Qigong--a regimen of body, breath, and mental training exercises--was one of the most widespread cultural and religious movements of late-twentieth-century urban China. The practice was promoted by senior Communist Party leaders as a uniquely Chinese healing tradition and as a harbinger of a new scientific revolution, yet the movement's mass popularity and the almost religious devotion of its followers led to its ruthless suppression. In this absorbing and revealing book, David A. Palmer relies on a combination of historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives to describe the spread of the qigong craze and its reflection of key trends that have shaped China since 1949, including the search for a national identity and an emphasis on the absolute authority of science. Qigong offered the promise of an all-powerful technology of the body rooted in the mysteries of Chinese culture. However, after 1995 the scientific underpinnings of qigong came under attack, its leaders were denounced as charlatans, and its networks of followers, notably Falungong, were suppressed as "evil cults." According to Palmer, the success of the movement proves that a hugely important religious dimension not only survived under the CCP but was actively fostered, if not created, by high-ranking party members. Tracing the complex relationships among the masters, officials, scientists, practitioners, and ideologues involved in qigong, Palmer opens a fascinating window on the transformation of Chinese tradition as it evolved along with the Chinese state. As he brilliantly demonstrates, the rise and collapse of the qigong movement is key to understanding the politics and culture of post-Mao society.

Qigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in China

Palmer, David

Religion & Spirituality

Columbia University Press

Focusing on light and sound, this is one of a series of information books designed to stimulate children's interest in science. Colour photographs and illustrations, including some with cut-away sections, are linked to a straightforward text and labels giving access to various kinds of information. The book's topics include how shadows are made, how it is possible to see round corners, and what echoes are.

Find Out about Light and Sound (BBC Find Out about)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

BBC Books

Tea (Ladybird Leaders)

Hall, Roger

SMITH, MICHAEL

Penguin Books, Ltd.

David Palmer documents the history of union organizing at three of America's largest private shipyards. These shipbuilding complexes had tremendous strategic importance because of their locations: New York Shipbuilding was located in the port of Philadelphia, Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in the port of Boston, and Federal Shipbuilding in the port of New York. Palmer's account covers the period from the Great Depression and the beginning of the New Deal to the end of World War II.

Organizing the Shipyards: Union Strategy in Three Northeast Ports, 1933-1945

Business & Money

Economics

NCROL

Burning Bright in the Classroom: Practical, Proven Strategies to Motivate, Challenge, and Support Advanced and Gifted Learners

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Parent Guide Books

Parents of brainy kids can understand what’s behind IQ testing and selection for special school programs with this guide to gifted education. Written by an IQ specialist, this guide details the history of IQ tests and how they measure intelligence, and familiarizes parents with signs of giftedness they can look for in their own children. Acknowledging that some bright and gifted kids can reach their full potential in a regular classroom, a detailed analysis of how gifted programs work helps parents decide which gifted programs, if any, are right for their children. A section on twice-exceptional, or “2E” kids, shows parents how to recognize signs of learning disabilities in their otherwise bright or achieving kids and how to access school support for those particular problems.

Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education: All You Need to Know to Make the Right Decisions for Your Child

Health, Fitness & Dieting

The articles within this volume of the Journal of Donor Relations &amp; Stewardship (The Journal) encourage practitioners to evaluate the work they do in terms of quality and quantity using standard measurements and approaches that might be new. The articles include notable differences of perspective on some methods. The crucial message for practitioners, who in many cases might be the expert in donor relations and stewardship within their institution, is to consider new and varied ways of evaluating their programs. The ideas delivered in this volume challenge the definition of “best practices” by asking for routine confirmation current practices in terms of their outcomes within the given donor community. The Journal is a periodic serial publication produced in paperback and digital formats as individual volumes dated with month and year of release. The content of The Journal is specific to issues of donor relations and stewardship and is intended as a professional forum for advancing the principles on which the field of practice is based. Please search the Journal of Donor Relations &amp; Stewardship in order to review other volumes of the Journal of Donor Relations &amp; Stewardship on Amazon.com.

Journal of Donor Relations & Stewardship: Book 2: Measurement

Emlen, Julia S.

Koenig, Mark

Reference

Heurista Publications

The metaverse is so much more than just a technology and immersive experience. Join digital visionary and global platform innovation expert David Palmer on this exciting journey exploring the metaverse and its myriad commercial, impact and career opportunities for business. The Business of Metaverse outlines the building blocks for success in the metaverse and how organizations can effectively position themselves to transition and benefit from it. It presents a unique framework showing how different components of the metaverse and the physical worlds can come together, providing a basis for strategic positioning for different sectors and industries and equipping readers with valuable insights into how they can anticipate and navigate key opportunities and challenges. Delving into this new world with embedded immersive capabilities, it explores what metaverse business entities could look like, the new business models in waiting and how businesses can gain competitive advantage through the power of interoperability. Taking a panoramic approach to opportunity, it examines the wide-ranging transformative impacts that the metaverse can bring to the business landscape, from equality and inclusive impact, new work and career paths and digital identities to new digital and data currencies in the metaverse economy.

The Business of Metaverse: How Organizations Can Optimize the Opportunities of Web3 and AI

Management & Leadership

Kogan Page.

Equip your students to excel in the current AP Human Geography course and on the exam.

Amsco Advanced Placement Human Geography

Test Preparation

College & High School

Perfection Learning

David Palmer, who grew up fascinated by airplanes, looks back at a lifetime flying in this memoir. Beginning with his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1967 to starting his own air charter business at age fifty-five, he celebrates a series of increasingly fulfilling adventures. Whether it's fighting in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, being a test pilot for General Dynamics, or serving as a member of the navy's Reserve Air Forces, he shares a candid picture of what it is like to be a pilot in war and peace. "This book captures not only an individual's drive to be the best he can be in a very difficult and demanding profession but also adds the flavors of camaraderie and fears experienced in extended combat. It adds in the demanding precision of an experimental test pilot. Carrier-based naval aviation provides a unique 'living on the edge' sense of accomplishment that stays with each of us privileged to have had that opportunity, for the rest of our lives." --Capt. Jim Ruliffson USN (Ret.), Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) plank owner (1968-70) and Commanding Officer (1975-76)

High Adventures: A Memoir of Flying in War and Peace

Literature & Fiction

iUniverse

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