For students of Japanese history, culture and art, the study of these ancient manuscripts expands the appreciation of the sword in traditional Japanese society. For the student of the samurai, these manuscripts give a window into the icons that they treasu
In this best-selling book, author Mercedes Kirkel is led by Mary Magdalene into the practices of sacred sexuality. SUBLIME UNION offers Mary's full instruction, interwoven with Kirkel's stirring story of applying the teachings with her partner. Building on the messages offered in MARY MAGDALENE BECKONS (Book One of The Magdalene Teachings), readers are now given the second key piece to embodying the union of the Divine Feminine and Masculine. Mary sheds light on the path of sacred sexuality--which has remained largely hidden until now--offering the means to greater fulfillment in relationships while uniting spirituality and intimacy. Best of all, the instruction happens in the context of a riveting, real-life account, making this both a sacred sexuality manual and erotic memoir. "SUBLIME UNION is the book we've all been waiting for. I highly recommend this thrilling read." --Christiane Northrup, MD, bestselling author "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom" . . . "Mercedes Kirkel is one of the clearest channels of Mary Magdalene known to humankind. SUBLIME UNION is an extraordinary and thorough work." --Michael Mirdad, author "An Introduction to Tantra and Sacred Sexuality" and "Creating Fulfilling Relationships" "Beautifully written and juicy, to put it mildly, SUBLIME UNION is a landmark book--a poignant, courageously vulnerable love story and finely illustrated manual for sexual practice in the realms of communication, energy exchange, and more. I recommend this book highly!" --Saniel Bonder, author "Healing the Spirit/Matter Split" and "While Jesus Weeps" "Awakened sexuality is an opening to the Divine. I applaud Kirkel's courage for sharing her sacred sex life with the world in order to teach this, so people will have an opportunity to have a much more fulfilling and spiritual relationship." -- Joanna Prentis, coauthor "Power of the Magdalene" and "The Magdalene Version" "A multifaceted jewel of a book that shimmers with light and love. Candid and intriguing personal transformation is delicately interwoven with profound wisdom and amplified by valuable energy-raising practices. Compelling and convincing." -- Diana Richardson, author "The Heart of Tantric Sex" and "Slow Sex "Passionate, powerful, and, best of all, extremely practical, SUBLIME UNION can help couples open to the sacredness of sex and love, and heal their bodies, minds, and souls." -- Stephanie Riseley, author "Love From Both Sides" "For those who choose sacred sexuality as a path to touch enlightenment and embrace sublime union, Mary Magdalene and Mercedes Kirkel offer clear and timely guidance pointing the way." -- Claire Heartsong, author "Anna, Grandmother of Jesus" and "Anna, The Voice of the Magdalenes" "These teachings bring illumination to the sacredness of sex for all of us--integrating passion, pleasure, and love in a sacred way." -- Diane Riley, coauthor "Tantric Secrets for Men," author "Sexy and Sacred"
Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs-from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships. In this revised edition, Gary Althen and Janet Bennett have added material that provides the clearest insights yet into the American psyche and culture, reflecting many of the monumental changes that have occurred since the previous edition's publication. The authors discuss the lasting effects of the Bush-administration policies and controversies as well as the impact of the nation's first black president. An updated chapter on social relationships and the effect that networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have had on meeting people and creating friendships is also included. American Ways helps any newcomer to the U.S. make an easier transition.
CEOFlow: How To Have More Freedom & Peace Of Mind While Making More Money By Creating A Team Of Employees That Run Your Business Like High-Level Executives.
Tsukamaki, combining aesthetics, form and function, is the deceptively simple Japanese art of sword handle wrapping. Dr. Buck's work presents a general historical overview of the evolution of Japanese samurai swords and sword mounts, as well as step-by-ste
J. E. Gordon's classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions about how the structural world around us works. Gordon focuses on so-called strong materials--such as metals, wood, ceramics, glass, and bone--explaining in..
Following the release of their 2012 best-seller Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here, Tom Horn and Cris Putnam were inundated with invitations from around the world to be interviewed on radio, television, and in print media. These included segments in Th
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 390, Publishers: TCM WORLD FOUND, Author: Omd Nan Lu,Ellen Schaplowsky, ISBN-13: 9780984550807, Date of issue: 2010
.."..Until You Die" The Narcissist's Promise is true story of a young, romantic woman with dreams of a traditional life and family. Idealistic Skylar is captivated by the deceptive charmer John Bauers, a narcissistic sociopath, who takes her on a journey t
Kanban is a method of organizing and managing professional services work. It uses Lean concepts such as limiting work in progress to improve results. A Kanban system is a means of balancing the demand for work to be done with the available capacity to start new work.This book provides a distillation of Kanban: the "essence" of what it is and how it can be used. This brief overview introduces all the principal concepts and guidelines in Kanban and points you to where you can find out more. Essential Kanban Condensed is a great resource to get started or continue exploring ideas for evolutionary change and improvement in business agility.
The meaning of "balanced hooves" in the hoof care world is rife with unsubstantiated opinions and methods that compromise the natural integrity of the hoof and the ability of the horse to move naturally. Few agree on toe length, heel length, relative he
Mercury Silicone kaitseümbris on valmistatud painduvast silikoonist, millel on mikrokiust vooder, mis kaitseb seadet tõhusalt kriimustuste eest. Pehme puudutusega silikoon tagab suurepärase haarde ja mugava telefoni kasutuskogemuse. Väliskate on mustuse- ja plekkidekindel, pakkudes seadmele pikaajalist kaitset. Korpus on ühilduv juhtmevabade laadijatega, võimaldades telefoni laadida ilma ümbrist eemaldamata.
Fiore dei Liberi was a weapons-master from Italy who was active in the 14th and early 15th century. After fifty years of training Italy's elite, he put his art to paper and created the Flower of Battle. The Flower of Battle covers unarmed combat, the us
Stop Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain provides extensive information about the realities and the myths of endometriosis and pelvic pain. Dr. Cook explains why so many patients are misunderstood and misdiagnosed, why most endometriosis surgery is done so poorl
This book by Anatoliy Anshin documents the life of famous Japanese swordsman Yamaoka Tesshu and his historical role in the end of the Tokugawa era. Written for martial arts practitioners and those interested in Japanese culture and history, Anshin draws fr
During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, like that of many others,
Meier introduces a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results in all aspects of life from work to fun. Agile Results is a time-tested system that the author has honed through his years at Microsoft, learning from some of the best minds, leading virtual teams, and mentoring people around the world.
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR FINALIST FOR THE 2025 LOCUS AWARDS "Stephen King knows You Like It Darker and obliges with sensational new tales" (USA TODAY): From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King, an extraordinary collection of stories that are "a master class in tension and full of King's dark humor" (The New York Times Book Review)-now with a bonus story, "The Music Room.""You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life-both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel "the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind," and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. "Two Talented Bastids" explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In "Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream," a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In "Rattlesnakes," a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance-with major strings attached. In "The Dreamers," a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. "The Answer Man" asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. "King's skills as a storyteller remain undimmed" (The Minnesota Star Tribune) and his ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace is unsurpassed. "The titular darkness promised is as riveting and all-consuming as ever" (New York magazine). You like it darker? You got it.
Since the end of the nineteenth century, the division between nature and culture has been fundamental to Western thought. In this groundbreaking work, renowned anthropologist Philippe Descola seeks to break down this divide, arguing for a departure from the anthropocentric model and its rigid dualistic conception of nature and culture as distinct phenomena. In its stead, Descola proposes a radical new worldview, in which beings and objects, human and nonhuman, are understood through the complex relationships between them. The "Ecology of Others" presents a compelling challenge to anthropologists, ecologists, and environmental studies scholars to rethink the way we conceive of humans, objects, and the environment. Thought-provoking and engagingly written, it will be required reading for all those interested in moving beyond the current confines of this fascinating debate.
In "Vaccine-Nation" Moritz unravels the mother of all vaccine lies--that vaccines are safe and they prevent disease. Furthermore, he reveals undeniable scientific proof that vaccines are actually implicated in most common diseases today.
Fiction. A series of fragmentary tales tells the story of Lizzie, a young woman who, in her early twenties, unexpectedly embarks on a journey through psychiatric institutions, a journey that will end up lasting many years. With echoes of Sylvia Plath, and
From the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively appear to signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological era defined not by natural environmental fluctuations or meteorite impacts, but by collective actions of humanity. Environmental Transformations offers a concise and accessible introduction to the human practices and systems that sustain the Anthropocene. It combines accounts of the carbon cycle, global heat balances, entropy, hydrology, forest ecology and pedology, with theories of demography, war, industrial capitalism, urban development, state theory and behavioural psychology. This book charts the particular role of geography and geographers in studying environmental change and its human drivers. It provides a review of critical theories that can help to uncover the socio-economic and political factors that influence environmental change. It also explores key issues in contemporary environmental studies, such as resource use, water scarcity, climate change, industrial pollution and deforestation. These issues are mapped through a series of geographical case studies to illustrate the particular value of geographical notions of space, place and scale, in uncovering the complex nature of environmental change in different socio-economic, political and cultural contexts. Finally, the book considers the different ways in which nations, communities and individuals around the world are adapting to environmental change in the twenty-first century. Particular attention is given throughout to the uneven geographical opportunities that different communities have to adapt to environmental change and to the questions of social justice this situation raises. This book encourages students to engage in the scientific uncertainties that surround the study of environmental change, while also discussing both pessimistic and more optimistic views on the ability of humanity to address the environmental challenges of our current era. Autorid: Mark Whitehead
Recounts the experiences of a Liberian activist as she discusses how she united Christian and Muslim women to campaign for an end to war in her nation. Recounts the experiences of the Liberian activist, who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, as she discusses how she united Christian and Muslim women to campaign for an end to war in her nation. Autorid: Carol Mithers, Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers, Leymah Gbowee
Ignatz award Nomination for Outstanding Graphic NovelAn American artist witnesses the Quebec spring 2012 student strike on the streets of Montreal. The brutal police response and their violent tactics trigger an exploration of urban planning and its hidden connections to military strategies. Marshal Bugeauds urban warfare tactics in Algeria, Haussmanns plan for Paris, planning and repression in the New World; theory and personal experience collide into an ambitious and poetic cartoon memoir.Sophie Yanow was born north of San Francisco in 1987. In 2011 she moved to Montreal, and with the Colosse collective publishedIn Situ, her acclaimed autobiographical comics series. She was an invited artist- researcher for the Canadian Center for Architectures C for Condo workshop, and her work has been exhibited throughout the US and Canada. She lives in Montreal. Sophie Yanow's concise, smart, and politically engaged cartoon history reveals the buried connections between urban planning and urban warfare. Autorid: Sophie Yanow, Tom Kaczynski
