Scientists, philosophers and Buddhist scholars discuss the nature of reality in a book that goes inside a Mind and Life Institute conference.For over a decade, members of the Mind and Life Institute have gathered to discuss questions that are both fundamental and profound: can physics, chemistry, and biology explain the mystery of life? How do our philosophical assumptions influence science and the ethics we bring to biotechnology? And how does an ancient spiritual...

CONTENTS:ALGERNON BLACKWOODConfessionARTHUR B. REEVE2. The Beauty MaskARTHUR CONAN DOYLE3 to 14. The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH15. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-SandsARTHUR STANWOOD PIER16. The Best FriendARTHUR STRINGER17. The Adolescence of Number Eighty-Seven18. The Bell19. The Benevolence of Montana Bill20. The Button ThiefBARRY PAIN

**“A story of love and youth and pain that will have you clutching at your heart. I want everyone to read it; I want to press it into people’s hands. Surely one of the best novels I’ve ever read.” —Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less and Less Is LostA LitHub and LGBTQ Reads Most Anticipated Book • An Observer Pride Month ReadSoon to be a major film adaptation by Luca Guadagnino, Separate Rooms is a masterpiece of Ital...

The Space Post Express couriers deliver all kinds of parcels around the known (and unknown) galaxy, at affordable prices, no questions asked! Tod and Phil, though, take their job one step further. The two friends take on the craziest jobs and have built quite the reputation for themselves.When they find themselves on a small desert planet, stranded, their spaceship crashed, they don't lose hope. They've been through worse, right? But Tod's secret is revealed, and Phil suddenly disa...

Poet, linguist, novelist, filmmaker, and journalist, Pasolini was one of the great post-Marxist homosexual artists of his time. As such, he encountered problems throughout his career as both a writer and a filmmaker. The expression of his own sexuality in his art consistently offended not only the Roman Catholic orthodoxy of post-war Italy, but also the Marxist establishment. His vision of Marxism offended Catholics, while his interest in Christian culture irritated Communists. [...] From ...

The story centers around Hanit, a powerful and captivating enchantress who possesses remarkable magical abilities. Set in a mythical world filled with adventure and intrigue, Hanit's journey unfolds as she navigates the challenges of her enchanted life.As Hanit encounters various characters—both allies and adversaries—she becomes embroiled in a struggle for power and love. The narrative explores themes of magic, self-discovery, and the complexities of human emotions. Hanit's enchanting nat...

As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book were amongst the best.Field Marshal Kesselring gained a reputation in Italy as an expert in defense, and his Allied code name was The Emperor. Kesselring was diplomatic, charming, known as Smiling Albert, but convicted as a war criminal which may not have happened had it not been for the...

In 1967, Pete Cage sold his soul for rock-and-roll immortality. Fifty years later, he's dying in a sterile L.A. hospital, and he can't even remember the Devil's name.Pete Cage is a legend who has outlived his own desire for fame. Over decades of genre-shifts, drug-fueled reinventions, and corporate exploitation, he has reached a state of "psychological bankruptcy." He doesn't want redemption, he doesn't want success, and he certainly doesn't believe in the currency of the deal he m...

Since the destruction of the Arms Facility, Max and Lily had been on the run from the Flames of Technology for roughly a year.Hiding out in the forests outside of Laundun, beneath the eyes of the kingdom and even beyond the reach of the Flames of Technology, and having gathered Roland, all three of them have to decide on where to go from there. The decision? To take what they have to the Overking and see if he and the nobles can help.Spurned by nobility before and turned aw...

Earth is now an industrial harvest. The alien Tower looming over Los Angeles operates as a flawless, miles-high abattoir, processing human beings with terrifying mechanical efficiency. Jonas Cook wasn't trained for combat; he was a supply-chain auditor. But understanding the cold logistics of the enemy's system is the only reason he's still alive.Trapped deep within the labyrinth of the Tower's kill floors alongside a desperate handful of survivors, Jonas has one impossible goal: c...

On Maple Street, luck is a superpower, and so is bad luck.Sam Grant, the effortlessly "Lucky Bastard," bends probability without meaning to. Ben Mercer, the sharp and deliberate "Jinxer," breaks it on purpose. Their rivalry keeps the neighborhood on edge.But when ambitious developer Victor Langford begins buying up homes one contract at a time, accidents stop being funny. Pressure builds. Tensions rise. And Allison, the heart of Maple Street, becomes a target.Now luck ...

The world had died. Going out with a bang, followed by a whimper.Yet that wasn't the end of human life. As resilient as a weed, society ultimately returned, inch by inch, from the tragedies of the past. Things were far different in this new world despite how humans continued to be the same beings that wrought their own ends.Max Ferguson is a man living in this new world, doing his best to survive. When a boar hunt goes wrong with his friends, he's forced to return empty-han...