Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance
- in a novel full of power passion revenge & the raging family dynamics of the Santangelo
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Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance
- in a novel full of power passion revenge & the raging family dynamics of the Santangelo
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Owner of the luxurious & exclusive Keys complex in Las Vegas Lucky Santangelo comes up against Armet Askarani a ruthless billionaire ...

In this entrancing true spiritual adventure story you can journey with Doreen Virtue into the powerful healing world of angels goddesses & ascended masters. This extraordinary spiritual quest takes Doreen from a Sedona sweat lodge ceremony to a goddess temple in Glastonburys Isle of Avalon. As she opens herself to the wisdom of these places Doreen receives important insights into Lemuria Merpeople & the new rainbow children. Read more about these enlightened beings who can unlock the magical gifts within you as you learn how to re-ignite your innate abilities to instantly manifest your needs. ...

' What is a self & how can a self come out of inaminate matter?' This is the riddle that drove Hofstadter to write this extraordinary book. Linking together the music of J.S. Bach the graphic art of Escher & the mathematical theorems of Godel as well as ideas drawn from logic biology psychology physics & linguistics Douglas Hofstadter illuminates one of the greatest mysteries of modern science: the nature of human thought processes. ' Every few decades an unknown author brings outa book of such depth clarity range wit beauty & originality that it is recognized at once as a major literary event. This is such a work'
- Martin Gardner.
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Tyrant blackmailer racketeer murderer
- his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone a friendly man
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Tyrant blackmailer racketeer murderer
- his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone a friendly man
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Thai police detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep is summoned to investigate the most shocking murder of his career. Solving it could mean a promotion but still reeling from a personal tragedy Sonchai is more interested in Tietsin an exiled Tibetan lama living in Kathmandu. But there are obstacles in Sonchais path to enlightenment. Police Colonel Vikorn & Army General Zinna are at war again for control over Bangkoks network of illegal enterprises
- & Tietsin has forty million dollars worth of heroin for sale. With his life in increasing danger Sonchai is put to the extreme test in John Burdetts most inventive darkly comic & wickedly entertaining novel yet.
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With each passing decade the stature of The Godfather" grows not just among film buffs but also among audiences throughout the world discovering or re-viewing the film on television & DVD. In repeated polls Coppolas masterpiece is ranked among the two or three greatest films ever brought to the screen. This saga of an Italian-American family & its immersion in Mafia traditions has been imitated & satirised
- but never equalled. How to explain the enduring appeal of " The Godfather" & its two sequels? This book concentrates on the elements that combined against all odds to make the Paramount production so successful when it appeared in 1972: the screenplay from Mario Puzos bestselling novel; a cast of actors who apart from Marlon Brando had not yet achieved celebrity; the vivid locations in New York & Sicily; & the inspired direction of Francis Ford Coppola (only 31 years old when shooting commenced). Containing many previously unseen behind-the-scene images from the Paramount Archives this book is also unique in containing over 15 facsimile documents."
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This book sets out to draw together psychology science & mysticism into the same river of human experience. In doing so it throws new light on questions that mankind has pondered for centuries. The authors take us on an exciting investigative voyage that produces clear reasons for why those who think human life is essentially meaningless are wrong. En route through the lens of evolution cultural history poetry psychology & a plethora of new scientific insights they not only throw fresh light on ancient mysteries the origin of creativity hypnosis spirituality religion & indoctrination but also meet head-on the central questions at the heart of science today. Science & mysticism are essential aspects of human functioning they say & both are linked with why we are so uniquely prone to mental illness & understanding this is a part of effective self-development. These are some of the key questions they explore (and answer). Why is it that we are capable of creating societies that foster the highest pinnacles of extraordinary individual & collective creative achievement yet so often let our cultures degenerate to the nadir of inhumanity & bestiality? Where is the 'nothing' that existed before 'something' first appeared? Where did the quantum information come from that made our vast universe & all forms of life possible? What is consciousness? How could consciousness arise from inanimate matter? Can the claims about the nature of reality made by mystics throughout the ages be reconciled with our best scientific insights? What is mysticism for? What does 'enlightenment' mean exactly? Can our individual consciousness survive death? Are ' God' & ' Godhead' useful terms? Is there a future for our species? What is 'destiny'? & how should one prepare oneself to meet it? ...