Identity

Are you completely satisfied with your life? Do you want more from it? These are the questions the enigmatic Xavier Titan Cane asks stationery salesman Scott Harris after a chance meeting in an airport bathroom. Xavier tells Scott he can change his life, help him become who he is meant to be. All Scott needs to do is access Identity, an application that has been mysteriously installed on his phone. Scott has nothing to lose. The application transports him into a world where he is transformed from a boring and nervous salesperson into a smooth and charismatic spy. But, fantasy and reality collide when he finds his wife murdered, a dangerous shadow organization starts chasing him, and he discovers he's more than just a salesman. Xavier is hiding secrets. And, life just got a little more complicated for Scott. Would you give up your life if you could live your fantasy?

Fashion and beauty are hot topics all over the world. In some parts of the world, people are free to dress and look as they please and in other parts of the world, dressing and lifestyle is regulated. Dressing is a personal activity, yet attracts public interest, it is a personal activity yet with public impact. There's the tension between dressing for oneself and the social expectations of society. FASHION WARSDiscrimination and even violence based on how a person looks and/or is dressed continues to be experienced all over the world with women bearing the brunt. Women are abused and harassed on the streets, at home, work places and social places due to their looks and wardrobe choices. Why is it so hard to stop the harassment and violence? Is there some bigger force at work behind the scenes? Can it be stopped or do we just have to try our best not to be victim or else find coping mechanisms? THE UNSEEN FORCES AT PLAYWith the majority unaware of who the real enemy is, manipulation, lies and threats come to a boiling point at different times and in diverse places like birth pangs. In different cultures people have learnt to cope, adjust, accept, embrace, camouflage or resist the harassment and violence against women due to their dressing.These questions continue to linger though.Who has the moral authority to police how people wear?How do we determine what is decent and what is not?Is it anybody's business how someone else dresses?What is the definition of beauty and can it be measured?If beauty can be measured, what is the standard used?THE ORIGINAL QUESTIONSThis book seeks to trace the origin of beauty and fashion, their purpose and expression according to the Christian worldview. This book also traces the two clashing mindsets that influence the world of fashion and the various outcomes achieved by both. Some of the questions answered in this book include:Why did God create Adam and Eve naked?Why was Adam and Eve naked and not ashamed in the garden of Eden?Was humanity meant to live naked and not ashamed?Is it possible to live naked and not ashamed presently like the naturists say and practice?What are the laws of dressing?What does the Bible say concerning our idenity and dressing?