Acupuncture Therapy

Mary Austin

HarperCollins Distribution Ser

Mary Austin published her autobiography in 1932 near the end of her long and creative career. Earth Horizon is both an account of her personal life and of her development as a writer. As always true to her special individualism, she wrote this book sometimes in the first person voice and sometimes in the third person. Using this literary device enabled her to speak frankly about her life while also commenting on the events and decisions that formed and influenced her life and writing. Earth Horizon is not only unique in its approach but brings a special psychological interest to the subject of autobiography.

Earth Horizon (Southwest Heritage Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Sunstone Press

In 1903 when The Land of Little Rain was first published it became an instant success. It has continued to attract and enchant readers ever since that time. It was one of the first books to be written in a popular style about the animals, plants and people of a Southwest desert area. Mary Austin wrote it from her own observations and experiences in the field. She lived the book. It is also one of the first to express the need for the conservation of our natural resources. Carl Van Doren once wrote that Austin should have the degree M.A.E.--Master of American Environment. The book, a work of authenticity and originality, still has meaning for twenty-first century readers.

The Land of Little Rain (Southwest Heritage)

History

Americas

Mary Austin was one of the first to recognize that Native American myths and culture were in danger of being eroded and lost. She then took upon herself the duty of tracking down American Indian songs and poems, saying that she was not giving a translation of the original but what she preferred to call a 're-expression' which she referred to as 'reëxpressions.' It was her belief that the life and environment of the person who made up the words was an important part of understanding the rhythm and meaning of the work. She considered tribal dancing an essential part of the sung or spoken words and her extensive research led first to lectures and later to the publication of The American Rhythm. It was her work in this field that resulted in Austin being named an Associate in Native American Literature by the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The American Rhythm (Southwest Heritage)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Austin's charming and evocative stories dramatize the legacy of conquest upon a land and its native peoples. Although these stories, out of print for almost a century, were first intended as delightful and instructive reading for children, on another level they are an intense examination of the dramatic implications of a legacy of conquest upon the land and its native peoples. In Austin’s tales, cocky young glaciers, contemplative pine trees, resourceful ancient Paiutes, and rabbits too clever for their own good all become companions and teachers to Alan, the young son of homesteaders in early Nevada. The kindly but mysterious Basket Woman, who tells him these tales, is a keeper of her people's traditions. She doesn't simply tell stories: she transports her young friend into a powerful and mythic past, where Alan learns the secrets of the trees and animals and the wisdom of the people who flourished in this "land of little rain" before the arrival of foreigners from the east. A new foreword by Austin scholar and environmental writer Mark Schlenz provide ample context for a multilevel appreciation of one of this remarkable writer's most important works.

The Basket Woman: A Book Of Indian Tales (Western Literature and Fiction Series)

Children's Books

University of Nevada Press

This is the first truly comprehensive textbook of Chinese acupuncture in the English language. The author, who practices acupuncture and osteopathy, describes in a clear and straightforward manner the complete range of acupuncture techniques, with anatomical references to the structure of the human body. Dr. Austin presents through text and many detailed illustrations the precise locations of all acupuncture points along the 12 organ meridians (or pathways of energy), as well as the points on the two major vessel meridians. When manipulated by needle, massage, percussion, or Moxa, these points can help balance deficiencies and excesses within the body. The text is well suited for doctors, nurses, students, and others interested in understanding this art and science of healing.

The Textbook of Acupuncture Therapy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

ASI Publishers

Explains the principles, theory and practice of the traditional Chinese healing method, covering organ meridians, the twelve points, the five elements, factors of time, the vessel meridians, and therapeutic procedures

The Trail Book

From the time that he had first found, himself alone with them, Oliver had felt sure that the animals could come alive again if they wished. That was one blowy afternoon about a week after his father had been made night engineer and nobody had come into the Museum for several hours. Oliver had been sitting for some time in front of the Buffalo case, wondering what might be at the other end of the trail. The cows that stood midway in it had such agoinglook. He was sure it must lead, past the hummock where the old bull flourished his tail, to one of those places where he had always wished to be. All at once, as the boy sat there thinking about it, the glass case disappeared and the trail shot out like a dark snake over a great stretch of rolling, grass-covered prairie. He could see the tops of the grasses stirring like the hair on the old Buffalo's coat, and the ripple of water on the beaver pool which was just opposite and yet somehow only to be reached after long travel through the Buffalo Country. The wind moved on the grass, on the surface of the water and the young leaves of the alders, and over all the animals came the start and stir of life. And then the slow, shuffling steps of the Museum attendant startled it all into stillness again. The attendant spoke to Oliver as he passed, for even a small boy is worth talking to when you have been all day in a Museum where nothing is new to you and nobody comes.

Trail Book

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Santa Lucia: A Common Story (Classic Reprint)

Forgotten Books

The pioneering feminist author who first acquainted America with its deserts in Land of Little Rain
 Opinionated and widely regarded as a genius, Mary Austin was a member of the literary elite, counting presidents and famous writers as friends, and yet her writings are most often down to earth. Whether chronicling the unforgiving, yet inspiring desert in The Land of Little Rain, translating California Indian tales, or describing the behavior of San Franciscans during an earthquake, Austin's writings were always rooted in place, capturing the spirit of California with purity and grace. In language that is as lush as the Mojave after the spring rains and as precise as the sheep-shearer's art, Mary Austin's writing is forever fresh.

Essential Mary Austin: A Selection of Mary Austin's Best Writing (Essential) (California Legacy Book) (California Legacy Essential)

Kevin Hearle

Heyday

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Acupuncture Therapy

Earth Horizon (Southwest Heritage Series)

The Land of Little Rain (Southwest Heritage)

The American Rhythm (Southwest Heritage)

The Basket Woman: A Book Of Indian Tales (Western Literature and Fiction Series)

The Textbook of Acupuncture Therapy

The Textbook of Acupuncture Therapy

Trail Book

Santa Lucia: A Common Story (Classic Reprint)

Essential Mary Austin: A Selection of Mary Austin's Best Writing (Essential) (California Legacy Book) (California Legacy Essential)