At the end of the twenty-first century, scientists, with the United Nations Space Agency, operating expeditions into unexplored territories on Mars, Stumble upon a mysterious metallic sphere, with a pulsating vibration.
At a United Nations Space Agency laboratory leading scientists carry out experiments on the object.
A flickering laser, which they fire at the sphere, triggers it to unlock and reveal its forces, by the manipulation of gravitational forces, are suspending a black hole.
An accident occurs, and the scientists enter it, and travel out beyond the boundaries of space and time.

In Beyond Space and Time an entity, taking the form of a life form, travels from beyond the realms of space and time, on a voyage to the far reaches of the universe, and, on its exploration of the galaxy, crashes into the Earth.
Millions of years later, archaeologists discover it, in its form of spacecraft, concealed in a cave, below the ruins of a castle, over a sea cliff, in Cornwall.
A vital control gets damaged, sending it hurtling into space, and it plunges into the stars, with them trapped on board, trying in vain to repair it.
In the depths of the universe they encounter weird life forms; including one that has the dimensions of a small galaxy, which floats in a deep void, stretching thousands of light years of space, formed out of masses of energy, left from the big bang.
It travels endlessly on, into the depths of the universe, to where it came from, beyond the universe.

“Oh yes! That would be perfect!” she replied enthusiastically. “We flew there for a few days when we were in India and stayed in Kathmandu and Darjeeling. I loved it. Just midway between the extremes.”

A series of clichés passed in front of my mind’s eye: Mount Everest, the Annapurna, the paradise of the hippies in the seventies, the fierce Gurkhas of the British Army. This was not enough to form an opinion of that country. And definitely not enough to motivate me.

When a bookish student follows his friends’ advice and embarks on a journey to far-off Nepal, things are bound not to go according to plan. Etienne Livingstone offers here more than a voyage of self – discovery. He gives us a perceptive glimpse of what was, until very recently, the last Hindu kingdom on Earth

A morality tale for the twenty-first century

Uncompromising as our time

Thought-provoking yet hilarious

Caution: Contains some sex and theology which may disturb sensitive persons

This is the second book by the author Y.I.Lee. And once again we are not disappointed. This dark fantasy takes us on an emotional journey through a terrifying land of shadows and despair. Once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down.

P.Harris

 

I found Valley of Shadows extremely atmospheric.  The heroine Celia is charming and her terrifying adventure compelling reading.

Major Morris Barker

It may be true, in the area of engineering and electronics, that the developed world embraces modernism with enthusiasm. However, societally, the evidence suggests that it is much more conservative with regards to the attitudes, feelings and beliefs which constitute culture. And the developing world often sees modernism as just another step along the road to Western domination. This culturally inspired thinking has led to a fear of globalisation on all fronts, sometimes bordering on paranoia.

In order to evaluate their compatibility the opposing cultures of East and West are held up as mirrors to one another in this book. The results show strengths and weaknesses in both societies, which suggests that a judicious merging could benefit us all; as globalisation is proving to be irresistible.

For those who reasonably consider the dilution of a country’s culture to be undesirable, there is an attempt here to define culture. The customs and traditions from our past identify who we are, they are valuable and they are worth preserving. Outside these customs and traditions, too often the word culture is a euphemism for racial prejudice, tribalism and religious bigotry; and the jingoism, narrow mindedness and hatred that always accompanies these things.

BOOK ONE in the misadventures of Prince Voltron Murkmyre.

Voltron Murkmyre wants two things; revenge, and the throne of the gloomy Murkmyrian Empire for himself. Enduring a seventy-four year prison sentence - for crimes he didn’t commit - has left him in a bit of a bad mood.

To achieve his ambitions, he and his dogsbody slave Plip must evade the Empire and other shadowy forces - and survive a series of unfortunate crash-landings on worlds populated by ridiculous races and nonsensical creatures.

And then there’s the mystery of the Darkstar of Glümdyyk to unravel, a fabled gemstone of unimaginable power ...

Murkmyre is a fast-paced, silly space adventure. Intended as the first in a six episode saga, the book also has a lengthy, detailed Timeline (outlining 97,000 years of lunacy) and a selection of Illustrations to accompany the manuscript and the subsequent books in the series.

If you like insanity of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Blackadder, Monty Python and Red Dwarf, then it should appeal.

For more info, please go to my website: www.hayesdesign.co.uk/murkmyre.html

Or better yet, buy the book! 

If you'd like updates on the forthcoming books in the series, or just fancy getting in touch, please email: mail@hayesdesign.co.uk

Submitted for a Red House Childrens Book Award

“Joey Starfish needs help” is the brilliant new book by Kirsten Seedhouse. ]]> http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/book/The+Rejection+of+Pascal%27s+Wager/ Paul.Tobin@authorsonline.co.uk http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/viewbook.php?bid=758 Fri, 22 May 2009 10:58:39 GMT Armed with the results of critical historical research and a mind free from the shackles of dogma, Paul Tobin dissects the Bible and the historical Jesus in a way only a sceptic can. Tobin shows the bible, with its numerous contradictions, historical errors and scientific inaccuracies, cannot be considered inerrant. He guides us through the intricacies of modern archaeology and comparative mythology, showing us that the much told stories in the Bible – Adam and Eve, Noah and Moses – are myths, invented by the ancient Hebrews under the influence of Babylonian beliefs. He demonstrates that the gospels, far from being eye-witness accounts, were written by authors unknown to us and were composed many decades after Jesus’ death. He reveals that the stories regarding Jesus in the gospels are a combination of historical memory, legendary development and mythical fabrication.

With the field of biblical scholarship increasingly packed with evangelicals – where the results of “research” are always in line with traditional church teachings – this book fills an important gap in the literature on Christianity and the Bible.

Not only are the people of Vorboria up against solemn evil, vast creatures and armies of darkness but they must compete against the supremacy of IloKirath, a dark magical power that very few can oppose. The Vorborians quickly realise that their only chance of victory is to go in search of a weapon, a tool that may give them the advantage in this war. It is time for them to embark on the largest and deadliest adventure of their time and one that will take them away from Tiba for a very, very long time.

Entering the world of work, Molly's travels take her eventually to Belgium as war was ending. She finally arrives in Oban where she finds a badminton partner called Johnny Livingstone, still trying to pick up the pieces of his life after spending 5 years as a P.O.W. in Germany—years that had seen many men like himself 'wrenched from their ordinary lives and sent to hell.’

In this moving account of hardship, resilience and survival, two 'ordinary' people are brought together----'ordinary' people who have far from ordinary stories to tell.

After Willie McBride is told that the incident in a mine that killed his parents may not have been an accident, he is enrolled at their old military school at Surrenden as a military cadet and follows a mysterious trail to discover the true nature of their death.

The trail leads Willie and his two close friends, Gareth Jones and Penelope Pendragon, to discover a wormhole through space-time and to the twin world of Brittanica. They become agents for Brittanica and undertake dangerous and vital military missions on Brittanica’s behalf in tropical Borneo and far off New Zealand.

Meanwhile at Surrenden Military School Willie and his friends train with the SAS, and are introduced to advanced weapons using nanotechnology, lasers and hallucinates developed by the secretive Weapons Advanced Research Technology Establishment (WARTE) headed by the brilliant Professor Zharkov.

Willie suspects that Sir Hannibal Lucifer-Mortlock, a fellow student of his parents, may have had a hand in his parents’ death but needs more evidence before confronting Sir Hannibal. He agrees to become an agent for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and undertake further hazardous missions in a bid to track down the truth.

This is the first book of the Cadet Willie McBride military adventure series. Colonel Dearing is a veteran soldier in the Far East. His website is www.coloneldearing.com.

Was St George’s Chapel, the spiritual home of this resurrected order designed to embody Renaissance knowledge of the sciences and astronomical alignments that possibly reflected the spiritual views of the Knights Templar?

The symbols used to consider these questions are in use today but do they represent a threat to stability and democracy or the road map to a new Global Renaissance?

The first part is a critical analysis of the present global economy and its development during the last fifteen years. Starting from basic demographic data, the books intends to prove that the present economic system and world order are unsustainable and they are likely to lead to catastrophic consequences if the current crises regarding environmental devastation, global social conflicts and threats to world peace are not properly addressed. 

An analysis of Tagore’s thought follows with focus on his spiritual vision of the world, his views about economic and political matters as well as on his practical experience in social work for rural reconstruction. The central concept is that of Unity around which he elaborates his ideas for:  i) an economy based on consumption moderation and organized around the cooperative principle, ii) a more balanced society where the preponderance of the big cities over the small communities is reduced as well as that of the governmental structure over society itself, iii) a world order no longer based on competing and conflicting nations but on peaceful relations among peoples acting as a network of equals. His vision is compared to the present reality of the Indian society of which a short critical analysis is presented.

The book contains also a brief review of the western thought throughout its history aimed at outlining some basic ethical and spiritual principles common to both eastern and western traditions, with an emphasis on the inconsistency of the present reality of western society with those same principles.
 
The last part of the book, mainly inspired by Tagore’s work, defines some practical guidelines to achieve a radical change in the world economic and social structure which can hopefully lead to a more balanced and sustainable society. Some strategies of non-violent actions within the reach of any ordinary person are suggested in the final chapter to foster and speeding up a global process leading towards those changes. 

Simple Steps to Building Successful Cosmetic  Practices  provides  an  ethical  approach  to  strategic  management  and  marketing  for  the  medical  aesthetic  industry.  The  recommendations  and  implementation  strategies  will guarantee  long  term  growth  and  profit  by  building  an  emotional  bond with your patients.

This book is a biographical account of the life of Sir Andrew Wood (circa 1458-1515), the seagoing merchant of Largo in Fife, Scotland, who prospered as he fought off buccaneers and the fleets of foreign governments till his reputation for mastery of the seas brought him a feudal barony and the rank of Admiral of Scotland. He served kings James III, IV and V, whose turbulent and uncertain times are the setting of this true tale of conspicuous valour, bloody political intrigue and familial love.

Throughout, the book develops the often colourful personalities of the principal characters. It adheres to what is known and credible, but a chronic lack of reliable contemporary records (that he was born a commoner doesn't help in that regard) occasionally makes it necessary to speculate ‘to join the dots', as it were.

A small time drug dealer creates an elaborate plot to bring him to his knees, forcing him spiralling into an intricate maze of gangland revenge, mysterious deaths and heart wrenching betrayal. From the cold blooded murder of those closest to him he ends up surrounded by a firestorm of relentless violence, but to what cost?

Can the strength of one man beat all odds to escape the never ending circle of destruction closing in on him and help him find the peace he yearns?

A powerful action thriller filled with some very colourful characters and runs awash with suspense filled action, intrigue, mayhem and nail biting cliff hangers, displaying crimes of passion at their most ugly with devastating consequences.

‘You can run but you can’t hide’

Taking the reader on a daring and magical journey through the author’s life and imagination—from stage fright and burnout in a classical music conservatory, to life inside an Indian temple, to the hidden life of domestic violence, to finding inner peace atop an old English footbridge—The Garden of the Soul explores birth, death, love, art, spirituality and transformation in an eloquent, poetic and ultimately unforgettable way. It is an open invitation to readers to explore how they are already the heroes of their own lives.

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În sfârşit! Acum, în formă scrisă! Descoperă şi experimentează ceea ce mii de oameni au primit de la Dumnezeu prin conferinţe, şcoli şi slujiri de rugăciune. O carte practică, scrisă cu scopul de a aduce eliberare spirituală celor ce au o experienţă sau o moştenire legată de comunism. Principiile spirituale explicate şi ilustrate prin istorisiri reale te vor ajuta. Descoperă ceea ce este important în ochii lui Dumnezeu. Descoperă cum poţi înlătura blocajele spirituale
din viaţa ta. Experimentează un nou nivel de sfinţenie şi de putere spirituală, care să te împuternicească să faci lucrările lui Isus. Află cum poţi începe să-L auzi pe Dumnezeu mai bine şi mai clar decât până acum. Iată ce spune Peter Horrobin, fondatorul Ellel Ministries International, despre Văduve, orfani şi prizonieri: „O carte de referinţă care oferă poporului lui Dumnezeu soluţii vitale spre libertate!” Văduve, orfani şi prizonieri este o carte „3 în 1”: un manual de vindecare personală şi a familiei, o carte care te eliberează de influenţele spirituale ascunse ale comunismului şi o carte conţinând anexe care răspund la multe întrebări legate de credinţa ta ale căror răspunsuri nu prea le afli în biserică.

Otto Bixler, fost pastor Vineyard, şi soţia lui Sharon din California, se aflau în Anglia ajutând la începerea unei slujiri de vindecare - Ellel Ministries - când a început să cadă Cortina de Fier. Ei au făcut parte din primul val al celor care s-au îndreptat spre Europa de Est pentru a oferi ajutor. Au ajuns mai întâi în Ungaria aflată încă sub ocupaţie rusească, experimentând soldaţi, arme de foc şi câini de luptă. Aici au început să slujească vindecare maghiarilor, pregătindu-i în lucrările lui Isus. Pe măsură ce slujirea de vindecare s-a răspândit, Otto şi Sharon au călătorit în toată lumea, slujind în 28 de ţări. Acum noi toţi putem beneficia de pe urma celor învăţate de ei în ultimii 25 de ani: cei care nu au vreo moştenire comunistă, dar şi cei care au plecat din ţară (pentru a scăpa de persecuţie) pentru a trăi în ţări ca: Australia, Canada, USA sau Marea Britanie, dar care fără să-şi dea seama sunt încă afectaţi de daunele spirituale suferite în ţările lor de baştină: România, Rusia, Ucraina, Ungaria şi multe altele.

Cei care au experimentat conferinţele, şcolile şi slujirile din bisericile locale conduse de Otto au spus: Învăţătura lui este extrem de simplă, dar foarte profundă. (pastor maghiar) Domnul m-a atins cu Duhul Său cel Sfânt şi m-a eliberat de idoli. Domnul este viu! (credincios român) Am 60 de ani. … aveam nevoie de pocăinţă şi de o eliberare mai profundă de… comunism. Nu ştiam cum să scap de această influenţă. Am primit vindecare şi eliberare interioară de frică. (credincios rus) Otto şi Sharon Bixler practică un stil de învăţătură şi de slujire dezarmant de simplu, dar impregnat şi călăuzit de prezenţa Duhului Sfânt. În ultimii 17 ani, au pus bazele unei reţele de slujire pentru lucrarea Ellel în fosta URSS, unind 11 fusuri orare şi oferind unei populaţii de peste 450 de milioane de oameni o barcă de salvare a adevărului şi a vindecării lui Dumnezeu.

English Language Translation of Above Paragraphs:

At Last! Now in written form! Discover and receive for yourself what thousands have received from God in conferences, schools and church ministry.  This is a ‘How to book’ originally written to bring spiritual freedom to those with a family inheritance of, or personal experience under, Russian influenced communism.  The spiritual principles explained and illustrated with real life stories will work for you.  Find out what God thinks is important. Discover how to remove key spiritual blockages from your life.  Experience new holiness and spiritual power to do the works of Jesus.  Begin to hear God like never before.  Here’s what Peter Horrobin, founder of Ellel Ministries said, “This is a landmark book, providing vital keys to freedom for God’s people.”  Widows Orphans and Prisoners is three books in one: personal and family healing book, a book to free you from the hidden spiritual communist influences in your life and a book of appendices  that answers many questions about your faith that usually are not answered in church.

Otto Bixler, a former Vineyard pastor, and his wife Sharon from California, were in England to help establish a healing ministry, Ellel Ministries, when the Iron Curtain began to disintegrate.  They were among the beginning wave of those who rushed into Eastern Europe to help.  First arriving in Russian occupied Hungary to experience soldiers, machine guns and guard dogs, they began ministering healing to the Hungarians and training them in the ministry of Jesus.  As news of the healing ministry has spread, Otto and Sharon have traveled around the world and ministered in twenty-eight countries.  Now all can experience what they’ve learned over the past twenty-five years: those with no inheritance in communism and those who left (escaped persecution) to live in places like Australia, Canada, USA and the UK – but unknowingly still retain the spiritual damage they received in their home countries – Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and a host of others.

Those experiencing Otto's conference, school and church based ministry have said: * His teaching is so simple but so deep. – (A Hungarian Pastor). * The Lord touched me with His Holy Spirit and delivered me from idols. * The Lord is alive! – (A Romanian believer). * I'm 60 ... I needed deeper repentance & freedom from ... Communism. I had no understanding on how to deal with it. I've received inner healing and freedom from fear. – (A Russian believer). Otto and Sharon Bixler have a unique platform teaching and ministry style that is disarmingly simple but inhabited and directed by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Over the past seventeen years they have established a ministry network for Ellel Ministries across the former USSR, bridging eleven time zones and providing a lifeline of God's truth and healing into a population group numbering 450 million.

The book begins in the war years, with eye-witness accounts of air-raids and the damage they caused in Epping. Then we eavesdrop on Committee meetings, as local councillors struggled to provide post-war houses for all those couples who were married but had no home of their own. We learn about the Government’s Temporary Housing Programme, and discover how and why the "Tarran"-type prefabs came to be at Stewards Green.

Next we hear the reaction of the residents themselves, as they explain how thrilled they were with their new prefabs and all the "mod cons," which even included gas refrigerators. They recall how they made ends meet during times of shortages – potato-picking, rabbiting, back-garden hens, making rag-rugs etc. Those who were children at the time talk about playing on the central green and in the fields. Events such as the Coronation Party and the prefab that went up in flames are remembered. The corner shops and local characters are described, and much, much more!

The story concludes in the mid 1960s with the demolition of the prefabs and the re-development of the area.

This Local History book not only describes the Stewards Green prefab estate, but also provides a glimpse of a way of life in the middle of the Twentieth Century.

• Discover the meaning of Attraction between a Man and a Woman in True Love
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• Much, much more....... ]]> http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/book/Man+Alive/ James.Spencer@authorsonline.co.uk http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/viewbook.php?bid=729 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:56:44 GMT Fisher is a sick and lonely man. After his terminal diagnosis he plans to kill himself at the factory conveyor belt where he has slaved away for years. When even this one solace is denied him, he goes on a final journey to a country where all worries are seemingly far away and where he catches up on all the missed opportunities in his life. Encounters with the local ex-pats and even the intimate evening with the mysterious woman he meets at a party just confuse him and he cannot keep up with the pace of events. With his whole world turned upside down he realises he has been searching for lie with that woman.

WHETHER you're planning a trip to Italy or simply looking for something special to drink at home, this book is the essential companion for every gourmet and wine lover.
It unravels the complex world of Italian wine and also unveils with mouth-watering detail enchanting places where you can eat, drink and stay.

Inside you'll find …

• WINES to watch for in every corner of Italy.
• RESTAURANTS with exceptional cellars.
• HOTELS overflowing with charm and style.
• ENOTECAS with brimming shelves to browse.
• Plus the SECRETS of the wines the Italians drink.

It's also the ultimate connoisseur's contact book, complete with names, addresses, phone numbers, web sites and email details.

Otto Bixler and his wife Sharon have ministered in twenty-eight countries with a unique platform teaching and ministry style that is disarmingly simple but inhabited and directed by the presence of the Holy Spirit. Over the past seventeen years they have established a ministry network for Ellel Ministries across the USSR, bridging eleven time zones and providing a lifeline of God's truth and healing into a population group numbering 450 million.

“Acourt’s main proposition to ‘intellectual practice’ is: to return to the idea of progress, though cleansed of ‘progressivism’…..This proposition is argued extensively and systematically…The book is thoroughly researched – virtually every position of relevance has been explored and critically assessed.  The author feels totally at home in the…field, moves freely and with confidence.  The argument is consistent throughout and presented in clear and precise language purified of jargon.  This is a remarkable book..…work of a mature and highly original scholar with something important to say.”
( Professor Zygmunt Bauman.)

“The (book) presents a sustained and wide ranging argument to recuperate the concepts of utopia and progress…..on the way Acourt engages with virtually all the major social theorists and the crucial intellectual movements of the twentieth century.   The position Acourt adopts leads to a series of intriguing critical reviews based on extensive expositions (no ‘quickies’ tolerated here) of the establishment figures of modern and postmodern thought…..I must say I have rarely enjoyed such a sustained intellectual exploration pursued with great courage and…..enviable scholarship.  I learned much from the book.”
( Professor Basil Bernstein. )

From 27th July 2004 to 20th January 2009, she compiled dates, names and anecdotes worth remembering, media comments and people’s concerns, as well as the expectations and hopes of millions of Obama’s supporters.

Together they give an enthralling breakdown of the events and achievements of an exceptional man with an exceptional destiny.