Originally prepared for a Pacifica Graduate Institute course on The Poetic Basis of Mind, these eight lectures stand on their own as a unique and cohesive treatment of many core concerns of the soul. As a unified whole, the lecture-essays focus upon dynamics internal to what the author (only now, years after their original composition) has come to call “the Sophianic Cross.” That aegis includes not only psychology and art, but myth, religion, and philosophy as well, all pictured in relatio...

Daisy faces an impossible choice: eternal peace, joy, and love – or the torment of the abyss. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter, determined to reunite with her son, Gunter, in a realm of infernal pain and suffering. Raised on a desolate rubbish dump by his loyal dog, Red, Gunter has never known the truth of his birth – that he is the lost heir of Cruzland, the son of the late King Heyah Cruz II. All his life, he has endured the cruelty of the Cruces, and now, his fate takes an eve...

Nanny ABCs covers topics every nanny should know from A to Z in a way that is clear, concise and immediately applicable. In this A-Z alphabet how-to handbook, Rosenthal addresses the most common challenges every nanny, sitter, and parent face, while sharing his passion for excellence in the field of childcare. In an industry that is prone to relativism and opinion, Rosenthal, as Danny J. Nanny, presents an objective voice that holds both families and nannies to common standards.

The Cruces have a crisis, an environmental crisis. Everyone wants the latest stuff, but it comes at a cost – pollution! The King sends his son out to find a new land where he can rebuild his kingdom. The Prince knows he must do the right thing, but when two cultures collide, he is left facing a crisis of conscience. Through his journey of discovery, a young man learns how to care for the environment and respect the lives of other people, even when their appearance is very different from hi...

About The BookAre you The One? This question, inspired by the timeless words of 2 Chronicles 6:19 resonates deeply in a world that often seems to have forgotten the possibility of miracles. It is both a challenge and an invitation, a call that asks each one of us whether we are willing to become the vessel through which God's extraordinary power is manifested. In a society that prizes certainty and control, the notion that divine intervention still finds expression...

The Akutagawa prize-winning novel by Kou Machida, Japan’s most outlandish and inventive author.Rip It Up is the first ever English translation of Kou Machida's award-winning novel, an undertaking over five years in the making and the inaugural title of Inpatient Press's translation imprint Mercurial Editions.Set in a kaleidoscopic hyperreal Japan circa Y2K, Rip It Up catalogues the misdeeds and misgivings of a down-and-out wannabe debonair...

as a major theologian. It carefully examines the works of more than fifty eighteenth- and nineteenth-century authors and scholars, concluding that many earlier historical reconstructions of Jesus were largely products of their authors’ own fantasies and assumptions. The book became the decisive criterion for all subsequent research on the historical Jesus.

In "Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life," Daniel Joseph Kirwan offers a profound exploration of the contrasts and cohabitations within the urban landscape of London in the late 19th century. The book employs a vivid realism, bringing to life the intricate tapestry of the city's socioeconomic divides through a series of interwoven narratives that illustrate the lives of both the affluent and the impoverished. Kirwan's incisive observations and rich characterizations serve to illumin...

COMPOSED IN A BURST of inspiration near the end of the poet's life, Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus represents the consummation of the writer's career, distilling the essence of his poetic wisdom in a gem-like sequence. This new translation--with the original German on facing pages--offers a clear window into the world of this endlessly scintillating cycle of poems. "Daniel Polikoff's English version of Rilke's last sonnet sequence, perhaps his greatest work, is wholly admirable. Rilke's late w...

Rockaway Memories: Growing up in Rockaway Beach, Long IslandBy: Joseph Daniel MurphyA national treasure of family life on Rockaway Beach, Long Island in the 1920’s – 1930’s through WWII. A captivating story written by Joseph Daniel Murphy, a WWII naval officer. Life lessons about family, compassion, faith, determination, and survival—from a member of the “Greatest Generation”.A deeply personal story of one young man growing up in the early 1920’s and 1930’s in the B...

What does it mean to transcend the boundaries of human existence and reach the realms of the divine?"Superheroes: Becoming the Truly Elite and Honorable" By Daniel Joseph Cyrus charts out a thrilling voyage into the deepest mysteries of the soul, unveiling the paths followed by those who dared to seek enlightenment beyond the material plane.An in-depth work to the top fifty superheroes of all centuries, analyzing the events of our generation and past eras. Sharing ...

A man wakes to find himself captive in a white room. He doesn't know where he is, who he is, or who the scientist attending him might be. A strange world and its directives close in around him. Is he captive, predator, or bait?