Bücher veröffentlicht von John L. Bowman

If you think about it, being alive is stranger than being dead. Our eternal sleep is far longer than our brief time awake. This book explores the nature of "eternal sleep" using ancient mythological Gods like Thanatos, Athena, and Asclepius, as well as the Grimm Reaper, through the life and death of one Lithuanian, Oscar Uzgalis. The central question is why is death humans' greatest fear? Only humans are aware they die and become nothing, which knowledge terrorizes many of them. Most of the Gods believe humans should accept their inevitable deaths because they have no choice. Also, accepting their death is a prerequisite to their living a meaningful life. This book describes ways humans die from God (pneumonia), nature (immolation), humans (guillotined), animals (mauled), and themselves (suicide). Some topics include whether death is a blessing or curse, what others think about our death, strategies humans use to avoid the fear of death and why they fail, and near-death experiences. It also explores why we should not fear death, be satisfied with our allotted time, die in our own era, and have gratitude for life and death. The final chapter describes what happens to our corpse.

This is a story about a low-born boy named Tupac who becomes the warrior chief savior of his Hidalgo tribe told through the eyes of Aztec the tribes head warrior. In his youth Tupac struggled against an oppressive caste system that denied him warrior status and endured the loss of his love Yoatl. His tribe faced fearsome mountain lions called pumas, a brutal cannibal tribe called the Chiapas and their evil chief Coyotl and rapacious Spanish invaders, all of whom endeavored to enslave his tribe. To save it Aztec teaches Tupac warriorship because he thinks he is a spirit from the ages and with his new skills Tupac builds a new city of god called Esperanza. In the process Tupac creates a new culture that changed religion, government and the role of women. To defend Esperanza Tupac and Aztec fight many fierce battles with the help of five young boys (who learned to fire an arquebus) and a young deformed woman (who skillfully learned the bow and arrow). Resourceful, resilient and courageous warrior spirit Tupac imbued in future Hidalgo generations the need to overcome oppressive artificial societal norms, to use the mind to solve problems and the spirit of courage.