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Big Cult Trumps At Law. Is But A ‘Bookshop’
2008-06-07 03:06:00 The issue of the Alaya Rahm law case against the directors of the Sathya Sai Society of America is dealt with at this place: Alaya Rahm’s Lawsuit vs Sathya Sai Society of America - Joint Statement by the International JuST Group and the Rahm family Sathya Sai Baba’s Organization Lost Chance For Independent Adjudication The Rahm case was lost on a technicality. The Society is but a bookshop! Lawyers and others in various countries since consulted are nonplussed that the Alaya Rahm’s pro bono attorney, William Brelsford, appeared not to see this coming and preempted it. Thus, a neat piece of lawyering in the cult’s long-term setting up of its organs paid off for them. But not for the truth, which the members go about proclaiming with such beatific smiles on their faces! Here was an opportunity for the facts - wherever they may have led - to get out into the open. It is no frivolous thing for a family (or anyone) to embark on a course so potentially fraug...
Grand Opening of my New Bookshop in Second Life!
2008-04-12 21:08:00 That's right: I've moved my Second Life bookshop - The Soft Edge - to beautiful new quarters, in the Artists' Village in Second Life.And to celebrate this new opening, I'll be reading from the beginnings of each of my five novels - The Silk Code, Borrowed Tides, The Consciousness Plague, The Pixel Eye, The Plot to Save Socrates - at 4pm Eastern (1pm Second Life time) this afternoon!I'll also be giving away a copy of one of my novels in a contest, which will be open to only those who attend the Grand Opening today!If you're already my friend in Second Life, look for an announcement from me, 30 minutes before the reading, with a landmark you can use to get to the reading.If you're already on Second Life, but are not yet my Friend, I can be contacted at PaulLevinson Freenote - send me a note in Second Life, and I'll reply with a landmark to the reading.If you're not on Second Life, you can join for free any time at http://secondlife.com - after you've joined send me a message...
By: Infinite Regress
Find Sommelier India in a bookshop near you!
2008-04-12 06:34:00 Did you know that Sommelier India, The Wine Magazine is available in select retail outlets across the country? For example, you can find the magazine in any of the Oberoi Hotel bookshops in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota, Bangalore and Delhi. The magazine is also available at the Taj Hotel's Nalanda bookshop in Mumbai. Good Earth Stores in Mumbai and Delhi carries the magazine as does Mumbai's Indigo Delicatessen. The magazine is also available at Khan Market in New Delhi. Read the Table of Contents and subscribe today. It makes learning about wine fun!
Big Ben Bookshop, Prague
2008-03-29 11:20:00 Where? Prague, The Czech RepublicVisited: March, 2008A cozy bookstore by the name of Big Ben is a common meeting point for expats in Prague. Unlike its name suggests, it's neither big, nor Ben. No, seriously, it is a rather small place with a pleasant, almost family-like atmosphere. For people spoiled by second hand bookstores in other parts of Central Europe (yes, we mean Budapest), the prices may seem a bit high. However, for those accustomed to regular priced bookstores with new English stock, Big Ben may not appear expensive at all.The selection of books offered in Big Ben is actually very good, taking the limited available space into consideration. The books are arranged in several categories, we really appreciated the fiction and the children's section. Besides the usual paperbacks of your favorite titles, you can also find nice hard cover editions, for reasonable prices, which may serve as an excellent gift. Another noteworthy thing is the section devoted to Prague, its his...
By: Bookstore Guide
A Darn Good Look At The BookShop Blog
2008-03-06 02:00:00 If you are a bookseller or interested in becoming one, then The BookShop Blog was made for you. This magazine-themed blog stores a wealth of information about how to become a better bookseller. Bruce Hollingdrake is the mastermind of this little corner of the Web which started in July of 2007. He, along with his nine ...
Hugendubel Bookshop, Munich
2008-02-10 23:53:00 Where? Munich, GermanyRecommended by: Emily RashEmily said: "English-language bookshop on Salvatorstrasse. This shop is the most comprehensive English book store in Munich. It has new releases and an interesting mix of both British and American books. There is also a branch of this shop in Frankfurt."Hugendubel is a chain bookstore operating all over Germany. However, this specific Hugendubel bookstore at Salvatorplatz in Munich is their only bookstores selling exclusively English books (there's another bookstore in Frankfurt with a considerable English section, but that one offers books in German as well). Its great advantage is the favorable location in the very center of the city, between the Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz. Hugendubel bookshop is definitely a great source of English literature in Munich, but it does have some bugs as well.The offer of the bookstore is quite wide, ranging from fiction (mostly new releases and also classics), biographies, history or politics, to trav...
By: Bookstore Guide
Petra's International Bookshop, Madrid
2008-02-01 17:59:00 Where? Madrid, SpainRecommended by Miguel MarcosMiguel said: "Petra's International Book Shop sells used books in many languages including English, you can sell books for store credit"Petra's International Bookstore is a bookworm's jewel box loaded with books from floor to ceiling, packed with a brilliant selection of books in various languages from English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Russian, Dutch, Japanese and many more. From subjects ranging from gardening to ESL texts, from travel guides to bestsellers, one can certainly find something of interest here. In addition, Petra's Bookshop offers delicious coffee. How to get there? When you arrive at metro Opera, the street on the left-hand side of Burger king is Campomanes and Petra's is up the street on the left side.About the bookstorePetra's International Bookshop is a second hand bookstore which offers special discounts as low as 50 cents or one book for two euros. If you have old books, you can bring them...
By: Bookstore Guide
BM Bookshop, Florence
2008-01-24 10:48:00 Where? Florence, ItalyRecommended by WT from CaliforniaWT said: "We love book stores and have been traveling Europe for 16 months with a 7 year-old voracious reader who never met a book store that she did not love. Here is a great one in Florence."BM Bookshop is probably the oldest English language bookshop in Florence, Italy. It was opened some fifty years ago by Libby, an American, and her husband Francesco, an Italian from Florence. The main boast of this bookshop is the enormous range of Italian cookery books, tourist guides and books on art, architecture, design and fashion in English. Recently they have added a French, German and a Spanish language section to their existing English one. If, after shopping, you find your purchases too heavy to carry home, it is possible to arrange their direct delivery anywhere in the world. BM Bookshop is a warm and friendly reference point for English speaking people, located in central Florence, close to the Westin Excelsior and Grand Hotel....
By: Bookstore Guide
The Bookàbar Bookshop, Rome
2008-01-09 22:21:00 Where? Rome, ItalyRecommended by Kelly AmabileKelly said: "Not sure if this one sells English language books, but it looks fantastic."Indeed it does look amazing! And plus, it contains publications in the English language - mostly on art but no wonder since it is an integral part of one of Rome's leading exhibition centers. The Bookàbar Bookshop is located in the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, the largest inter-disciplinary exhibition area in central Rome: over 10,000 square metres on three floors. The Palazzo also includes a cinema, an auditorium (a multi-media hall with seating for 90 people) and a Forum. Other services include a restaurant and Bookàbar - a bookshop and a café - located in an amazing space definitely worth a visit.About the bookstoreThe large Bookàbar bookshop, designed by architect Firouz Galdo, occupies an area of about 450 square metres and consists in three large rooms: two devoted to books, catalogues, music CDs and DVDs – national and international mainly...
By: Bookstore Guide
Stauffacher Bookshop, Bern
2007-11-25 13:54:00 Where? Bern, SwitzerlandRecommended by Sabine from BernSabine said: "In Bern (the capital of Switzerland) we have Stauffacher. What I personally think about it; Stauffacher has a big choice of books AND they have a department with English books as well. But I guess, they have French books as well and maybe in other languages. I am not English, so I can't give a right reference for English native speakers. I don't know if this shop is big enough for them. I only recommand it to my guests, when they need English books in Bern."About the bookstoreStauffacher’s Bookshop is one of the largest booksellers in the German-speaking world and the biggest in Switzerland. Their strengths are the unrivaled range of stock titles, specialist departments and the multi-lingual outlook. A mixture of bookselling competence and innovation make them one of the best choices to meet all your private and professional needs. To complement this, they are supported by the latest...
By: Bookstore Guide
Village Voice Bookshop, Paris
2007-11-23 14:32:00 Where? Paris, FranceCourtesy of GridskipperGridskipper said: "A cramped two-level bookstore in St-Germain-des-Prés, the Village Voice Bookshop stocks 18,000 titles, with an emphasis on literature, culture, politics and contemporary social issues. Owner Odile Hellier, a knowledgeable… French woman who loves to speak English, founded the store in 1982. But don't be surprised if the (native-English-speaking) help insists on speaking French."About the bookstoreVillage Voice Bookshop is open seven days a week, and carries approximately 18,000 titles from English-language literature. The bookstore opened in 1982 and is located in the heart of the historic Saint Germain des Près neighborhood. From the very beginning, the Village Voice Bookshop was a gathering place for Americans, British, and Anglophones and Anglophiles in general. For more than twenty years, the most prestigious writers have read and discussed their work in our intimate setting. More often than not...
By: Bookstore Guide
The Lion Bookshop, Rome
2007-11-14 00:12:00 Where? Rome, ITARecommended by: Bill McCalpin from the USBill said: "The Lion Bookshop has been a feature in Rome for 50 years, according to their website - well, I know it was there 30+ years ago when I was a 19-year-old university student in Rome. As there were limited publications in Italy in English in those days, we all grew to know the place...in fact, because of the expense of shipping books from the States, for some classes (like English Lit), the instructor would just tell us to go over to the Lion and buy a used copy (which we sold back to the Lion at the end of the semester)."The offer of this bookstore consists of more than 30 000 titles from both fiction and non-fiction. The bookstore is known for its well-stocked children’s section. Besides the wide selection of contemporary and classic fiction, you can find books on Rome and Italy in general, art, architecture, cooking, and a special section with all sorts of books focused on English as a foreign language.About the ...
By: Bookstore Guide
The Travel Bookshop, London
2007-11-13 22:15:00 Where? London, UKRecommended by Writing TravellersWriting Travellers said: "A Walhalla for travellers, this bookshop seems to stock nearly every travel guide and travel book under the sun. It became famous because of the film ' Notting Hill' in which Hugh Grant runs a bookshop almost identical to this one (and in the same location). Sorry, Hugh does not run this shop but still it is absolutely worth a visit. It has that quaint feeling that nowadays all the big modern bookshops lack. Beware though: before you know it, you have spent hours there!"About the bookstoreThe Travel Bookshop was founded in 1979 and has been run privately for more than 26 years. Nestled between the local art galleries, eateries and the many retro and avant-garde boutiques of Notting Hill, it offers a cornucopia of reader’s delights and exotic authors. The surrounding streets offer the hubbub of noisy street markets, littered with eclectic personalities, famous writers and doors and settings you may just...
By: Bookstore Guide
St. George's Bookshop, Berlin
2007-11-12 15:21:00 Where? Berlin, GERCourtesy of GridskipperGridskipper said: “A bibliophile's sanctuary, the lovely St. George's is a secondhand bookshop out of Charing Cross Road. The British-owned shop, situated in the heart of Kollwitz Platz, is a magnet for expats, scholars, writers, and artists of all mediums. Its lure no doubt begins with the well-chosen collection of over 10,000 new and used books. The classic wood furnishings as well as the personable staff only add to its charm. If you love books and love talking about them, ask for Paul or Jonathan and watch them pull from the shelves just what you've been itching to read. The bookshop is host to readings, political talks, and weekly film nights. A must visit.“An impressive selection of second hand fiction at reasonable prices. Their second hand section is known to stock carefully picked books, which manifests itself in a very high percentage of good books in the shelves in comparison with other second hand bookstores. The other spec...
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Ward's Christian Bookshop
2007-11-05 05:26:00 Have you ever had a dream in which you think God was speaking to you? Here is a practical guide, from the Christian perspective, for understanding the symbolic language of dreams.Understanding Your DreamsThe articles listed below are written by Dave Lappin 2006. Nice Girls Don't Go Naked in Their Dreams! (or do they?) The Power to Change Through Your Dreams!Dreams Unlimited with Rosemary Watts, Dream EducatorYour Site Description here Topics List . UNDERSTANDING YOUR DREAMS L earn the basics of how, when, and why you dream. Review the stages of sleep and the America Dreams skills and experience the richness of the library collections defend your ideas, create products that show your understanding of others' dreams American Mental Health Alliance - AMHA-OR: Understanding Dreams UNDERSTANDING DREAMS, EMOTIONS AND POOR DECISIONS Christine Glenn, Ph.D. Our immediate, conscious experience is influenced by unconscious beliefs about ourselves and the DreamsInterpreting a...
Learn French Bookshop
2007-10-22 10:51:00 Browse our Learn French Bookshop and let me help you pick the perfect French book for you
Floating bookshop MV Doulos in Kota Kinabalu 13 - 25th October 2007
2007-10-15 02:12:00 MB Doulos, the world’s oldest active passenger ship (built more than 90 years ago), and one of the world’s premier floating bookshops is in town 13 - 25th October. She arrived from Hong Kong, having spent about about a month there. Apparently Sabah is the only Malaysian state it will visit this year. Its last ...
By: Chronicles
The Clientele 'Bookshop Casanova' Video
2007-10-01 00:00:00 The Clientele are out with the video to their new single 'Bookshop Casanova', from the album 'God Save the Clientele'. Watch it below the fold.
New type character of the law bookshop
2007-08-26 12:52:00 Do you want to be informed witthout obligation about legal new publications? Then you subscribe the new type character of the law bookshop-naturally your data are confidentially treated and you to obligate itself to nothing. Naturally you can cancel also at any time problem-free. If you call us your spheres of interest (under category ), we can inform you still more purposefully.
By: el-blog.com
To the weirdo who was following me around the bookshop this evening
2007-03-17 00:28:00 You really don't know anything about women, do you? We do NOT like being stalked!And that bizarre colourful jacket did not help your cause.
Download Audio Books From PodBookShop !
2007-02-14 20:13:00 Audio books are gaining popularity all over the world for many reasons but mostly because you don't have to give up reading just because you are too busy. Many of us enjoy reading a good book and have favorite authors whose books you had to buy and carry with you all over the house in the hope that you will get the chance to open and read it as soon as you get the chance. Unfortunately when we read our whole body comes to a stand still as we engage the attention of the brain through the eyesight without which you cannot conduct other activities. However since the audio books have been introduced you can listen to your favorite book while doing other things like chores or driving. People who spend a large amount of time traveling find audio books to be an excellent way to put normally wasted time to good use. The fact that audio books can be listened to multiple times over several days helps with memory retention of the content. It is estimated that audio books produced $187 million...
Bookshops click shut in sad plot twist
2007-02-07 17:18:03 By David Streitfeld Times Staff Writer February 7, 2007 San Francisco FIVE years ago, Gary Frank decided to sell his bookstore here.
By: Get rich
Bookshops' click shut in sad plot twist
2007-02-07 17:18:03 By David Streitfeld Times Staff Writer February 7, 2007 San Francisco FIVE years ago, Gary Frank decided to sell his bookstore here.
By: Get rich
The beauty of a Second-Hand Bookshop
2006-06-26 23:26:00 Pencilled notes in the margin:Look up the word “appurtenance”Resinous scuffs mar the cover,sticker damage, the remnantsof price tags or mementos,maybe photos of celebrities.The centrefold has embossedflower stains, twins, with fivesallow petals each, stippledspongiform centres, sepia leaveswith prominent veins and stems.The base of a china cup has lefta tea stained circle on the insidecover and I imagine the drinkerresting awhile, allowing the brewto cool enough to put to her lips.A child framed the inside frontcover with a crayon picket fence.Green wire hangs between scarletposts capped with orange finials.An Undertaker’s Guide vieswith the astronomy, computing,aircraft and gardening volumes.I slide Lock Picking Simplifiedcovertly from the shelf, flickthrough oily pages, observingthat the hairpin is mightierthan the sword but high-techtumblers need kinetic forcefrom a flaming iron lance.~~Coral~~
By: CoralPoetry
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