Download or read book Ghost of the Keepers Monk written by J. Michael Blumer and published by Quails' Run Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ghost of the Keepers Monk is part legend, part mystery. It holds two of three mysterious stones that control all magic. The war lord, Califae controls the third and most powerful stone. He’s using its magic to help him conquer all of Amerath. Daran, a teenager who calls himself Rat Boy to shield his true identity, unravels the ghost’s secrets, and is “adopted” by intelligence in the Monk’s two stones. The stones control events and pit an unwilling Daran against Califae. The stones’ first task for Daran’s alternate identity is a rescue. There’s a problem. The princess he’s sent to rescue, despises Rat Boy but dreams of marring Daran, not knowing they’re the same person. When Daran tries to sort things out, the magic further complicates his life, manipulating him into a third identity and deeper into the politics of the growing war. Daran wants to resume his quiet life as Rat Boy, but the magic stones of Amerath have other plans for him.
Download or read book Ghost of the Keepers Monk written by J. Michael Blumer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three stones come to Amerath to fill it with magic, but something goes wrong. As the magic tries to understand men, men abuse the power of the stones. An orphan finds the magic stones and assumes two identities to survive. The future of Amerath and magic depends on him.The Ghost of the Keepers Monk is part legend, part mystery. It holds two of three mysterious stones that control all magic. The war lord, Califae, controls the third and most powerful stone. He's using its magic to help him conquer all of Amerath. Daran, a teenager who calls himself Rat Boy to shield his real identity, unravels the ghost's secrets, and is "adopted" by intelligence in the Monk's two stones. The stones control events and pit an unwilling Daran against Murthra. The stones' first task for Daran's alternate identity is a rescue. There's a problem. The princess he's sent to rescue, despises Rat Boy but drams of marring Daran, not knowing they're the same person. When Daran tries to sort things out, the magic further complicates his life, manipulating him into a third identity and deeper into the politics of the growing war. Daran wants to resume his quiet life as Rat Boy, but the magic stones of Amerath have other plans.
Download or read book The Lovelorn Ghost and the Magical Monk written by Justin Thomas McDaniel and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on representations of a famous ghost and monk from the late eighteenth century to today, Justin Thomas McDaniel builds a case for interpreting modern Thai Buddhist practice through the movements of these transformative figures. He follows embodiments of the ghost and monk in a variety of genres and media, including biography, drama, ritual, art, liturgy, film, television, and the Internet. Sourcing nuns, monks, laypeople, and royalty, McDaniel shows how relations with these figures have been instrumental in crafting histories and modernities, particularly local conceptions of being "Buddhist," and the formation and transmission of such identities across different venues and technologies.
Download or read book Labyrinth of Souls written by J. Michael Blumer and published by Quails’ Run Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war with Califae has begun. The Bahrija Spirit Warriors capture Daran’s parents as they flee Califae and his men. Gilmer tries to tell Keelen who he really is. Before he can, Gilmer is shipwrecked, and Keelen is exposed as a spy and sent to face Califae. With the war growing, both Daran and Gilmer begin to feel the weight of expectations. The fate of Amerath and the outcome of war rests with them and their multiple personas.
Download or read book Amerath Companion written by J. Michael Blumer and published by Quails’ Run Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Companion to Amerath, Birth of Magic series. Glossary, image gallery, omitted chapters, sample chapters from Gabendoor series and more.
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Download or read book Visions in the Fire written by J. Michael Blumer and published by J. Michael Blumer, Author. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of Daran and Gilmer intertwine guided by the magic of the stones. War is immanent, and everyone is searching for the mysterious Rat Boy or his Friend Daran. Daran’s parents escape captivity and join in the search. Gilmer becomes a spy. Califae’s magic grows, adding to concern of the magic of Daran’s stones. While Daran is busy learning magic, Gilmer finds his own adventure. The magic of the stones gifts Gilmer two magic knives. Gilmer teams up with Bieber, a spy from the country of DeAris. Bieber has Gilmer masquerade as a distant nephew named Glendon when Bieber’s daughter, Keelen joins them. A strained romance grows between Keelen and Glendon, as Glendon helps her search for Gilmer. He doesn’t know how to tell her he is Gilmer. Daran’s parents escape Califae and with a small band of friends head south, further away from Daran. War grows.
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Download or read book Mr Monk in Trouble written by Lee Goldberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since a 1962 unsolved train robbery made it famous, people have flocked to the town of Trouble in California's gold country, searching for the booty that train robbers supposedly dumped off the Golden Rail Express in a botched heist. When the town's museum's watchman is murdered, Adrian Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sent to investigate. But if Monk isn't careful, he'll learn that the town of Trouble can live up to its name.
Download or read book A Treasury of Mah Y Na S Tras written by Garma C. C. Chang and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1984-09-15 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mah&_ratnak&_ta S&_tra is one of the five major sutra groups in the Mah&_y&_na canon. Of the two great schools of Buddhism, Mah&_y&_na has the greatest number of adherents worldwide&—it prevails among the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, and Vietnamese&—and contains within it a number of movements, notably Zen, which have been of growing interest in the West in recent decades. Yet despite this increased attention and enormous following, translations of Mah&_y&_na scriptures have been scarce and fragmentary; clearly, a comprehensive translation of a major work within the canon was called for. This volume addresses that need. It contains 22 of the 49 S&_tras of the Mah&_ratnak&_ta (or &"Treasury&") S&_tra, many translated for the first time in a Western language, selected and arranged to give the modern reader a progressive introduction to one of the world's major religious traditions. Subjects covered include M&_y&_ and miracles, the teachings on Consciousness, Emptiness, and monastic discipline, the Mystical Light of the Tath&_gata, and the devotional practice of Pure Land, making this a comprehensive source book of Mah&_y&_na Buddhism hitherto unavailable in English. The book also includes an introduction to provide historical and interpretive guidance, annotations that assist in the comprehension of difficult passages, and an extensive glossary that will be valuable to specialist and layman alike. A team of scholars, working in Taiwan, spent eight years translating the Treasury's million words from Chinese, using Tibetan texts for comparison and checking each S&_tra with an international board of scholars. In the course of translating from the original, special effort was made to retain both the devotional style appropriate for religious reading and the precision required by the scholar, while presenting the material with a clarity and flow that would make it accessible to the Western layman. The editors then selected, arranged, and annotated the 22 S&_tras presented here. Published in cooperation with The Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions.
Download or read book A Treasury of Mah y na S tras written by Zhenji Zhang and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mah&_ratnak&_ta S&_tra is one of the five major sutra groups in the Mah&_y&_na canon. Of the two great schools of Buddhism, Mah&_y&_na has the greatest number of adherents worldwide&—it prevails among the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Tibetans, and Vietnamese&—and contains within it a number of movements, notably Zen, which have been of growing interest in the West in recent decades. Yet despite this increased attention and enormous following, translations of Mah&_y&_na scriptures have been scarce and fragmentary; clearly, a comprehensive translation of a major work within the canon was called for. This volume addresses that need. It contains 22 of the 49 S&_tras of the Mah&_ratnak&_ta (or &"Treasury&") S&_tra, many translated for the first time in a Western language, selected and arranged to give the modern reader a progressive introduction to one of the world's major religious traditions. Subjects covered include M&_y&_ and miracles, the teachings on Consciousness, Emptiness, and monastic discipline, the Mystical Light of the Tath&_gata, and the devotional practice of Pure Land, making this a comprehensive source book of Mah&_y&_na Buddhism hitherto unavailable in English. The book also includes an introduction to provide historical and interpretive guidance, annotations that assist in the comprehension of difficult passages, and an extensive glossary that will be valuable to specialist and layman alike. A team of scholars, working in Taiwan, spent eight years translating the Treasury's million words from Chinese, using Tibetan texts for comparison and checking each S&_tra with an international board of scholars. In the course of translating from the original, special effort was made to retain both the devotional style appropriate for religious reading and the precision required by the scholar, while presenting the material with a clarity and flow that would make it accessible to the Western layman. The editors then selected, arranged, and annotated the 22 S&_tras presented here. Published in cooperation with The Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions.
Download or read book Sociology of Law written by Qiliang Wang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, based on extensive ethnographic material, analyzes the complex relationships between the law and various social controls, helping to answer the question of how social order is formed. Formal law exists in a web of complex structures and meanings. Accordingly, legal study must take into account multiple types of order, allowing us to understand in depth the strengths and weaknesses, reasonable and absurdity, and successes and failures of the law. In addition, the interactions of numerous actors shape the structure and context of the law. Exploring these aspects—while also highlighting diverse informal/non-state norms that influence day-to-day social practices, and which have never been replaced by modern laws—the book offers an insightful resource for all readers who are interested in the practice of Chinese law or in the connections between culture, society, and the law.
Download or read book Ghost Wife At Home written by Xiao Sanpangzi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up corpses was not about the crematorium collecting corpses. It referred to the people who were drunk at the entrance of the nightclub. It was commonly known as Picking up corpses. I was a part-time nightclub waiter, but picking up corpses was another job for me, though not every time I picked up "corpses" they were drunk living people. Sometimes they really were.
Download or read book The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts written by Joe Fisher and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mediumship dates back to the Greek Oracles and beyond, but millennia later nobody yet knows for certain what transpires when a medium enters a deep trance. Today, the practice of channeling spirit guides through hypnotized mediums is hotly debated. This strange phenomenon is either dismissed as a dubious parlor trick, or regarded as a form of communication between this world and the next. Many view "the guides" as a source of love and wisdom...but are they? For five years, Joe Fisher painstakingly investigated the claims of channelers and the mysterious voices that speak through them. The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts is his gripping journey into a realm of darkness and deception.
Download or read book The Book of Broken Promises written by J. Michael Blumer and published by Quails' Run Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hillary and Windslow return to Gabendoor to save it from the wizard Gristle-tooth and his time-mists. His spirit is free, and his time-mists will end all life. Magic helps Hillary and Windslow dream-slip back to Gabendoor to battle the wizard Gristle-tooth and his assistant, Aghasta, for The Book of Broken Promises. No one understands the secrets in the book, or which promised to keep and which to break. One wrong choice and the Book will grant Gristle-tooth's promise to destroy everything. Join the Children of the Summer Wind on their second adventure in Gabendoor along with their three wizard friends and the Sallyforth triplets. Dream-slip across time and space to the world of Gabendoor. Continue the incredible saga that began in The Book of Second Chances.
Download or read book Ghosts of the Tower of London written by G. Abbott and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of haunting from one of the world’s most terrifying landmarks. The Tower of London’s most horrific tragedies are well known; the gruesome deaths of the two boy princes in the Bloody Tower, Anne Boleyn’s execution, the Jesuit priests and heretics who suffered the agonies of the rack and thumbscrew. Is it any wonder, then, that there are frequent reports of bloodcurdling screams and moans, of unexplained footsteps and ghostly headless figures? Here, recorded for the first time, is an account for all to read—but preferably not at night—when you only think you are alone! Ghosts of the Tower of London is part of The Paranormal, a series that resurrects rare titles, classic publications, and out-of-print texts, as well as publishes new supernatural and otherworldly ebooks for the digital age. The series includes a range of paranormal subjects from angels, fairies, and UFOs to near-death experiences, vampires, ghosts, and witchcraft.
