For the student who has already mastered the basic postures, this book addresses itself to the philosophy behind the system of movements and to all the variations possible.From the Trade Paperback edition.[...]

Elena bears the mark of the wit'ch upon her palm, the crimson stain that testifies to an awesome power of unimaginable potency: wild, seductive, difficult to control. Only a mistress of blood magick can stand against the foul minions and all-corrupting evil of the Dark Lord. But Elena is not yet the[...]

After being defeated in battle by Elena and her rebel army of humans, trolls, elves, shapeshifters, and dragons, the vengeful Dark Lord and his evil minions unleash the Weirgates, powerful black wells of extraordinary energy, on the victors, forcing Elena and her allies on a desperate quest to stop[...]

For more than a century and a half, Dream of the Red Chamber has been recognized in China as the greatest of its novels, a Chinese Romeo-and-Juliet love story and a portrait of one of the world's great civilizations. Chi-chen Wang's translation is skillful, accurate and fascinating.[...]

Simulation models enable the user to better understand and explore improvements to an operations system such as a manufacturing, service, transport or supply system. It is a powerful management tool, providing a means for improving an organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. Advance[...]

Volume 9, Part 2 of The Cambridge History of China is the second of two volumes which together explore the political, social and economic developments of the Ch'ing Empire during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries prior to the arrival of Western military power. Across fifteen chapters, a team [...]

This revised and updated edition of the Chinese Primer--an introductory textbook in wide use for more than a decade--uses proven techniques to put beginning learners of Mandarin Chinese on the path toward true mastery. The goal of the book is internalization--to lead students to adopt Chinese as one[...]