It is 2102. On one of the worst days of her life, Amala makes a discovery that will change her life forever. In a world with little use for paper books, she finds tucked away behind a dusty bookshelf the journal of a teenage girl written in 2001. Although over 90 years separate the two teenage girls, Amala soon learns that navigating the difficult waters of adolescence and life transcends time.It is 2102. On one of the worst days of her life, Amala makes a discovery that will change her life forever. In a world with little use for paper books, she finds tucked away behind a dusty bookshelf the journal of a teenage girl written in 2001. Although over 90 years separate the two teenage girls, Amala soon learns that navigating the difficult waters of adolescence and life transcends time, but more importantly, she uncovers a valuable story about faith in an uncertain world that resonates with her own experience.Young adults are certain to appreciate the fresh, authentic writing style taken from actual teenage journals and the candid way challenging, relevant issues are addressed. Views: 260
**Shortlisted for the 2012 The Word Guild Awards, Novel-Futuristic Category** -- An entity from nothing space and time violently invades a young Toronto songwriter. He consumes her. He changes her into his image. She battles back to resist him, to expel him, to regain herself. And in doing so discovers where evil really resides.**Shortlisted for the 2012 The Word Guild Awards, Novel-Futuristic Category**An entity from nothing space and time, Akaesman lurks in his dominion, waiting, watching through his peephole into our world for the right prey. And when he spots a good one, he forces himself into our space and time, evading the Akaesman patrol, invading his chosen one. He spreads his evil to everyone, one by one, male and female, changing them forever into his image.But the young songwriter and her fiancé, enjoying the end of their road trip, have never heard of Akaesman. On the eve of the summer solstice, they fly home to Toronto down a local highway past slumbering fields, toward a thick starlight-sucking forest, oblivious of their destination: Akaesman. He comes out of a green neon wind. He smacks their car; he cracks the window; he's in her. Her songwriting career is dead. Her name is gone.When she learns of his presence, she resists him; she wrestles with him; she seeks help in her battle. Yet she loses ground. She's ready to quit. And that's when she discovers that there is more than one kind of evil..."Shireen’s pen has all the force of a great storyteller and the artistic skills of reviving a past scene in its most original form." Ernest Dempsey on Shireen Jeejeebhoy's award-winning biography Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story"If you want a book you can't put down, get Lifeliner into your hands..." Gloria Oren on Shireen Jeejeebhoy's award-winning biography Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story Views: 260
A short story based on an actual incident in the 1880s in North Texas, when Comanches threatened a family. The mother was dipping candles and used hot wax to protect her children.Told from a young girl's point of view, this story recounts an incident when Comanches threatened a pioneer family in North Texas. The mother was dipping candles when the Indians appeared and used the hot wax as a defense. Based on a true incident from the files of the Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth, Texas, where the actual cabin, with it's vat for hot wax, is located. Views: 259
In 1985, Jack reconnects with old friends and an enigmatic Navajo man, who leads them on a terrifying, high-speed adventure in the Arizona desert. Views: 259
The second in a series of short stories about the I.S.S. Fenghuang, the last faster-than-light starship in the galaxy. In this volume, Governor Caitlin Adair struggles with her place among the crew while they investigate an isolated solar mining platform.The Heilmann Drive allowed humanity to spread across the stars and prosper for nearly two thousand years. But when the use of the device begins to eat into the fabric of the universe, the People's Interstellar Republic bans all faster-than-light travel. A new age begins, one of isolation and stagnation, and becomes known as the Fall.One rebel, Captain Seth Garland, steals the last starship in existence. He is now mankind's only hope of re-uniting the stars.Dobhriathar: As Caitlin tries to figure out how she fits in aboard the ISS Fenghuang, the rebel crew visits an ancient solar mining station in search of materials to improve the ship. There, they discover an abandoned mining team that has been stuck on the station since the beginning of the Fall. Views: 259
A short story about the power small gestures have over tragedy and despair. Heartbreak and the hope that can follow, shattered dreams and the possibility of giving birth to new ones, all accompanied by the perfect piece of Cake.The Adventures of Marvin Theodore Harvey is a series of illustrated stories about Marvin and his four friends, Daffodil, Larue, Marla and Albert. Children will enjoy the simple, well crafted stories which are 2,500 to 3,500 words each. They read at the 3rd through 6th grade levels, but can be read to children of all ages.This is the second book in "The Adventures of Marvin Theodore Harvey" series. After Marvin and Albert "gross out" Daffodil by throwing worms at her, they decide to do something nice to make up for it. Unfortunately, their good deed causes even more trouble!www.VeryBoringPlace.com Views: 259
The single gas jet burning at the end of the corridor was so dim and made so flickering a light that it added more to the shadows of the passage than it provided illumination. It was hard to discover which were realities and which shadows in the long gallery. Not a ray of light appeared at any of the transoms over the dormitory doors; yet that might not mean that there were no lights burning within the duo and quartette rooms in the East Dormitory of Briarwood Hall. There were ways of shrouding the telltale transoms and—without doubt—the members of the advanced junior classes had learned such little tricks of the trade of being a schoolgirl. Views: 258
M. Y. Halidom wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age. Views: 258
"Second only to Burroughs\' John Carter!" -Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Unabridged ebook edition!Born in the pages of All Story magazine, the same magazine that gave John Carter birth, Palos of the Dog Star Pack is the novel that, historian and critic John J. Pierce writes, "established the parameters for a school of created-world sf in which isolated heroes are transported to exotic worlds for more or less exotic adventures." The book\'s protagonist, Jason Croft, travels mentally to a world of Sirius, where he encounters romance and adventure. As Sam Moskowitz writes in Under the Moons of Mars, "He takes possession of the powerful body of Jason of Nodhur, a handsome but feeble-minded youth, at the moment of death, and sets out to win the hand of Naia, princess of Tamarizia. His knowledge of earthly science results in the advancement of the people of Palos." Moskowitz adds, "The story was fascinating and well told, in the precise tradition of Edgar Rice Burrough\'s [John Carter of Mars] series."J. U. Giesy\'s Palos of the Dog Star Pack is truly a novel in the tradition of here is classic science fiction with all the unbridled adventure, color, romance and action of Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and the legendary golden age pulp, Planet Stories. It even bears, as the author said in another context, "philosophic lessons interwoven in the narrative." The 1960s hardcover Avalon edition, from which most ebook editions take their text was cut by more than a third, destroying the author\'s style and the story\'s logic. Now you can read the unabridged, original text of Palos of the Dog Star Pack as the author intended! And look for its two sequels! Special Introduction about the author and book. Views: 258
An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf s bailiff a revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past. Believing that life in a nunnery is the best way to escape the escalation of the bailiff's vile behavior and to preserve the faith that sustains her, Annabel is surprised to discover a sense of security and joy in her encounters with Lord Ranulf. As Annabel struggles to confront her feelings, she is involved in a situation that could place Ranulf in grave danger. Ranulf's future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart. Views: 258
An exquisite and heart-piercing story of one woman’s bond with a baby, The Beautiful Mother will resonate with every parent, crossing time, place and culture. It is an unforgettable exploration of what it really means to be a member of the human family, revealing the deep need we all have to find our own tribe.
'You are her mother at this moment.
The future is another time.'
In a remote corner of Tanzania, Essie Lawrence lives with her husband in an archaeologist’s camp.
One morning a chance encounter with two strangers sees her making a rash promise.
When she returns home to the research base, she has a baby in her arms.
Essie is to care for the little girl until the coming of the rains.
And then hand her back.
The organised world of Magadi Research Camp is turned upside down.
As her heart opens up to new life, Essie is drawn into the ancient wisdom of the Hadza, the last hunter-gatherer tribe in East Africa.
And she is led back to memories of her own mother and her first home on the island of Tasmania, at the far end of the world.
But there is a price to pay.
Essie's marriage, her career - everything she's worked for - is put at risk.
On the shores of the flamingo lake, personal stories are played out alongside the Lawrences’ quest to find the origins of the human species.
Nightmares and dreams go hand in hand as past and present merge.
What is real and what will turn to dust?
And after a season of being a mother, will Essie be able to survive the hardest challenge of all?
To love, and then let go , , , , Views: 258
Real Change is Truly Possible, Right Now…
We can end the threats to our environment, and aid dramatically in its restoration. We can help provide meaningful work for all, with opportunities that enhance and replenish the world around us. We can effectively address fundamental urban and rural concerns and the many diverse and often divergent needs of developing and developed nations alike. We can create a better world where life and all living systems flourish. This is not and idealistic dream, but is rather a pragmatic attainment, achievable within our very own lifetime.
So write Bernard Lietaer and Stephen Belgin, authors of the much anticipated book New Money for a New World. Mr. Lietaer is a principal architect of the euro and author of the acclaimed international best seller The future of Money, which has been translated into sixteen languages. Mr. Belgin is the founder and president of Qiterra Press and author of the upcoming City of Light Chronicles.
New Money for a New World examines a previously unexamined culprit for the many issues we face today—the monopoly of our centuries old monetary system. This book also provides many ways and means that are now readily available to stop the current juggernaut towards global self destruction. Many of the solutions offered within this book are more than theory. Communities from around the world have successfully addressed a myriad of issues without the need to raise taxes, redistribute wealth, or depend upon enlightened self interest from corporate entities. Rather the improvements were realized simply and effectively by rethinking money . With such a shift everything is possible. Views: 258
