The famous actress and best-selling writer takes a 500-mile spiritual journey in Spain during which she learns of past lives (and loves) and of the ancient civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria.

Candide, the quintessential innocent, has been taught by his tutor, Pangloss, that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." Gradually, Candide and his beloved, Cunegonde, learn--as they travel through a world peopled with evil characters and various cruelties--the limits of Pangloss's philosophy. Voltaire's great comic masterpiece is a satire of the doctrine of optimism, which Voltaire sees as a blind acceptance of human misery.

Catholic religious of an earlier era once talked of the need for "custody of the thoughts" as an essential act of the faithful life. Author Thomas Moore refreshes that sentiment in his bestselling "Care of the Soul", reminding his many appreciative readers of the sustenance to be gained from a contemplative approach to life. By this he means not some saintly withdrawal into other worlds but the heightened grasp of the sacredness at the heart of this world that can hallow the ordinary. All life is holy, he believes and believing, shows us how.

In this story of large-scale greed and corruption in post-Soviet Moscow, a Western journalist chronicles how billions of rubles were moved out of the country by politically connected Russian businessman, and how thug-like tactics have terrified foreign investors. Author Brzezinski assesses the toll on Russian citizens and examines the missed opportunity for Russia to rebuild itself and profit in the global economy.