{"product_id":"9781449426361","title":"Beacons of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a painter and a person, I believe in the overwhelming power of light. Whether it's the strong lighthouse beam cutting through thick fog or the warm glow of firelight emanating from a cottage window, light fills us with hope, warmth, and serenity. Light truly has the power to illuminate our lives and guide us home.\" -Thomas Kinkade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lighthouse remains one of civilization's strongest symbols. Through its image of light and strength are projected some of our most cherished values: hope, direction, steadfastness, duty, reliability, comfort, and home. Artist and author Thomas Kinkade knows this powerful symbolism well, and he captures it through this collection of paintings and inspiring thoughts, \u003ci\u003eBeacons of Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...[Even] in times of darkness and doubt, there are always bastions of hope and beacons of light to guide us,\" Mr. Kinkade writes. \"For some, the light is powerful friendship, for others, a strong family, and for many, the guiding light comes from an unshakeable faith in God.\" These are the thoughts and sentiments that flow forth from \u003ci\u003eBeacons of Light\u003c\/i\u003e. Thomas Kinkade's majestic and light-filled paintings combine with inspiring quotations from many of history's greatest thinkers for memorable impact in this heartwarming collection.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouisa May Alcott, T. S. Eliot, James Allen, Emily Brontë, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edith Wharton, and Thomas Kinkade himself are but a few of the many sources lending voice to \u003ci\u003eBeacons of Light\u003c\/i\u003e. Their effect-when matched with the artist's windswept seas, rugged architecture, and life-sustaining beams of light-is uplifting and inspirational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright © 2005 Thomas Kinkade, Media Arts Group, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128396693744,"sku":"9781449426361","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449426361_p0.jpg?v=1769906548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449426361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}