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  The Blending: Book 2

  Competitions

  by Sharon Green

  The perfect Blending of the primary basics of the known universe-Earth, Air, Fire, Spirit and Water-will create unimaginable power. Power enough to hold off the dread Evil Ones for yet another quarter-century... Power enough to rule the world... COMPETITIONS They are the five greatest talents on a beleaguered world of magical adepts-and its only hope for salvation. But first Lorand, Rion, Tamrissa, Jowi and... (more)
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  Green for Life

  by Victoria Boutenko

  In search of the perfect human diet, Victoria Boutenko compares the standard American diet with the diet of wild chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share an estimated 99.4% of genes with humans, but their diet is dramatically different from ours. The most glaring difference is that chimpanzees consume significantly more green leaves than humans. Victoria developed a series of greens smoothies that enable anyone to consume... (more)
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  The Way We Think: Conceptual Blending and the Mind's Hidden Complexities

  by Gilles Fauconnier, Mark Turner

  " The Way We Think is a dazzling tour of the complexities of human imagination."--George Lakoff, co-author of Philosophy in the Flesh and Where Mathematics Comes From . In its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisition--the functions in which the human mind most closely resembles a computer. But humans are more... (more)
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  The Blending: Book 4

  Betrayals

  by Sharon Green

  Once tbe five elements -- Earth, Wind, Air, Fire and Spirit -- were One, when fivegifted people joined their magical talents into One. When these five forces -- embodied by three men and two women -- are Blended, they are the ultimate power against the evil that threatens their world. But there is one weapon against which they cannot fight...betrayal. Betrayals On a world of magical adepts, the five greatest... (more)
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  The Blending: Book 5

  Prophecy

  by Sharon Green

  The Chosen Five-wielders of elemental magic-have defeated their betrayers and are returning to the city behind a legion of their followers. Tamrissa, fierce lady of Fire; Rion, noble lord of Air; Vallant, brave captain of Water; Lorand, clever master of Earth; and Jovvi, passionate sorceress of Spirit have so far successfully met the challenges set by those who would prevent the Five from their rightful throne.... (more)
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  The Blending Entrhoned: Book 1

  Intrigues

  by Sharon Green

  When the masters of elemental magic'-six extraordinary men and women-'merge the primal forces they represent, the ultimate sorcerous union comes to be: The Blending. Lorand, Rion, Vallant, Tamrissa, Jovi . . . and Naran, possessor of the newly discovered prescient power of Sight, came together to wrest a beleaguered empire from the strangling graspof treacherous nobles and to save it from the savagery of invading... (more)
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  The Blending: Book 1

  Convergence

  by Sharon Green

  In a world of magical adepts, every quarter-century the five talents must he brought only this powerful union of can prevent the prophesied return of the Evil Ones who once enslaved the land. Convergence Lorand is of Earth, a simple farmer called to the city. Tamrissa is Fire , sacrificing her home to escape an undesired marriage. Clarion is Air , an aristocrat flying free for the very first time. Spirit... (more)
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  The Blending Entrhoned: Book 3

  Destiny

  by Sharon Green

  Naran's remarkable Sight magic completed the Blending and brought solidity to their rule. But even their combined elemental powers -- Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Spirit and Sight -- will not turn back the dark clouds of destruction massing at Gandistra's border. For war is inevitable, as a horrific army led by a facelessmalevolent entity sweeps relentlessly across the neighboring lands, enslaving, devouring, and... (more)
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  The Blending Enthrone: Book 2

  Deceptions

  by Sharon Green

  In the empire of Gandistra, a mystical union of elemental magics reigns... Lorand, Rion, Tamrissa, Vallant, Jovvi and Naran have combined their elemental powers and their deep compassion to bring a new era of enlightenment to their once enslaved land. The miraculous reforms decreed by the Ruling Sixfold Blending have enabled all to freely pursue the Lmits of their magic. But freedom is a hated thing to some,... (more)
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  The Ashford Book of Spinning

  by Anne Field

  Spinning is a practical, fascinating and satisfying hobby with continuing appeal in an age of mass production. The Ashford Book of Spinning is a comprehensive spinning primer written by a leading New Zealand spinner with an international reputation as a teacher and craftsperson. Author Anne Field has a unique ability to describe a physical skill clearly and concisely and her instructions are illustrated by... (more)