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Everyone needs an extra hug sometimes. When a little boy does not want a hug from his mother, she says he can save it for later by making a paper heart and placing in a jar which they call their jar of hugs. The boy goes to school with his mom's 'extra hug' just in case he may need it throughout his day.

Among the great modern artists of the past century, Picabia is one of the most elusive, given his extreme eclecticism and persistent acts of self-contradiction. Though known as a Dadaist, Picabia's ongoing stylistic shifts, from Impressionism to radical abstraction, from mechanical imagery to pseudo-classicism, and from photo-based realism to art informel remain to be assessed in depth. Similarly, the breadth of his practice, which encompassed poetry, film and performance is under-recognized. Each makes him a figure relevant for contemporary artists, while the career as a whole challenges familiar narratives of modernism. Francis Picabia presents over 100 paintings, complemented by works on paper, publications, and film. Featuring some 500 illustrations and 14 essays, it examines the full range of Picabia's oeuvre. Authors including the exhibition curators, Anne Umland and Cathérine Hug, distinguished professors George Baker, Briony Fer, and David Joselit, and renowned Picabia scholars Carole Boulbès and Arnauld Pierre discuss a varied series of topics, including the corporeal character of Picabia's abstractions, his unexpected turn to mechanical painting, his experiments with materials and source imagery, the problems of his politics, and his contemporary legacy. A richly illustrated chronology details the expanded nature of Picabia's visual production - from press polemics to party organizing.

Badain Jaran is a desert, more than 19,000 square miles of endless openness, with innumerable sand dunes up to 1,600 feet tall and mysterious salt-water lakes. It is part of the Alashan desert, south-west to the Gobi in the Inner Mogolia province of China. A place that has been discovered by American scientists on satellite images in the 1980s only that miraculously has been kept hidden to most people since. In 2009-12 Carlos Crespo realised a vast photo essay on the unique, spectacular, and very remote landscape of Badain Jaran.

It's really nice to get a big warm hug but when you bump your knee it's sore. In this book you will find out about our world of touch. You will learn to thank God who made our world and who looks after you every day. God really loves you. Scripture references back up each page and there is a prayer page at the end of the book. One in a series of six chunky size board books that teach children how God was involved with us right from the beginning. The titles cover things we experience every day: Touch, Taste, Sight, Hearing, Smell & Feelings.

Suddenly, life changes. Whether it’s an accident, a divorce, a diagnosis, or sudden emotional turmoil, things will never be the same again. When your inner or outer world is crumbling, mindfulness has the power to help transform crisis. It helps grow that pearl from the grit and show how even a painful emergency can be an opportunity for healing and growth. Looking at evidence and personal experience, Life Crisis offers inner wisdom and practical advice to help you stay calm in the face of the storm. Topics include: how mindfulness works Handling intense emotions Coping with overwhelming fear Dealing with physical pain Self-compassion and self-care Being present, slowing down Meditations and practices Links to audio downloads Accessing support