Touch: Recovering Our Most Vital Sense by Columbia University Press
English | February 23, 2021 | ISBN: 0231199538 | 145 pages | PDF | 4.50 Mb
Our existence is increasingly lived at a distance. As we move from flesh to image, we are in danger of losing touch with each other and ourselves. How can we combine the physical with the virtual, our embodied experience with our global connectivity? How can we come back to our senses?

DK Eyewitness, "Top 10 Washington, DC: 2018"
English | 2017 | pages: 144 | ISBN: 1465460608 | EPUB | 162,9 mb
This newly updated pocket travel guide for Washington, DC, will lead you straight to the best attractions the city has to offer, from touring the US Capitol Building and scaling the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to touching the moon rock on display at the National Air and Space Museum and visiting the giant pandas at the National Zoo.

Paul Maher Jr., "Tom Waits on Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1569763127 | EPUB | pages: 466 | 0.7 mb
Tom Waits, even with his barnyard growl and urban hipster yawp, may just be what the Daily Telegraph calls him: "the greatest entertainer on Planet Earth." Over a span of almost four decades, he has transformed his music and persona not to suit the times but his whims. But along with Bob Dylan, he stands as one of the last elder statesmen still capable of putting out music that matters.

Jake Brown, "Tom Waits in the Studio"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1901447626 | EPUB | pages: 449 | 0.5 mb
From The Heart of Saturday Night through Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards, a rare look at the creative process ofthe Grammy-winning visionary artistVia exclusive interviews with engineers and producers and quoted commentary from Tom Waits himself, this book investigates the artisticprocess behindhis uniquesound-a sound whichhas mutated over his career and proved nearly impossible to mimic, although many have tried.One of the most fascinatingsingers and songwriters working today and considered by many to be a genius, Waits has ridden his own trends for the better part of40 years, defying any and all notion of convention outside the context of his own sub-genre.An investigatory thread runs throughout the book, and the treasure trove of information and insight will prove a must for any fan of this most enigmatic and revered of craftsmen. A complete discography is included.

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, "Time of the Twins"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0786931582, 0880382651 | EPUB | pages: 389 | 0.4 mb
The first title in the second Dragonlance novel trilogy is now being released for the first time ever in a trade hardcover edition. Featuring the stunning art and design that graced the cover of the paperback edition, this new version is a follow-up to the release of the Dragonlance novels Chronicles trilogy in hardcover in 2003. It also continues the planned release of all of the core Weis & Hickman titles in trade hardcover, allowing fans and collectors alike the chance to obtain the entire set in hardcover.

Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer By Brian Taves
2011 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0813134226 | PDF | 6 MB
Thomas H. Ince (1880--1924) turned movie-making into a business enterprise. Progressing from actor to director and screenwriter, he revolutionized the motion picture industry through developing the role of the producer. In addition to building the first major Hollywood studio facility, dubbed "Inceville," he was responsible for more than 800 films. Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer chronicles Ince's life from the stage to his sudden death as he was about to join forces with media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Author Brian Taves explores Ince's impact on Hollywood's production system, the Western, his creation of the first American movies starring Asian performers, and his cinematic exploration of the status of women in society. Until now, Thomas Ince has not been the subject of a biography. This book offers insight into the world of silent cinema through the story of one of its earliest and most influential moguls.

Emily Maroutian, "Thirty: A Collection of Personal Quotes, Advice, and Lessons"
English | ISBN: 1506116612 | 2015 | 242 pages | EPUB | 223 KB
Thirty is a collection of more than two hundred and thirty quotes, advice, and lessons composed by writer, philosopher Emily Maroutian. The majority of the work was written within her thirtieth year and is packed with reflective wisdom and observations gathered over decades. With topics ranging from relationships, the nature of reality, beliefs, purpose, life, and much more, every reader is bound to find some value from this collection. The book is designed to be highlighted, bookmarked, and shared. Feel free to rip out its pages and put them up where they can better serve you.

Theresa Caputo, "There's More to Life Than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight About the Other Side from the Long Island Medium"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 1476727031 | EPUB | pages: 240 | 0.8 mb
For fans of TLC's Long Island Medium and anyone interested in the big questions of life, death, and finding out what's important in between, New York Times bestselling author and medium Theresa Caputo shares how she discovered her gift and her many encounters with Spirit.

The World of Shamanism: New Views of an Ancient Tradition By Roger Walsh
2007 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0738705756 | EPUB | 2 MB
Fascinating, comprehensive, and eminently readable, this guide explores shamanism-the world's most enduring healing and religious tradition-in the light of modern medicine, psychology, neuroscience, consciousness disciplines, and religious studies. Praise for The World of Shamanism "As if on cue, just when I am beginning to think that shamanism is the ground from which all religions spring, along comes this book. I cannot imagine a book that would be more helpful to me in thinking through this important subject." -Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions "...Unquestionably the most rounded compact introduction to shamanism, particularly the inner world of shamans, available today. A door-opening book for students of consciousness and spirituality." -Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., M.Litt, author of The Yoga Tradition "A splendidly clear and timely survey of shamanism." -Jean Achterberg, Ph.D., author of Imagery in Healing "Quite simply, this book is a major step forward in understanding the vital phenomenon of shamanism. I recommend it highly." -Charles Tart, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California at Davis, author of States of Consciousness "...Eminently useful and inspiring. A brilliant integrative work that pushes the frontiers of consciousness in insightful, practical, and powerful ways." -Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist, author of The Four-Fold Way and The Second Half of Life "...Unique in bringing together the full range of anthropological, psychological, and psychiatric literature on this vital subject. It does so with admirable scholarship yet still manages to be sensitive and clear." -Christie W. Kiefer, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California at San Francisco

The Violinist of Auschwitz by Jean-Jacques Felstein
English | January 30th, 2022 | ISBN: 1399002813 | 208 pages | True EPUB | 6.82 MB
Arrested in 1943 and deported to Auschwitz, Elsa survived because she had the 'opportunity' to join the women's orchestra. But Elsa kept her story a secret, even from her own family. Indeed, her son would only discover what had happened to his mother many years later, after gradually unearthing her unbelievable story following her premature death, without ever having revealed her secret to anyone.