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Take Me to Havana

…when I decided to carry out a task, I did it. Once I had decided on a course I would follow it to the brink of the precipice. If anyone is in a position to compare Cuban prisons and secret police (both Batistiano and Fidelista) to... Read More

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The Matrix of Destiny

“The mission…, therefore, is to provide a powerful ‘technology’ with which to overcome the mental inertia that keeps us bound and frustrated in checking life circumstances.” This statement sums up the entire work of "The Matrix... Read More

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Sex and Consequences

…avoid now the mistakes for which you would later curse yourself. Modern sexuality is uniquely shaped by a dual dynamic: physical capacity arrives at younger ages than ever before spawning tension with a delayed social and economic... Read More

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The Painter's Gift

…a new Gospel will emerge early in the third millennium. Christ’s message will remain unchanged but the medium will be different. Three paintings will combine…to soften and heal the heart of modern man. Claire Lucas is a young... Read More

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How to Activate Your Brain

“After decades of intensive research into one of the greatest mysteries on earth—the human brain—there is absolutely no doubt that the brain has an extraordinary ability to restore its own functions.” That the brain can be... Read More

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The Key To Career Success

Author Sanxing Sun’s thesis in this career management book is that no matter how qualified talented skilled and prepared one may be whether or not one is actually successful will depend more on how one is perceived by others than on... Read More

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Westinghouse Patent Pend. and Friends

Adam Dumphy’s "Westinghouse Patent Pend. and Friends" has nothing to do with light bulbs and everything to do with dim bulbs. A rollicking farcical depiction of a bumptious 18-year-old catapulted into the world by his Ma to seek his... Read More

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Specific Gravity

Historically physicians as authors have contributed greatly to literature. W. Somerset Maugham attended medical school and gave up a promising career to become a grand master playwright novelist essayist critic short story writer... Read More

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