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The quality of presence a psychotherapist or counselor brings to the therapeutic relationship makes all the difference in effective treatment. With this application of Buddhist practice to psychotherapy, Karen Kissel Wegela offers mental health professionals a new perspective on bringing compassion, patience, generosity, and equanimity to their work with clients. She also shows how counselors can apply this wisdom in their own lives, and how t...

In Mikkyo-Japanese esoteric Buddhism-the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo's sword represents the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness-the ability to cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the dev...

Dieses Übungsbuch richtet sich an alle interessierten Personen diverser Fachgebiete. Es ist logisch aufgebaut und versucht Ihnen anhand der sukzessiven Konstruktion eines 4-Takt-Motors das Programm Autodesk® Inventor® 2010 näher zu bringen. In kleinen, einfach nachvollziehbaren Arbeitsschritten werden Sie verschiedene Vorgehensweisen und Befehle kennenlernen und schrittweise nacharbeiten können. Umfang des Buches: - Projekte entwickeln und...

The immortal vampire gang led by Princess -Kikiou, Ryuuki, and Shuuran - is slowly but inexorably taking over Demon City Shinjuku. Its citizens and the administration alike are turning into vampires. Mephisto has apparently allied himself with them of his own accord. Setsura Aki stands alone on the brink of extinction, tested by one desperate counterattack after the next. Intending to snuff out his life once and for all, Princess unleashes the...

Hino's novels have been compared to the work of J. G. Ballard. Available for the first time in English: his masterpiece Island of Dreams.

The goddess Athena is reborn into our modern world.

Healthy food = healthy lifestyle. Based on a nutritional principle time-tested for success for literally thousands of years, the Mediterranean Diet consists of a balance of all food groups with an emphasis on foods with high Omega-3 fat content such as fish, beans, and olive oil. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to the Mediterranean Diet introduces the healthy cuisine enjoyed in countries such as Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and...

Your bookkeeping workflow will be smoother and faster with QuickBooks 2011 -- but only if you spend more time using the program than figuring out how it works. This Missing Manual puts you in control: You'll not only find out how and when to use specific features, you'll also get basic accounting advice to help you through the learning process. * Set up QuickBooks. Arrange files and preferences to suit your company. * Manage your business. Tra...

Argues that valid assessment of student achievement is based on assessing the work that students produce along and at the end of their educational journeys, and that assessment needs to be humanized, as opposed to standardized, to take into account the demographics of institutions. This expanded edition also focuses on ways to deepen program and institution-level assessment within the context of collective inquiry about student learning.

", What If It All Goes Right?", provides the tools and inspiration to help you navigate the dramatic changes that are occurring in our world today. Through a series of exercises, you'll be empowered to broaden your vision about what is possible for your life and for the world by simply beginning with the question, ", What if?", What if you develop your imagination and find resourceful solutions to your biggest challenges and ob...

This definitive homeowner's guide to solar energy has arrived at just the right time. With the cost of heating oil and electricity fluctuating wildly, consumers are clamoring for information on alternative energy. This source book covers all the relevant technologies, including solar space and water heating, as well as photovoltaic electricity. It's practical (with cost calculators, tips on taking advantage of rebates and tax incentives, and a...

In Michael Moorcock's vast and imaginative multiverse, Law and Chaos wage war in a never-ending struggle over the fundamental rules of existence. Here, in this universe, Dorian Hawkmoon traverses a world of antique cities, scientific sorcery, and crystalline machines as he pulled unwillingly into a war that pits him against the ruthless and dominating armies of Granbretan.

A wonderfully simple book that's simply wonderful for reading aloud."—BOOKLIST (starred review) Now in a dual Spanish-English edition! (Ages 2-5)A BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK Honor BookThree starred reviews (BOOKLIST, THE HORN BOOK, SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL)One child. One swing. An obliging dad. The inevitable plea to go Higher! Higher! Add Leslie Patricelli's wildly expressive illustrations, and an everyday pastime reaches new heights of humor and w...

John Henry "Doc" Holliday was a man of education and refinement who went west after contracting tuberculosis both hoping to find a cure in the prairie air and perhaps escaping his stolid homelife for the more adventurous frontier. This new biography reveals the many facets of his personality and proposes to set the record straight--or at least to tell the story that Doc Holliday would have preferred be told about himself.

The submarine and the aircraft carrier were the most important naval innovations and the most decisive naval weapons of the 20th and 21st Century. This comprehensive bibliography prepared at the Naval Postgraduate School covers the less-well-studied submarine side of the equation with information about every major campaign, every major submarine technology, and every navy that wielded submarine technology. An essential reference for any seriou...

Alexander's Bridge, Willa Cather's first novel, is a taut psychological drama about the fragility of human connections. Published in 1912, just a year before O Pioneers! made Cather's name, it features high society on an international stage rather than the immigrant prairie characters she later became known for. The successful and glamorous life of Bartley Alexander, a world-renowned engineer and bridge builder, begins to unravel when he encou...

The Knowledge Every Man Needs for a Successful DivorceEach year 500, 000 men will face divorce, and most of them make at least one crucial-and often irreversible-mistake. These errors might seem minor, such as moving out while things get sorted out, or thinking of "temporary" orders as being truly temporary. But when they get to court, these men discover they have put themselves in a terrible position. They may have to give up their house, pay...

Polar bears-fierce and majestic-have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps' integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of p...

The acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India.Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster. This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a sim...

The national bestselling author of "The Moses Stone" returns with an explosive new thriller about an ancient secret that threatens to rewrite history--and shake the foundation of modern power. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Original.