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Why do Hindus feed their dead ancestors? And why do they prefer burning the dead to building tombs? Does Hinduism have no concept of Judgement Day? What is the impact of death on its notions of womanhood and caste? Is the Vedic approach to death different from the Tantric one? The idea of death and rebirth is embedded in the Hindu mind through ritual and story. Death is not just tragic, but ambiguous too. For instance, it is the end of one journey, but it is also the beginning of another.

The message of the Bhagavad Gita is eternal and unchanging, but the time that surrounds us is always changing, thus our perception of life, our current situation, and our necessity is also always changing. To meet the changing times and the present necessity, Swami B. G. Narasingha has presented a brief commentary, or Anuvrtti, for our modern world. The clear translation of the original Sanskrit with concise commentary for the 21st century makes this edition of Bhagavad Gita very approachable and easy to hear.

Once there was a tiny lamp. It stood in a dark village where nights were long and quiet. The lamp glowed softly, even though it was smaller than all the others. People passed by without thinking much of it. Days went by… and the little lamp wondered if it truly mattered. But one night, strong winds began to blow. The bigger lights went out, one by one. And the tiny lamp… was still shining. Something was about to change.

Upadeśāmṛta, The Nectar of Instruction, is an essential work of Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, one of the six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana. This audiobook presents an extensive introduction to the history of Upadeśāmṛta, along with its original Devanāgarī, translations of each verse and illuminations by Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja. This book was published under the guidance of Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja.

Once upon a time, there was a small stone lying on the side of a quiet street. It was worn down, covered in cracks and marks from years of being stepped on and pushed aside. People passed by every day, busy with their lives, never noticing it. To them, it was just another stone—ordinary and unimportant.

Die Neugier unserer Jüngsten kennt keine Grenzen. Alles wollen sie genau wissen und den ganzen Tag sind sie damit beschäftigt, uns Erwachsenen unzählige Fragen zu stellen. Wieso kaut die Kuh auch im Liegen? Wie belagert der Ritter eine Burg? Warum sind Feuerwehrautos rot? Wozu hat der Triceratops drei Hörner? Diese Hörspielreihe ist für alle Kinder gemacht, die noch nicht lesen können oder es gerade erst lernen. Sie entführt wissbegierige kleine Weltentdecker zu Geschichten und Schauplätzen, die ihnen am Herzen liegen und die sie begeistern.

The Fifth Spookie Town Murder Mystery is finally out. Who wouldn’t want to find a chest of buried treasure, ancient gold coins, and exquisitely priceless jewelry on their land? A treasure a sailor dead for over 70 years once found in the shallow waters of a distant island and later buried, hid, the remnants of at the end of his tragic life. The townspeople of Spookie have been searching, fighting, and killing each other over it for decades, and no one has ever unearthed it.

Maggie Owen is a beautiful, spirited Egyptologist...but lonely. While staying in Egypt on a grant from the college, she searches for an undiscovered necropolis she’s certain lies below the sands beyond the pyramids of Giza. Even this discovery doesn’t give her the happiness she had hoped it would. There has always been and is something missing. Love.

The eccentric, and sometimes lovable, characters of Spookie have returned for another series of mysterious adventures. Frank Lester, ex-Chicago homicide detective and mystery author, after his and Abigail’s long-awaited vacation is over, and they’re home again, has once more come out of retirement this time to take the position of sheriff of Spookie, because of Sheriff Mearl’s murder.

Frank and Abigail, and the town of Spookie, have survived the last horrific year and a half and are moving on with their lives. They’re sending their two children, Laura and Nick, off into the world to seek their futures. Abigail is preparing for another art gallery show, her theme this time: ghosts.

What does steampunk, time travel, invisibility, ruthless assassins, mind-control, insanity, witches, artificial intelligence, drones, a plague, and a blue dog have in common? Indigo—this seventh juggernaut in the Pseudoverse Series--is one-third science fiction, one-third horror, one-third fantasy, and 100 percent astounding historical fiction. During the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and some suggest even today, several million people have been unwillingly snatched up off the streets, drugged, and tortured at the hands of the American CIA, the Canadian government, and the Russian KGB.

In this sixth chilling novel in the pseudoverse, Detective Lori Lynn Gutierrez, and former journalist Amanda Sese, both poisoned in Onyx and "recruited" by the NIB, have their work cut out for them as they are pulled into the biggest gun battle the nation has ever witnessed. An America divided is on the verge of a New Civil War over weapons that never need reloading while pushing the second amendment to its limit.

Welcome to the 11th novel in the Pseudoverse, Hellfire. Ripped from the headlines of a real-life cover-up, Hellfire is a fiery barrage of hell-bound robots, AI, and undercover spies sent to reign down hell on earth for reasons unknown to us until the climax. Our sarcastic and beautifully flawed protagonist is thrust upon this world from God-knows-where to begin a life in a world she knows nothing about. The CIA, NSA, and Israel acknowledged this inspirational cyberwarfare story that will have you clinging to the edge of your seat.

Einhorn Horst ist in Nöten: Ständig wird er hin- und hergezaubert. Er wünscht sich nichts mehr, als seinen Fluch zu brechen. Doch wie soll das gehen? Das wissen weder die Drachen noch der Barde; dazu muss erstmal Zauberer Apfelmus gefunden werden. Eine weitere fell- und schuppensträubende Reise beginnt.

Stacie Le Hargrove needs a new beginning. The family court judge has just ordered her children removed from her care. She’s still reeling from all her losses. She can’t see her kids, she has no place to live, and she really needs help escaping the alcohol and drug problems that led her to this point. Devastated and unsure where to turn, she hopes Sophia’s Home will be a refuge that provides her with the assistance she needs to make life bearable. Listen to Stacie Le’s diary, a self-help book in story form.

When Wes Freeman loses his place at the hands of a crooked banker, he sets out to get back what is rightfully his, and a chance meeting with an outlaw band provides the opportunity. In the aftermath of a bloody gun battle, Wes learns the far reaching effects of his impulsive actions. Thrown headlong into a series of events he never could have predicted, his love for a young woman whose life was forever changed by his recklessness, proves to be the catalyst that helps him do the right thing regardless of the cost.

Faye Summer has been haunted by a 3,000-year-old-murdered Egyptian princess, one of the five daughters of Nefertiti and the doomed pharaoh Akhenaten, since she was a young girl...and has glimpsed her desperate ghostly face in darkened mirrors and heard her whispers in her dreams.

Two mysteries, one from her far distant past of over 70 years ago and one for the future and a dire prediction from her grandniece Glinda, a psychic, that will affect not only Spookie and its inhabitants, but the whole world. Mysterious bones are unearthed in the ground behind Luke’s Hardware Store, and Frank and the sheriff are determined to find out whose bones they are, and how the victim died - even though whatever happened occurred over 70 years ago.

A beautiful Civil War era bed and breakfast called Willowwind is cherished and run by a loving couple, Adrian and Caroline Stone. But it’s also haunted by a long-dead Civil War era ghostly vampiress called Lilith who believes the man, Adrian, is her reincarnated soldier/lover and she will do anything to have him, body-heart-and soul, for her own again, no matter how many she must kill. Yet Adrian’s wife, Caroline, along with the spirit of her dead father, will do anything to make sure that doesn’t happen. For true love is far stronger than any evil obsession.

"The human genome is a random accident that needs an upgrade. She is going to give it to you whether you want it or not". Artificial intelligence is a b--ch, and she’s back in heat - In humanity’s last stand against extinction, one of their own will sacrifice themselves for the greater good. Heliotrope pulls all four previous novels together and explains the inference that humanity will be its own worst enemy when it comes to overseeing the technology it has created.