Richard Ellis Books

Reiki, the simple laying-on of hands, can channel life-empowering energy and heal physical and emotional ailments! By focusing on the seven chakras--powerful centers throughout the body that interact with an ocean of energy--the ancient art of Reiki activates the body's natural ability to cure itself and restores its natural balance. Rise through the three levels of Reiki, at each stage passing through initiations and encountering sacred symbols. Learn how energy travels through the hands and how to perform a foundation treatment that consists of 16 positions--or treat someone to a shorter, quicker version. Use thought as energy to work on conflicts at home or the office, and develop a deeper sense of empathy. With information on curing specific conditions, guidance on meditation and exercises to raise self-awareness, and ideas for creating a healing space, you'll be well on your way to a life-altering experience. 128 pages, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2.

The evolution of the presidency is explored through its changing relationships with the public, Congress, the executive branch, and the law. Richard Ellis provides comprehensive analysis, highlighting how various aspects of the presidency have developed along unique paths over time. This in-depth examination reveals the complexities and transformations of presidential power and its impact on American governance.

Reiki is a unique system of healing that allows you to harness and transmit energy through your hands, restoring balance and harmony within the body and bringing relief to a wide range of physical and emotional problems.

Nearly every species that has lived on earth is extinct. The last of the dinosaurs was wiped out after a Mount Everest-sized meteorite slammed into the earth 65 million years ago. The great flying and marine reptiles are no more. Before humans crossed the Bering Land Bridge some 15,000 years ago, North America was populated by mastodons, mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and cave bears. They too are MIA. The passenger pigeon, once the most numerous bird in North America, is gone forever. In No Turning Back, renowned naturalist Richard Ellis explores the life and death of animal species, immortalizing creatures that were driven to extinction thousands of years ago and those more recently. He documents those that were brought back from the brink, and most surprisingly, he reveals animals not known to exist until the twentieth century -- an antidote to extinction.

More than 2,500 years after it was written, Symposium remains a key text for philosophers, historians, writers, artists and politicians. Plato imagines seven important historical figures, including the philosopher Socrates, debating eros (human love and desire).

Approximately 300,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe was composed of hydrogen, helium, and a small amount of lithium. As it expanded and cooled, matter spread out, leading to the ignition of the first stars and the formation of primordial galaxies through gravitational clustering. These early galaxies, emerging within the first few hundred million years, contained stars made solely of hydrogen and helium. They produced vast amounts of ultraviolet radiation, re-ionizing hydrogen in deep space and marking a significant phase transition known as the reionization era. The narrative explores efforts to uncover the oldest, most distant stars and galaxies, enhancing our understanding of the universe's early evolution. Research into this largely uncharted "cosmic dawn" is challenging and involves major observatories like ESO's Very Large Telescope, the Atacama Large Millimetre Array, the twin Keck telescopes, and the Hubble Space Telescope. Future advancements will come from the Extremely Large Telescope, Giant Magellan Telescope, Thirty-Meter Telescope, and NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch in December 2021. Alongside detailing the field's progress, the author shares personal insights and experiences from observatories worldwide, illuminating the origins of the first stars and galaxies and their role in the universe's cosmic structure.

Richard Ellis ist es gelungen, eine beeindruckende Menge an Material über eines der am wenigsten bekannten Tiere der Welt zusammenzutragen. Wie ein moderner Sherlock Holmes deckt er alles auf, was über den Riesenkraken bekannt ist und legt Fakten und Fiktionen dar, die sich um diese bemerkenswerte Bestie ranken, die in den Tiefen des Ozeans lauert. Das Furcht erregende See-Ungeheuer hat Ausmaße, die einem den Atem verschlagen: Die Vorstellung eines Monsters von gut 18 Metern Länge, bei einem Gewicht von mehr als einer Tonne, versetzten nicht nur schon die Menschen im Mittelalter in Angst und Schrecken, auch heute noch bringen Filmemacher oder Buchautoren das Ungeheuer als Hauptattraktion in Horrorstories. Ellis bietet eine gründliche Mischung aus historischen Fakten, Mythen und biologischen Erkenntnissen und illustriert seinen Text durch eine Menge faszinierender Bilder. Ein Buch für alle, die an den letzten Mysterien dieser Erde interessiert sind: vom Monster-Liebhaber bis hin zum Wi ssenschaftler.