Download or read book Portland written by Jewel Lansing and published by . This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive book on Portland's political history, beginning in 1845 when a 16-lot townsite was laid out on the bank of the Willamette River and continuing through the sesquicentennial of Portland city government. Lansing shows that Portland's path to its present place as the twenty-eighth largest city in the United States, with a deserved reputation as one of the nation's most livable cities, has not always been smooth. Corruption, profiteering, and wide-open vice characterized the City of Roses at the turn of the twentieth century, and every era has had its own controversies and rivalries: disputes over railroad franchises and rights-of-way, women's suffrage, public versus private power, the Chinese Exclusion Act, Prohibition, and the siting of freeways, to name just a few.
Download or read book Jewel in the Ashes written by Brian D. Ruppert and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the ninth to the fourteenth centuries, this study analyzes the ways in which relics functioned as material media for the interactions of Buddhist clerics, the imperial family, lay aristocrats, and warrior society and explores the multivocality of relics by dealing with specific historical examples. Brian Ruppert argues that relics offered means for reinforcing or subverting hierarchical relations. The author's critical literary and anthropological analyses attest to the prominence of relic veneration in government, in lay practice associated with the maintenance of the imperial line and warrior houses, and in the promotion of specific Buddhist sects in Japan.
Download or read book The Jewel of Abundance written by Ellen Grace O'Brian and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieve Success and Prosperity through the Principles of Yoga Although millions of Westerners practice yoga simply for its health benefits, the philosophy and wisdom behind the multifaceted discipline have far more to offer. In The Jewel of Abundance, award-winning author and Kriya Yoga teacher Ellen Grace O’Brian reveals an overlooked aspect of yoga: its powerful teachings on prosperity. She draws upon the ancient Vedic tradition of yoga philosophy and practice and shows how spirituality and earthly success can complement each other, leading to realization of the higher Self. O’Brian presents a clear explanation of both the philosophy of yoga and the nuts and bolts of practice, such as setting up a daily meditation routine, incorporating mantras, discerning how to cooperate with universal principles for complete well-being, and cultivating mindfulness in action. Along the way, she illustrates her lessons with personal stories and timeless sayings from great sages, both Eastern and Western. With O’Brian’s insightful guidance, readers will discover an inexhaustible source of abundance that is available to them whenever they look within.
Download or read book Muroji written by Sherry D. Fowler and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murōji, a magnificent temple founded in the eighth century, is known both for its dramatic location and the exceptional quality of its ritual objects and art dating from the ninth and tenth centuries of the Heian period. Sherry Fowler makes extensive use of primary sources to explore the circumstances surrounding the creation and function of the temple’s main images and considers why major works of early Heian sculpture were housed in such a remote mountain setting. Employing a multifaceted approach that looks at Murōji’s art and architecture in socio-political context, she explores the establishment of the temple, its role in the religious life and power structure of the region, and the ways in which the temple reconfigured its early history to suit its later circumstances. Emerging from Fowler’s study are pervasive themes relating to worship and practice at Murōji that highlight plurality of practice (of different schools of Buddhism as well as Shinto); flexibility of practice and its impact on sculptural icons; the relationship of Murōji to other temple/shrine complexes; and the association of the temple with women’s worship.
Download or read book The Light Within You Discover the Power You ve Always Had written by Gemma Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Gemma Smith has written a jewel that she wants to share with everyone, that is searching for themselves. She gently takes you by the hand and guides you towards things that you have often thought of but never taken the steps towards doing for yourself.' - Robina Tower, Discovery Channel The Light Within You is a profound gem for those striving to navigate their way through transitional stages of life, supporting people to find their purpose and harness it with their inner light, encouraging people to shine. This book is also for those who are on a quest for that glimmer of hope during life's unexpected challenges. The Light Within You takes you on a journey to discover your life art, your inner passion, that you want to achieve, succeed in and unconditionally love. Gemma Smith inspires you to find and utilise your inner light in a way that empowers you to achieve anything you set out to do while being aware of the infinite power that lives within you. This book weaves gratitude and the magnetism of attraction together so that you are able to live a happier, more fulfilled life that is enriched with love and light. You are encouraged to operate on your highest potential to become the best version of yourself that resonates with your inner truth. You can find out more about Gemma and connect with her through her website www.thelightwithinyou.co.uk
Download or read book Products and Priorities written by and published by . This book was released on 1944-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Subjectivity in Asian Children s Literature and Film written by John Stephens and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes the ground for a dialogue in children's literature scholarship between East and West about subjectivity, selfhood, and identity. Essays explore the theoretical concerns of globalization, multi-culturalism, and glocalization and cover children's literature and film in Japan, India, Pakistan, Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Download or read book Products and Priorities written by United States. War Production Board. Division of Budget Administration and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book POETIC REFLECTIONS written by Vaidehi Krishnan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Soul-Teaser taking you to ‘depths’ you might not have plumbed yet! A workbook that helps you take stock of your abilities and work on them further, for soaring with a ‘clear vision’ of your strengths & opportunities ahead! An engaging, handy ‘introspection tool’ for reaching out effectively; building societal and familial bonds of harmony & empathy; for peace to ‘reign supreme!’ Helps you surf the seas of your own thoughts, triggers and the “100 Qs & prompts” here, illuminating your path of self-guidance!
Download or read book The Unbearable Inspector Oberlin written by Tammie Painter and published by Daisy Dog Media. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book burning. Jewel stealing. Vampire hunting. Not exactly what I expected from a day’s work as a detective, but at least things are no longer dull at the agency. Although I'm not sure how much longer the doors to that agency will be open, since the due date for getting my detective license just went whizzing by faster than a fairy on pixie dust. But, after making good use of my groveling skills, HQ has given me an extension to solve a case and complete my application. Which would be great if the only clients I have weren’t dead clients, missing clients, and persnickety clients. I’m also contending with a boyfriend who’s refusing to speak to me, there's a vampire uprising close on the horizon, and more Magics going missing by the day, including my own parents…again. But the worst problem in my life right now? A bubbly new assistant, who not only believes we’re besties, but also thinks hugging is permitted. Seriously, I’ll take the vampire uprising over that, any day. The Unbearable Inspector Oberlin is the second book in the new Cassie Black Trilogy. Or the fifth book in the old Cassie Black Trilogy. How you do the math is entirely your choice. If you like wryly humorous comic fantasy with a touch of mystery, magic gone awry, treasure-stealing ravens, and problematic trips to the British Library, you’ll love this latest installment of the Cassie Black Trilogy.
Download or read book Light from the Angels written by Hallie Deering and published by Light Technology Publishing. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angelic Technology Manifesting on Earth Now those who could not attend the Angel Academy in person have a unique opportunity to learn about major metaphysical topics from the Angels themselves. Light From the Angels discusses difficult subjects in the angels' own precise, easy-to-understand language. Many formidable concepts that have been hazy for most students of metaphysics will suddenly become crystal clear and meaningful as the angels deftly show you how life's intricate, complex puzzle pieces fit easily together. Whether you are a professional healer, a channel, a psychic, or just simply interested in advanced metaphysics, the Divine Mother and the Rose Angels will take you by the hand and lead you down exciting new pathways of self-discovery and adventure. Their methods for inner transformation are practical, appealing, and enlightening: you owe it to yourself to make them a permanent part of your spiritual life.
Download or read book Lacan written by Slavoj Žižek and published by Verso. This book was released on 2006 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The giant of Ljubljana marshals some of the greatest thinkers of our age in support of a dazzling re-evaluation of Jacques Lacan.
Download or read book In Another World With My Smartphone Volume 3 written by Patora Fuyuhara and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stalwart as ever, 16-year-old Mochizuki Touya heads off to the far eastern land of Eashen with his party in tow. For what purpose? The Matriarch of the Fairy Clan wishes to delve into some ancient ruins, of course! But it's never quite that simple for Touya and his friends, oh no. The party is thrust into the midst of a clash between the warlords Takeda Schingen and Tokugawa Ieyahsu, while a nefarious necromancer makes his move in the shadows... Throw in a Gynoid or two, an ancient legacy, another ridiculous summoning pact, and you've got yourself a brand new recipe for disaster! Once more the sun rises upon an epic tale of sorcery, smartphones, and floating cities!
Download or read book Sin and Salvation in Reformation England written by Jonathan Willis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notions of which behaviours comprised sin, and what actions might lead to salvation, sat at the heart of Christian belief and practice in early modern England, but both of these vitally important concepts were fundamentally reconfigured by the reformation. Remarkably little work has been undertaken exploring the ways in which these essential ideas were transformed by the religious changes of the sixteenth-century. In the field of reformation studies, revisionist scholarship has underlined the vitality of late-medieval English Christianity and the degree to which people remained committed to the practices of the Catholic Church up to the eve of the reformation, including those dealing with the mortification of sin and the promise of salvation. Such popular commitment to late-medieval lay piety has in turn raised questions about how the reformation itself was able to take root. Whilst post-revisionist scholars have explored a wide range of religious beliefs and practices - such as death, providence, angels, and music - there has been a surprising lack of engagement with the two central religious preoccupations of the vast majority of people. To address this omission, this collection focusses upon the history and theology of sin and salvation in reformation and post-reformation England. Exploring their complex social and cultural constructions, it underlines how sin and salvation were not only great religious constants, but also constantly evolving in order to survive in the rapidly transforming religious landscape of the reformation. Drawing upon a range of disciplinary perspectives - historical, theological, literary, and material/art-historical - to both reveal and explain the complexity of the concepts of sin and salvation, the volume further illuminates a subject central to the nature and success of the Reformation itself. Divided into four sections, Part I explores reformers’ attempts to define and re-define the theological concepts of sin and salvation, while Part II looks at some of the ways in which sin and salvation were contested: through confessional conflict, polemic, poetry and martyrology. Part III focuses on the practical attempts of English divines to reform sin with respect to key religious practices, while Part IV explores the significance of sin and salvation in the lived experience of both clergy and laity. Evenly balancing contributions by established academics in the field with cutting-edge contributions from junior researchers, this collection breaks new ground, in what one historian of the period has referred to as the ‘social history of theology’.
Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-02-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Download or read book The Ouroh Trilogy written by Thomas D. Bryson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few books that surprise their readers on every pageeven fewer that show readers how to live. Boldly, the OUROH trilogy does both. Trevor and Trudy, siblings from Earth, take an unforgettable journey through these pages, a journey you will gladly take alongside them; theyre the kind of inspiring characters that live and breathe on the page and live on in your mind and heart long after the storys final word. You cant help but root for and identify with them. Their journey is rich with the power of words and wishes, spoken and unspoken. Its a journey not only through time (recycled time), but past time; not only through our known universe, but past it to another, and another (Ouroh is the center of thirteen multiverses); not only through our minds and senses, but past what weve been conditioned to perceive to a whole new way of seeing and knowing. This epic tale has been created by a master storyteller and modern-day philosopher, one who understands that acknowledging lifes interconnectedness and relying on present-moment awareness are the keys to true happiness. But you wont be pummeled with speeches or agendas; instead, this wisdom is skillfully woven into the narratives fabric. Trevor and Trudy are joined by Ideas and Imagination, their Ouroh counterparts, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, including the fascinating Planimals (part plant, part animal, in a myriad of astounding varieties). Thrumming with heart-pounding tension and suspense, the story asks: Will the children save the multiverses from an errant word? Will they right the word that went wrong? In a time when people complain that there is nothing new under the sun, it is quite a rare achievement to discover a book unlike any other. The OUROH trilogy is a true gift indeed.
Download or read book Jules Verne Lives written by Gary Westfahl and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a fresh examination of the works of Jules Verne, the pioneering and enduringly popular science fiction writer. Essays study Verne's various novels--including Around the World in Eighty Days, The Mysterious Island and The Adventures of Captain Hatteras. Included essays offer analyses of literary responses to Verne's work, assessments of film adaptations of his novels and discussions of steampunk, the Verne-inspired science fiction subgenre that has influenced writers like Philip Jose Farmer, Caleb Carr and Adam Roberts.
