Modern life diverts our attention from our natural inner light. Drawing inspiration from ancient Taoists, Master Ni redirects modern people to their true source and the meaning of life. Hints on meditation, gentle waking, chi, music, sleep, and the cycles of humans and nature.[...]

The core of Taoist philosophy as written by Lao Tzu around 500 B.C.. Although being the great Master to write his understanding of the subtle truth, teachings of Tao existed thousands of years before Lao Tzu was born.[...]

With over 85 photographs, Master Ni clearly and meticulously guides us through the 49 Dao-In postures never shown before.[...]

This book is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society's 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011. This issue includes papers presented in the Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Structural, Environmental, and Fun[...]

This is a practical, pocket-sized guide to negotiating which will give you the information and skills to succeed. Find out how to improve your negotiating skills by defining your style, preparing properly and designing your meeting structure. You'll learn to build relationships, develop trust and ne[...]

An up-to-date, self-contained introduction to a state-of-the-art machine learning approach, Ensemble Methods: Foundations and Algorithms shows how these accurate methods are used in real-world tasks. It gives you the necessary groundwork to carry out further research in this evolving field. After p[...]

"This book provides a comprehensive review of meshless approximation methods, an important alternative to the finite element method, which is widely used for numerical analysis of a wide range of engineering problems. The authors discuss the numerical properties and background information for the mo[...]

"Preface In recent years linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) have emerged as a powerful tool in the field of control systems analysis and design. Many problems such as state feedback synthesis, robustness analysis and design, H2 and H? control, can all be reduced to convex or quasi-convex problems tha[...]

Lao Tzu, the legendary author of the "Tao Te Ching ," is also credited with the authorship of the "Hua Hu Ching ," which embodies some of his later teachings. During a time of political turmoil in the fourteenth century, all copies of this work were banned and ordered to be burned. Thus, few if any [...]