The Relation of My Imprisonment is a work of fiction utilizing a form invented in the seventeenth century by imprisoned Puritan divines. Designed to be exemplary, works of this type were aimed at brethren outside the prison walls and functioned primarily as figurative dramatization of the test of faith all true believers must endure. These "relation," framed by scripture and by a sermon explicating the text, were usually read aloud in weekly or monthly installments during religious services. Utterly sincere and detailed recounting of suffering, they were nonetheless highly artificial. To use the form self-consciously, as Russell Banks has done, is not to parody it so much as to argue good-humoredly with the mind it embodies, to explore and, if possible, to map the limits of that mind, the more intelligently to love it

If Ruby Wright could have her way, her dad would never have met and married her stepmother Willow, her best friend George would be more than a friend, and her mom would still be alive. Ruby knows wishes can't come true; some things just can't be undone. Then she discovers a tree in the middle of an Ohio cornfield with a wormhole to nine alternative realities. Suddenly, Ruby can access completely different realities, each containing variations of her life—if things had gone differently at key moments. The windshield wiper missing her mother’s throat…her big brother surviving his ill-fated birth…her father never having met Willow. Her ideal world—one with everything and everyone she wants most—could be within reach. But is there such a thing as a perfect world? What is Ruby willing to give up to find out?

Martins GARDNERS RELATIVITĀTES TEORIJA VISIEM IZDEVNIECĪBA «LIESMA» RĪGĀ 1969 RELATIVITY FOR THE million by martin gardner Ulustrated by Anthony Ravielli MACMILLAN NEW YORK, LONDON

No deja de ser curioso y hasta sorprendente que, considerando la escasa atención que tradicionalmente el cuento ha merecido por parte de los estudiosos, un autor que, como Francisco Ayala, se ha dedicado con preferencia al relato breve y que es autor de únicamente dos novelas importantes, haya conseguido la nombradía de que disfruta

Este cuarto volumen de las Enseñanzas de don Juan se abre con un encuentro entre Castaneda y su maestro, en el que el discípulo pregunta a don Juan: «¿Por qué me dio plantas visionarias en el inicio de mi entrenamiento en el camino del conocimiento?» La respuesta a esta demanda es: «Por tu falta de sensibilidad; necesitaba una herramienta para abrir esa cabeza tan dura». Dicho y hecho: en este punto nuestro autor reemprende sus enseñanzas sin la ayuda explícita de las plantas, prosiguiendo su aprendizaje en el camino de la sabiduría del enigmático don Juan… Con plantas o sin ellas, seguiremos en el reino de los ensueños, en el camino del conocimiento, en el mundo de los acertijos, asistiremos a diálogos enigmáticos y tronchantes entre don Juan y el aprendiz Castaneda, con unas descripciones y una narración llenas de una fina psicología, planteando y replanteando constantemente el concepto que uno tiene de al realidad y de la participación y dominio de la misma. Esta entrega de las enseñanzas retoma la situación dónde se había dejado el segundo libro de la serie, Una realidad aparte -pues el tercer libro, Viaje a Ixtlán, fue una reelaboración de lo expuesto en los dos primeros libros, conformando la base para el doctorado que Castaneda presentó en la Universidad de UCLA. En Relatos de poder se expone, largo y tendido, una discusión sobre los conceptos del tonal y el nagual, sobre el conocimiento de las fuerzas y articulaciones del mundo invisible, del dominio de uno mismo, y de la interacción consciente, con propósito y con estrategia en el reino de lo visible e invisible. Algunas personas han querido ver ciertas semejanzas entre lo expuesto en este libro y las enseñanzas zen. Sea como fuere, narrando actitudes zen o estrategias del guerrero Juan Matus, o bien refundiendo estados alterados de consciencia en episodios de ensoñación, este libro, como los otros de la serie, buen puede tomarse como un relato de enseñanzas, de diálogos sin desperdicio y de inquirir e preguntarse una y otra vez sobre el mundo en que vivimos

A contemporary and contemplative spiritual exploration of Death, by best selling author, Poet-philosopher, and Zen priest Tai Sheridan, Ph.D. Beneath the surface, many anxieties, worries, and fears are associated with death. ‘Relax, You Are Going to Die’ is an invitation to examine your relationship with death and your ability to live with grace and dynamic vitality. The question of death and dying is an inseparable part of a spinning two headed coin. One side says “dying”, and the other says “living”. This book was written in order to help you see the spinning coin more clearly and to help you deepen your relationship to the mystery of living and dying, which is the basis of living a wise, kind, and beneficial life

Forced together, the two battle demons…and each other All that's left of infamous demon hunter Ivy Strom's family is the brother who vanished three years ago. Now that she's finally close to finding him, the last distraction she needs is sexy half human, half demon Ronan Ames. The tainted blood in his veins makes him a foe. Yet his unique abilities make him a powerful partner. She can't resist his help in the search for the vicious enemy that can locate her brother, who holds the key to hell and Ronan's salvation. Nor can she deny the searing desire that draws them together…even though a passionate alliance might destroy them both

After successfully freeing Alliance POWs, “Black Jack” Geary discovers that the Syndics plan to ambush the fleet with their powerful reserve flotilla in an attempt to annihilate it once and for all. And as Geary has the fleet jump from one star system to the next, hoping to avoid the inevitable confrontation, saboteurs contribute to the chaos

It is December 1815 and Adam Bolitho's orders are unequivocal. As captain of His Majesty's frigate Unrivalled of forty-six guns, he is required to 'repair in the first instance to Freetown, Sierra Leone, and reasonably assist the senior officer of the patrolling squadron'. But all efforts of the British anti-slavery patrols to curb a flourishing trade in human life are hampered by unsuitable ships, by the indifference of a government more concerned with old enemies made distrustful allies, and by the continuing belligerence of the Dey of Algiers, which threatens to ignite a full-scale war. For Adam, also, there is no peace. Lost in grief and loneliness, his uncle's death still unavenged, he is uncertain of all but his identity as a man of war. The sea is his element, the ship his only home, and a reckless, perhaps doomed attack on an impregnable stronghold his only hope of settling the bitterest of debts

The last known human searches the galaxy for companionship in a brilliant standalone novel from the legendary author of the Pip & Flinx series. Once Homo sapiens reigned supreme, spreading from star system to star system in an empire that encountered no alien life and thus knew no enemy… save itself. As had happened many times before, the basest, most primal human instincts rose up, only this time armed with the advanced scientific knowledge to create a genetically engineered smart virus that quickly wiped out humanity to the last man. That man is Ruslan, the sole surviving human being in the universe. Rescued from the charnel house of his home planet by the Myssari—an intelligent alien race—Ruslan spends his days as something of a cross between a research subject and a zoo attraction. Though the Myssari are determined to resurrect the human race, using Ruslan’s genetic material, all he wants for himself and his species is oblivion. But then the Myssari make Ruslan an extraordinary offer: In exchange for his cooperation, they will do everything in their considerable power to find the lost home world of his species—an all-but-mythical place called Earth—and, perhaps, another living human. Thus begins an epic journey of adventure, danger, heartbreak, and hope, as Ruslan sets out in search of a place that may no longer exist—drawn by the slimmest yet most enduring hope

The truth will test you... For fans of Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games: high fantasy and dystopia meet in this high-stakes tale of a civilization built on lies and the girl who single-handedly brings it down. When Eva’s twin brother, Eamon, falls to his death just a few months before he is due to participate in The Testing, no one expects Eva to take his place. She’s a Maiden, slated for embroidery classes, curtseys, and soon a prestigious marriage befitting the daughter of an Aerie ruler. But Eva insists on honoring her brother by becoming a Testor. After all, she wouldn’t be the first Maiden to Test, just the first in 150 years. Eva knows the Testing is no dance class. Gallant Testors train for their entire lives to search icy wastelands for Relics: artifacts of the corrupt civilization that existed before The Healing drowned the world. Out in the Boundary Lands, Eva must rely on every moment of the lightning-quick training she received from Lukas—her servant, a Boundary native, and her closest friend now that Eamon is gone. But there are threats in The Testing beyond what Lukas could have prepared her for. And no one could have imagined the danger Eva unleashes when she discovers a Relic that shakes the Aerie to its core

Futures and Pasts, Fearless and Frightening. This is a must-read collection for all fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. A celebration of legacy and endurance. • Bizarre remains of a lost civilisation emerge from the ice. • The ghosts of a drowned town wait to be awakened. • A witch with a dragon problem. • What Elvis will do to protect his fellow artists from annihilation. • An ancient spaceship carries the last, fragmented memories of Earth. • Broken souls of the dead are passed on to the new-born. These and many more tales showcase the hopes, remnants, and fears of humanity. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, Aiki Flinthart reached out for works from as many of her favourite authors as would answer the call. And many did. Between these pages you’ll find stories by some of the world’s best science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers. Find new favourite authors and re-join old friends. Their fabulous works are threads woven with a sure hand into a tapestry of the weird, the worrying, and the wonderful that make up mankind

«Relics. Раннее и неизданное» — сборник ранних произведений автора. Пелевин как всегда оригинален — не только в своем творчестве, но и в его преподнесении читателю: содержание книги повторяет хронологию событий, произошедших с Россией на стыке XX и XXI веков. Мы достаточно удалились от девяностых, чтобы разглядеть их без эффекта «лицом к лицу лица не увидать». Поэтому в наши дни выходят фильмы-медитации вроде «Жмурок». "Relics — своего рода «жмурки духа», ностальгическое воспоминание о времени малиновых пиджаков в суровую эпоху оранжевых галстуков. Книга составлена таким образом, чтобы ее содержание примерно соответствовало хронологии событий: как мы туда прибыли (для этого включены несколько совсем ранних рассказов), во что вляпались и куда после этого делись… Эти тексты лежали не «в столе» — они публиковались в журналах и газетах, просто большая их часть не выходила в книжном формате. Многие гуляют по интернету в изувеченном виде, лучше издать их, наконец, по-человечески. Кроме того, там есть эссе, которые не печатались в России. А название я позаимствовал у своей любимой пластинки Pink Floyd." В.О.Пелевин В сборник вошли произведения: Психическая атака сонет • Колдун Игнат и люди • СССР Тайшоу Чжуань • Жизнь и приключения сарая номер XII • Водонапорная башня • Миттельшпиль • Музыка со столба • Откровение Крегера • Оружие возмездия • Бубен нижнего мира • Краткая история пэйнтбола в Москве • Нижняя тундра • Святочный киберпанк, или Рождественская ночь-117.DIR • Time out • Греческий вариант • Who by fire • Икстлан — Петушки • ГКЧП как тетраграмматон • Зомбификация Опыт сравнительной антропологии • Джон Фаулз и трагедия русского либерализма • Имена олигархов на карте Родины • Мост, который я хотел перейти

Pols Sasmens Relikvija KONTINENTS RĪGA Divtūkstoš gadus sens noslēpums. Elpu aizraujošs skrē­jiens cauri gadsimtiem… Jeruzaleme, 70.g.m.ē. romiešu leģionāri iebrūk Templī, zē­nam uztic lielu noslēpumu, kas viņam jāglabā visu mūžu. Vācijas dienvidi, 1944.gada decembris. Seši koncentrāci­jas nometnes ieslodzītie ienes pamestās sālsrakruvēs sma­gu lādi. Nacisti aukstasinīgi izdzēš viņu dzīvības, lai sagla­bātu noslēpumu… No senās Jeruzalemes, krustnešu karagājieniem, kataru ķeceriem, šifrētiem viduslaiku tekstiem, nacistu salaupītajiem un paslēptajiem dārgumiem lidz slepkavībai, kas notiek mūsdienās. Romāns "Relikvija" ir aizraujošs piedzīvojums dažādos laikos, gadsimtos, valstīs, tautās un ticībās. Mūsdienu Ēģiptē Faraonu ielejas drupās atrod mirušu vecu vīrieti kam ir dīvainas formas spieķis ar sudraba rokturi. Izmeklēt nāves gadījumu ierodas inspektors Jusufs Kalifa. Diemžēl Kalifam nav pat nojausmas, kādā notikurnu virpulī viņš tiks ieraut meklējot unikālu senlietu ar mītisku nozīmi divus tūkstošus gadus senā relikvija nedrīkst nonākt nepareizās rokās, tad Tuvie Austrumi pārvērtīsies par asinspirti. Polam Sasmenam ir divas lielas kaislības rakstniecība un arheoloģija. Strādādams par žurnālistu, viņš katru gadu pāris mēnešu'pavada izrakumos Ēģiptē. Viņa romāns „Relikvija īsā laikā iekarojis pasaules mēroga atzinību. To tulko un izdod gan Lielbritānijā, ASV, Krievijā, Japānā. Taizemē, Brazīlijā,gan vēl 16 Eiropas valstu valodās. Rakstnieka mājas ir Londonā; Latvijas lasītājiem "Sasmena talants pazīstams ar spožo vēsturisko romānu ; „Kāmbīza pazudusī armija". Ceru, ka ' Relikvija" nebūs beidzamais darbs, ko sarakstījis šis bezgala talantīgais autors! - Stīvs Berijs, "Tempļa ordeņa mantojuns" un_. "Aleksandrijas sargs" autors Pola Sasmena romāna "Relikvija" publicēšanas tiesības pieder "Apgādam "Kontinents"" No angļu valodas tulkojusi Ingūna Gulbe Vāka dizains Dairis Hofmanis © Pols Sasmens, 2005 © Tulkojums latviešu valodā, māksiinieciskais noformējums, "Apgāds "Kontinents"", 2008 Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Knowledge is power… While exploring the unused sections of the Ancient city of Atlantis, Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay stumble on a recording device that reveals a mysterious new Stargate address. Believing that the address may lead them to a vast repository of Ancient knowledge, the team embarks on a mission to this uncharted world. There they discover a ruined city, full of whispered secrets and dark shadows. As tempers fray and trust breaks down, the team uncovers the truth at the heart of the city. A truth that spells their destruction. With half their people compromised, it falls to Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay to risk everything in a deadly game of bluff with the enemy. To fail would mean the fall of Atlantis itself — and, for Sheppard, the annihilation of his very humanity… This book is a production of the InterWorld's Bookforge. http://interworldbookforge.blogspot.ru/. Follow for new books. http://politvopros.blogspot.ru/ — PQA: Political question and answer. The blog about russian and the world politics. http://auristian.livejournal.com/ — Interworld's political blog in LJ. https://vk.com/bookforge — community of Bookforge in VK. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Кузница-книг-InterWorldа/816942508355261?ref=aymt_homepage_panel — Bookforge's community in Facebook

Roberts Mūks Reliģija un misticisms «Reliģija un misticisms» ir saistošā, populārā valodā uzrakstīts zinātnisks apcerējums par cilvēku mūžseno vēlmi izzināt neizzināmo, par šķēršļiem, kuri jāpārvar šī izziņas procesa gaitā, kā arī par maldiem un šķietamās patiesības meklējumiem. Autors izseko dažādu reliģiju rašanās cēloņiem un attīstības posmiem un objektīvi vērtē to pozitīvo, kā ari negatīvo lomu personības izveidē

Justeins Gorders Viktors Hellerns Henrijs Notākers Reliģiju grāmata nordik RELIĢIJU grāmata analizē kopīgo un atšķirīgo pasaules reliģijās (kristietība, islams, jūdaisms, budisms, hinduisms, daoisms, konfūcisms, sintoisms), stāsta par jaunākajām kristīgajām kustībām (metodisti, baptisti, adventisti) un okultajiem strāvojumiem (astroloģija, spiritisms, ufoloģija), kā arī par nereliģiskajiem pasaules uzskatiem dažādos vēstures posmos (humānisms, materiālisms, marksisms). Grāmatu caurvij eksistenciālo jautājumu risinājumi, kas ir visu reliģiju pamatā un nosaka arī nereliģisko pasaules uzskatu atšķirības. Katrs no mums, protams, var izvēlēties savu pasaules uzskatu, bet Šā izdevuma plašā un daudzpusīgā informācija sniedz iespējas sistemātiskai refleksijai par savu dzīvi un vietu pasaulē. Grāmata iesakāma kā mācību palīglīdzeklis. Cilvēks un Piena Ceļš 5 Zināšanas par reliģiju 13 Hinduisms 45 Budisms 63 Jūdaisms 91 Islams 115 Kristietība 141 Citas reliģijas 239 Pasaules uzskats, fdozofija un ideoloģija 271 Ētika 303 Jostein Gaarder Victor Hellern Henry Notaker RELIGIONSBOKA Gylden<Ja! Norsk Forlag ASA 1997 Šī grāmata ir izdota ar Ziemeļvalstu Ministru padomes bibliotēku komitejas NORDBOK un Norvēģijas organizācijas MUNIN finansiālu atbalstu. No norvēģu valodas tulkojušas IEVA FOLMO IEVA FREDRIKSENA Redaktore UNA JAUNSLAVIETE Māksliniece SOLVITA OZOLA Ilustrācijas: PhotoDisc World Religions (Vol. 32), Corel Professional Photos CD-Rom Textures, Backgrounds & Objects, Great Works of Art, kā arī Mikelandželo, A. Mantenjas, Džoto, Rembranta, Leonardo da Vinči, F. H. Goijas, Rogira van der Veidena, H. Bosha, Pjēro della Frančeskas, J. Gosārta u. c. mākslinieku darbu reprodukcijas. Sagatavota iespiešanai SIA «Nordik». Reģ. apl. Nr. 2-0792. Adrese Daugavgrīvas ielā 36-9, Rīgā, LV-1007, tālr. 7602672. Noliktavas adrese Jēzusbaznīcas ielā 7a, Rīgā, LV -1050, tālr. 7225669. Iespiesta un iesieta a/s «Preses nams» poligrāfijas grupā «Jāņa sēta». © I. Folmo, I. Fredriksena, tulkojums, 1999 © S. Ozola, mākslinieciskais iekārtojums, 2002 ISBN 9984-510-52-2 © Nordik, 2002 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Osho Reliģiski nepareiza mistiķa autobiogrāfija izdota grāmata“Reliģiski nepareiza mistiķa autobiogrāfija”, kurā atklāta fascinējošā un ļoti pretrunīgā indiešu mistiķaOšopersonība un noslēpumainā dzīve un mācība. “Reliģiski nepareiza mistiķa autobiogrāfijas” lasītājus izklaidēs Ošo humors, izbrīnīs balamutība, apstulbinās paziņojumi un šokēs respekta trūkums pret jebko. Taču reizē viņi būs pārsteigti par Ošo neparasto vērīgumu un atklāsmēm. "Autobiogrāfija" patiesībā ir maldinošs nosaukums, jo Ošo (1931-1990) nekad nav rakstījis memuārus. Tomēr nosaukumā ietvertā frāze “reliģiski nepareizs” ļoti trāpīgi raksturo vīru, kas sevi sauca par “Zorba Budu”. Ošo ir teicis, ka viņa biogrāfija būs atrodama viņa darbos – simtiem publicēto runu sējumos, kā arī to cilvēku izmainītajās dzīvēs, ar kuriem Ošo ir saskāries. Pats Ošo nekad neko nav rakstījis. Viņš runāja; runāja vairāk nekā 35 gadus. Ošo līdzgaitnieki viņa runas pierakstīja, atšifrēja un publicēja grāmatās. Ošo: man nav biogrāfijas. Tas, ko uzskata par biogrāfiju, ir pilnīgi nenozīmīgs. Kurā datumā un valstī esmu piedzimis - tas nav svarīgi. Nozīme ir tam, kas es esmu tagad un šeit.Viens no 1000 dižākajiem 20. Gadsimta cilvēkiem. Bīstamākais cilvēks pēc Jēzus Kristus. Seksa guru. Bagātnieku guru. Rolsroisu guru. Pašpasludināts svētais. Mistiķis. Skolotājs. Kas īsti bija Ošo? Lai to apjaustu, jāizlasa "Reliģiski nepareiza mistiķa autobiogrāfija". Tā radīta no viņa interviju un runu fragmentiem un ļauj labāk izprast brīvdomīgo garīgo līderi Ošo (1931-1990) un viņa darbus. Šī grāmata ir stāsts par patieso mantojumu, ko Ošo cerēja atstāt aiz sevis: reliģiju bez reliģijas - reliģiju, kas vērsta uz cilvēka pašizziņu, personisko atbildību un dzīvības svinēšanu. Zvaigzne ABC 2014 [no angļu val. tulk. Inese Leitāne ; red. Meldra Bērziņa ; Ilzes Isakas vāka dizains]

Her name's Allie Bateman, and she claims she's the owner of the Dragonfly, the charter fishing boat that belongs to Cooper Remington. He isn't about to be swindled out of his inheritance.even if she is the most alluring first mate ever to hit the high seas! Everything was smooth sailing until the sexy East Coast lawyer showed up. Allie can't believe she agreed to be temporary partners – must be the salt air. It can't be the irresistible charms of Cooper, a man she knows better than to trust. So why's her heart telling her she and Cooper would make a great team – on the water and off?

When Nika had emigrated from California to Norwich, England to run a pub with her then British-born boyfriend, she'd never expected him to leave her for another woman when the going got rough. Now gun shy when it comes to men, she's sworn them off for a while. Until a hunky man comes to the pub one night and asks if she's on the menu. Not ready to start a new relationship, she fights her attraction for him. Garrick knows Nika is his mate when her scent stirs his wolf. Having never really cared if he found his mate or not, now that he's found her, he wants her as his. Trying to tell her he is an immortal werewolf warrior is something he wants to put off until she gets to know him better. But Nika forces his hand when she tells him to reveal his secrets or lose her. But telling her the truth may cause him to lose her anyway