Embark on an enchanting journey in "The Rain's Secret: Celestial Odyssey." Follow Riya and her friend as they navigate the mystical realms of Mumbai, wielding the power of the Monsoon Stone. From ethereal gardens to temporal tapestries, they unravel cosmic mysteries, confront discordant forces, and harness celestial harmonies. As Astral Stewards, they strive to preserve the delicate balance between astral realms and earthly dreams, unveiling the profound connection that binds the cosmic tapestry of existence. Will their celestial odyssey bring everlasting harmony or plunge the realms into chaos? Explore the boundless wonders of this celestial adventure.

Drops of luminous rain, slivers of vivacious emotions, dreams quivering through skies festooned with memories, warm earth pulsating with the sound of divine anklets, and the wistful notes of a flute wafting through unknown forests dark with blue shadows…Megh Mallhar is about these disjointed visions. Megh Mallhar is the amalgamation of intimate experiences. It is the first song of the youthful rains, and the final aubade of a monsoon departing with silent footsteps. Megh Mallhar is a voyage through the myriad straits of solitude, loneliness, betrayal and silence, finally culminating into a quest for a love that demolishes the notions of time and space.

An African freedom fighter, a Special Forces soldier and the woman who loved them both.It is the summer of 1972 and Zimbabwe is at war. Amid the violence, Sengamo is framed for the rape of a white girl. He is forced toflee his village kraal for the killing fields of Mozambique, where an enemy soldier spares his life in a chance encounter that has far reaching consequences.Isabella lives a quiet life, alone on a remote farm in the hills of Nyanga. But her peaceful world is threatened when Mugabe'shenchmen set up camp in the valley, waiting for their chance to strike and reclaim the land. Despite the danger, she refuses to abandon the home she loves and the ghosts that inhabit it. One day a stranger arrives at the farm. It is the start of a love affair that will change Isabella s world forever and bring Sengamo closer to his destiny.Out of the brutality of Zimbabwe emerges a hauntingly beautiful love story; an unforgettable tale of a tragic country, whereextraordinary allegiances triumph over segregation.

Heaven is my destination, but it is not my destiny. Many will reach their destination, but few will achieve their destiny. Prophetic parable matures into prophetic reality as His presence draws us into the realm of 'all God.' Here, what we believe becomes what we experience and what we know becomes flesh in mere mortal man. When we leave Egypt, we leave the bondage we hate, but when we leave the wilderness, we must leave the sin we crave. But He will not condemn what He has redeemed. His Blood covers us until His Power delivers us. This book is not for the casual reader. It is for those who hunger, not for education, but for reality; not for religion, but for Him. The world awaits the love of a people who know they are forgiven.

Nagai Kafu was one of the most important Japanese writers of fiction during the first half of the twentieth century. He is best known for his evocative descriptions of the moods and fancies of Tokyo: its gardens and canals, its streets and alleys, its people, and above all its women - especially the kept women, geisha, and prostitutes. During the Rains and Flowers in the Shade, which appear here in English for the first time, are set in the Tokyo of the 1930's. Most of the seedy neighborhoods that Kafu so lovingly describes have long since vanished, either in the bombing raids of 1945 or in the rebuilding that followed. Kafu's sympathies are clearly with the women that figure in these stories. A man wedded to the past, happy only in retrospect, Kafu saw in the world of the demimondaine the last tattered vestiges of the old Tokyo, when it was called Edo. He also saw in their day-to-day life the only honest way to live, the love with the least falsehood, in a materialistic, hypocritical society. During the Rains (1931) is the story of the vicissitudes of an amiable and lascivious Ginza cafe girl. It is considered to be among Kafu's masterpieces by many writers, critics, and scholars, including Donald Keene: "One of Kafu's finest achievements....The exceptional praise that During the Rains won from discriminating critics was occasioned chiefly by the novelistic interest. The detached analysis of a group of people makes the story read like a work of French Naturalism, though a few passages...evoke the beauty of place and season in the typical Kafu manner." Flowers in the Shade might almost be called a continuation of During the Rains. Its hero, kept by a wealthy woman in his student days, ends up in his forties being supported by a prostitute. Donald Keene says that Kafu "makes us see and all but smell the dingy rooms he describes, without ever allowing us to pass judgment on them or their inhabitants. Kafu neither approves or disapproves of his characters, and if he tells us in detail about their past it is not in order to demonstrate how environment and heredity have determined their lives...but to assuage our curiosity as to how Jukichi came to live off women, how a particular woman happened to become a prostitute or a procuress, and so on." The present volume contains a Preface by the translator that briefly summarizes Kafu's life and career.

?Konosuke Matsushita was born in a small farming village in rural area, and lived in poverty after his father’s loss in rice speculation. However, the entrepreneur and industrialist became one of Japan’s wealthiest men. He started his small company with one product, an attachment plug. Today, the company, Panasonic is one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies of consumer electric appliances, ranging from electric batteries and rice cookers to TV sets and computer chips.? Why did he create the business empire? He told in this book, “Whatever difficulties and turmoil may prevail, it is always possible to find a way to promote mutual prosperity and progress in business and management. I also believe that there are thousands, even tens of thousands of paths to that goal. To discover the right path at the appropriate time, it is necessary for each of us to grasp the essentials of our respective businesses and management that I refer to collectively as the ‘management knack.’” He hands down the inspiration and lessons he learned over time about business and management like, “Good times good, bad times even better,” ”Delegate responsibility with a watchful eye,” ”When things go badly, the problem is you” Part One 1. When It Rains, Open an Umbrella 2. To Motivate People, Set an Example 3. Manipulation Will Not Develop People 4. Raise Your Banner High 5. Second-Generation Presidents Need Fire in the Belly 6. Losing Money Has No Place in Business 7. Good Times Good, Bad Times Even Better 8. Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses Get the Most from Their Employees 9. Delegate Responsibility with a Watchful Eye 10. Fast-Track Employees Need Support 11. Intuition Makes Sense 12. Meetings Are Usually Inefficient 13. First Adopters Contribute to Progress 14. Good Purchasing Managers Earn Trust by Demanding Lower Prices 15. The President Is Not a Strategist 16. Is Your Management Skill Keeping Pace with Your Business? 17. Business Shapes the Times 18. Give Yourself Leeway 19. A Society Where Ethical Managers Thrive 20. The Wisdom of the Many Comes to Those Who Wish for It 21. When Things Go Badly, The Problem Is You 22. A Manager Inspires Employees to Dream 23. The Million-Dollar Knack for Successful Management Part Two 24. Final Responsibility Rests with the President 25. Even the Most Ordinary Day Holds Valuable Experience 26. Managers Are Not Magicians 27. Employees Take Their Cue from Management 28. Stand Fast and Solutions Will Come 29. In an Emergency, Can You Borrow from Your Employees? 30. Are You Ready to Die for Your Subordinates? 31. Encourage Yourself 32. Worries Are a Source of Resolve 33. Management and Politics 34. There Are No Dead Ends in Business 35. You Are the Hero of a Real-Life Dramas *PHP Institute, Inc. has a large collection of books, audios, videos, and other material on Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic and PHP. 【PHP研究所】

Dreams and Supernatural Encounters is a collection of personal experiences between God and an ordinary young woman through dreams and angelic visitations that are explained in great detail. Each supernatural encounter teaches something unique about God and how He communicates with His beloved children. From the United States to Israel, Asia, Iceland, and Poland, each experience brings God closer to hearts worldwide. From the tragedy of the sex trade to the committed houses of prayer, each dream encourages believers who are facing uncertain seasons in life. Your dreams mean more than you know! Don’t be surprised if, while reading these dreams, you think, “Wow, God is talking directly to me!” You will be encouraged, inspired, and uplifted with every encounter shared.

Ultimate Speed Secrets is the drivers’ guide to going faster! Professional race instructor Ross Bentley has raced everything from Indy cars to world sports cars and has the experience to make any racer a more complete driver. With detailed drills and comprehensive instructions, Bentley covers everything you need to know: choosing lines; adapting to different cars, tracks, and racing conditions; setting up controls; and understanding car adjustments and mental preparation. Whether you are racing an Indy car or simply interested in becoming a more complete driver on the street, Ultimate Speed Secrets will give you the information you need to succeed!

Reveals the hidden meaning of the Grail and a secret Christian doctrine for achieving higher consciousness • Shows that Gnosticism is not a derivative of Christianity but the revelation of the true message of Jesus • Describes the ancient relationship between water and spirit • Explains the doctrine of immanence taught by Jesus at the Last Supper • Features the translated source text from The Refutation of All Heresies by Bishop Hippolytus, the only existing record of the Naassene Sermon In the third century C.E., the Catholic Bishop Hippolytus composed A Refutation of All Heresies in which his chief target was the Gnostic sect the Naassenes, whose writings included a recounting of Jesus’ actual teachings at the Last Supper. Contrary to Church attacks, the Naassenes were not a heretical derivative of Christianity but the authentic foundation and purveyor of Christ’s message. In fact, much of what passes as Christianity has nothing to do with the original teachings of its founder. The message recorded in the Naassene Sermon was intended for an inner circle of disciples who were prepared for advanced initiation into Jesus’ wisdom teachings. The Grail discussed therein was not an actual chalice but a symbol of the indwelling of the divine. The teachings involved the awakening of spirit and included practices aimed at restoring the soul’s lost connection with God. Immanence, in the true sense intended by Jesus, thus allows for spiritual attainment in this life by ordinary individuals without the intermediary of Church or priest. This was the real meaning of the Last Supper and why the Naassenes believed that Jesus was the fulfillment of all the Mystery traditions.

The Secret History of Marvel Comics digs back to the 1930s when Marvel Comics wasn't just a comic-book producing company. Marvel Comics owner Martin Goodman had tentacles into a publishing world that might have made that era’s conservative American parents lynch him on his front porch. Marvel was but a small part of Goodman’s publishing empire, which had begun years before he published his first comic book. Goodman mostly published lurid and sensationalistic story books (known as “pulps”) and magazines, featuring sexually-charged detective and romance short fiction, and celebrity gossip scandal sheets. And artists like Jack Kirby, who was producing Captain America for eight-year-olds, were simultaneously dipping their toes in both ponds. The Secret History of Marvel Comics tells this parallel story of 1930s/40s Marvel Comics sharing offices with those Goodman publications not quite fit for children. The book also features a comprehensive display of the artwork produced for Goodman’s other enterprises by Marvel Comics artists such as Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Alex Schomburg, Bill Everett, Al Jaffee, and Dan DeCarlo, plus the very best pulp artists in the field, including Norman Saunders, John Walter Scott, Hans Wesso, L.F. Bjorklund, and Marvel Comics #1 cover artist Frank R. Paul. Goodman’s magazines also featured cover stories on celebrities such as Jackie Gleason, Elizabeth Taylor, Liberace, and Sophia Loren, as well as contributions from famous literary and social figures such as Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, and L. Ron Hubbard.