When Evan Underhill receives a mysterious music box in his flower arranging class, he has no idea what he has been charged with carrying out. Join Evan and Taylor on their various misadventures through the southern parts of Taiwan.Evan left college in the United States to seek out adventure and work as an English as a second language teacher in the east. After teaching for a year in Japan he decides it is time to return to his home. However, a strange turn of events has led him to ...

This is an introductory teachers guide for teaching a martial arts class to children age 3 to 8 years old. It can be utilized in many different ways, but was designed with a specific purpose. If you are young or old, the principles still apply.Created by William Gentry, a martial artist for more than 20 years, Kindie Kung Fu is a great way to get children enthusiastic about exercise and martial arts. The course curriculum was designed using simple techniques from a variety of marti...

In truth, mental toughness is often the defining characteristic in the life of truly great people and it could be the difference between success or failure in any area of life. This could be the the very attribute that could push over the top to make a giant breakthrough in your life. So what are you waiting for? The time is now to start developing more mental toughness!Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...What is Mental ToughnessWhy You...

This is a collection of poetry written over a period of more than 15 years. The poetry is at times anecdotal, or even a bit silly. At other times it is a reflection of the struggles associated with life. The poetry discusses subjects related to war, religion, flowers, memories, travel and more.The images and concepts reflect the author's overall opinion of the world at certain points in his life. They are not steadfast opinions, and have been subject to change many times. There ref...

What if You Could Develop a Healthy Self-Esteem and a Powerful Mindset That Gives You the Ability to Go for Anything Unapologetically You Want in Life?What if you could heal the emotional traumas that made you think you don't deserve love, success, and happiness – and left you wounded for life?What if you could defeat your inner critic and lovingly embrace your imperfections?And what if you could tear down the invisible barrier that always k...

WINNER of the 2017 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize WINNER of the 2016 Canada-Japan Literary Award. An emotionally gripping portrait of postwar Japan, where a newly repatriated girl must help a classmate find her missing sister.After spending the war years in a Canadian internment camp, thirteen-year-old Aya Shimamura and her father are faced with a gut-wrenching choice: move east of the Rocky Mountains or go “back” to Japan. Barred from returning home to the West Coast ...

A New York publisher who once served in Thailand during the Vietnam War receives a plea for help from his late brother's Thai widow. When he returns to Thailand after 20 years he finds that the nostalgic portrait he carried of Thailand Past bears little resemblance to reality, and he begins to uncover deception, danger and death.Scenes in the novel range from Manhattan's Greenwich Village to a typhoon-ravaged Hong Kong to Thailand's notorious nightlife and warlord betrayals inside ...

“If you want to lift yourself to a higher state of consciousness so that the political issues, the family issues, and social issues of the day do not throw you out of balance, so that you can find a happier, more contented life while you’re living here,” says author Harold Klemp, “sing HU, the most beautiful prayer.”This simple prayer, singing HU, will change you. It will open your eyes to see clearly the miracles happening around you every day. You’ll find in this beaut...

Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke gives us the remarkable account of Ruth Harkness and her extraordinary journey, and restores Harkness to her rightful place along with Sacajawea,...

The Power of Shaolin Kung Fu offers readers a comprehensive course in the fundamental movements that have been practiced and perfected by warrior monks for centuries.It includes instruction in the powerful striking techniques that so often lead to decisive victory in today's mixed martial arts bouts. The book includes 300 color photographs along with detailed textual instructions and training tips.Shaolin Kung Fu is an indispensable part of every m...

My First Japanese Kanji Book is an inventive and unique introduction to kanji for children.Written by the mother-daughter team of Eriko and Anna Sato, this lovely book introduces 109 kanji characters to children with poems and illustrations. It includes all the Japanese Government-specified first-grade level kanji characters and a sprinkling of simple second to sixth-grade characters.The kanji are introduced in the context of 36 colorful paintings ...