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        The practice of judo katas has changed over time as a result of perceived purpose. The chapters in this anthology were written by seven authorities in judo history and practice. Their writings clarify the purpose of kata and thus its mode of practice and their place in...

In this collection of her “History Matters” columns from the American Journal, Andrea Vasquez takes readers back to the early days of Puritans and pioneers, when stately forests, wildlife and the land around Westbrook. Discover the secret burial place of Colonel Thomas Westbrook, the legacies of...

Many books have been written about Singapore’s much vaunted position as a crucial maritime centre along the East-West trading route, but one aspect of its history—the military perspective—has, for the most part, escaped serious scholarly attention. Between Two Oceans plugs this historical gap....

These lectures were given under the auspices of the Sri Aurobindo-Mira Lecture Series of the South Gujerat University during 1980-1981, with an added lecture given in the USA in 1977.  They provide a brief overview and introduction to the spiritual epic Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol

The science of yoga includes many disciplines of power and realization. Of these, none is perhaps more famous than the Kundalini Yoga. The search for inner awakening and unfolding of hidden powers has brought man to the threshold of the last frontier: himself

This 1st volume of "100 Books You Must Read Before You Die" contains the following 100 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Little Women [Louisa May Alcott] Emma, Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] Beauty And The Beast [Barbot de Villeneuve,...

* Meets the current standards of first aid care by the American Red Cross and the Wilderness Medical Society * Updated figures and drawings that illustrate essential first aid skills * Includes quick-reference boxes that summarize recognition and treatment of many first-aid problems This fifth edition...

This book is a tutorial guide for new users that aims to help you understand the basics of and become accomplished with the use of R for quantitative finance.If you are looking to use R to solve problems in quantitative finance, then this book is for you. A basic knowledge of financial theory is assumed,...

A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!

Is getting a PhD worth it these days? A Degree of Futility is the story of three friends, Lily, Simon and Greg, as they finish their history PhDs at the turn of the millennium and enter the toughest job market ever. There are ups — independence, travel, and Oxford postdocs — and downs — no job...

Here's your step-by -step guide to applying the principles of energy engineering and management to the design of electrical, HVAC, utility, process and building systems for both new design and retrofit. With new chapters on electrical system optimization and ISO 50001, this edition also covers the latest...

Over the past sixty years, the field of international development has come full circle, returning to priorities that value people over gross domestic product. Principles for successful development, such as institution building, managed competition to reduce corruption, human organization, the design...

Ozymandias, which literally translates to “king of kings,” was the name given to Ramesses the Great, ruler of Egypt. It has been used in the telling of this Nativity based story, of two couples brought together by circumstances beyond their control on a recent Christmas Eve in the desert-like surroundings...