Alexander L : 656 books

The word “Anastasis” is the Greek word for “Resurrection.” This otherworldly and mystic poem tells the tale of a spiritual seeker who sinks into the abysses of self-hate, sterility, and death – recalling the lamentations of the Old Testament and the writings of St. John of the Cross. The speaker in this poem sinks to these depths in the imitation of Christ to attain immortality.

This brief and poetic work is a retelling of the Eastern Orthodox story of Christ’s descent into hell. In Eastern Christianity, after Jesus dies on the cross he descends into the underworld to free the righteous souls there. He does this in the three days prior to the Resurrection.

This short work is based on Emily, an alienated adolescent girl. In “Emily,” a psychological narrative unfolds. Emily delves into her unconscious and discovers the many illusions she lives in. This is framed in the context of Emily going back to school – simultaneously returning to the source of her memories and going “back to school” about herself.

This short story, based on the historical explorer Sándor de Kőrös, tells the tale of his trek to the Orient. The historical de Kőrös traveled to the Indian subcontinent by foot in the 19th century. In this fictional story, his journey ends in Rajasthan, where he meets Shivaswara, a yogi, who becomes his spiritual teacher.

At the heart of political leadership lies choice. And at the heart of choice lies judgment. A leader's psychology and experience intersect with political realities to produce consequences that can make or break a leader—or a country. Nowhere is judgment more important than in the making of foreign...

A comprehensive exposition of micro and nanofiber forming, this text provides a unified framework of all these processes (melt and solution blowing, electrospinning, and so on) and describes their foundations, development and applications. It provides an up-to-date, in-depth physical and mathematical...

A collection of works, each artistically rich and exploring the inner life. Contains “Sándor and Shivaswara,” a story of an orientalist's journey to India; The Book of Shiva, a dialogue between the Hindu god and a sage; "The Harrowing of Hell," a tale of Christ's descent into Hades;...

A comprehensive account of the physical foundations of collision and impact phenomena and their applications in a multitude of engineering disciplines. In-depth explanations are included to reveal the unifying features of collision phenomena in both liquids and solids, and to apply them to disciplines...

The Book of Shiva is a dialogue between the Hindu god Shiva and the sage Vyasa. Divided into sections, each explores an aspect of the spiritual life, or else topics such as art, reincarnation, men and women, wisdom, and symbolism. The Book of Shiva concludes with a vision of remarkable optimism, with the union of Shiva with his celestial spouse, Shakti.

This book is about the lore of one of the many sentient races on the planet Aroo. To be precise, this race is known to themselves and the other races they meet along the chronicles of time as the Skadarky. This book covers from their pre-historical, theological beliefs, to the modern time. The Skadarky...

This book gives an overview of the existing self-healing nanotextured vascular approaches. It describes the healing agents used in engineering self-healing materials as well as the fundamental physicochemical phenomena accompanying self-healing. This book also addresses the different...

Der Wehrmacht fiel im Laufe ihrer Eroberungskriege jede Menge Rüstungsmaterial in die Hände. Um der eigenen chronischen Materialknappheit abzuhelfen, wurde das Großgerät der Gegner dann kurzerhand in die eigenen Bestände überführt, umgerüstet, oder einfach mit eigenen Tarnanstrich und taktischen...

Make beautiful and decorative paper flowers with this easy origami kit. World-renowned origami authors and artists Michael G. Lafosse and Richard L. Alexander present this new take on the origami art of flower folding. The flower projects range from simple to challenging. A variety of paper...