06.10.2023

“A Chinese Bestiary : Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas” by Richard E. Strassberg

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"A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. The text also represents a wide range of beliefs held by the ancient Chinese. Richard Strassberg brings the Guideways to life for modern readers by weaving together translations from the work itself with information from other texts and recent archaeological finds to create a lavishly illustrated guide to the imaginative world of early China. Unlike the bestiaries of the late medieval period...>>

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06.10.2023

“Lillian Too’s Flying Star Feng Shui For The Master Practitioner: The Ultimate Guide to Advanced Practice” by Lillian Too

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"Take this ancient art a step further with Lillian Too’s beautiful guide to advanced Feng Shui and learn how to add real depth to your practise. Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice that brings ever-growing benefits to those who apply it to their lives. As the world becomes increasingly aware of this auspicious art, Lillian Too takes her more experienced follower to new and exciting levels of understanding with FENG SHUI MASTER PRACTITIONER. The basic principles of Feng Shui are easy to understand, but if you want to add real depth to your practise then this guide to advanced Feng Shui is essential reading. Beautifully illustrated with diagrams and line drawings, the book looks in depth...>>

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06.10.2023

“Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest” by Ximena Vengoechea

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"Brimming with encouraging wisdom, easy-to-follow guidance, and illuminating illustrations, Rest Easy is an antidote to burnout culture and an invitation to find joy, balance, and energy through the transformative power of rest. Rest Easy invites you to experience the life-changing power of resting your mind, body, and spirit. In these pages, rest expert Ximena Vengoechea explores the power of rest and guides you through dozens of proven methods for relaxation and renewal, including movement, sound, visualizations, journaling, time in nature, meditative activities, and so much more. Discover: A short quiz that reveals the ideal rest techniques for your personality and lifestyle. How to set healthy boundaries and overcome obstacles...>>

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05.10.2023

“The Big Book of Cyberpunk” edited by Jared Shurin

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"A genre-defining—and redefining—collection of the boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient speculative fiction, featuring stories from all over the globe. The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Almost forty years ago, William Gibson wrote the line that began Neuromancer—and a movement that would change the face of science fiction. Award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hundred stories from more than twenty-five countries that both establish and subvert the classic cyberpunk tropes and aesthetic—from gritty, near-future noir to pulse-pounding action. Urban rebels undermine monolithic corporate overlords. Daring heists are conducted through back alleys and the darkest parts of the online world. There’s dangerous new technology, cybernetic enhancements, scheming...>>

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05.10.2023

“Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep” by Kenneth Miller

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"From award-winning journalist Kenneth Miller comes the definitive story of the scientists who set out to answer two questions: "Why do we sleep?" and "How can we sleep better?" A century ago, sleep was considered a state of nothingness—even a primitive habit that we could learn to overcome. Then, an immigrant scientist and his assistant spent a month in the depths of a Kentucky cave, making nationwide headlines and thrusting sleep science to the forefront of our consciousness. In the 1920s, Nathaniel Kleitman founded the world’s first dedicated sleep lab at the University of Chicago, where he subjected research participants (including himself) to a dizzying array of tests and tortures. But the tipping point came in...>>

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