In the Ichidian Universe things were once greatly out of hand. No one was safe. No planet was left untouched by violence. People were dragged from their homes and killed in the streets, and a ruthless tyrant was bent on being the sole ruler. Those who opposed him formed an alliance and made a treaty to work together. They formed their own group called the The League.
Capitalism 4.0: The Birth of a New Economy in the Aftermath of Crisis
In early 2009, many economists, financiers, and media pundits were confidently predicting the end of the American-led capitalism that has shaped history and economics for the past 100 years. Yet the U.S. economic model, far from being discredited, may be strengthened by the financial crisis.
Newly discovered by fans of The Secret, the metaphysical writer Wallace D. Wattles distills the rules of real power and personal achievement in his slender, immensely practical The Science of Being Great-the companion work to The Science of Getting Rich.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 27 August 2011
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The Chinese Bell Murders - A Judge Dee Mystery
The Chinese Bell Murders describes the Judge's exploits in the tribunal of Poo-yang early in his career. He has one case left over from his predecessor—the brutal rape-murder of Pure Jade, the daughter of Butcher Hsai who lived on Half Moon Street. Her lover has been accused and is on the verge of being convicted, but Judge Dee senses that all is not right and sets out with his lieutenants to find the real murderer.
Well over a thousand years old, the tradition of swordmaking in Japan is one of the most highly regarded metal crafts in the world. When all sword manufacture was prohibited in Japan for seven years after World War II, the age-old techniques were in danger of being lost forever. Today, in the hands of a new generation of practitioners, the craft is making a startling comeback. Connoisseurs say that the swords being produced now are the equal of anything made in Japan in the past few hundred years.
