The long-awaited, complete guide to the popular, vigorousAmerican method of yoga that is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and*ures “In this day and age of health and fitness trends, it is assuringto know that Sharon and David encourage their students to drawinspiration from the classical texts of Yoga and timeless*ural sources. What I appreciate so much about David andSharon is how they help their Yoga students to understand andappreciate the wisdom of all the great saints and jivamuktas whohave contributed to raising consciousness. Ultimately, it isSelf-Realization, that is the true goal of Yoga.” –SRI SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA Creators of the extremely popular Jivamukti Yoga method andcofounders of the New York City studios where it is taught, SharonGannon and David Life present their unique style of yoga for thefirst time in book form. As they explain their intensely physicaland spiritual system of flowing postures, they provide inspiringexpert instruction to guide you

At the beginning of thetwentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in thefiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In this brilliantdual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford reexaminesevery detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain'sRobert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who died along theway with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache ofsupplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who notonly beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largelyforgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highlyreadable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era andthe complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carryingthem out. The Last Place on Earth is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogyof polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject inthe English language based on the original Norwegian sources, towhich Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.

Every spring thousands of middle-class and lower-incomehigh-school seniors learn that they have been rejected by America’smost exclusive colleges. What they may never learn is how manycandidates like themselves have been passed over in favor ofwealthy white students with lesser credentials—children of alumni,big donors, or celebrities. In this explosive book, the Pulitzer Prize–winning reporterDaniel Golden argues that America, the so-called land ofopportunity, is rapidly becoming an aristocracy in which America’srichest families receive special access to elite highereducation—enabling them to give their children even more of a headstart. Based on two years of investigative reporting and hundredsof interviews with students, parents, school administrators, andadmissions personnel—some of whom risked their jobs to speak to theauthor—The Price of Admission exposes the corrupt admissionspractices that favor the wealthy, the powerful, and thefamous. In The Price of Admission, Golde

Lifelong Hudson valley resident and master yarn-spinnerPatricia Edwards Clyne has gathered together the region's folklore,historical footnotes, unforgettable personalities and naturalwonders, and she presents them here in two practical volumes noresident of the Hudson valley, the Catskills, and the Berkshiresshould be without. These collections are sure to inform andsurprise even the hoariest old-timer. Hudson Valley Tales andTrails details beautiful state parks and historical sites-so thateven the intrepid reader may soon be inspecting mastodon bones,exploring stone ruins, or touring a haunted house. --This textrefers to the Paperback edition.

Other cities have histories. Los Angeles has legends. Midcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the whitespot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, wholesomeMidwestern values and Hollywood stars, protected by the world’smost famous police force, the Dragnet-era LAPD. Behind this publicimage lies a hidden world of "pleasure girls" and crooked cops,ruthless newspaper tycoons, corrupt politicians, and East Coastgangsters on the make. Into this underworld came two men–one L.A.’smost notorious gangster, the other its most famous policechief–each prepared to battle the other for the soul of the city. Former street thug turned featherweight boxer Mickey Cohen leftthe ring for the rackets, first as mobster Benjamin "Bugsy"Siegel’s enforcer, then as his protégé. A fastidious dresser andunrepentant killer, the diminutive Cohen was Hollywood’s favoritegangster–and L.A.’s preeminent underworld boss. Frank Sinatra,Robert Mitchum, and Sammy Davis Jr.

An absolutely wonderful book. --Russell Baker "Rick Bragg writes like a man on fire. And All Over but theShoutin' is a work of art. While reading this book, I fell in lovewith Rick Bragg's mother, Margaret Bragg, a hundred times. I feltlike I was reading one of the prophets in the Old Testament whenreading parts of this book. I thought of Melville, I thought ofFaulkner. Because I love the English language, I knew I was readingone of the best books I've ever read. By explaining his life to theworld, Rick Bragg explained part of my life to me. You feel thingsin every line this man writes. His sentences bleed on you. I weptwhen the book ended. I never met Rick Bragg in my life, but Icalled him up and told him he'd written a masterpiece, and I sentflowers to his mother." --Pat Conroy "Searingly honest, beautifully written, All Over but the Shoutin'is perhaps the most courageous thing Pulitzer Prize-winningjournalist Rick Bragg has ever written. Making his reputation on

Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is aremarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between1958 and 1980, working primarily for the Polish Press Agency,Kapuscinski covered twenty-seven revolutions and coups in Africa,Latin America, and the Middle East. Here, with characteristiccogency and emotional immediacy, he recounts the stories behind hisofficial press dispatches—searing firsthand accounts of thefrightening, grotesque, and comically absurd aspects of life duringwar. The Soccer War is a singular work of journalism.

《殡葬学科丛书：殡葬公共关系学》中介绍了殡葬业属于服务业的范畴，而且是服务业中一个特殊的永恒的行业。殡葬服务是一个专业服务领域，并与许多科学技术专业密切相关。殡葬业要发展，需要一大批掌握专业知识和技术、适应殡葬业发展需求的专门人才和高素质员工。殡葬业要加快发展，就必须贯彻落实“以人为本”的科学发展观和“科教兴国”战略，加强科学技术研究和专业教育，加速培养一大批殡葬专业人才和高素质员工。要把殡葬业和殡葬活动作为科学技术研究对象，广泛深入地进行有关理论研究，将日新月异的现代科学技术成果应用到殡葬行业中来。要加强教育和培训，培养专业人才，提高殡葬业从业人员素质，提高殡葬服务专业化水平。系统、科学的教材是开展殡葬专业教育和培训的依据。全方位、多层次的殡葬业教育培训，急需多种专业内容

Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, TheDecline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read andtalked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Westernculture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is anastonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent, thrillinglycontroversial work that advances a world view based on the cyclicalrise and fall of civilizations. This abridgment presents the most significant of OswaldSpengler’s arguments, linked by illuminating explanatory passages.It makes available in one volume a masterpiece of grand-scalehistory and far-reaching prophesy that remains essential readingfor anyone interested in the factors that determine the course ofcivilizations.

Burn Fat Faster with your favorite foods Author, fitness expert, and Body-for-Life champion Joel Marionoften found himself doing exactly what we all do when a diet simplyisn’t working: quitting. But through a series of diet “screwups,”Joel discovered a startling truth: cheating on your diet canactually accelerate fat loss. Here, finally, is a diet that workswith your body to help you lose fat faster than restrictive dietingever could. The Cheat to Lose Diet includes a simple weekly plan inwhich more carbohydrates are deliberately added with each passingday, leading up to the “Cheat Day,” when you’ll cheat BIG with allyour favorite foods. Never again will you feel guilty for indulgingin the foods you love, because you’ll learn that dietary cheatingis absolutely vital to your success. This innovative new diet plan has already helped dieters around theworld lose weight and keep it off–so start cheating and losingtoday! “Based on cutting-edge medical research, The Cheat to Los

This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperbackedition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains BeyondMountains, Pulitzer Prize—winning author Tracy Kidder tells thetrue story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out todo all he can to cure it. In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cureinfectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modernmedicine to those who need them most. Kidder’s magnificent accounttakes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmerchanges minds and practices through his dedication to thephilosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” At the heart ofthis book is the example of a life based on hope and on anunderstanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb “Beyond mountainsthere are mountains”–as you solve one problem, another problempresents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that onetoo. “Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with a force of gatheringrevelation,

With the first edition of The Hurried Child, David Elkindemerged as the voice of parenting reason, calling our attention tothe crippling effects of hurrying our children through life. Heshowed that by blurring the boundaries of what is age appropriate,by expecting--or imposing--too much too soon, we force our kids togrow up too fast, to mimic adult sophistication while secretlyyearning for innocence. In the more than two decades since thisbook first appeared, new generations of parents have inadvertentlystepped up the assault on childhood, in the media, in schools, andat home. In the third edition of this classic (2001), Dr. Elkindprovided a detailed, up-to-the-minute look at the Internet,classroom culture, school violence, movies, television, and agrowing societal incivility to show parents and teachers wherehurrying occurs and why. And as before, he offered parents andteachers insight, advice, and hope for encouraging healthydevelopment while protecting the joy and freedom of childhood. Inthis twenty