The first English translation of Tibet's founding myth, written by the renowned Chinese poet, novelist, and winner of China's Mao Dun Prize.The Song of King Gesar is one of the world's great epics, as significant for Tibetans as the Odyssey and Iliad were for the ancient Greeks. Passed down in song from one generation to the next, it is sung by Tibetan bards even today. Set partly in ancient Tibet, where evil spirits mingle with the lives ...

Experience day-to-day life for a dyslexic kid, including school life, bullying and coping with tests and homework, in this frank and funny diary.Co-authored with a teenage boy with dyslexia and illustrated with cartoons, this is a positive yet honest look at the difficulties of being dyslexic. Using a simple and relatable approach, the authors display the ups and downs of school - and home - life with a reading difficulty, focussing on the sometimes overwhelming experience of being...

Are you in a pinch? Are you experiencing challenges that are bringing you to the brink of survival?Victoria Alai has taken her own struggle to survive, together with over thirty years of helping others do the same, to distill ideas, tips, and beliefs to take you from survival to a happy, abundant, and free place in your life, all with the hope that you can do it faster than she did.By pulling together essential aspects of a wide range of simple techniques for living and he...

This book is a celebration of His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi's intellectual and cultural legacy to Samoa, providing Tui Atua's writings and thoughts on Samoan indigenous knowledge. It was first compiled and published as a festschrift in commemoration of his seventiethbirthday. Tui Atua is Samoa'sHead of State and is currently the only holder of one of Samoa's four pāpā (aristocratic chiefly) titles –Tui Atua. The book also contains responses fromfourteenof Samoa's leading ...

Parents of children with autism have so much to learn and to manage, it's easy for them to feel alone and become emotionally drained. But there is a framework for making progress, whether the child is newly diagnosed or an adult. Reviewers call Responsible and Responsive Parenting in Autism: Between Now and Dreams a first-stop, must-read for parents, family members and caregivers.The essence of any parenting journey relies on learning, connecting and loving. Each power inf...

Gold Medal Winner in the Self-Help category of the 2015 Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year AwardsAs Alais Winton knows, having dyslexia doesn't mean you're not bright; like her, you might just need a different way of looking at things. In this book, she lets you in on the learning techniques which work for her, and which you may not be taught at school.Offering solutions to common problems students with dyslexia face, Alais describes tried-and-tested techniques for...

Beset by the forces of European colonialism, US imperialism, and neoliberalism, the people of the Antilles have had good reasons to band together politically and economically, yet not all Dominicans, Haitians, and Puerto Ricans have heeded the calls for collective action. So what has determined whether Antillean solidarity movements fail or succeed? In this comprehensive new study, Alaí Reyes-Santos argues that the crucial factor has been the extent to which Dominicans, Haitians, and Puert...

The things happened to him and around him, the past, long before he was born, which formed the basis of his life, his thinking and feeling is brought into this book as memoire. The book narrates the situation of families affected by the Iranian Revolution, the state of a country which was once considered among the top nations in terms of economy and power in the world, then fell to the lowest level in its history. Narrating the story of his life, Amir explains the different levels of consc...

Dyslexic teacher Alais Winton is back with all-new games and activities to make learning simple and fun.This inventive and practical workbook is packed with tried-and-tested games and activities to help children aged 7-13 who have dyslexia. It is ideally suited to home-schooling, independent learning, or classroom or small group setting, and includes activities such as The Multiply Matrix Game, Drop the Ball and Number Tag.The book is packed with cartoons,...

Join True Ghoul as she embarks on a mission to provide twelve days of spooky and spectacular gifts, pre-Halloween! The familiar holiday tune will enchant all ages with its clever Halloween twists.

This book offers the most complete and up-to-date overview of the philosophical work of Evandro Agazzi, presently the most important Italian philosopher of science and one of the most influential in the world. Scholars from seven countries explore his contributions in areas ranging from philosophy of physics and general philosophy of science to bioethics, philosophy of mathematics and logic, epistemology of the social sciences and history of science, philosophy of language and artificial i...

Beloved, I hope this great resource, “The Hallmarks of Effective Leadership,” has been of tremendous benefit to you. Through this book, I have exposed you to virtually every important concept of leadership. Don’t ever forget… You Were Born to Lead. So, rise above the odds, step away from the crowd, and pursue your dreams. Live your purpose, and become a great learner of leadership and build good follower ship.