Walk the awakened path in our technologically-centered culture! It seems the further the world advances, the harder it becomes to lead a life that is centered in love, graciousness, and compassion. That is until now ... In In The World, But Not Of It, spiritual trailblazer Dr. David Hawkins shares timely insights on why generating spiritual experiences using isolated techniques provides only temporary awakenings. And he explains how to turn normal activities into your spiritual practice. Dr. Hawkins provides example after example of practical things you can do in a variety of everyday situations to reach advanced states of consciousness.
Added by: math man | Karma: 198.35 | Audiobooks | 10 May 2011
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Twentieth Century Inventions: A Forecast
This work from 1901 predicts what technological developments will manifest in the twentieth century. The author, a technical journalist, presents ideas for inventions and new developments in the areas of power, transportation, agriculture, mining, domestic applications, electronic devices, warfare, music, art, and news. Many have come to pass. All of them provide an interesting look into how the next century was imagined and what challenges were anticipated for the progress of society. (Summary by A. Gramour)
Bernie Rhodenbarr attempts to retrieve the lost letters of famed reclusive author Gulliver Fairborn, but instead discovers a dead literary agent and a beautiful woman.
Added by: math man | Karma: 198.35 | Fiction literature, Audiobooks | 10 May 2011
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Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed
Dawn, a newspaperwoman working in New York, finds herself back home in Michigan on doctor’s orders. Years of living in boarding-houses and working to pay for the care of her brilliant but mentally ill husband, Peter Orme, have taken their toll. At twenty-eight, Dawn feels like an old woman with no future. But, the loving care of her sister Norah and her family along with the attentions of the handsome German doctor, Ernst Von Gerhard, slowly bring Dawn back to life. With Dr. Von Gerhard’s help, she obtains a newspaper job in Milwaukee and begins a year of new adventures among new people.
Lawrence Block - The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling
Bookseller, thief - Bernie Rhodenbarr can't resist the lure or a long lost Kipling poem, even if it is locked inside a millionaire's high security library. So Bernie goes browsing and sure enough he liberates the object in question...but also finds a dead redhead and is caught with the proverbial smoking gun by those boys in blue, who are ready to book Bernie for Murder One!