Renowned for its comprehensive and insightful exploration, this book delves into the rich history and evolution of Zen Buddhism. It examines key figures, philosophical developments, and cultural influences that shaped Zen practices over the centuries. The narrative is both engaging and informative, making complex ideas accessible to readers. With a blend of scholarly research and compelling storytelling, it offers a profound understanding of Zen's impact on spirituality and culture.
Eine japanische Firma plant mit Unterstützung eines ahnungslosen New Yorker Anwalts und einer Informatikerin, die amerikanische Wirtschaft zu ruinieren. Wirtschaftsthriller.
Die gemeinsame Entwicklung eines weltraumtauglichen Hyperschalljets soll den Sowjets und Japanern wirtschaftlich und militärisch die Vormachtstellung auf der Welt sichern. - Politthriller.
Die Karibik im 17. Jahrhundert: Tummelplatz zahlreicher Glücksritter, Piraten, Abenteurer, Geschäftemacher, Sklavenhändler und politischer Hitzköpfe. Doch es gibt auch Idealisten - unter ihnen Kapitän Hugh Winston und die bildhübsche, eigenwillige Gouverneurstochter Katherinne Bedford -, die von einer Gesellschaft freier Menschen träumen ...
Reviewers called it the best novel on India since Kipling. An immediate European bestseller, optioned by Indian/German producers who commissioned a six-hour mini-series, then Canadian producers with BBC. Based on real people (ca. 1620), THE MOGHUL begins in a rip-roaring sea battle north of Bombay in which the vastly out-gunned adventurer, Brian Hawksworth, ship's captain and emissary of King James, blows away a flotilla of Portuguese galleons to gain access to an Indian port. He's come to open trade for “barbaric” England and squeeze out the Portuguese, who try to kill him at every turn. But once on land, he’s captive: the beauty and romance of the exquisite Moghul Empire seduce him from his material goals to a new quest – of supreme sensuality in music, visions, and sacred lovemaking. India, ruled by the son of great Akbar, is about to pass to one of his sons. Hawksworth must choose sides, but will he choose right? The future of England, and of India, depend on it. Assailed by intrigue and assassination, tormented by a forbidden love, enthralled by a mystic poet, Hawksworth engages war elephants, tiger hunts, the harem of the Red Fort of Agra, the Rajput warriors at Udaipur, becomes intimate champion to Shah Jahan, (builder of the Taj Mahal), and, in his supreme test, plays the sitar with a touch that elicits from the great Shah – “Finally, my English friend – you understand.”
