Her first major literary success Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition power gold & love published in Penguin Modern Classics Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with Defying the conventions of the world around him he embraces a battle over two decades against a double-dealing crew of rivals who will stop at nothing to bring him down These include perhaps most troublesome of all the ambitious Dominique Francon who may just prove to be Roarke's equal This epic story of money power & a man's struggle to succeed on his own terms is a paean to individualism & humanity's creative potential First published in 1943 The Fountainhead introduced millions to Rand's philosophy of Objectivism an uncompromising defence of self-interest as the engine of progress & a jubilant celebration of man's creative potential Ayn Rand (1905-1982) born Alisa Rosenbaum in St Petersburg Russia emigrated to America with her family in January 1926 never to return to her native land Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 & eventually became a bestseller Still occasionally working as a screenwriter Rand moved to New York City in 1951 & published Atlas Shrugged in 1957 Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism a philosophy that champions capitalism & the pre-eminence of the individual If you enjoued The Fountainhead you might like Rand's Atlas Shrugged also available in Penguin Modern Classics' In The Fountainhead power greed life's grandeur flow hot & red in thrilling descriptions' London Review of Books' Ayn Rand is a writer of great power she writes brilliantly beautifully bitterly' The New York Times ...

According to ancient Yogic tradition your soul has four distinct desires the desire for purpose the drive to become who you are meant to be; the desire for the means to prosper in this world; the desire for pleasures like intimacy beauty & love; & the desire for spiritual fulfillment & lasting freedom This book deals with this topic 352 pages Stryker Rod ...

Within the context of a larger discussion of Dao Yin Damo Mitchell teaches & explains the Dragon Dao Yin exercises a set of four short sequences designed to work with the subtle energies of the spine & lead pathogenic energies out of the body More ' Yang' in nature than Qi Gong Dao Yin focuses on outwards movements & strong internal cleansing The book highlights this important distinction & covers the theory history & development of Dao Yin exercises as well as the relationship between Chinese medical theory & Dao Yin training One chapter is devoted to problems related to stagnation & the flow of Qi & explains the different causes & forms of stagnation Later chapters look at breathing patterns & the extension of Yi opening the joints & rotating the bones & spine Damo Mitchell also discusses stillness as the source of movement the philosophical significance of the Dragon & the pearl & the means of hardwiring Dao Yin exercises into the energetic body Central to the discussion is the concept of the spine & how to wake it up For the first time in the English language the Dragon exercises
- Awakening Swimming Soaring & Drunken
- are described in detail with photographs & step-by-step instructions on each of the exercises as individual therapeutic exercises & as a form

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When counterfeit bills appear in the capital city of the Song Dynasty a government department known as The Six Panels appoints an undercover agent Coldblood to infiltrate a special force called The Divine Constabulary to sabotage their investigations Coldblood soon befriends other constables Life Snatcher & Iron Hands as well as the beautiful Emotionless & together they soon discover The Divine Constabulary&s real plans
- not to flood the capital with fake money but with a powerful army of the undead Actors Deng Chao Liu Yifei Collin Chou Ronald Cheng & Anthony Wong Director Gordon Chan & Janet Chun Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Languages Mandarin
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)

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In The Four Elements poet & philosopher John O' Donohue draws upon his Celtic heritage & the love of his native landscape the west of Ireland to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature As John explores a range of themes relating to the way we live our lives today he reveals how the energy & rhythm of the natural world
- its innocence & creativity its power & splendour
- hold profound lessons for us all With a foreword written by his beloved brother Pat this illuminating treasury is a unique collection of reflections inspired by the ancient wisdom of this earth

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Includes: wisdom teachings that have been protected by secret societies of Eartkeepers the medicine men & women of the
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There are sixteen contestants but only one will survive The last thing Jack West Jr remembers is arriving for a meeting at a top-secret military base with his family in tow Now he awakes to find himself in a hellish scenario Jack has been selected to take part in the Games a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual If he chooses not to compete both he & his daughter will be killed With the fate of the Earth at stake Jack will have to traverse diabolical mazes fight ruthless assassins & face unimaginable horrors that will test him to the limit In the process he will discover the mysterious & powerful group of individuals behind it all the four legendary kingdoms The thrilling new Jack West adventure from the bestselling author of The Great Zoo of China & The Five Greatest Warriors ...

CS Lewis's famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories Affection Friendship Eros & Charity The first three are loves which come naturally to the human race Charity however the Gift-love of God is divine in its source & expression & without the sweetening grace of this supernatural love the natural loves become distorted & even dangerous ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play With D’ Artagnan now officially enrolled in the king’s service his army besieges the rebels at La Rochelle & Richelieu is determined to prevent any meddling by the English before the city falls He dispatches Milady de Winter to London with orders to assassinate Buckingham if necessary But she has a price — carte blanche to dispose of D’ Artagnan & “the slut Bonacieux” as she sees fit Our heroes in between dodging musket balls at La Rochelle must once again outwit the Cardinal’s henchmen to save the day But this time the stakes are higher & tragedy is in the offing ...

This book is unique in that it looks at geometry from 4 different viewpoints
- Euclid-style axioms linear algebra projective geometry
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