“Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success” by Rizwan Virk

"Have you ever wished you had a wise mentor who could tell you where to go next in your career or your life? Do you want an Obi-Wan Kenobi-type figure to guide you toward the right people and the right places? While he may not wield a light saber, Rizwan Virk—a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor—has plenty of tips and tricks that can help you achieve the success, happiness, and fulfillment you crave. In Treasure Hunt, Virk reveals how you can tune into the messages that are all around us. These messages—which take the form of synchronicity, hunches, gut feelings, visions, experiences of dĂ©jĂ  vu, bodily sensations, and more—are like clues in our own...>>

“The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game” by Rizwan Virk

"The Simulation Hypothesis, by best-selling author, renowned MIT computer scientist and Silicon Valley video game designer Rizwan Virk, is the first serious book to explain one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time. Riz is the Executive Director of Play Labs @ MIT, a video game startup incubator at the MIT Game Lab. Drawing from research and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence, video games, quantum physics, and referencing both speculative fiction and ancient eastern spiritual texts, Virk shows how all of these traditions come together to point to the idea that we may be inside a simulated reality like the Matrix. The Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that our physical reality, far...>>

“Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage” by Carey Wallace

"Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage...>>

“The Shoggoth Concerto: A Fantasy with Pseudopods” by John Michael Greer

"Brecken Kendall doesn’t plan on becoming a composer. She also doesn’t expect to encounter one of the eldritch realities H.P. Lovecraft borrowed for his weird fiction. A sophomore at Partridgeville State University on the edge of the New Jersey pine barrens, she’s trying to leave behind the bitter memories of her childhood and get a degree in music education. Lovecraft? He’s just one of the authors discussed in a class she’s taking that semester, where she learns about the polymorphous monsters called shoggoths. Those are nothing but an old legend, she thinks...until a young shoggoth, traumatized by a night of fire and death, appears in the kitchenette of the converted garage where Brecken lives. A...>>

“Improve Your Eyesight: A Guide to the Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses” by Jonathan Barnes

"With constant strains on the eyes from use of computers, devices and the ordinary stresses of modern life, the Bates method is more relevant than ever. In Improve Your Eyesight Jonathan Barnes has re-interpreted this classic self-help technique for a new generation. Developed by Dr William Bates in 1919, the Bates method is a series of exercises and everyday techniques to incorporate into your life that corrects all the common eye problems: short-sight, long-sight, astigmatism and the decline of vision due to age. It can correct anyone's vision techniques, teaching relaxation and visualisation exercises that ease the strain on the eyes and allows the eyes to perform at their best. By working on the Bates...>>