Download or read book The Luminaries written by Eleanor Catton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winner of the Man Booker Prize, this "expertly written, perfectly constructed" bestseller (The Guardian) is now a Starz miniseries. It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to stake his claim in New Zealand's booming gold rush. On the stormy night of his arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of 12 local men who have met in secret to discuss a series of unexplained events: a wealthy man has vanished, a prostitute has tried to end her life, and an enormous cache of gold has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk. Moody is soon drawn into a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely ornate as the night sky. Richly evoking a mid-nineteenth-century world of shipping, banking, and gold rush boom and bust, The Luminaries is at once a fiendishly clever ghost story, a gripping page-turner, and a thrilling novelistic achievement. It richly confirms that Eleanor Catton is one of the brightest stars in the international literary firmament.

Download or read book Rising Hope written by Luminary Luminary Bakery and published by . This book was released on 2022-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'inspiring stories ... alongside beautifully illustrated sweet and savoury recipes.' BBC GOOD FOOD '[An] inspiring London bakery ... empowering tales are interspersed with illustrated recipes.' DELICIOUS. Inspirational stories. Irresistible bakes. From the perfect sponge cake to a foolproof focaccia, discover Luminary Bakery in over 70 delicious recipes. A social enterprise founded to support women experiencing disadvantage by teaching them how to bake, it has become a hub of creativity and community. Learn to create their iconic cinnamon buns, perfect pastries or a banoffee birthday cake. From simple bakes to showstoppers, the secrets of each bread, cake or stress-free dessert are accompanied by stories from the Luminary family. Heartwarming, joyful and above all, inspiring, every recipe in this classic collection is a story of Rising Hope.

Download or read book Luminary written by Krista McGee and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thalli thought escaping to the surface would mean freedom. But is she any less of an anomaly aboveground? After escaping an underground annihilation chamber, Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John find themselves fleeing across the former United States, aboveground for the first time. As the defectors cross the for gotten landscape, the three youths see things the y had only read about on screens: horses, rain, real books—and a colony of unsanctioned survivors living the ancient way in a town called New Hope. When the citizens of New Hope reveal the truth of what happened years ago, Thalli is left unsettled and skeptical of everything she’s ever been told. Can she trust anything from the State, including her own feelings for Berk? When she volunteers for a peace mission to New Hope’s violent neighbor, Athens, her confusion mounts as the supposedly ruthless Prince Ale x turns out to be kind and charming. Although everyone in New Hope warned her not to, she can’t help but fall for him. Meanwhile, John’s unwavering faith in the goodness of the Designer begins to make its mark on Thalli’s heart. But can Thalli really come to trust in a generous, protective Designer who rules over all things? Would that not be setting herself up for another betrayal? The time for her to decide is now . . . because the State is closing in. “McGee once again blends a Christian message within a horrific science fiction plot . . . death, torture, and confusing love triangles.” —Booklist “McGee blends the determination of faith, the malevolence of those who extol power over decency, and the assertion of individual integrity in a humane glimpse at youthful courage.” —Publisher’s Weekly

Download or read book Goddess Luminary Leadership Wheel written by Lynne Sedgmore and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Dr. Lynne Sedgmore CBE is resetting the management literature on leadership, directing it to a new path. Hers is a bold statement: Lynne doesn’t do things by half. She positions contemporary leadership as a spiritual enterprise, insisting on incorporating the sacred feminine as an essential component of successful (read: humane, impactful, holistic, globally conscious) leadership. Richly illustrated with practical evidence and timeless wisdom, this beautifully written book will inspire you to better yourself and make your world a better place too.' Prof. Dr. Yochanan Altman, Founding Editor, Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, Visiting Professor, WU Vienna This book is a creative and powerful synthesis of the best of leadership development with an immersive experience of Goddess spirituality. It journeys into new integral territory with a fascinating mix of theory and practice, as well as exciting new Luminary models and illuminating practices. Lynne’s vast knowledge and experience as a senior leader, feminist and spiritual seeker, enables her to make this extraordinary contribution to the field of spiritual and mainstream leadership. It provides invaluable guidance and wisdom for leaders, in all contexts, in these complex and challenging times.

Download or read book Luminary Icon written by Sharon Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moon Signs written by Narayana Montufar and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the real you with Moon Signs - the ultimate guide to life's emotional journey. Your sun sign, or star sign, dictates the brushstrokes of your personality, your outer self. However, your moon sign reflects the cauldron of emotions, fears, anxieties, longings and obsessions bubbling below the surface – your true, inner self. This fun and approachable guide shows you how to read and interpret your lunar journey, with chapters detailing strengths and weaknesses, love and compatibility, rituals to harness the power of each moon sign. By tracing the moon's journey through your birth chart, you can begin a reflective, inner exploratory journey towards astrological self-discovery and self-empowerment.

Download or read book Sunburst and Luminary written by Don Eyles and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1966 the author, newly graduated from college, went to work for the MIT laboratory where the Apollo guidance system was designed. His assignment was to program the complex lunar landing phase in the Lunar Module's onboard computer. As Apollo 11 approaches, the author flies lunar landings in simulators and meets the astronauts who will fly the LM for real. He explains the computer alarms that almost prevented Neil Armstrong from landing and describes a narrow escape from another dangerous problem. On Apollo 14 he devises a workaround when a faulty pushbutton threatens Alan Shepard's mission, earning a NASA award, a story in Rolling Stone, and a few lines in the history books. This memoir is a new kind of book about Apollo. It tells a story never told before by an insider -- the development of the onboard software for the Apollo spacecraft. It makes a vertical connection between technical details and historic events, but by broadening the story using his own experiences as he grows into adulthood in the 1960s the author draws a parallel between that era of successful space exploration, and the exploration, inner and outer, that was taking place in the culture.

Download or read book The Luminary Journey written by Darshan Mendoza and published by Difference Press. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Earth and Humanity teeter on the precipice of a paradigm shift in consciousness - there is a unique group of individuals around the World who are hearing the call to create healing centers for people to awaken, heal, transform and create new ways of thriving on Earth together. Are you one of them? Perhaps you've been dreaming of creating a healing center for awhile now but you just don't know where to begin? Well, it begins right now. If you are bold enough to accept this calling, know you're not alone and you don't have to go on this quest blind. Darshan Mendoza is the spiritual director of Akuaha Healing Eco-Retreat in Volcano, Hawai'i and has created a map for this unique journey you are about to embark upon. Here, you will discover: * How you can go from teaching yoga for papayas to being a leader of a healing center serving thousands of people * How to turn your vision board into a business plan that will bring in angel investors and resources you are looking for * How to masterfully navigate obstacles and challenges so you can authentically enjoy this epic journey ahead * Join a circle of Luminaries like yourself creating havens around the World Are you ready? Before you make this big leap, take this essential guide with you to illuminate the way.

Download or read book Finding My Way Home written by John Houston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After many years of searching, John Houston found his way home—his true home. Now, he wants to help you do the same. John Houston has spent the past sixteen years building for others what he didn’t always have for himself growing up: a family home. Today, John is one of the premier custom home builders in Texas. Throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you see signs proudly presenting “John Houston Custom Homes” that paint a picture of the kind of home life John would have done anything to have as a child. From a young age, home was not a place where John wanted to be. After his parents divorced and his mother moved out, his father remarried and moved in with his new family. John and his older brother struggled to adjust and began living by themselves with little to no adult supervision at the ages of 11 and 15. They helped support themselves financially by working long hours running a lawncare business before and after school. The years that followed were challenging but also marked by God’s protection, even when John didn’t realize it, as he overcame hardships that could have permanently derailed his life. He met and married the woman of his dreams, completed his education and became a respected and successful business owner. And he isn’t confused for one second about who’s ultimately responsible for his success: God. In Finding My Way Home, John Houston reflects on a life of trials, hardships, and painful mistakes through the lens of gratitude for God’s enduring faithfulness. He explains, “God created a story with my life that puts a spotlight on His mercy and grace—a story of my anger and His forgiveness; of the broken family I grew up in and His restoration; of my demanding ‘leadership’ as a husband and father and His model for me to lead with love.”

Download or read book A Journey Across South America Ilay Arequipa Lampa Acopia Cuzco written by Paul Marcoy and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Saffron Road written by Christine Toomey and published by Portobello Books. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief meeting with a Buddhist nun in India made a deep impression on Christine Toomey. It sent her on a two-year, 60,000-mile odyssey to learn more about the contemporary women choosing in their thousands to become part of a long tradition of female spirituality that stretches back through the centuries and now embraces the radical possibility that the next Dalai Lama could be female. In The Saffron Road, Toomey follows in the footsteps of earlier generations of Buddhist nuns to trace the routes by which the philosophy has spread from a solitary order in a remote area of India in the 5th century BC, via 1950s San Francisco where Zen was popularised by the Beat generation, to the globally-renowned practitioners of mindfulness of today. Beginning her journey in the Himalayas, close to the birthplace of the Buddha, Toomey travels from Nepal, to India, through Burma, Japan and on to North America and Europe, along the way visiting contemporary nunneries to meet the women who practise there. Amongst those she talks to are a group of "kung fu" nuns, an acclaimed novelist, a princess, a concert violinist, a former BBC journalist, and a one-time Washington political aide. Through these conversations, the daily reality of the Buddhist existence is gradually revealed, together with the diverse spiritual paths leading these women towards nirvana. Combining travelogue, history, interviews and personal reflection, The Saffron Road opens the door to a rarely glimpsed world of ritual, discipline and enlightenment.

Download or read book Luminous Ages written by Anthony Christou and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in the fantasy comic series, Luminous Ages. Published by popular Australian artist Anthony Christou

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Download or read book Out of the Grey written by K B Sprague and published by Galewind Books. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A complex first novel in a fantasy series set in a world of advanced technology and brutality... lively and sophisticated" -Kirkus Reviews "This accomplished, ambitious epic fantasy swells with fresh ideas, memorable characters, and dense world building. Great for fans of: Steven Erickson, R. Scott Bakker." -BookLife Reviews TO SUPPRESS KNOWLEDGE IS HUMAN NATURE Some believe a return to the old ways will lead to the end of humankind. Others have long forgotten the origins of the anti-tech treaty and dismiss it as old-world superstition designed to maintain oppressive control over society. In a land recovering from disaster and emboldened by unearthly leviathans, an underground tech resurgence threatens what's left of the human race. Torn between beliefs and duty, a dimension-warping luminary and a mystical shaman begin their rise to power for opposing factions, defying forces greater than they are while dragging their naïve, young apprentices into peril along with them. They must prepare now for the coming doom before it's too late - even if it sparks an all-out war between neighboring territories. A war neither side can hope to win. A high-stakes mind-bending fantasy filled with military-political intrigue, rooted in mankind's insatiable thirst for knowledge and power.

Download or read book From the Rio Grande Valley Journeys Into the Occult written by Elsie Medina and published by Author House. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories depict a way-of-life of the Hispanic culture of South Texas where superstition still rules the lives of many. La Llorona scans the waters of the Rio Grande looking for her children; little Duendes create a ruckus to gain attention; the Grim Reaper skulks about the corridors of the big house biding its time; ghosts guarding treasure inhabit back yards and the brushlands along the Rio Grande; Sasquatch sloshes along on the shores of South Padre in freezing weather on an Easter weekend, and snakes love mothers’ milk and menstrual blood. Experience with ghosts or other supernatural phenomena is as prevalent today in South Texas as it has been for hundreds of years.

Download or read book The Sacred Fire of the Phoenix written by Robin Sacredfire and published by 22 Lions. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an extraordinary voyage within yourself, uncovering the sacred and hidden path that exists in each one of us. "The Sacred Fire of the Phoenix: A Journey into the World Within" invites you on a mystical exploration of the realms of possibilities and the untapped power of spiritual creation. In this allegorical masterpiece, the phoenix becomes the gateway to a subconscious realm, opening doors to parallel realities, other dimensions, and awe-inspiring galaxies. Discover the profound role of dragons and serpents as they intertwine with the Tao of our existence, a dance of forces and vibrations that reveal the deepest truths of who we are and how far we can soar. This book is an exhilarating odyssey into the soul, following in the footsteps of the shamans who dare to venture within. A path of enlightenment, nirvana, and awakening, it has been traversed by spiritualists, gurus, and indigenous tribes who guard the spiritual world beneath the wing of the mighty eagle. As we unlock the secrets of the phoenix, we tap into a potent fire - the spiritual fire - that purifies not only the body but also the consciousness. Disciplines such as yoga, chikung, and meditation become keys to awakening this hidden flame within. This fire is our very own spirituality, a power that lies dormant until we learn to ignite it. As mortal beings, we may have lost touch with this celestial energy, but the phoenix serves as our guide, leading us to amazing lands and realms beyond our imagination. It is through this sacred flight that prophets and spiritual leaders have returned, blessed with the knowledge from the Laboratory of God, Valhalla, Heaven, or Paradise. Written in a captivating style that resonates with the wisdom of ancient mystics, "The Sacred Fire of the Phoenix" is an invitation to rediscover the extraordinary potential that lies within you. Unleash the power of the phoenix and embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. Take flight on this transformative adventure. Buy "The Sacred Fire of the Phoenix: A Journey into the World Within" and embark on the path to unlocking your hidden potential. Start your journey today.