Explains how synchronicity is behind all religious beliefs and offers a new explanation for it that turns out to be something like a religion informed by science. Infinity is the basis of reality. The universe is never complete, constantly growing at an exponential rate, and this tendency to increasing complexity is a retrocausal probability biasing intelligent entity that we can cut a deal with.

Mohism was an ancient Chinese movement with political, philosophical, and religious elements, founded by a man named Mozi. The Mozi was a guide book for Mohist proselytizers and teachers, written to continue serving the Mohist movement as an authoritative source of doctrine after the passing of its founder. The Mozi mostly consists of essays for reforming the ways of ancient Chinese noblemen. In it Mozi says to only talk about what can be acted on.47-5Master Mozi said: "Word...

A veteran's moment of rage leads to a chase through the bayou in this tale of "jackhammer suspense" by the New York Times –bestselling author ( Kirkus Reviews ).World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning author Robert R. McCammon begins this intense thriller with "one of the most arresting first sentences in contemporary writing" ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution)....

Based on a true story, this debut Civil War novel follows a Southern plantation woman's journey of transforming her home into a hospital for the war.Carnton Plantation, 1894. Carrie McGavock is an old woman who tends the graves of the almost one,500 soldiers buried here. As she walks among the dead, an elderly man appears—the same soldier she met that fateful day long ago. Today, he asks if the cemetery has room for one more . . .Based on an extrao...

The ancient Chinese book The Mozi was first translated into a western language by Alfred Forke in 1922 when he translated it into German. This is a translation of that translation into English.

"In the South Seas" comprises Stevenson's reflections and observations during his travels in the South Pacific, particularly his experiences in the Marquesas Islands and Samoa. The book is divided into several essays that capture the beauty of the landscapes, the cultures of the indigenous peoples, and the adventures and challenges he faced during his journeys.Stevenson writes with vivid imagery and a deep appreciation for the natural world, discussing the unique flora and fauna, the geogr...

Carlisle, 1592.Robert Carey abandoned the lace-collared finery of Queen Elizabeth I's court for the lawless badlands between the kingdoms of England and Scotland. He's found life among the border's cattle-rustlers, horse-thieves, arsonists, kidnappers and murderers curiously engaging. But now, alas, he's been summoned back to London. Before he can return to his new home in the North, Carey must find his missing bro...

In examining the early United Nations disputes over South African racial and expansionist policies between 1946 and 1952, this book explores how South Africa found itself out of step with the post-war international environment and had become a pariah state as well as an embarrassment to its Commonwealth partners even before apartheid was formally discussed at the world organisation.Focusing on international concerns around two specific disputes at the UN; the treat...

"In the South Seas" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a travelogue that describes the author's journey through the islands of the South Pacific. The book is divided into three parts, each detailing different aspects of Stevenson's experiences in the region. Overall, "In the South Seas" is a vivid and engaging account of Robert Louis Stevenson's travels through one of the world's most fascinating and diverse regions. Through his descriptive writing and insightful reflections, Stevenson provides ...

IN THE SOUTH SEAS records Stevenson's travels with his wife Fanny and their family in the Marquesas, the Paumotus and the Gilbert Islands during 1888-9. Originally drafted in journal form while Stevenson travelled, it was then ambitiously rewrittento describe the islands and islanders as well as Stevenson's own personal experiences. IN THE SOUTH SEAS was published posthumously in 1896. Its combination of personal anecdote and historical account, of autobiography and anthropology, of Steven...

The virgin forests of longleaf pine, bald cypress and oak that covered much of the South Carolina Lowcountry presented seemingly limitless opportunity for lumbermen. Henry Buck of Maine moved to the South Carolina coast and began shipping lumber back to the Northeast for shipbuilding. He and his family are responsible for building the "Henrietta," the largest wooden ship ever built in the Palmetto State. Buck was followed by lumber barons of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centurie...

The Old South comes to supernatural life in this classic collection of chilling tales from the "custodian of the twilight zone" ( Southern Living).Nancy Roberts, known as the "First Lady of American Folklore," is a topnotch storyteller and one of the few who both write and tell their own stories. For more than two decades, Ms. Roberts has documented ghost stories and interviewed hundreds of people throughout the United States.A nationally known autho...