"Realities of Meaning" is a philosophical analysis of twenty-one books by historical and modern scientists and philosophers, probing into the many and varied speculative intellectual approaches towards the understanding of mind, intelligence and consciousness. The author of this work is a fictional character called Professor Julius Hardwicke, who readers of the "Chitta Niyama Opportunity" first met as he was travelling to give a lecture on the work of Arthur Schopenhauer to an evening clas...

Jack and Chloe are seventeen year-old twins catching the early train to London to spend the half-term holidays with their Dad. Their A-level final exams are looming and both their futures will depend on whether they can achieve the grades that their first choice Universities have specified in their offers. Yet they are completely unaware of the forces that have been unleashed in the world that will not only change their lives forever but also sweep through the lives of millions across the ...

Richard Easton is a highly talented but petulant artist grown cynical through the failures of those closest to him to conform to his own desires. Yet he has left behind any guilt about his actions long ago. So why should it have come back to haunt him in a near-death experience and why would anyone give him the opportunity to overcome it and have the chance to become a true hero? As he witnesses the stories of the seven very different people whose lives are woven together by a thread of re...

At the age of 13 Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and bush jockey and he also ran a coach business. Above all Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than a hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.

This book celebrates the life and work of Tony Lowe, a pioneer of critical accounting. The authors elaborate on the fact that Tony Lowe regarded accounting as a moral and political practice rather than some dry technical phenomena because it has serious social consequences. The essays in the book are written by a global community of Tony’s former colleagues and students and show the value of adopting interdisciplinary perspectives. The essays locate accounting and business practices in wid...