Charlotte Joko Beck offers a warm, engaging, uniquely American approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of daily living--love, relationships, work, fear, ambition, and suffering. Everyday Zen shows us how to live each moment to the fullest. This Plus edition includes an interview with the aut[...]
A Zen Center weekend in a book! The delightfully contemporary teacher and bestselling author of Everyday Zen shows how to make living itself a spiritual practice and how to discover that the extraordinary is really "nothing special."[...]
Are the workings of the international world to be explained scientifically, or are they to be understood through their inward meaning? In Explaining and Understanding International Relations philosopher Martin Hollis and international relations scholar Steve Smith join forces to analyse the dominant[...]
The ever-changing field of foreign policy is explored first by examining the theoretical and historical perspectives, then the variety of actors, context and goals, and concludes with an interesting range of relevant case studies. In this way, the editors take a balanced approach, presenting the the[...]
Helps readers see how inventors, scientists and businesspeople have shaped the world.
Covers preseason scouting, how and where to place a blind, use of decoys and calls Identifies and corrects common mistakes made when placing and setting up blinds and decoys, timing the hunt, and waiting for waterfowl This engaging guide covers all the how-to's of hunting waterfowl, including more a[...]
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Normandy. Rick Steves covers the essentials of Normandy, including Rouen, Honfleur, Bayeux, Mont St. Michel, and Dinan. Visit the Big Clock in Rouen that dates back to the Renaissance, or cross the causeway towa[...]
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the Loire Valley. Rick Steves covers the essentials of the Loire Valley, including Amboise and Chinon. Visit grandiose chateaus, such as Chenonceau, Blois, and Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau. Tour the Leonardo da Vinc[...]
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the City of Light--Paris. With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore the grand Champs-Elysees, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save money and avoi[...]
He was top of the world, with numbers bettered only by Don Bradman - then captain Steve Smith led his Australian team into a cheating scandal that stunned cricket. Media exploded and million-dollar contracts were torn up. Australia's prime minister expressed the public anger and disappointment: `Our[...]
How did Steve Jobs achieve such success? What were his methods? This book reveals the philosophies and carefully honed skills Jobs used in his journey to the top. With his thoughts on innovation, how to find inspiration, presenting an idea, advertising and much more, you can learn how to view the wo[...]
This book is about the challenge of nursing people with a degenerative brain disease. It is a text that can be read by both qualified nurses and informal caregivers as both sections have to manage such patients in a team so they can achieve what they want to - taking better care of the sufferer.[...]
In "Eyes of the Storm," book three in the epic BONE series, Gran'ma Ben reveals long-kept secrets about Thorn's royal heritage and the ancient enmities that may lead to war.
In "Eyes of the Storm," volume three of the nine-book BONE saga, Lucius, Smiley, and Phoney survive an attack by the rat c[...]
When he is fooled by the townsfolk into thinking that he is a skilled dragonslayer, Phoney Bone takes on the challenge to find the Red Dragon while Thorn deals with haunted dreams and missing Gran'ma Ben, in the latest installment to this exciting graphic novel series. Simultaneous.[...]
The adventure starts when cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of Boneville and later get separated and lost in the wilderness, meeting monsters and making friends as they attempt to return home.[...]
Explains everything that you need to know about air travel alongside techniques for feeling confident and in control from take off to landing. This title helps you learn how to recognise cabin noises, manage turbulence and fly in bad weather conditions. It includes techniques for controlling anxiety[...]
The high-tech wizard behind Apple offers a personal account of the creation of the first personal computer by marrying computer circuitry with a video screen and a typewriter keyboard to create the affordable, easy-to-use Apple I, detailing his life before and after Apple and providing a personal pe[...]
The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.
In OUT FROM BONEVILLE, volume 1 of this 9-book epic, the three Bone cousins -- Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone --[...]
The cornerstone of GRAPHIX, our new graphic novel imprint, BONE is the incredible comic book saga of an unlikely hero who must save an idyllic valley from the forces of evil.
In THE GREAT COW RACE, volume 2 of this 9-book epic, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the vil[...]
While attempting to return a lost rat creature cub back to his home in the mountains, Fone and Smiley Bone's simple task turns into a major adventure after encountering the fierce mountain lion Rock Jaw while helping out a band of baby animals who are on their own after being attacked by a gang of r[...]