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Book The Quintessential Monk

Download or read book The Quintessential Monk written by Patrick Younts and published by Mongoose Pub. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this sourcebook you will be able to create any sort of martial artist that you can imagine, as the d20 rules presented within greatly expand the horizons of the monk, allowing him to become perhaps the most versatile and diverse class available.

Book Traditional Japanese Poetry

Download or read book Traditional Japanese Poetry written by Steven D. Carter and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology brings together in convenient form a rich selection of Japanese poetry in traditional genres dating from the earliest times to the 20th century. With more than 1,100 poems, it is the most varied and comprehensive selection of traditional Japanese poetry now available in English. A romanized Japanese text accompanies each poem, and the book is illustrated with 20 line drawings.

Book The Quintessential Monk II

Download or read book The Quintessential Monk II written by Patrick Younts and published by Mongoose Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quintessential II books are the Advanced Tactics series from Mongoose Publishing. Neither replacing or requiring the use of the first Quintessential series, these books explore aspects of character classes never before examined and allow players to fully recognize the potential of their characters. Featuring character paths that allow players to develop without the need for prestige classes and what options are available at epic level and beyond, these books are truly the next stage of character development. This seventh book in the series details that most mysterious class, the monk.

Book The Monk s Tale

Download or read book The Monk s Tale written by Kathleen Hughes and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Monk's Tale is the story of a Benedictine monk of St. John's Abbey by the name of Godfrey Diekmann, editor of Orate Fratres/Worship; organizer of and participant in national and international Liturgical Weeks; outstanding teacher; popular and gifted speaker; sought-after retreat preacher; consulter to the Pontifical Preparatory Commission on the Liturgy, which prepared for the Second Vatican Council; Council peritus fro 1963-1965; a member, from its founding, of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); and a consultor to the Consilium for th Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy. A man of contagious, childlike effervescence and rock-solid faith, Farther Godfrey's life intersects and illumines some of the most fascinating events of contemporary Church history. - Provided by the publisher.

Book The Thelonious Monk Reader

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rob van der Bliek
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2001-02-22
  • ISBN : 0199761477
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book The Thelonious Monk Reader written by Rob van der Bliek and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the major jazz artists, Thelonious Monk was one of the most original musical thinkers--nonconformist, idiosyncratic, imaginative, eccentric--in a word, unique. In The Thelonious Monk Reader, Rob van der Bliek has brought together some of the most revealing pieces ever written on Monk, providing a full portrait of the musician and his impact on the jazz world. Here is a wealth of information that was previously scattered and difficult to locate, including a wide range of articles, profiles, reviews, interviews, liner notes, and music analyses. Ranging in date from 1947 to 1999, these 39 pieces feature the work of some of our best jazz critics, including Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Nat Hentoff, Andre Hodeir, Gunther Schuller, Martin Williams, and many others. The book spans Monk's childhood and early recordings with Blue Note and Prestige, his Riverside period and the critical recognition that followed the release of Brilliant Corners, and his fame and fortune during his Columbia years. Readers will find colorful descriptions of Monk's eccentric lifestyle as well as thoughtful commentary on his unorthodox piano technique, which was marked by off-center accents and idiosyncratic voicings, broken rhythms, alternately dense and stripped down chords, and creative use of silence. Rob van der Bliek also provides a general introduction and brief introductions to each piece as well as critical annotations that place the work in context. Controversial, often contradictory, and always engaging, these readings offer a complete view of the man, his music, and his time. The only such book on Monk's life and work, this volume will be "must reading" for jazz fans and scholars, musicians, music lovers, and readers with an interest in African-American culture.

Book The New Tibetan English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan

Download or read book The New Tibetan English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan written by Melvyn C. Goldstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-04-03 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This most current Tibetan-English dictionary surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness.

Book Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2

Download or read book Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2 written by Herman Steensma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justice plays an important role in our culture. The topic of justice has attracted the attention of scholars all over the world. Beginning in 1985, a continuing series of international conferences on social justice in The Netherlands at which scientists present and discuss started papers, exchange information, and choose new roads to theory build ing. In this volume, a selection of papers, presented at the International Conference on Social Justice in Human Relations (Leiden, 1986) is published. There has been some refinement and improvement, thanks to the comments made by experts in the field. The chapters in this volume represent second (and, in some cases, even third or fourth) versions of the papers. As organizers of the conference and editors of this volume, we hope that the reader will be pleased by the content and the high quality of the chapters. There is some diversity, but there also are some common themes. We have organized the chapters with respect to what we think are two important themes: (1) behavioral and attitudinal reactions to (in) justice and (2) macrojustice. These categories are not mutually exclusive, for some chapters could have been placed in both categories. Still, we think the distinction between these themes has value.

Book The Quintessential Wizard

Download or read book The Quintessential Wizard written by Michael Mearls and published by . This book was released on 2002-07-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking an in depth look at Wizards within the d20 system, this 128 page sourcebook is dedicated to players interested in running any Wizard-based character. A wealth of new skills, feats, spells and prestige classes are included, but The Quintessential Wizard sets itself apart by introducing many new character options that any Wizard may attempt. Full rules are included enabling every Wizard to research in arcane libraries, construct magical towers or carve out an inter-dimensional home, set up mighty guilds and lay waste to enemies with awesome magicks. The Quintessential Wizard is a must for every player wishing to exploit the full capabilities of his character.

Book It Never Ends

Download or read book It Never Ends written by Tom Scharpling and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cult comedy icon and beloved radio host Tom Scharpling, an inspiring, funny, and thoughtful memoir It Never Ends is Tom Scharpling’s harrowing memoir of his coming of age, a story he has never told before. It’s the heartbreaking account of his attempt at suicide, two stays in a mental hospital, and the memory-wiping electroshock therapy that saved his life. After his rehabilitation, Scharpling committed himself to reinvention through the world of comedy. In this book he will lift the curtain on the turmoil that still follows him, despite all of his accolades and achievements. In the vein of candid memoirs from comedians like Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me and Norm Macdonald's Based on a True Story, It Never Ends is a revealing book by a beloved comedy icon.

Book The Monastic World

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Jotischky
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2024-11-12
  • ISBN : 0300208561
  • Pages : 431 pages

Download or read book The Monastic World written by Andrew Jotischky and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth century From the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did monasticism change over the thousand years or so of the Middle Ages? Andrew Jotischky traces the history of monastic life from its origins in the fourth century to the sixteenth. He shows how religious houses sheltered the poor and elderly, cared for the sick, and educated the young. They were centres of intellectual life that owned property and exercised power but also gave rise to new developments in theology, music, and art. This book brings together the Orthodox and western stories, as well as the experiences of women, to show the full picture of medieval monasticism for the first time. It is a fascinating, wide-ranging account that broadens our understanding of life in holy orders as never before.

Book Sin in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Download or read book Sin in Medieval and Early Modern Culture written by Richard Newhauser and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a fresh consideration of role played by the enduring tradition of the seven deadly sins in Western culture, showing its continuing post-mediaeval influence even after the supposed turning-point of the Protestant Reformation. It enhances our understanding of the multiple uses and meanings of the sins tradition.

Book The Witch s Handbook

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steve Kenson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005-09-20
  • ISBN : 9780972359900
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Witch s Handbook written by Steve Kenson and published by . This book was released on 2005-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The witch is a naturalist spellcaster who casts arcane spells using time-honored hearth wisdom rather than the arcane formulae and elaborate theories of wizardry. The Witch's Handbook, like other books in the Master Class series, presents a brand-new core class and an array of associated prestige class. In addition to the new feats, spells, and magic items that you'd expect, The Witch's Handbook explores the deeper secrets of the The Craft. Learn of covens and their ritual magic, charms and their making, and herbs and their magical applications. Whether you're a player looking for a different kind of magic user or a GM looking to add something new to your campaign, The Witch's Handbook has everything you need to bring The Craft to your d20 game.

Book Rabelais  Pantagruel  book 4 5

Download or read book Rabelais Pantagruel book 4 5 written by François Rabelais and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pantagruel  concl   Appendix

Download or read book Pantagruel concl Appendix written by François Rabelais and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Letters of Jerome

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Cain
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
  • Release : 2009-02-19
  • ISBN : 0199563551
  • Pages : 301 pages

Download or read book The Letters of Jerome written by Andrew Cain and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In life Jerome's authority was frequently questioned, yet following his death he was venerated as a saint. Andrew Cain systematically examines Jerome's idealized self-presentation across the extant epistolary corpus, exploring how and why Jerome used letter writing as a means to bid for status as an expert on the Bible and ascetic spirituality.

Book Freeing the Buddha

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Ruhe
  • Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9788120818354
  • Pages : 518 pages

Download or read book Freeing the Buddha written by Brian Ruhe and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not written to reinvent the wheel and offer up just another introduction to Buddhism. This has a fresh approach of Buddhism which does not stir up dust in areas that most people have not thought of. There are Buddhist teachers who would discuss things privately such as Buddhist views on UFOs, Adolf Hitler and the historical Jesus, but they would not give public talks or publish books on such controversal subjects. The author has the courage to do so as he bodly discusses such topics in this book.