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Desert Dreams

By: Gracie C. Mckeever

...ntury "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 s... ...Keever 4 She uttered the words with such smooth elegance, his name rolling from her lips with traitorous familiarity, that it was easy for him to beli... ... "These are your crosses, Kane, this pride and devotion. They will be your downfall." "You are teaching me a lesson?" Sahir nodded. "The most importan... ...odded. "The most important." She cleared her throat as she pulled her eyes from his fist encircling the pendant and began her pronouncement. Kane grit... ... a contest he was unaware of having entered, and later when she had passed down her judgment and had imprisoned her imp. Sahir caressed the jug now wi... ... "I would not. I only read—" "My thoughts." "Not at all. I merely read ... people." Something told her he wasn't being completely honest with her, but... ...t devices called telephones and radios that emitted the faceless voices of people he would never meet or see, and ... Just a whole wonderful array of ... ... saints, madmen and geniuses. Nothing had changed, just horrible and great people doing better and worse things on a bigger, more global scale than he... ...ed more that the ride from her brother and sister's-in-law place in Orange County was a little shorter. Justice was scheduled out, doing some overdue,...

...ese's love survive the ancient vendetta of one unforgiving and powerful demon djinni? Find out that anything is possible when a devout mystical being from the old world joins forces with an urban-reared spitfire from the new? (http://www.graciecmckeever.com)...

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Call Me Montana

By: John Richman

...more difficult quest -- that to become a man. This first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- c... ...hes for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today’s. Call Me Montana The... ...aces, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination, drawn from actual historical places, figures, or events, or are used ficti- ... ... lots of ambition. Now, don’t get me wrong -- my folks were good God-fearin’ people and our farm was a great place to grow up for Mary and me, but ... ...McVey lacked in leadership, he more than made up for in his ability to annoy people. So the rag-tag gang headed west alongside the creek. With no ... ...e Circle R that calling somebody out for cheatin’ at cards is fight’n words. People get killed doing that. This seemed to be true in Laramie as wel... ...the man with the star. “John Daggot.” “Well, Mr. Daggot, Marshal Tilghman is County Marshal, but he’s gone home for the day. I’m one Call Me Mont... ...ll. He’s probably who you’re waiting to see. Truth is, the fine folks of Ford County saw fit to elect Bill, county marshal, and me, town sheriff. B... ...other Ed, and I, all worked at one time or another as lawmen for either Ford County or Dodge City. Your friend, Captain Daggot, worked with us here...

...This is the first novel in the series and introduces sixteen year old William Dean Ritter, aka "Montana." Two separate adventures take him from his Montana farm to a Wyoming cattle ranch, Dodge City, Kansas and Texas in his pursuit of the dream to become a cowboy. Along the way something unexpected happens - he becomes a man. The book also introduces Montana's f...

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...IN GLORY AND MAJESTY BY JUAN JOSAFAT BEN-EZRA, A CONVERTED JEW TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH, WITH A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE, BY THE REV. ... ...ge of a book, written in the Spanish tongue, which clearly sets forth, and demonstrates from Holy Scripture, the erroneous-ness of the opinion, almos... ..., prove the inlet to many worldly principles and confederacies, and hasten the ruin and downfall of the present churches. And now, forasmuch as it i... ...nd you, in that High and Holy name at which every knee shall bow, that you take leisure from your several avocations, lay aside your several speculat... ...een in error, if the word of God was in the right. And perceiving upon the grounds laid down in a discourse which I have published under the title of... ...e earth an ark of testimony; and to that end will turn his Holy Spirit unto his ancient people the Jews, and bring unto them those days of refreshin... ...and real character upon the other; both centering in and radiating out from the Jewish people.’ And this appeared to me to be written in these the ... ...ersecuting the true and faithful servants and witnesses of the Lord, and both kings and people shall be confederates against the Lord and his anoint... ... for eight days, under the roof of Henry Drummond, Esq. the present High Sheriff of the County, and under the moderation of the Rev. Hugh M’Niel, th...

...which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essential and fundamental article of our religion, be true and just ideas, faithfully drawn from the divine testimony, or not....

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Werelove Dusk Conspiracy

By: Lakisha Spletzer

...sonal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please pu... ... at Henry. “Now, now, there’s no need to get your fur knotted. You, of all people, should recognize that your union, and the resulting abomination it... ...but didn't see any monitoring devices. Smiling, he pulled a shot injector from his pocket and hurried to Laylah's side. He touched her arm and grima... ...now he would set his plan fully in motion. "There will be no more shifting from any of the staff. I know we can't curb the beast completely, but if a... ...lness. “All the time, Jacques. All the time.” “I'm going to go pick her up from school. Will you have everything done?” “Of course. After all, I am th... ...now, same as usual. I’m not a mind reader. Britta, I was only going to sit down in our spot. Violet pounced before I made it there.” Nervously, Layla... ...ou the funny one?” Laylah gave Britta a sour look before running her hands down her clothes, uselessly trying to get the dirt stains off. “I’m saying... ...ver it, looking for errors. In the twenty-first century, the Earth and its peoples were steadily reaching technological highs that were unheard of c... ... the Author Lakisha Spletzer is a single mother of two who lives in Citrus County, in Florida. A native of Coeburn, Virginia, she moved to Florida in...

...lings in Laylah that make her question her life and her father's animosity toward her handsome rescuer. Confused by these emotions, she seeks answers from those closest to her and is rebuffed. She must make a choice. Obey her father's edicts or follow her heart to learn the truth about her past....

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I'Ll Do Anything

By: Chrystal Kincaid

...is dark glasses hid his eyes and an expensive, creamy tan overcoat kept her from seeing much of his body. Brilliant flashes of light from the camera... ... her head against Cade’s elbow as she stood. She rubbed it, grimacing more from mortification than pain. “Slow down, Julia,” he admonished, his voi... ...nd groaned. “This time I nearly knocked him over trying to hurry back here from the copy room. Instead he knocked me over.” “As in flat on your bu... ...?” The question was an easy one, though Julia did not like explaining it to people who did not know her history. Thankfully she didn’t have to go i... ... laws governing guns and child molestation. Do you think that thousands of people went before congress to propose the concept of those bills?” Cad... ...n his knees. “It’s just a thing,” she said, shaking her head. “Something people used to call me.” I’ll Do Anything ... ... rubbed a shaky hand over Laura’s hair. In her three years in the Dekalb County District Attorney’s office, Julia had never turned away a difficu... ...o much to go into now but there’s a good chance the case will come to Dekalb County. If that happens, Gregory wants to give it to me.” Julia sighed.... ...uring the trial?” “Is it true you’re trying to move the trial out of Hardin County? Where will you go?” “Is it true Mrs. Turner refused to be teste...

...For years, Julia Campbell has lusted from afar after her girlhood crush, Cade Taylor. Now the shoe is on the other foot and Cade is limping along helplessly behind her size seven pumps. Two successful attorneys arguing opposite sides of a high profile DUI mansla...

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Steel Dust Dawn

By: John Richman

...hes for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today’s. To Jane Steel Dust Da... ...aces, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination, drawn from actual historical places, figures, or events, or are used ficti- ... ...ore than an itch, but now it’d pretty much taken me over. I threw my blanket down late last night thinkin’ I might sleep better, but it didn’t turn... ...mall grove of Mesquite trees I pulled up to a shady spot, grabbed my canteen from my saddle bag and took a break. I had to be careful not to add to... ...it. He was just a yearling when my old horse broke his leg and had to be put down. Spirit was sired by my boss’s horse and Dan planned to give him ... ...ichman 52 “Thanks Luke. I didn’t mean to pry but I always like to know why people leave places. Especially places where I just got a job.” “You... ...that got to do with horses?” “Fair Park is mostly a horse track. Every fall people from all over Texas visit Dallas to go to the Fair. There’s lot... ...isit Dallas to go to the Fair. There’s lots of stuff to do there, but mostly people go to see the races. That’s what Clint’s getting Whisper ready ... ...nkhouse to bed. Steel Dust Dawn 153 Clint and I arrived at the Tarrant County Court House just before eleven. That’s when we were supposed t...

...is second novel in the series follows young "Montana" to Fort Worth, Texas in 1886, where he hires on at a major cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement in the early Texas State Fair races. This 203 page novel is suitable for young readers. Buy at www.callmemontana.com...

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The Curse of Kali

By: Audrey Blankenhagen

... means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author. ISBN: 1-4033-8037-6 (e-book) I... ... 1stBooks - rev. 11/22/02 iii Note to Reader Extracts from investigations, 1835 Major General Sir Willia... ...they cannot trouble us.’ Sleeman: ‘And how do they not trouble you?’ Thuggee: ‘Are not the people whom we kill, killed by the orders of KALI... ...come. His eyes looked up at the Goddess, her blackness towered above him, her bulging eyes glared down on him, her terrible fanged mouth with its lo... ...head was drawn back by ’The Arm Holder’. The rumel tightened and as the last breath was squeezed from his body, he looked into the face of ‘The Str... ...k eyes, her black hair wild about her shoulders and her fingers flexed like claws, as she reached down and scratched at his bare chest, forming tiny... ...fe without you now, my darling Rosita. Will you brave that long sea journey and all those strange people to be with your Helen?’ Audrey Blankenhag... ...f which was still unexplored. Her glimpses of the flora and fauna of the coastal regions and the people of every shade of colour, from pale brown to... ...ench? I understand from my son, that you come from a place called Soosix in England.’ ‘Sussex, a county in the Southern part of the British Isles, Y...

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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

...art thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit... ... Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchives/vaknin_archive/vaknin_main.html Download free anthologies here: http://samvak.tripod.com/freeboo... ... to make her his consort by changing the law to allow for a morganatic marriage (of people from different classes, with no rights of inheritance). S... ...e her his consort by changing the law to allow for a morganatic marriage (of people from different classes, with no rights of inheritance). Simpson ... ...tionally, the King was not allowed by the British government to address the British people and the Empire through the BBC. The government's cons... ...Standard at the beginning of the Civil War on 22 August 1642." Edward abdicated from the throne on 11 December 1936, making a different speech. ... ...ocytes to other parts of the body. The appendix is not, therefore, useless, as most people think. It is part of the immune system. The GALT disappea... ...deral Court on the Contempt of Court charge and was sentenced to six months in Cook County Jail. His appeal on that charge was subsequently dismisse... .../giantsquid/giantsquid.html Stamps On May 1, 1840, Great Britain was the first county to issue a postage stamp - the Penny Black, a one penny, ...

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The Devil‘S Legacy- to Earth Mortals. Being the Key Note to Black Arts!! Witchcraft, Devination , Omens, Forewarnings, Apparitions, Sorcery, Daemonology, Dreams, Predictions, Visions, And Compacts with the Devil!! with the Most Authentic History of Salem Witchcraft!

By: M. Young

...elieve the existence of a Devil is a like debt to reason; one is a demonstration from the reality of visible causes, and the other a deduction from t... ... like reality of their effects. One demonstration of the existence of God is from the universal well-guided consent of all nations to worship and... ... and adore a supreme power; one demonstration of the existence of the Devil, is from the avowed ill-guided consent of some nations, who, knowing no ... ...ere it not, that the comparison must suggest, that the power which has cast him down could be deluded, and the under-keepers or jailers, under whose... ...ms, that the Creator of heaven and earth had adopted this nation for his chosen people, and therefore demanded their exclusive homage, and that they... ... which she called Prick-ear, Jack and Frog. Several witnesses, poor and ignorant people, were brought to testify to the mischief which had been done ... ...rgyman named Lowes, who had been vicar of Brandeston, near Framlingham, in that county fifty years, a well known opponent of the new church governme... ... he said the water was more boisterous near that than the rest, tumbling up and down with waves, and soon after it sunk directly down into the sea, ... ...ntribute anything to the very useful object of your work, it is no matter – let people think what they will. Be that as it may, I vouch for the trut...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...ent our "Report on Orphan Works" in response to your request. The response from the public to this study was extraordinary. We received over 850 writt... ... of the 109th Congress. and would suggest that soliciting written comments from interested parties would be an appropriate starting point for this rev... ...support for the project by receiving and processing the over 850 comments from the public and handling logistics for the roundtable discussions. Ed ... ...ing works on the Internet; and (4) private uses among a limited number of people. 3 C. Legal Background Section IV of the Report provides the lega... ...ing works on the Internet; and (4) private uses among a limited number of people. It is important to keep these categories in mind when considering... ...d tools, he quickly found the following: that Mr. Hayward died in Merced County, California; that Hayward left his entire estate to his wife, Eliza... ...es. Commenters recommended that the Copyright Office provide guidance to people who want to reduce their rights and/or donate works to the public d... ...ig et al./Save The Music and Creative Commons Fred Goldstein/Los Angeles County Museum of Art Maura King Steven Metalitz/Motion Picture Associat... ...eum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...ent our "Report on Orphan Works" in response to your request. The response from the public to this study was extraordinary. We received over 850 writt... ... of the 109th Congress. and would suggest that soliciting written comments from interested parties would be an appropriate starting point for this rev... ...support for the project by receiving and processing the over 850 comments from the public and handling logistics for the roundtable discussions. Ed ... ...ing works on the Internet; and (4) private uses among a limited number of people. 3 C. Legal Background Section IV of the Report provides the lega... ...ing works on the Internet; and (4) private uses among a limited number of people. It is important to keep these categories in mind when considering... ...d tools, he quickly found the following: that Mr. Hayward died in Merced County, California; that Hayward left his entire estate to his wife, Eliza... ...es. Commenters recommended that the Copyright Office provide guidance to people who want to reduce their rights and/or donate works to the public d... ...ig et al./Save The Music and Creative Commons Fred Goldstein/Los Angeles County Museum of Art Maura King Steven Metalitz/Motion Picture Associat... ...eum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern...

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Voices from the Past

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

...FROM THE COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author... ...r to enter for the first time into the private worlds of five remarkable people: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci... .....articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.” MICHAEL FRAENKEL, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity o... ...and poetry. Our most recent publication is the remarkable quintet, Voices from the Past, by bestselling author Paul Alexander Bartlett, whose novel,... ...hanges to its content, provided that both the author and the original URL from which this work was obtained are mentioned, that the contents of this ... ...s a quintet of novels that describe the inner lives of five extraordinary people. Progressing through time from the most distant to the most recent ... ...nson, Raleigh, Spenser have had their days in jail; I have had mine—those county sties where pigs and dust ate my manuscripts and foetid odors ate m... ...ounds (shall I make it more?); in addition, I grant her my estate in Warr County—I like that place... To Joan—I leave my clothes. Why? To Elizabe... ... Executive Mansion May 22, 1863 I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were born in Virginia, of undistinguished fam...

...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the private world...

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What Your Bank Doesn't Want You to Know : About Where to Invest Your Money

By: Lillian R. Villanova

...onic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written consent from the author. ISBN 0-7596-7159-1 This book is printed on ... ...rs who encouraged me to stop investing my talents, skills and intellect in other people and start investing them in myself. Also for being wise eno... ... that will make your journey through the materials go more smoothly. A message from the Author........................................................ ... statutes and rules, it’s easy to get lost. Learn how to organize your journey from someone who has been down the same road. Unfamiliar with real ... ...................................................111 Included here is a State and County Directory with an indication of whether the States are Lien ... ..., they invest that money so as to earn more than they are paying you. What most people don’t know is that, for decades, banks, insurance companies ... ... will find the time. It will change your life, isn’t it worth the effort? Most people spend all of their time “getting ready”. You need to get read... ..., you will want to give up. The material may seem overwhelming and the various County employees less than helpful. The process of sorting through t... ...ow . . . 1 Where do I begin – An Overview All across the United States, State, County and Local Governments raise money to provide benefits and se...

...know about a high rate of return being equal to high risk to the side. What I’m about to tell you could turn the way you think about investing upside down. Are you open-minded to new ways of thinking? Are you ready to step out of the box? Ever think about how banks and insurance companies invest their money? Ever think about how much money they make on your savings or ins...

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New Life Incognita

By: Gracie C. Mckeever

...sest, older sib who'd never steered him crooked, had only taught him right from wrong, good from bad—more like their now-dead father than a brother. H... ... he? He couldn't be— "No Ben." Amire shook her head, adamant as she pulled from Ben to stare at the lifeless body sprawled across the bottom of the co... ...is body. Oh shit. Oh, hell no. This isn't happening. "We've got one victim down ... African-American male, early twenties ... wounds to the chest and ... ...ing out vital statistics. His statistics. He was now an official number. A downed brother. If he wasn't dead already, Nev and his moms would kill him.... ...ed her to a seat on the bottom step of the campus stairs. She was bleeding from a shoulder and a leg. What the hell had happened to her? Had she been ... ... he'd believed in kingdom come. He'd believed in money for the way it made people stand up, deliver and respect when he'd produce more than enough. He... ... she's had enough of that from you to last her a lifetime." Who were these people? Kelly wondered. Did he really belong with them? The pasty-faced cou... ...the chair. "Can't say I blame 'em. It's not like I'm one of their favorite people in the world. I think they actually hate me more than they hate your... ...England situated forty-five miles from Manhattan in southwestern Fairfield County. When Tyler mentioned the population—an appalling and anemic 18,000—...

...A young black man is shot down in the streets in a drive-by. But a mistake has been made. Kelly shouldn't have died. So he's returned to Earth?in the body of a young comatose white woman married to a hot looking Latino narc cop. Can Kelly resolve the ...

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Jewels

By: Lakisha Spletzer

...nce and the soothing love. ...my sweet son, don't ever let anyone stop you from your hearts desire. ...Kisha for the constantly engaging conversation ... ...cial “need.” “Relax, Jewels. I’m sure it’s nothing major,” Jeremy advised from his seat by the window. Jewels fidgeted with the starched collar of he... .... It wasn’t like she hadn’t been here before, in the North American United Peoples Organization Headquarters, receiving orders. It was, however, the ... ... felt exposed. She heard a click and then a whirring noise. Her gaze slid down and she gaped. Jewels was fixated on the President's cybernetic arm. ... ...interrupted. “I hate to ask for quickness, but my partner and I are tired from our ten-hour flight to get here. Can we keep this brief?” Jewels chang... ...nificant,:: Jeremy growled. ::It won’t be the first time we’ve had to play down our talents. I’m more afraid of what the contact with the aliens’ min... ...tic arm. "Colonel Manroe, didn't your mother teach you not to sneak up on people?" "Well, Psi-Ops is my mother, so I will have to say the opposite is... ...emy, the Lupinous Empire, was slowly eroding away at their territory. His people had to face facts. They needed help, preferably from a species that... ...inspiring her to write. A native of Coeburn, Virginia, she moved to Citrus County, Florida in 2004 and has enjoyed the warmth ever since. Lakisha has...

...Special Lieutenant Jewels Enbran, a human telepath unable to shield her mind from thoughts, uses telepathic anchors who protect her vulnerable mind. Her current anchor, Colonel Jeremy Lingley, is nearing burnout. An alien race is seeking an alliance with Earth and the pair are assigned the mission of ...

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

............................................. 230 The Welfare State is moral from a self-centered point of view ........................................... ...elf-centered point of view .......................................... 232 From a self centered point of view it is immoral ............................. .................................................................. 233 Moral from God based assumptions ................................................... ...e I didn‘t know what I was eating, but it was all delicious. No wonder you people don‘t get fat. You can eat for hours and take in so few calories—al... ...atisfaction as earning another $50,000 a year. —―In our country people tend to work instead of vacationing so they have extra money to add... ...hey will nearly always opt for a vacation when they could otherwise work. People in the States still believe that money buys happiness. But when peo... ... ethical for a patient than an ethicist from a Lutheran hospital or from a county medical center. When we cannot agree on truth, such as whether the ... ...ven if taxed minimally, is often like trying to catch a greased pig at the county fair. -- ―But doctor, in spite of the loopholes for the ri... ...eter maids issuing vehicle parking citations, toll and tax collectors, and county appraisers are such people. Some may make society run smoother, lik...

...city of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He...

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Interview with the Future

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...The Law of Equivalence of Attributes 6. The power of thought 7. A Chosen People 8. Permission to Practice Kabbalah 9. A Kabbalistic Reality 10. K... ... Part 5: Spiritual Exile 1. The Hidden Forces of the Land 2. The Exodus From Egypt 3. Two Parts to the Soul 4. The Return to the Spiritual Land ... ...” and the “SulamTU” Part 7: A Lasting War 1. Eternal War Appendix A: From the Authentic Sources 1. The History of Kabbalah 2. Writing a Book of... ...hlag 8. Rabbi Baruch Ashlag 9. Kabbalists About Kabbalah Appendix B – From the Writings of Baal Hasualm 1. Internality and Externality 2. Israel... ... 9 of 263 Interview With The Future In each generation there are people who receive a prompting from above and feel the need to develop thi... ...above and feel the need to develop this sixth sense. Then, somehow, these people find the books and the teachers who can help them develop. These t... ...rld of Ein Sof (Infinity) and goes lower and lower, through many worlds, down to our own. Then, once in our world, the soul continues to descend th... ...s, each consisting of 613 parts – desires. Those desires fell 125 degrees down from their original status, called the “root of the soul.” The last ... ... live here only if we tell ourselves and the rest of the world, that this county is important for everyone, and that we are assuming our mission as ...

...s and a practical way to avoid suffering and lead a wholesome and happy life. Now, the wisdom of Kabbalah is being revealed like an open book, to all people of all backgrounds. The wisdom of Kabbalah is a contemporary method that reveals how to achieve the best in life. An Interview with the Future is intended for every person who wants to learn about Kabbalah. It is clear...

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Against the War : A Novel of the Vietnam War Era

By: Roland Menge

...AGAINST THE WAR follows the intertwined lives of four friends, rowing team mates, who graduate from college at the height of the Vietnam War and struggle to make decisions about the war and the military draft. Two become involved in the war, one as a combat pilot and one as a medic. The other two of the four friends, i...

...234. Morris is relocated from Sam Neua to a Lao village From Sam Neua, the group that included prisoner of war James Morris headed southwest, so far as he could determine from occasional glimpses of the sun through the canopy of leaves above the roa...

...fter Matt; they come upon Morris in uniform 9. Brandt rescues Morris in a fight with an antiwar demonstrator 10. Steward gets some heartfelt advice from Barbara Carpenter 11. Steward visits his draft board to ask about his status 12. Steward bores Mary’s sister, Ellen; she winds up with Morris 13. Matt and Mary discuss their relationship and make a commitment 14. VIS...

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And Gulliver Returns Book III : A Visit to Kino

By: Bob Oconnor

... 4 It took less than ten hours from Los Angeles International Airport to touch down in Jingjing, the cap... ...It took less than ten hours from Los Angeles International Airport to touch down in Jingjing, the capitol of Kino. From what I had remembered as a b... ...les International Airport to touch down in Jingjing, the capitol of Kino. From what I had remembered as a boy, Kino was a province of China but in t... ...ery difficult. When Kino fails in an experiment it doesn‟t affect a billion people, as it did in China under the communist dictators. Kino can move f... ...ritage, but a population crisis out of control. It had more than a billion people when I left Earth but it halved its yearly population increase. He... ...he overall good of one‟s society? I was prepared to ride in a rickshaw from the airport, but my entourage and I were escorted from the jet by Ma... ... paintings of days gone by. Another featured an immense waterfall cascading down its face. Larger than Niagara, more impressive than Yosemite, the si... .... As the guest of honor I was seated by the President, the Minister of the People, and her husband. There must have been five hundred guests seated a... ... under the force of law, you get resistance—often major resistance. If the county gets permission to cut down a tree, given its environmental import...

...city of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He...

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And Gulliver Returns Book VII : Book 7 Visit to Indus

By: Bob Oconnor

... Arriving in Indus It was not far from Singaling to Indus. Just a five hour flight on Singapore Airlines, st... ... the Southeast Asian part of the world--but what a universe of difference. From one of the three most advanced countries on the planet to a Third Wor... ....‖ 4 —―Mr. Ghosh, we are deeply honored that you would take time from you presidential duties to meet our clan.‖ —―The honor is mine, I ... ...ed upon as a poor country cousin, a bungling bumpkin that held our parent down for centuries before we were cut loose. We were an anchor holding bac... ...consumer options are limited. ―In India family farming has reduced as people have moved to the cities. It has shrunk in size and quantity, and a... ...water. Shistosomiasis, caused by a fresh water snail, affects 160 million people. That‘s the disease that wiped out Napoleon‘s army in Egypt. Then in... ... arsenic from ground water. You remember that Bangladesh had millions of people exposed to ground water arsenic at 100 times the maximum proposed b... ...my economics professor said that the World Bank reported that poverty was down by half from 1981 to 2001, from 40% making under a dollar a day in 19... ...t in thirty years less than 20% of their population will be under 15. The county‘s median age will have increased from 21 ten years ago to 38 in thi...

...city of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He...

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