Learn traditional Chinese Qigong with this illustrated guide.The urgent pace of modern life has led to a quest for ways to relieve stress. One of the best methods for doing so is Qigong-an ancient Chinese system of breathing techniques and exercises that strengthen the mind, body, and spirit as they balance and augment Qi, or life force.”This thorough volume presents many different forms of Qigong in detail and through fully illustrated exercises. Included...

Book one in Crystal Lake Publishing's The Dream Weaver series...Where Nightmares Come From focuses on the art of storytelling in the Horror genre, taking an idea from conception to reality—whether you prefer short stories, novels, films, or comics.Featuring in-depth articles and interviews by Joe R. Lansdale (Hap & Leonard series), Clive Barker (Books of Blood), John Connolly (Charlie Parker series), Ramsey ...

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight, Stephen Jenkinson explores the great paradox of elderhood in North America: how we are awash in the aged and yet someho...

L’hockey è la mia vita, una grande parte della mia vita. C’è una fila infinita di donne fuori dalla mia porta e ho la fortuna di giocare in squadra assieme al mio migliore amico di sempre, Oli. Tutto è perfetto… fino a quando non rivedo lei. La sorella gemella di Oli, Flynn, che… non può vedermi. E non la biasimo: le riporto alla memoria la peggiore notte della sua vita.Ora che è la mia vicina di casa, vederla ogni giorno mi uccide lentamente. Mi chiedo se potremo mai tornare amici...

'Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted' - Sir Ian McKellen'Absorbing and often very moving' - Peter Parker, Spectator'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .'So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so shocked they thought it was a hoax - in June 1960. Writing such a letter seven years before the d...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This guides you through breaking free from these self-doubts, showing you how to embrace your achievements with confidence.This insightful read combines real-world psychology with practical tools, empowering you to shift your mindset, understand the roots of your self-doubt, and embrace a life driven by self-belief. Written by Cody Thomas Rounds, a clinical psychologist and career advisor, this guide hel...

Based on a successful stage musical this is a modern take on an age old favorite and includes all the songs from the show to sing along with.Follow Ali on her journey through the land of wonders and meet the fantastic characters that have delighted both children and adults alike for over a century.

Un libro de autogestión, de negocios, sobre el maravilloso e infinito mundo animal, del cual los seres humanos debemos aprender para hacernos seleccionables, convertirnos en seres felices y sobrevivir en la vida cotidiana.En las organizaciones y en la vida cotidiana las personas pueden llegar a ser como pavos reales, que se inflan y deslumbran con su plumaje para que los vean, los seleccionen y hasta los asciendan; o quedarse como simples pajaritos...

All Riches Come From Injustice examines the anti-mammon witness of the Early Church and its relevance for today. Stephen D. Morrison analyzes six critical insights from the Patristic writers: First, why they questioned the salvation of the rich; second, the commonality of the earth (and what it meant for common vs. private ownership); third, the injustice of hoarded riches; fourth, contentment and the sin of luxury; fifth, usury; and sixth, the tyranny of mammon. Morrison then argues that ...

The exceptionally vivid, rare, and revealing journals of a 16th-century medical student.In 1552, at the age of sixteen, Felix Platter left his home in Basel, Switzerland, and journeyed 370 miles to Montpelier, in the south of France. There he spent the next five years studying to become a physician. It was an extraordinary education—and not only in medicine. A Protestant in a Catholic kingdom, Felix witnessed blood-chilling executions and engaged in secret religious discussions wit...

“Wise counsel for a constructive, tough-minded, and sensible foreign policy. Read and learn.” —GEORGE SHULTZ, U.S. Secretary of State, 1982–1989The world is tipping into chaos. Why?In this acclaimed and influential book, Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist Bret Stephens shows how the retreat of American power, orchestrated by Barack Obama, has created the power vacuums now being filled by our enemies. From Vladimir Putin’s quest to restore the old czarist empire, to China’s ef...

In the past 200 years, the Catholic Church has approved a series of private revelations with a deeply apocalyptic undercurrent. But what have the popes taught concerning these times? In this ground-breaking book, Stephen Walford uncovers the astonishing truth that the successors of St. Peter have together warned of the rapidly approaching final coming of Jesus Christ. By unearthing a great variety of magisterial documents, the author sheds light on a number of mysteries: how Fatima relates...