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Relativistic Celestial Mechanics of the Solar System

By: Sergei Kopeikin,Michael Efroimsky,George Kaplan

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Relativistic Celestial Mechanics of the Solar System

By: Sergei Kopeikin,Michael Efroimsky,George Kaplan

This authoritative book presents the theoretical development of gravitational physics as it applies to the dynamics of celestial bodies and the analysis of precise astronomical observations. In so doing, it fills the need for a textbook that teaches modern dynamical astronomy with a strong emphasis on the relativistic aspects of the subject produced by the curved geometry of four-dimensional spacetime. The first three chapters review the fundamental principles of celestial mechanics and of special and general relativity. This background material forms the basis for understanding relativistic reference frames, the celestial mechanics of N-body systems, and high-precision astrometry, navigation, and geodesy, which are then treated in the following five chapters. The final chapter provides an overview of the new field of applied relativity, based on recent recommendations from the International Astronomical Union. The book is suitable for teaching advanced undergraduate honors programs and graduate courses, while equally serving as a reference for professional research scientists working in relativity and dynamical astronomy. The authors bring their extensive theoretical and practical experience to the subject. Sergei Kopeikin is a professor at the University of Missouri, while Michael Efroimsky and George Kaplan work at the United States Naval Observatory, one of the world?s premier institutions for expertise in astrometry, celestial mechanics, and timekeeping.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527634576

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The Story of Mr. AntiSocial

By: Michael Jean DuBois

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The Story of Mr. AntiSocial

By: Michael Jean DuBois

I'm writing this book as a man in his upper thirties who is recounting about thirty years' worth of a lifelong struggle with being comfortable around people. That is, not knowing how to talk to people, not trusting people enough to be comfortable sharing my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Being socially dysfunctional has led me to do and think a number of things that I'm not proud of. I'm highly critical of myself in this book and throughout my everyday life in general. I've always lamented that I wished I could be someone else. But in the end, I need to realize that I have to embrace who I am with all my flaws. I can only be me. I can't be anyone else, and I should not want that to be any other way.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1642987468

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Records of Han Administration

By: Michael Loewe

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Records of Han Administration

By: Michael Loewe

The first volume is a survey and discussion of the inscriptions on about 700 wooden strips found in the excavations at Edsen-gol, being records of the official Han administration concerned largely with military organisation. The second volume sets out the evidence itself.

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Psychology Press

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0700713751

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City Voices

Hong Kong Writing in English 1945 to the Present

By: Michael Ingham,Xu Xi

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City Voices

Hong Kong Writing in English 1945 to the Present

By: Michael Ingham,Xu Xi

City Voices is the first showcase of postwar Hong Kong literature originating in English. Fiction, poetry, essays and memoirs from more than 70 authors are featured to demonstrate 'the rich variety and vitality of the city's literary production'. Together with work from established authors, both bilingual writers who choose to write in English and expatriate authors who have made Hong Kong their home, a section of 'New Voices' introduces the work of unknown and young writers who are part of today's surge of new creativity.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622096042

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Parkinson's Disease

Clinican's Desk Reference

By: Donald Grosset,Hubert Fernandez,Katherine Grosset,Michael Okun

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Parkinson's Disease

Clinican's Desk Reference

By: Donald Grosset,Hubert Fernandez,Katherine Grosset,Michael Okun

This books’ coverage ranges from incidence, diagnosis, investigation, drug treatments, non-motor features of Parkinson’s Disease, assessment scales and surgical intervention, to the role of nurses, physio– and occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, dieticians, and to the use of complementary medicine.

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CRC Press

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1840765178

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Mu Waun

By: Michael Patrick

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Mu Waun

By: Michael Patrick

Edwin Stratton grew up in rural Iowa, where he experienced both the love and loss of his family. When he turned eighteen, Edwin left his small hometown to experience the world. His adventures began in Omaha, Nebraska, where he saved the life of a police officer and began work translating the German language for the local police department and the local hospital. Edwin also became a part of the Chinatown community, where he learned the language and met the love of his life, Mu Waun. Edwin had been courting Mu Waun for almost a year when he received word that Mu Waun and her parents had been killed during a trip to China. In an effort to deal with this devastating loss and move on with his life, Edwin left Omaha to live and work in Promontory, Utah. As he began to leave the memory of Mu Waun behind, he received word that Mu Waun and her parents were alive in China and being held captive. The information was old, and Edwin realized he must go to China to find out once and for all if Mu Waun is alive or dead. Beginning in 1852 and spanning more than seventy-five years, this is a story filled with adventure, romance, danger, and unforgettable characters. It explores the human spirit and celebrates the bonds of family and the loyalties of friendship regardless of culture or location.

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FriesenPress

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1525523880

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Hong Kong

A Cultural History

By: Michael Ingham

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Hong Kong

A Cultural History

By: Michael Ingham

Hong Kong has always been something of an anomaly, and an outpost of empire, whether British or Chinese. Once described as a barren island, the former fishing community has been transformed by its own economic miracle into one of Asia's World Cities, taking in its stride the territory's 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty. Beneath the surface of Hong Kong's clichéd self-image as Pearl of the Orient and Shopping Paradise, Michael Ingham reveals a city rich in history, myth, and cultural diversity.

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Oxford University Press

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0199886245

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Bringing Out the Treasure

Inner Biblical Allusion in Zechariah 9-14

By: Mark J. Boda,Michael Floyd

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Bringing Out the Treasure

Inner Biblical Allusion in Zechariah 9-14

By: Mark J. Boda,Michael Floyd

It is generally agreed within Hebrew Bible scholarship that Zechariah 9-14 is filled with allusions to other books within the Hebrew canon. Rex Mason's doctoral dissertation in the early 1970s contributed significantly to the foundation of this consensus. However, although Mason's thesis remains a seminal work for those studying Deutero-Zechariah, it has never been published. This volume contains the first publication of that work together with reflections from leading biblical scholars who have published onZechariah 9-14. The volume is rounded off with a response by Mason to these scholars and a reflection on his own contribution thirty years ago.Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement series, Volume 370.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567495280

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The A to Z of New Age Movements

By: Michael York

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The A to Z of New Age Movements

By: Michael York

The decline of institutionalized religion in the increasingly secularized West has been offset by the contemporary spiritual development understood in the form of emerging New Age movements. This reference presents the potpourri of spiritual and psycho-physical therapeutic practices associated with this affirmation of the individual's spiritual freedom, the expectation of a future golden age, the emphasis on self-development, and the holistic pluralism that sets the dominant pulse for innovative spirituality in the twenty-first century. The A to Z of New Age Movements furnishes profiles and explanations of New Age spokespeople and leaders, of a range of human potential and self-help practices, of countercultural spiritual developments, and of different groups and organizations that identify as New Age. The dictionary consists of over 240 individual entries along with an introduction that describes the historical foundations of the New Age orientation and its relation with contemporary Western paganism. It also presents the sociological dimension of New Age expression, as well as the kinds of criticism with which the New Age identity must contend. There is both a New Age Chronology and a bibliography also included.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810868164

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Scientific Feng Shui for the Built Environment

Theories and Applications (Enhanced New Edition)

By: Michael Y. MAK,Albert T. SO

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Scientific Feng Shui for the Built Environment

Theories and Applications (Enhanced New Edition)

By: Michael Y. MAK,Albert T. SO

Feng Shui is not all about tradition. The integration and harmony between the natural and built environments concerning modern architecture has long been discussed in Feng Shui, or more academically, Kan Yu. Based on Scientific Feng Shui for the Built Environment: Fundamentals and Case Studies published in 2011, this enhanced new edition has further taken into account the enhancements and new inputs in theories and applications. Emphasis is placed on two themes, sustainability and science. New case studies regarding sustainable design as viewed from a Feng Shui perspective, and integrated applications of different architectural models and their associations with Feng Shui concepts are added and elaborated. On science, other than exploring the new development of particle physics in relation to Feng Shui studies, a totally new approach to numerology and Luo Shu study based on modern linear algebra may bring readers new insight into the possibility of researching Feng Shui mathematically, in addition to the use of spherical trigonometry. This book offers a remarkable in-depth view of Feng Shui by integrating the historical theories with scientific explorations and examples of applications. It once again demonstrates that Feng Shui can be studied scientifically, and eventually scientific Feng Shui may become a new field of science in the academic world as well as a professional and orthodox discipline of architectural design for the built environment. Published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。

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9629372363

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A Court on Horseback

Imperial Touring & the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680–1785

By: Michael G Chang

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A Court on Horseback

Imperial Touring & the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680–1785

By: Michael G Chang

Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire’s most prosperous regions. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Politically, economically, and culturally, Jiangnan was the undisputed center of the Han Chinese world; it also remained a bastion of Ming loyalism and anti-Manchu sentiment. How did the Qing court constitute its authority and legitimate its domination over this pivotal region? What were the precise terms and historical dynamics of Qing rule over China proper during the long eighteenth century? In the course of addressing such questions, this study also explores the political culture within and through which High Qing rule was constituted and contested by a range of actors, all of whom operated within socially and historically structured contexts. The author argues that the southern tours occupied a central place in the historical formation of Qing rule during a period of momentous change affecting all strata of the eighteenth-century polity.

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1684174562

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Energy Psychology

Self-Healing Practices for Bodymind Health

By: Michael Mayer, Ph.D.

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Energy Psychology

Self-Healing Practices for Bodymind Health

By: Michael Mayer, Ph.D.

Energy Psychology presents a comprehensive approach to healing that combines leading-edge Western bodymind psychological methods with a broad system of ancient, sacred traditions. Incorporating Dr. Mayer's integral approach called Bodymind Healing Psychotherapy, Energy Psychology draws on Chinese medicine approaches, including Qigong and acupressure self-touch; kabalistic processes; methods drawn from ancient traditions of meditation and postural initiation; and psycho-mythological storytelling techniques.Drawing on thirty years of training in Tai Chi and Qigong, Dr. Michael Mayer shows how integrating the essences of these traditions and methods can restore vitality and give the average person self-healing tools for physical and mental health. Unlike the quick-fix books on energy restoration, this book uses timetested, age-old practices from sacred traditions in combination with well-established clinical approaches. Dr. Mayer teaches readers bodymind healing methods to treat anxiety, chronic pain, addictions, hypertension, insomnia, trauma, and other prevalent conditions. Written in a clear, intelligible style, Energy Psychology includes real-life case studies that highlight the effectiveness of his techniques.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583944117

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9781583944110

Tsewa's Gift

Magic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society

By: Michael Brown

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Tsewa's Gift

Magic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society

By: Michael Brown

A well-written and carefully crafted account of Aguaruna magic and its practical applications [that] diverges from more traditional approaches by focusing not only on the symbolic realm of magic but also on the instrumental intent." --American Anthropologist

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University of Alabama Press

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081735364X

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Agricultural Change and Peasant Choice in a Thai Village

By: Michael Moerman

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Agricultural Change and Peasant Choice in a Thai Village

By: Michael Moerman

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968.

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Univ of California Press

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0520330552

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Brain Power

Improve Your Mind as You Age

By: Michael Gelb,Kelly Howell

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Brain Power

Improve Your Mind as You Age

By: Michael Gelb,Kelly Howell

Drawing on the knowledge of physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists, as well as the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging, helps readers activate unused brain areas, tone mental muscles, and enliven every mental faculty.

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New World Library

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1608680738

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Introduction to Public Health for Chiropractors

By: Michael Haneline,William C. Meeker

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Introduction to Public Health for Chiropractors

By: Michael Haneline,William C. Meeker

Public health is of concern to practicing chiropractors, as well as chiropractic students. The vast majority of chiropractors utilize public health concepts every day as an integral part of patient care. For instance, they give advice on risk factors that should be avoided and protective factors to be added by their patients to enhance healing and prevent illness. Pubic health is also part of the curriculum at all chiropractic colleges and is tested by the National Board. No public health textbooks are available that are specifically designed for the chiropractor. Consequently, college instructors are forced to make-do with class notes and generic texts that do not address the specific issues relevant to chiropractic. This book will not only be of interest to chiropractic students, but also practicing chiropractors because it will provide information they can utilize to provide better care by positively intervening with their patients and their communities regarding public health matters.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763758221

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Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy

By: Michael H. Soffel

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Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy

By: Michael H. Soffel

The book "Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy" repre sents a significant contribution to modern relativistic celestial mechanics and astrometry. In these branches of astronomy the theory of general relativity is used nowadays as an efficient practical framework for constructing accurate dynamical theories of motion of celestial bodies and discussing high-precision observations. The author develops the useful tools for this purpose and intro duces the reader into the modern state of the art in these domains. More specifically, the distinctive feature of the book is the wide application of the tetrad formalism to astronomical problems. One may not agree with the author's opinion that this is the only method so far to be able to treat the rel ativistic astronomical problems in a consistent and satisfactory manner. (On the contrary, one may foresee in the nearest future other books on relativistic celestial mechanics and astrometry based on different approaches solving the same problems. ) However, we are now at the beginning of practical relativis tic astronomy and it will demand much effort to reconstruct in a relativistic manner all Newtonian conceptions of ephemeris astronomy and geodesy. In particular, this concern. s the definitions of reference frames, time scales and astronomical units of measurement. This book is one of the first steps in the correct direction. V. A.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642734065

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Brain Power

Improve Your Mind as You Age

By: Michael J. Gelb,Kelly Howell

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Brain Power

Improve Your Mind as You Age

By: Michael J. Gelb,Kelly Howell

Virtually everyone fears mental deterioration as they age. But in the past thirty years neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is actually designed to improve throughout life. How can you encourage this improvement?Brain Power shares practical, state-of-the-evidence answers in this inspiring, fun-to-read plan for action. The authors have interviewed physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists; studied the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging; and applied what they describe in their own lives. The resulting guidance; along with the accompanying downloadable Brain Sync audio program; can help you activate unused brain areas, tone mental muscles, and enliven every faculty.

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New World Library

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1608680746

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The Crystal Labyrinth

By: Michael Trotta

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The Crystal Labyrinth

By: Michael Trotta

All is peaceful on the lush planet Sunderworld when a cloister of Shaolin-like monks adopt six enigmatic infants found abandoned within an exotic metallic saucer. Dubbed “the Earthlings” after a mythological fable of orphaned superheroes, these untiring babies possess unheralded strength and speed and foster uncanny sensory advantages. Local planetary physics aff ord these bolstered attributes exclusively to alien earthlings, yet they sometimes prove a hindrance. As four maturing earthlings fulfi ll a noble quest to a dark continent of invading gargoyles, three deviant earthlings mysteriously surface, tempting their counterparts and terrorizing their enchanted world of princesses and shimmering glass castles and palaces.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1543456790

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Problems of Han Administration

Ancestral Rites, Weights and Measures, and the Means of Protest

By: Michael Loewe

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Problems of Han Administration

Ancestral Rites, Weights and Measures, and the Means of Protest

By: Michael Loewe

Michael Loewe calls on literary and material evidence to examine three problems that arose in administering China’s early empires. Religious rites due to an emperor’s predecessors must both pay the correct services to his ancestors and demonstrate his right to succeed to the throne. In practical terms, tax collectors, merchants, farmers and townsmen required the establishment of a standard set of weights and measures that was universally operative and which they could trust. Those who saw reason to criticise the decisions taken by the emperor and his immediate advisors, whether on grounds of moral principles or political expediency, needed opportunities and the means of expressing their views, whether as remonstrants to the throne, by withdrawal from public life or as authors of private writings.

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9004314903

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Kierkegaard and Modern Continental Philosophy

An Introduction

By: Michael Weston

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Kierkegaard and Modern Continental Philosophy

An Introduction

By: Michael Weston

In Kierkegaard and Modern European Philosophy: An Introduction Michael Weston argues that, despite being acknowledged as a precursor to Nietzsche and post-Nietzschean thinkers such as Heidegger and Derrida, the radical nature of Kierkegaard's critique of philosophy has been missed. Weston examines and explains the metaphysical tradition, as exemplified by Plato and Hegel, and the post-metaphysical critiques of Nietzsche, Heidegger and Derrida. He shows how Kierkegaard's ethical critique of philosophy undermines the former and escapes the latter. He considers another ethical critique of philosophy, that of Levinas, before identifying ethics as the non-philosophical site where philosophy can be criticised. Kierkegaard and Modern European Philosophy: An Introduction argues that, by refusing to allow philosophy jurisdiction over ethics and religion, Kieregaard's critique applies as much to modern continental thought as to the metaphysical thought it seeks to undermine.

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Routledge

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1134854315

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Hong Kong

A Cultural History

By: Michael Anthony Ingham

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Hong Kong

A Cultural History

By: Michael Anthony Ingham

Explores the culture and history of Hong Kong.

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Oxford University Press

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0195314972

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Awaken the Dragon

Qi Cultivation Techniques

By: Michael Steward

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Awaken the Dragon

Qi Cultivation Techniques

By: Michael Steward

Practiced by millions of people the world over, Qigong is actually an approach to life itself. It is a state of mind characterized by complete relaxation and complete acceptance, and deep meditation; it is open to the healing energy of the universe, and it offers healing for the whole world. Qigong practice not only aligns your own body, mind and spirit, but also aligns us with the universal body, mind and spirit. By regulating our minds through meditation, deep breathing and gentle movement we can facilitate a smoother and stronger flow of energy throughout our bodies, giving us greater health and freedom of movement throughout our lives. This unique book will familiarize you with the cultivation and healing concepts of Qigong. This book is beautifully illustrated with over 370 photos and more than 80 drawings. "We must practice Qigong with the intention of not only healing ourselves, but becoming a healing influence on all those around us."- Dr. Michael Steward Sr.

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Trafford Publishing

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1412019338

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A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24)

By: Michael Loewe

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A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24)

By: Michael Loewe

This is a unique and conclusive reference work about the 6,000 individual men and women known to us from China’s formative first empires. Over decennia Michael Loewe (Cambridge, UK) has painstakingly collected all biographical information available. Not only those are dealt with who set the literary forms and intellectual background of traditional China, such as writers, scholars, historians and philosophers, but also those officials who administered the empire, and the military leaders who fought in civil warfare or with China’s neighbours. The work draws on primary historical sources as interpreted by Chinese, Japanese and Western scholars and as supplemented by archaeological finds and inscriptions. By devoting extensive entries to each of the emperors the author provides the reader with the necessary historical context and gives insight into the dynastic disputes and their far-reaching consequences. No comparable work exists for this important period of Chinese history. Without exaggeration a real must for historians of both China and other cultures.

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9004490256

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Stranger in the Mirror

By: Michael Edward Little

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Stranger in the Mirror

By: Michael Edward Little

A man's character is revealed by his actions. Author Mike Little suffered a massive stroke which left him unable to walk, talk, see, or think clearly. Mike refused to be defined by his disability, choosing instead to let his struggle and recovery speak for him.Stranger in the Mirror is the story of one man's journey through the dark night of soul to wisdom and compassion. Mike shows us that our lives are full of choices and our limitations are self imposed. Facing tragedy with humor, grit and grace, Mike found redemption. In writing his book, he shows the way for all of us, disabled or not, to reassess and redirect our lives.Stranger in the Mirror is sure to inspire courage and bring hope to other brain injured survivors and their families. Mike shows all of us facing overwhelming crises that we too, can still have the happy ending we deserve. His story will entertain, educate, enlighten, and enrich all of us. He offers a blueprint for a better life. As always, the choice is ours.

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1618564137

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Sin and Society in Fourteenth-Century England

A Study of the Memoriale Presbiterorum

By: Michael Haren

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Sin and Society in Fourteenth-Century England

A Study of the Memoriale Presbiterorum

By: Michael Haren

Penetrating behind the seal of medieval confession is among the most formidable historiographical challenges. One route is through confessors' manuals. This is the first full-scale scholarly study of a fourteenth-century confessor's English example. It contributes significantly to the European-wide research on pre-Reformation confessional practice and clerical training. On another level, the Memoriale Presbiterorum's peculiarly intense concern with social morality affords pungent commentary on contemporary English society. Michael Haren analyses a remarkable treatise both as a vehicle of social doctrine and as a mirror of the milieu to which it is directed. While presenting it against its general intellectual background, continental and English, he also argues for its setting within a vigorous and largely neglected episcopal regime, that of Bishop Grandisson of Exeter. His wide-ranging exposition will interest students of moralizing literature - including Chaucer and Piers Plowman - as well as historians.

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Clarendon Press

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0191543276

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Abrams' Angiography

Interventional Radiology

By: Jeffrey Geschwind,Michael Dake

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Abrams' Angiography

Interventional Radiology

By: Jeffrey Geschwind,Michael Dake

The Interventional Radiology volume of the landmark reference Abrams' Angiography has now been expanded and thoroughly revised to reflect dynamic advances in interventional radiology. More than 60 contributors representing a "Who's Who" of the specialty provide comprehensive, step-by-step coverage of all contemporary vascular and nonvascular interventional procedures. Major sections discuss today's equipment and describe interventions for specific disorders of each organ system, as well as for trauma, pediatric diseases, abscess drainage, and miscellaneous disorders. More than 1,100 illustrations complement the text. This edition incorporates an extensive new section on interventional oncologic procedures. The section covers all organ-specific cancers for which interventional therapies are used. Other sections include artervenous malformations, liver diseases, arterial occlusive disease, aneurysms, traumatic arterial injuries, hemorrhage, and venous diseases. It also has full color.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469852373

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Understanding the Emotional Disorders

A Symptom-level Approach Based on the IDAS-II

By: David Watson,Michael W. O'Hara

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Understanding the Emotional Disorders

A Symptom-level Approach Based on the IDAS-II

By: David Watson,Michael W. O'Hara

Understanding the Emotional Disorders is the first manual for how to use the IDAS-II and examines important, replicable symptom dimensions contained within five adjacent diagnostic classes in the DSM-5: depressive disorders, bipolar and related disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and trauma- and stressor-related disorders.

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0199301093

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Body Learning: 40th anniversary edition

An Introduction to the Alexander Technique

By: Michael J. Gelb

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Body Learning: 40th anniversary edition

An Introduction to the Alexander Technique

By: Michael J. Gelb

Body Learning has been a steady bestseller since it was first published in 1981. This updated 40th anniversary edition confirms its status as the classic work on the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique is now recognized the world over as the most revolutionary and far-reaching method ever developed for maintaining the coordination and efficiency of the human body. It is not only a means of putting us in touch with our bodies, but also a way of deepening our perceptions and general well-being. Its effects on all aspects of living and learning are profound. Body Learning provides a simple, clear answer to the question: "What is The Alexander Technique and how can it help me?" Michael J. Gelb provides inspiration and guidance to newcomers to the technique and conveys a full understanding of the complex mental and physical dynamics involved. “The approach to learning and the techniques outlined in Body Learning transformed my life. Read and practice, and Michael Gelb’s profound message will transform yours.” Tony Buzan, author of The Mind Map Book

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1781311978

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American Torture

From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond

By: Michael Otterman

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American Torture

From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond

By: Michael Otterman

Contrary to US government assertions, the Abu Ghraib photos do not reflect the perverse handiwork of a 'few bad apples'. As American Torture reveals, tortures such as sensory deprivation, sexual humiliation and forced standing are core elements of the American detention regime, a product of more than sixty years of government research and development fully detailed in extensive CIA manuals. In the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, mainstream media and human rights organisations have exhaustively documented the American use of torture in detention centres around the world. Although expansive, these reports lack context. American Torture examines the origins of this detention regime and traces how it was refined, spread and kept legal. Along the way, American Torture uncovers the effects of state-sponsored torture and deconstructs the myths espoused by its proponents. What are the ramifications of such praxis for global security? The book will also feature an interview with Mamdouh Habib, and look at the plight of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.

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0522853331

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9780522853339

An Anthology of Chinese Martial Arts

By: Michael DeMarco

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An Anthology of Chinese Martial Arts

By: Michael DeMarco

China can easily boast of its great martial traditions, which many would say is the richest in the world. There are a variety of styles from the north to the south that encompass an extensive repertoire of open-hand and weapon techniques. The ten chapters in this anthology illustrated this wide spectrum. Mark Wiley’s interview with Hou Faxiang presents a fundamental healing modality famous in China — qigong, the nourishing and practical use of internal energy. Its theory and practice is entwined in many martial art styles.In chapters two and three, Robert W. Smith, introduces us to two Shaolin style masters whom he met during his stay in Taiwan. Since Han Qingtang was the top notch expert in joint-locking techniques, Smith managed to photograph seven of Han’s fundamental techniques. General Gao Fangxian was likewise a practical martial artist with an overwhelming presence, even when smiling. In a technical section he shows the might of Northern Shaolin.Southern Hung Gar is the topic for the next two chapters. Allan Ondash focuses on special kicking methods usually done simultaneously with hand usage, making the kicks difficult for a defender to notice being executed. His chapter is followed by Mark Jensen’s interview with Kwok Wing Lam detailing Iron Palm history and training. Yang Jwingming is known worldwide for his knowledge and personal skills in Chinese martial arts, primarily Long Fist and taijiquan. I conducted a lengthly two-part interview that provides information about Master Yang’s early years in Taiwan through his martial arts career in the United States. Stephen Berwick is well-known as one of the first Americans to become a highly respected practitioner and scholar of Chen Style Taijiquan. The interview conducted by Richard Florence shows the roadwork Berwick took to make his dreams come true—to be part of the longstanding Chen Family art. The ninth chapter by Dr. Donald Cheung presents the unique “cow herding stick” as taught by Xiao Mingkui, a Praying Mantis and Chen Taiji practitioner. The final chapter by Jake Burroughs looks at how the head is used in various striking techniques as found in many styles. We hope you will enjoy the material in this anthology, the personal stories of dedicated masters, and the rare photographs of their history and techniques.

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The Ambivalence of Creation

Debates Concerning Innovation and Artifice in Early China

By: Michael J. Puett

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The Ambivalence of Creation

Debates Concerning Innovation and Artifice in Early China

By: Michael J. Puett

As early as the Warring States period in China (fourth through third centuries B.C.), debates arose concerning how and under what circumstances new institutions could be formed and legitimated. But the debates quickly encompassed more than just legitimation. Larger issues came to the fore: Can a sage innovate? If so, under what conditions? Where did human culture originally come from? Was it created by human sages? Is it therefore an artificial fabrication, or was it based in part on natural patterns? Is it possible for new sages to emerge who could create something better? This book studies these debates from the Warring States period to the early Han (second century b.c.), analyzing the texts in detail and tracing the historical consequences of the various positions that emerged. It also examines the time's conflicting narratives about the origin of the state and how these narratives and ideas were manipulated for ideological purposes during the formation of the first empires. While tracing debates over the question of innovation in early China, the author engages such questions as the prevailing notions concerning artifice and creation. This is of special importance because early China is often described as a civilization that assumed continuity between nature and culture, and hence had no notion of culture as a fabrication, no notion that the sages did anything other than imitate the natural world. The author concludes that such views were not assumptions at all. The ideas that human culture is merely part of the natural world, and that true sages never created anything but instead replicated natural patterns arose at a certain moment, then came to prominence only at the end of a lengthy debate.

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Stanford University Press

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080478034X

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9780804780346

Applied General Relativity

Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology

By: Michael H. Soffel,Wen-Biao Han

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Applied General Relativity

Theory and Applications in Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology

By: Michael H. Soffel,Wen-Biao Han

In the late 20th and beginning 21st century high-precision astronomy, positioning and metrology strongly rely on general relativity. Supported by exercises and solutions this book offers graduate students and researchers entering those fields a self-contained and exhaustive but accessible treatment of applied general relativity. The book is written in a homogenous (graduate level textbook) style allowing the reader to understand the arguments step by step. It first introduces the mathematical and theoretical foundations of gravity theory and then concentrates on its general relativistic applications: clock rates, clock sychronization, establishment of time scales, astronomical references frames, relativistic astrometry, celestial mechanics and metrology. The authors present up-to-date relativistic models for applied techniques such as Satellite LASER Ranging (SLR), Lunar LASER Ranging (LLR), Globale Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Very Large Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), radar measurements, gyroscopes and pulsar timing. A list of acronyms helps the reader keep an overview and a mathematical appendix provides required functions and terms.

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Springer Nature

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3030196739

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Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam

A History

By: Michael C. Howard

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Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam

A History

By: Michael C. Howard

Việt Nam is the home of more than fifty ethnic minorities--such as the Cham and Thai--many of which have distinctive clothing and weaving traditions linked to antiquity. The tight-fitting tunic called ao dai, widely recognized as a national symbol, has its roots in the country's 2,000-year history of textiles. Beginning with silk production in the Bronze Age cultures of the Red River, this book covers textiles in Việt Nam--including bark-cloth, kapok and hemp--through the centuries of Chinese rule in the north, a number of independent feudal societies and the brief period of French colonial rule.

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McFarland

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1476663327

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Fundamentals of Parameterized Complexity

By: Rodney G. Downey,Michael R. Fellows

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Fundamentals of Parameterized Complexity

By: Rodney G. Downey,Michael R. Fellows

This comprehensive and self-contained textbook presents an accessible overview of the state of the art of multivariate algorithmics and complexity. Increasingly, multivariate algorithmics is having significant practical impact in many application domains, with even more developments on the horizon. The text describes how the multivariate framework allows an extended dialog with a problem, enabling the reader who masters the complexity issues under discussion to use the positive and negative toolkits in their own research. Features: describes many of the standard algorithmic techniques available for establishing parametric tractability; reviews the classical hardness classes; explores the various limitations and relaxations of the methods; showcases the powerful new lower bound techniques; examines various different algorithmic solutions to the same problems, highlighting the insights to be gained from each approach; demonstrates how complexity methods and ideas have evolved over the past 25 years.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447155599

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Hug Someone You Love Today

And How to Leave Your Personal Signature

By: Michael A. Pickles

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Hug Someone You Love Today

And How to Leave Your Personal Signature

By: Michael A. Pickles

During my fourth year of teaching, I had the great privilege of working with an amazing educator by the name of Miss Bezanson. She taught a grade four class to whom I taught Physical Education. Therefore, I had the opportunity to socialize with her on a daily basis. About six months into the school year, Miss Bezanson gave me something that would forever change my teaching techniques and my life, although I did not realize it at that moment. One afternoon, I was in Miss Bezanson's class discussing a student who was displaying increasing behavioural problems in my Physical Education class. Sensing that I was experiencing tremendous stress as a result of this student, she gave me something that touched my heart and reinforced an important life lesson. She handed me a small paper card entitled "Hug Someone You Love Today". That was it! No preachy sermon or fancy teaching strategies. At that moment, I realized that maybe all that child needed was a simple hug. A sign of affection which he may or may not have been receiving at home. So the next day, I gave him a "Hug Someone You Love Today" card. From that day forward, I never had another major problem with that student. It was absolutely amazing. In this book, I will share with you some of the heart-felt, true stories that I have accumulated over the years as a result of passing out these "Hug Someone You Love Today" cards along to those in need. These are stories about normal folks like you and I, whose lives have been positively changed as a result of receiving this simple card. As you read these stories, hopefully you will begin to feel more peaceful and loving yourself.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426996225

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T'ai Chi and Qigong for Your Health: Historical and Scientific Foundations

By: Michael DeMarco, M.A.

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T'ai Chi and Qigong for Your Health: Historical and Scientific Foundations

By: Michael DeMarco, M.A.

T’ai Chi and qigong are popular because of their great reputations as exercises with numerous health-related benefits. Can these benefits simply be results of placebo effects? Chapters in this e-book not only provide an interesting historical backdrop in which taiji and qigong developed, but also provide scientific support for the efficacy and effects of both modalities. Breslow’s chapter focuses on Daoist practices associated with their quest for immortality and longevity. Rhoads, Crider, and Hayduk looks at taiji and qigong with the tools of modern science. DeMarco compares Yang-style taiji practice of with guidelines provided by the National Institue of Health. Kachur, Carleton, and Asmundson provide an excellent chapter that gives insight into aspects of taiji practice that improve balance. The final chapter by Kenneth Cohen offers a history of the taiji ruler as a tool conducive to vitalizing the qi. Included are aspects of design, lineage, and some illustrated exercises, plus details on qi circulation. For anyone who questions the validity of taiji and qigong as exercise modalities, the collected writings in this book will provide information not available elsewhere. In addition to finding the historical and scientific foundation of these practices, the contents in this book will help improve taiji and qigong practice, bringing the many benefits as claimed for these gems of Chinese culture.

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1893765172

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9781893765177

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