This book provides the reader with an understanding of what color is, where color comes from, and how color can be used correctly in many different applications. The authors first treat the physics of light and its interaction with matter at the atomic level, so that the origins of color can be appr[...]
Music, according to Sufi teaching, is really a small expression of the overwhelming and perfect harmony of the whole universe - and that is the secret of its amazing power to move us. The Indian Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), the first teacher to bring the Islamic mystical tradition to [...]
It was through bitter experience growing up on the harsh and unforgiving steppes of Mongolia that Genghis Khan learned to trust few people and to be vigilant of the personalities and events around him. As a result of an early life filled with hardship, betrayals, and constant struggle, Genghis Khan [...]
""An authoritative study of one of history's most feared and successful armies. . . . May concludes this definitive study by tracing the Mongol legacy to modern mechanized warfare.""--Publishers Weekly""They razed cities to the ground, burnt woods, pulled down castles, tore up the vine trees, destro[...]
By the Onon River in the hinterland of Eurasia, Temujin was born in a harmonious family of a tribal chief on Mongolian territory where the vast blue sky seemed to merge with the grasslands. At the age of nine, tragedy strikes the family when his father was murdered. In the aftermath, tribe members a[...]
Guided by a Kazakh aphorism--"To understand the wolf, you must put the skin of a wolf on and look through its eyes"--adventurer Tim Cope undertook a journey not successfully completed since the days of Genghis Khan: he traveled by horseback across the entire length of the Eurasian steppe, from the a[...]
Grand Prize Winner, Banff Mountain Festival Book CompetitionThe relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century--a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan,[...]
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* Genghis Khan was one of the greatest military commanders and leaders in world history. He conquered lands from the Middle East to the Pacific Ocean in a life filled with one military victory after another until his death.This is the story of how a boy named Temujin became that man, the battles tha[...]
Cardiovascular disease (CV) is the number one killer in the Western world. But it doesn't need to be. The truth is that more than 75 percent of cases of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disease events are preventable. In The Whole Heart Solution, America's Holistic Heart Doc Joel K. [...]
Are you ready to become a master of guerrilla marketing and joint ventures, the combined type of smarter marketing necessary for true entrepreneurial success worldwide in any economy and any marketplace. "Guerrilla Marketing and Joint Ventures" explains step-by-step how entrepreneurs can use smarter[...]
Worried about an earthquake that might swallow his money bin, Uncle Scrooge digs deep to secure his fortune -- and discovers an underground civilization Introducing the Terries and Fermies -- the subterranean critters who can make earthquakes Of special note, our presentation of this story restore[...]
Sampat Pal was married at twelve, essentially illiterate. Today she leads a vigilante group fighting for women's rights: the Pink Gang. When Sheelu was arrested for stealing from a powerful politician, she was sure that she would be forced to accept a prison sentence, not least because she alleged t[...]
Imran Khan has been in the spot light again. On this occasion not for his cricket but for his defiant presence on the political canvas of Pakistan. While he is not a starter in politics, exhausting his ribs through roaring public speeches, and has languished around for nearly two decades, it is only[...]