This is the only one book I know, you can really learn by your self Tai Chi step by step, I've been exersicing it by 30 years.
When I begun, in Chile, my country the Tai Chi was unknown. This book made it possible for me to catch the Tai Chi.

Mr. Lee's introduction to the underlying philosophy and practice of Tai Chi help provide a very good foundation for the beginner and advanced student alike. This foundation should be applicable regardless of the style of Tai Chi you seek to learn. I've seen such an introduction in only one other text, Wen Shan Huang's _Fundamental's of Tai Chi Ch'uan_. Although I did not use this book to learn the Long Yang form, my teacher, fellow students and I have used it as a study guide in learning the Tai Chi Sword, Tai Chi Broadsword (knife), and the Two person "Eight-Eight". We have other texts, and use this as a good comparison text. Also, though we do not use ranking in our school, Mr. Lee reviews a workable ranking system for the schools that prefer such classification.

Sloan Stewart is the eldest of Rip Stewart's daughters. She is his heir, his rock. She's the overseer on his plantation. She lives for the land, because past heartbreak has taught her that land is all that one can count on. She was always considered unusual by the town's standards. Now she's has had a son out of wedlock by her first love, a traitor, and she's made a secret deal with his brother, Cruz. Cruz has loved her for years, but Sloan is too afraid to love him. When a secret part of Rip's life comes to light, Sloan is furious and unwillingly turns to Cruz. The author manages to keep the romance and action going without sacrificing the heroine's independent spirit, even when it inconveniences the hero. She adds intrigue with Cruz's secret occupation, Cruz's mother and ties up loose ends with Sloan's son, whom she gave to Cruz to raise because she was afraid to love him. The secondary love story with Luke was a nice touch, too. All in all, the story was well-written and I was sorry to see the Sisters of the Lone Star end. I hope Joan Johnson will eventually do some sequels about their children. I'd like to see how the next generation of Lone Star children handle their adventures.

The third volume of Sister of the Lone Star is very well worth reading, as are the previous two. Had hoped Johnston would write the story of Luke.

This story is about Queen Isabel of Spain who lived an even richer and more eventful life than Elizabeth I of England.

Joan Cromer's A Thing Most Marvelous is a brilliantly conceived and written historical novel about the life and travails of Queen Isabel of Spain, as told by the Queen herself. Authentic details bring to life this 15th century saga. The rocky sagas of two of the Queen's daughters, Catherine of Aragon and Juana, are also included in this story of politics, romance, cruelty, royal machinations and much more. A Thing Most Marvelous is highly recommended as a most powerful and engaging account.

Waugh uses a biography of Lowell to demonstrate two themes. First, the way that female reformers adopted the language of morality and their Civil War experiences to participate in reform, and second the way that these women adopted organizational models from social science to rationalize charity in New York City. Because nineteenth century ideology restriced women to the home and its environment, female reformers had to convince the public that it was appropriate for them to participate in public debate about reform. They did this by emphasizing the moral aspects of reform movements, suggesting that the female concern for Christian purity and the sanctity of the home and family motivated female participation in reform and made women the best reformers. But reform was often a mess. Different organizations with different goals and different resources duplicated each others' efforts and wasted a great deal of money and time. Lowell saw this problem and worked to solve it by organizing charity organizations into a single, city-wide, group. The result of this effort was job training, child care, improved family assistance, and much better record-keeping.
This book is an important contribution to the history of women in the nineteenth century, and a correction of the common view that charitable organizations simply imposed middle-class ideals onto the helpless poor. It points to the sincere desire of reformers to achieve a better nation, city, and charity organization, and their embrace of the newest tools in that struggle.

This is a truly remarkable book of a remarkable woman from a remarkable family. Professor Joan Waugh elegantly displays her passion not only for this woman's history but of her family and the going ons in life. If one would like to read a fascinating bio, this would be one. Thank You Professor Waugh

Joan Austen Leigh has written a refreshing spin-off of the classic novel, EMMA. This book was about how love can affect the young and the "mature" in completely different--or similar--ways. Mrs. Pinkney's tale of the trials of marriage was very captivating. The ending was very rewarding. All in all, "A Visit..." is very charming, and perfectly suited to be read with your Sunday afternoon tea.

The book is absolutely delightful! The vivacity of Mrs. Pinkney is reminiscent of another Austenian character, namely Elizabeth Bennet. Without altering or modifying any part of the original novel, the author offered a parallel storyline along that of Austen's Emma. A true treat for any Austen fans. If one enjoys this book, one must also search out Jane Dawkins's "Letters from Pemberly: Continuation of Pride and Prejudice."

Mother Dorothy's godmother is in a local hospital awaiting a hip replacement. Suddenly the shocking news comes that she has died before the operation could take place. Mother Dorothy is the sole inheritor of her godmother's estate and she uses it for various worthwhile causes. Meanwhile, other bodies begin to turn up in the hospital. The deceased seem to have no relationship to one another, but there are too many bodies for it to be a mere coincidence. Sister Joan and Detective Sergeant Mill begin investigating and are puzzled by a seeming lack of motive to tie the deaths together. Finally the detective's legwork begins to pay off and the perpetrator is revealed. As always, this is an enjoyable mystery with likeable characters and enough red herrings to keep the reader guessing to the very end.

Sister Joan really doesn't mean to become involved with all those murders that keep happening around her. She can't help having a suspicious mind, an observant eye, and a vocation that leads her to help all those who are suffering.

This is another excellent entry into the Sister Joan series of mysteries set in England. The characters are well developed and enjoyable. I recommend this series to everyone. Again I also recommend that you start with the first in the series so you can enjoy the growth of the characters and the details that make this series very enjoyable.

Delfattore takes a case by case study of textbook censorship and what she comes up with is absolutely frightening. Anyone with a will can change the content of school textbooks. This is a must read for teachers!

Anyone with curiosity about education policy in this country should immediately read this book. It is a study on how nearly invisible bodies of decision makers shape textbooks to their attitudes. She deals mainly with the state boards of education in Texas in California. One reason for this is that since they are the most populous states, publishers are more responsive to the attitudes and revisions of these two boards. Another reason is that since the political culture in the two states is so different, she can hardly be accused of anything other than excellent scholarship. The end result is that apart from the nature of political attitudes in these two regions, there is more than enough willingness to impose revisionist standards on what is eventually taught in the schools.

An excellent, and at times chilling, study of a nearly opaque process in our democracy; where views and attitudes of the current political climate are imposed on history, to the deteriment of history and of children.

Where there is no Dentist by Murray Dickson is an excellant book for those traveling in remore areas of the world. Information in the book will allow the non dental care person to give emergency care to those they may come in contact with in third world countries as well as themselves or companions. This book and a small dental kit will get one through the journey and back to civilization with reduced or "cured" pain fron the dental demons.

Too bad there are'nt more writer's of the same mind, filling in the gap between costly expertise andlayman srticture. The book is a well-balanced workbetween hand drawn illustrationsand simple, succinct text, explaining procedures for teeth cleaning,pulling, simple filling, brokenteeth, etc., to the uneducated, 3rd -worldvillage healthcare worker, anddescribes how to construct the necessary instruments and materialsout of what bits can be found at hand, for all the procedures. At one end, we pay for the dentist's scent & muzak, at the other, with this book, they discardthe intervening fluff and tripeand get something done themslves. Actually, the book deals with poorer standards than readersanywhere else would like to seeaddressed.

I spent my honeymoon in Williamsburg and my family returns there every other year. This cookbook has allowed me to relive many happy hours in Colonial Williamsburg. The book is gorgeous and my only complaint is that it needed more photos. Classic colonial Southern cooking is displayed here:Sally Lunn bread, Salamagundi, and the best pound cake I've ever tasted. If you can find it you and anyone who eats the food will be happy.

Chow down, y'all.

Rated by "USA Today" as one of the six all-time classic southern cookbooks. With its elegant cover and photographs and distinquished historical narrative, afficionados of the taverns of Colonial Williamsurg (especially the King's Arms Tavern, that the author was hired by the Rockefeller family to run) will gain accolades for replicating the cookbook's user-friendly American colonial recipes. Time and again, my guests have asked me to prepare the eggnog pie I made last year and the wassail. Other favorites are the game pie, Sally Lunn bread and cheese souffle. This is one of those cookbooks that everyone must have on their shelf, like "The Joy of Cooking." Also, if you don't get it here online, you've got to go all the way to Williamsburg, the only other place it's sold. I have also given "The Williamsburg Cookbook" as a gift. It is so beautiful, it could easily be an art book for the coffee table. If you are buying your first copy, I envy you the excitement you'll have on your enchanting find.

Using case studies and insightful analysis Greenbaum not only looks at the way that corporations have seperated "brain work" from "hands work" but also how this is part of a much more widespread, cartesian philosophy of seperating thinking from doing, thought form experience.

As a programmer as well as a social scientist, Greenbaum is able to deliver some powerful Psychological and Sociological observations grounded in first-hand experience, her own and those of the people she interviewed.

Joan Greenbaum's insightful exploration of the postindustrial present contains little of the techno-euphoria that characterizes so much of the contemporary literature in the "technology/economics" genre. Greenbaum uses hers skills as an observer to see beyond the tall tales of how high technology shall improve our workplaces and our life worlds, and instead tells the harsh story of the economic realities that lie behind such emerging work patterns as telecommuting, middle management downsizing and ephemeral employment.

Being securely grounded in hard data and contextual observation, "Windows on the workplace" is a boon for researchers that are tired of speculation and hungry for facts, and a real eye-opener for blue and white collar rank and file who want to understand what they really are up to in the office of the future