All her life, Audrey has done what is expected of her, following her father’s footsteps into the civil service, the “iron rice bowl” of Singapore. When a chance opportunity arises to attend a writing retreat in the Wonju mountains of South Korea, she grabs it, not knowing what to expect. Unexplainable things soon start happening to her, while a long-buried memory surfaces, threatening to unravel her calm and carefully-orchestrated world.

"It opens to a spring day, when a middle-aged doctor named Dao-sheng leaves the mountaintop Taoist monastery where he has been living and sets out for the Region of the South, to the city he had once visited thirty years earlier and where his life had been irrevocably changed. He had then been a strapping but poor young musician traveling with a theater troupe. One evening, during a performance, he caught the eye of a well-born young woman named Lan-ying. Their contact lasted but a minute, but to them it felt like an eternity. For this act of audacity he was banished to hard labor by the girl's jealous fiance, the dissipated scion of a powerful family, who had witnessed their exchange and grasped its significance. Across the decades of a life spent either on the run or hiding out in monasteries, where he mastered medicine and divination, Dao-sheng never forgot Lan-ying. One exchange of glances had sealed something forever, something whose enduring power would decide their fates."--BOOK JACKET.

California, 1906. Hope Newfield and Leong Po-yo fall in love. Defying every taboo, this independent American woman and aristocratic Chinaman marry. But in the coming years, as they move from San Francisco to China, their love is tested by prejudice, conflicting loyalties and different traditions.

Ginger Kathrens continues the saga of the wild horses of the Arrowheads in Cloud’s Legacy, a companion volume to PBS’s NATURE program. An award-winning wildlife documentary filmmaker, Kathryns is passionate about the plight of wild horses in North America, and it is with great joy that she watches the cast of Cloud’s Legacy run and interact freely on America’s wide open spaces. Her great story-telling abilities are beautifully enhanced by the exciting color photography that adorns each chapter of this handsome volume. The cast of characters in this saga has expanded beyond the first Cloud documentary to include over thirty different horses (all of which are listed in the appendix of the book). The story is told in 22 engaging chapters that follow Cloud and his growing family through their real-life adventures in the Rocky Mountains. Kathrens’s documentaries about Cloud, his cohorts, and family won the CINE Golden Eagle Awards, Chicago International Television Competition, U.S. International Film and Video Festival, and the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.

White Cloud Mountain Minnow Care: The Complete Guide to Caring for and Keeping White Cloud Mountain Minnow as Pet Fish The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (scientifically known as Tanichthys Albonubes) is a hardy species of freshwater fish that can survive easily in cold waters. The species is a member of the Cyprinidae family which means that it is a distant relative of the Koi Carp! The White Cloud Mountain Minnow originates from China and were first discovered at the White Cloud Mountain (hence the name). Sadly they are almost extinct within their natural habitat due to the pollution created by industrialization and the tourism trade. It was believed that the species went extinct in the 1980s but the fish was found on the Hainan Island in the early 2000s! The White Cloud Mountain Minnow is still a thriving species as they are popular pets and have therefore been kept alive by the home aquarium trade. The species has several different colorations due to the domesticated breeding process. Their colorations range from a silvery color with bright red edges to a rosy golden color with a pinky red coloration displayed on all its fins. Here at Fish Care Manuals we are passionate about fish care. As a brand we have a strong idea of what makes up a good fish care book. We have consulted with multiple experts in the field of fish caring to allow us to create a book filled with cumulative opinions and best practices. The experts we consult range from veterinarians to every day fish keepers who have had years of experience caring for the specific fish each book is on. Our aim, and mission, is to produce the best possible fish care books that are a great value for money. Tags: WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW care, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW fish, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW fish care, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW pet, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW pet care, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW pet fish, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW aquarium, aquarium, fresh water, fresh, water, salt water, salt, tropical fish, tropical fish care, tropical pet fish, exotic, tropical, exotic fish, exotic fish care, exotic pet fish, aquarium maintenance, aquarium how to, best aquarium, fish food, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW care guide, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW care manual, how to look after WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW, best practice to care for WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOW, fish care for beginners,

Over the course of nineteen essays, Alan Watts ("a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest" —Deepak Chopra) ruminates on the philosophy of nature, ecology, aesthetics, religion, and metaphysics. Assembled in the form of a “mountain journal,” written during a retreat in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais, CA, Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown is Watts’s meditation on the art of feeling out and following the watercourse way of nature, known in Chinese as the Tao. Embracing a form of contemplative meditation that allows us to stop analyzing our experiences and start living in to them, the book explores themes such as the natural world, established religion, race relations, karma and reincarnation, astrology and tantric yoga, the nature of ecstasy, and much more.

Jessie and her new friend Buddy stumble upon a mysterious stash of stolen goods. But when Buddy crashes his ultralight into a lake, Jessie recruits her old pal Travis to help solve the mystery. Where did the stolen goods come from? Who is the peculiar man? And what dark secret lies beneath it all? Readers of all ages will love this novel, part of Ron Gamer's outdoor adventure series.

The Letters of Pliny the Younger, also known as the Epistles of Pliny the Younger, have been studied for centuries, as they offer a unique and intimate glimpse into the daily life of Romans in the 1st century AD. Through his letters, the Roman writer and lawyer Pliny the Younger (whose full name was Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus) discusses philosophical and moral issues; but he also talks about everyday matters and topics related to his administrative duties. One of these letters, Letter 16 from Book VI, addressed to Tacitus, holds unparalleled historical value. In it, Pliny describes the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city of Pompeii. Many scholars claim that with his letters, Pliny invented a new literary genre: the letter written not only to establish pleasant communication with peers but also to publish it later. Pliny compiled copies of every letter he wrote throughout his life and published those he considered the best in twelve books. This edition presents selected letters chosen for their various characteristics and covering several books, focusing mainly on Books I, II, and III. The work is part of the famous collection: 501 Books You Must Read.

What do we seek and what do we find when we visit parks and protected areas? What does it mean to become so deeply attached to a beautiful, wild place that it becomes part of one's identity? And why does it matter if a particular landscape doesn't speak to one's soul? Part memoir and part scholarly analysis of the psychological and societal dimensions of place-creation, Canyon, Mountain, Cloud details the author's experiences working and living in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Denali National Park and Preserve, Adirondack State Park, and arctic Alaska. Along the way, Olstad explores canyons, climbs mountains, watches clouds, rafts rivers, searches for fossils, and protects rare and fragile vegetation. She learns and shares local natural and cultural histories, questions perceptions of "wilderness," deepens her appreciation for wildness, and reshapes her understanding of self and self-in-place. Anyone who has ever felt appreciation for wild places and who wants to think more deeply about individual and societal relationships with American parks and protected areas will find humor, fear, provocation, wonder, awe, and, above all, inspiration in these pages.