Be Set Free For there’s a love, a Father’s love For there’s a hope for all mankind For there’s a grace, a Gift of grace For there’s a Friend, He’s yours and mine So reach out and take His hand So lift up your eyes to see So lay down all of your sins At His cross and be set free

Jack Kerouacs "On the Road" was a touchstone for a generation and the centerpiece of the Beat movement in literature and art. This text by Isaac Gewirtz examines Kerouacs life and career, his counter-culture vision, and his relationships with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and other Beats.Scala Publishers

"I was on a lonely stretch of road. There were no lights other than the moon and stars, and I had not encountered any traffic in at least 10 minutes. Far ahead of me a figure stepped out of the brush and stood on the shoulder of the road. The figure was still far out of my headlight range, but was visible as a stunning and marvelous silhouette in the bright moonlight." Capturing the essence of the riding experience through a series of adventures and a candid look into the author s mind, this book explodes the myths and shows the reader something few books have before-the complex motivations of an avid motorcycle rider.

What if you could find your way on your own Soul Road with some scissors and a glue stick? This revolutionary journal includes cut and paste elements and soulful backgrounds to help you rediscover yourself, or maybe even find your true self for the rist time. Sometimes it's hard to find your own path, your own words and your own truth, but once you do, life takes on a whole new meaning and a whole new clarity.Including in "Creative Soul Searching - Life is Your Soul Road " you'll find pages and pages of collage elements and words that will speak to your soul. Combined with your own words, your own images and your own creativity, you'll end up with a book that speaks to WHO YOU ARE and what YOUR path is. This revolutionary cut & paste journaling book system was innovated by Melody Ross, who over the last 25 years has created award-winning, innovative tools for creative soul-searching. Creative Soul Searching - Life is Your Soul Road is the first volume of an entire collection of Creative Soul Searching cut and paste journals, books and projects. Between each beautiful 2-page spread, you'll find a page to cut out of the book. This cut-out page includes journaling prompts, soulful images and beautiful frames and word-bubbles to paste your soul's thoughts, yearnings and questions down to. You'll have what you need with just a craft knife or scissors, a glue stick and a cutting mat (optional.) You can add paint, your own images and your own creative supplies to make this art journal whatever you want it to be.This book is Volume 1, and is a perfect way to begin your creative journaling journey. More books full of words and collage images are available in this collection and can be mixed and matched to make a library of books that tell your story, dig deep into your soul and help you remember and stay on your own soul road. TESTIMONIALS: "This work, your soul and your unfailing dedication to bring light and hope into people's lives and pain is so admirable. You have inspired me so much to keep following my heart and my calling despite my fears and insecurities. You have showed me how to be kinder to myself, inspired me to show up bravely even when I feel so scared, specially when life gets hard, or when I am doubtful if I can actually do it. Every time I feel like I'm failing I remember that I am growing and becoming." -Blanca P."Melody Ross has given me the practical tools I needed to carry out my faith and my life's mission. She did all the gritty work of sorting through her own relatable life experiences and categorizing them into manageable sections to tackle so that the rest of us could see that soul work doesn't have to be an endless process with no rewards along the way. There is much beauty to be had in the trenches and Melody has created a lifetime of inspirational work that can reach anyone, touch anyone and inspire anyone, no matter where you are at in your life's journey. I've taken online courses, done live retreats and worked alongside Melody and all three experiences have proven her consistent passion to be true, she wants to help us all restore our souls and change our lives in fun, creative ways. She realizes that this looks different for everyone and gives us the freedom to express our own visions while using her universal tools. So grateful for Melody and her great, big giving heart." -Antoniette S. "I was at one of my lowest times in my life. I was able in the safety of my home confront some of my past. Your daily videos were heartwarming and made me feel like they were just for me. You helped me save my life and repair my soul. The best part is that you continue to come up with the next thing I need. I would highly recommend any of your work. I know that you have lived all of your material so you know it works." Glorie J. "This helped me to get on my path and see where I have been and where I am going." -Stephanie S.

An unparalleled and intimate account of Bernie Sanders from one of his most trusted confidants. Bernie Sanders inspires fervent love and, even among his enemies, a measure of grudging respect—yet, curiously, we know little about who the man really is, with Sanders deliberately keeping the focus on his policies. Now, with The Fighting Soul, Ari Rabin-Havt takes us where no profiles or televised interviews have been able to go. As a close advisor and deputy campaign manager on Sanders’s most recent—and likely last—presidential campaign, the tireless Rabin-Havt spent more hours between 2017 and 2020 with the Vermont senator than anyone else. Traveling the country for rallies and to support striking workers, the two visited thirty-six states, drove tens of thousands of miles, and ate in countless chain restaurants. One result was a meteoric and galvanizing presidential campaign. Another is The Fighting Soul, an unforgettable chronicle of life on the road with Sanders and the first in-depth portrait of this fiercely independent, and famously private, left-wing firebrand. Sanders’s second bid for the presidency began in Rabin-Havt’s apartment in Washington DC in January 2018. From there, Rabin-Havt offers a behind-the-scenes account of Sanders’s run, including his heart attack in Las Vegas, his notorious debate encounter with fellow-progressive Elizabeth Warren, and a momentous conversation between Sanders and Barack Obama that has never been reported before. At every step, Rabin-Havt shows us Bernie Sanders when the cameras turn off: his dry sense of humor; his views of his young supporters; the pivotal role his wife, Jane, plays in every decision he makes; and more. Delving into Sanders’s life and career, with moving glimpses of his childhood in Brooklyn and first forays into politics in Burlington, Rabin-Havt discloses that Sanders is shocked by his ascent: “Ari, my parents would tell me I was crazy if I told them I would become a senator, much less could become president of the United States.” Though his campaign ended in abrupt and unexpected defeat, Sanders has pushed the Democratic Party to the left and helped remake American politics—as Rabin-Havt suggests, he has done more to shape our history than anyone else who has not reached the White House. Revelatory and heartfelt, The Fighting Soul depicts the rare politician motivated by principle, not power.

On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Steve Rushin decided he wanted to revisit the twin pursuits of his youth: epic car trips and an unhealthy obsession with sports. He had a desire to see French Lick, Indiana, the boyhood home of Larry Bird, to attend a Texas high school football game and to watch Louisville Sluggers being "Powerized"--whatever on Earth that means. So he got into his Japanese car and drove to American sports shrines for a year. "I was going to put my finger on the pulse of American sports, and I wanted that finger to be one of those giant, foam-rubber index fingers worn by pinhead fans across the land. So I joined Interstate 35 and traveled south out of Minneapolis in a cold gray mist. It was like driving into a sneeze. The radio reported ninety-four-mile-an-hour winds in southern Minnesota, as well as golf ball-, baseball-, and softball-sized hail. It was raining sporting goods, and I was following the perforated yellow line of the highway, like a trail of dripping ballpark nacho cheese, that would lead me to the soul of American sports--or whatever I was looking for." Like a sports-addled "Blue Highways, Road Swing is a hearty chunk of Americana, a travelogue about the places that are the soul of sports, and a reflection of those themes that are unique to the American character.

When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year-old O'Neil in hopes of rediscovering the love that first drew them to the game. The Soul of Baseball is as much the story of Buck O'Neil as it is the story of baseball. Driven by a relentless optimism and his two great passions—for America's pastime and for jazz, America's music—O'Neil played solely for love. In an era when greedy, steroid-enhanced athletes have come to characterize professional ball, Posnanski offers a salve for the damaged spirit: the uplifting life lessons of a truly extraordinary man who never missed an opportunity to enjoy and love life.