"A funny and exceptionally well-wrought romance that starts in disaster, ends in tragedy, and never loses sight of the manic and surreal in life" ( Kirkus Reviews).Struggling writer Daniel Linnell is a charming, though hapless, young Londoner until he meets Laura, an unsettlingly feisty American who likes to go skydiving on weekends. In no time at all, Daniel finds himself falling for her. At the same time, he finds a new job as an obituarist, where his ed...

"The Jataka" is a collection of stories recounting the previous lives of Siddhartha Gautama, who would later become known as Gautama Buddha. These stories are an important part of Buddhist literature and provide moral and ethical lessons through allegorical tales. Each story illustrates a virtue or a lesson that is relevant to Buddhist teachings.Robert Chalmers was an English scholar who translated and compiled "The Jataka" stories into English. His translation work aimed to make these anc...

This is Volume 1 of a 6 Volume set. The Jataka is a massive collection of Buddhist folklore about previous incarnations of the Buddha, both in human and animal form. Dating to at least 380 BCE.

"A spontaneous seduction prompts a surreal chain of events in this raucous new novel . . . This is a wry, writhing tale about the forces that shape our fate." — BooklistAfter his highly popular Who's Who in Hell, Robert Chalmers delivers his second novel, a painfully funny story of disaster and redemption that recalls Katherine Dunn's Geek Love.One morning Edward Miller, tabloid newspaper editor and reactionary al...

This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The Jtakas refer to a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births (jti) of the Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear in them as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant-but, in...

IT was an almost isolated incident in Greek literary history, when Pythagoras claimed to remember his previous lives. Heracleides Ponticus relates that he professed to have been once born as Aethalides, the son of Hermes, and to have then obtained as a boon from his father zunta kai teleytunta mnemen exein tun symbainontun. Consequently he remembered the Trojan war, where, as Euphorbus, he was wounded by Menelaus, and, as Pythagoras, he could still recognise the shield which Menelaus had h...

Rio Pinguino is ready for another exciting adventure - but first, he needs to buckle up!In this playful bilingual picture book, young readers follow Rio as he learns the importance of wearing a seatbelt while travelling with family and friends. Along the way, children are gently introduced to simple Italian vocabulary woven naturally into the story.Designed for ages 2-6, Rio Pinguino Buckles Up! combines warm rhymes, colourful illustrations, and early language lear...

"The Jataka, Vol. 1," authored by Robert Chalmers, is a significant contribution to the understanding of Buddhist literature and folklore. This book has been deemed a classic and has been a great collection of ideas that are comprehended into a single draft to read by readers of several age groups. This volume explores the captivating world of Jataka tales, ancient stories that recount the previous lives of the Buddha before his enlightenment. Chalmers delves into these Jataka tales with s...

What happens when your little brother is hungry, cranky, and absolutely not willing to wait?Rio Pinguino has a mission: keep his little brother Eggo distracted long enough for Papà to finish making pancakes. It sounds simple. It really isn't.Rio Pinguino: My Brother Is Hangry! is a warm and funny bilingual picture book about siblings, big toddler feelings, and the beautiful chaos of family mornings. With every attempt to help going hilariously side...

A Short Story competition entry. A young girl in a re-enactment of the life and times in a Tudor mansion. Everything is recreated down to the smallest detail. Is the girl Mary is talking to a volunteer? Maybe...

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