The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous provides a spiritual program dramatically distinct from religion. Twelve Step spirituality is based on experience, not doctrine; it is pragmatic, focusing on what works and not on theory; it is centered in a community that is inclusive, welcoming all who desire to stop drinking; it seeks rigorous honesty even when that honesty involves painful questioning; and it centers upon service to the still suffering alcoholic. The power found in working the S...

The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969)—O-Sensei, the great teacher. Each chapter contributes to a piece of the aikido puzzle by providing historical details, insightful technical drills (bare handed and with weapons), and components that have flavored this art with a spiritual essence.

She was born and brought up in the colony on the moon, where her parents were killed in a laboratory explosion. When she applies for a job at the South Kent Special Care Facility, her background is held against her, for everyone knows that moonchildren are "weaklings".After she gets the job, she discovers that a mysterious unknown enemy has set her up to be blamed for thefts that are taking place at the Facility. Whenever he decides to spring the trap, she will be disgraced and her...

Across the world, most people are religious or spiritual, and many have a strong relational-emotional bond (attachment relationship) with God(s). This Element summarizes social-scientific theory and research on these relationships. Part I outlines basic principles of attachment and religion/spirituality. Part II describes normative (human-universal) processes and patterns. It explains how God and other supernatural beings often serve as irreplaceable relational caregivers (attachment figur...

On the first day of spring, Zak and his dog Ziggy are waiting at the river to meet Ivy for a day of fishing when a tree branch falls and hits Zak on the head. When he comes to, Ivy has arrived, and shows him a bottle her grandmother has given her. She tells him it contains magic bubbles. The two children begin blowing bubbles, and a giant bubble appears, carrying an unusual creature inside. He introduces himself as Professor Aquius Botanicus Angelicus of the planet Quantia, on a search for...

Irene was born and brought up in the colony on the moon, where her parents were killed in a laboratory explosion. She's built a reputation for leadership and problem solving around the solar system. She's the right person for the job when the new modulated integral soliton stream opens up the opportunity for her to command a survey mission to the Alpha Centauri star system.One planet, designated AC4, looks particularly promising.The survey is going well for the team, and se...

Music Production Pedagogy: Perspectives on Innovation in Music Production Education explores and disseminates innovative educational methods, curriculum designs, and conceptual underpinnings for learning environments that facilitate the delivery of high-quality tuition to an ever-growing pool of students in the field of music production.With chapters from renowned instructors across the globe, this book attends to the significant changes that have occurred over the last ce...

Is Hitler bigger than Napoleon? Washington bigger than Lincoln? Picasso bigger than Einstein? Quantitative analysts are rapidly finding homes in social and cultural domains, from finance to politics. What about history? In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations. They evaluate each person by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. The book includes a techn...

Fresh research, advancing further the work of numerous scholars over a great many decades, points convincingly to a new basis for explaining the Synoptic Problem: the Gospel of Matthew was published in stages.Scholars have long debated the Synoptic Problem--questions about why and how the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke share so much common material, and yet differ in so many ways.Assessing all the primary evidence, and the widely differing scholarly views about the Syno...

Due to a funding hiatus for the low-gravity project, Irene finds herself on Venus as medical lab assistant and biomedical researcher. Deep in the murky yellow depths of the hot and heavy Venusian atmosphere, they find some rather aggressive native life, and Irene is forced to fight for her life and her colleagues.

Alpha Centauri and the planet AC4, now mysteriously known as Klandor, has particular meaning for her. Her aunt was part of the survey team there. In a sense she is still there.When Lorraine applies to join the proposed colony, she is completely honest and factual in her responses to every question. But she doesn't make a point of highlighting the connection. She wants to be accepted on her own merits, and she doesn't like being labeled. And she really hates that the selection commi...

I went from being a hopeless and homeless addict to helping others achieve recovery themselves.Now I own my own recovery and treatment center in Southern California.Tell me this s*** doesn't work! You can achieve what ever you want in this world.THE WORLD IS MY PLAYGROUND TODAY.