Some events defy statistics and common sense, like winning the lottery four times in a row. For believers it's just God doing His thing. Atheists and agnostics don't have it that easy. What are these astounding synchronicities and highly improbable lucky breaks? Are they just coincidences or is there something else at work here? Drawing on science, mathematics, psychology, and philosophy, this book places the miraculous into a rational framework, and suggest strategies for harnessing its power in your decision-making and worldview. That's just half the story. The other half is the author's own improbable life, starting as a Jewish infant hidden in the basement of a Gestapo headquarters, later becoming an Israeli soldier in the Six-Day War, a concert pianist, a stand-up comedian, and a yogi in an ashram, all before he turned 50. It is a rip-roaring hilarious tale that will make your head spin. It will also give you a blueprint for turning your own life into a journey of awe and amazement. About the author Peter Elyakim Taussig is a Czech-Israeli-Canadian-American composer, author, filmmaker, concert pianist, nature photographer, and inventor. He is neither award-winning nor internationally acclaimed. He resides in Lenox Massachusetts and Santa Barbara California. Further self-aggrandizing information is available on his web site at: www.petertaussig.com

How is it that billions of human beings continue to believe that there are mysterious deities hovering over us concerned with what we say, what we eat, and how we behave, and apparently with the ability to create the entire universe from its beginning, but can't seem to find a cure for the common cold; never mind disease, disaster, and destruction on a global scale? Author Richard F. Wright offers the answer in the form of his analysis of the prophets who created lies of such enormous proportions that humankind can't seem to unravel itself from the myths, mysteries, and mindlessness. Wright wrote the book initially as a letter to his wife Patti, acknowledging that she had figured out for herself, quickly and accurately, that there are no such things as deities and that organized religion ruins everything. After an extended review of the literature on the topic, Wright confirmed for himself, what his wife already knew, that his feelings over the years were justified; that organized religion was utter nonsense and there are no such things as deities worthy of worship. His review of seven major prophets confirms there is a pattern to the fraud they perpetrate in the name of their deities. Wright cautions those who still believe in deities and can't imagine life without a church that this book is not for them. It's for those who know, or suspect, that atheism is more natural and accurate as a life stance than anything to be gained from any organized religion. The World's Seven Biggest Liars exposes the lies the prophets spread and how it is that humankind has been and continues to be their victims.

Today's atheists should welcome this book with open arms. After all, if they insist on criticizing religious beliefs they should have no qualms with examining their own. Readers will soon discover it's amazing what logic and reason can do when you apply them to atheism. Rather than being grounded in sound reasoning, atheism is awash in wishful thinking with no scientific evidence to support it. Many young atheists of today would be shocked to learn the disbelief they've invested so much energy into is nothing more than another faith. The Case Against Atheism reveals the side of atheism many atheists are reluctant to explore let alone acknowledge. The arguments are precisely what atheist author's wish their converts would ignore. First, today's atheism is proven beyond a reasonable doubt to be a faith. The limits of science, skepticism, arguments, and evidence are laid bare. The values of atheism are questioned and evidence for the afterlife is provided. Moreover, the true cost of losing ones religious faith is explored along with the ultimate hopelessness of atheism that leads many to become ex-atheists. The Case Against Atheism provides a direct challenge to those who subscribe to the faith and the best rationale for never adopting the faith to begin with. Those who are seekers or believe in God will be grateful they aren't atheists and have strong arguments to fend them off in debate. Ultimately, atheism takes away much more than it gives back in return.

Lectures of the teacher Peter Deunov to his disciples - in a definitive translation Peter Deunov (1864-1944) was a spiritual teacher in Bulgaria best known for giving the Paneurhythmy, a communal dance set to music to promote social harmony, spiritual development and physical health. The Iron Curtain obscured his teaching for forty-five years and it was not until the end of the Cold War that his voice began to emerge even in his homeland. Peter Deunov, who had the spiritual name Beinsa Douno, said that a new, spiritual epoch has begun in which human beings will come to live in love and freedom. His mission was to prepare us for this new life. He taught profound and practical Christianity, guiding his disciples to establish direct contact with the Spirit and holding that true knowledge is only that which is personally tested and verified. According to Peter Deunov, the inner side of all religions is the same, there being one great truth, that of the relationship between the human soul and God. This edition presents the lectures of the Teacher along with relevant passages from the Bible, in a suitable form for readers of the English language.