Metaphysical Fiction

This is a story about how two men from different walks of life learn that neither robes of honor nor the total renunciation of worldly life is required to enjoy the most fundamental human desire—happiness. Happiness is not a philosophical enigma, but an attainable state of the mind and everyone can cherish the greatest joys through the simplest and smallest acts of daily life.

In The Second Rule of Ten, Norbu investigates the unexplained death of his former client, Hollywood mogul Marv Rudolph, and searches for the sister, lost during World War II, of wizened Los Angeles philanthropist Julius Rosen. With two cases and an unforeseen family crisis that sends him back to Tibet, Ten finds himself on the outs with his best buddy and former partner, Bill, who is heading the official police investigation into Marv's death.

When Vicky becomes the target of a serial arsonist plaguing the city, Darien calls on the supernatural community to help. Pulling the creatures of the night together to cooperate on any project is troublesome at the best of times. The fact that the one responsible for the city's woes is a being of fire and magic leads the reluctant groups to a truce that makes Vicky start to think that her job might be a bit more than one normal human can handle.

Lorena narra a história de uma jovem que, depois de um acidente de carro, entra em coma. Consciente de sua condição mas sem conseguir despertar, seu espírito enfrenta uma jornada de autoconhecimento ao mesmo tempo em que descobre um novo amor inesperado.

Using a compelling novel format, the audiobook demonstrates how to apply lean thinking in a healthcare setting. It illustrates the situations, characters, and plant politics you will most likely face as you progress through your lean healthcare journey. As the story unfolds, you will discover the way of thinking and behavioral changes required to implement proven Toyota Production System (TPS) methods, tools, and thinking in healthcare.

Antoine, la quarantaine, est expert en assurances. Depuis longtemps, trop longtemps, il estime, indemnise la vie des autres. Une nuit, il s'intéresse à la valeur de la sienne et nous entraîne au cœur de notre humanité. Du nord de la France à la côte ouest du Mexique, "On ne voyait que le bonheur" offre aussi une plongée dans le monde de l'adolescence, pays de tous les dangers et de toutes les promesses.

Fabian: A Cubist Biography is a surreal venture into what happens when a novelist writes a biography...of someone who never existed. Unbeknownst to Fabian, the disillusioned, would-be filmmaker after whom this enigmatic novel is named, his inventor and biographer—a writer known as Tom Newton—has abandoned conventional authorial practice and conscious decision-making. Fabian, press-ganged into existence, is inspired or doomed to create his own fictive universe peopled with conquistadors, Aztec priests, a charlatan psychoanalyst, immortal alchemists, and more.

Ancient ruins, reincarnation, and a cursed New England town collide in a tale that bridges past and present. When spiritual medium Adrian and real estate agent Evelyn stumble upon the discovery of ancient ruins, their investigation unearths mysteries buried for millennia. As they delve deeper into history, they encounter evidence of ancient giants whose existence defies modern understanding.

Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the human imagination to explore that realm beyond the known, just as theistic religions have done since long before the genre existed. As Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson argues, the genre’s freewheeling speculation and systematic world-building make it a unique lens for understanding, examining, and assessing the truth claims of religions in general and Christianity in particular.

More than an engaging story, the 7-book Waldmeer Series is a doorway to personal and spiritual growth. Waldmeer is an idyllic coastal village with stunning natural beauty. It is a place of healing with its quiet, repetitive rhythm and has remained relatively undamaged by the outside world. The simple events of Waldmeer belie the far more complex events of the inter-dimensional worlds. These worlds meet and merge.

Niv is God. That doesn't mean he's not human. A twenty-five-year-old computer genius is tormented by an unsolvable bug. Three chance encounters with Smadar and one kiss that saves him from death leave him no choice but to fall desperately in love with her. He gets excited, confused, scared–like a human being, and at the same time begins to understand that he controls reality and manages to direct it as he wishes, time after time. But if he is God, why does Smadar avoid him?

What if all brain disorders were treatable? Few would lament the passing of dementia or autism, but what if the twisted mind of a sex offender or murderer could be cured, too? Or how about a terrorist or maybe a political extremist? What if we could all be "corrected"? Welcome to the Condition: The Complete Trilogy, a series of near-future fiction novels on the cusp of becoming a frightening reality.

What do you do when Nature has decided the time for justice is now, and you’re the one who must pay the price for humanity’s crimes? That’s precisely what Artemisia, the last human alive on Earth, asks when she finds herself before the judge and jury, already found guilty. All that’s left is her sentence. Can Artemisia convince Nature’s denizens that she’s not to blame? Or will she suffer the consequences for the choices made by generations past?

Yoren Healy appears to have it all: a lucrative career, financial stability and a loving fiancé. It's a seemingly brilliant life, one he has carefully crafted since childhood. But deep down, he is lost, confused, stuck and unfulfilled. BECOMING - The Emergence of Being follows Yoren as he embarks on a journey of exploration with the support of his coach. Along the way, he discovers the reasons behind his lack of fulfillment, from his upbringing and family heritage to his perception of societal expectations and how he relates to the world, others and himself.

Learn how this monk learns to think outside the box. Come along with him as he fights the temptation of an old flame and a dictatorial abbot.

Pregnant with her father's child, 19-year-old Courtney is a girl on the run, willing to do anything to make her way on the road. When a car accident leaves her wounded by the side of a desolate highway, she is taken in by an environmentalist doomsday cult led by the enigmatic Saint Ambrose, a charismatic preacher and ex-environmental scientist who gave up everything after claiming to see the face of God. When he meets the seemingly vulnerable Courtney, he is taken by her beauty and her wounded soul.

Set in three cities in three eras, The Mirror Thief calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its mix of entertainment and literary bravado. The core story is set in Venice in the 16th century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror.

Coping with mental health challenges, Tony Golden is drawn to the positive spiritual energy of the Southwest. But when he becomes a victim of a murderous crime, he has to act fast. His soul arrives on the soul plane, where he faces a big decision to make regarding his future. Tony travels with his spirit guide to relive moments of his life at the Akashic record—the collection of past, present, and future life events—so he can decide whether he is ready to depart or must seek resolution on earth. Has Tony learned all of life’s lessons, or is he destined to return to his physical body?

The Nanima Series is a unique story journalling the inner evolution of a spiritual seeker within the context of her relationships and life. It is set in the equally unique environment of rural Australia and has many important messages about the value of the Earth around us and the earth within us. Both ensure our health and happiness.

A man discovers that the dead have awareness and are tethered to their body for a year after they die, so he begins a frantic activism to try and convince the world to stop burying their loved ones.