Ancient, medieval and modern, this book is a critical account of the historical, political and cultural roots of Zionism.Scrutinising the roots of the myths of Zionism and mobilising recent scholarship, John Rose shows how many of these stories, as with other mythologies, have no basis in fact. However, because Zionism is a living political force and these myths have been used to justify very real and political ends - namely, the expulsion and continuing persecution of the Palestin...

"That Guy": Confident he's keeping Veronica from getting jealous, Archie insists a girl who recognizes him is mistaking him for someone else... until she reminisces about all the goofy things that "someone else" did! "Modern Marvelous!": Archie's parents complain that modern technology has made them lazy, so Archie takes them to the gym to work out on modern exercise machines! "King For a Day!": Mr. Weatherbee allows Archie to fill his shoes for the day... ? 'nuff said!

This paper proves that the value of pi cannot be infinite. The ancient Greeks and today's mathematicians have used a circle of infinite points. But in three dimensional reality (the world we live in) an infinite distance cannot exist between two objects and a straight line cannot be infinite. This essay shows how these concepts are used to limit pi to a finite value.

I’m in love with my ex-boyfriend’s dad: a dangerous and powerful mafia boss twice my age.He saved me.I was desperate for a place to spend the night, and when I turned up on his doorstep in the pouring rain, Mr Crosse took me in.For six months we repeated this pattern, the attraction shimmering between us, hot and wrong.He kidnapped me.On a lonely night back at home, I wake to the stab of a needle. The last thing I r...

"Losers Can Be Choosers": Betty & Veronica's performance in the big beach volleyball tournament is less than stellar, but they certainly look fashionable as they flop! "The Things You Find": When Betty and Veronica have a competition to see who can come up with the best outfit from garage sale purchases, they learn that everything old is new again! "Two of Club": Veronica has Betty pose as a rich cousin at her "beach club for wealthy girls," but if it's one thing Betty's not, it's a "poser...

“Who hurt you?”For three years, I’ve been daydreaming excuses to get my gorgeous, older, mysterious neighbor into my apartment. I was thinking of a burst pipe, small cooking fire, dress that I can't zip up, or a massive sign saying, “I adore you, please take my V-card”.I didn’t think he’d invite himself in to save me.Mafia thugs came looking for my parents, and money. Hours later, I’m cowering in my wardrobe, still shaking, covered in bruises and dr...

Fermi's paradox is based on the argument that there are possibly 40 million to 80 million planets in our Galaxy which could be inhabited by high tech civilizations. The paradox is in the form of a question: if there are this many high tech civilizations, why haven't they contacted us? The answer is found in this essay.

Must Read for Persons on Their Journey to Self-DiscoveryMaxwell Maltz once said, “you can always find the sun within yourself if you will only search.”We often ask ourselves various questions in our search to discover our purpose, questions like, ‘who am I? Why did I come to this world? What for? How can I become the best version of myself?These questions, though intriguing, leave us in an unending sea of doubts and dismays as we struggle to come up...

“Daniel Malka began with nothing. He earned everything by blood, sweat and tears. He won many championships for his club and for the national team. However, unexpected misfortune ruined his life.”What a Footballer! tells the story of a poor boy named Daniel Malka who got the opportunity to represent a football club and moved from extreme poverty to great riches. With an enriched lifestyle of money, fame, luxurious rides, and everything he desired, Daniel lived his...

He's powerful, gorgeous, twice my age… and obsessed with me?I might be an innocent runaway, but I’m at my friend’s funeral to avenge her murder by the mafia boss: King.He has other ideas.I should have guessed he’d retaliate with kidnap. Now I'm under his control, still intent on his demise, and honestly so turned on I could cry.When he offers me pleasure, I can't refuse.He promises he’ll let me go, but what if I want to stay? With hi...

War veteran Pecos Quinn rides north, hoping to find his old commander, Colonel Carter Brantley. As the war ended five years earlier, he'd arrived home with his unit chased by Yankee cavalry to find his home burned by Comanche, his wife scalped and raped, then he was shot in the head. Left for dead when the rest of the Thirty-ninth Texas fled, remarkably he survived. After he recovered, the broken memories of that day faded in and out of his mind, haunting him. He was alone, lost and confus...

An apology seems to be called for from anyone who gives to the world a new Life of Napoleon I. My excuse must be that for many years I have sought to revise the traditional story of his career in the light of facts gleaned from the British Archives and of the many valuable materials that have recently been published by continental historians. To explain my manner of dealing with these sources would require an elaborate critical Introduction; but, as the limits of my space absolutely preclu...