novels until this one! Creston Mapes is an incredible author. Powerful storytelling with believable characters and plenty of suspense.¿¿¿¿¿ Fast-Paced Christian Thriller. Two intriguing storylines converge in the end . . . I read late into the night, and after I went to sleep, I had a nightmare about being kidnapped like Pamela. I woke up and had to finish the book before I went back to sleep.¿¿¿¿¿ This is an excellent and gripping Christian Fiction thriller that will keep you glued to the pages until the very end. Or, if you are like me, it will keep you up all night because you can't walk away from it. The story line is enticing and action packed.¿¿¿¿¿ Highly Recommend. This was a great read! I enjoy clean suspense. The plot was well laid out. The Christian themes were strong. This book is a ministry, and it was nice to see such a strong statement of faith presented in a story that was full of real life hurt, pain, and imperfection.

Octavius Hunt: Refined & Talented Artist-or Something Much More Sinister?After the Portland terrorist attack, the kidnapping of his daughter, and the domestic violence case that almost killed him, Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie escape for a long overdue vacation in Sedona, Arizona, to make some monumental career decisions. When Joanie's childhood friend, Suzanne, acts euphoric and distant, Deetz and Joanie become suspicious of her boyfriend, the beguiling millionaire artist Octavius Hunt.The more Deetz and Joanie dig into Octavius's corrupt and scandalous past-and his shady partnership with Mayor Marsden Maddox and entrepreneur Timmy Kondore-the darker and more twisted Suzanne's reality becomes. When Wayne and Joanie dare to venture one step too far into Octavius's sinister world of drugs and pleasure to find answers, they find themselves square in the madman's crosshairs.With tension on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Creston Mapes demonstrates why he is a "Top Pick" among mystery, fiction and thriller lovers.Fans of DiAnn Mills, Terri Blackstock, Susan Sleeman, Alton Gansky, Karen Kingsbury, and Robin Patchen will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Creston Mapes.

Father-Son Police Duo Battles Demons in DisguiseIn his final year behind the badge, beloved Portland Police Investigator Wayne Deetz and his wife Joanie are shocked to learn their youngest son, Brandon, 23, has signed up to follow in Deetz's footsteps by joining the Portland Police Bureau-especially amidst the city's recent riots, violence, and cancel culture.When Deetz goes back in uniform to ride with Brandon during his field training, the father-son duo is dealt a harrowing, demonic case involving an unlikely gunman and a brash corporate executive. As they interview witnesses, discover shocking new evidence, and dare to search for bones in locked closets, they learn not only are their lives in peril, but the devil is out for their loved ones as well.Book 5-the knockout punch in Creston's pulse-pounding Signs of Life Series.

Millionaire Rock Star Everett Lester Had It All . . .His metal band DeathStroke played bars and honkytonks until a NYC record label discovered them and the band experienced a meteoric rise to the top of the record charts - and super-stardom.Despite Everett's unfathomable popularity and riches, he was spiraling out of control into a dark existence where everyone wanted a piece of him, and where drugs and alcohol were his only comfort.When Everett begins to rely on the services of a personal psychic from L.A. for guidance and solace, he gradually finds a sinister form of evil seeping into his fractured life that threatens to end his career - and destroy his existence.Through it all, he receives uplifting notes from a young lady in Kansas who claims she's not a fan, but a friend who's praying for him.A murder trial ensues and the eyes of the world are watching courtroom B-3 in Miami-Dade County, Florida.With tension on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Creston Mapes demonstrates why he is a "Top Pick" among mystery, fiction and thriller lovers.Fans of DiAnn Mills, Terri Blackstock, Susan Sleeman, Alton Gansky, Karen Kingsbury, and Robin Patchen will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Creston Mapes.

People Are Sick And Dying in an Ohio Town.Rumors Are Swirling Like the Poison in the Air . . .Some claim chemicals leaking from a manufacturing plant are causing the cancer that's crippling people on the poor side of Trenton City, Ohio. Yet nothing at the plant appears amiss. The problem remains a mystery until reporter Jack Crittendon's long-time mechanic falls ill and Jack investigates.Soon Jack becomes engulfed in a smokescreen of lies, setups, greed, and scandal. The deeper he digs, the more toxic the corruption he uncovers. As he faces off with the big-time players behind the scenes and tries to beat the clock before more people die, he realizes the chillingly unthinkable-he knows way too much.With tension on every page, Amazon #1 Best-Selling author Creston Mapes demonstrates why he is a "Top Pick" among mystery, fiction and thriller lovers.Fans of DiAnn Mills, Terri Blackstock, Susan Sleeman, Alton Gansky, Karen Kingsbury, and Robin Patchen will love this thriller from award-winning and bestselling author Creston MapesPraise for POISON TOWN"A wild roller-coaster ride! I thoroughly enjoyed Poison Town." - Francine Rivers, Best-selling author"Every time you think the tension can't be more intense, Creston Mapes ramps it up a notch. Be prepared to stay up late (and make sure the doors are locked) when you start reading Poison Town." - Robert Whitlow, Best-selling AuthorMapes has crafted a David versus Goliath tale that reaches toward Grisham greatness and will keep you turning pages long into the night." - Harry Kraus, MD, Best-selling Author"Poison Town is another winner from Creston Mapes. I was on the edge of my seat and read it in one gulp. Highly recommended!" - Colleen Coble, Best-selling Author"Grab an oxygen tank and a tall glass of water-you're going to need them when you read Poison Town. A powerful tale of suspense! Intriguing and compelling-an absolute must-read!" - Ronie Kendig, Best-selling Author"In Poison Town, Creston Mapes weaves conspiracy, corruption, and murder into a gripping tale about the damage done by justice delayed and forgiveness denied." - Athol Dickson, Best-selling Author"Erin Brockovich on steroids! A suspense-filled journey into the world of a corrupt corporation, the blue-collar workers who are being 'poisoned,' and a reporter's determination to tell the truth. Mapes keeps the tension high as he realistically portrays Christians wrestling with fear, forgiveness, and the need to stand up for what's right." - Elizabeth Musser, Best-selling Author