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Chen Village: Revolution to Globalization
Anita ChanThis new edition of Chen Village illuminates, in microcosm, the recent history of rural China up to the present time.
China's Workers Under Assault: Exploitation and Abuse in a ...
Anita ChanI am terribly angry with my work unit, the Shanghai Daweili Footwear Company. To fulfill rush orders we have been forced to work overtime every day since August. This was particularly bad in September and October when there were almost ...
China's Workers Under Assault: The Exploitation of Labor in ...
Anita ChanA letter dated October 22, 1990, and signed by "an employee of Daweili Company." "I want to tell you about our miserable situation in this joint venture that I am an employee of. But please excuse us for not giving you my name because I am ...
The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism
Elizabeth A. MorrisonA study of the Northern Song Chan monk Qisong and his writings on Chan lineage, this book offers new arguments about Buddhist patriarchs, challenges assumptions about Chan masters, and provides insight into the interactions of Buddhists and ...
Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism
PreviewThis landmark guide to the practice of Chan Buddhism includes texts from the great living Chan master Sheng Yen, as well as material by three key ancestors of his lineage, going back to medieval times: Yuanyun Jiexian, Boshan Yuanlai, and ...
Workers’ Democracy in China's Transition from State Socialism
Stephen E. PhilionConversations with colleagues from around the world, including Grant Arndt, Yiching Wu, Han Deqiang, Dai Jianzhong, Christopher Isett, Joel Andreas, Viren Murthy, Robert Cliver, Saul Thomas, Richard Smith, Anita Chan, Marc Blecher, ...
Poker
PreviewJohnny Chan Johnny Chan Johnny Chan at the 2006 World Series of Poker Nickname(s) Orient(al) Express Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) 10 Money finishes 42 Highest ITM Main Event finish Winner, 1987, ...
Anita of Rancho Del Mar
Elaine F. O'BrienDepicts life on a Spanish land-grant ranch in California in the 1830s through the adventures of young Anita and the Lorenzana family.
Play Poker Like Johnny Chan: Book One: Casino Poker
Johnny ChanWhether you are a beginning or intermediate player, this book will help you on your road to expert status. Concise and easy to understand, Play Poker Like Johnny Chan covers all the popular casino poker games.
Chen Village Under Mao and Deng
Anita ChanChen Village Under Mao and Deng includes not only the bulk of the original text of Chen Village, but also three new chapters on village life under Deng: gripping descriptions of the village leader's purge, the rapid industrialization of the ...
Analysis and Control of Age-Dependent Population Dynamics
S. Anita[2] Ainseba, B., Anita, S., and Langlais, M., "On the optimal harvesting of a nonlinear age-structured population dynamics”, Comm. Appl. Anal., to appear. [3] Ainseba, B., and Anita, S., "Local exact controllability of the age dependent population ...
The Ghost of Neil Diamond
David MilnesNeil tried to recall in which of Chan's smart clubs Iannis was working but he couldn't remember. What else was in that expression, that puckered frown? With the shadow from the hat it was impossible to say. “How is he? Ole channy Chan?
Tiddas
Anita HeissHow well do these tiddas really know each other? ‘Generous and witty: only Anita Heiss is writing this new, contemporary women’s story.’ - Susan Johnson
Million Dollar Hold'em: Limit Cash Games
Johnny ChanChan, who regularly plays against and defeats the best players in the world, shows how to win money consistently at poker's most popular game-limit hold'em.
The Billionaire's Apprentice: The Rise of The ...
Anita RaghavanAuthor Anita Raghavan criss-crosses the globe from Wall Street boardrooms to Delhi's Indian Institute of Technology as she uncovers the secrets of this subculture--an incredible tale of triumph, temptation and tragedy.
Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom
Howard M. BerlinA selection of 600 quotes from the Charlie Chan movies, based on the character created by Earl Derr Biggers. Includes a 12-page databank of publicity photos, lobby cards, and other scenes from the movies.
Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...
Steven HeineSee Morten Schlütter, How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2009). T48:292c22–293a14. See Robert E. Buswell Jr., “The Transformation of Doubt ...
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
Soong-Chan RahSoong-Chan Rah's prophetic exposition of the book of Lamentations provides a biblical and theological lens for examining the church's relationship with a suffering world.
The Moneymaker Effect: The Inside Story of the Tournament ...
Eric RaskinThis was our ESPN debut broadcast, so we wanted—and ESPN wanted—to have a Johnny Chan or a Doyle or a Hellmuth. So when Johnny Chan was eliminated, there was certainly some disappointment in that. Maranz: Our coverage, we ...
Shattering the Great Doubt: The Chan Practice of Huatou
ShengyanA Chan Master who has co-led retreats with the Dalai Lama presents the Chinese Zen meditational practice of asking an answerless question, called huatou, a traditional method for breaking through the trap of habitual thinking and finding a ...
Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council ...
PreviewSome of the Young Turk members in these branches spent time campaigning for Albert Chan, instead of campaigning in their own districts, as they saw Chan as the only hopeful Young Turk candidate. However, this did not violate any party ...
Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism
Master Sheng-YenHe finally settled down on Mount Bo (Boshan) to teach for the rest of his life. In the Chan custom of referring to eminent masters by their place of settlement, he then became known as Master Boshan. The two tracts of Boshan's translated here ...
Kicking Goals with Goodesy and Magic:
Anita HeissAnd what was it like to go from being normal teenagers to AFL superstars? Find out all this and much more in Kicking Goals, the story of Adam and Michael’s friendship in their own words, as told to Anita Heiss.
WSOP Official Guidebook
PreviewJohnny Chan 198788 Main Event Champion Member of Poker Hall of Fame The 1988 championship event isa classic in WorldSeries ofPoker history,inpart because Johnny Chan won it for the second consecutive year, but primarily because ...
Challenging the Mandate of Heaven: Social Protest and State ...
Elizabeth J. PerrySocial Protest and State Power in China Elizabeth J. Perry ... UNDER ASSAULT The Exploitation of Labor in a Globalizing Economy Anita Chan CHALLENGING THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN SocialProtest andState Power in China ElizabethJ.
Patriarchs on Paper: A Critical History of Medieval Chan ...
Alan ColePatriarchs on Paper charts the emergence of this kind of “fantasy Buddhism” and details how it interacted with more traditional forms of Chinese Buddhism in order to show how Chan’s illustrious ancestors were created in literature in ...
Chan Rhetoric of Uncertainty in the Blue Cliff Record: ...
Steven HeineSee Miriam Levering, “Dahui Zonggao and Zhang Shangying: The Importance of a Scholar in the Education of a Song Chan Master,” Journal of Song-Yuan Studies 30 (2000), 115–139; Robert M. Gimello, “Chang Shang-ying on Wu-t'ai Shan,” ...
Incorporating Children in Worship: Mark of the Kingdom
Michelle A. Clifton-SoderstromRah, Soong-Chan. Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church. Chicago: Moody, 2010. ———. “Soong-Chan Rah: Freeing the Captive Church.” Faith and Leadership. September 2011.
52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poker
Mark RogersTHE MOMENT If Johnny Chan wanted to be the king of the World Series of Poker he first would have to defeat the court jester. The final match was postponed in order for ESPN to provide adequate television coverage for Chan's historical ...
who called from an unknown number?