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 ...

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...

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...

Alannah and her best friend Jeremy are enjoying their life in 1994 London. Alannah works at a bar while Jeremy works in a bookstore. Alannah shares her apartment with her small cat, who she rescued from the city streets. Everywhere she goes, she has a strong cup of coffee and her trusty Ford Anglia. When their quiet life is uprooted by a single phone call, they decide to take a dive into history, and the memories that have been haunting Alannah's past are suddenly back in full view as they st...

You are the main character in your life. You are not the supporting role! You are the leading lady! This is your life. You are the star. This challenge will train you to love yourself more and to notice the little, beautiful things that are already in your life.

Celia Carter, a secret agent working for a highly secretive organisation is one of the best in the business, but when she receives the name of her next assignment even her heart skips a beat. A mission that has become notorious within the Headquarters of the G.S.S.O., because two other high ranking agents have already disappeared while on the job.

An assignment set in Latin America, where things quickly go south. Strange and unexplainable disappearances have been happening in the western part...

World history is written with the blood of the terrific losses Napoleons coalition. It least half a million coalition soldiers never returned home. Also the costs for the Russian army as well as the Russian population was shocking.

Together with the loss of his soldiers, the Tsar had to accept a loss in human lives of at least 500.000 of his countrymen, so that the total cost of this failed adventure was more than one million casualties.

The campaign was doomed from the first phase.The lo...