In the tradition of SIDDHARTHA by Hermann Hesse comes a new spiritual novel that is a stunning feat of storytelling and imagination. A Poet of the Invisible World follows a boy named Nouri, born in thirteenth-century Persia, with four ears instead of two. Orphaned as an infant, he's taken into a Sufi order, where he meets an assortment of dervishes and is placed upon a path toward spiritual awakening. As he stumbles from one painful experience to the next, he grows into m...

In his debut novel, Golding makes sense of the current AIDS crisis as he envisions another time and place transformed by a fatal horror. Take a journey back six centuries to a secluded island in the Venice lagoon--a wondrous place where superstition reigns and life and death are created by magical equations.

QUICK BRIGHT THINGS is a delightful new novel about the Golden Age of Broadway. Set in New York in 1948, it follows Artie, a young rehearsal pianist, Joe, a visionary director, and Carrie, his intrepid Girl Friday, as they shepherd a production of a musical version of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM towards opening night. Drawn from the personal experiences of its author, QUICK BRIGHT THINGS is a glittering love letter to the Great White Way-and all the crazy, gifted people who keep it humming.

A richly crafted novel, here is a tale that is at once the adventure-filled story of an unusual father and son and a front-row view of the momentous events that shaped the 20th century.

In the tradition of Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse comes a new spiritual novel that is a stunning feat of storytelling and imagination. A Poet of the Invisible World follows a boy named Nouri, born in thirteenth-century Persia, with four ears instead of two. Orphaned as an infant, he's taken into a Sufi order, where he meets an assortment of dervishes and is placed upon a path toward spiritual awakening. As he stumbles from one painful experience to the next, he grows into m...

Portable and user-friendly, this Thai dictionary, phrasebook, and language guide is the best way to start your vacation.If you only want to purchase one Thai language book, Essential Thai is the way to go. Part of Tuttle Publishing's Essential Series, it is an excellent beginner guide to the language of Thailand, and is also designed as a phrasebook—making it the most versatile Thai language learning tool on the market.Essential Thai

Christian Theologians, Evangelists, End-Times "experts," after decades of quoting scriptures; are they equally "deceived," or merely "indifferent" to Truth?...Any answer to such a question, would be worthy of much concern…The "religious scholars" of Jesus' time knew full well, that to answer such a question truthfully, would have been a severe detriment to their purpose, and an unacceptable risk to their "dominance" over the lives of the Jewish people…so they remained "defiant" to their en...

What is reality? Is reality both mind and matter, body and soul, as taught by Western religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? This is dualism, the approach of philosophers from Plato to Descartes. Or is reality only matter, as taught by many modern scientists and philosophers? This is materialism, the approach of philosophers from Hobbes to Marx. Or is reality only mind, as taught by Eastern religions and Western mystics. This is the approach of philosophers from Berkeley to Wh...

Vom alten Mesopotamien vor 5.000 Jahren über die Rolle des Edelmetalls in der Kolonialzeit bis hin zum Goldstandard der Moderne Gold ist ein großer Teil unserer Geschichte bzw. hat diese maßgeblich beeinflusst und gestaltet. Und auch noch heute spielt es eine ganz besondere Rolle. Die 2., überarbeitete Auflage des Buches bietet eine spannende und abwechslungsreiche Einführung in das Thema "Gold". Der Autor spannt den Bogen von der Verwendung des Edelmetalls in der Geschichte, über die Förd...

Gleaming and perfect, gold has beguiled humankind for many millennia, attracting treasure hunters, adorning the living and the dead, and symbolizing wealth, power, divinity and eternity. This book offers a lively, critical look at the cultural history of this most regal metal, from its use in religious ceremonies to colonial expeditions to modern science, examining its importance across many cultures and time periods and the many places where it has played a central role.Gold

Gold remains a highly prized and impactful resource within the global economy. From the insatiable demand for gold in the electronics that permeate our day-to-day lives to the environmental desolation driven by gold mining in the Amazon, the gold trade continues to touch the lives and livelihoods of people across the world.Bloomfield and Maconachie tell the intriguing story of the yellow metal, tracing the seismic shifts in the industry over the past few decades. They show how huge...

An authoritative biography of the dean of American proletarian writers during the interwar years.Winner of the 2022 Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize presented by the Literary EncyclopediaWinner of the 2022 Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Award presented by the Peace Corps WorldwideJewish American Communist writer and cultural figure Michael Gold (1893–1967) was a key progressive author of his generation, yet today his work i...