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A Prescription for Long-Lasting Youth

How else can a guy over 70 and retired have so much fun!?

By: Dian Jen

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A Prescription for Long-Lasting Youth

How else can a guy over 70 and retired have so much fun!?

By: Dian Jen

After thirty-eight years working in the computer industry, Dian has found retirement to be surprisingly exciting and fun. Besides traveling, cruising, and casino hopping, he and his wife also enjoy many other good things their retired life has to offer. However, everywhere they went, they saw seniors struggling with their poor health and disabilities. It made them realize how fortunate they are that at their age, they still have excellent health. Obviously, the decision they made earlier in life that put health as an equally important goal as wealth for their retirement was a wise one, and it made all the difference. In addition, they also have no illness or handicaps of any kind, and are not dependent on any mandatory medications. This is why, even in their seventies, they are still able to do all the fun things they used to do in their younger years. Furthermore, Dian had a very successful career. Like others, he dealt with cutthroat competition under unrelenting stresses in his profession, yet still managed to stay on top without sacrificing his good health. He did this by choosing to live a healthy lifestyle that included regular vigorous exercise, a healthy diet, sufficient rest and recovery, and an active sex life, four parts of his “prescription for long-lasting youth.” That is the secret of how he has managed to stay totally fit at over seventy, and still looks and feels like an extremely fit young man twenty years younger. This is what he shares with the readers, plus the fun-filled lifestyle that he and his wife now enjoy living in retirement. Dian associates real-life scenarios, some of them with multicultural background, to address many interesting but relevant issues concerning retirement, sex life, health, and fitness, and the positive impact living a healthy lifestyle can have on our aging process. As part of the conclusion, Dian said, “What I described as my ‘prescription for long-lasting youth’ is at best a strong personal belief, but one that seems to have promising merits, and supported by my personal experience to this date. Although it has made a believer out of me, it will take my lifetime to prove it, and that could be a very, very long time......too long for you to wait for it, even if you could afford to. So why not just join me and give it a try? What have you got to lose, your life?”

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1467029343

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9781467029346

The Origins of the Tiandihui

The Chinese Triads in Legend and History

By: Dian H. Murray,Qin Baoqi

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The Origins of the Tiandihui

The Chinese Triads in Legend and History

By: Dian H. Murray,Qin Baoqi

The Tiandihui, also known as the Heaven and Earth Association or the Triads, was one of the earliest, largest, and most enduring of the Chinese secret societies that have played crucial roles at decisive junctures in modern Chinese history. These organizations were characterized by ceremonial rituals, often in the form of blood oaths, that brought people together for a common goal. Some were organized for clandestine, criminal, or even seditious purposes by people alienated from or at the margins of society. Others were organized for mutual protection or the administration of local activities by law-abiding members of a given community. The common perception in the twentieth century, both in China and in the West, was that the Tiandihui was founded by Chinese patriots in the seventeenth century for the purpose of overthrowing the Qing (Manchu) dynasty and restoring the Ming (Chinese). This view was put forward by Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries who claimed that, like the anti-Manchu founders of the Tiandihui, their goal was to strip the Manchus of their throne. The Chinese Nationalists (Guomindang) today claim the Tiandihui as part of their heritage. This book relates a very different history of the origins of the Tiandihui. Using Qing dynasty archives that were made available in both Beijing and Taipei during the last decades, the author shows that the Tiandihui was founded not as a political movement but as a mutual aid brotherhood in 1761, a century after the date given by traditional historiography. She contends that histories depicting Ming loyalism as the raison d'etre of the Tiandihui are based on internally generated sources and, in part, on the "Xi Lu Legend," a creation myth that tells of monks from the Shaolin Monastery aiding the emperor in fighting the Xi Lu barbarians. Because of its importance to the theories of Ming loyalist scholars and its impact on Tiandihui historiography as a whole, the author thoroughly investigates the legend, revealing it to be the product of later - not founding - generations of Tiandihui members and a tale with an evolution of its own. The seven extant versions of the legend itself appear in English translation as an appendix. This book thus accomplishes three things: it reviews and analyzes the extensive Tiandihui literature; it makes available to Western scholars information from archival materials heretofore seen only by a few Chinese specialists; and it firmly establishes an authoritative chronology of the Tiandihui's early history.

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382

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Stanford University Press

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080476610X

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9780804766104

What R Friends 4?

By: Dian Jaeger

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What R Friends 4?

By: Dian Jaeger

Shortly after graduating high school in l969 Dian Jennings' mother dies unexpectedly and her father commits suicide moments later. She is suddenly all alone. The suicide note directs her to sell the house to the bank manager for $75,000. Her father had conned him into believing that there was buried gold in the basement. Later, with the help of friends, Dian is busy decorating her new apartment just 20 miles down the Hudson in New York City. From her ground floor window, her studio is clearly visible and after some weeks, draws the attention of an art dealer. Plans are made for a Spring showing. She works feverishly to meet the deadline, working temp jobs and creating a whole new group of friends among whom is an older Persian man - Momar, or Mo. Mo's charms evaporate when suddenly his behavior turns bizarre and he becomes her stalker. A truce is set to free her for the Holidays and she agrees to meet Mo the day after New Years - her birthday. The cab that Mo sends heads for Idlewild Airport and she is taken kicking and screaming aboard a private jet where she see five men and one woman in Persian attire. Oh, oh. A beautiful woman named Jasara reassures Dian that she is in the hands of 'Friends" - a covert international group of 'good guys." Jasara shows Dian a friendship ring like her own, the emblem only showing palmside. She is instructed to trust no one who does not display the emblem. Landing in Tehran, Dian is paraded before mobs of fanatics and false documents are produced to show her identity as an infamous Jewish journalist Debra Stern. She is depicted as a Western degenerate who spreads scurrilous lies about Hesbolah, Elfatah and other such sacrosanct entities. As she toursthe country, she is reviled. Interrogated by a half dozen abusive men, one good-looking young man Moustafa is particularly offensive. Back in her locked room with a frightening portrait of the Ayotallah, she is visited late at night by a would-be savior. She repulses his groping and crowns him with the portrait off the wall and finishes him off with a chamber pot. Immediately, another official bursts in demanding to know what is going on. Dian explains and the old man is circumspect. As the culprit stirs the old man lays him out, clutching his chest as he drags the unconscious man out the door. Next day, police charge her with double homocide and she is removed to new digs - a dorm in an empty school. She scrounges around and makes a concoction that burns out the staring eyes of yet another even larger portrait. Her new keeper is a suspicious old crone and when she sees the desecration, she runs out screaming. A timid young man named Mohammed tells her the old lady claims to have seen her cast a spell on the portrait and she escaped. Now, the real 'A" wants to see her. Mohammed conscientiously translates for her at the conference - all terrorist organizations. Her appearance creates a furor and she is actually shoved before the 'A" and proceeds to tell him off. The audience becomes an excited unruly mob. Amidst the excitement, Dian puffs her bottle of body powder. Screams of 'Poison" and she is grabbed and dragged offstage through the crowd, Mohammed in tow. Captors or rescuers? She is pulled unceremoniously behind a man who shows the ring but not his face. No matter. The trio escapes in an old Jeep. Sleep. She awakes screaming starvation and the Jeep stops and the driver comes to her, his face still obscured by his headdress. Then he pulls her close and kisses her. Shock! Moustafa! Oh, no. Mohammed says he seized the opportunity to throw off the tyranny of his repressive regime for 'Friends." They are overtaken by men on horseback who lead them away to a fabulous tent city. Desert thieves? No, just a huge group of Friends. Their leader, the Sultan, is a complex and charismatic man. He explains to all that a riding party is being dispatched right then with the filmed documents Moustafa had made

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227

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Xlibris Corporation

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1413494684

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9781413494686

Do One Thing Every Day Together

A Journal for Two

By: Robie Rogge,Dian G. Smith

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Do One Thing Every Day Together

A Journal for Two

By: Robie Rogge,Dian G. Smith

The newest journal in the Do One Thing Every Day series is the perfect prompted journal for duos of all kinds to unwind, unplug, and spend time together. With this journal, couples or best friends can create a time capsule of their relationship. Do One Thing Every Day Together provides a number of prompts, with enough space for two people to jot down a short response. The journal offers a variety of questions; you can answer many individually, though some may address the relationship or suggest writing something about each other. Both of you can see how your answers compare, contrast, and change as you spend time reflecting on yourselves together.

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370

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Clarkson Potter

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1524763632

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9781524763633

Confucius and Confucianism

The Essentials

By: Lee Dian Rainey

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Confucius and Confucianism

The Essentials

By: Lee Dian Rainey

This comprehensive introduction explores the life and teachings of Confucius, and development of Confucian thought, from ancient times to the present today. Demonstrates the wisdom and enduring relevance of Confucius’s teachings – drawing parallels between our 21st century society and that of China 2,500 years ago, where government corruption, along with social, economic, and technical changes, led thinkers to examine human nature and society Draws on the latest research and incorporates interpretations of Confucius and his works by Chinese and Western scholars throughout the centuries Explores how Confucius's followers expanded and reinterpreted his ideas after his death, and how this process has continued throughout Chinese history Seamlessly links Confucius with our modern age, revealing how his teachings have become the basis of East Asian culture and influenced the West

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280

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444323601

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9781444323603

Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance

Stochastic Calculus

By: Eric Chin,Sverrir Ólafsson,Dian Nel

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Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance

Stochastic Calculus

By: Eric Chin,Sverrir Ólafsson,Dian Nel

Mathematical finance requires the use of advanced mathematicaltechniques drawn from the theory of probability, stochasticprocesses and stochastic differential equations. These areas aregenerally introduced and developed at an abstract level, making itproblematic when applying these techniques to practical issues infinance. Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance Volume I:Stochastic Calculus is the first of a four-volume set ofbooks focusing on problems and solutions in mathematicalfinance. This volume introduces the reader to the basic stochasticcalculus concepts required for the study of this important subject,providing a large number of worked examples which enable the readerto build the necessary foundation for more practical orientatedproblems in the later volumes. Through this application and byworking through the numerous examples, the reader will properlyunderstand and appreciate the fundamentals that underpinmathematical finance. Written mainly for students, industry practitioners and thoseinvolved in teaching in this field of study, StochasticCalculus provides a valuable reference book to complementone’s further understanding of mathematical finance.

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400

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119966078

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9781119966074

Seven Days

Authentic Conversations and Relationships That Changed My Life and My Father’S Death

By: Dian Reid

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Seven Days

Authentic Conversations and Relationships That Changed My Life and My Father’S Death

By: Dian Reid

When Dian's father told her he was dying, there wasn't time for all the conversations they meant to have with one another. Their conversations for the rest of his days would have to cut through the small talk and hit the difficult topics they'd been avoiding for years. The authenticity they brought to those conversations had a profound impact on their relationship with each other, as well as Dian's relationships with those closest to her during her fathers last seven days, and far beyond. This book isnt just about a daughters difficult relationship with her father and his death. Its about exercising authenticity in the difficult conversations that can only strengthen the bond between a father and a daughter, and bring them both the peace they were longing for all along. This book is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a parent, wants to repair a damaged parent/child relationship, or is looking for comfort and companionship through difficult conversations with loved ones at the end of their life cycle.

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170

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iUniverse

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1475974892

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9781475974898

Book's by Dian Jen

A Prescription for Long-Lasting Youth

A Prescription for Long-Lasting Youth

The Origins of the Tiandihui

The Origins of the Tiandihui

What R Friends 4?

What R Friends 4?

Do One Thing Every Day Together

Do One Thing Every Day Together

Confucius and Confucianism

Confucius and Confucianism

Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance

Problems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance

Seven Days

Seven Days

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