A rogue planet is speeding its way towards the inner solar system, destined to become a hot Jupiter. It is a scenario that has played out countless times throughout the galaxy, and the result is always that the rocky inner planets are flung into the deep freeze of interstellar space, taking their inhabitants with them.The people in the story are compelled by their character, culture, history, and beliefs to choose a particular path and they have little conscious choice in the matte...

Where is the closest livable, rocky planet to earth? One with a similar gravity, climate, atmosphere, water and natural resources, non-hazardous space environment, stable axis, and which is not tidally locked? We currently do not know of such a planet, but if we find one, it will be tens if not hundreds or thousands of light years away.Suppose we were able to send probes to candidate planets. Once a probe arrived, it might take hundreds of years to send data back. If humans were th...

A brilliant scientist has nearly perfected his time machine. His vision is to go back and fix the mistakes of history, eliminating war, hunger, epidemics, and the other scourges of mankind.Naturally, everybody wants to get their hands on the machine and use it to acquire fame, fortune, and power. This includes the current vice president who wants to go back and wipe out everyone who now stands in the way of his path to absolute power.The machine has been tested by sending a...

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors, vestigial organs, hypnosis, and the placebo effect. And they disco...

“Neil Douglas-Klotz has distilled his decades of rigorous scholarship, deep practice, and revolutionary insight into a potent elixir for our times.” —Mirabai Starr, translator of Julian of Norwich: The Showings and author of Wild MercyThis book is an approach to Jesus’s recorded words and teachings through his native language, Aramaic, answering many questions clearly and consistently, eve...

Neil Douglas-Klotz offers a radical new translation of the words of Jesus Christ with Prayers of the Cosmos: Meditations on the Aramaic Words of Jesus. Reinterpreting the Lord’s Prayer and the Beatitudes from the vantage of Middle Eastern mysticism, Douglas-Klotz, the Sufi Founder of the worldwide network of the Dances of Universal Peace, reveals a mystical, feminist, cosmic Christ. Prayers of the Cosmos: Meditations on the Aramaic Words of Jesus is a spiritual revelation...

In African Genesis, celebrated ethnologist Leo Frobenius reveals the vibrant, intricate world of African mythology with unmatched reverence and insight. Collecting an array of folk tales, legends, and ancient myths from diverse cultures across the continent, Frobenius paints a rich and dynamic portrait of Africa's imaginative spirit. His storytelling brings to life a cosmos teeming with wise tricksters, vengeful spirits, noble ancestors, and powerful deities, each tale echoing tim...

In "The Æneid of Virgil Translated Into Scottish Verse," volumes 1 and 2, the esteemed poet Virgil reinterprets his classical epic through a distinct Scottish lens. This translation meticulously retains the original's grandeur while infusing it with the rhythm and vernacular of Scottish verse, showcasing Virgil's adeptness at blending cultural nuances. The work explores themes of heroism, fate, and the founding of nations, mirroring the mythic journey of Aeneas as he flees Troy and seeks t...

Ever since the Custer massacres on June 25, 1876, the question has been asked: What happened - what REALLY happened - at the Battle of the Little Bighorn? We know some of the answers, because half of George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry - the men with Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen - survived the fight, but what of the half that did not, the troopers, civilians, scouts, and journalist who were with Custer?Now, because a grass fire in August 1983 cleared the te...