When yoga studios are ubiquitous and meditation apps are on millions of smart phones, once exotic terms like karma, zen, and nirvana have entered into everyday English, business consultants have appropriated the meditation terms ""mindfulness"" and ""equanimity,"" and Buddha statues and Shinto shrines are common in American yards, we forget that things weren't always this way, and that what is now considered cliche was once unknown. So how did the spirituality of the East come to permeate the culture of the West? Answering that question is what The Orient ...

Most of the poems in the first part of this book, "Six Seasons," were written according to formal strictures. They use various sorts of rhyme (internal or at a line-stop) and rhythms that match the motion of their subject matter. I've worked with traditional verse: songs, carols, quatrains, lyrics with refrains, and so on. They follow the seasons of the liturgical year from Advent to the green season of Ordinary Time. The second part of the book, "Leroy James Hopson," is written in free verse in order to allow for the development of a narrative with characters ...

This text contains a comprehensive and concise cyclopaedia of wine, beer, cider, and spirits, with information on liqueurs, cocktails, cups, mixed drinks, soft drinks, and mineral waters. The eighth part of the 'Concise Encyclopedia of Gastronomy' series, this compendium includes detailed definitions, statistics, and historical information, and will be of considerable value to anyone with a personal or professional interest in drinks and cocktail making. Many antique books such as this are increasingly hard to find and expensive, and it is with this in ...

In diesem Buch wird untersucht, wie sich IKT-Anwendungen auf die Kundenzufriedenheit in der Lebensversicherung auswirken, wobei die LIC als Fallstudie dient. Es analysiert den Zusammenhang zwischen IKT-Integration und verbesserter Kundenzufriedenheit, geht auf Herausforderungen bei der Implementierung ein und bietet Strategien zur Überwindung von Widerständen. Das Buch beleuchtet die Geschichte, die Dienstleistungen und die digitale Transformation von LIC und unterstreicht die Rolle der IKT bei der Verbesserung des Kundenerlebnisses. Es befasst ...

Ce livre explique exclusivement l'analyse biochimique de la poudre de noix de coco sèche (farine de coprah) et l'abondance du galactomannane. Son isolement et sa purification à l'aide de techniques biophysiques et son hydrolyse à l'aide d'un catalyseur biochimique, l'endomannanase, en mannobiose, mannotriose et autres manno-oligosaccharides. Ces manno-oligosaccharides sont considérés comme de meilleurs prébiotiques que les prébiotiques commerciaux et ont un potentiel anticancéreux.

When Serling High School reporter Dennis Sommers is assigned to cover the speech of a local politician, he witnesses a sniper's bullet cutting the candidate's campaign short. In response, he pulls Matthew Livingston into the mix. Matthew is a prodigy of deduction-a Sherlock Holmes of the here and now, with a keen understanding of truth and lies ... often keener than his local police department. But does Matthew have a nose for politics? In book three of the Matthew Livingston Mystery Series , Matthew, Dennis, and the multi-talented Sandra Small embark ...

Are you smarter than a bad guy? If not, you should read this book! Outsmarting the Bad Guys is a collection of powerful things that women can do to prevent and survive attacks. The tips in this book will change the way you think about your personal safety, and help keep you out of harm's way. Susan Martinez is a black belt and mother of a teen who survived a kidnapping and rape attempt.

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My Mother: Or Home Scenes In Yorkshire is a novel written by Annie Wadsworth Ward and published in 1866. The book is set in Yorkshire, England and revolves around the life of a young girl named Lucy who lives with her mother in a small village. Lucy's mother is a strong and independent woman who is respected and loved by everyone in the village. She is a kind and caring mother who always puts her daughter's needs before her own.The novel explores the relationship between Lucy and her mother and the various challenges they face in their daily lives. It also ...

Book Excellence Awards Finalist and Indie Author Finalist. Be careful what you ask for . . you may just get it! A storm was coming, and little did Jackson know he was about to embark on the most arduous journey of his lifetime. His life was about to be ripped apart, and if he survived, he would never be the same. This book is based on true events. Join us on this journey of real insights and self-discoveries. Challenge yourself to overcome and discover what's holding you back. What have you got to lose . . . besides your insanity! ...