James Miller
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How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "green" subjectivity and agency that transforms...
3) Life Lessons
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There are thousands of self-help books that have inspired many people. We can all recommend our favorite book to our friends and family, but what happens if we struggle and can't find our favorite self-help book or have the time or energy to research a new book title to help us?
Sometimes we get so overwhelmed with what we feel we don't know what to do. LIFE LESSONS is your new "go-to" book to help you navigate life's lessons.
When struggling with...
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A new history of the world's most embattled idea.
Today, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has become synonymous with disappointment and crisis. How did it come to this? In Can Democracy Work? James Miller, the author of the classic history of 1960s protest Democracy Is in the Streets, offers a lively, surprising, and urgent history of the democratic idea from its first stirrings to the present. As he shows,...
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How do you teach your baby or young child colors and shapes?Maybe you show a picture of a simple Green Shirt Button point to it and say "green".You child now has many choices going on that you don't think about as an adult.There is a circle, thickness, 4 small circles, 4 small holes, the overall button itself, your finger, the action of you pointing, and the color of the button. If you are a baby or young child this can be very confusing trying to...
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This history of Scottish hydropower vividly chronicles the mid-20th century public works projects that transformed the Highlands.
In the thirty years after the Second World War, the construction projects of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board changed the face of the Highlands. They brought electricity to nearly every region north of the Highland Line. Founded by Scotland's idealistic Secretary of State Tom Johnston, these epic projects of...
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The approachable method of flat-plane carving is the perfect starting point for beginners to fall in love with woodcarving, or for experienced carvers to try something new! Featuring 15 projects of wood animals focusing on this accessible style of woodcarving, each project includes step-by-step instructions, full-size patterns, a brief overview on the animal's significance in Scandinavian culture, helpful tips, and more. From hares, ravens, and rams...
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Are you tired of anxiety's shadow eclipsing the bright possibilities of your life? Image Rescripting for Anxiety Relief offers you a clear route out of the clutches of anxiety and into a life of balance and serenity.Dive into the revolutionary world of imagery rescripting where you'll be introduced to an innovative, evidence-based approach that harnesses the power of your mind to rewrite the anxious narratives that have held you captive. Seamlessly...
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Set between the old Cotswolds market town of Stow on the Wold and the Dordogne region of France our heroine finds herself in a life-shattering situation having caught out her cheating husband.
Approaching her 50th birthday and with two children, one away at university and the other out on a gap year in the far east, Lottie will struggle by with the help of a few friends as she ponders where she will go from here.
Heartache and low self-esteem abounds...
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A history of bad marriages and relationships can cause barriers to be raised when meeting a member of the opposite sex. Sometimes the ideal partner could be knocking at the door but past mistakes can cause blurred vision and deaf ears to the well-intended gestures of a genuine suitor. Opening up to someone new is difficult when dark shadows of the past hover nearby. Can trust ever be given again to someone new? Wonderful opportunities can arise out...
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How I cured myself of Hepatitis B - So Can You !This is easy and quick reading. I tell exactly what I did to cure myself of Hepatitis B.I tell you exactly what I ate, drank, and what vitamins I took to naturally heal myself. I also tell you exactly how much and how often I had these items so you can follow exactly what I, and many others that copied what I did to cure themselves as I did without harmful prescription drugs.This worked for me and has...
12) Scapa
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This vivid history chronicles the legendary Royal Navy base through WWI and WWII with eyewitness accounts and photos-"a fascinating book" (Scots Magazine).
Scapa Flow was one of the greatest naval bases in history. Located in the Orkney Islands, it played a vital role in the two great wars of the twentieth century. It was from there that the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet sailed to Jutland in 1916. It was also the site of The Great Scuttle of the German...
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The secrets to maintaining your swimming pool for more fun, a cleaner experience and a longer pool life!
In this audiobook, you'll learn about all of the options available to you as well as learn how to maintain your pool quickly and easily.
You can save the money you'd spend on a pool maintenance person because you can do it yourself!
Here are a few topics that will be covered, how to choose the right pool for your property without being an engineering...
14) High Performance Charisma: The Art of Personal Magnetism, How to Get Rid of a Bad Habit and How to I
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If You Want to Be Successful, Productive, And Irresistibly Sexy... You've Just Found the Right Books! What if you had the charisma of a Hollywood star? Maybe you'd build a thriving business around your personal brand… Or you'd go ahead and seduce your crush. Or you'd apply for your dream job at your favorite company and get it. In addition to that... what if you could get rid of the bad habits that hold you back? You'd become rich and successful....
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Neural-pathways are elongated brain neurons that connect one side of the nervous system with the other. They are created basically when we perform a task. As we replicate the movement, the neural pathway gets stronger. For the first time, we do a job with our conscious mind (present thought mind), and then, when we repeat, it goes into our subconscious mind (auto-pilot mind). The action is familiar, and the subconscious mind takes over and acts on...
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A New York Times bestseller An astonishing-and astonishingly entertaining-history of Hollywood's transformation over the past five decades as seen through the agency at the heart of it all, from the #1 bestselling co-author of Live from New York and Those Guys Have All the Fun.
The movies you watch, the TV shows you adore, the concerts and sporting events you attend-behind the curtain of nearly all of these is an immensely powerful and secretive...
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Building character is the most important matter in life. Little matters the works that a man can leave in the world; your true success is measured by what you have built over the years into your very being. True character must be built according to divine standards. The life of each man is a plan of God. There is a divine purpose regarding it that we must fulfill. In the Scriptures we find the patterns for all parts of the character, not only for...
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One of the most significant words in the teaching of Jesus, is that in which he gives his command concerning the care of the children.
He asked Peter a question, "Do you love me?" and when he got a satisfactory answer, he said to him, "Feed my lambs."
He had in mind the figure of a shepherd. David had sung, "The Lord is my shepherd." Jesus himself had used the figure to describe his own tender watchfulness over his people.
They are his sheep. The...
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James Russell Miller was born near Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Big Traverse, which according to his biographer, John T. Faris, is a merry little mill stream which drains one of the most beautiful valleys in the southern part of Beaver County. His parents were James Alexander Miller and Eleanor Creswell who were of Irish/Scottish stock.
Miller was the second child of ten, but his older sister died before he was born. James...
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Your tax-deferred retirement account is a tax time bomb waiting to go off.
401(k)s. IRAs. You think you're saving money on taxes. But, what you're probably doing is accepting a loan from the IRS-a loan with terrible terms that will come due when you need your money the most: in retirement!
With traditional retirement plans, the IRS has designed a tax system that entices you to do exactly what it wants you to do: line its coffers with your money....