Visionary Life

The narrator of Rob Doyle's Threshold has spent the last two decades traveling, writing, and imbibing drugs and literature in equal measure, funded by brief periods of employment or "on the dole" in Dublin. Now, stranded between reckless youth and middle age, his travels to far-flung places have acquired a de facto purpose: to aid the contemporary artist's search for universal truth.

Follow the adventures of one extraordinary heroine as she lives through many lifetimes, each a step on the path to spiritual awakening and self-realization: a princess in ancient Egypt, a peasant with the power to heal in medieval Scotland, a spoiled, pampered courtesan in renaissance Venice, a slave captured in Africa and brought to colonial America, and a native American of the Lakota tribe, finally ascending to the angelic being she was always meant to be.

In this keenly observant dissection of a love affair in limbo, award-winning author Inês Pedrosa masterfully draws readers into the feverish, unsparing dual confessions of a man and a woman who are finally baring their hearts, souls, fury, and grief over a relationship that was abruptly shattered and never forgotten. Until now, there was so much between them left unspoken. With each new unguarded, darkly funny, and emotional disclosure, they’re brought back together—though impossibly so.

Free spirit Angel Two Sparrows, artist and musician extraordinaire, is having trouble making ends meet. On the verge of desperation, she inherits her crazy aunt Lilly's bookmobile and half-wolf named No Barks and dreams up yet another life plan. Painting her business card on the side of the minivan, Angel and her trusty companion set off on a pilgrimage across America hoping to jump-start her new profession: Native American spiritual consultant.

In a forgotten corner of Paris stands a building. Within its walls people talk and kiss, laugh and cry; some are glad to sit alone while others wish they did not. A woman with silver-blonde hair opens her bookshop downstairs, an old man feeds the sparrows on his windowsill, and a young mother wills the morning to hold itself at bay. Though each of their walls touches someone else's, the neighbours they pass in the courtyard remain strangers. Into this courtyard arrives Edward.

Vince stops taking his lithium when he finds out about his partner's pregnancy. As withdrawal kicks in, he can barely hold his life together. Somewhere between making friends with a blackbird in the back garden and hearing his dead son's footsteps in the attic, he finds himself lost and alone, journeying through a world of chaos and darkness, completely unaware of the miracle that lies ahead.

Unbeknownst to his adoring pupils, William Silver, a talented and charismatic young teacher, proves incapable of living up to the ideals he encourages in others. Emotionally scarred by failures in his personal life and driven to distraction by the overpowering carnality and beauty of Paris, Silver succumbs to a temptation that will change the course of his life. His fall will render him a criminal in the eyes of some and all too human in the eyes of others.

Nichole is caught in a tough position, juggling too many responsibilities as her world falls apart around her. When her mother turns up missing while performing an errand, Nichole is left picking up the pieces of her shattered life and taking care of her younger siblings. She isn't sure where she can turn to for help and she is facing a lot of harsh realities about how life works.

"Okay, tell me which you want," Alek asks his cousin at the outset of What the Family Needed."To be able to fly or to be invisible?" And soon Giordana, a teenager suffering the bitter fallout of her parents’ divorce, finds that she can, at will, become as invisible as she feels. Later, Alek’s mother, newly adrift in the disturbing awareness that all is not well with her younger son, can suddenly swim with Olympic endurance. This incandescent novel follows the members of this gorgeously imagined extended family over three decades....

On a business trip from the US to Paris, Jebby meets Dodi on a flight. Jebby is an ethnomusicologist, and Dodi is an international photographer. They are immediately attracted to each other, but from the very first moment Dodi triggers what seems like past life memories for Jebby of a poignant and passionate time they shared together.

Join Dr. Zephon and the McCallister family on a transformational journey. Using the specially designed Jet Skis, Dr. Zephon takes his quantum leap into a new metaphysical realm. It is here that they discover many hidden truths of physics, metaphysics, and the nature of existence.

Grandma's last will and testament names Ray to inherit the trailer park. It's a million-dollar estate with one hitch: To prove he's not as aimless as he seems, Ray must discover the meaning of life by the end of the month. (She left the answer in an envelope.) If he fails, the camp goes to his estranged family.

Allison Moore is making it. Barely. The Seattle area architecture firm she started with her best friend is struggling, but at least they’re free from the games played by the corporate world. She’s gotten over her divorce. And while her dad’s recent passing is tough, their relationship had never been easy. Then the bomb drops. Her dad had a secret life and left her mom in massive debt. As Allison scrambles to help her mom find a way out, she’s given a journal, anonymously, during a visit to her favorite coffee shop.

Beautimus Potamus’ tongue-in-cheek story is a magical fable-stew made with the ingredients of satire, drama, social commentary, and comedy, with jests, puns and wordplay sprinkled throughout. For good measure, a generous pinch of romantic flavoring is thrown into the pot. Beautimus Potamus - a talking hippo on the mythical planet, Rendaz - is a university professor at Dr. Pimbly’s School of Goodly Educated Adults, a writer, and a maker of oracles. From Rendazian and Earthian archetypical symbols, Beautmus developed her own divination tool, The Anam Glyphs.

In Almas Leben fühlt sich gerade nichts richtig an. Es ist, als würde sie sich mit ihren Problemen im Kreis drehen, obwohl sie sich nichts mehr wünscht, als endlich einfach glücklich zu sein. Aber was sie auch unternimmt, alles scheint wie blockiert - bis ihr eines Tages ein Paket gebracht wird. Darin: ein an sie adressierter Brief und ein Notizbuch. Es ist der Beginn einer inspirierenden Begegnung mit einer ihr zugleich fremden und doch so vertrauten Person, mit einer besonderen älteren Dame - und der Auftakt zu einer Reise zu sich selbst.

Claire sees visions of a life she can't remember. Aven is haunted by a vindictive succubus every night. Will is a super soldier, believed to be dead. When these three meet in Las Vegas, they find it wasn't only fate that brought them together. Their souls have been calling them to fulfill a destiny planned millions of years before they were born.

While serving a many-year sentence for manslaughter, Tony meets a wise mentor Ricky, who teaches him the true laws of the universe. During his out-of-body experience, Tony has the opportunity to see all creation. Just before his release, Tony is given a precious gift - his mentor’s handwritten books, packed with years’ worth of Ricky’s ideas and insights. An otherwise average person, after being released, Tony intends to live a normal life. But what stands for the "norm" in "normal"?

The Silk Road begins on a mat in yoga class, deep within a labyrinth on a settlement somewhere in the icy north, under the canny guidance of Jee Moon. When someone fails to arise from corpse pose, the Astronomer, the Archivist, the Botanist, the Keeper, the Topologist, the Geographer, the Iceman, and the Cook remember the paths that brought them there - paths on which they still seem to be traveling.The Silk Road is Davis' most explicitly allegorical novel and also her most profound vehicle. Its revelations are ravishing and desolating.

One late autumn evening in a Texas town, two strangers walk into an ice cream shop shortly before closing time. They bind up the three teenage girls who are working the counter, set fire to the shop, and disappear. See How Small tells the stories of the survivors - family, witnesses, and suspects - who must endure in the wake of atrocity. Justice remains elusive in their world, human connection tenuous. Hovering above the aftermath of their deaths are the three girls.

George Washington is a towering figure in American history, known to most as the father of our country and the first President of the United States. But beyond his iconic status lies a man who lived a remarkable life, filled with moments of triumph and tragedy, heroism and sacrifice, leadership and diplomacy. In this audiobook, we delve into the life of this legendary figure, exploring his childhood, military career, political life, and more.