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This is an anthology of ancient Chinese poems from the famous Tang, Song, and Qing dynasty poets that were translated showing similar rhyming and rhythmic constructions not very different from the versification in the West. Hence, it may be shown that versification in poetry is a universal practice occurring both in the East and the West, the common goal of which has been identified as the attainment of the supreme mathematical relationships--the ultimate expression of beauty. The translated poems still retain some of the incredible charm in the original native forms.

This is a short book of short stories (and one novelette) of mixed genre. The genre range goes from occult/horror, to murder/horror, to near-future/speculative, to something that may (or may not) be speculative. If there is such a thing, the latter may be tongue-in-cheek speculative, or perhaps food-for-thought speculative. Whatever they may be catagorized as, they are intended to be just for fun. The horror stories in this book are not the 'splatter' type of horror that we are so often confronted with today. It is merely the type of horror for the unjaded palate.

Journey to China is an unforgettable story that sweeps the reader not only into adventures when a family of six from a small desert farming community in the southwestern United States begin the trip to China. Share their adventures as they experience China's centuries-old customs battling with modern-day philosophies as an economic and militaristic country. As they learn to bridge the language barrier, there is new respect for the Chinese people who have been inventors, artists, musicians, and more for over three thousand years. In the countryside, the families find a quiet and calm environment. On the return trip home, they encounter an earthquake within the Ring of Fire followed by a tidal wave that may jeopardize their lives along with the other 300 passengers in a crippled airplane. Will they be able to utilize their ingenuity and create a miracle to save themselves?

Scotch and Water is a story about the sea phase of rum-running on Puget Sound from British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Washington, between 1920 to 1926. The only effective barrier was one small antiquated Coast Guard cutter, the Sentinel. It was described as a donkey chasing gazelles. However, due to the honesty and cunning of the cutter's captain, Karl Hirsch, the Sentinel compiled a record of captures matched by no other seagoing unit in the Northwest. This is a story of characters "violating an 'unjust law, '"--the intrigue, pursuits, the loves and the lives of the participants, and the disastrous results for nearly all.

Do you have ambitions that you haven't fulfilled because the opportunity never arose, you never gave them a go, or simply time has passed and you now feel just too old to achieve them? Jan Abbott felt exactly that as the years rolled by and her long-held dream of running the London Marathon faded. Enjoy the journey of this inspirational memoir as it winds through the ups and downs of everyday life and explains why a 56-year-old grandmother would decide to take up marathon running. It's one woman's story of grit and determination as she battles through her own trials and tribulations, proving it's never too late to realize your dreams.

His responsibility for overseeing the Homicide Unit and everyday exposure violent crimes throughout the city of Birmingham led Herman Hinton to write this novel depicting a young man who takes a circuitous route in his quest to restore the luster in his parents' dismal marriage. While in pursuit of what he believes is the key to restoring happiness in his family, Trey Wilcox meets some interesting people who at one time or another crossed paths with his dad, and makes other amazing discoveries. But more than anything else, this long and winding voyage reinforces his belief that family and lifelong relationships are vitally important for survival. This book is designed to help restore family values, to encourage friendly relationships, and to truncate the rise in the number of dysfunctional families across the globe. It is also designed to uplift victims of violent crimes, who might still be in despair because of the unwarranted trauma they have experienced.

Western Kansas, 1860. Billy Battles is born on a remote homestead just off the storied Santa Fe Trail. More than one hundred years later, a great-grandson inherits two trunks filled with Billy's personal effects. In those trunks are several secret journals that reveal an astonishing life of adventure and violence that until now was obscured by the haze of time and Billy's desire for secrecy. The journals tell of a man both haunted and hunted, who in a desperate search for peace and redemption, journeys far from the untamed American West to the Far East, South America, and Europe. In amazing detail, they describe Billy's interaction with a wide assortment of men and women--some legendary, a few iniquitous, and many lost to history. They also recount his participation in such cataclysmic events as the Spanish American War, turmoil in French Indochina, and violent revolutions in Mexico and South America. Complying with Billy's last request, the great-grandson assembles the journals into a compelling trilogy that reveals a man often trapped and overwhelmed by circumstances beyond his control, but who nevertheless manages to persevere for ten decades. .

With all the wonderful and strange things that go on in our world, have you ever asked yourself, "Why do things happen the way they do?" "After all the crazy things that I´ve done in my life, how is it that I am still alive?" "Was it coincidence that led me to meet the companion of my dreams?" Or, "How did I ever fall into this job?" The answer is simple. Meet the Field Agents of Fates Rescue. Kyle, Tiffany, Winston, Allan, and thousands of other employees are those who are in charge of manipulating the fates of mankind. The company, Fates Rescue, is the largest corporation in the world employing those in the afterlife, that is, those of the dead who choose to work. Twenty-seven years is all it takes with the company to secure their ticket to the final destination of heaven, or that is what we are led to believe.

Many would wonder why Washington reviewed ties with its old allies, such as the royal families and the Sunni sect in the Arabian Gulf. In spite of the advantages the USA had received over the past decades, it had lately reached an advanced level of political and military leverage, which was later legitimized by the agreement signed between the two sides. It was not a form of occupation, as some might have previously thought or still thinks. For this reason, this book humbly tries to explain the nature of the existing relationship between Washington and the Sunni sect in Bahrain. It would be very difficult to understand it in isolation of what is going on in the Middle East, notably the Gulf region. The book, America and the Bahrain Winter, is a serious attempt to understand the crisis that hit Bahrain in 2011 and caused it to grapple with its repercussions for many months, not knowing whether and when it will come to an end. This crisis is not a usual one; it is complex and with a set of intertwined local, regional, and international factors. It is a perfect example where theories such as the domino and butterfly approaches should be applied to analyze the relations within the Bahraini political system and those in the neighboring countries. The book covers the period from February to September 2011. But it also covers the earlier decades to facilitate deeper analysis.

In work around the globe I made the observation that managers unable to manage themself were poor at managing others.When teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level my course preparations revealed a lack of mentoring existed in many companies.Theory You fills the void created by these two deficiencies. It is a more personal approach to management than Theory X or Theory Y. The book is designed to provoke potential managers to think and plan strategically for advancement and to serves as a refresher throughout the many points in a career.Theory You is the breakthrough management guide that prepares an individual to manage themselves all the way to the corner office.