The Ramos Files gathers together three connected works shaped by family, memory, inheritance, and the uneasy persistence of the past. Set across the Philippines, England, France, Germany, and California, these pages follow lives joined not only by blood and affection, but by distance, silence, secrecy, and the long afterlife of what has been buried.At the heart of the book lies a question that reaches across generations: what do we inherit, and what do we choose to carry forward? S...

Under the Mango Tree is a moving novel of love, memory, and legacy that unfolds across the Philippines, France, England, and California. Letecia, born to an English father and a Filipina mother, grows up in the Philippines beneath the shade of the mango tree in her family garden. When she discovers a cache of old letters and family papers, she is drawn into a journey through hidden histories, long-buried truths, and the lives that came before her.As Letecia follows...

Do not scare away our messiah for in life you should expect the worst from it.Truth be told life gets meaning when the worst of it rains on you, all you need to enjoy the best of it is only learning how to adapt to its heat.

In the small town of Centerville, Barnaby Bookworm lives in a library with his parents, Louisa Mae Bookworm and George Bookworm. His best friend's name is Lewis. Because of a problem with his school work, he becomes sad and accidentally leaves the library where he begins an adventure that sometimes frightens him but eventually helps him to resolve his problem. It's the beginning of many wonderful adventures in the exciting world of books.

"The Adventures of Barnaby Bookworm II, The Treasure of the Golden Clipper," is the next chapter in the life of Barnaby and his friends Lewis, and Bonnie. Barnaby discovers the magic in his new glasses as he and his friends go to the special Adventure section of the Centerville Library. There they begin an adventure that includes traveling into a world of pirates, a pirate ship, a princess and her castle! It's the beginning of many adventures in store for the Bookworm friends!

Today, more doctors than ever are prescribing tai chi for patients recovering from injury, illness, and surgery.This book presents over ten years of research into how and why tai chi benefits health from an evidence-based, medical perspective.Dr. Peter Anthony Gryffin demonstrates the link between health and metarobics, his term for slow, meditative exercises that enhance blood oxygen saturation, diffusion, and oxygen-based metabolism. Metarobics—including ...

In 'The Fifth Book,' readers are invited to explore the rich tapestry of literary styles and themes intricately woven into this anthology. This collection showcases a spectrum of narrative techniques and philosophical reflections, characteristic of both Peter Anthony Motteux and Thomas Urquhart's contributions to the literary canon. From vibrantly imaginative tales to profound analytical discourses, the book delves into universal themes of humanity, knowledge, and the absurdity of existenc...

Abstract Words Are Fantasy is a unique journey through imagination, emotion, and the endless possibilities created by the human mind. Through expressive poetry and artistic storytelling, Anthony Peter Prior invites readers into a world where dreams, memories, thoughts, and reality blend together to create a powerful reflection of life's unpredictable path.With a playful yet deeply personal voice, this collection explores themes of self-discovery, confidence, love, friendsh...

Abstract Words Are Vitamins is a reflective and experimental poetry collection that explores the power, playfulness, and complexity of language. Through abstract verse, rhythmic wordplay, and philosophical musings, Anthony Peter Prior examines themes of identity, mental struggle, creativity, morality, freedom, love, society, and self-discovery.The poems move fluidly between nonsense and sense, chaos and order, mirroring the way thoughts form and reform in the mind. Language is trea...

Gargantua and Pantagruel is a classic novel written by the French author Francois Rabelais. The book centers around the adventures of two giants and contains much satire which was deemed vulgar at the time of its release in the 16th century. This edition includes a table of contents.

Illustrated by Gustave Doré. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters. E...

Thermites, which are generally considered to be reactive mixtures of powdered metals and metal oxides, are an important subset of energetic materials. The underlying thermodynamic properties of a given mixture dictate whether it may undergo a self-sustaining reaction, liberating heat in the process. Thermodynamic information in the existing scientific literature regarding thermitic combinations is scattered and incomplete. Currently, a comprehensive overview of this nature would be of grea...