March 2007


New Books From Virtualbookworm!

Approaching Zero Time
by Gregg Kanon

Are space and time an illusion? Are parallel universes an indisputable fact? Does the “new physics” suggest that our sense of “reality” is seriously flawed, existing only in our mind? Are we, in fact, “Approaching Zero Time,”a point at which the “past,” “present” and “future” will cease to exist, or exist all at once?

“Approaching Zero Time” explores the emerging pattern of activity in human affairs that curiously mimics observations being made by physicists in controlled experiments carried out in laboratories and particle accelerators. “Spooky action,” as described by Einstein, takes the form of spontaneous invisibility/appearances, “shadow people,” anomalistic plasma displays and other bizarre events being observed worldwide by sane, sober individuals from all walks of life.

“Approaching Zero Time” contains interviews with physicists from around the world and firsthand accounts of “spooky action” from the heartland. Interviews include comments and observations that provide the final proof of our approach to Zero Time.

 

Enoch and the Book of Coincidences IV: Star and Cross
by Howard Michael Riell

In this, the fourth installment in the "Enoch" saga, author Howard Michael Riell and his friend ‘Rosalyn’ encounter still more impossible coincidences… rapturous messages of divine love… a startling prediction of the fall of the Soviet Union…a son and daughter suspended between heaven and Earth… more messages bearing information neither of the friends possessed… promises of punishment for the wicked, and of a powerful ally to come… discourses on the nature of God and the human soul, and the beginnings of the universe… advice for the faltering State of Israel… mounting frustration and rage on the part of the author…the ominous presence of opponents who will stop at nothing to prevent their success… and still more messages foretelling the imminent end of Christianity and its re-absorption into Judaism -- an unprecedented reuniting, only barely in time for the apocalyptic climax of human history, of Star and Cross.

 

Legacy Fulfilled: Thomas Jefferson and the Demise of Slavery
by George Coussoulos

“Legacy Fulfilled” centers on taking the noblest of Thomas Jefferson's words, and hinging his character on them, rather than on the prejudices of the times in which he lived. The great contradiction of Jefferson's life - his pronouncement to the world that "all men are created equal," while he himself owned over 200 slaves - is an incongruity preventing the most revered man of his time from maintaining that same adulation as the centuries have transpired. The book asks and answers the question of what might have occurred in Jefferson's life to cause him to overcome his prejudices and spend the last decade of his life working to improve the quality of life for the 200,000 free blacks who populated the county in 1800. What would cause Jefferson to become the champion for these African Americans who, though free, still felt the sting of discrimination at every turn? Further, what might influence the great man so that he would write a second magnificent document – The Virginia Declaration of Negro Emancipation and Justice? Could such statesmanship in the first half of the nineteenth century have led to freedom for the remaining two million slaves and averted an American Civil War? If so, certainly it would forever assure the fulfillment of the greatest of legacies.

 

Syllabogram: Boost of Creativity and Imagination through Systemized Foreign Language Study
by Tomas Hes

SYLLABOGRAM is a creativity training technique, combining imagination development with learning of words of foreign language. SYLLPHABETIC system codifies specific visual perceptions representing syllabs, which are easy to remember. Clusters of visualized syllabs, SYLLABOGRAMS, correspond to words in foreign language linked to their equivalents in mother tongue. By memorizing SETS of IMAGES, you can logically deduct the translation of foreign word. Intense visualization and creation of surreal syllphabetic visions leads to growth of mental creativity muscle.

On the contrary to many of creativity development and memorization methods, SYLLABOGRAM offers clear benefits: while you boost your creative capacity and generate wealth of ideas, you also acquire stock of foreign language words.

SYLLABOGRAM is a demanding intellectual method, first of its kind, requiring intentional creative effort, aimed at people who are willing to learn and actively change their lives.

 

Voices from the Past
by Nancy Luisi

Father Brendan McKenna's hands form tight fists around the black rosary and he curses God for taking Brittany's life. No one so beautiful and caring should die so young. Brittany never doubts her love for her husband James but it's Father Brendan who ignites a passion deep inside.

Eighty-seven years later, Ralph's mother Peggy holds Father Brendan's back rosary in her hands. "Ralph's too young, Mother. What if they break?" She carefully hands them back.

Later that day, Ralph stands in the center of the musty attic, cluttered with boxes and pictures, unaware that the stories of people long gone are found in photos, a worn leathered suitcase and many forgotten items.

He picks up an old pitted helmet, with faded red symbols, only to find a tiny hole at its base, and moving his pinky in and out, wonders how it got so dirty and how a hole got there.

Past generations have been silent for years. Imagine the mysteries unfolded if they could speak telling their lives' stories.

“Voices from the Past” wonderfully succeeds in creating tales of a former time filled with humor, sadness, hope and even love.