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Mafatu has been afraid of the sea for as long as he can remember Though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru - an island whose seafaring people worship courage - Mafatu feels like an outsider All his life he has been teased, taunted, and even blamed for storms on the sea.

Then at age fifteen, no longer willing to put up with the ridicule and jibes, Mafatu decides to take his fate into his own hands. With his dog, Uri, as his companion, Mafatu paddles out to sea, ready to face his fears. What he learns on his lonesome adventure will change him forever and make him a hero in the eyes of his people..
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"A lively, up-to-date account of the basic principles of astronomy and exciting current field of research "-Science Digest
For a quarter of a century, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has been making students and amateur stargazers alike feel at home among the stars. From stars, planets and galaxies, to black holes, the Big Bang and life in space, this title has been making it easy for beginners to quickly grasp the basic concepts of astronomy for over 25 years. Updated with the latest discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics, this newest edition of Dinah Moché's classic guide now includes many Web site addresses for spectacular images and news. And like all previous editions, it is packed with valuable tables, charts, star and moon maps and features simple activities that reinforce readers' grasp of basic concepts at their own pace, as well as objectives, reviews, and self-tests to monitor their progress.
Dinah L. Moché, PhD (Rye, NY), is an award-winning author, educator, and lecturer. Her books have sold over nine million copies in seven languages..
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EFT (the Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been called a modern miracle By simply tapping on a series of points on the body, you can use these techniques to clear stuck emotions and other self-defeating patterns, producing profound breakthroughs. As thousands of enthusiastic users have discovered, EFT is easy to learn, works quickly, and can be used on virtually any issue. Building on the Mountroses' popular paperbacks "Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT" and "Getting Thru to Your Soul," this new volume makes EFT even easier and more effective. "The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond" contains dozens of proven strategies for creating the life you truly desire. Besides the Mountroses many insights and holistic techniques, included is a 50-page section with tips from 11 leading EFT Experts from the rapidly growing energy psychology field. As people experience EFT, most report a profound relief from stress-producing emotions like fear, anger, frustration and sadness. It is very effective for eliminating addictions and unwanted cravings, as well as other difficulties such as phobias, insomnia, pain and self-esteem issues. We have a kind of emotional wiring programmed into us from past experiences. This easy-to-read book shows you how to make EFT even more usable, along with how it can be complemented with other holistic healing approaches. The book is also unique because it demystifies and provides access to many routines that can be used for self-help. Putting the ability to effect change directly into the reader’s hands, "The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond" is a concise reference for anyone interested in the healing arts and fulfilling their full potential. Here are highlights in this multi-purpose reference book and concise guide: • Dozens of practical and transformational tips and strategies for EFT. You can put these into practice immediately, as well as be able to refer to them time and time again. • A pragmatic and spiritual approach to healing that addresses the body-mind-spirit. • The Magic Question that can quickly provide clarity when the tapping sequences are not working. • How to use Kinesiology (muscle testing) to pinpoint any issue. Recognize sabotaging beliefs that psychologically reverse you. • 18 quick-reference charts and diagrams to make EFT and muscle testing easier and more understandable. • How to center yourself to increase healing and live life more fully. • The Holistic Process, a Mountrose Getting Thru Technique (GTT), which elegantly finds the deeper issues that EFT can then clear. • How to treat being "switched," an energy imbalance that can create a tremendous barrier to healing. Included is information and charts on how to overcome fears of success and fears of getting well. • Knowing your chief defense pattern; application of this knowledge alone can transform and uplift your entire life. • Dealing with energy toxins, which can be behind any symptom or problem. • Three positive installations to greatly enhance EFT. Also find out a technique to create a dynamic future. • An in-depth analysis of the common missing ingredient in healing: forgiveness. Learn the exact misconceptions that hold people back. In addition to using EFT to forgive, included is a powerful easy-to-use forgiveness technique. • Dozens of transformational tips and insights on different key subjects from 11 leading EFT experts, and much more... A concise guide and reference for anyone interested in the healing arts and realizing their full potential..
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DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS: Adventures X Africa is an edge of your seat tale about a couple’s seven-month, 10,000-mile "dream" odyssey–overland across Africa from top-to-tip. Against their better judgment, two confirmed independent travelers join a bewildering band of companions and clueless guides. As their dream of crossing Africa becomes a nightmare, they set off across the continent alone. And that makes all the difference.

Join them as they meet mountain gorillas face to face. Melt down during a blistering Saharan breakdown. Hunt dik-dik with Pygmies. Climb Africa’s highest mountain. Feel the raw power of the Serengeti. Hop the "gun-run" through a civil war. Rush down thundering Class V Zambezi rapids and dive into South Africa’s cauldron of turmoil.

This engaging story is filled with a zest for life, travel and unbridled adventure. It offers a humorous, sometimes anguished, yet always candid look at taking the road less traveled–across a land little fathomed..
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The author of Golf in the Kingdom writes a magnus opus that Darwin would have written if he had looked to the future instead of the past. By synthesizing more than 30 years of research from more than 3,000 sources, including ancient and modern records of sports, medicine, the arts, and religious practices, Murphy identifies the techniques that all transformative disciplines use and forms them into a coherent program for personal transformation..
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No single book ever before has brought together the history, theory and practice of dream walking - entering into another's dream space, even though you may be physically at a great distance Michelle Belanger, the author of "Psychic Vampire Codex", takes readers on an adventure into the subconscious world of dreams, territory that no amount of psychology or research has fully charted. This absorbing account, beginning with the author's own first experience of dream walking in a school bus as a child, both explains the phenomenon and teaches the techniques of dream walking. Nobody knows exactly what happens when we dream, but practicing dream walking can and will open a whole new world in which the connections between ourselves, our spirit selves, and others, the meaning of dreams, and the relationship of dreaming to other energy work and magic becomes clear..
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