Download or read book Needle at the Bottom of the Sea written by Brad Martin (author of Needle at the bottom of the sea) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Needle at the Bottom of the Sea written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What would you do if that white fly buzzing around your head landed on the wall and started giving you marriage advice? Or what could possibly be your response if the mendicant Sufi you often see at prayers should in the blink of an eye shapeshift into a giant ogre, enormous fangs bulging from a bloody maw? These events, and many more like them are not uncommon in the stories (kathās) of miracle-working Sufi saints (pīrs) that have circulated in the Bangla-speaking world for most of the last millennium. The stories are romances filled with wondrous marvels where tigers talk, rocks float and waters part, and færies carry a sleeping Sufi holy man into the bedroom of a Hindu princess with whom the god of fate, Bidhātā, has ordained marriage. Each of the five stories in this anthology feature unlikely heroes and heroines, intrepid ocean-going traders, fickle gods and goddesses, prophets and holy men, and the royal whimsy of kings and zamindars. The protagonists encounter predicaments faced by every human being, but the presence of marvels beyond the ordinary signal creative solutions that are magnified to heroic scale. They revel in the skillful navigation of the quirks of everyday life, adroitly maneuvering through the obligations of pressing kinship, juggling the tensions of conflicting allegiances, cleverly satisfying competing social and religious demands which are inevitably political. While the protagonists are nominally religious, Sufi saints, both men and women, the texts are in no way sectarian statements or theology. They are literature, adventure stories of survival that underscore the necessity of people from all social and religious ranks to work together in hostile environments. They explore ways to overcome the physical challenges of living in the Sundarban mangrove swamps of southern Bengal which are rife with natural resources but teeming with myriad tigers, crocodiles, and dread diseases; and to ameliorate the occasional hostilities born of social differences of caste and economic class"--

Download or read book Because a Woman s Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean written by Sugar Magnolia Wilson and published by Auckland University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a first collection from a significant new voice in New Zealand poetry. Through fun and gore, love and monsters, Sugar Magnolia Wilson's riveting first collection takes readers inside a world where past and present, fiction and fact, author and subject collide. Playful and yet not so sunny, these poems invite you in with extravagant and surprising imagery, only to reveal the uneasy, Frankenstein world within.

Download or read book Handbook of T Ai Chi Ch Uan Exercises written by Fuxing Zhang and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy way to maintain health and alleviate stress. Incorporates all three forms of T'ai Chi Ch'uan Exercises derived from the Yang style -the Short Form, Long Form, and Push Hands. Zhang provides easy-to-understand descriptions of the postures and movements used in each of the three forms, and outlines key points of general practice. Written for people who want to feel better, these easy-on-the-body movements bring increased health and freedom from stress. Index.

Download or read book T ai Chi For Dummies written by Therese Iknoian and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 5,000 years, people have practiced T’ai Chi as a way to prolong life, build strength and stamina, improve concentration, and achieve psychological balance. Hundreds of millions of satisfied customers can’t be wrong. Whether you already dabble in T’ai Chi and would like to get a deeper understanding of the basics, or you’re only thinking about trying it and want to find out more before you take the plunge, T’ai Chi For Dummies is for you. In plain English, Therese Iknoian and Manny Fuentes demystify T’ai Chi principles and practices for Westerners. They unravel exotic sounding terms and concepts and break down movements in ways that more traditional instructors and authors either can’t or won’t. And with the help of crystal-clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, they get you on track with a T’ai Chi fitness program guaranteed to help you: Increase balance and flexibility Combat fatigue and reduce stress Tone muscles Unlock your power centers and boost energy Improve focus and concentration Breathe “mindfully” and meditate Enhance your sense of inner peace and well-being Discover just how easy it can be to make T’ai Chi and its sister discipline Qigong part of your everyday life. With this friendly reference as your guide you’ll quickly master the basic movements and forms, as well as: T’ai Chi’s Yang 24-Movement Form Qigong and Push Hands techniques Techniques that help speed recovery from specific injuries T’ai Chi movements for aerobic exercise Exercise is good for the body and soul. Now let Therese Iknoian and Manny Fuentes show you how to energize, find inner peace, and tone your muscles with the gentle art of T’ai Chi.

Download or read book Dizang Qu written by Hu Liqun and published by Sellene Chardou. This book was released on with total page 1692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yongle Town is located at the foot of Yunwu Mountain. There are about 600 families in the town, which is the largest town within 800 miles of Yunwu Mountain.

Download or read book The Monkey Mountain Story written by Michael White and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Monkey Mountain story started in a Canadian community health centre. Over the past ten years, it has been successfully introduced to groups attending community health and recreational centres and in retirement and nursing homes, in diabetes and mental health programs. Presentations at community college activation programs and at the Toronto Island Sunshine Center have resulted in Monkey Mountain being taken to many settings. Tai Chi has real benefits for all ages. But especially as we get older, we can lose the ability or confidence to walk and move about easily. That loss can be the result of physical changes or simply because of life factors such as our constant use of chairs. Consider falls alone. A serious fall in later years is often the event that may begin the loss of independence. People who do Tai Chi and who do the Monkey Mountain story really do improve their balance and flexibility. They avoid or recover from near falls. They gain or regain their ability to walk or to enjoy exercise. Being able to move about with confidence encourages socialization and adds to the enjoyment of living. There is also a calming logic to the moves of Tai Chi and the Monkey Mountain story. The concentration required to learn and play the moves clears the mind and relieves stress. Tai Chi is sometimes called a moving meditation.

Download or read book T ai Chi Ch uan and I Ching written by Da Liu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1974, explains the connections between T’ai Chi Ch’uan and I Ching and shows that they are the keys by which the theoretical philosophy of Taoism can be converted to a practical way of knowledge. This careful and helpful guide is designed for all those who want to know and follow a Chinese way to health of body and depth of mind.

Download or read book Eye of the Needle written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worldwide phenomenon from the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, A Column of Fire, and The Evening and the Morning His code name was “The Needle.” He was a German aristocrat of extraordinary intelligence—a master spy with a legacy of violence in his blood, and the object of the most desperate manhunt in history. . . . But his fate lay in the hands of a young and vulnerable English woman, whose loyalty, if swayed, would assure his freedom—and win the war for the Nazis. . . .

Download or read book Dictionary of the English and German and German and English Languages written by Newton Ivory Lucas and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 2432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Collection of Equivalent Proverbs in Five Languages written by Albert F. Chang and published by Hamilton Books. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proverbs are crystals of knowledge acquired from daily life and passed from generation to generation. The origin of these proverbs is usually not attributed to one specific person. It is interesting to note that equivalent proverbs exist in many languages, demonstrating the universal nature of humanity. This book provides a collection of equivalent proverbs in four Asian languages as well as English. Each of the Asian language proverbs is presented with its literal translation in English. Each proverb is compared and explained to point out similarities and differences in the languages due to the differences in culture. The book will be of interest for those who enjoy proverbs. It will also serve as a good reference to students of English as the second language or anyone who is trying to learn any of the five languages.

Download or read book Tai Chi Ch Uan and Shamanism a Spiritual Union written by Micheline Bogey and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tai Chi Chuan is an ancient practice of aligning body, mind and spirit within this natural world. Shamanism is the ancient art of healing with Soul and Spirit. This book is the authors vision of walking ones physical journey while awakening to the inner wisdom that life is a sacred gift, love is its essence, and spirit is its divine manifestation. Tai Chi and Shamanism- A Spiritual union illuminates potent connections, vital for spiritual inquiry and essential for the movement arts. Margit Galanter, Movement Educator and Founder, Physical Intelligence Life Arts

Download or read book written by 吳光华 and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 1930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Wives Under the Sea written by Julia Armfield and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, The Washington Post, Lit Hub, The Telegraph, Goodreads, Tor.com, them, and more) “A deeply strange and haunting novel in the best possible way...An impressive and exciting debut novel that may leave you thinking about your own relationships in a new light.” —NPR “Shocking...Achingly poetic...Sharp and beautiful as coral polyps...Armfield exercises an exquisite—even sadistic—sense of suspense." —Ron Charles, The Washington Post Leah is changed. A marine biologist, she left for a routine expedition months earlier, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded, Leah has carried part of it with her, onto dry land and into their home. As Miri searches for answers, desperate to understand what happened below the water, she must face the possibility that the woman she loves is slipping from her grasp. By turns elegiac and furious, wry and heartbreaking, Our Wives Under the Sea is an exploration of the unknowable depths within each of us, and the love that compels us nevertheless toward one another.

Download or read book When the Sea Turned to Silver written by Grace Lin and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller A National Book Award FinalistAn IndieBound Bestseller This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late. A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written and beautifully illustrated, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.

Download or read book Matrilocal Son in law Is Supreme written by Fan FuYao and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Kunlun Ruins, there were two great stewards, four great deacons, nine great knights, and seven great guilds. He was the High Lord who controlled the Kunlun Ruins, but he was also a leisurely family chef. With a tiger in his heart sniffing the rose, shouldering the responsibility of supporting the heavens and the earth, and holding the pot in his hands, just like that, he was a real man!

Download or read book written by 陈欣望 and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 全书共有34643条汉语条目,按汉字笔画编排,列有条首汉字拼音检索表及条首繁体汉字笔画检索表。