Probing the relationship between socialism and governance, the author offers a new perspective for understanding Chinese politics since 1949. China's politics can be roughly divided into two periods - the Maoist period (1949-1978) and the Dengist Period (since 1978) - characterized as Revolutionary China and Reformatory China. These two periods are better understood when they are compared with each other. For, to study an epoch, we need a logic that transcends that epoch. A comparative approach is very helpful in uncovering the deeper meaning of Chinese revolution and Chinese reforms.

Using the key concept 'two worlds of life' (Experiencing World and Meaning World), the author argues that there is a sharp discrepancy between the two worlds of life in all the self-claimed 'socialist' countries. Although the Meaning World is 'socialist', the Experiencing World cannot be adequately understood as being socialist. 'Socialism' has become an ideational veil which masks the true nature of the Experiencing World. After the 'socialist' revolution, the chain of the concept of 'socialism' awaits the proletariat. Only through Entborgenheit can we understand the true nature of the Experiencing World of all 'socialist' states.

It is argued that the concept 'real socialism' is still misleading, for such a 'socialism' is still unreal; that the concept 'state socialism' is no more than a confusing concept and needs also to be rejected, for there is not such a thing as state socialism in our experiencing world. We had neither 'real socialism' nor 'state socialism', we had only statism in our experiencing world.

The Maoist Chiina was a schizophrenic case of 'socialism', due to the inherent conflict between statism in the Experiencing World and 'socialism' in the Meaning World. All the Communist states created a Janus-faced creature, with one face being statism and the other face being 'socialism'. This is caused by the pathology of treating statization of means of production as socialization of means of production. Dengist China initiated a de-statization process, but this process is not socialization either.

This book will give you the keys to the awesome power within you. It will put in your hands the keys to unlock the universe within you.

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The oracles of Nostradamus represents a tradition that may go back to Noah. From Mt. Ararat the tradtion moved across the Anatolian Plateau through Troy to Delphi to the Sybilline Books of Rome then to Britain as exampled in the so-called Merlin prophecies and then to Provence and Nostradamus. It is a tradition which has wondered through Europe and is in some way connected to Troy.

I believe that this tradition probability includes some kind of Bible which parallels the Jew/Christian Bible which we know. This parallel Bible does not contradict in any major way the Bible we know today but it does differ.

Mild and Partly Cloudy is simply a collection of thoughts and feelings and just about anything else that crossed my mind over the last several decades. So you'd better put your boots on, because you're going to be wading through a wide variety of writing. Along with various pieces of prose, I've included a theatrical monologue, a"short" story, a mini-screenplay, a prayer, things that I call short shots, and a few other miscellaneous selections that don't seem to fit into any particular category. I've also included some song lyrics that are complete tunes with chorded melodies, and just waiting to be charted and produced. But for now, they're just words on a page, and I hope they read entertainingly. So, a lot of different stuff, indeed. Nevertheless, I have tried to remain true to the overall theme of the book, and that theme is best described by my foreword: "Through the years, thoughts have tumbled over and over in my mind like herds of evening clouds, high in the sky, lighted by the moon, drifting with directionless purpose, always on the go, never going anywhere. These are a few of the ones that got caught".

The entire work is composed in the form of aphorisms and consists of 930 numbered sections divided into ten chapters.

Very often we are forced to retract our staunchly held positions after confidently vouching for the truth of what are really opinions and beliefs masquerading as facts. In this book Nellie and Jacob begin by exploring how our interpretations of what we individually perceive and conceive must coincide if we are to speak meaningfully about what is in our world: tables, minds, colours, processes, etc.

They consider basic ways of knowing and their relationship to what is out there and what is in our minds. They examine the validity of our inferences and predictions: why q does not follow from p as the newspaper editorial alleges, and why we can anticipate tomorrow's sunrise. They ponder the gap between the language of time and the logic of time and why now cannot be a split instant during which nothing can happen, but must be a certain period during which some things do happen.

They inquire into how our moral choices relate to their perceived causes and effects, and how our lives are built around our predictions and our knowledge of apparent causes and effects. They also discuss the bodily and mental natures of their own identities, what meanings to attach to the different stages of their lives, and the possibility of life after death.

Citizens! To the Ballot Box!! begins with a summary of the problems confronting our country today. It begins with the first verse of Woody Guthrie's song, This Land is Your Land. This is followed with a copy of the Preamble to the United States Constitution and uses the first three words of that document: "We the People."

This phrase is used to establish that this country and its government is governed by a constitution, which is very explicit as to what government officials can do. The author addresses the topics of War, Indebtedness, Pensions, Schools and Taxes, and uses the words of philosophers and leaders of the past to emphasize the sad condition of the country today.

The conclusion points to the Orange Revolution of the Ukranian people in the early winter of 2004 and urges a similar movement in this country.

Science is based on materialism. Materialism excludes the idea of a spirit.

Solutions to differential equations which model physical systems are of two types; geometric and probabilistic. Geometry and probability are incompatible with one another. The conclusion must be that the language base for physical theory needs to be changed.

This book, The Authority of Material vs. the Spirit along with the book A New Copernican Revolution, change the basis of the language to be used for physical description. The new language uses patterns of mathematics that fit into the context of differential equations and which subsequently allow for predictive and verifiable descriptions of material, life, mind, and the intent of the spirit, so that material is a proper subset of the spirit.

Letting the language of physical description be based on the spectral structures of metric spaces (discrete isometry subgroups) within a dimensional hierarchy of different signature metric spaces, so that both material and physical properties are associated directly to metric spaces, creates a new context in which to describe material, life, mind, and the creative intent of existence, ie The Spirit.

How did life form, and why did it form so quickly after the earth cooled? The evidence seems to point to life's existence within one million years after the earth cooled. These new ideas say that life is a natural part of the mathematical description of existence. That is, life is a property of the mathematical structure, within this new way to describe physical systems.

This is a rare, beautiful, book of profound spiritual guidance. It has a new and timely message of hope for the world. Author, Mark Kumara, who lives in Western Australia and runs a meditation and healing centre, credits the book to Sanat Kumara, his higher self, who, he says, made himself known to him in a vision, informing him he was a member of the Earth Council, and telling him to call himself Kumara. Compassion, a sense of humour, and a healthy dose of common sense, shines through this book. It addresses everything you might like to know about life on earth, its meaning, its purpose, who you really are - and where you are going. Sanat Kumara unravels the true meaning of love, and relationships, piercing not a few misconceptions along the way that may startle you. It has the rare distinciton of being written in a way that Westerners can follow. The insights are inspirational and there are simple exercises given to help you realise your own light within yourself. It unveils the truth behind all religions, revealing the mystery of God, in a clear and succinct manner, without sentimentality and without cant. Sanat Kumara clearly states that death is a total illusion and that joy is the reality of existence. His words pierce the fog surrounding the longing of humanity for something greater that itself and the part religions have played. He gets to grips with the paradox of the God within and the God without, with the Christian Trinity, and new age teachers. This is no mean achievement, giving this book an appeal to new age seekers as well as members of established churches because it has much in it for both. Its message is universal. It pushes back boundaries and powerfully enjoins the reader to examine his or her beliefs, whilst, at the same time, honouring the fundamental truth of a loving universe. Above all, this is a book for those who might dare to believe the God is within themselves, as themselves. It is a book with a powerful message: reading it, you might find yourself tingling all over. It has the ring of truth about it.

This is a rare, beautiful, book of profound spiritual guidance. It has a new and timely message of hope for the world. Author, Mark Kumara, who lives in Western Australia and runs a meditation and healing centre, credits the book to Sanat Kumara, his higher self, who, he says, made himself known to him in a vision, informing him he was a member of the Earth Council, and telling him to call himself Kumara. Compassion, a sense of humour, and a healthy dose of common sense, shines through this book. It addresses everything you might like to know about life on earth, its meaning, its purpose, who you really are - and where you are going. Sanat Kumara unravels the true meaning of love, and relationships, piercing not a few misconceptions along the way that may startle you. It has the rare distinciton of being written in a way that Westerners can follow. The insights are inspirational and there are simple exercises given to help you realise your own light within yourself. It unveils the truth behind all religions, revealing the mystery of God, in a clear and succinct manner, without sentimentality and without cant. Sanat Kumara clearly states that death is a total illusion and that joy is the reality of existence. His words pierce the fog surrounding the longing of humanity for something greater that itself and the part religions have played. He gets to grips with the paradox of the God within and the God without, with the Christian Trinity, and new age teachers. This is no mean achievement, giving this book an appeal to new age seekers as well as members of established churches because it has much in it for both. Its message is universal. It pushes back boundaries and powerfully enjoins the reader to examine his or her beliefs, whilst, at the same time, honouring the fundamental truth of a loving universe. Above all, this is a book for those who might dare to believe the God is within themselves, as themselves. It is a book with a powerful message: reading it, you might find yourself tingling all over. It has the ring of truth about it.

The future is written, and now you can see for yourself! The Secret of the Number Twelve is the long-awaited book that will permanently alter your level of consciousness!