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I had the pleasure of meeting the author after reading this book. Mr. York is a sincere and intelligent person with a talent for putting words together. This was a very easy read that is full of inspiration. If you are looking to find meaning in your life I would highly recommend this book. Make a commitment to read this book!

This is a great book with tremendous insghts into what it takes to commit yourself to the right frame of mind on many fronts of your life. I have had the opportunity to meet Mr. York (turned out he lives locally) and have seen him live a couple of times now...very informative. Take the opportunity to hear him if you have the chance.

Out the hundreds of motivational/self help authors in the marketpalce today, Michael York is one of the best. Both of his books are must read. Even if you traditionally don't like to read this type of book, READ IT! If you are in any kind of business and you have employees working for you...BUY IT FOR THEM AND MAKE THEM READ IT! Both of these are life changing books! Excellent!

Many people read books to mine the few gems of wisdom within.
You'd better bring a pick axe, because this baby is chocked full.

The quotes numb the mind like a bee sting and the prose will
instigate a second look at your life.

This one is not to be missed and Michael York is Fantastic in person and on paper. Thank You.

- Jimmy Vee & Travis Miller
Authors, The Ten Tall Tales of Traditional Marketing
and The Six ½ Secrets of Successful Advertising

The 10 Commitments: Becoming, Thinking, Understanding, Beginning, Striving, Loving, Living, Leading, Giving, and Winning. Author Michael York provides some uncommon insight into commiting to your own success -- not just in business -- but with your family, attitude, personal growth, and LIFE.

A worthy read from an insightful author.

As a national speaker and writer to parents, The Birth to Five Book: Confident Childrearing Right from the Start, I applaud -- and highly recommend -- this book! Written as a dialogue between parent and child, we hear the innocence of a child and the wisdom of the parent. For each naive question the child asks, the parent gently shares an applicable scripture in today's language.

The pictures are beautiful and engaging. This is a lovely book for any child's library.

When I speak on nurturing a child's spiritual development I always recommend "Does God Know How to Tie Shoes?" to my audience. Not only can it help parents relate to their child, but it can help us adults relate to our loving Heavenly Father.

Books that are easy to read were often difficult to write and it's a gift to communicate truth in simple ways. You may think this book is too simple, but there is depth in each page.

I know from experience, the research and labor that goes into writing, and have tremendous appreciation for the profound simplicity of "Does God Know How to Tie Shoes?"

This book is beautifully illustrated and gives thoughtful answers to questions kids ask. I especially like the references in the back. I would reccomend it for the illustrations alone and would love to see some of them available for framing. Kids may not be so enamored but the parents and grandparents who saw it bought it! It opens a door to deeper discussion with a younger child. Buy it you will love it! I am a teacher and a grandma.

This is a beautiful book that shows children all the ways that God helps us and what he wants us to do to help others. My 2 year olds love the pictures and the story.

This was a awesome book, the world needs more books like this. It is so nice to know that authors are taking the time time to write books like this for children. This pictures and words in this book are beautiful. I love this book!

A masterfully written book showing ways to see God in our world. Exquisite artwork. My kids enjoyed the story, laughing at the unique way it talks about God, and immediately asked for a re-reading. We have many Christian children's books in our family library -- this is one of the most refreshing and visually stunning.

I first met Blaze in 1990 during an NA convention in Montreal (QRCNA III - More Will Be Revealed). My jaw dropped when I heard her share. I met her again in 1994 and we kept in touch since. She was in a court battle with her previous publisher, ¨That's not the way this book is suppose to end¨, said Blaze. She did not wanted a cheap sensational book. I'm sure she'd be pleased by Andy Ercole's book. She passed away in 2000 during production. Her real and main message is finally delivered. God bless her.

After reading this book it really puts things into perspective. The life story of Blaze and how she survived the troublesome world she lived in was truely amazing. The author kept me captivated with every page and chapter.

This is one of the few books that portayes a real persons life that would make a great horror movie. Blazes trials and tribulations are incredible. How a person can go through all of this and end up helping others is a true testament to the human spirit. Author Andy Ercole brings you into Blazes world and helps us understand the viewpont of a person that was born under a black cloud,and rose above it. Truely inspirational!

Pete Romano

The story grabbed me right away...I could not believe what this girl went through! I started to feel some of the same anger and humiliation that she felt. I went back and forth with my emotions...first I felt sorry for her, then mad at her, then sorry for her again. It really gave me an insight as to what happens to people that are dealt a "bad hand" in life. It's a great biography!! I've already passed it along to someone else to read.

First I have to say that once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down. This story grabs you immediately, always a good thing when reading a new book. I work as a social worker so I am always trying to learn more about child abuse/neglect, incarceration, drugs and alcohol addiction etc. I work with abused children so it is important to me to try understand the abusing parent, this can be difficult. This book is really educational in regrads to the listed above, anyone that knows an addict or is an addict will at some point during this book shake their head and say "yes, been there, seen that, felt that." What makes this book so inspirational in my opinion is the honesty in which it is written, you feel as you know Blaze. After reading this book I learned more about myself, addtiction, human behavior and that people can and do change. I thank Blaze for sharing her story and I thank the author, Andy Ercole for writing it.

A recent article in "Publishers' Auxiliary" by a retired newspaper publisher who was about to start a trek across the country on the American Discovery Trail opined that, while he had read many of the journals written by those who had proceeded him in this effort "Most of them [the journals] are boring." Brian Stark's book "Getting to the Point (in a dozen pairs of shoes)" is assuredly not boring and is well worth the reading and savoring. Brian's writing is bright, flows easily and logically with frequent insertions of wry, self-deprecating good humor. Brian's insight into his own thoughts and reactions to physical and mental stresses of the run and to his reactions to the people he encounters along the way and their responses to him are probably the overriding themes of the book. I could not have imagined undertaking a trek like this, but Brian Stark's book lets a couch potato (and even avid exercisers) get a miniscule flavor of what it must have been like.

This is an amazing book about an incredible adventure across America. The superb description of the the people, the places, the kindness of strangers, and the drive and motivation of the author to complete such a monumental task as running across a continent, makes this book an extraordinary reading expierence.

Ok, so as the author of the book I'm a little biased. This is the story of my 5,000 mile trail run across America on the American Discovery Trail. In 1998, I ran from Delaware to California alone and mostly without vehicle support while wearing a 10-pound hip pack. Along the way I got lost, got chased, and found America through a life-changing trip across the country at six miles per hour.

This is an inspiring, surprising story that would be exciting regardless of who wrote it. But what makes the book work as well as it does is Stark's conversational voice. Reading this book is like being told the most amazing story you've ever heard by the most entertaining eccentric you've ever met. While sitting by a warm campfire. And sipping non-alcoholic sparkling cider.

Seriously, this book is about more than just one man testing himself physically, emotionally, and spiritually; it's about the people who live in this country, and the surprises that you find in the most unexpected places. It's about the unique and moving generosity of everyday people. Also, there's a twist at the end that is AWESOME!!! (I don't want to spoil it -- READ THE BOOK!!!)

I found this book to be one of the most entertaining pieces of nonfiction that I have ever read. As a runner of over 27 years it is hard to comprehend how Mr. Stark accomplished his incredible feat.

However, this just wasn't about running. This was a true tale of Americana that you just cannot put down. My husband, also an avid runner picked up on a Sunday and finished it the same day, stopping only to eat dinner.

I am also a frequent flier and have shared this story with fellow passengers. I won't let anyone borrow it though. They have to buy it for themselves!

It is rare to find something that provides an "ah-ha" experience. These ideas are that for me. Drawing on years of work, John's book chronicles his intellectual journey to his current understanding of capital markets using a thermodynamics framework rather than with complicated and confusing macroeconomics theories. In spite of the depth of his thinking, the explanations are clear, understandable and framed by his own experiences. I love the stories about growing corn as a boy and the lessons he learned. This is a book about humanity and life as much as it is about capital flows and investing. It changed not only how I think about investing and the economy but also about how people process and react to social change.

Enjoyed the book... good information and humerous. The last chapter should be required reading for all high school seniors.

Dr Rutledge is a combination of "Renaisance Man" and Will Rogers. By use of personal experiences he skillfully, and often times humorously, provides a useful explanation of past economic and financial market events. More importantly, his sensible and well reasoned hypothesis surrounding the connection between the principles of thermodynamics and financial market behavior provides a rational approach as to how investors can navigate current and prospective finacial tidal waves. A must read.

LESSONS FROM A ROAD WARRIOR is more than an insightful, profitable read: it is an important, timely book for our day.

Dr. John Rutledge is a really smart guy. He has advised Presidents (including the economic architects of the Reagan Revolution), consulted with governments and led businesses across the world. He sits at the tables of foreign leaders and industry captains who eagerly seek his counsel. He is one of the thoughtful, practical, insightful economists and business leaders of our generation.

I also love his heart for kids and the needy. Something special has touched Dr. Rutledge and he has a desire to give and make a difference in people's lives; especially desperate people in remote areas of the world.

Storm systems
Dr. Rutledge believes that capital markets can be understood using the laws and principles of physics; esp. thermodynamics. Volatility and market disruptions are akin to storms, changes in high and low pressure, and other powerful weather patterns. When certain markets are being adversely affected (oil, commodities, financials), it creates changes in capital flows, arbitrage opportunities and investor behavior which are understandable and predictable.

Investing
Like many other successful investors, Rutledge traces his investing disposition to Graham, the grandfather of value investors. This school of thought says, in short, investors want to own assets which create cash. Value investors want to own companies who produce cash (dividends) now. Growth investors are willing to wait. Value investors are from Missouri. John Rutledge is a value investor with a global perspective.

He recommends large, U.S. companies which are profitable. He also mentions small sector allocations; particularly in China. Stock investments should be made for the long term. He should know, he has managed hundreds of millions in funds.

Competing for Capital
Competition today in the global marketplace has been mischaracterized and misunderstood in the media. Protectionism and tariffs are the stuff of political demagoguery, not sound economics. "Countries are not competing for jobs today; they are competing for capital." For several years, capital has been flowing out of the United States and into places like India and China. This trend is a direct result of taxation policies which penalize risk and investment of capital. The U.S. is in need of reversal of these policies which punish job creators and innovators. Time is not our friend.

Fear
The current financial crisis is not a consumer spending problem - it is an informational short-circuit - investors are not able to properly value the securities in the current market (mortgage bonds, for example). The government is treating the wrong ailment (spending) instead of providing clarity and visibility and assurances of the value and pricing of these asset-backed securities.

There is danger, however, in the power of self-fulfilling prophecies (See Daniel Boorstin, The Image) which can lead to very, very disruptive market conditions.

The Future
An excerpt for the chapter of the same name: "The 20th century was the century of dinosaur energy; the 21st century will be dominated by human capital." The consequences of this are enormous; especially in the distribution and demands on natural resources, including oil.

Advice to live by
"If you want to be successful, do something you love, learn something new every day, find the smartest, mot decent people you can and stay as close to them as possible so you can learn how they think."

Wondering what's happening out there in the capital markets? Trying to decide what you should do? Hey, are you just trying to understand what is going on and how you can keep your head down? Then I recommend that you read this new book by Dr. John Rutledge. Dr. Rutledge one of the architects of the greatest expansion in the history of the planet and if you read this you will understand more about economics than just about anyone else. You might even be tempted to get back in touch with your Econ professors.

First of all, the book is really fun to read. Let me restate that - it's fun to read. John Rutledge has a certain way about his writing that draws you in and you are sure to enjoy it. Your last Econ book is probably sitting on your floor being used as a door stop. This one will be by your nightstand. The reason you'll enjoy it is because Dr. Rutledge writes this book like, well, a writer, not an economist. For example, the chapter on budget deficits uses easy examples (Aunt Tilly) and simple pie charts to explain what they are all about. Another chapter is called Thermo-Economics and is based on some of Dr. Rutledge's theories on thermodynamics. Interesting, and you know, you'll "get it" after reading it.

One final reason to read this book is that I believe that it will make you money. You will finish the book with a much better understanding of capital, investments, and how to face these uncertain times. I found his first book Rust to Riches, published in the mid 80's, a few years ago, and it was really interesting to read with the hindsight of what has transpired since then. Guess what? Just about everything that Dr. Rutledge predicted happened did. I'm excited about being able to read this book now - and using it to make money - rather than waiting and reading it five years from now telling myself, "Jeez I should have read this a few years ago..."

This is the finest book on macro economics in a generation. Save the latte for a few weeks and Invest in it for you and your family's future.

At last- a book for my 4 grandchildren and working daughter. I needed a children's book to explain to my grand kids why Mommy has to go to work. I watch my grandchildren while my daughter is at work a few a days a week and this book is just LOVELY! The story is simple, fun and has adorable illustrations. My granddaughter and three grandsons relate wonderful to the story and this one never just sits on the shelf. Also, A ladybug, heart and cupcake are cleverly hidden on each page (the grandkids favorite part!) All moms will love this book as it talks about all the jobs moms do inside and outside the home.

I must tell you that our collection of children's books rival that of any library. We are avid readers to our two girls (5yrs and 3 yrs). I hope that provides adequate context when I say that this book is our absolute favorite!! It is the one book that doesn't sit on the shelf. We are asked to read this over and over again. This provides such a kid-centric way to explain why Mommy (and Daddy) goes to work. Our kids have actually become excited for us when we leave to work in the morning! "Mommy's High Heel Shoes" is not just a great book to deliver a 'why we must work' lesson but it is a fun and creative book as well. It's full of wonderful illustrations and a very creative page-by-page scavenger hunt. Our kids love the story, pictures, and the interactivity of the scavenger hunt. I highly recommend this book.

This book is awesome. It's explanation of a working mom allows kids' minds to use their imagination as the character, "cakes" does. My 3 kids love reading through it and finding the ladybugs! It helps explain the many jobs parents have by using shoes as its metaphor. Very sweet, fabulous illustrations!
There are not enough books out there to help a working Mom or Dad! Thanks and Write more!

Finnan has succeeded in helping to solve one of the biggest dilemmas that a new working mom must face - explaining to her little ones why she must return to work. In a colorful, fun way, Mommy's High-Heeled Shoes is a book whose message is easy to grasp for every child. "Mommy loves me and she is my mommy, but she has other stuff she has to do as well." Alleluia. A message that works for at-home moms who have other responsibilities that take her away from her "mom" duties as well as the part-time or full-time working moms. This book is a breakthrough and a triumph not only for children, but for moms, too. By the way, the book itself is so-well done - the graphics are awesome. This book is a great find.

I've had the pleasure of adding this book to our family library, and it's become an instant favorite in our home! Using shoes as a metaphor for the "many roles of a Mommy", Ms. Finnan does a fantastic job of validating a working mother's relationship with her children, meanwhile exploring a child's imagination with a colorful cleverness that is equally matched by the illustrator, Ms. Achilles. The storyline is clever, and the illustrations are beautiful and appealing to both children and adults--in fact, this is the first storybook my toddler has ever sat through, and the first "hidden pictures" book my 5 year-old has taken an interest in. "Mommy's High Heel Shoes" will be finding its way under my friends' Christmas trees this year!

This book is a book about timeless virtues and friendship. It is book about rising to find one's place in society. With newer books today attempting to push political special interests, this is a personal message. The story shows how one can rise with a simple positive character and persistence. These stories should be brought to the forefront in today's education. A simple warm and inspirational story for young and old alike. I wish I had the power and will to bring these to all middle schools and other young people.

This is a realistic book about a young boy doing "good" and in turn he has many lucky breaks. It is supposed to be a child's book, but I don't know how many children would voluntarily read this. I read it for my Children's Literature class and I loved it! It deals with a less severe form of didactism, which is a nice change. It is a fast read also.

Great writing and an excellent read. Truly a delight. I highly recommend it.

i have read Ragged Dick in paperback recently and found it to be a very well written book that is fast paced and easy to relate to as wellas understand.i highly recommend Ragged Dick;to all school children,as well as adults.

Published in 1867, RAGGED DICK was both Horatio Alger Jr.'s first and most popular work. Like all Alger's novels, it is extremely diadactic and exists to promote specific values: hard work, thrift, honesty, integrity, and bravery. Given this, one would expect it to be a dry read, but Alger takes pains to paint his story in bright colors: the novel swirls with shops, crowds, and a range of characters, and while it could not be called exciting in any modern sense it nonetheless remains unexpectedly readable to this day.

The title character is Richard Hunter, better known as Ragged Dick, an orphan living on the streets of New York and scraping a living as a shoe shine boy. Although he is quick witted and has a basic morality, he lacks direction--but when he is employed to act as a guide to the city to Frank Whitney, a boy of his own age, he is impressed with Frank's manners and education and determines to better himself. Dick later meets Henry Fosdick, an educated youth who has fallen on hard times through no fault of his own, and Fosdick agrees to tutor Dick. They take a room together and, with the aid of kindly Mr. Greyson and a sudden twist of fate, are soon on the road to financial security and social respectability.

Throughout Alger's career critics frequently complained that the ultimate success of his heroes actually depended more on pure luck than upon any of the values Alger so carefully preached. This is certainly true of RAGGED DICK; although he faces considerable adversity, at his worst moments he is always fortunate enough to find a sympathetic older man who is willing to reward him--and some times spectacularly so. This may arise from the fact that Alger himself tended to be fortunate in precisely this way throughout his life, and when success came to him, he made an effort to help boys in exactly the way that his many novels describe.

This may not have been entirely altruistic. While his defenders dismiss it as so much gossip, various records pertaining to Alger's brief work as a Unitarian minister indicate that he was removed from the ministry due to questionable relationships with teenage boys, and other documents include comments by Alger which seem to support this. Interestingly, however, once fame placed him in the public eye no further scandal arose, and it may be that he was able to subliminate his sexual interests into artistic ones. Still, it would be very easy to turn a Freudian eye upon his novels, which inevitably involve a young boy being rewarded in some form or fashion by an older man.

Whatever the case, RAGGED DICK--and indeed all the Alger novels--are perfectly harmless so far as young readers are concerned, and the quality of writing is very good indeed. Teenagers brought up on what passes for youth-fiction these days will likely to find it tough going, but most adult readers will find it a mildly amusing return to innocence.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

This is a great product. the activities are appropiate for kindegarten and some skills that are appropiate for advaned learners. A great tool for my work stations. These shoe box activities are also great for extra activities for early finishers.

This book is great for instant independent centers during workshop time! The boxes are easy to use, and can take as much time as you need them to.

This book contains 40 great different activities that you can put together into shoe boxes and set as learning centers for elementary kids. Although it is aimed at kids between 1st and 3rd grades, some of the games can be played by kindergarteners and with some adaptations you can also use them with 4th graders. For every game, it contains reproducible labels and student directions. It gives you a detailed list of the materials that you should put inside the shoe box and it also gives tips of variations to adapt the games to different objectives.

For most of the games, you only need everyday materials, like toothpicks, beans, play dough, number cubes, domino pieces, buttons, crayons, coins, yarn, magazine cutouts, etc.

When I assembled the learning centers, I found out that most of them can be placed in smaller containers than shoe boxes. As a matter of fact, I used photo storage boxes for the most part (you just make sure to reproduce the copies in the proper size). Instead of putting the crayons or pencils inside the boxes, I placed some cans with crayons and pencils in the center of the station, and kids can use them with any activity. The rest of the materials required (except for the play dough and the marshmallows required for a couple of games) can fit into these smaller containers.

Some of the skills reviewed are skip counting, addition, subtraction, place value, making number stories, patterns, time, money, measurement.

If you like having your kids play games while learning, you will love this book!

As a teacher, I find that challenging kids to work on their own or in a small group is a great learning experience. Shoe Box Math is the answer to the teacher's dilemma of how to set up a math center. This book provides reproducibles, easy to follow instructions and meets the standards being taught. My students love the projects!

These learning centers are easy to put together and maintain. I purchased several plastic shoe boxes from one of the dollar stores in the area to use. As a 4th grade teacher, some of the games were excellent for building up basic skills. I'll be teaching 2nd grade next year, and have already gotten some of the other games ready for use.

It's amazing to see how much creativity and imagination there can be in a human been.

I have given this book as Christmas gifts and all who received it have said they loved it.

The pictures in this book are gorgeous and so creative; got three for Christmas presents already.

I bought this book as a gift for a "shoe lover". It was perfect.
it is unique, perfect for the coffee table conversation piece!

Michel Tcherevkoff has created a masterpiece that is a botanical flight of imagination. His creations are hypnotic; a journey into a fanciful floral wonderland. This book has become a source of refuge when I need to retreat from daily stress; I can easily change my attitude after spending a few minutes within the pages of this tour de force. Thank you Mr. Tcherevkoff for the unlimited hours of enjoyment I will receive from this gem.
Chuck Henry
Director of Show Design,
Southeastern Flower Show
Atlanta, GA

Dr.Edwards is amazing. I am taking his Van Gogh and Religion class at Virginia Commonwealth University and the way he talks about Van Gogh is so clear. This book is almost like his lectures...only shortened. We had to read it for class but after the first chapter I was hooked. The way he weaves the letters that Vincent wrote with the paintings is amazing. It gives a clear idea of Vincent must have been going through. This book will help anyone have a better understand of Vincent and his magnificent paintings.

I found the shoes of Van Gogh to be poetic, in particular in contrast to the author's other book Van Gogh and God, which began as very thick and theoretical. Shoes of Van Gogh painted a certain portrait of Van Gogh as a person instead of an abstract. The characterization was given with more empathy and less of the analytical bend that biographers sometimes give their subject. The empathy that the book created with Vincent comes from the closeness that the author felt for Vincent himself as was evident in the introduction and first chapters that talked about his search and discovery for the artist. This is an empathy I actually did not feel while reading the letters, perhaps because the letters offer a view of Vincent that supposes prior knowledge (that of Theo) where this book draws on the larger base of knowledge already compiled.

The book is not strict biography, but a view of Vincent through his paintings told almost like a story. The paintings chosen could have been any of Vincent's paintings but these particular ones provided a good survey by which to understand Vincent as a person rather than Vincent's body of work as a whole. The paintings were more landmarks, both for Vincent and the author, of important events in their lives. One thing mentioned in particular struck me. On page 133 the author talked about locals putting stalks of wheat on Vincent's gravesite. I cannot think of a single more fitting tribute for Vincent, more than flowers or wreaths, than to put his beloved wheat as he rest.

"The Shoes of Van Gogh" presents a clear picture of the spiritual path taken by Vincent van Gogh as reflected through his art. This book confronts the popular view of Vincent as a madman who committed self-mutilation and suicide and makes the case that Vincent was a whole, sane seeker of God throughout the duration of his short life. His art was the means to that end - the realization of God or the eternal - by opening up new levels of awareness for himself and others through expression and appreciation of the ordinary in life.

The book conveys this message in two ways. First, the reader is taken on a chronological tour of the major phases in Vincent's adult life and is shown examples of work representative of his spiritual growth at each phase. Then, by means of this linear trek through time, the reader ironically is brought back to the beginning and shown the endless cycle of seasonal transformation which shaped Vincent's philosophy and art. Simultaneously, the reader is brought full circle to the opening theme of the book, that being the capacity of van Gogh's work to transcend itself and open new levels of reality within and without both painter and viewer.

Vincent's continual spiritual metamorphosis unfolds with each chapter in chronological fashion. Like all spiritual heroes, Vincent's progression takes off when he lifts the veil and sees through the facade of the social order in which he has been existing. He sheds the entrenched religious conventions and turns to art in an effort to continue ministering to his suffering compatriots on the pilgrim's path. From that point forward, he uses art as a mode of self-expression and as a means to reach others:
* In the Hague, recognizing the holy moments of creation made manifest in new life, in "Child in Cradle with Kneeling Girl" and later reinforced in "La Berceuse";
* In Nuenen, reconciling himself with his father's death, his father's beliefs and his own childhood religion and acknowledging the value and worth of contemporary works;
* In Paris, illustrating a powerful message of the laborer's empty boots;
* In Arles, the time of great, personal blossoming both spiritually and professionally -- the metamorphosis into a great painter and spiritual hero as represented by the bent, flowering pear tree and the butterfly;
* In Arles, "The Bedroom," showing peace, gratitude and spiritual repose;
* In Saint-Remy, his ecstatic vision of the infinite in "Starry Night" and the return from that realm to the ordinary world of everyday events, as seen in the first steps of a young child; and
* In Auvers, in "Wheatfield with Crows," recognizing the perfect symmetry of the birth-death round and the seasonal transformation of all living things.

Having traversed Vincent's adult life through to his death, the reader is brought full circle to the point of beginning. The divine symmetry present in the cycles of the seasons is also present in the body of work this artist left to the world. The eye with which Vincent viewed the ordinary objects and events of creation is the same eye through which God related to Vincent and, so too, those who contemplate his work today.

At the very outset of Cliff Edwards' newest book, he states that paintings are like windows, making visible both the inside and outside world. When Vincent Van Gogh painted a picture, he (as all artists do) opened his soul to that painting. Through that aperture, God was able to illuminate the artist. In this brief volume, Edwards acts as our guide, examining nine Van Gogh paintings, and bringing us (the reader) along with him as he discovers and explains Vincent's spirituality. How is God revealed through Van Gogh's art? This book will inform you, but best of all, it has that unique ability to comfort you as well.

The Shoes of Van Gogh took me on a journey; I was like a ghost sitting next to Cliff Edwards as he explored Van Gogh's life, loves, and passion. Edward's does not make the mistake, like many, to describe Vincent as a deranged painter, but as a person with a passion for life, who was a deeply sensitive and spiritual person. Dr Edward's explorations of nine paintings help the reader discover this part of Van Gogh, something which is deeply rooted in all of us; the need for meaning in this world of shadows. Vincent was able to produce paintings, which act as a conduit from us to the greater mystery, or the ultimate concern of everyone. Dr Edward's has done an excellent job in describing this to the reader and has done justice to the work of Van Gogh.