the aphorisms or sutras in this book are the direct expression of the essence of the tao. when you allow them to empty your mind and fill your heart transformation will happen naturally without any effort.the tao te ching has an essence that is beyond time, but the words are not timeless, they are depending on the zeitgeist, the spirit of time.my intention is to express this essence in modern words.this book is an invitation to reflect, not only with the mind, even mor...

First off, I'm not a violent man. Quite the opposite. I didn't even kill anyone until I was forty-two.Björn has been given an ultimatum: repair his work-life balance, or his wife Katharina will leave him - and take their daughter.He reluctantly starts a mindfulness class and to his surprise, it's a revelation. He becomes calmer, more focused, and he's starting to understand what's really important in life. So when his client and brutal crime boss D...

A second chance at love after scandal threatens to ruin everything.She was part of a London scandal through no fault of her own. Now she's been banished to the countryside to live as a schoolteacher under a false name. How can she go on, so alone, living in a rustic cottage, bereft of family and friends?The interest and kindness of her school's handsome patron gives her life its only bright spot and even that is threatened as a new scandal breaks. Will Char...

The breathtaking true story of the return of wild bison to the Rockies, as told by the wildlife biologist who helped lead them there.Featuring behind-the-scenes photographs from one of North America’s most ambitious conservation projects.For thousands of years, wild bison numbering in the millions roamed across a range spanning half of North America. Then, in the 1800s, they were nearly exterminated by European settlers. Buffalo Lessons...

Nature provides us with many services seemingly for free: recharged groundwater, fertile soil and plant biomass created by photosynthesis. We human beings draw extensive benefits from these “ecosystem services,” or ES – food, water supply, recreation and protection from natural hazards. Major international studies, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, have addressed the enormous role of biodiversity and ecosystems to human well-being, and they draw particular attention to the conse...

Golf, anyone?Karsten's Way tells the story of an ingenious man who took a long shot to improve his game and the game of millions of golfers around the world. His goal: to help golfers play their best and enjoy the game. Read the dramatic life story of Karsten Solheim, inventor of the PING golf club—the club that revolutionized the game of golf. Solheim's rise from shoemaker to world-recognized golf club designer and manufacturer is one of American industry's greate...

Welcome to The Chess Puzzle Book 4! It mostly deals with the important technical question of how to convert a static advantage. As noted by Mark Dvoretsky in his Foreword: I cannot think of any books with high-quality exercises regarding such topics as domination, the do not hurry principle, the principle of two weaknesses, etc., all of which are discussed by Müller and his co-author Alexander Markgraf ... I hope that you enjoy this new book by Müller and Markgraf and I encourage you to se...

Digital manufacturing is everywhere. Technology advances in production engineering have reduced the “artisan skill” traditionally required in manufacturing processes and replaced it with high-precision, computer-controlled machinery. This reduces human errors and variability in output, but it does not reduce the knowledge required of the professional engineer or shop floor worker. In fact, the reverse is true. They still need to understand the fundamentals, and must acquire other important...

Calm your mind. Be here, now. Take a breath. And kill.'What a breath of fresh air! Dark, very funny, totally engaging.' CRAIG RUSSELL, author of HYDETHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 2.5M COPIES SOLDI didn't kill anyone until I was forty-two. That's actually a little on the late side for my current professional environment. Admittedly, I did kill almost half a dozen in the week that followed....

In this zen and zany crime debut, a shady lawyer transforms his life through mindfulness—and uses his newfound techniques to kill his way to the top. Original series now streaming on Netflix.Criminal defense lawyer Björn Diemel has been given an ultimatum: repair his work-life balance, or his wife will leave him—and take their daughter.He reluctantly starts a mindfulness course, and to his surprise, it’s a revelation. He becomes calmer, happier, and more fo...

Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest geniuses of chess history. The magician from Riga, as he was known because of his dazzling attacking games, took the chess world by storm and in 1961, at the age of twenty-three, he won the world championship.His sacrificial style made Tal immensely popular with chess players all over the world. In this book Grandmaster Karsten Muller and chess journalist Raymund Stolze have created an instructional chess tactics guide by investigating and explai...

Nikki Sinclair has spent years hiding her gifts, living in the shadow of her mother's secrets and her father's disappearance. But when a mysterious figure emerges from the Black Realm, spreading chaos and corruption through her world, Nikki discovers her powers may be the only thing standing between survival and annihilation.Alongside her mother, a hardened Task Force commander torn between duty and family, Nikki is thrust into a battle that spans from darkened alleyways to hidden ...