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The Secret Island Lost in Time is about a family's summer vacation that turns into a mythical odyssey, pushing them all beyond the limits of their reality and into a fantastic adventure. John Johnson has a vision of a very special island off the coast of Maine that no one seems to have ever seen or heard of. Yet, driven by an obsession he can't explain, he leads his young family to Maine where they eventually discover the hidden spot, Getaway Island. On the surface, the island seems to be a paradise filled with happy inhabitants who have been waiting for the Johnsons. Seduced by the pleasures of the island, the family eventually come to realize that they are trapped and that, once there, no one has ever left the island. This sets the Johnsons off on the adventure of a lifetime as they try to plot their escape and survive extreme circumstances, and plenty of unexpected twists and turns. The stakes and tension build to a shocking ending that is sure to surprise and please lovers of great adventure stories.

The Terrestrial Gospel is an anthology of passages selected from various books by Kazantzakis, centering on Nature and the workers of the soil. A powerful and poetic work that raises environmental awareness and calls us to compassionate action, the book contains new translations from the Greek originals to English, some original poems by Maskaleris, a Preface by Jean-Michel Cousteau, and an illuminating essay by ecologist, author, and film-maker, Michael Tobias. Love supports survival... Nikos Kazantzakis' love of Nature inspired him to write beautiful hymns to Her and to the human life rooted in the soil - as the selections for this Anthology movingly demonstrate. Having grown up on the fascinating island of Crete - close to trees, animals and wild peasants - he absorbed and retained the terrestrial life in his soul, and made it bloom in brilliant descriptions throughout all of his works. These poetic tributes are not mere "décor" but a vital source of ever regenerative human life, biological growth, individual spirit and ecological community. It is a poetic vision that is at once communal, and global, from one of the 20th century's greatest writers.

Here is a feast of wise sayings, remarkable remarks, electrifying passages, and original haiku, each one pointing a way to happiness, inner peace, and the wisdom of the heart. These 500 mind-opening quotations include more than 50 never-published-before gems of Eastern enlightenment by Ming Li and Hokkumeboshi. This bright book also includes Pastore's captivating parable - "The Wise Woman and the Dying Man". Zenlightenment is a book for dreamers and seekers, and for everyone who desires a life of more creativity and love. This wisdom of the heart is epitomized by H.D. Thoreau: "Whenever a man hears it he is young, and Nature is in her Spring," and Hokkumeboshi: "This is not a book/ it's a bright path calling you / home to your true self. "

The Ithaca Manual of Style: Writing Fiction and Nonfiction that is Clear, Concise, and Captivating. Most traditional style guides are mere reference books containing countless tedious rules and reminders about SPUG: spelling, punctuation, usage, and grammar. The Ithaca Manual of Style is not about the fanatic obsession with correctness. In a lively style, The Ithaca Manual illuminates how professional writers write with precision, power, energy, and passion.From the book: "What is style? ... It is more, vastly more, than the sum of the diction (the choice and use of words), the syntax (the arrangement of words in phrases and sentences), and the careful crafting of sentences to transmit an idea or evoke a feeling. Style, in great writing, is the sincerest expression of the author's inmost self. Great style is clear, concise, and captivating - nothing is lacking, nothing is superfluous. Whenever we read great writing something genuine in it moves us, in waves of resonance and recognition, with rays of wonder and delight."