First published in 1945, Pilates’ Return to Life Through Contrology contains the authorized, legal, edited, and original Library of Congress version of Joseph H. Pilates’ and William J. Miller’s first complete fitness writings. It details the exercises, poses, and instructions fundamental to the matwork developed by Joseph and Clara Pilates. Based on his concepts of a balanced body and mind, and drawn from the approach espoused by the early Greeks, these are the exercises that continue to ...

Analytical Music Therapy, The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, and Vocal Psychotherapy are commonly studied and in conjunction with music therapy. This book examines the development of these four advanced methods of music therapy practice in relation to each other, and explores their impact on the development of the music therapy profession.Based on extensive new research and interviews with leading practitioners of the advanced methods, the ...

This new Revision of the popular Pilates Primer contains all of the original Pilates Primer content and materials (copies of both of Joseph Pilates original two books: Contrology and Your Health) and another almost 100 pages with significant writings on the latest developments in the Pilates world of trainings and instruction in recent years. Much has changed in the 21st Century since 1934 when Joseph Pilates wrote his first book (Your Health) about fitness and health. His second book in 1...

GOLD RAGEGold Dust Fever! Penniless old trapper Ben Frazier is just about ready to pack it all in when an Arapaho warrior takes pity on him and shows him where to find the elusive gold that white men value so greatly. His problems seem to be over, but then another band of trappers finds out about the gold and force Ben to lead them to it. It's up to Zach King to save the old man, but can he survive a fight against a gang of gold-crazed mountain men?THE QUESTLife in t...

Do you want to build a perfect home recording studio? Are you a beginner musician and are feeling overwhelmed or don't know where to start? Or perhaps you'd like to know how to start your own home studio but are limited on space? If you want to build the perfect home recording studio this is the ideal book for you.This guide covers everything from choosing the perfect location and equipment to mixing and masting your recordings with common digital audio workstation plugins and func...

A landmark collection documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century. Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017.The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind: an extraordinary range of voices offering the expressions of African American women in print before, during, and after the Civil War. Edited by Hollis Ro...

The authors of the bestselling Wiccapedia and creators of the successful Modern-Day Witch series provide the ultimate guide to self-care witchcraft—holistically tapping into the magick of nature and the elements to care for your body, mind, and spirit.This in-depth guide helps you harness nature’s magick to soothe and calm your body and soul. Topics include giving your life a magickal spring clean—from cleansing your aura and chakras to smudging away negati...

"Training for the High-End Fight" highlights the essential strategic shift for the US and allied militaries from land wars in the Middle East to the return of great power competition. The primary challenge of this strategic shift will be the need to operate a full spectrum crisis management force. That means training a force capable of delivering the desired combat and crisis management effect in dealing with 21st century authoritarian powers. This reset in combat approach is pivotal to en...

Someone—with a very personal motive—has it out for Lisa Wade, Ocracoke Island's sheriff's dispatcher.She was viciously attacked, her home was ransacked and one very precious possession was stolen. Deputy Scott Michaels plans to stay close until the culprit is caught…but that means involving Lisa in the investigation. And her assistance may cause more trouble for Lisa when she finds clues in a journal to a deadly mystery.As Lisa and Scott cross dangerous ter...

I've made a fortune at The Agency—enacting clients' dirty proposals for money.I've covered every fantasy you could possibly imagine. But after four years, I'm yearning for more, a bond with someone I can adore for real, not just in fantasy. In love.I only went into Santa's grotto at the mall as a joke. I was laughing when I sat my curvy butt on his lap for a picture. Until I looked into his stunning grey eyes and saw something I shouldn't have. Someone I sh...

Fear WeaverThe Woodrow family is woefully unprepared for the perils of the Rocky Mountain's rough country. Few natural wonders inspire Nate King like the Rocky Mountains. But he knows that behind its beauty, the wilderness can be deadly. Concerned for their safety, Nate agrees to help them search for their missing brother. Yet it doesn't take long for Nate to feel that they're the ones being stalked. With Blackfeet on the warpath and vicious wild animals circling ever closer, he'll ...

"[An] aromatic brew of sex, danger, money, drugs and shade-grown Arabica coffee . . . an addictive caffeine substitute for Robbins's fans." — Publishers WeeklyNash Novak, a struggling Seattle businesswoman who has been framed for arson and murder, is in desperate need of money for her defense. The only way for her to get it: A coffee plantation she has inherited. But there's a catch: She has to run the plantation, deep in the jungles of Co...