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The Winter Concerto is a collection of stories where the spirit of perfection plays a key role in the world. These stories cover a wide range of topics from the composition of Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto to the death of the French philosophe Jean Jacques Rousseau and the pursuit of state-authorized Zen tea cups in medieval Japan. Though perfection is long-shot, the pursuit of it drives the characters in these stories toward an awareness of what can make the world a better...

Healthy Eye, Clear Vision: Simple Steps to Protect and Nurture Your Eyes for a LifetimeWe often take our eyes for granted, but they’re the windows to everything we love. Healthy Eye, Clear Vision is here to help you care for your eyes in a way that’s simple, practical, and effective. Whether you’re trying to reduce screen time strain, prevent future problems, or just want to see the world more clearly, this book offers easy-to-follow advice for every step of the journey. Inside, yo...

Intriguing flash fiction exploring life's fleeting moments and lasting impact.Bruce Meyer's Sweet Things: Flashes in the Dark delves into the depths of human experience through concise, evocative stories. From small-town secrets to profound philosophical questions, Meyer's characters grapple with mortality, memory, and the search for meaning.This award-winning collection offers a glimpse into the beauty and horror of life, prompting reflection on l...

Bruce Meyers, an experienced reconnaissance Marine officer, paints a colorful and accurate picture of the special recon landings that preceded every major amphibious operation in the Pacific during World War II. Credited with saving countless lives, the Marine scouting missions went in stealthily at night from submarines, PT boats, Catalinas, and high-speed transports. Swift, silent, and deadly, they landed on more than two hundred enemy beaches from Guadalcanal to Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and Ok...

Bruce Meyer's forté is to delve into the interconnectedness of our relationship with the physical and the spiritual. He is a poet channeling the music and suffering of the human experience and, beyond that, the spiral of cultivation and destruction that sustains and endangers humankind. His poems are daring and artistically defying, composed with gravitas, powerful mindfulness, and reverence. His voice is mutable, each stanza like a window onto a multidimensionality that opens itself to bo...

Time touches everything, and in doing so changes everything.The Arrow of Time examines the challenges, transformations and surprises wrought by change, and celebrates the ways we attempt to measure our lives against this invisible force. From John Constable’s home at East Bergholt to the shattered streets of Nanking, China, in 1937, Meyer offers a fresh and lyrically commanding statement of the impact that time, death and love have on our determination to ...

Awakening Bedrooms Of Monsters By Jessica MehtaWolf That I Am By Jessica MehtaAlways Hungry By Jen SchneiderBeginning A New By Jen SchneiderCanned Goods By Jen SchneiderAm I Mad / Mad I Am By Adele EvershedAntithesis By Joe OswaldRelationship By Martha NanceOne By Catherine GeilingMirror Rorrim By Rivka Nomberg

Choose your favorite story and immerse yourself in a wonderful voyage right away. Enjoy an incredible collection of stories coming from different lands, races, and religions that every reader will love,The book is beautifully divided into 3 sections (3 words) and a few poems:Errands, take a simple and short trip to the mind and souls of different authors.Euphemism. An intense collection of stories reveals how euphemisms are part of our everyday life.Evanescenc...

Eye Cancer Problem Solved: A Comprehensive Resource to a Healthy EyeYour eyes are your window to the world, and protecting them has never been more important. If you or someone you love is facing the challenges of eye cancer—or if you’re simply looking to prioritize your eye health—Eye Cancer Problem Solved: A Comprehensive Resource to a Healthy Eye is here to guide you every step of the way.This book takes a compassionate and practical approach to understanding eye cancer,...

Magnetic Dogs is a collection of short stories that examines how displaced individuals – those who have been snatched out of their time and place – struggle to adapt and reinvent themselves in an entirely new context or re-establish themselves in their former situations. In stories that are factual fiction, Meyer examines the composition of Gabriel Fauré's haunting "Cantique de Jean Racine," the 1960s 'scoop' of Indigenous children from Manitoulin Island, the missing diaries of Lewis Carro...

There are unseen forces in our lives that shape who we are and what we become. How we respond to those forces determines our futures. These stories examine how characters respond to the unexpected. Do we carry our memories of the beautiful moments of life with us into death? And, ultimately, what do we value in life that defines us--from a hat to the shadow of a figure in a window reminding us of what we have lost or need to hold onto?

Think Different, Solve Better: The Ultimate Guide to Innovative Problem SolvingAre you tired of facing the same challenges and getting stuck with the same solutions? What if you could train your mind to see problems in a whole new light and unlock fresh, effective answers?Think Different, Solve Better is your guide to transforming the way you think and approach life’s challenges. Whether you’re brainstorming at work, navigating personal dilemmas, or striving to innovate in ...