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The box, skillfully fashioned from wood and with a pattern of stars inlaid on its side, was clearly very old.Intrigued by its age and craftsmanship, David Molloy bought it at the car boot sale in a Glasgow school playground, an acquisition that led to a series of nightmares which grew to exert an increasing influence upon relationship with his partner and his life.It would lead him into a quest into his ancestry and, in doing, alter his understandings and attitudes forever....

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Ancient Greece was the birthplace of advances in government, art, philosophy, science, and architecture—all of which continue to influence the world today. Warriors and diplomats, scientists, artists, and the first comedians; the achievements of this ancient society have formed a strong foundation to be built upon by later cultures.From the ancient origins of the Olympic Games through to art, architecture, language, and even the very way we view and investigate the world around us,...

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 ...

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...

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...

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?