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The Sojourn
by Rupansh Gupta
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

Why are we born? What is the universe? What is time? What is the reason behind everything? How should we live? What is the truth? What matters the most? Did God really intend to keep all this a secret? Or all the truths were always before us and we never came out of ourselves just to look around?These and many more questions have intrigued us all our lives. The education of a child in ancient times had knowledge pertaining to these questions as an integral part. But as we moved towards modern times, we lost many things which matter the most. We have lost the way of our lives with no one to show us the light. All our education and knowledge revolve around making a living. But though it may be potent to tell us how to make a living, it fails to impart us the knowledge of how to live. Moreover, we seldom find any time to read any books concerning matters outside our vocational realm. ‘The Sojourn’ is an attempt to fill the gap. In the most succinct yet captivating way, the book opens doors to many truths. It is a journey of not only our lives but the entire universe. By reading the book and totally immersing in it, the reader will find himself in a new dimension. His way of seeing everything will change. The truth, if manipulated, becomes a lie. The more efforts are made to hide it, the more it loses its identity. Therefore, what was always lying before us will be known to us forever. The truth is simple and elegant. That’s why it is the truth. By knowing its true nature and essence, we will see everything in its true grandeur.On including ‘The Sojourn’ in the curriculums, the students will come to know how to conduct their lives in the most effective way. They will find a guiding light in any situation of their lives. On repeated readings, the book will become a part of their subconscious mind and consequently, their second nature. This will give them a meaning and purpose for their lives. Those who have passed their study phase can read the book and implement the principles in their lives. The book will change their perception and will help them find their purpose. They will find the ways to resolve anything, since they will know the reason and true nature of all the existence. Thus, ‘The Sojourn’ is a book that will transform. When read with an open mind, and several times, new thoughts and truths will emerge each time, to ponder over. No matter whatsoever the situation a person may be in; on reading the book with a quiet mind and reflecting upon it, he will find solutions and ways out. With the limited time in our lives, these thirty five pages of poems will become a facilitator in real sense of the word. Therefore, the book is meant for everyone and will make the foundations of all civilizations very strong.Trailers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6H2rq...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZeOe...
Night of the Fae (Ana Martin #1)
by Lyneal Jenkins
Genres: Fae, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.73

“I love you,” he murmured as the wisps of light returned to his body.What he didn’t say was that his love came with a heavy price and life was never going to be the same again.Twenty six year old Ana Martin is a normal girl. She has a job she enjoys, great friends, and has recently begun her nursing degree. Life isn't perfect, but it isn't bad either. Then she meets Gabriel. He’s hansom, charming and seems like the perfect man for her. But Gabriel has a secret…He may look human and be born of this world, but he is from an ancient race of empathic beings known as the Siis, a race that evolved millennia ago to a state of consciousness yet still take solid form to hide among us. When the homeless start dying at the abandoned Tannery, the police chalk it up to suicide. Ana knows different. The Siis have a secret, a past mistake they would rather forget, one that puts Ana in more danger than she can ever comprehend. Before long, she becomes a target for the Fae, once innocent children changed by the Siis thousands of years before. They are able to intensify and feed off the negative emotions of their pray, and are filled with malicious intent that has no bounds.Can she survive the troubles that Gabriel brings her way? More importantly, can she do it with her mind still intact?Night of the Fae is the first book in the Ana Martin series, which follows Ana as she is drawn into the secret world of the Siis, an ancient race of empathic beings torn apart by war, treachery and the consequences of past actions.
Meeting Robyn
by Gloria Parker
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

Meeting Robyn is the powerful, true story of a young mother raised in a traditional household, and her struggle to accept her only child’s confusion with his sexual identity.Compounding the problem, Gloria, his mother, has her own conflicts. Does she live the conventional life of her family tradition or pursue her dreams of an acting career?Her little boy, Robert, haunted by urges that are decidedly female, feels trapped in his male body. Forced to conceal his inner torment, Robert endures pain and isolation, as he ultimately becomes Robyn, finding at last, his /her true identity.
Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good
by James Davies
Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Science, Health, Medicine
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.07

Controversial and powerful – a shocking indictment of the pseudo-science at the heart of modern psychiatry.One in four people in the UK and US will develop a mental disorder in any given year. That’s what psychiatry tells us. But many – even most – will not actually be mentally ill. Thanks to pseudo-science and corporate greed, psychiatry is letting us down. Why is psychiatry such big business? Why are so many psychiatric drugs prescribed – 47 million antidepressant prescriptions in the UK alone each year – and why, without solid scientific justification, has the number of mental disorders risen from 106 in 1952 to 374 today? The everyday sufferings and setbacks of life are now ‘medicalised’ into illnesses that require treatment – usually with highly profitable drugs. Psychological therapist James Davies uses his insider knowledge to illustrate for a general readership how psychiatry has put riches and medical status above patients’ well-being.The charge sheet is damning: negative drug trials routinely buried; antidepressants that work no better than placebos; research regularly manipulated to produce positive results; doctors, seduced by huge pharmaceutical rewards, creating more disorders and prescribing more pills; and ethical, scientific and treatment flaws unscrupulously concealed by mass-marketing. Cracked reveals for the first time the true human cost of an industry that, in the name of helping others, has actually been helping itself.
Federal City's Secret (#3)
by Robin  Murphy
Genres: Paranormal
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

Federal City’s Secret is a Ghost Hunters (TAPS) meets Psychic Detectives fiction paranormal mystery. This is the third book in Robin Murphy's paranormal mystery series, which has Dr. Marie Bartek and the Sullivan’s Island Paranormal Society, SIPS investigating hauntings and spirit activity in the heart of Washington, DC. Marie develops new nuances with her psychic abilities, which brings more depth and intrigue into their ghost investigations, but these nuances land the SIPS team in the middle of the mafia, politics, secret societies, and murder. See how Marie discovers, through the help of a spirit, that the mafia doesn't take kindly to strangers taking what isn't theirs. This story will captivate the reader with murder, suspense, and the world of the paranormal.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
by Mordecai Richler
Genres: Fiction, Canada, Classics, Canadian Literature, Literature, School, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.72

From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books. Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to "be somebody," Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.(less)
Life Is So Good: One Man's Extraordinary Journey through the 20th Century and How he Learned to Read at Age 98
by George Dawson
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Autobiography, African American, History
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.20

In this remarkable book, 103-year-old George Dawson, a slave's grandson who learned to read at age 98, reflects on his life and offers valuable lessons in living as well as a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century. Richard Glaubman captures Dawson's irresistible voice and view of the world, offering insights into humanity, history, hardships, and happiness. From segregation and civil rights, to the wars, presidents, and defining moments in history, George Dawson's description and assessment of the last century inspires readers with the message that-through it all-has sustained him: "Life is so good. I do believe it's getting better."
Inseparable
by Phil Wohl
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.57

Inseparable is the heartwarming and inspirational story of Shawn Elvin, an otherwise average person that has been blessed with a truly extraordinary gift. Since he was a boy, Shawn has possessed the ability to see if the connection between two people is strong. Once two bodies touch their lives together unfold, revealing generations of love shared.Shawn begins to leverage his gift of sight while in college, but upon graduation he opts to shelve his abilities and walk the path of a common man. After he is unsuccessful at one meaningless job after another, he meets the famous son of a Manhattan real estate developer who is desperate to find love or lose his massive inheritance.Shawn becomes a millionaire but he is unable to find love, to see love, in his own life. That is, until, he opens up his mind, and heart, to the wonders of technology.
Doğunun Limanları
by Amin Maalouf
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novels, Roman, French Literature, Literature, Lebanon
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.14

"Adana'da ayaklanmalar olmuştu. Kalabalık, Ermeni mahallesini yağmalamıştı. Altı yıl sonra çok daha büyük çapta olacakların provası gibi bir şeydi. Ama bu bile dehşetti. Yüzlerce ölü. Belki de binlerce."Can çekişen Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Beyrut ile Fransa arasında yaşamı sürüklenen İsyan. "Doğunun Limanları" bu yüzyılın başını, bir insanın trajik tarihinin içinden anlatıyor.
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
by Carolyn Chute
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Poverty, Adult Fiction, Novels, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

There are families like the Beans all over America. They live on the wrong side of town in mobile homes strung with Christmas lights all year around. The women are often pregnant, the men drunk and just out of jail, and the children too numerous to count. In the 'Beans of Egypt', Maine, we meet the God-fearing Earlene Pomerleau and experience her obsession for the whole swarming Bean tribe. There is cousin Rubie, a boozer and a brawler, tall Aunt Roberta, the earth mother surrounded by countless, clinging babies, and Beal, sensitive, often gentle, but doomed by the violence within him.
The Stone Seekers (Dragon Hunters, #1)
by L.L. Hansen
Genres: Fantasy, Dragons
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

In 1000 B.C., two 10-year-old boys, Zeth and Chase, go on a quest to save a dragon that has been entombed in stone. They must find seven magical stones guarded by seven evil beings in order to get the stones. With the help of Xander, the First-warrior in arms, Gideon the elf, and a magical sword, they undergo a dangerous journey filled with trials. If they succeed, they will have a treasure they never thought existed.
Small Tales and Visits to Heaven 2
by L.A. Lachapelle
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

She was to die before her fortieth birthday. Do numbers of the day tell the plan at birth? They don't. For Heaven seeks a song above. The land's berth sowing seeds from winds blown across the earth spanning centuries. As each and every of us hold genetic patterns of pasts. Lives unfold to be altered, not sanctioned to repeat except in awareness... Small Tales and Visits to Heaven 2 is for anyone who wants proof of Heaven and real life tales of a Mystic's work. Caeli continues as she works with enhanced intuition to solve mysteries of life and meets with Heavenly teachers. The drama from a past-life lived centuries ago carries over to the 21st century with elements of humour and drama unfolding, and very serious spiritual lessons. Inspired by real life this story shows true meaning.
Life on the Other Side: A Psychic's Tour of the Afterlife
by Sylvia Browne
Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction, Paranormal, New Age, Religion, Metaphysics, Inspirational
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.04

Renowned psychic, spiritual teacher, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of End of Days Sylvia Browne has changed millions of lives with her unique gifts. Now, she leads readers on an adventure of the a surprising glimpse into the next world, where their loved ones patiently await them.Take a journey you will never forget and discover the answer to life’s greatest “What’s on The Other Side? ”In this extraordinary and inspirational book, Sylvia reflects upon her past experiences, hypnosis sessions, and research to tell the truth about The Other Side. She explains the process of leaving this world for the next, and what circumstances foretell our next incarnation on Earth.Filled with stunning revelations and stories of those who have visited The Other Side, this uplifting book is the ultimate guide to finding peace in the afterlife.
Sky Bounce
by Deanna Miller
Genres: Fantasy, Teen
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.47

Two secret friends from enemy races find their friendship tested and intensified into love when they're forced into opposite sides of an interdimensional and interplanetary struggle between fear and faith.Winner of the Wilbur Award for Fiction, given by the Religion Communicators Council, an interfaith association.Nominated for the Pushcart Press Editors' Book Award by Jean E. Karl, editor of books that won the National Book Award, Newbery Medal, and Edgar Allan Poe Award.Field nominated by reviewers for the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults, Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers.Hesper the Alula and her secret friend Tristan the Boytaur are forced to part sadly when Hesper is sent to the human plane to save the parallel planes of existence from possible destruction. A year later, as Hesper leads the life of a high school girl with no memory of her previous life, she meets a strangely familiar boy. Tristan has journeyed at great risk to find her, having learned a way to travel between the planes without losing his memory. They return to the Alula plane on a dangerous adventure to discover the real solution to the planes' troubles---as Hesper struggles all the while with her fear and her tender feelings for the friend who should be her foe. Ages 10 and up.
Braco
by Lesleyanne Ryan
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.18

WINNER OF THE 2011 Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers, Lesleyanne Ryan''s debut novel, Braco, takes place over the five days following the fall of Srebrenica in 1995. The narrative follows the perspectives of Bosnian civilians, UN Peacekeepers, Serbian and Bosnian soldiers, as well as a Canadian photojournalist. A retired veteran and former Bosnian Peacekeeper, Ryan vividly captures the visceral tension and horror of Bosnian refugees fleeing Srebrenica, the ensuing massacre of Bosnian men, and the inability of the Dutch peacekeepers to protect them. The award judges acclaimed the debut novel as a "compelling, captivating, and fast-paced novel, from its vivid and intriguing prologue set in Srebrenica to an ending that fits, if not satisfies."
The Siren's Tale (Home Schooling, #2)
by Anne  Carlisle
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Cassandra, a smart siren in human form, can have any man she wants. So long as she wants him dead. Told in part by the ghost of the main character, the story follows Cassandra's headlong pursuit of passion in the hinterlands of the Old West, where she comes into conflict with a powerful curse, which passes down the generations. Cassandra has phenomenal success in the silent film industry in California, but troubles remain. Her demon grandson is headed to Wyoming to wreak revenge for his father, the bastard son she abandoned. And the family is threatened by extinction, unless the youngest carries her illegitimate pregnancy to term. Genre: paranormal historical-romanceAge Group: 16+ NA-Adult
Hour of the Wolf
by Paul R. Lipton
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.62

No day is ever wasted that can be lived consciously and to the full. 2 a.m. The hour of the wolf. You wake up filled with regrets, and haunted by dashed dreams, wondering what went wrong. For Paul Lipton, a successful lawyer in his sixties, his mind's howling in the darkness reminded him that time was slipping away. Perhaps partly because both his parents had died when they were young, and because he had already experienced his own serious health crisis, he wanted to be sure to live each day to the fullest. He decided he would start viewing each day afresh and in the now as a do-over, each night dying and each morning being reborn. His philosophy was to say, "I am me today," and ask, "How do I choose to live in the now?" His solution to these sleepless nights became an adventure, and an experiment in ageless living. To silence the howls of the wolf, Lipton took off in the footsteps of his fictional hero, Larry Darrell in W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge. His journey took him first to the Himalayas. He then continued his external and internal travels that included crossing the ice fields of Mont Blanc, a shamanic retreat at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, and motorcycle adventures across Florida's Alligator Alley, the Rocky Mountains, and the back roads of North Carolina. In the process, he discovered he was not a prisoner of the past. His changed perspective had given him a new lease on life.
The Rosicrucian cosmo-conception: or, Mystic Christianity; an elementary treatise upon man's past evolution, present constitution and future development
by Max Heindel
Genres: Occult, Religion, Personal Development, History, Nonfiction, Spirituality
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

This book gives a complete outline of the Western Wisdom Teaching as far as it may be made public at the present time. It contains a comprehensive outline of the evolutionary processes of man and the universe, correlating science with religion. Max Heindel, the author, received this Teaching personally from the Rosicrucian Brotherhood. It is their latest communication.Part I is a treatise on the Visible and the Invisible Worlds, Man and the Method of Evolution, Rebirth and the Law of Cause and Effect.Part II takes up the scheme of Evolution in general and the Evolution of the Solar System and the Earth in particular.Part III treats of Christ and His Mission, Future Development of Man and Initiation, Esoteric Training and a Safe Method of Acquiring Firsthand Knowledge.
Disaster at the Arch
by George Seyfried
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.67

It could have been such a great trip. James Smith is really excited for summer vacation. He is going to St. Louis! After a fun week in the Gateway to the West they finally decide to go to the top of the Arch. There's just one problem. The Arch catches on fire. James gets separated from his family and has to survive on astronaut food and other gift-shop items. Will he make it out of the Arch? Will anyone?George Seyfried was ten when he wrote this book. He lives in Southport, Connecticut with his parents and sister and brother. He loves history, geography, traveling, and goes on cool road trips with his dad every year. He has been to four countries and thirty states and has a goal of visiting all fifty states before he turns 50.
Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
by Eugene O'Kelly
Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography, Business, Philosophy, Death, Self Help
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

“Must the end of life be the worst part? Can it be made the best?” At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close friends. He was thinking ahead: the next business trip, the firm's continued success, weekend plans with his wife, his daughter's first day of eighth grade. Then in May 2005, Gene was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given three to six months to live. Just like that. Now a growing darkness was absorbing the bright future he had seen for himself. He would have to change his plans, quickly, and capture what he could of his last diminishing days. Chasing Daylight is the account of his final journey. Starting from the time of his diagnosis and concluded upon his death less than four months later, this book is his unforgettable story. With startling intimacy, it chronicles the dissolution of Eugene O'Kelly's life and his gradual awakening to a more profound understanding. Interweaving unsettling details of his battle with cancer with his moment-to-moment reflections on life and death, love and success, spirituality and the search for meaning, it provides a testament to the power of the human spirit and a compelling message about how to live a more vivid, balanced, and meaningful life. Inspiring, passionate, deeply insightful, Chasing Daylight is a remarkable man's poignant farewell to a beloved world.
ثورة الموتى
by Irwin Shaw
Genres: Plays, American, Drama, Theatre, Fiction, Literature, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

مسرحية ثورة الموتى أو ادفنوا الموتى تدور أحداثها حول مجموعة من الجنود الذين دفع بهم ليلقوا حتفهم فى حرب من الحروب العالمية التى كانت غير مبررة وضد الإنسانية، فثار الموتى ضد ظلم بعض الحكام وضد من اعتدى على آدميتهم وجردهم من إنسانيتهم.تعد المسرحية من أعنف الاتهامات المكتوبة التى وجهت ضد الحروب على مر العصور والتى راح ضحيتها الكثير من الجنود المحاربين الذين لا يرغبون فى الحروب غير الإنسانية.
Notes From A Small Room: Signed As Essays From A Small Room
by Ruskin Bond
Genres: Nonfiction, Short Stories, Indian Literature, India, Literature, Essays
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.30

Whether contemplating the sound of a tropical downpour, or the fragrance of lime trees in the Himalayas or on a year spent with his cat Suzie, Ruskin Bond transports us to a quieter, more elegant world where time moves at a gentle pace.