diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/AnySelection.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/AnySelection.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79762b54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/AnySelection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package li.strolch.model.query;
+
+/**
+ * @author Robert von Burg <eitch@eitchnet.ch>
+ */
+public class AnySelection implements Selection {
+
+	@Override
+	public void accept(QueryVisitor visitor) {
+		visitor.visitAny();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean hasSelection() {
+		return true;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/OrderQuery.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/OrderQuery.java
index 0a5c1b63e..68ff20094 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/OrderQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/OrderQuery.java
@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ public class OrderQuery extends StrolchQuery<OrderQueryVisitor> {
 		super(navigation);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public OrderQuery with(Selection selection) {
+		super.with(selection);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public OrderQuery not(Selection selection) {
+		super.not(selection);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public OrderQuery withAny() {
+		super.withAny();
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public static OrderQuery query(Navigation navigation) {
 		return new OrderQuery(navigation);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/QueryVisitor.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/QueryVisitor.java
index e14ccc566..3c92a0109 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/QueryVisitor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/QueryVisitor.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package li.strolch.model.query;
  */
 public interface QueryVisitor {
 
+	public void visitAny();
+	
 	public void visitAnd(AndSelection andSelection);
 
 	public void visitOr(OrSelection orSelection);
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/ResourceQuery.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/ResourceQuery.java
index 7741c041b..dafe44eab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/ResourceQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/ResourceQuery.java
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ public class ResourceQuery extends StrolchQuery<ResourceQueryVisitor> {
 		super(navigation);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public ResourceQuery with(Selection selection) {
+		super.with(selection);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ResourceQuery not(Selection selection) {
+		super.not(selection);
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public ResourceQuery withAny() {
+		super.withAny();
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	public static ResourceQuery query(Navigation navigation) {
 		return new ResourceQuery(navigation);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/StrolchQuery.java b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/StrolchQuery.java
index ec0977d38..640c04f4d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/StrolchQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/li/strolch/model/query/StrolchQuery.java
@@ -41,37 +41,41 @@ public abstract class StrolchQuery<T extends QueryVisitor> {
 		return this.selection;
 	}
 
-	public void with(Selection selection) {
-		DBC.PRE.assertNull("A selection is already set! Use a boolean operator to perform multiple selections", //$NON-NLS-1$
-				this.selection);
+	public StrolchQuery<T> with(Selection selection) {
+		assertNoSelectionYetSet();
 		this.selection = selection;
+		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #with(Selection)} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public void select(Selection selection) {
-		with(selection);
+	private void assertNoSelectionYetSet() {
+		String msg = "A selection is already set! Use a cascaded boolean operators to perform multiple selections"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		DBC.PRE.assertNull(msg, this.selection);
+	}
+
+	public StrolchQuery<T> withAny() {
+		assertNoSelectionYetSet();
+		this.selection = new AnySelection();
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	public AndSelection and() {
-		DBC.PRE.assertNull("A selection is already set! Create hierarchical boolean selections", this.selection); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		assertNoSelectionYetSet();
 		AndSelection and = new AndSelection();
 		this.selection = and;
 		return and;
 	}
 
 	public OrSelection or() {
-		DBC.PRE.assertNull("A selection is already set! Create hierarchical boolean selections", this.selection); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		assertNoSelectionYetSet();
 		OrSelection or = new OrSelection();
 		this.selection = or;
 		return or;
 	}
 
-	public void not(Selection selection) {
-		DBC.PRE.assertNull("A selection is already set! Create hierarchical boolean selections", this.selection); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public StrolchQuery<T> not(Selection selection) {
+		assertNoSelectionYetSet();
 		this.selection = new NotSelection(selection);
+		return this;
 	}
 
 	public void accept(T visitor) {