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Answering an advertisement in the London Times newspaper, David Lomax - former military pilot and now a part-time antique dealer with a stall down the Portobello Road - finds himself caught up in a bizarre and deadly adventure involving a trailer-load of valuable racehorses, the ruthless Basque separatist movement ETA, a shadowy entrepreneur named Smith, a terrified young Spanish widow - and twelve million dollars of someone's money. After a desperate chase across Spain, David comes face-to-face with his single-minded pursuers in Gibraltar. Here he negotiates for his life in a poker-like mind game played out deep inside the secret tunnels. The 'choke point' of the title is the Rock itself, the most southerly point of Europe where millions of migrating birds gather before continuing their journey to Africa, and where predatory falcons reap a bloody harvest - a chilling parallel in the story to the activities of ETA and its sinister connections.

To portray the issues and crises of a Diaspora culture in East Africa is one thing, but to write about them using the tools of various genres is quite another. Pally Dhillon has written a story about the clash of divergent cultures, of diametrically opposed religious beliefs, of the political and social struggles of a man who journeyed across the Indian Ocean to help build a life, a family, and a society. Kijabe is an impressive effort. Borrowing devices from popular genres--from murder mysteries and love stories, from political thrillers, Dhillon tells the story of his grandfather, a poor Sikh emigrant who went to Kenya to work for the railroad industry, operated by the British at the beginning of the twentieth century.Kijabe is the fictional account of Dhillon¹s life-long research into the life of his ancestor. The history and culture underscoring the narrative greatly enrich the reader¹s experience and keep the story from falling into the trappings of genre fiction.

"The Virginiad" is history in poetry. Completely original, it explores Virginia from 1607 to the present day as it unravels themes such as the fight for religious liberty and freedom of speech; the expansion of the frontier; the Revolution, Civil War, and Civil Rights struggles; and the fight for democracy. This is poetry at its extraordinary best. It lives, it breathes, it dances! It is also very good history - as seen through the eyes of ordinary folk: slaves, Native Americans, tenant farmers, peddlers, nurses, and clerks. It follows the history of great houses and communities, of industries and crafts, and peeks at our national heroes as others might have viewed them. The poetry mixes songs, cultural customs, religious awakenings, social beliefs, and political movements to present a far wider context for the history of Virginia than usual. This 2nd Edition, along with many other improvements, has an Index and is in a larger font.

A renegade member of the New Orleans Mafia forces Lee Farrell to participate in a criminal scheme involving rare African gemstones, hallucinogenic South American tree frogs, and a Mississippi Gulf Coast casino. Trying to find his origins among the voodoo secrets of the New Orleans French Quarter, Farrell must save his failing marriage while outmaneuvering the mob and the FBI. Is his life being controlled by an ancient curse, or is he being overtaken by the darkness of his own past?

Durga Ma uniquely combines the analytical incisiveness of the scholar, the daring inquisitiveness of the experimenter and the quiet commitment of the devotee. In Meditating Naturally, Durga Ma makes meditation accessible to all, regardless of orientation or level of experience. The beginning chapters enrich your understanding of the nature of meditation. The middle chapters address empowerment through meditation, and the final chapters explore the relationship between meditation and the spiritual journey. Each chapter is organized to include both information and experience, and you move through the book according to your own needs and inclinations. The beginner and the expert alike will gain from the study of this book.

The book reflects on the everyday experiences of life that sometimes profoundly impact how we see life as a whole.