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April 6, 2012 | History
An edition of TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE (2011)

TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE

Life is a joy for some, a sentence for others. A friend who helps us through, makes the worst things that happen to us bearable. Some believe in a spiritual part of our being, an invisible compass point on our anatomy that directs us with visible strength, evident when faced with adversity. Some vehemently do not believe in ghosts. Yet there is the inexplicable, which gives rise to questions: is it really ‘them’, can they return? If it all originates in our heads, why does the mind play games with us by making use of the dead in the midst of life to frighten us or help us through? There are times, though, when the mind does not even need a ghost, but presents challenges of such a strange nature that the sheer complexity of how it works makes us realise just how little we really know about the spongy thing on the top of our heads that rules every move.

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Language
English
Pages
186

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TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE
2011, Armida Publications
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Table of Contents

PREFACE
Theories of Retribution
To Live or not to Live
The Curse
Belief in the Possible
The Lighthouse
The Boy
The Ghost Room

Edition Notes

Published in
Nicosia, Cyprus

Contributors

Editor
Miriam Pirolo
Cover Art and Illustrations
Aliki Ioannidou Vrtaric
Cover Design
Haris Ioannides

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
186
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
Weight
8.8 grams

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25266606M
ISBN 13
9789963706198

Work Description

This is a beautifully arranged collection of short stories and a sister book to TO DIE OR NOT TO DIE. Each account follows the rules of a different place and time - and a different logic! The stories create a (ghostly) reality that will capture the readers attention very fast - without using scary elements as the typical decoy of supernatural narrations. The beautiful writing style and the accurate description of the characters is going to mesmerise the reader in a very unique way. Some people told me that the story "To Live or not to Live" (homonymous with the title of the book) is their favourite. I personally enjoyed "Theories of Retribution" and "Belief in the Possible" the most! They always manage to put me into a good mood, because reading them is very relaxing. I love what the character 'Dascale' in "Belief in the Possible" (a story set in Cyprus) says: "It's not the test that matters but whether or not you allow the burden of anxiety you shoulder to weigh more on your mind than on your shoulders, after all it's the mind that drives the body. If we allow the weight on our shoulders to govern our lives instead of searching in our minds for solutions, we are lost before we begin."

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The mystery of the ‘missing link’ is still out there. When exactly
did we shift from animal to human, we do not know, and what
price was paid along the way to develop the huge brain we
now possess, and through which we have learned and stored so
much? Even though we share a common scientific name, we are
such a diverse species. We have travelled different paths, chosen
different faiths and beliefs, and although our bodies may look so
different, stripped down to basic anatomy, we are all the same
under the skin.
added by haris ioannides.

part of the preface

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