Sammy the sheep lives happily under the care of his faithful shepherd. But one day he meets a sheep from another flock, one who lives in misery because her shepherd is not so caring. Eventually, to the delight of both of them, Sammy's shepherd buys the needy little sheep for his flock and gives her a name Precious. Thereafter, Sammy tells Precious all the wonderful things about their shepherd. …
The ancient pf Chinese medicine is known throughout the world for its unique methods of diagnosis and treatment. To many, its image is that of an esoteric art. This book attempts to illustrate, in an easy-to understand format, its fundamental concepts and history: * The Eight Principal Syndromes * The Five Elements * The Four Diagnoses * Bodily fluids, vital energy, blood, meridians and …
The Chinese language is a few thousand year olg, and there are some interesting theories about its evolution and development. It has become one og the most widely used tools of communication in the world. The Chinese language is unique and its block-like structure makes a striking difference with other languages that are made up of phonetic characters. Each character is independent and has m…
A Porposed Cover Blurb for The Great Explorer Cheng Ho: Colombus, da Gama ang Magellan are all familiar from the Western Great Age of Exploration (1400-1550). Columbus is well known as the discoverer of America; da Gama is the first European to sail to India; and Magellan is believed to have completed the first circumnavigation of the globe. Such common-sense knowledge has met a serious chall…
Wisdom from Chinese Proverbs is a collection of comic strips designed to illutrate wise and witty sayings of ancient China. The themes of the comics are selected from a book entitled zeng guang xian wen, also known as Ancient and Modern Chinese Proverbs, compiled between the Northern Song and Yuan Dynasties. This book contains a rich collection of proverbs, idioms, maxims, legends, anecdote…
Many schools of philosophy have blossomed ih the 5.000- year history of the Chinese society. Some philosophies are only suited to the political climate of that era, blossiming and withering quickly. Philosophies taht have withstood the test of time have been shining bright throughout history. From these emerge Chinese core values which have broad meaning in traditional Chinese society as well a…
Tidak banyak teolog dan pemimpin Kristen di Indonesia yang memiliki reputasi nasional dan internasional, apalagi mereka yang mampu mempertahankan reputasi dan konsistensi dalam kurun waktu yang lama, khususnya ketika usia mulai menggerogoti ketahanan fisik. Pdt. Dr. Stephen Tong adalah contoh pemimpin yang demikian, pemimpin yang mampu menjaga konsistensi warna teologi dengan integritas hidup y…
In this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the Confessions-what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills’s biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleled introduction to one …
In just one generation, Judeo-Christian America has become an incubator of revived paganism. Behind the dazzling diversity of pro-choice culture -- abortion rights, the homosexual agenda, radical feminism, the new spirituality, goddess worship and witchcraft -- lies a coherent pagan spirituality bent on absolute control, intolerant of any truth but its own.