Owen Jones
Список книг автора Owen JonesAndropov's Cuckoo
A dying man recounts the story of the most amazing person he has ever met, a brilliant, Soviet linguist whom he calls Youriko. It is a tale of love, daring-do, spies and danger set in Japan, Germany, Turkey, the USA, Canada and the UK, but mostly in the Soviet Union of the Seventies. Two girls, born thousands of miles apart in Kazakhstan and Japan just after World War II, meet and are like peas in a pod. They also get on like sisters and keep n touch for the rest of their lives. However, one wants to help her battle-scarred country and the other wants to leave hers for the West. They dream up a daring, dangerous plan to achieve both goals, which Andropov, the chief of the Soviet KGB, is told about. He dubs it Operation Youriko and it is set in motion, but does it have even the remotest chance of success? Andropov’s Cuckoo is based on a ‘true story’ related to the author by one of the protagonists. The story starts with William, an octogenarian widower, who misses his wife terribly, in a sanctuary in southern Spain. He is waiting to die and is looking forward to it in order to be reunited with his wife Youriko. He does not have long, but decides that his brave wife's story should be told, although she would not allow it when she was alive. First we meet a Japanese family that was caught up in the blast at Hiroshima, and then we meet their daughter, Youriko, who has been radicalised against the American occupying forces. Next we meet a Soviet, Kazakhstani family, who were also involved in the war. The wife is a government agent who stirs the workers in her area to produce more, and we meet her daughter. Through the Japanese Communist Party visits to the area, the Russian and the Japanese families meet and get on. The girls especially. In fact, they actually look alike too. The girls hatch a plan to switch lives, though the Japanese girl sees no future in the USSR. She wants to go to America. The switch is made, and The Russian girl, now known as Youriko takes a job in the Japanese Foreign Office. Then she moves to the Diplomatic Corps, all the while spying for her boss Andropov, the head of the KGB. She falls from grace when she becomes disillusioned with her work and tries to escape to see her double, who is now in Canada. She is captured and held in the dreaded Lubyanka prison, before she is given a show trial and sent to a camp. When she gets out, Andropov takes pity on her and sets her up as the boss of a 'honey trap' spy ring. While doing this job, she falls in love with a British exchange student, and spends the rest of the book fleeing the country on horseback through the Caucasus into Turkey, where she hands herself over to the British Embassy. After a thorough debriefing, she is allowed to remain in the UK, so she goes to surprise the love of her life during a class. Youriko and William live a long life together in Andalusia, until she dies. The last chapter of the book sees him dying and calling his wife's name as she stands before him welcoming him back into her arms. The doctor is the one who finds the manuscript and gets it published.
愤怒管理
很多人认为，在整个世界人们的愤怒正以惊人的速度增加。为此提出了各种原因，其中一些原因是：电视和电影中的暴力；加工食品中的化学品和添加剂；农作物喷洒农药；飞机的化学尾迹；酗酒和药物滥用；自制力下降；对上帝的信仰减少；缺乏对传统权威人物的尊重以及许多其他原因。为了更深入地了解往往需要应用愤怒管理技术的情绪爆发，不妨仔细了解一下愤怒和侵犯行为。沮丧是引起愤怒的一个主要原因。然而，沮丧并不是一时形成的，而是当潜在的问题浮出水面时才发生。因此，沮丧是一种深层的、未缓解的缺乏信心和不满的感觉或状态，是由未平息的怨气和未满足的需求和欲望引起的。这本小书对这些问题做了简要的探讨。它的主要目的是告诉那些关心愤怒的人如何寻求进一步的帮助。这些文章也可用于购买者自己的出版物。
Neînțelegerea
Megan este o adolescentă cu abilități psihice care nu poate găsi pe nimeni care să-i înțeleagă puterile… nimeni dintre cei vii. „Un har cu probleme” este o povestire despre cum o tânără fată începe să realizeze că este capabilă să facă lucruri pe care nimeni din familia ei nu poate să le facă, deși unii dintre prietenii ei de la școală spun că au abilități psihice neobișnuite similare. Numele fetei este Megan și are doisprezece ani în această primă carte. Megan are două probleme aparent de neînvins. Prima este că mamei ei îi era frică de abilitățile latente ale fiicei sale și, nu numai că nu o va ajuta, însă o va descuraja activ, iar a doua este că nu poate găsi un profesor care să o ajute să își dezvolte puterile supranaturale, psihice. Încearcă să le discute cu mama ei, însă nu se bucură de mare atenție și nici măcar nu îi mai spune tatălui ei pentru că știe că mama sa nu va fi de acord și, în fine, Megan vrea să nu o supere pe mama ei. Megan simte că există o legătură tainică între ele două. Poate că este legătura care există între toate mamele și fiicele lor, totuși, poate e mult mai profundă decât atât. Cine poate ști, din moment ce nici măcar Megan nu știe? Tot ceea ce știe este că mama ei nu pare a se implică în rolul așteptat din partea ei, acela de mamă iubitoare a unei fiice care în curând va deveni adolescentă, care are anxietăți pe care dorește, nu, are nevoie să le discute cu cineva în care are încredere. Megan este dispusă să îi acorde mamei ei timp pentru a trece peste frica sa față de paranormal. Poate aștepta și chiar trece cu vederea abuzul oribil la care este supusă în secret, fără știrea tatălui său. Cel puțin pentru moment. „Un har cu probleme” este prima din, până acum, douăzeci și trei povestiri din această serie despre iluminarea continuă a lui Megan pe măsură ce găsește oameni care să o ajute să înțeleagă cum să procedeze cel mai bine cu dezvoltarea sa supranaturală, spirituală și psihică. Pentru că trebuie să învețe nu numai ce poate să facă și cum să facă, ci și în ce scop ar trebui să își pună abilitățile speciale. Megan este o fată bună, astfel că ar părea evident că își va îndrepta folosirea puterilor sale de partea binelui, însă nu este întotdeauna ușor să faci lucrul corect, chiar dacă știi care este acela. Aceste povestiri despre Megan vor fi pe placul oricui este interesat de puterile psihice, supranatural și paranormal și se adresează vârstelor între zece și o sută de ani.
Gli Esclusi
Tutto d'un tratto, Heng Lee comincia a sentirsi molto strano, così decide di far visita allo Sciamano locale, niente meno che sua zia. Dopo alcuni test conclude che Heng non ha più sangue nel corpo. Come lo dirà alla sua famiglia? E cosa decideranno di fare? Heng Lee è un capraio delle remote montagne a nord-est di Chiang Rai, nel nord della Thailandia, vicino al confine con il Laos. Si tratta di una comunità molto affiatata, dove tutti si conoscono. Heng all’improvviso si ammala, ma non così tanto da non poter portare le capre a pascolare, finché un giorno è costretto ad andare dallo Sciamano del villaggio, nonché sua zia, per via di alcuni svenimenti. Non ci sono dottori qualificati nelle vicinanze e la Sciamana è riuscito a curare tutti per secoli. La zia esamina qualche campione e giunge alla conclusione che i reni di Heng hanno smesso di funzionare e, per questo, gli è rimasto poco tempo da vivere. La lotta per salvare la vita di Heng comincia, ma altre forze entrano in gioco. Cosa succederà a Heng, alla sua famiglia e al resto della comunità se decidesse di seguire il consiglio della Sciamana?
Lawatan Sekolah Megan
Lawatan tahunan sekolah Megan membawa dia dan rakan sekelasnya ke beberapa buah gua, yang dijadikan tempat tinggal oleh suku pra-sejarah. Megan yakin bahawa dia mendapat lebih banyak pengetahuan tentang apa yang sebenarnya berlaku di sana selama ini dengan menggunakan kekuatan psikiknya, lebih daripada apa yang diberitahu oleh pemandu pelancong kepada mereka. Megan adalah seorang gadis remaja berusia 13 tahun, yang menyedari bahawa dia mempunyai kekuatan psikik yang tidak dimiliki oleh orang lain. Pada mulanya, dia cuba bercakap dengan ibunya mengenai mereka, tetapi risau akan akibat buruk, jadi dia belajar untuk berdiam diri. Namun, beberapa orang telah menawarkan pertolongan dan seekor binatang menunjukkan persahabatan yang istimewa, tetapi mereka tidak 'hidup' dalam arti kata yang normal. Mereka telah mati. Megan mempunyai tiga rakan seperti itu: Wacinhinsha, Petunjuk Rohnya, yang pernah menjadi Sioux dalam kehidupan terakhirnya di Bumi; datuk dari ibu kandungnya, Gramps dan seekor harimau Siberia yang bernama Grrr. Wacinhinsha sangat berpengetahuan dalam semua perkara rohani, psikik dan paranormal; datuknya adalah 'orang mati ' dan Grrr hanya dapat bertutur bahasa Harimau, seperti yang dapat dibayangkan oleh seseorang dan kebanyakannya, tentu saja tidak dapat difahami oleh manusia. Dalam episod kehidupan Megan ini, dia dan murid-murid yang lain dibawa bersiar-siar keluar sekolah sebagai lawatan tahunan. Ini sememangnya lawatan tahunan, tetapi sekolah tidak selalu mempunyai wang untuk membiayai mereka. Yang ini ternyata luar biasa bagi Megan kerana dia melihat sekilas kehidupan orang yang hidup di era sejak dulu. Ikuti Megan ketika dia berusaha untuk belajar lebih banyak mengenai masa lalu melalui lawatan sekolahnya dan atas nasihat yang diberikan oleh Petunjuk Roh kepadanya tentang cara terbaik untuk melakukannya.
Trip Sekolah Megan
Tamasya tahunan sekolah membawa Megan dan teman-teman sekelasnya ke gua-gua yang terhubung, yang dahulu digunakan oleh suku-suku pra-sejarah sebagai tempat tinggal mereka. Megan yakin bahwa dengan kekuatan mata batinnya, dia akan mendapat lebih banyak pengetahuan tentang apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di dalam sana selama kegiatan itu, daripada yang diberitahukan oleh pemandu wisata resmi mereka. Megan adalah seorang gadis remaja berusia 13 tahun, yang menyadari bahwa dirinya memiliki kekuatan mata batin yang tidak dimiliki orang lain. Pada awalnya, dia mencoba membicarakan dengan ibunya tentang kekuatannya itu, tetapi sebagai konsekuensinya, sebuah malapetaka menjadikannya belajar untuk tetap diam tentang kekuatannya itu. Namun, beberapa orang memang menawarkan bantuan dan seekor hewan juga menunjukkan ikatan persahabatan yang istimewa, tetapi mereka tidak ‘hidup’ dalam arti kata yang sebenarnya. Mereka telah meninggal. Megan memiliki tiga teman seperti: Wacinhinsha, Roh Pemandunya, yang merupakan suku Sioux di kehidupan terakhirnya di Bumi; kakek dari ibunya, Gramps; dan harimau Siberia besar bernama Grrr. Wacinhinsha sangat berpengetahuan luas dalam segala hal terkait spiritual, mata batin, dan paranormal; kakeknya adalah ‘orang mati’ pemula; sedangkan Grrr hanya bisa berbicara bahasa harimau, seperti yang bisa dibayangkan dan sebagian besar, tentunya tidak dapat dipahami oleh manusia. Dalam episode kehidupan Megan kali ini, dia dan murid-murid seangkatan lainnya bertamasya sekolah. Kegiatan itu seharusnya merupakan acara tahunan, tetapi sekolah tidak selalu punya uang untuk membiayai murid-murid. Kegiatan itu ternyata berdampak luar biasa bagi Megan karena dia bisa melihat sekilas kehidupan orang-orang yang hidup di era yang sudah lama berlalu. Simak kisah Megan saat dia mencoba untuk belajar lebih banyak tentang kehidupan di masa lampau dan menjalankan nasihat yang diberikan Roh Pemandunya tentang cara terbaik dalam melakukannya saat tamasya sekolah.
เมแกนกับสัมผัสพิศวง
เมแกนคือวัยรุ่นผู้มีพลังจิตซึ่งไม่สามารถหาใครมาช่วยให้เธอเข้าใจถึงพลังของตนเองได้…ใครที่ยังมีชีวิตอยู่ ‘Misconception' คือเรื่องสั้นเรื่องแรกจากยี่สิบสามเรื่อง (จนถึงตอนนี้) ในชุดนี้ เป็นเรื่องราวเกี่ยวกับการรู้แจ้งอย่างต่อเนื่องของเมแกนในขณะที่เธอค้นหาผู้ที่จะช่วยให้เธอเข้าใจวิธีที่ดีที่สุดในการพัฒนาพลังเหนือธรรมชาติ จิตวิญญาณ และพลังจิตของเธอ เพราะนอกจากเธอจะต้องได้รับการสอนถึงสิ่งที่ตนเองทำได้และจะทำสิ่งนั้นได้อย่างไรแล้ว เธอยังต้องเรียนรู้ว่าจะใช้ความสามารถพิเศษของเธอเพื่ออะไรอีกด้วย เมแกนเป็นเด็กดี จึงดูเหมือนจะชัดเจนว่าเธอมีแนวโน้มที่จะใช้พลังของเธอในทางที่ดี แต่การทำสิ่งที่ถูกต้องก็ไม่ใช่เรื่องง่ายเสมอไป แม้เราจะรู้ว่าสิ่งนั้นคืออะไรก็ตาม เรื่องราวของเมแกนจะดึงดูดทุกคนที่มีความสนใจในพลังจิต สิ่งเหนือธรรมชาติ และเรื่องราวอาถรรพณ์ และมีอายุระหว่างสิบถึงร้อยปี
Trzynastka Megan
”Trzynastka Megan” to druga część, składającej się z dwudziestu trzech tomów serii Megan. Tytułowa bohaterka obchodzi urodziny, które wprowadzają ją w wiek nastoletni. Z tej okazji jej rodzice organizują dla niej wielkie przyjęcie. Zaproszeni są krewni i przyjaciele, a o oprawę muzyczną zadba idol Megan – miejscowy DJ Jack Hammer. Dziewczyna zastanawia się, czy ktoś z gości zauważy ducha jej ogromnego tygrysa syberyjskiego, Grrr. Nie liczy jednak na zapoznanie się z przystojnym nieznajomym. Seria Megan adresowana jest do ludzi w dowolnym wieku, którzy interesują się sprawami paranormalnymi.
కోపాన్ని నిగ్రహించుకోవడం
మత్తం ప్రపంచ జనాభాల కపం భయంకరమైన రటుత పరుగుతందని చాలా మంది నమ్ముతారు. వివిధ కారణాలు ప్రతిపాదించబడ్డాయి, వాటిల కన్ని: టలివిజన్ మరియు చిత్రాలల హింస; ప్రాసస్ చసిన ఆహారంల రసాయనాలు మరియు ఇ-సంఖ్యలు; పంటలపై మందులు చల్లడం; విమానం నుండి జరిప కమికల్-ట్రయల్స్; మద్యం మరియు పదార్థ దుర్వినియగం; స్వీయ నియంత్రణల తగ్గుదల; దవునిపై నమ్మకం తగ్గడం; సాంప్రదాయ అధికార ప్రతినిధుల పట్ల గరవం లకపవడం మరియు మరన్న. మత్తం ప్రపంచ జనాభాల కపం భయంకరమైన రటుత పరుగుతందని చాలా మంది నమ్ముతారు. వివిధ కారణాలు ప్రతిపాదించబడ్డాయి, వాటిల కన్ని: టలివిజన్ మరియు చిత్రాలల హింస; ప్రాసస్ చసిన ఆహారంల రసాయనాలు మరియు ఇ-సంఖ్యలు; పంటలపై మందులు చల్లడం; విమానం నుండి జరిప కమికల్-ట్రయల్స్; మద్యం మరియు పదార్థ దుర్వినియగం; స్వీయ నియంత్రణల తగ్గుదల; దవునిపై నమ్మకం తగ్గడం; సాంప్రదాయ అధికార ప్రతినిధుల పట్ల గరవం లకపవడం మరియు మరన్న. కపం నిగ్రహించుకన పద్ధతుల యక్క అనువర్తనం తరచుగా అవసరమయ్య భావద్వగ ప్రకపాలపై లతైన అవగాహన పందడానికి కపం మరియు దూకుడును నిశితంగా పరిశీలించడం విలువైనది. కపానికి నిరాశ ప్రధాన కారణం. అయిత, రాత్రికి రాత్ర నిరాశ అనది ఏర్పడదు; బదులుగా, అంతర్లీన సమస్యలు బయటపడినప్పుడు నిరాశ సంభవిస్తుంది. అందువల్ల, నిరాశ అనది లతైన, నమ్మకం లని భావం లదా అవసరాలు మరియు కరికలు తీరనప్పుడు లదా పరిష్కరించబడని మనవదనలు లదా విశ్వాసం లకపవడం మరియు అసంతప్తి నుండి ఉత్పన్నమవుతుంది. ఈ చిన్న పుస్తకం ఈ సమస్యలను క్లుప్తంగా పరిశీలిస్తుంది. కపం గురించి ఆందళన చందుతున్నవారికి మరింత సహాయం ఎలా పందాల చూపించడమ దీని ముఖ్య ఉద్దశ్యం. కథనాలను కనుగలుదారుడి సంత ప్రచురణలల కూడా ఉపయగించవచ్చు.
Behandeling Van Acne
Miljoenen mensen over de hele wereld worden door acne geplaagd. De meesten onder hen zijn jong en emotioneel nog niet sterk genoeg om zich te wapenen tegen de schaamte en soms zelfs het schuldgevoel of de afkeer, tot aan pesten toe, die maar al te vaak met een uitbraak van acne gepaard gaan. De informatie in dit boek zal je helpen om met acne om te gaan. Miljoenen mensen over de hele wereld worden door acne geplaagd. De meesten onder hen zijn jong en emotioneel nog niet sterk genoeg om zich te wapenen tegen de schaamte en soms zelfs het schuldgevoel of de afkeer, tot aan pesten toe, die maar al te vaak met een uitbraak van acne gepaard gaan. Nog erger is dat de littekens in het gezicht een trieste herinnering zijn aan een uitbraak van acne of een ernstige vorm ervan in het verleden. Ze zijn onverdraaglijk, omdat ze permanent aanwezig lijken te zijn en ze niet bepaald flatteren. Dit boek wil de acnelijder de best mogelijke verdediging tegen deze potentieel levensverwoestende aandoening bieden: kennis, de informatie die nodig is om acne te vermijden, ermee om te gaan en ervan af te raken.