Skills, power, prestige—Gongja’s got things he could only dream of in the previous timeline. None of that, however, comes close to the recognition of the great five guild leaders as well as the tentative trust of the strongest hunter in the Tower—all of them people who, despite their constant bickering, clearly care deeply about their fellow hunters and without whom society would crumble. That’s why Gongja’s determined to ensure their safety by singlehandedly paving the way to the twentiet...

Many people seek solace in religion, but what if, rather than showing us to a higher truth, religion blinkers us to the real world we live in? Trying to nurture our souls, we may instead become caught in the trappings of organised religion and charismatic spiritual leaders. What if our religions have got it all wrong? In a series of dialogues, Vijay Narain Shankar and Bill K. Koul provoke and prompt each other to bring their open-minded questioning to bear on the tenets of karma and destin...

It's a sad truth that most people are up to their ears in debt and have very little savings in their bank accounts. It's also true that most people are only three paychecks or less away from a major financial crisis. Are you one of these people who have seemingly been locked out by those in the know, always wondering why there is more month than money?Have you ever wondered if you could get out of debt and save money for the future? What about holding a stellar credit rating while ...

Why did half the people on New Hanover, a small island north of New Guinea, vote for Lyndon Baines Johnson to be their ruler in 1964? Dorothy K. Billings believes that this sort of action-seen in New Guinea and other parts of Melanesia-is part of the "cargo cult" phenomenon, or micronationalist movements which are principally regarded as responses to European colonialism. Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork and observation, Cargo Cult as Theater demonstrates how the 'Johnson C...

In an age of mounting credit debt, get-rich-quick schemes, and high unemployment, many people are left wondering, "Why am I always struggling with finances? Why can't I seem to get ahead?" While the market is flooded with short-term help, few resources address the root spiritual problems behind money.In a warm, conversational style, CFO and CPA firm owner Stephen K. DeSilva offers a unique, prophetic/supernatural approach to handling money. This respected charismatic leader combine...

William Monroe Trotter (1872– 1934), although still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator, he galvanized black working-class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post-Reconstruction America. For more than thirty years, the Harvard-educated Trotter edited and published the Guardian, a weekly Boston newspaper that was read across the na...

In the vast, sparsely populated area of West Texas known as the Big Bend, life takes place on a different scale. The nearest neighbor can be forty miles away, perhaps located not just in another town but another country, the border historically less obvious than it is today. In the small-town, bicultural atmosphere of the Big Bend, musicians from both sides of the Rio Grande come together, creating music that spans genre, culture, and international borders.From Ojinaga, Mexico, to ...

Foreword by Allan "Bud" Selig. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Japanese baseball, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is proud to publish a two-volume set, Nichibei Yakyu: US Baseball Tours of Japan. The first book in the set is Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan,1907 - 1958.Over 100 baseball teams from the United States and Hawaii have crossed the Pacific to play baseball in Japan. Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan is the first book wr...

A holy man to Hindus, a hero to Muslims, and a criminal to the British, Mohandas K. Gandhi was one of the most influential and inspiring figures of the twentieth century, a man whose quest to live in accord with God’s highest truth led him to initiate massive campaigns against racism, violence, and colonialism.From his youthful rebellion against vegetarianism, to his successful law practice in South Africa, his struggle with his own sexual excesses, and his leadership of the moveme...

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden Hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874.Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the art of illustration. In 1896 he joined a small London publisher and began his journalistic career as a freelance art and literary critic and going on to writing weekly columns in the Daily News and the Illustrated London News.In 1901 he married Frances Blogg, to whom he remained married for the rest of his life.For m...

Follow along carefully as Max Axiom teaches the most important lesson in science: Safety! From hot tips for using hot plates to cool answers to burning questions, young readers will hone their super safety skills.

In celebration of Rosarium's fifth anniversary, publisher Bill Campbell has collected a two-volume collection of over 100 science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories from around the world. Like space and the future, Sunspot Jungle has no boundaries and celebrates the wide varieties and possibilities that this genre represents with some of the most notable names in the field.Bill Campbell is the author of Sunshine Patriots, My Booty Novel,Pop Culture: Politics, Puns, "Poohbut...