New Polymeric Products: Fundamentals, Forming Methods and Applications introduces applications of polymer materials in different fields, including new products and processing methods. This book is rich in content and creativity and introduces the development, history, characteristics and existing processing methods of polymer materials in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Sections include the latest achievements from future travel, energy problems, special environment, lens materials ...

For generations, women have been told to smile, forgive, stay quiet, or make themselves smaller. Rage, Well Spoken refuses every one of those demands.Across thirty-six stories, essays, and works of creative nonfiction, women transform their anger into testimony, resistance, and undeniable truth. They confront sexism, sexual harassment, discrimination, violence, unequal systems, and the countless everyday indignities that patriarchy asks us to accept as normal. They are a c...

One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Electrospinning Technique and Unique Nanofibers is a comprehensive book depicting the electrospinning technique and related 1D unique electrospun nanofibers. The first part of the book focuses on electrospinning technique, with chapters describing Electrospinning setup, electrospinning theories, and related working parameter. The second part of the book describes in detail specific topics on how to control the electrospun fiber properties such as how to cont...

This book comprehensively addresses advanced nanofiber manufacturing based on electrospinning technology. The principles, relationships between process parameters and structure, morphology and performance of electrospun nanofibers and nanomaterials, and the methods for enhanced field intensity and uniform distribution are discussed. The electric field intensity and distribution during electrospinning is also analyzed based on finite element analysis on both the needle and the needleless el...

For study resources and the English-language Chinese Perpetual (Lunar) Calendar, please visit ichingstream.com.About “The Orthodox Method of I Ching Divination” (“Bushi Zhengzong”) — English EditionFirst compiled around 1709 by Wang Weide (courtesy name Hongxu), “The Orthodox Method of I Ching Divination” (“Bushi Zhengzong”) is a foundational classic of Six Lines Divination (Liu Yao), closely connected to Wen Wang Gua and the Na Jia Method....

For study resources and the English-language Chinese Perpetual (Lunar) Calendar, please visit ichingstream.com.About “The Orthodox Method of I Ching Divination” (“Bushi Zhengzong”) — English EditionFirst compiled around 1709 by Wang Weide (courtesy name Hongxu), “The Orthodox Method of I Ching Divination” (“Bushi Zhengzong”) is a foundational classic of Six Lines Divination (Liu Yao), closely connected to Wen Wang Gua and the Na Jia Method....

‘Offers lessons to help improve sleep, relationships and decision-making, and celebrates the benefits of discipline and perseverance’ Observer'Knowledgeable, wise and compassionate' Rangan ChatterjeeThe Shaolin tradition is a way of life that has existed for over 1,500 years – and can help us today. In this book Shi Heng Yi, founder of Shaolin Temple Europe, shares twelve key practices which, through a powerful combination of medit...

Benebell Wen’s (Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft) historic new translation of the I Ching brings the power and mysticism of The Book of Changes to contemporary readers.Through in-depth annotations, cultural and historical references, and magical practices, Wen amplifies the wisdom—both profound and practical—of the 3,000-year old text. She includes aspects of the I Ching that have never before been translated into Eng...

This insightful translation and analysis of three core martial arts texts distills the fundamental principles of T'ai Chi for beginner studentsThe deepest benefits of T’ai Chi cannot be realized without an understanding of its underlying principles. This book presents these principles through translations of three core classics of T’ai Chi that are often considered the "T’ai Chi Bible," accompanied by the author’s insightful commentary. Master Liao demonstrates how...

Taoism is an ancient philosophical concept originating from 500 B.C.E. in China. According to a widely accepted myth, it was created by a natural philosopher named Lao Tzu, who believed in keeping harmony in all areas of life. Due to its reverence for doing what comes naturally, Taoism became very popular in the region very soon after its emergence. In modern times, dictated by rigid societal norms, unrealistic expectations, and economic, cultural, and other pressures, Taoism can provide m...

The dynamic relationship between the individual and society has been a central concern of Taoism from its ancient beginnings—which is perhaps why certain Taoist classics, like Sun Tzu’s Art of War, are so often consulted these days for leadership advice. This anthology presents a wide range of texts revealing the processes of integrating personal spirituality with social responsibility central to Taoist tradition across the centuries and throughout the schools. There are a wealth ...

Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of kōan (gong’an, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certain gates that have traditionally been effective for people to access that marvelous awakening. The forty-eight kōans of the Gateless Barrier (Chinese: Wumenguan; Japanese: Mumonkan) have been waking people up for well over eight hundred years. Chan tea...