Despite its Peace Constitution and close security ties to the United States, Japan designs and produces an extensive array of high-tech missiles, tanks, warships and aircraft. As much as these weapons are a testimony to the advancement of Japanese technology, they are also powerful symbols of the potential for Japanese political and military self-reliance. Yet, despite all of the advanced military hardware, Japan has not developed an autonomous military-industrial complex in the post-World War II period.
Despite its Peace Constitution and close security ties to the United States, Japan designs and produces an extensive array of high-tech missiles, tank...
Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings... In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, a city where Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist travelers mingled, Jelaluddin Rumi, a popular philosopher and scholar, met Shams of Tabriz, a wandering dervish.Their meeting forever altered the course of Rumi's life and influenced the mystical evolution of the planet.The bond they formed was everlasting--a powerful transcendent friendship that would flow through Rumi as some of the world's best-loved ecstatic poetry. Rumi's passionate,...
Rise up nimbly and go on your strange journey to the ocean of meanings... In the mid-thirteenth century, in a dusty marketplace in Konya, Turkey, ...
Hilariously, everything which can go wrong in a production does so. II Fornicazione is a "grim" tale of operatic adultery, poison and mayhem. Streuth is the crime story Agatha Christie would never have dared to write. A Collier's Tuesday Tea combines the kitchen with the coal mine with an irreverent glance at D.H. Lawrence. All's Well that Ends As You Like It pushes the genius of the bard to its limits while filching lines from most of his plays. In all, cues are missed, effects fail and props are lost and confusion reigns, but the coarse actors struggle...
Hilariously, everything which can go wrong in a production does so. II Fornicazione is a "grim" tale of operatic adultery, poison and mayh...
These plays cover a range of disasters appalling enough to turn any show into a coarse one. A Fish in Her Kettle by David Pearson: In this disaster, the cast is trapped on stage when the door jams. Present Slaughter by Jane Dewey and Don Starkey: This play collapses because the leading man cuts his wrist on a glass. The Vagabond Prince by Simon Brett with music and lyrics by John Gould: Here is a coarse musical with a chorus of gypsies and earthy tavern patrons. Stalag 69 by Michael Green: This seminal investigation into the relationship between men and war unfolds on an inverted set that...
These plays cover a range of disasters appalling enough to turn any show into a coarse one. A Fish in Her Kettle by David Pearson: In this disaster, t...
How do we find a spirituality that satisfies? Michael Green sets out the key criteria as follows: How can I find a way through the spiritual maze? How can I be confident my path is trustworthy? How can I find the best spiritual guide? How can I start the journey? How can I grow my spirituality? (i) - the Map. How can I grow my spirituality? (ii) - the Cell phone. How can I grow my spirituality? (iii) - the Meal. How can I grow my spirituality? (iv) - the Companions. How can I get some discipline into my spirituality? How can I develop a spiritual worldview? How can my spirituality help in my...
How do we find a spirituality that satisfies? Michael Green sets out the key criteria as follows: How can I find a way through the spiritual maze? How...
Ein Adventsbegleiter der besonderen Art: Die Autoren nehmen den Leser mit auf eine Reise durch das Alte Testament und enden bei der Weihnachtsgeschichte. Jeden Tag steht ein Gebet im Mittelpunkt, das Anregungen gibt, die Adventszeit ganz bewusst zu erleben.
Ein Adventsbegleiter der besonderen Art: Die Autoren nehmen den Leser mit auf eine Reise durch das Alte Testament und enden bei der Weihnachtsgeschich...
