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Equations and Formulae are not a path but a temporal fix, an addict's lament. "There is a Formulae", I begin to say, "where 'D' equals Distance .... as in Far away", But what good is the formaulae if you choose spectating over participating. The value of equations and formulae is not in the answers, but in the work.
In the years after his work in Judea, Yeshua became known as Jesus as his name was misspelled, incorrectly transliterated into Greek, translated to Latin, and eventually, to English. Is it possible stories about him contain similar errors? As years passed, stories of Jesus expanded with elaborate details and credited him with amazing power. Is it possible the stories were exaggerated to create an image of God for a new religion? It's more than possible; it's highly probable. Yeshua believes the creation of the image of God called Jesus violates the first commandment and obstructs the way of many seeking to know God. To remove that obstruction and clarify his message, he tells this story of his life. He tells about his journey to spiritual enlightenment, the beginning of his ministry, changing water into wine, feeding the thousands who followed him to listen to his sermon on the hill, and more, through his ascension on the Mount of Olives and beyond.
In the autumn of 1888 several women were murdered in London's infamous East End Slums by an unknown assailant dubbed Jack the Ripper. " Unfortunates" (a euphemism for prostitute) takes an intimate look into their lives, dispelling many of the mistaken beliefs about who and what they were, at the same time examining the possibility the women may have been murdered by the boyfriend of one of the victims.
Everywhere Enemies: Foreign and Domestic continues the exciting action-adventure series where in the not-too-distant future teleporting to other planets, solar systems, Galaxies and even Dimensions is part of the norm, including limited time travel. Follow the Galactic Council and its members as they confront both old and new enemies in this exciting adventure series by Robert Lee Joseph One of many cherished reviews: "I have thoroughly enjoyed the three "Everywhere" books I have read, and look forward to reading the fourth one...."If you are able to get a TV producer interested in the series, there is reason to think that the material would provide scripting for several seasons of shows that could easily become as popular as Star Trek. Keep up the good work." - Owen Jones, Denison, Texas
My River is a poignant recollection of growing up next to a river that enabled the author to fish just about anytime he felt like it. And thanks to his uncle who got him hooked at the ripe old age of five, that was most of the time. When he graduates from high school and realizes he needs to be more than just a trout bum, he joins the Air Force, receives two engineering degrees and is recruited into a super-secret national organization whose name will remain classified for thirty years. The technological challenge surrounding our Nation's fledgling spy satellites keeps him occupied during the dangerous years of the Cold War-but not so much that he forgets about fishing. He returns to My River to fish whenever possible, but over the years, and through top secret satellite imagery, witnesses her demise from the effects of merciless logging. While writing this memoir, he struggles with his own mortality in the form of prostate cancer whose wrenching story parallels that of My River.
The narrator, a self-professed, bi-coastal "romantichondriac" suffering from a bad case of middle age, falls "n-erotically" in love with Dex, a much younger man. Dex is a half-black, half-Vietnamese by-product of the Vietnam War who was raised by a foster family in Ohio. As the narrator nourishes and negates his obsession, it threatens his long-term relationship with his partner. The book's energy and subtext derive from the narrator's attempts to come to grips with his crushing desire and existential "dis-ease."
This book describes level walks along the creeks and in the parks of Sonoma County, California. The writer, Sarah Cornelius, originated The Walking Class at Santa Rosa Junior College, where it is still taught. Sarah Cornelius originated The Walking Class at Santa Rosa Junior College, California for 20 years. This book is a result of that experience. At age 70 when arthritis became a factor, it was necessary to find level places to walk. We who live in Sonoma County are fortunate to have many such places, some in our Regional Parks, some along the many creeks of our county., Sarah Cornelius originated The Walking Class at Santa Rosa Junior College, California for 20 years. This book is a result of that experience. At age 70 when arthritis became a factor, it was necessary to find level places to walk. We who live in Sonoma County are fortunate to have many such places, some in our Regional Parks, some along the many creeks of our county.
In the 18th century, Lady Farrell and her handmaiden, Ellen, befriend Maria, an abused girl who stows away aboard their sailing ship. The Lady is on her way to Venice, where she is to be wed to Count Marcel. However, their ship falls under attack by pirates, starting an epic science fiction adventure that spans some 733 years! The three women are picked up by a time traveling military submarine, and taken back to its home base in the year of 2080. Not only is Lady Farrell's marriage thwarted, but she and her companions also have to learn how to deal with the changes in politics, technology, philosophy, religion, and just about every other area of human endeavor. Ellen, who has fallen in love with the captain of the ill-fated sailing ship, has to find a way to cope with his loss. And as for Maria, will she ever be able to escape the shadows of her past?
Meet teenage drummer Jane Bowman. She's fifteen, funny, and wounded by the loss of her famous percussionist mother. Robin Meloy Goldsby's touching and humorous coming-of-age musical odyssey invites us to tap our toes in time to Jane's powerful music-cheering her on as she mends her shattered heart, finds her groove, and discovers the tragic beauty of human resilience. "Goldsby, who marries the pathos of her plot line with the whimsy and near-magical-realism of her characters, deserves comparison with John Irving, a modern master." Marion Winik, NPR commentator and author of First Comes Love "Rhythm conveys the magic of sound plus the transformative power of music, and the words-like a well-played melody-ring true." Peter Erskine, drummer and author of Time Awareness for All Musicians "Rhythm is a beautifully written story, alive with the sound of drums and various percussion instruments." Amanda Richards, Amazon Top 50 Reviewer
Stunning in its realism and straightforward honesty, The Sun Loves Every Planet blends poetry and prose into a fascinating portrait seen through eyes shaped by the American Midwest. Winner in the Poetry Category for the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards Fall 2011.
Thirteen men and women reveal their personal struggles with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Remarkably, every one of them finds ways to minimize the effects of their illness and continue to live exciting, active lives. Their mission is to make themselves - and everyone else around them - forget the notion that life ends with a diagnosis. Their secret to doing so lies in concentrating on strengths, not weaknesses, an approach they have learned at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas, where these individuals participate in the Stark Club, a special group that meets regularly to challenge, inspire and support one another. Their experiences demonstrate how individuals diagnosed with dementia can reframe their thoughts and actions to make a positive difference in the way they live with their impairments. The brave individuals of these stories are proving that life goes on and all is not lost because, in their words, "I can still laugh."
After reading 'The Road to the Big's, ' some conclusions are undeniable. The first and most obvious one is that baseball is an important part of the American culture. Another is that the pursuit of the game is a vital part of the American experience. This narrative chronicles a son's journey to the major leagues. History, humor, and honorable traditions fill this heart-warming story. The dedicated young ballplayer comes face-to-face with many frustrating obstacles; yet, with an indomitable will, he readily converts disappointments into opportunities. 'The Road to the Big's' is a uniquely American tale. For every player, parent, coach, and spectator who has ever enjoyed the game, this is a must read. Baseball embodies the American spirit ─ page after page, this book does, too.
Former Miss Texas, Victoria Dixon Hughes, moves to Los Angeles in search of peaceful anonymity, but the wealthy widow is soon up to her tiaras in trouble. Tori trolls the streets looking for a sadistic rapist who preys on illegal immigrants. When she finds the villain, Tori baits him into attacking her, then disarms and kills him with his own switchblade. She has no regrets. As her late husband, Bull, would've said, "That was a man who needed killing." Tori's conscience may be clear, but her calm, butter-wouldn't-melt-in-her-mouth demeanor leaves LAPD Detective Harsh Connolly with a bur under his saddle regarding the Widow Hughes. Yet, despite his disapproval of her "Texas-style justice," Detective Connolly finds himself inexplicably drawn to the exasperating redhead. Tori's annoyance with Harsh's smug superiority does nothing to diminish the mutual attraction. The sparks and bullets are flying in this sexy thriller filled with fast-paced action and irresistible romance.
The Terrorist by Harun is an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat, political thriller that grabs you by the collar and never lets go. Brad Hackman, CIA interrogator, translator, and Middle-East expert licks his wounds when The Company sidelines him after one of his waterboarding interrogations goes very wrong. Unclear about his future, Brad retreats to Dubai to escape the pressure, and meets Cyra, a beautiful Persian woman working on her Masters at Columbia. Romance is not far away, but neither is danger, when the two become embroiled in domestic terrorist plots and an al Qaeda sleeper cell in Queens, New York. The lovers confront, head-on, the futility of geopolitics, the value of cultural binding, and the truth that love is more powerful than affairs of state. Written in the best tradition of the politico-thriller genre, author Harun has produced a tale of intrigue that reads as if it was ripped from today's headlines. Filled with multi-dimensional characters, rich and exotic settings, and bursting with mystery and suspense, The Terrorist is a must read that will be sure to please any thriller fan, and anyone who loves a great story well told.
TUTUOBA is the fascinating story of a young woman and her reincarnation, having to survive similar desperate struggles against rich powerful enemies. Violently uprooted from Africa, she is persecuted in Jamaica, before being shipped to Boston, MA where she is tried for witchcraft, but despite all TUTUOBA knows she has to survive by all means necessary!
The year is 1775, the drums of revolution are rumbling over war with Britain. Cromwell Stone becomes a reluctant slave owner after his loyalist father-in law purchases Abasi and his family for their failing sailmaking business. With his Yale-educated sons aligned to the colonial cause, Cromwell is caught between divided family sentiment over both the issue of succession and slavery. Set in the southern-most tip of Manhattan, the fast-moving events sweep Cromwell from a life of political apathy to terrorism against his own people. Based in years of historical research, this novel intertwines actual and fictional characters to explain the occurrences that lead to the burning of a third of Manhattan.
In the freewheeling memoir My Steamboat, Dori Duckels DeCamillis revels in the uncommon cold of her Rocky Mountain girlhood--complete with fierce, funny parents, wily siblings, improbably-named classmates, and the feisty menagerie who just happened by. Set in the shadow of Colorado's postcard-perfect Storm Mountain, her book recounts how the people and the place irrevocably shaped her, at the very moment her sleepy little hometown was becoming a big-time resort. Part picaresque parable, part insider travelogue, My Steamboat adroitly spins an endearing coming-of-age tale of love, laughter and growing up, candidly reminding us about the abiding power of place and family.
"Site 39, Blue Orb" continues an exciting trip to earlier years of Sci-Fi. With hardly a chance to relax, Site 39 explorers find themselves inextricably bound in a mission to save the Earth. Second novel in the Site 39 series, Blue Orb continues the adventure and takes the intrepid team, Ethan, Laine, Si and Xana, and human reincarnation Motobe, on a mission of discovery including a trip to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The mission is to solve the mystery surrounding the cause of the disastrous destruction on Earth 5,000 years ago and to prevent history from repeating itself. "Site 39, Blue Orb" continues the exciting journey toward understanding and applying the incredible technology of Site 39. Motobe harbors a deep yearning to return to eternal sleep, to rejoin her long dead mate, but duty bound, joins the team. Discovery of a slow but inevitable increase of Earth's gravity field leads them to locate a dangerous anomaly deep within the planet that calls for the team's extreme effort to attempt to save the Earth from total destruction. With the aid of the fantastic Site 39 computer, the team learns of an ancient alien presence trapped deep within the Earth, aids in its release and gains its assistance toward combatting the dark Galactic menace that caused Earth's ancient tragedy and is on a path to repeat it.
2008 marked a major change in the political direction of her country. 2012 was a year of increased dissention and by 2016, mob protests, crime and angry hate abounded. Everything, it seemed, made life even more difficult for a hardworking single mother of two. Most people, including Caryn, focused on just living their lives under the ever increasing government regulations, the recession's high unemployment and later, the widespread part time under-employment. Coupon clipping and stretching the food budget combined with days of worry and fear of not receiving that next paycheck became the norm. Eventually, the people's growing anger divided the country and forced a radical change in the government. A new direction was about to dawn. But, was it a good one or would it be a disaster? The new inexperienced administration was hardline and forceful. Their political upheaval finally exploded into a world where allies became enemies who rattled their sabers positioning themselves to advance their own agendas. Then, it finally happened; WAR! Caryn's plans for a better life and future for her daughters vaporized in a matter of days. It was total chaos but she would not give up. "We'll find a new home," she told her daughters. And off they went searching, walking and trying to stay alive. None of them knew there was a place where things of reality and thoughts of fantasy were one and the same but, would they find it, could they even get there without dying on the way? Strange things happen when the world goes mad with war.
Two factions of vampires fight for possession of the Book--an ancient tome that holds the secrets of turning vampires into gods. If it falls into the wrong hands, no mortal life will be untouched.As a knight from the thirteenth century, Arthur knows what it means to have a code--and it's Arthur's strict enforcement of this Code that's kept vampires safely in the realm of legend.Terry is an American attending the University of Salamanca until an accidental discovery changes everything she ever believed about her world. She has no idea what she's gotten herself into, and no idea how to get herself out.Iago's involvement was something no one could have expected or foreseen--and the truth about him will challenge even Arthur's philosophy on dismissing legend.Some lies are best believed.The battle has begun.
Set in a winsomely evoked Tiruchirapalli of the sixties, The Finger Puppet, describes the special girlhood years - of jasmine and pinhead bindis, convent school and Carnatic music, temple idols and Raja Ravi Varma paintings - that eleven-year old Tara shares with her two sisters. It is a childhood enriched by her mother's gentleness, her vast store of mythological tales and her understanding of the Vedas; but made sordid by her Westernized father's arbitrariness and abuse. As her father's temper expresses itself in increasingly violent ways, Tara wants only to retreat further into her imaginary world, but her tiny alter-ego eggs her on to take a less forgiving stance. A sensitively recounted growing up tale of an awkward and abused young girl's passage to adolescence, The Finger Puppet masterfully captures the light and dark shades of childhood.
As a young man, Pax inherits a strange and mysterious artifact left behind by his deceased father. Along with this item are instructions to protect it at all cost. Pax and his friends band together to form the Order of the Celestial Lotus; a fighting force with the sole purpose of protecting the golden object. Years go by before the threat finally appears and changes Pax's world forever! Expecting to deal with some vile criminal, they find themselves confronted with a bizarre alien presence commanding legions of massive robots, all dead set on claiming the artifact. Where is this creature from and why is this artifact so important? How can Pax's small group stand against a seemingly unstoppable force when it appears their every move is watched by some all-seeing distant eye? Set in the remote future, this is a timeless story of friendship, character, and the importance of intelligence and perseverance in the face of adversity.
This is a wake up call for the world. Here are the answers from an anthropological viewpoint as to why the world is spiraling toward the abyss with violent Islamic extremism. Daily events in the Muslim world are all symptomatic of a self destructive, cultural shock syndrome. Arafat was assassinated. This book tells you how and by whom. It takes you on a daily journey behind the lines of the Hezbollah/Israeli war, into Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and many other places where religious fanaticism is running out of control. The truth is that there were weapons of mass destruction being built in Iraq. This book tells you how, when, and to where these weapons were smuggled out. Likewise, Iran is smuggling in nuclear materials by the tons at this very moment from places you wouldn't expect. We are crippled with political correctness. The jihad of Islam is dangerously radical. It is irrational, suicidal, and genocidal. The Islamic extremists want you converted or dead; unless you are a Jew, in which case they only want you dead. Likewise, radical Islamics do not hesitate to kill themselves or to kill in hideous ways any Muslim who objects, does not conform, or accidentally gets in the way of killing Jews or infidels. There are those who are putting their lives at risk to bring you some of this information.
The novel, In the Bliss of His Memory, traces fascinating events in the life of Roman Catholic priest, Father Benjamin Jarrett. His story is one of privilege and the ordinary, hope and despair, resentment and forgiveness, life and death. Family tragedy and conflict with his superior bind Fr. Jarrett in a tangle of problems that appear to leave him hopeless. But help and deliverance to freedom come from an unexpected source. His journey illuminates profound spiritual truths that will ring true to people of all faiths. Provocative and intense, readers are sure to find themselves laughing and crying as they make their way through the novel's surprising twists and turns. Rev. Roger L. Prokop is a retired priest of the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, and a priest associate of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Rock Hill, South Carolina. He has been fighting brain cancer since May 2007. See his website www.frprokop.com.
It is rare when every piece in a collection of short stories takes hold of us-our interest, our fascination, our emotions-and refuses to let go. Such is the case in CK Gauntt's alarmingly forceful compendium, The Usual Grievances. Beginning with the tragic and haunting From a Child, the Writer's Hands to the final lines of the closing story (Thou shalt not follow false gods. We are all guilty), we are pulled through every permutation of the human condition at its best, and its worst. Gauntt has created characters who suffer the jagged edge of isolation, loneliness, depression, alcoholism, and abandonment, everything that upends life and makes us question our very existence. And yet buried deep in this pessimism is hope, redemption, and a hint of the wondrous possibilities to be recognized and embraced. This is a collection that must be read.
Greatly expanded and revised, this cookbook is for anyone who appreciates the right combination of fresh ingredients cooked in a simple fashion resulting in fantastic eating that tickles your palate and enlivens your senses! Iowa Innkeepers love to cook and share their wonderful recipes with others. They use fresh seasonal, local, ingredients and turn them into mouth-watering delicious Main Dishes, Wine Dishes, Side Dishes, Appetizers, and Desserts. In America's Heartland, they are embracing a great culinary tradition, and the indigenous cuisine cooked in an ordinary fashion to produce typical Midwestern fare. The cookbook is divided into categories for easily locating various recipes. There are recipes for hot or cold weather, from light starters or desserts to hot and filling. In addition to the wide range of original, and some handed-down recipes, the book also includes hints, tips, and valuable information for the taste-conscious cook. You will also find recipes shared from the personal collections of Iowa wineries and innkeepers that call for wine to enhance the flavor of the dish. Many of these recipes even give you the name of the specific wine that adds just the right flavoring to the recipe. At the beginning of the book is a listing of resources for Iowa products, and the back of the book includes a listing of all Iowa wineries as well as a directory of outstanding Iowa bed and breakfast inns.
Hong Kong Reporter Doyle Mulligan stumbles onto the biggest and maybe last story of his life. He's investigating the exodus of Chinese from Hong Kong in the months before the handover of the colony to Beijing. The man he's following is a possible ticket-seller on the underground railroad spiriting Chinese out of the city. But when Mulligan follows him aboard a flight to Taiwan, the plane gets blown out of the sky and the ticket seller gets blown out of the plane. One by one Mulligan's leads are eliminated. One by one the people who are smuggling out the Chinese are being murdered by an assassin of almost mythological repute, an unstoppable, unbelievably powerful killer known only as the Yega. The killer is after one man who's already bought his ticket, an eyewitness to the massacre at Tiananmen Square, a witness whose testimony can delay the handover for years.
With his workload and bid to be the next executive vice president of his company hanging in the balance, a weeklong trip to the family reunion in Pennsylvania, one he hasn't made in ten years, isn't a priority for Will Allen. What starts out as nothing more than an excuse for alone time to devise a plan to win a promotion, turns into a reminder that family bonds don't fade just because work gets in the way. But is that knowledge enough to bridge the distance he has created with his own family? Seek Your Freedom is the first in a series of books describing Will Allen's discovery of what matters most in his life, how he works to create balance and harmony among the roles he plays and ultimately how he achieves true happiness.
There are some people who have the Bible memorized. They can quote scripture, yet they do not live what they "know." There are also many people who live by the principles of Jesus and don't even know it. Going Jesus is a bridge between knowing and living the teachings of Jesus. This book is designed to be a tool for personal transformation. It covers eighty real life subjects useful for those of us who realize that we are a work in progress. Going Jesus is ideal for people who describe themselves as "not religous." Because it is written for everyone, it's all inclusive, as Jesus is. Reading this book and following these principles can change your life.
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