Melody Of Souls

Anna has one chance for survival—and it lies in the hands of her mortal enemy. It’s 1943 and Anna Zadok, a Jewish Christian living in Prague, has lost nearly everything. Most of her family has been deported, and the Nazi occupation ended her career as a concert violinist. Now Anna is left to care for her grandmother, and she’ll do anything to keep her safe—a job that gets much harder when Nazi officer Horst Engel is quartered in the flat below them. Though musical instruments have been declared illegal, Anna defiantly continues to play the violin. But Horst, dissatisfied with German ideology, enjoys her soothing music. When Anna and her grandmother face deportation, Horst risks everything to protect them. Anna finds herself falling in love with the handsome officer and his brave heart. But what he reveals might stop the music forever.

In the quaint coastal town of Harmony Bay, where the salty breeze whispers secrets to the sea, a story of profound connection and rediscovery unfolds. Amidst the picturesque landscape, two souls, burdened by their own silences, find solace in each other's company. Meet Payton, a once-brilliant violinist whose heart's melody has been muted by a profound loss. And then there's Esteban, the reclusive artisan, his world engulfed in silence after an unfortunate accident that robbed him of his hearing. Fate, however, has orchestrated a unique encounter that will bridge the chasm between sound and silence. "The Melody of Lost Souls" unravels a captivating tale of music, passion, and healing. As Payton and Esteban cross paths, their lives will never be the same. Drawn together by an unexplainable force, they embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of conventional communication, forming a connection that goes far beyond words. United by their love for music, they decide to craft a one-of-a-kind violin, a masterpiece that will represent their shared journey of rediscovery. In this heartwarming novel, the process of violin-making becomes a metaphor for healing, as both Payton and Esteban learn to mend the broken pieces of their souls. As they delve into the depths of each other's pasts, their vulnerabilities bring forth a symphony of emotions, and the violin they create becomes not just an instrument but a vessel for the harmony of their hearts. As you turn the pages of "The Melody of Lost Souls," prepare to be swept away by a tale of resilience, hope, and the magic of human connection. Join Payton and Esteban as they uncover the timeless truth that true harmony knows no boundaries, transcending the barriers of sound and silence to create an everlasting symphony of their souls. Let the melody unfold and carry you through a journey that will resonate in your heart long after the final note has been played.

In our lives filled with stress and conflict, difficult circumstances and difficult people, peace can be hard to find. But as Brave Girls Club founder Melody Ross encourages us in this wonderful companion to Choose Happy, that makes peace all the more vital for us to seek. Against the beautiful backdrop of her world-famous art, Melody shares her most personal truths on the necessity of digging deep, getting tough, and making the journey to peace.

Six-year-old Melody’s new teddy bear has a dangerous secret—there’s a demon trapped inside its soft body, intent on stealing human souls. When Melody’s mother, Sarah, makes a simple wish one day, she unknowingly sets in motion an evil plan that threatens to destroy her entire family. As the demon wreaks havoc on Sarah’s once-tranquil life, the souls of her loved ones are left in a hell dimension where they are relentlessly tortured. The demon is determined to take everyone Sarah cares about, and she must face her greatest fear—was she really responsible for opening up the gates of hell? Somehow, amidst the terror, she must find the strength and courage to fight the demon and send it back to hell once and for all. Even if it costs Sarah her very life.

What does it mean to feel at home, truly present with ourselves, comfortable with our choices, and alive to the possibilities of conscious change? How can we develop inner balance and connection, keeping our boundaries clear while opening our hearts to those we love? With practical wisdom and insight, Melody Beattie addresses these questions, encouraging us to reach a higher level of living and loving, and showing us how to be at home with ourselves wherever we are in the world, at whatever stage of life. Through true stories and take-action exercises, including journaling, visualizations, affirmations, meditations, and prayers, Beattie provides the essential tools to help us discover our own sense of home. Accessible and illuminating, Finding Your Way Home is a soul-searching look at how not to be victimized by ourselves′or other people. Beattie urges us to discover new levels of integrity, to break through barriers that have blocked us for too long. This is a powerful and challenging book about buying back our souls and learning to live a life guided by spirit.

This is an original, philosophical discussion in which André Neher relates the lives of prominent nineteenth- and twentieth-century Jews to traditional Jewish thought on issues of assimilation, the Holocaust, and liberal intellectualism.

The Greco-Roman mathematician Claudius Ptolemy is one of the most significant figures in the history of science. He is remembered today for his astronomy, but his philosophy is almost entirely lost to history. This groundbreaking book is the first to reconstruct Ptolemy’s general philosophical system—including his metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics—and to explore its relationship to astronomy, harmonics, element theory, astrology, cosmology, psychology, and theology. In this stimulating intellectual history, Jacqueline Feke uncovers references to a complex and sophisticated philosophical agenda scattered among Ptolemy’s technical studies in the physical and mathematical sciences. She shows how he developed a philosophy that was radical and even subversive, appropriating ideas and turning them against the very philosophers from whom he drew influence. Feke reveals how Ptolemy’s unique system is at once a critique of prevailing philosophical trends and a conception of the world in which mathematics reigns supreme. A compelling work of scholarship, Ptolemy’s Philosophy demonstrates how Ptolemy situated mathematics at the very foundation of all philosophy—theoretical and practical—and advanced the mathematical way of life as the true path to human perfection.