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City of Dreams- an Extraordinary Journey, Inside the Heart of Indonesia's Capital- Jakarta

By: Mark W. Medley

... City of Dreams An extraordinary journey, inside the heart of Indonesia’s capital- Jakarta Mark W. Medley Copyrigh... ... All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, grap... ...l rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, graphic... ...mechanical- including photocopying, recording, taping or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author and publisher. ISBN: 14495... ...s” eStore: https://www.createspace.com/3402096 Preface There is a city, that spreads from the edge of the Java Sea, and has grown throug... ... Devi and Bambang iii 78 Monkey Business 80 An Unusual Cargo 82 Indonesia’s Facebook Generation 84 Another Farewell Party 86 A Broken Vent 89 Obsessi... ...r Farewell Party 86 A Broken Vent 89 Obsessions 92 Bandung Express 97 What’s in a Name? 100 Richards Pet Snake 103 Beyond the Tracks 107 Natural Debbi... ...hiny particles of enchanted diamonds or gold are somehow placed onto their face, and they somehow become irresistible to men. I have seen many g... ...t Indonesian produced movies may never do well internationally, but for the crowds that love to watch Movies like ‘Love is Cinta’ and ‘Suster Ngesot...

...The city of Jakarta is described as the "City of Dreams," by visitors usually overwhelmed by its sheer size, and the unique lifestyles of the people who live there. Discover a collection of true to life stories from the "...

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The Ulysseans

By: Antonio Mercurio

... 1 ANTONIO MERCURIO THE ULYSSEANS The Theorem and the Myth for traveling from one universe... ...nother Sophia University of Rome 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Cr... ... Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way tha... ...anslations authorized by the Author. 3 Note from the translator: In this text, several of the author’s books are mentioned. Some are alread... ...these titles have been translated into English and placed in brackets { }. A list of all the authors books with a specification of those that already... ...hia-Art and the group laboratories on Existential Anthropology. They were a precious stimulus in the development of my ideas and my continuous sea... ...ves and outside themselves, of all the types of energies that exist on the face of the earth; and by doing so they produce every type of handicraft ... ...ut while a tree must only follow the laws of nature to create and must not face any type of internal conflict or internal tribulation, this is not tr... ...s it”. The Super-Ego and the Ideal I alone make more noise than the whole crowd that was in the arena and was yelling to urge the contestants on or...

...This book is perhaps the one that is most difficult to understand with just one reading, because it contains a concentration of all of A. Mercurio’s innovative thought. It is difficult to make a short synthesis of this book, so here we will simpl...

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Class Heroes: A Class Apart

By: Stephen Henning

... Copyright Class Heroes copyright © 2011 Stephen Henning First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Elucidox Ltd ISBN: 978-1-908785-00-8 T... ...irst published in Great Britain in 2011 by Elucidox Ltd ISBN: 978-1-908785-00-8 The right of Stephen Henning to be identified as the Author of the ... ...phen Henning to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All... ...identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. ... ...y form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. All ... ...ing. She was alone, but she could almost imagine an assassin in the bathroom, or a bomb under her bed. She had no way of being sure, because she co... ...heir target, but he still felt a stab of anger as he looked at his sister’s kind face. Samantha was strong, she was witty and she could hold her ow... ...ny inclination to fight back. James kept telling Sam she should confront Emma – face her down, show her that she was not to be messed with. Sam, pr... ...n sunshine, Chief Superintendent Harden began his press conference to a dutiful crowd of cameramen, reporters, photographers and other interested p...

...Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever.The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and S...

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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/group... ... Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2005 Not for Sale! No... ... All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovs... ...written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": ... ...elovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchi... ...8 Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V. E VI. F VII. G VIII. H IX. I-J X... ...matic Switchboard (Phone Exchange) Almon B. Strowger, an undertaker in Kansas City, faced unfair competition. The wife of a competing undertaker wa... ...urch funds and imposed onerous taxes on the populace. Consequently, the "Liberator" faced numerous uprisings and narrowly escaped an assassination ... ...cally curtailed. This became known as the "Tennis Court Oath". On July 14, 1789 crowds stormed the Bastille - a fortress prison in east Paris - ...

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The Power in You

By: Wally Amos

...REGORY AMOS Ten Secret Ingredients for Inner Strength FalllOUS AlllOS THE .-....- OWER IN au SECRET INGREDIENTS FOR INNER STRENGTH Fam... ...cret Ingredients for Inner Strength FalllOUS AlllOS THE .-....- OWER IN au SECRET INGREDIENTS FOR INNER STRENGTH Famous Amos THE OWER... ....- OWER IN au SECRET INGREDIENTS FOR INNER STRENGTH Famous Amos THE OWER IN OU by Wally Amos and Gregory Amos f)I..I:' DONALD I. FIN... ... au SECRET INGREDIENTS FOR INNER STRENGTH Famous Amos THE OWER IN OU by Wally Amos and Gregory Amos f)I..I:' DONALD I. FINE, INC. ~ ... ...is book. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION xi 1 THE POWER IN LOVE 2 THE POWER IN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE 31 3) THE POWER IN SELF-ESTEEM 53 -4 THE POWER IN COM... ...the power we all have in us, but Russell Kemp summed it up quite well in a poem, "Claim Your Power." "Claim your power! Start it flowing. Activate ... ...preconceptions or judgments. Love in Relationships What area of our life faces us with our greatest challenge? Our personal relationships. Love bet... ...ursts of brilliant color changes in the fall, and the smile of a friendly face. Your eyes are also fountains pouring outward. They allow you to sup... ... recruited some of their employees to play kazoos in a marching band. The crowd that was gathered supplied all the fanfare I needed. I visualized th...

...Wally Amos, who rose from relative poverty to fame and fortune as "Famous Amos" details the components for a successful personal, financial and spiritual life using his ten secret ingredients for inner strength. He discusses his struggle to overcome personal and professional problems to find genuine love and inn...

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Desert Dreams

By: Gracie C. Mckeever

...om Copyright ©2001 by Gracie C. McKeever NOTICE: This eBook is licensed to the original purchaser only. Duplication or distribution to any person via ... ...y person via email, floppy disk, network, print out, or any other means is a violation of International copyright law and subjects the violator to sev... ...any other means is a violation of International copyright law and subjects the violator to severe fines and/or imprisonment. This notice overrides the... ... "Allah has forsaken you, Kane." He heard the husky declaration as if from a great distance, glared at the sensual orifice from which his death senten... ...ahir shook her exquisitely-shaped head, jet-black curls dancing around her face. She arched her lush eyebrows as if she knew what thoughts he harbored... ...t was easy for him to believe he had been moved by the sound so many times in the past, warmed to distraction by its promise. By Allah, he would die b... ... But it was nothing to match the tempest raging through his veins, pooling in his chest and bringing the most precious pain. He took a deep breath, he... ... Mount Vernon, New York Therese turned into her husband's body, buried her face against his broad back. So hard and uninviting. She inhaled the famili... ...phants. "Hey, Hunter!" Jakob Lundquist spied her and waved from across the crowded room before strutting in her direction. One of the many eulogists w...

...Old World Evil vs New Age Passion ... A centuries old djinni betrayed...A modern career woman and wife bereft...Can this thoroughly mismatched couple find comfort and vindication in each other's arms? More importantly, can Kane and Therese's love survive the anci...

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Secret of the Sands

By: Aren, Rai and E., Tavius

... Published by RFS Publications This book is a work of fiction. Name, characters, places, and incidents ... ... This book is a work of fiction. Name, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imagination (excluding references to actual hi... ...y Robinson: www.jeremyrobinsononline.com No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission, e... ...ne.com No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission, except in the case of brief quotati... ...hatsoever without the written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address ... ..., and they wore long, flowing, white robes and dark brown leather sandals. Their skin had a beautiful golden sheen to it. Around each of their necks... ...acing voices shouting. They knew their enemies were coming through. Bravely they stood to face the onslaught of soldiers who were now merely seconds... ...k of the head with a staff, knocking him unconscious. A second soldier was struck in the face with a torch and fell screaming in agony to the ground... ...nd was a noble and greatly respected position, one that was held for life. Seated in the crowd was one of the priests who possessed a wonderful, nat...

...For 12,000 years a dark and deadly secret has been hidden deep below the Great Sphinx of Giza. In present day Egypt, a frightening, yet awe-inspiring story unravels as archaeologists race against time to decipher an ancient truth? A deep prob...

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The Suffering of Being Kafka

By: Sam Vaknin

... Sam Vaknin Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint Skopje 2006 No... ...elovska All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija R... ... Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Short Fiction in English and Hebrew http://gorgelink.org/vaknin/ http:... ...urim.html Poetry of Healing and Abuse http://samvak.tripod.com/contents.html Anatomy of a Mental Illness http://samvak.tripod.com/journal11.html... ... C O N T E N T S Short Fiction A Beheaded Cart Language of Black and Red On the Bus to Town The Butterflies are Laughing The Con Man ... ...own The Butterflies are Laughing The Con Man Cometh Janusz Courts Dinah My Affair with Jesus The Last Days The Future of Madeleine The Out Kid Pierre'... ...e dead farewell and greeted the newborn, himself aging and bending. Creases sprouted in his face, around his dimming sights, and in his white and de... ...bed home. His wife awoke with startled whimpers, tears streaming silently down her creviced face, tearing his heart with the iron grip of festering ... ... onto the grimy windows and rhythmically wipe the condensation. They explicitly ignore the crowd and the censuring, expectant stares of older passe...

A second volume of short stories and poetry translated from the Hebrew.

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Werelove Dusk Conspiracy

By: Lakisha Spletzer

...0 JD Hollyfield. All rights reserved. http://www.jdhollyfield.com This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the ... ... is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any ... ...establishments, events or locales is entirely incidental. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication ... ...ght reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any for or by a... ... part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any for or by any means (electronic,... ...ase only authorized printed or electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support o... ...efan looked away. His shaggy, dirty blond hair fell forward to shield his face. “I don’t have to follow anything you say or suggest. Or have you forg... ...or is your research on ways to get rid of our very essence being embraced. Face it, Henry, you are twice the fool!” Zina licked her lips and eyed hi... ...cafeteria. They stared at the two combatants in the middle. It wasn’t the crowd that worried Laylah Le Croix. No, what bothered her was the spiked he...

...Seventeen-year-old Laylah Le Croix has a rich father, mansion, and servants. Yet she is lonely and neglected. Her father would rather work than speak to her. At the academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the my...

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Man with No Name

By: Wally Amos

...CENSORED* How the founder of the Cookie Company lost everything, including his nome - and turned advers... ...y Amos with Camilla Denton Aslan Publishing Lower Lake, California U.s.A. Published by AsIan Publishing P.O. Box 108 Lower Lake, CA 95457 (7... ... AsIan Publishing P.O. Box 108 Lower Lake, CA 95457 (707) 995-1861 For a free catalog of all our titles, or to order more copies of this book pl... ... of this book please call (800) 275-2606. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Amos, Wally. Man with no name: turn lemons into lemon... ...All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans­ mitted in any form or by any means, electro... ...ritten permission from Asian Publishing, Lower Lake, California, USA, with the exception of short excerpts used with acknowledgment of publisher and ... ... ask me that ques­ tion frequently, so I looked at him, a grin still on my face, and replied, "Yes I am." Without a change in expression, the young ... ...stine, a fabric collage artist and printmaker, embroidered several cookie faces on the back of my jean jacket. She began using them on invitations t... ...w people, forging new friend­ ships, and sharing myself. You might dislike crowds, or parties, or strangers, and prefer to keep to yourself. You don'...

...The story of how the founder of the Famous Amos Cookie Company lost everything, including his name----and turned adversity into opportunity. This revealing book chronicles Wally's loss of the cookie empire that he had built, ...

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Kabbalah for the Student

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Ka b b a l a h for the St u d e n t KABBALAH FOR THE STUDENT Copyright © 2008... ...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Ka b b a l a h for the St u d e n t KABBALAH FOR THE STUDENT Copyright © 2008 by MICHAEL LA... ...a Bnei Baruch USA, 2009 85th street, #51, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA Printed in Canada No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner with... ...ook may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical... ...roduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. ... ...g Ta b l e o f Co n T e n T s Foreword (Bnei Baruch) 5 The Tree of Life – a Poem (Rav Isaac Luria) 7 Time for Spiritual Attainment 1 1 Time to Act (R... ... 315 The Freedom (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 375 Concealment and Disclosure of the Face of the Creator (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 403 Preface to The Book of Zohar (R... ... e o f T h e w i s d o m o f Ka b b a l a h disrupted in the mouths of the crowd. In other words, due to excessive use of the words, they have been e... ... the Creator, as it is written about Moses, “And the Lord spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.” Any person can be as Mos...

...The great Kabbalists, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, and his son and successor, Rav Baruch Ashlag, offer modern readers valid answers to life's most vital question: What is the meaning of my life? Their interpretations of The Book of Zoh...

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Margele Risipite

By: Florentin Smarandache

...Ion SOARE Coperta: Marius DR ĂGHICEANU DESCRIEREA CIP A BIBLIOTECII NA ŢIONALE ULTRAPOLEMICI cu LiTeRe mari ÕI MICI / Smaranda... ... 5 I. PARADOXISMUL PARadOXisMul, ULTIMA MI ŞCARE A MILENIULUI DOI Paradoxismul, mi şcarea literar ă şi artistic ă de ava... ... Noi, ceilal ţi, nu puteam publica aproape nimic. Şi-atunci am zis: hai s ă facem literatur ă… f ăr ă a face literatur ă! S ă scriem… f ăr ă s ă scri... ... Gheorghe NICULESCU 7 PARadOXisM, THE LAST VANGUARD OF SECOND MILLENNIUM A) Definition: PARADO... ...ILLENNIUM A) Definition: PARADOXISM is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive used of antit... ... science, based on excessive used of antitheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache s... ...titheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache since 1980’s who said: “The goal is to e... ...- anti-literature and its literature; - flexible forms fixed, or the alive face of the death! - style of the non-style; - poems without verse (beca... ...elief, against the main stream. Explore the unexplored! Do not go with the crowd. Encroach upon conventions and prettified knowledge and feelings. Th...

... traducea din rusa - când era cazul. Mai târziu, în vara anului 2000, aveam sa cunosc Tighina Õi câteva localitaÛi din jurul Corotnei. Domnul Pavel m-a plimbat cu maÕina prin Nezavertailovka, Krasnoe, oraÕelul Dnestrovsk, Õi centrul raional Slobozia. Am târguit în Tiraspol, unde Andreica - fratele Liliei - era student la Facultatea de Geografie, în grupa moldoveneasca. Cor...

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Ultrapolemici

By: Florentin Smarandache

...Ion SOARE Coperta: Marius DR ĂGHICEANU DESCRIEREA CIP A BIBLIOTECII NA ŢIONALE ULTRAPOLEMICI cu LiTeRe mari ÕI MICI / Smaranda... ... 5 I. PARADOXISMUL PARadOXisMul, ULTIMA MI ŞCARE A MILENIULUI DOI Paradoxismul, mi şcarea literar ă şi artistic ă de ava... ... Noi, ceilal ţi, nu puteam publica aproape nimic. Şi-atunci am zis: hai s ă facem literatur ă… f ăr ă a face literatur ă! S ă scriem… f ăr ă s ă scri... ... Gheorghe NICULESCU 7 PARadOXisM, THE LAST VANGUARD OF SECOND MILLENNIUM A) Definition: PARADO... ...ILLENNIUM A) Definition: PARADOXISM is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive used of antit... ... science, based on excessive used of antitheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache s... ...titheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache since 1980’s who said: “The goal is to e... ...- anti-literature and its literature; - flexible forms fixed, or the alive face of the death! - style of the non-style; - poems without verse (beca... ...elief, against the main stream. Explore the unexplored! Do not go with the crowd. Encroach upon conventions and prettified knowledge and feelings. Th...

...PARADOXISM is an avant-garde movement in literature, art, philosophy, science, based on excessive used of antitheses, parables, odds, paradoxes in creations. It was set up and led by the writer Florentin Smarandache since 1980’s who said: “The goal is to enlargem...

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The Kabbalah Experience

By: Rav Michael Laitman

... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH... ...Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Kabbalah Experience Executive Editor: Benzion Giertz Editors: Cla... ...rs, 1057 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 532, Toronto, ON, M2R 3X1, Canada. Printed in Canada. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner... ...r reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or review... ...abbalah teaches us how to live in the reality that is spread before us. It is a systematic method that has evolved over thousands of years, taught b... ...Ari and Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the au- thor of HaSulam (The Ladder), a commentary on the Zohar) reveal that from this time forward, the Kab... ...d in the books of Kab- balists, that speak of “the end of days” --which we now face--–we become profoundly fearful that, without the wisdom of the Ka... ... force that awakens the spiritual desire in us, a desire to get away from the crowd and from the world at large. It is a wish to continue living in ... ... the beginning of creation, Malchut is called a point, a black point over the face of the white Light. After that, it spreads and covers the whole o...

...The Kabbalah Experience is one of the most fascinating books ever published in Kabbalah. It is a journey in time from the past to the future, in situations we might all experience at some point. Anyone who wants to learn how ...

...Introduction: The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us how to live in the reality that is spread before us. It is a systematic method that has evolved over thousands of years, taught by a handful of unique individuals in every generation. Their t...

...T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1. The Thought of Creation ................................................... 13 Chapter2. The Wisdom of Kabbalah ................................................... 54 Chapter 3. The S...

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Words to Wright By

By: Robin Bayne

...design Copyright © 2008 Lee Emory Edited by Lee Emory Printed and published in the U.S.A. by MountainView Publishing A division of Treble Heart Books... ...ign Copyright © 2008 Lee Emory Edited by Lee Emory Printed and published in the U.S.A. by MountainView Publishing A division of Treble Heart Books Si... ...right © 2008 Lee Emory Edited by Lee Emory Printed and published in the U.S.A. by MountainView Publishing A division of Treble Heart Books Sierra Vis... ... Treble Heart Books Sierra Vista, AZ http://www.trebleheartbooks.com This is a non-fiction work. All rights reserved. No part of this book or any oth... ...rials contained herein, used by permission, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopyin... ...nal storage and retrieval system, without express permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN: 978-1-932695-79-3 “Scripture taken from the New Ce... ...It reads, “…and the firmament showeth his handywork.” I see this revealing a facet of God’s brilliant character. He is not 13 only a God of mercy, lo... ...news, to all creation. After all, when writing I’m not sharing the good news face-to-face with anyone. Yet, this “Great Commission” was directed towar... ...s can make me incredibly anxious and the thought of getting up in front of a crowd to say something can make my face as red as my hair, no matter how ...

...Join a variety of well-known authors as they share the Scripture or quotations they find inspiring to their writing. The devotionals they?ve contributed reflect all aspects of the writing life: basic motivation, rejection, publish...

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Hypotheses on Ulysses

By: Antonio Mercurio

... ANTONIO MERCURIO HYPOTHESES ON ULYSSES A new look at Homer’s Odyssey 2 ... ...omer’s Odyssey 2 Published by The SOLARIS INSTITUTE of The SOPHIA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. (S.U.R.) Cr... ...y-nc-nd/3.0/ You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work. Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribut... ... Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way tha... ...3 ANTONIO MERCURIO HYPOTHESES ON ULYSSES This book presents a new way of interpreting the Odyssey that is ingenious, beautiful and el... ...n forces. The Odyssey is the greatest love story that has ever been told in the history of world literature. It is based not on love and death (li... ...ge even greater than that shown in military battle; much suffering must be faced and overcome, not as victims, but as artists capable of creating be... ... continuous transformation of one’s self. d. The struggles that Ulysses faces during his voyage home to Ithaca is a great metaphor that describes... ... create beauty that does not yet exist. Among all the Greek heroes that crowd the Iliad, Homer chooses Ulysses to show us that it is possible, th...

...“The Odyssey is not an adventure story. It is, rather, a book of wisdom that explains the art of humanity’s journey toward becoming artists of life and of the life of the universe. It tells the tale of a love story that is bas...

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Dieselpunk Epulp Showcase : Volume 1

By: John W. Picha; Grant Gardiner

...WELCOME TO THE RETRO FUTURE When I started the Dieselpunks website years ago, the word “dieselpunk” was still a curiosity. Sure, it was loaded with familiar tropes like Pulp Adventure, Film Noir, and Weird Horror, but the artists we...

...THE 1920s. MID-WESTERN COMMONWEALTH, CHICAGO. “Well if it ain’t that then what was it?” “It was all those damn fool bankers in New York.” “Bankers?” “Yeah, bankers. They’re the ones who caused everything that’s ...

...Welcome to the Retro Future That Sort of World: A Tale of the Aether Age Pandora Driver: Who are the People in Your Neighborhood The Troubleshooter: What the Wise Man Says The World of Mañana: A Friend of Spirits Last Call...

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Fire and für : The Last Sorcerer Dragony

By: Roger C. Schlobin

...n FIRE AND FUR: FIRE AND FUR: FIRE AND FUR: FIRE AND FUR: THE LAST SORCERER DRAGON THE LAST SORCERER DRAGON THE LAST SORCERER DRAGON ... ...ver seen…cinematic descriptions…finally some real love, emotion and humor in a fantasy novel…painfully beautiful…passionate, sensual…loved the sarca... ... seen…cinematic descriptions…finally some real love, emotion and humor in a fantasy novel…painfully beautiful…passionate, sensual…loved the sarcasti... ...nd humor in a fantasy novel…painfully beautiful…passionate, sensual…loved the sarcastic cat…bittersweet…full of action…awesome love scene in the thu... ...ual…loved the sarcastic cat…bittersweet…full of action…awesome love scene in the thunderstorm…heartbreaking…best adolescent hero since Catcher in th... ...o could only be parted by death. May he forgive me for turning him into a "she" to make the pronouns easier. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A revised versio... ...plenty of room to roll, to turn and lie curved with one paw curled to her face and her belly up. Mei-chou had always admired his lithe shape and c... ...des. His snout was stretched pewter, more dull and taut than shiny. His face and the beard-like tendrils that curled from it varied from granite t... ...f here, Nü-kua. Let's go look at our oasis." He was finding the pushing crowd, the screaming dragonettes, and the superficiality to be just too mu...

...A vivid and descriptive novel in search of a feature-length, animated film, Fire and Fur might more properly be called "Smart Dragons, Dumb Choices.? It is set in the pre-human Gobi desert and draws on Chinese mythology. Its ...

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And Gulliver Returns Book I : Touchdown

By: Bob Oconnor

... “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book One Touch Down Return to Earth “... ... Return to Earth “. . . And Gulliver Returns” 2 --In Search of Utopia— “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search ... ... © 2008 ISBN 978-0-9823076-0-1 3 Table of Contents THE RETURN FROM SPACE ...................................................... ............................................................................ 4 THE GOOD LIFE .............................................................. ........................................................................... 12 A MORE IN DEPTH LOOK AT THE PROBLEMS ...................................... .................................................................... 22 MAKING A BETTER LIFE .............................................................. ... “Just look at the roads needed. Americans complain about their crowded roads and freeways now. To keep an equivalent number of roads fo... ...uisition.” —“But commander, as a liberal Protestant Dr. King would still face the ire of the protestant evangelicals, the Catholics, the Mormons ... ...ed, I might be the next victim of robbery or murder. I’ve seen the hopeless faces of those in the cities and farms of Bangladesh. I‘ve heard the gun...

...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemu...

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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 ... ...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005 Ban... ...Kohtalon lait eivät katoa. Elämää Pohjois-Thaimaan kylissä. Published by the Finnish Literature Society and the Finnish Anthropological Society 2004... ...R DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World ... ... A VILLAGE IN NORTHERN THAILAND ... ...s 11 * Fieldwork and the research group 15 * To the reader 18 I. A VILLAGE IN NORTHERN THAILAND Environment of my life (interviews) 20... ...re running out, we will move on to the post-oil era, and societies will be faced possibly with even greater structural change than the post-war one. I... ...shops in Lampang old centre, along with all other local entrepreneurs, are faced with the large international production and retail chains that have b... ...is no room in the house. In Ban Srii Muod Klao, compounds are now becoming crowded and a new, modern cremation site is planned for the temple compound...

...The book is a descriptive overview of the culture of the villages. It contains material on the villagers' housing, rice farming and other means of livelihood, community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and heale...

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