New Releases by Ashley Lucas

For so long, we’ve been inundated with the story that weight gain is our fault. We’ve been told that we are fat because we are lazy and eat too much. We’ve been the victim. Meanwhile, statistics show that 95% of diets we do on our own fail. Most of us have come away from all of this with the belief that we’ve been struggling with excess pounds because we have a flaw in personality, lack willpower, have poor discipline, or all of the above. Whether you’ve tried everything to lose weight in the past with no long-term success or you are a first time “dieter,” this book will help you understand that there is hope. 5 Steps to Reset the Scale was written to be a quick, easy-to-read guide that educates and also informs the reader that they have a choice to work with PHD Weight Loss to achieve their weight loss goals. -- Amazon.com

Canwe move beyond borders that divide us without losing our identity? Overthe past decade, theyearning for rootedness, for being part of a story bigger than oneself, hasflared up as a cultural force to be reckoned with. There''s much to affirm in thisdesire to belong to a people. That means pride in all that is admirable in thenation to which we belong - and repentance for its historic sins. Afocus on national identity, ofcourse, can lead to darker places. The new nationalists, who in Westerncountries often appeal to the memory of a Christian past, applaud whengovernments fortify borders to keep out people who are fleeing for their lives.(Needless to say, such actions are contrary to the Christian faith.) Is ouryearning for roots doomed to lead to a heartless politics of exclusion? Doesmaintaining group or national identity require borders guarded with lethalviolence? Theanswer isn''t artificial schemes for universal brotherhood, such as a universal language. Our differencesare what make a community human. Might the true ground for community lie deepereven than shared nationality or language? After all, the biblical vision ofhumankind''s ultimate future has "every tribe and language and people andnation" coming together - beyond all borders but still as themselves. In this issue: - Santiago Ramosdescribes a double homelessness immigrant children experience as outsiders inboth countries. - Ashley Lucasprofiles a Black Panther imprisoned for life and looks at the impact on hisfamily. - Simeon Wiehlerhelps a museum repatriate a thousand human skulls collected by a colonialist. - Yaniv Sageecalls Zionism back to its founding vision of a shared society withPalestinians. - StephanieSaldaña finds the lost legendary chocolates of Damascus being crafted in Texas. - EdwidgeDanticat says storytelling builds a home that no physical separation can takeaway. - Phographer RiverClaure reimagines Saint-Exupéry''s LePetit Prince as an Aymara fairy tale. - Ann Thomas tellsof liminal experiences while helping families choose a cemetery plot. - Russell Moorechallenges the church to reclaim its integrity and staunch an exodus. You''ll also find: - Prize-winning poemsby Mhairi Owens, Susan de Sola, and Forester McClatchey - A profile of Japanesepeacemaker Toyohiko Kagawa - Reviews ofFredrik deBoer''s The Cult of Smart,Anna Neima''s The Utopians, and AmorTowles''s The Lincoln Highway - Insights onfollowing Jesus from E. Stanley Jones, Barbara Brown Taylor, Teresa of Ávila,Oscar Romero, Martin Luther King Jr., Eberhard Arnold, Leonardo Boff, MeisterEckhart, C. S. Lewis, Hermas, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Plough Quarterly features stories,ideas, and culturefor people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-deptharticles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus''message into practice and find common cause with others.

The summer of 2020 has shown us how much we all depend on one another. Whatever else they do, pandemics show us we are not alone. Covid-19 is proof that, yes, there is such a thing as society; the disease has spread precisely because we aren''t autonomous individuals disconnected from each other, but rather all belong to one great body of humanity. The pain inflicted by the pandemic is far from equally distributed. Yet it reveals ever more clearly how much we all depend on one another, and how urgently necessary it is for us to bear one another''s burdens. It''s a good time, then, to talk about solidarity. The more so because it''s a theme that''s also raised by this year''s other major development, the international protests for racial justice following George Floyd''s death. The protests, too, raised the question of solidarity in guilt, even guilt across generations. By taking up our common guilt with all humanity, we come into solidarity with the one who bears it and redeems it all. In Christ, sins are forgiven, guilt abolished, and a new way of living together becomes possible. This solidarity in forgiveness gives rise to a life of love. This issue of Plough explores what solidarity means, and what it looks like to live it out today, whether in Uganda, Bolivia, or South Korea, in an urban church, a Bruderhof, or a convent.

Obscured behind concrete and razor wire, the lives of the incarcerated remain hidden from public view. Inside the walls, imprisoned people all over the world stage theatrical productions that enable them to assert their humanity and capabilities. Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration offers a uniquely international account and exploration of prison theatre. By discussing a range of performance practices tied to incarceration, this book examines the ways in which arts practitioners and imprisoned people use theatre as a means to build communities, attain professional skills, create social change, and maintain hope. Ashley Lucas''s writing offers a distinctive blend of storytelling, performance analysis, travelogue, and personal experience as the child of an incarcerated father. Distinct examples of theatre performed in prisons are explored throughout the main text and also in a section of Critical Perspectives by international scholars and practitioners.

Iggie the hedgehog is a trained pastry chef who has one goal in mind - to open a gingerbread shop. But once Iggie''s dream comes true, will he be able to make his store a sugary success? Perhaps his best friend Silke, a very clever little spider, will need to step in and help him out! If you love cute hedgehogs that bake, then you''ll be enchanted by Iggie''s Gingerbread; a picture book featuring adorable photo illustrations that blend dollhouse miniatures with cut paper doodles and hand lettering by artist Ashley Lucas. This book is perfect for introducing children to the concept of entrepreneurship and what it means to follow your dreams.

Appealing to all ages, The Magical Garden Coloring Book features 23 creative designs of adorable animals and garden themes. Take out your pencils, pens, or markers and settle in for a relaxing, stress-relieving session where you can dive right into this magical world. All of the pages are printed on one side only and perforated for easy removal and display - or to share.

After the huge success of Holly’s Body Bible, svelte Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan is back with another diet and fitness book to help you shred up in just one week. Lose Five pounds in One Week, is an intense regime designed for short term results making you leaner in just seven days. Packed with healthy recipes, exercises and advice from the reality TV babe and her personal trainer, Ashley Lucas, you’ll find everything you need to slim down and shape up in this easy to read, fully illustrated book.

Holly Hagan''s Body Bible is a 12 week guide, giving you a complete diet plan for EVERY MEAL and step by step exercise and cardio plan, which combined, seriously shift fat fast! Inside the book you''ll find Holly''s exact diet plan, guiding you through every single meal for 12 weeks. Giving you the power to select foods you like, follow this diet strictly, along with a super simple exercise plan which can be performed at home or in the gym and just like Holly, you''ll burn fat. Holly Hagan is almost unrecognisable from the girl who first hit our screen''s on MTV''S hit show Geordie Shore. Overweight and unhappy, Holly was depressed about the way she looked, until one day when she decided to take matters into her own hands by transforming her lifestyle and body. Holly herself, will admit it''s been hard work, but now, healthy, happy and three stone lighter she wants to share her secret''s with you. For the first time, Holly has brought together everything she did to change her look and it''s all here in her simpler 12 Week Body Bible. Most of us would like to burn some fat, tone up and look healthier, by following Holly''s complete everyday diet, along with her fat busting exercises for the total 12 weeks, she will give you all the advice to enhance your body. Start your journey right here! This diet worked for Holly, and it will work for you!

Are you an angry artist? Or a kid who wants to know more about what it''s like to be an artist? Even if you''re a happy artist this book will make you smile! A picture book especially for visual creatives, join Puff the cute {but often irritated} bunny on her journey as a working illustrator. Adorably simple drawings accompany pen and ink text that is handwritten with care.

Come explore this innovative crafting book which features two dozen adorable and fun activities for children of all ages! Featuring holiday, animal and rainy day fun themes that inspire and ignite the imagination! Written by children''s illustrator and crafty girl Ashley Lucas, this book will not disappoint those that love to celebrate all things cute!

Do you love donuts? How about bagels? If you love popular foods from New York City, and you also love to color - then this book is for you!

This year, Boo and his friends want to throw a Halloween party at his haunted house. He hopes the popular kids will come and everyone will have a great time... but there are a few surprises along the way.