The people of Sirius 4 tried to overcome tyranny the old-fashioned way: by force. It turned out to be an imaginary revolution, replacing one violent regime with another. Raymond Douglas Kaliber suggested another way: that free people living by a spirit of non-aggression could live in peace and prosperity with one another. Before he could launch that bold experiment, however, he had to defeat the greatest tyrant of them all: his best friend ... Set in the same universe as the interplanetary romp The Imaginary Bomb, this novel sets a different tone, told in the voice of the man who led a planet...

From the author of Refuse to be Afraid: The moment you realize or remember that you are sentient, that is, that you are alive and aware of being alive - is exhilarating. There's more to life You can't change yesterday and tomorrow doesn't exist. All you have is now, this moment. What do you need to do right now, right here? The conscious person considers the needs of the moment, and acts - and then moves on to the next moment ... Are you ready to make a difference? This book is about becoming alive, getting in touch with God and the universe, and embracing the here and now - here, and now.