Mastering Diamond Willow

ARE YOU TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO WORK WITH DIAMOND WILLOW? Can't find a book on the subject? After thirty years of working with this unique wood, a diamond willow guru shares his secrets. At last, you can take that beautiful specimen out of the garage and confidently turn it into a one-of-a-kind work of art. This book will provide you with information even the GOOGLE gods can't find. You will discover how to work with this beautiful wood, how to find it, and the tools you will need. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions for creating marketable items with color photos to show the finer details will guide you on your way to success.

A trapper recounts his experiences on an isolated trap line where he spent a few years building cabins and exploring unknown country. The nearest settlement was a hundred and thirty eight air miles away. Survival itself was often a challenge in this harsh environment, where the only neighbors wore feathers or fur. He describes encounters with the wildlife, reflections on the lifestyle, and what it was like to live away from society. This trap line is situated near the headwaters of the Hess River, bordering the Northwest Territories in northern Canada. It was an adventure fraught with danger and excitement to keep the adrenalin flowing. The pristine country and breathtaking mountain scenery joined forces with the solitary environment to instill a blissful sense of contentment.

The Yijing (I Ching) or "Book of Change" is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts and has held a key place in the Daoist tradition for thousands of years. Explaining the ancient Yijing system of prediction based on the Xiang (symbolism) and Shu (numerology) knowledge of Bagua (the eight basic trigrams), which have not previously been written about outside China, this book makes the Yijing accessible to the Western world in a new and fuller way. In the space of just eight days, Master Zhongxian Wu leads the reader towards a deep understanding of the Eight Trigrams of the Yijing and how to apply this knowledge in practical ways in daily life. Master Wu explores the numerology and symbolism of Yijing and clearly explains how the reader can use the Yijing divination system for themselves. This remarkable book provides a user-friendly eight day program that will be a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in learning more about the Yijing or Chinese philosophy and culture as a whole, as well as those who wish to learn how to use the Yijing for practical purposes.

The Compendium of Wooden Wand Making Techniques is here to show you how simple making wands can be - no mysterious magic necessary! In the first-ever guide for muggles to making wands, you'll learn how to hand carve, power carve, wood turn, and scroll saw 20 unique projects that are sure to delight and manage mischief. Be inspired with a gallery of beloved staff-carrying and wand-wielding characters from the infamous Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series, then use the Wand Sketchbook section to design your own original wands! From there, five wand projects for each woodworking technique are presented with step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and patterns.

The inspirational teachings in this collection show that the real way of the warrior is based on compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature. The teachings are drawn from the talks and writings of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the popular Japanese martial art of Aikido, a mind-body discipline he called the "Art of Peace," which offers a nonviolent way to victory in the face of conflict. Ueshiba believed that Aikido principles could be applied to all the challenges we face in life—in personal and business relationships, and in our interactions with society. This is an expanded version of the original miniature edition that appeared in the Shambhala Pocket Classics series. It features a new introduction by John Stevens, recently translated doka, didactic "poems of the Way," and Ueshiba's own calligraphy.

Blackstar Guardians… Warriors chosen for their inherent protectiveness and deeply held honor, they are men and women who willingly fight the darkness to safeguard those they love… An Unexpected Discovery Willow Bellator traveled to the west to find out why the head of an expedition was having so many accidents. What she found was her Seraphin. A brilliant single-father with a razor-sharp mind, an irresistible smile, and a secret hope that dragons were real. A future shaped by the past. Daniel Reynolds was searching for a fabled city lost to the mountainous jungle millennia before, hoping that at least part of the stories his father told him as a child were real. He was close to finding it-he could feel it-and all his attention was solely focused on each new clue they uncovered. He never expected to find that focus completely shattered by a woman with bright hazel eyes, a surprising knowledge of ancient languages, and a belief that magic…was real. As they worked together to find the lost city and uncover the mystery of who was trying to harm Daniel, they both began to realize that what they'd found in each other was simply magic. A clean, light paranormal romance with humor, heart, and a swirl of magic. Is love at the very heart of belief? Pick up your copy today and find out!

A powerful, moving novel of love and war Dublin airport, 1972. Gina, nineteen, too young to be wise, but old enough for love, sex and the repercussions of both, is being borne by the currents of history and habit away from the man she loves. Half Irish, half Bosnian, Stefan is being swept by those same currents towards a different destiny. At home in America, Gina opts for safety in marriage to Warren who takes her son, Tom, as his own. But her friendship with the noisy, unpredictable Bracken family soon calls her back to her beloved Ireland. Moving down the decades between the cheerful bedlam of the Bracken family in Ireland, the routine of life in small town Louisiana and the stark horrors of war in Bosnia, BANKS OF GREEN WILLOW is about the inescapable consequences of 20th century history on commonplace lives. It is a funny, sensuous and at times deeply moving celebration of humanity. But above all, BANKS OF GREEN WILLOW is an ode to love.

A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound teachings and their relevance for modern Western practitioners of Zen. Following the traditional format for koan collections, John Daido Loori Roshi, an American Zen master, has added his own commentary and accompanying verse for each of Dogen’s koans. Zen students and scholars will find The True Dharma Eye to be a source of deep insight into the mind of one of the world’s greatest religious thinkers, as well as the practice of koan study itself.