Taijiquan Classics or Caring for Kids

Taijiquan Classics: An Annotated Translation

Author: Barbara Davis

Along with Chinese art, medicine, and philosophy, taijiquan has left the confines of its original culture, and offers health, relaxation, and a method of self-defense to people around the globe. Using the early texts now known as The Taijiquan Classics which have served as a touchstone for t’ai chi practitioners for 150 years, this book explores the fundamental ideas and what they mean to practitioners, students, and scholars. It also incorporates newly discovered sources that address the history of taijiquan and newly translated commentaries by Chen Weiming.

Table of Contents:

	List of Illustrations
	Acknowledgments
	Preface
	A Brief History of Taijiquan	3
	The History of the Taijiquan Classics	25
	The Language and Literature of the Taijiquan Classics	49
	The Ideas of the Taijiquan Classics	59
	Taijiquan Jing	75
	Taijiquan Treatise	77
	Exposition of Insights into the Thirteen Postures	79
	Thirteen Postures Song	81
	Playing Hands Song	83
	Taijiquan Jing	87
	Taijiquan Treatise	102
	Exposition of Insights into the Thirteen Postures	121
	Thirteen Postures Song	143
	Playing Hands Song	150
	App.: Chinese Texts	153
	Notes	173
	Bibliography	191
	Index	203

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Caring for Kids: The Complete Guide to Children's Health

Author: Norman Saunders

A crucial reference and guide for parents, written by a team of renowned experts.

Caring for Kids is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference to health and wellness in children from birth to age ten. Written by a team of world famous physicians from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, this in-depth book cites medically sound advice backed up with cutting-edge research. The authors provide information on conditions that affect children by answering three basic questions:

• What is the condition?


• What can parents expect to happen?


• How should the problem be treated?

Topics discussed include:

• Common symptoms


• Childhood infections


• Growth and nutrition


• Allergic disorders


• Sleep and behavior problems


• Genetic and metabolic diseases


• Blood diseases and immune disorders


• Neurological and muscle problems


• Eye problems, ear, nose, and throat problems


• Heart and circulatory problems


• Gastrointestinal problems


• Skin conditions


• Accidents and emergencies.

Caring for Kids is written in a thoughtful, compassionate, and straightforward style, and will become the indispensable reference for every parent and caregiver.

Close to Me but Far Away or Miracle Method

Close to Me, but Far Away: Living with Alzheimer's

Author: Burton M Wheeler

"Burton Wheeler started writing this book as a form of self-therapy when he found himself thrust into the role of caretaker to his wife - a role for which he felt unprepared. He wrote in memory of the very special woman his wife had been - a wonderful mother, charming and gracious, as well as a deeply respected psychotherapist. She was also his best friend, and he loved her. So, to some degree, this story is a love story - a story about two people who have shared life's ups and downs for over 50 years. It's also about commitment." "In Close to Me, but Far Away, Burt Wheeler provides insight into what a caregiver's day is like, as he shares his most intimate thoughts with us. The book provides a window into the author's personal life as he seeks to confront his own ineptitude and the occasional despair he feels as he deals daily with Alzheimer's. He also touches on the question of what keeps him going through times of exhaustion and frustration. Part of his answer lies in holding tenaciously to memories, and part lies in what he believes is a human's extraordinary capacity to continue plodding along simply because he must. Wheeler also believes in rejoicing in the beauty that can be experienced, and he believes in humor, humor achieved only by distancing ourselves from the events that so deeply engage us. And, of course, there is also the indefinable nature of love." Alzheimer's is a terrifying and horrible disease, as much for loved ones as for the patient. Those who are caregivers or friends of Alzheimer's patients or caregivers will empathize with and perhaps find comfort in Burton Wheeler's story. Because Alzheimer's is a disease that could affect anyone, Close to Me, but Far Away is a story from which we can all learn.

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Miracle Method: A Radically New Approach to Problem Drinking

Author: Scott D Miller

From that "first thing," the authors help readers to imagine a future where drinking is not a problem and to specify small, concrete, obtainable goals that will make that future a reality. Neither the humiliation of "hitting bottom" nor a lifetime commitment to AA is necessary to make this approach work. Instead the individual learns to recognize exceptions (times when drinking is not a problem), catch himself "doing things right," handle setbacks, and revise the "miracle picture" when things aren't working. Highly practical, The Miracle Method is a radically new and effective approach to problem drinking.

Library Journal

Miller, who practices solution-oriented therapy in Milwaukee and Chicago, and Berg, director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, offer a new way to lick liquor.