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This is the anticipated follow-up to the author's previous work, The Mind Inside Tai Chi (YMAA, 2015). In this edition he turns his attention to Yang style, guiding you through the 22-step form with an eye for detail and a love of nuance.
"Tai chi is born from wuji, a state of emptiness," Zhuang writes. "Empty the mind. There is no yin or yang, no you or others."
From this state of balance and grace, the author leads you through the Yang form, one...
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October 1789, and war clouds thunder over Europe when Richard Bolitho steers the Tempest into the perilous waters of the Great South Sea. To protect vulnerable English shipping lanes from her seagoing enemies, he must face the hazards of fickle winds, pirates, and savage islanders.
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In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
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"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illéa, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illéa's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--
10) Bug boys
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Follows two bug friends, Stag-B and Rhino-B, as they explore their world and share adventures.
13) Ice wolves
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Everyone in Vallen knows that ice wolves and scorch dragons are sworn enemies who live deeply separate lives.So when twelve-year-old orphan Anders takes one elemental form and his twin sister, Rayna, takes another, he wonders whether they are even related. Still, whether or not they re family, Rayna is Anders s only true friend.
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Meeting at an Amsterdam restaurant for dinner, two couples move from small talk to the wrenching shared challenge of their teenage sons' act of violence that has triggered a police investigation and revealed the extent to which each family will go to protect those they love.
15) Santa cruise
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"At Ridgewood High, Amy, Frankie, Rachael, and Nina formed a deep bond. Now, fifteen years after leaving school behind, they're back for a reunion, laughing, reminiscing, and chatting how much has changed and how much hasn't. All four are strong, successful, and somehow, still looking for the right partner. But Frankie has an idea to help solve that: a singles cruise for the holiday."--Provided by publisher.
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c2008
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The Adoption Records Handbook is a road map to help birth families discover the past and the future with step-by-step directions to lead the way down their path. Features include: helpful search tips, letter examples, waiver and requests for non-ID information forms, lists of search angels who will help in searches at no charge, registries, state statutes, etc., and templates of legal forms that conform to Pro Se (doing it yourself) court filings....
18) Lightningborn
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Searching for a True Dragon in order to save humanity, one capable of intelligent thought and the ability to use magic, Princess Gem finds fate intervening in the form of Remy and his rare dragon, Storm, who are the targets of an evil pirate.
19) Sneaks
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"When Ben Harp sees his teacher's watch crawling across the hallway, he thinks he must be dreaming. But no, he's just seen his first Sneak--an interdimensional mischief-maker that can borrow the form of any ordinary object. He figured this school year would be bad...and he's stuck doing a group project with two similarly friendless girls, Charlotte and Akemi...Now Ben, Charlotte, and Akemi are trying to understand a book that seems to contain a coded...
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