What is the meaning of life? This most fundamental of all questions has challenged human beings for millennia. Rudolf Steiner addresses the eternal enigma with a refreshing directness, giving profound and enlightening answers. In the other lectures which make up this inspiring collection, Steiner addresses themes related to illness and health, reincarnation, destiny, luck and the trials of modern life. The varied subject matter is united by the fact that all the lectures address practical ...

A century on: sea levels have risen, the weather is lethal, and AuZtralia is a lot more complicated.Andaman Marko lives in the Jointly Administered Territory of Capricornia – a new homeland for millions of climate refugees from Asia. Marko is a playboy by day, fraudster by night: making millions of $New by decoding corporate and diplomatic komms to illegally trade on the markets.Then, in a society where prolonged peace and stability is enforced by AuZgov through mass surveill...

This volume integrates research findings from three multinational studies conducted to examine the impact of children's use of computers in school. Conclusions are drawn from in-depth analyses of trends in more than 20 nations. Its seven authors from four nations were key researchers on these projects. Both a study and a product of the information age, this work is of prime importance to teachers, teacher educators, and school administrators.This work is unique in three important w...

Mike Lewis wants 'out'. Out of his meaningless career in broadcast sales, out of his shallow relationships with materialistic women, out of the youth-centric, big city rat race. Unfortunately he has no idea where 'in' is, until he discovers an idyllic retirement community in Florida that promises a peaceful, sunny life of golf and hobbies. On a whim he signs a contract for a house, and only afterwards does he read the small print: he has to be over 60 to join the enclave. Trouble is, he's ...

Almost Islands is a powerfully introspective memoir of the author’s friendship with legendary Canadian poet Phyllis Webb – now in her nineties and long enveloped in silence – and his regular trips to see her. It is an extended meditation on literary ambition and failure, poetry and politics, choice and chance, location, colonization, and climate change – the struggle that is writing, and the end of writing.I go to see her because she is poetry’s old crone and I am seeking....

In business, the most valuable commodity is people - and their ability to think outside the square. Without the ability to think innovatively, any business - big or small - risks dying. Here, Jack Collis, an authority on creative marketing, recognized motivational speaker and best-selling author, outlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his many years of experience as a Marketing manager, Jack uses anecdotes and examples to illustrate...

The one primer you need to create, capture, and realize value in today's volatile and uncertain environment.No matter what business you are in, strategy plays a critical purpose and role in your company's success. But most leaders struggle to effectively define, let alone implement, a great "strategy." By ignoring essential elements in the process, they lead their companies toward confusion, misalignment, and underperformance.The HBR Strategy Handbook

His heart belongs to one woman, his life to another.Keir didn't exist. Not anymore. The Lady of Galbraith had saved him from death. Forever indebted to her alone, Keir had become her confidant, her spy, her assassin. He was her secret weapon against those trying to remove her from power. When Keir is ambushed by a pack of demons, he used the last of his strength to return home and warn the Lady of impending danger.To say she was stunned when a dying man fel...

These inspirational lectures offer a compelling introduction to a modern path of spiritual development rooted in esoteric Christianity. Rather than drawing solely from historical traditions, Steiner presents a renewed spiritual science – anthroposophy – based on firsthand research.Rudolf Steiner outlines the Rosicrucian path as a spiritual approach suited to the consciousness of our time – one that engages both the heart and the intellect while remaining deeply practical. He guides...

A chance encounter with a distressed teenager leads Robert Hill to reunite with his childhood sweetheart, Camille Elliott. Camille reveals a secret that sends Robert reeling and forces her to confront undeniable truths. As Robert and Camille rekindle the flames of their passion, they soon find themselves caught in a web of deception where every revelation raises new questions, and the truth comes at a dangerous price.

Demons are not the only enemy among them...Waking from a seven year healing sleep should have been the biggest shock of Navarre's night. It was not. The brave female standing before him was, without a doubt, his fated mate. That wasn't the stunner either. She'd been sent here to feed him, to bring him back and restore his strength, risking her life to save his. Still, not yet the biggest surprise. What had Navarre reeling was her red hair. She was decidedly not his...

He had every intention of crossing a line.In all honesty, Jake had to give his trip to Paris mixed reviews. Beaten and broken by seemingly invincible men with eerie red eyes marked the low point, but abduction by a sexy, knife-wielding vampire? Better than fireworks on the Fourth of July. She was the best medicine for a wounded man's body and soul. A few busted ribs cost him precious time, but he had to keep moving. Call it vengeance or justice, either way, Jake ha...