Can you imagine using a toilet to escape from a prison camp? Or how about battling snakes and bombs to help patients in the Philippines? These were everyday events for people during World War II. Experience their triumphs and defeats first-hand as you read about a captured British pilot, an American army nurse, a Japanese kamikaze pilot, and more.

In 1981 the suspended walkways—or “skywalks”—in Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency hotel fell and killed 114 people. It was the deadliest building collapse in the United States until the fall of New York’s Twin Towers on 9/11. In Skywalks R. Eli Paul follows the actions of attorney Robert Gordon, an insider to the bitter litigation that followed. Representing the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against those who designed, built, inspected, owned, and managed the hotel, Gordon was te...

Are you looking to start a podcast, but feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to begin? Look no further than "Path to Podcast Success" - the ultimate guide to help you create, grow, and make money with your podcast. With a simple seven-step roadmap, this book will help you go from idea to a full season, no matter your level of experience!And the best part? Author Corey Paul knows what he's talking about. As a two-time "Google Podcast Cr...

The story of a revolution in music and technology, told through a century of recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian BachIn Reinventing Bach, his remarkable second book, Paul Elie tells the electrifying story of how musicians of genius have made Bach's music new in our time, at once restoring Bach as a universally revered composer and revolutionizing the ways that music figures into our lives.As a musician in eighteenth-century Germany, Bach was ...

A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year: "A fascinating multiple biography of four of the most influential Catholic literary figures of the 20th century." — BooklistWinner, PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction * Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award * An Atlantic Monthly Book of the Year * A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year * A San Jose Mercury News Top Book of the YearThomas Merton was a Trappis...

Breaking the Chains of Religious Tradition to Discover Freedom in Christ's RedemptionAt eighteen, Eli Yoder made the courageous decision to leave behind the strict traditions of his Old-Order Amish upbringing. Venturing into the unknown "English" world, he set out on a journey that would challenge everything he had ever believed and ultimately lead him to the life-changing truths of the Bible.In Undeceived, Eli shares his raw and heartfelt story of...

L’Union européenne tient bon face à la guerre d’Ukraine – peut-être mieux que prévu... Mais quels effets cette dernière aura-t-elle à long terme sur les institutions, les politiques européennes ? Il faudra modifier les institutions pour faire face aux élargissements qui s’annoncent. L’Union a certes progressé dans la direction de politiques industrielles et technologiques communes. Mais cette dynamique emporte-t-elle une conception d’autonomie stratégique incluant le diplomatique et le str...

Maybe you are already in Cosmic Consciousness ?Or at least you possess a good percentage of it ?It could be you have it inbred at birth or from spiritual practices like meditation and Yoga.Or you are curious to know a little more about that subject.This book is for you.Here is why: « So when we are meditating and growing in CC, growing in these things, we must intellectually understand also what is going on. Otherwise, someth...

Named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times | Named an Essential Read by The New YorkerThis enthralling group portrait brings to life a moment when popular culture became the site of religious strife—strife that set the stage for some of the most salient political and cultural clashes of our day.Circa 1980, tradition and authority are in the ascendant, both in Catholicism (via Pope John Paul II) and ...

Rabbi "Shy" Zeldin was a visionary and an inspiring leader. A dynamic speaker, Zeldin was an advocate for social justice, Jewish education, and Zionism. He was an extraordinary fundraiser and organizer. With such skills, he created Stephen S. Wise Temple, the largest synagogue west of the Mississippi. His rabbinic career spanned two-thirds of the twentieth century, embodying the growth and development of liberal Judaism in the United States. Zeldin's humanity and positive outlook encourage...

Vous êtes peut-être déjà en Conscience Cosmique ?Ou vous en posséder un bon pourcentage ?De façon innée ou suite à des pratiques spirituelles comme la méditation et le Yoga.Peut être êtes vous juste curieux dans savoir plus sur ce sujet.Ce livre est pour vous.Voici pourquoi: "…alors quand on médite et grandit en Conscience Cosmique, grandir de ces choses, on doit aussi en avoir une compréhension intellectuelle, de ce qui est en train ...

Cézanne was perhaps the most complex artist of the 19th century. One of the greatest of the Postimpressionists, his works and ideas were crucial to the aesthetic development of many 20th-century artists and art movements, especially Cubism. Cézanne’s ambition, in his own words, was "to make out of Impressionism something as solid and durable as the paintings of the museums". He aimed to achieve the monumental in a modern language of glowing, vibrating tones. Cézanne wanted to retain the na...