Growing up in the midst of a bloody rebellion, Miyabi is witness to the worst the world has to offer. Bloody assassinations are a daily occurrence in the streets of Kyō and drug use is rampant. But while the dark clouds of the civil war loom over her existence, Miyabi tries to come to terms with her life and the world around her. While wrestling to keep a smile on her face and hope in her heart, she marches forward.

Naota Dante lives in one of the countless poverty stricken towns in a highly advanced world. When tensions rise between the major world powers, he gets conscripted into the army, together with his best friend Amelia. As he tries to cope, the state of cold war erupts into an all-out open conflict. While the world is ripping itself apart, Naota slowly loses grip on his own mind.

ON GREEN LIBERTY calls us to the inconvenient truth of applying consistently the liberal outlook. Van den Berg extends John Stuart Mill’s no-harm principle to include non-human animals and future generations. ON GREEN LIBERTY notes that, just as there is consensus among all contemporary political parties that slavery is unacceptable, so also should the exploitation of non-human animals and the harm done to future generations by degrading planet Earth be unacceptable. Green liberalism is l...

Do we survive as a species of 10 billion people on Earth? Then we must build our society better and quicker than so far using our collective brain. Freedom, inclusion, and respect for all? This study shows that our dogmas are a tragedy for the development of our civilization on earth. We are a fast growing population on a planet with limits. Increasing inequality is a threat. Too many are living in the past with dogmatic religion, nationalism, racism, and many are living in fear for the futur...

Piano improvisation is playing with music – playing in the true sense of the word. It is a game: set yourself some rules and be as creative as possible within that framework of restrictions. This book is a guide on how to improvise. It contains some exercises to get started and appendices with the most important information about keys, scales, chords, harmony, melody, and rhythm to help you. The main part of the book consists of 21 examples: a short description, a recipe for an improvisati...

Barbara Bahtiar has travelled extensively through Europe and Indonesia. Rose Petals and Jasmine Flowers, a Journey through Authentic Indonesia, is her first book about her beloved country Indonesia, its customs, religion, culture, nature and kindhearted people.

She has visited her family in Indonesia several times, but taking part in a traditional wedding ceremony rich with religious and culture significance, inspired her to write Rose Petals and Jasmine Flowers, a Journey through Authentic ...

God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. God created you. Not only that, he loves you so much that he wants you to know him now and spend eternity with him. Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." Jesus came so that each of us could know and understand God in a personal way. Jesus alone can bring meaning and purpose to life.

What keeps us from knowing God?

"Lift up the stone...

As our existence ended, so did our hope. As we were banished away from the warmth, we came to realize that we dug our own grave. Our inventions had turned against us. The only thing that is left, is snow and stone. Our lives are hanging on a frozen thread, making our lives futile in this world.

A quote that is widely attributed to Thomas Fuller, M.D. (1654 – 1734) reads: "Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong." This quote leads people straightaway towards a wholesome way of working in establishing which information is relevant and needed, and which basic forms this information has. But because the practice of everyday life is virtually full of infringements of Thomas Fuller's statement above, it was inevitable t...

A sudden encounter with Patrick turns Olivia’s world upside down. After having coffee together that same day, they lose touch. Months later, Olivia receives a message via social media from him. It is the beginning of a stormy, passionate online romance. Not easy, words can easily be misinterpreted. But they both feel that there is something really special between them.

Months later Olivia gets a phone call from her journalist friend Ella, who tells her some terrible truths about Patrick. T...