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The Art of Peace
John Stevens; Morihei Ueshiba
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AS SEEN IN THE SHOWTIME 4-PART SERIES!In 1958, nineteen-year-old
Charles Starkweather gained notoriety as one of the nation’s
first spree killers. He murdered eleven people in Nebraska and one
in Wyoming. After a week on the run, he was arrested, later
convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair.
Starkweather’s girlfriend, Caril Fugate, fourteen, was with him
throughout the murder spree. Was she his hostage or a participant?
This question still stirs debate more than sixty years later.
Fugate claims she was too terrified to attempt
escape—Starkweather had told her he would have her family killed
if she disobeyed him. Unbeknownst to her, he had already murdered
them. A jury found Fugate guilty of first degree murder. She was
sentenced to life in prison; however, in 1976 she was paroled at
age thirty-two. Now, in The Twelfth Victim, attorneys Linda M.
Battisti and John S. Berry, Sr. pull together years of research to
tell how Fugate was a victim of both Charles Starkweather and the
Nebraska justice system.
Many Christians experience times of doubt and uncertainty. At
various times we can ask: Does God love me? Am I really a
Christian? - and even Is there a God at all?
This short, readable book unpacks the difference between good
and bad doubt, shows us where it comes from and how to deal with it
in ourselves and others.
It explains clearly and simply the liberating reality of what
the Bible tells us about doubt, assurance and the Christian
life.
This handbook is a one-stop guide that sets out a strategic
approach for understanding and managing HR risks. Managing Risk:
The HR Contribution will enable the user to understand how managing
HR risks will benefit their organisation. It will also assist the
user to put into place a practical strategy for managing risks
associated with employees from recruitment through to the close of
the employee/employer relationship. This book will be of particular
interest to organisations looking for a strategic, integrated
approach linked to business risk management and corporate
governance.
Failure informs more generously and reliably than success. Failure
is the best indicator of what's working and what's not in any
complex system or enterprise. All failures will inevitably reveal
latent defects and/or failure modes that are invariably buried
within the people, processes, materials, design, manufacturing, and
management that comprise the complex system. In this new framework
from former NASA aerospace professionals, Newman and Wander employ
a unique system failure case study (SFCS) paradigm, originally
developed to stimulate systems thinking and lessons learning at
NASA, that combines storytelling and systems engineering designed
to enhance organizational learning. The authors employ the SFCS
approach to explore a vast array of failure events in multiple
sectors of transportation, industry, aerospace, construction, and
critical infrastructure. They provide an Integrated Analysis
seeking trends, patterns, and universally applicable insights that
readers can use to recognize areas of potential vulnerability
within their own activities. The authors then identify specific
actions within the span of control of enterprise leaders, project
managers, process owners and operators which can be implemented to
manage risk in high consequence, high risk activities.
Failure informs more generously and reliably than success. Failure
is the best indicator of what's working and what's not in any
complex system or enterprise. All failures will inevitably reveal
latent defects and/or failure modes that are invariably buried
within the people, processes, materials, design, manufacturing, and
management that comprise the complex system. In this new framework
from former NASA aerospace professionals, Newman and Wander employ
a unique system failure case study (SFCS) paradigm, originally
developed to stimulate systems thinking and lessons learning at
NASA, that combines storytelling and systems engineering designed
to enhance organizational learning. The authors employ the SFCS
approach to explore a vast array of failure events in multiple
sectors of transportation, industry, aerospace, construction, and
critical infrastructure. They provide an Integrated Analysis
seeking trends, patterns, and universally applicable insights that
readers can use to recognize areas of potential vulnerability
within their own activities. The authors then identify specific
actions within the span of control of enterprise leaders, project
managers, process owners and operators which can be implemented to
manage risk in high consequence, high risk activities.
This handbook is a one-stop guide that sets out a strategic
approach for understanding and managing HR risks. Managing Risk:
The HR Contribution will enable the user to understand how managing
HR risks will benefit their organisation. It will also assist the
user to put into place a practical strategy for managing risks
associated with employees from recruitment through to the close of
the employee/employer relationship.This book will be of particular
interest to organisations looking for a strategic, integrated
approach linked to business risk management and corporate
governance.
Kodokan judo, one of the most well-known martial arts in the world
today, was originated by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938). Kano was a
martial artist and career educator who developed the art after
studying several types of jujutsu, sumo, and Western wrestling.
Openness and refinement were hallmarks of his personal and
professional style, and he relentlessly searched for the best way
to practice, teach, and perform techniques. This biography shows
how Kano saw judo as a vehicle not just for self-defence, but for
physical, spiritual, and moral development as well.
Pepys's music collection ranges from psalm-books to operas,
includes treatises on the subject of musical theory and items of
historical interest. The map collection concentrates on material
related to navigation and the Calligraphical Collection' comprises
fragments of medieval manuscript and of early printed books.
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The Art of Peace (Paperback)
Morihei Ueshiba; Translated by John Stevens
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The greatest athletes in the world today are not the Olympic
champions or the stars of professional sports, but the "marathon
monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven-year training
period, these "running buddhas" figuratively circle the globe on
foot. During one incredible 100-day stretch, they cover 52.5 miles
daily-twice the length of an Olympic marathon. And the prize they
seek to capture is the greatest thing a human being can achieve:
enlightenment in the here and now.
This book is about these amazing men, the magic mountain on
which they train, and the philosophy of Tendai Buddhism, which
inspires them in their quest for the supreme. The reader will learn
about the monks' death-defying fasts, their vegetarian training
diet, their handmade straw running shoes, and feats of endurance
such as their ceremonial leap into a waterfall. Illustrated with
superb photographs, the book also contains the first full-length
study in English of Mount Hiei and Tendai Buddhism.
John Stevens lived in Japan for thirty-five years, where he was
a professor of Buddhist studies at Tohoku Fukushi University in
Sendai. Stevens is a widely respected translator, an ordained
Buddhist priest, a curator of several major exhibitions of Zen art,
and an aikido instructor. He has authored more than thirty books
and is one of the foremost Western experts on aikido, holding a
ranking of 7th dan Aikikai. Stevens has also studied calligraphy
for decades, authoring the classic "Sacred Calligraphy of the
East." Other John Stevens titles that are likely to be of interest
include "Extraordinary Zen Masters" and "The Philosophy of
Aikido."
Many wild plant names are derived from early Greek, Latin, or Old
English and their antiquity can often cloud their original meaning.
As the names of some plants have passed through the ages, their
initial significance may have became distorted through mistakes in
spelling, grammar, translation or simply through misunderstanding.
In the eighteenth century the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus sought to
bring order to the confusion of botanical classification by
introducing a system of scientific names that would be universally
understood. This book traces the origins of both the popular
English names and the scientific names of many of the most common
species of wild plants and trees in Great Britain. With detailed
line drawings of some of the plants mentioned, John E. Stevens
provides a comprehensive glossary of plant names from 'Aaron's rod'
to 'Yew', making this a perfect pocket guide for keen gardeners and
plant enthusiasts.
"Long esteemed as one of the most valued works from the 19th
century on the art of mothering and the glory of the work of the
mother at home. For any girl who was raised without much discipline
and in need of instruction on proper discipline of her own
children, this is a superb guide. Rarely in print and worth
obtaining at any price. Christian mothers who want biblical counsel
on Christian child rearing will find this book valuable." -Grace
and Truth Books "The object of this book is practical utility, not
literary effect. It is written for mothers in the common walks of
life. There are many mothers, in every village of our land, who are
looking eagerly for information respecting the government of their
children. It is hoped that the following treatise may render them
some assistance." from the Author's Preface
The "counterpoint" to The Art of War--an inspiring collection of sayings and teachings on the peaceful resolution of conflict. Unlike other popular Eastern philosophies which accept the inevitability of violence as a means to victory--such as Musashi's Book of Five Rings--Aikido fosters fearlessness, wisdom, and compassion and is based on the universal principles of harmony and love of life.
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 non-violent 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 relationships,
as we interact with society, and at work and in business.
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