Chuck Smith Libri

Reunited with an old friend, Victor discovers there is something fishy going on with the town’s people. This discovery starts an investigation full of mystery and excitement.

Continuing the gripping narrative of the Victor series, this installment delves deeper into the complexities of its characters and their evolving relationships. As tensions rise and new challenges emerge, the protagonist faces moral dilemmas that test their resolve. The story intertwines themes of loyalty, betrayal, and redemption, captivating readers with unexpected twists and a richly developed world. Fans of the first book will find themselves immersed in an even more intense and thrilling journey.

The author shares personal reflections and narratives inspired by interactions with Vietnam veterans, many of whom are combat soldiers and now writers. While their accounts focus on their direct experiences in war, the author presents stories set in the same time and place, offering a unique perspective that intertwines personal memory with the broader context of the Vietnam War. This blend of firsthand accounts and fictional storytelling creates a compelling exploration of the war's impact on those who lived through it.

The commentary offers a detailed exploration of the Gospel of John, emphasizing its core message about faith in Jesus as the Christ. Pastor Chuck Smith provides insightful perspectives, impactful illustrations, and practical applications for Christian living. Notable features include large 16-point text for easy reading and lined pages for note-taking, making it a valuable resource for personal study and reflection.

LIGHT EMBODIED is an exquisite coffee-table book showcasing Chuck Smith's fine art male nude photography. Published in 2000, this hardbound book features over 60 black-and-white toned images, all produced through traditional photographic processes, reflecting over 8 years of dedication to the art.

Painter, fisherman, pseudo-hermaphrodite-Forrest Bess lived his life in obscurity at an isolated bait camp off the east coast of Texas. From 1949 through 1967, Bess showed at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York City, alongside superstar artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Rediscovered after his death in 1977, Bess's small visionary paintings are now prized by museums and collectors for their primal beauty, and can fetch over $200,000 apiece. Bess's treasured canvases were only part of a grander theory-based on alchemy, Jungian philosophy, and aboriginal rituals-that proposed that hermaphrodism was the key to immortality. As an artist, Bess could never equivocate, and in 1960 he underwent an operation to become a pseudo-hermaphrodite. For the first time ever in print, Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle combines the beauty of Bess's art with the drama and tragedy of his personal life. Using Bess's own hauntingly sincere words (in letters to Betty Parsons, Meyer Schapiro, and others) the book traces the life and logic of this forgotten artist and explains how a love of beauty and a desire for wholeness lead Bess to self-surgery and, ultimately, a mental hospital. Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle is a fascinating look at one of America's most notorious cult visionaries-a man who truly believed that art could save his life.