The Art of Finding Springs, 2nd Edition


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Abbé Paramelle (1790-1875) published The Art of Finding Springs in 1856 as a how-to manual for finding groundwater. Paramelle began his field research into springs on a karst plateau in southwestern France. Between 1833 and 1854, upon request, Paramelle explored 40 of France's departments and found groundwater in 10,000 places based on his observational method, which used geology and geomorphology, at a time when these sciences were in their infancy. Paramelle's method was used until the 1970s to find groundwater in the French Department of Lot. Although the book was translated into German and Spanish in the mid-1800s, this is the first English translation. The translator has included detailed notes and an introduction providing extensive historical background about this largely unknown hydrogeologist.




Geological Magazine


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Best Evidence


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" a dazzling journey into one of the most important areas of science that has ever existed" ? Dr. Larry Dossey MD, New York Times best-selling author of Reinventing Medicine. "Best Evidence is indeed one ? if not the best itself ? of the major books explaining and offering proof that psi phenomena are here to stay whether we like it or not " ? Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D, physicist and National Book Award winning author of Mind Into Matter, Taking the Quantum Leap. "My highest recommendation not just one but a half-dozen astounding stories, any one of which can change the way we think about the nature of reality" ? Dean Radin, Ph.D, author of The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena. " an important book " ? Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut and author of Way of the Explorer: Psychic Exploration "For skeptics and cautious believers alike, a splendid introduction to 'impossible phenomena that refuse to disappear'" ? Stanley Krippner, Ph.D, Co-Editor, Varieties of Anomalous Experience: Examining the Scientific Evidence. "Hard line skeptics won't be pleased, but Schmicker has done his homework an excellent survey of the strongest evidence" ? Marcello Truzzi, Ph.D, Center for Scientific Anomalies Research




An Oak Spring Sylva


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An Oak Spring Sylva is the first of a series of discursive catalogues describing selections of the rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed by Mrs. Paul Mellon. Each volume in the Oak Spring series will be a lovely and useful compendium for book collectors, librarians, and garden historians. This volume, which deals with books and manuscripts on trees, describes nearly fifty books, manuscripts, or drawings, from a tiny 1555 book on oaks to early nineteenth-century advice manuals on large-scale tree planting.







Second Spring


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“Dr. Mao’s brilliant book Second Spring shows women how to restore their power by revitalizing their health with his amazing natural secrets and age-old wisdom.” —Arianna Huffington Bestselling author of The Secrets of Longevity, Chinese medicine expert Dr. Mao completely reenvisions the mind-body changes of perimenopause and menopause for women age thirty-five and up, using completely natural treatments. The Chinese refer to a woman's midlife transition as her Second Spring. Thanks to the simple, natural techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, the second half of a woman's life is a flowering of feminine potential rather than a physical and mental decline. Now, Dr. Mao's revolutionary Second Spring™ program gives you time-tested, completely natural treatments to enhance energy, sexuality, and health—and initiate your own new season of vitality starting at age thirty-five, through premenopause, menopause, and beyond. Dr. Mao—Yahoo!'s favorite natural health expert and author of the bestselling Secrets of Longevity—offers proven natural solutions such as a surgery-free face-lift, Chinese herbs that fight memory loss, traditional remedies that improve libido and sex, and foods that keep your specific body type in peak form (they're not the same for everyone!). His safe, natural practices, outlined in more than 200 tips, can eliminate the need for expensive medicines and artificial hormones. This amazing compendium of traditional wisdom is also enjoyable to read. With chapters on topics like weight, energy, brain power, beauty, and sexual health, Second Spring allows you to target your concerns right away. At the end you'll find handy, at-a-glance lists addressing women's most common ailments. Second Spring, inspired by Dr. Mao's own mother's remarkable transformation in the second half of her life, offers an integrated lifestyle program that will help you live long, live strong, and live happy in ways that you never thought possible.







Spring


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"Explore the gentle unfurling of spring and reflect on how nature celebrates birth and renewal in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers" --back cover.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Palmistry, 2nd Edition


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This updated and revised second edition covers palm and hand reading, including an in-depth look at individual fingers, lines and the shape of the palm, and how these can be read to reveal personal insights. All-new information on health, happiness, and well-being and how a reading can interpret them. Worksheets to help beginners chart the dominant characteristics of the hand and what they mean in a reading. Exercises, examples and detailed line drawings to ease beginners into the practice of palm reading. Perfect for beginners and a good quick-reference guide for more exeprienced palm readers.