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Present moment awareness is an essential ingredient in life if one expects to experience any degree of authentic peace and contentment It has been acknowledged for centuries as the cornerstone of spiritual awakening in all traditions of Eastern thought. In the West, however, it is still a relatively unrecognized concept of living. The Western mind is always restless, never content with the moment. Its internal dialogue is always firing off thoughts filled with emotional content and pulling the individual out of the present and into the past or future. But individuals raised in Western culture are becoming increasingly more aware of their overall sense of mental exhaustion, their lack of discipline and their inability to focus on demand. They are willing to expend the energy necessary to experience inner peace and a quiet mind that is waiting to follow the direction of their will. They are realizing that the endless struggle to fulfill the insatiable appetite of instant gratification is fruitless and tiresome at best. They are ripe for a new path in life and eager for a new set of instructions. This is the purpose of The Practicing Mind. It comprehensively deals with helping the individual understand exactly what present moment awareness is, how we are raised in a manner contradictory to this, and how we change our mindset to make this a part of our daily living. This book is accessible to readers of all philosophical backgrounds. Regardless of your perspective, you will find the book's insights most compelling.
Now the wisdom of both The Practicing Mind and The Meditating Mind are available in the new package: The Total Mindset..
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Japanese-Americans were forcefully removed from their homes and businesses, and placed in "relocation" camps throughout the West. With countless instances of "Gestapo-like" tactics used against them, no one would have faulted them for being bitter or angry at the country that held them captive. Instead, the remarkable story of these Nesei (first generation Japanese born outside of Japan) warriors explains why they were eager to defend their American homeland, and how they became the most decorated fighting unit ever assembled in U.S. military history. Go For Broke is the incredible story of how these soldiers, known as the purple Heart Battlalion," helped liberate Europe, the Pacific, and America from its pervasive and systemic bigotry..
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All life is chemical That fact underpins the developing field of ecological stoichiometry, the study of the balance of chemical elements in ecological interactions. This long-awaited book brings this field into its own as a unifying force in ecology and evolution. Synthesizing a wide range of knowledge, Robert Sterner and Jim Elser show how an understanding of the biochemical deployment of elements in organisms from microbes to metazoa provides the key to making sense of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

After summarizing the chemistry of elements and their relative abundance in Earth's environment, the authors proceed along a line of increasing complexity and scale from molecules to cells, individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. The book examines fundamental chemical constraints on ecological phenomena such as competition, herbivory, symbiosis, energy flow in food webs, and organic matter sequestration. In accessible prose and with clear mathematical models, the authors show how ecological stoichiometry can illuminate diverse fields of study, from metabolism to global change.

Set to be a classic in the field, Ecological Stoichiometry is an indispensable resource for researchers, instructors, and students of ecology, evolution, physiology, and biogeochemistry.

From the foreword by Peter Vitousek:

"[T]his book represents a significant milestone in the history of ecology. . . . Love it or argue with it--and I do both--most ecologists will be influenced by the framework developed in this book. . . . There are points to question here, and many more to test . . . And if we are both lucky and good, this questioning and testing will advance our field beyond the level achieved in this book. I can't wait to get on with it."

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A mind that is still is indeed a rarity in today's world. We are constantly multi-tasking as we are pushed harder and harder to get more done in less time. Having an agitated and over-stimulated mind, though stressful and tiring, has grown to feel normal because we have either forgotten or never learned how to experience anything else. Meditation quiets the mind. It brings stillness into a world of constant motion and noise, offering inner peace and self-awareness. It brings focus into all of your activities, yet it costs nothing more than your self-effort and a small slice of your day. Though meditation is a term most people have heard of, too few have any real understanding of what it is, what it offers, and where to start if you want to learn more about it. Mountain Sage Publishing and Thomas Sterner have created this 2-CD set for just that purpose. Here you will get an overview of what meditation is and how, in a very short time, you can begin to enjoy the benefits of its presence in your daily routine. This program is self-paced and self-timed, helping you to learn how to meditate, and more easily make meditation a part of your day. You can meditate for ten minutes, twenty minutes, or longer and know exactly how much time has passed. You will find this method both practical and easy to stay with. Join Mountain Sage Publishing and Thomas Sterner on a journey of self-discovery that will last a lifetime and beyond.

NEW! This CD set now includes a BONUS CD: Thoughts on The Practicing Mind: An Interview With Thomas M. Sterner. Explore the concepts and ideas introduced in Mr. Sterner's book, The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life. And now, the wisdom of both The Meditating Mind and The Practicing Mind are available in a brand new package: The Total Mindset..
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The Total Mindset will paradoxically both calm and energize your life. This signature set includes both The Practicing Mind and The Meditating Mind. In the book The Practicing Mind, Thomas M. Sterner provides new insight into how you can make being more disciplined and focused, and living in the present moment, a natural part of your daily life experience. The Meditating Mind will provide you with an overview of what meditation is and how, in a very short time, you can begin to enjoy the benefits of its presence in your daily routine. It will both teach and guide you through a meditation method that can be used by anyone to clear their mind of stress-causing chatter in as little as 10 minutes a day. The Total Mindset is available in two unique combinations: The Practicing Mind (Print Book) combined with The Meditating Mind (2-CD Set), and The Practicing Mind (Unabridged 4-CD Set Audiobook) combined with The Meditating Mind (2-CD Set), each offered at a special discounted price..
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As Thomas Sterner points out, the economic "toolkit"for dealing with environmental problems has become formidable It includes taxes, charges, permits, deposit-refund systems, labeling, and other information disclosure mechanisms. Though not all these devices are widely used, empirical application has started within some sectors, and we are beginning to see the first systematic attempts at an advanced policy design that takes due account of market-based incentives.

Sterner's book is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. Intended primarily for application in developing and transitional countries, the book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of economic policy instruments in the U.S. and Europe, as well as in select rich and poor countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ambitious in scope, the book discusses the design of instruments that can be employed in a wide range of policy areas, including transportation, industrial pollution, water pricing, waste, fisheries, forests, and agriculture.

While deeply rooted in economics, Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management is informed by perspectives drawn from political, legal, ecological, and psychological research. Sterner notes that, in addition to meeting requirements for efficiency, the selection and design of policy instruments must satisfy criteria involving equity and political acceptability. He is careful to distinguish between the well-designed plans of policymakers -- and the resulting behavior of society.

A copublication of Resources for the Future, the World Bank, and the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).

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Here's the script to the winner of "Best Off-Broadway Play of 1989" as voted by the Outer Critics Circle. "Funny, serious, suspenseful, involving, disturbing, and above all, expertly crafted...It concerns the intended hostile takeover of a deserving but obsolescent Rhode Island family business, New England Wire and Cable, honorably and not unprofitably run, that provides jobs for an entire small town's population...Epic grandeur and intimate titillation combined. It is the most stimulating kind of entertainment." - John Simon, New York magazine. Hardcover..
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