Build a thorough understanding of the technology, concepts, and development patterns used in building applications in Azure, through detailed explanations, hands-on exercises, and downloadable code samples Key Features • Written by two Microsoft technical trainers to help you explore the exam topics in a structured way • Understand the “why”, and not just “how” behind design and solution decisions • Follow along examples with downloadable code samples to help cement each topic's learning o...

In May 1904, the residents of Halcyon—a small utopian community on California’s central coast—invited their neighbors to attend the grand opening of the Halcyon Hotel and Sanatorium. As part of the entertainment, guests were encouraged to have their hands X-rayed. For the founders and members of Halcyon, the X-ray was a demonstration of mysterious spiritual forces made practical to human beings.Radiance from Halcyon is the story not only of the community but also of its un...

Uncover the fundamental elements for developing and maintaining cloud-based solutions on Azure Key FeaturesWritten by Microsoft technical trainers, to help you explore exam topics in a structured wayUnderstand the "why", and not just "how" behind design and solution decisionsLearn Azure development principles with online exam preparation materialsPurchase of this book unlocks access to web-based exam prep resources including mock exams...

A helpful guide written by a salesmen for anybody wishing to succeed in sales. Full of helpful hints, tips and the tricks of the trade.

Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence, and its meaning, for granted. But how did the current yoga boom happen? And is it really rooted in ancient Indian practices, as many of its adherents claim? In this groundbreaking book, Mark Singleton calls into question many commonly held beliefs about the nature and origins of postural yoga (asana) and...

In 1980, Michael Harner blazed the trail for the worldwide revival of shamanism with his seminal classic The Way of the Shaman. In this long-awaited sequel, he provides new evidence of the reality of heavens.Drawing from a lifetime of personal shamanic experiences and more than 2,500 reports of Westerners’ experiences during shamanic ascension, Harner highlights the striking similarities between their discoveries, indicating that the heavens and spirits they’ve encountered...

An exploration of the influence of secret societies on the formative documents and symbols of the United States• Reveals the Founding Fathers’ spiritual vision for America as encoded in the Great Seal• Traces the influence of the Iroquois League of Nations upon the Constitution• Exposes the deep connections the Founding Fathers had with the Freemasons and other secret societiesAll children growing up in America learn who the Founding Fathers were. Most, howe...

A leading expert on native spirituality and shamanism reveals the four archetypal principles of the Native American medicine wheel and how they can lead us to a higher spirituality and a better world.

From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief.No one ha...

UU is a religion that is suited to people who are seeking a spiritual affiliation, but who are not attracted to the rigidity of traditional religions. UU encourages each individual to seek his or her own spiritual path as part of a community of fellow seekers. The seven principles discussed in this ebook are the basis of UU. I find UU deeply satisfying and believe others will too.

“In this delightful autobiography, Smith tells us how he became the dean of world religion experts. Along the way we meet the people who shaped him and shared his journey—a Who’s Who of 20th century spiritual America: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Dalai Lama, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Merton and Pete Seeger.... A valuable master class on faith and life.”— San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewAs Stephen Hawking is to science; as Peter Drucker is t...

From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Cayce—dramatically altered the nation’s culture, politics, and religion. Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult Americapresents a dramatic, pioneering study of the e...