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This book is a collection of 108 Haiku and Senryu poems written over a period of twenty years. It details those precious moments of life in whose ordinariness might otherwise go by unacknowledged save for the gift of Haiku.The Haiku is more than a poem, it is an art form that suspends eternity in simple things. As an avid practitioner of this craft Scott aspires to this notion and to capture the ever illusive 'Haiku moment'.

Buddhism in America provides the most comprehensive and up to date survey of the diverse landscape of US Buddhist traditions, their history and development, and current methodological trends in the study of Buddhism in the West, located within the translocal flow of global Buddhist culture.Divided into three parts (Histories; Traditions; Frames), this introduction traces Buddhism's history and encounter with North American culture, charts the landscape of US Buddhist commu...

As of 2010, there were approximately 3-4 million Buddhists in the United States, and that figure is expected to grow significantly. Beyond the numbers, the influence of Buddhism can be felt throughout the culture, with many more people practicing meditation, for example, than claiming Buddhist identity. A century ago, this would have been unthinkable. So how did Buddhism come to claim such a significant place in the American cultural landscape? The Making of American Buddhism offe...

The ultimate showdown between Cowboys and Indians is interrupted...by an alien invasion. The Old West will never be the same.When an extra-terrestrial armada lands in the Wild West, they find themselves in a showdown with one tough posse of rough-and-ready heroes—and the Cowboys and Aliens graphic novel gives you the thrilling comic book stories that started it all off! Compiling every issue of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's electrifying comic book series, this...

'I'm so glad you had the life you did, Barbara. I'm sorry you can't remember, but my God, what a life! You haven't wasted a minute of it...'In December 2020, while the world was gripped with news of an imminent third lockdown, Scott Mitchell was visiting the care home where his partner and wife of 27 years - Dame Barbara Windsor - was being looked after. At the age of 83, after a career spanning seven decades and a seven-year battle with the debilitating effects of dementi...

Jed Cochrane is about to take off on man's first interstellar voyage. His mission: Make sure it's good television! (Introduction by Mark Nelson)

'I'm so glad you had the life you did, Barbara. I'm sorry you can't remember, but my God, what a life! You haven't wasted a minute of it...'In December 2020, while the world was gripped with news of an imminent third lockdown, Scott Mitchell was visiting the care home where his partner and wife of 27 years - Dame Barbara Windsor - was being looked after. At the age of 83, after a career spanning seven decades and a seven-year battle with the debilitating effects of dementi...

There is no plague in Enfaire....Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors, too, of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night. Yet even as plague and witch pyres blacken the sky, the town remains untouched by the malady that has already claimed thousands and will claim thousands more.It is here, in Enfaire, that an ...

The Grey Stone Conspiracy opens with what a reader might assume is a typical office romance. Beyond the obvious interpretation of a love story, lies a subplot that depicts the less than noble practices in the world of business. Mitchell lays the groundwork for a plan of investor fraud and manipulation, which is discovered through the relationship Karen and Sam are trying to build with each other.The reader is also given an opportunity to see the reluctance people often experience a...

There was a certain level of convenience to having Peter lose his memory while working on creating artificial intelligence and mind control projects. The government wanted him to succeed and there was plenty of money to be made. Finding the truth was more illusive than he would ever have imagined. Even his friends seem either unable or unwilling to tell him why his life changed so drastically on one summer afternoon. Inconsistency lies behind every word of explanation, until one foggy Octo...

In this fictional work, Mitchell takes his readers on a journey in which four characters live within a world of delusion. As they seek to hold others to a high moral standard, they each fail to hold themselves to the same level of scrutiny. Mitchell reveals the personal flaws embedded in each character as he goes through a process of exposing how Emily, Karen, Tori and John deal with their personal indiscretions. Their self-indulgence, manipulation, and obsession are only some of the issue...

Being unwilling to pay the required price for the leading role on Broadway, Leslie never envisioned the chain of events she would set in motion having destroyed the empire of Producer Lawrence Preston. Before December 19th comes to a close Jessica, Leslie, Kevin and Wallace will find their daily lives intermingled not only with each other but also with their place in time