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About Book: Four good friends from Bangalore are mysteriously transported to another world called Magika. This is a world of magic and is populated by Elves, Dwarves, Giants and other such fantastic creatures! Upon arrival, they are told that they've been brought here to help as an evil sorcerer - the Dark One - has stolen The Magic Cup, and now wants to take over the world of Magika. Hearing this and having no way to return home, the children agree to join a quest to get the Magic Cup back from the Dark One. Accompanying them are a dwarf, an elf, and a troll. On the way to the Damned Lands where the Dark One dwells, they encounter strange beings, face challenges and attacks, and have many adventures. Their bond of friendship grows stronger and they discover the reason why they've been brought to this world to help. In the Damned Lands, they finally come face to face with the Dark One who wields the most powerful magic of all. Will the children survive? Will they ever return to Earth? Or will the Dark One use the Magic Cup to become the Lord of Magika? About the Author: rajesh k k has been writing short stories for children for the past fifteen years and has published in leading newspapers and magazines. Earlier in his career, he worked in large IT companies but has now taken up writing full-time. This is his first book.

A Quest for the Holy Grail In this novel of legendary Ireland, Andrew Greeley takes you back into a long-ago time of mists and magic, faith and love. Here you will meet Cormac MacDermot, the young king destined to lead Ireland out of paganism to Christianity; his aged father, now on the throne, and the seductive witch-queen who holds the country in thrall. Here also is the lovely slave girl Brigid. As light-footed as an Irish pixie, she will help Cormac seek the magic cup that will confirm his right to be High King of Ireland. Over mountain and river they will journey, beset by perils. But when their enemies capture Brigid, and Cormac strives to save her, he will see that the little slave girl is a great deal more than she seems. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

We all love the fairy tales we grew up on, creating a world in which good always wins over evil, where those whose hearts are true and who do the right thing come out on top. But, grown-up competition for success is rough, even cutthroat, and we've often heard that nice guys finish last. Not according to Howard Behar, whose career as one of the three leaders who built the Starbucks organization most definitely proves that nice guys finish first. In THE MAGIC CUP, Behar spins an engaging corporate tale to teach us exactly how we can do the same thing. The story revolves around Vince Steadfast, the newly named CEO of imaginary manufacturer Verity Glassworks, which has fallen on difficult times. Vince is hired to help the once iconic company return to its glory days, and he brings with him a parting gift from his mentor and former boss: a stunning crystal coffee cup from Verity's halcyon days. The cup turns out to be magic - truly - and helps him come to understand and reinvigorate the values that Verity has misplaced along the way. As Vince and his new team make their way to (and through) many challenges, including the aptly named Worthy Way, Perilous Passage and Arduous Stair, the cup fills with a gold elixir and the universal truths that they learn to embrace - such as Responsibility, Forgiveness and Courage - magically become engraved in the glass. In the tradition of great parable writers throughout history, Behar quickly involves us in an engrossing fantasy, continually challenging us to compare each situation with our own real-life experiences. The story of THE MAGIC CUP helps each of us discover that only by acting on sound moral principles can we fill our own cups with the personal and professional success and satisfaction we seek.

Four good friends from Bangalore are magically transported to another world called Magika. This is world of magic and is populated by elves, dwarves, trolls, giants and other such beings! Upon arrival, they are told that they've been brought here to help as the Dark One - an evil sorcerer - has stolen something important and now wants to take over the world of Magika.Hearing this and having no way to return home, the children agree to join a quest to get the Magic Cup back from the Dark One. Accompanying them are a dwarf, an elf and a troll. On the way to the Damned Lands where the Dark One dwells, they encounter strange beings, face challenges and attacks and have many adventures. Their bond of friendship grows stronger and they discover the reason why they've been brought to this world to help.In the Damned Lands, they finally come face to face with the Dark One and he wields the most powerful magic of all. Will the children survive? Will they ever return to Earth? Or will the Dark One use the Magic Cup to become the Lord of Magika?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKINGBob's got a magic cup. When he drinks his green tea from it in the morning, for the rest of the day, he can hear people's thoughts. If he doesn't drink from it, then he gets splitting headaches that feel as if somebody's driving a sledgehammer into his head. Seriously incapacitating. It's a good thing he doesn't own a gun, because he might just use it to end this pain. It's as if the cup is demanding of him, “Drink from me, drink from me.” And then when Bob does drink from the cup: Ahh, sweet peace. Sweet Peace. What does it want, this magic cup? Maybe it's the evil cup. Hearing other people's thoughts, it's incredibly cool, and it's also incredibly terrible. People are horrible, the things they think. Learning to work with it, to dial it down and to hone it in, it's as if the universe has given Bob Dawson an awesomely powerful tool, one that was a bit unwieldy at first, but now that he's getting the hang of it, it's a skill that he can probably use to change the world for the better, though first he's going to Vegas.Imagine how well he'll be able to do at the card table, being able to read people's thoughts ... and as for dating, well, the phrase “unfair advantage” doesn't even begin to apply.Join Bob Dawson as he ventures into the dark territory of other people's minds, and his own mind, embarking on a journey from the stable shores of how he once viewed the world, and entering new territory from which he will emerge forever changed.

The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters, and explored the role of Catholicism in his world. Because of his training as a sociologist, Greeley brings to his novels a thorough knowledge of popular culture and social theory. And because of his experience as a Roman Catholic priest, he has gained special knowledge of vice, virtue, and the workings of the Church. Like Balzac—now a major canonical author—Greeley has created a world of numerous fictional persons, mapped the details of his culture, and explored the place of Catholicism in contemporary life.

The Magic of Tea - Getting to Know More about the Cup That Cheers Table of Contents Introduction Growing Tea Tea cuttings Two Leaves and a Bud Flushes, Banjis and Janams Harvesting – Plucking, Tipping and Pruning Processing Tea Green and Black Tea Processing Fermentation Enemies of Tea The Art of Drinking Tea Masala Chai Iced tea Masala lemon tea Tea Bags Tea bricks Storing tea Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Many of us cannot do without the cup that cheers, first thing in the morning, to wake us up. And whenever we smell the delicious aroma of freshly brewed tea, we thank the person who found out this plant and the brew made from it, which would wake us up and rejuvenate our systems. Why not, this is the refreshing beverage which is consumed gratefully all over the world, second only to water. According to historical documents, Tea leaves of an evergreen shrub – Camellia sinensis-were steeped in water to make an aromatic beverage in China, more than 4000 years ago. That is because this shrub was first found growing native in Asia. Even today you can find while the plants growing in many parts of northeastern India, Southwest China, northern Burma, and North Indochina. This native Chinese tea was slightly bitter, had a cooling effect, and had and astringent and warming flavor. Other tea varieties had floral, sweet, grassy, and even nutty overtones and flavors.

Something sinister happened to Mackenzie's twin sister Breanne the last time the two girls were in Ireland. Now they're back and the winter solstice is approaching. Breanne scoffs at their elderly relatives' tales of fair folk and banshees and the thin barrier between two worlds, but Mackenzie remembers what happened to Breanne five years before, at the summer solstice. Mackenzie is convinced the Otherworld is real, but is it a place of enchantment or enslavement for humans?

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King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur?

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