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Quantum-Touch: The Power to Heal
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Quantum-Touch: The Power to HealQuantum-Touch: The Power to Heal

Quantum-Touch is the touch-based healing technique that uses the chi of both practitioner and client, bringing them into harmony to allow the body to heal itself. Quantum-Touch differs from other healing techniques because it does not require long years of study and presents none of the common hurdles of understanding or application; anyone can learn to use it to become a healer, both of others and of self. In this new edition of his best-selling guide, Richard Gordon leads the reader step by step,
 
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Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion
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Virtual Art: From Illusion to ImmersionVirtual Art: From Illusion to ImmersionThe computer's ability to immerse a user in virtual image spaces "is not the revolutionary innovation its protagonists are fond of interpreting it to be," Grau writes. "The idea of virtual reality only appears to be without a history; in fact, it rests firmly on historical art traditions." Grau (lecturer in art history at Humboldt University in Berlin,) traces the lineage of virtual reality as far back as the frescoes of a villa in Pompeii.

 
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Handbook of Virtual Humans
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Handbook of Virtual HumansHandbook of Virtual HumansVirtual Humans are becoming more and more popular and used in many applications such as the entertainment industry (in both film and games) and medical applications. This comprehensive book covers all areas of this growing industry including face and body motion, body modelling, hair simulation, expressive speech simulation and facial communication, interaction with 3D objects, rendering skin and clothes and the standards for Virtual Humans.

 
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The Handy Biology Answer Book
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The Handy Biology Answer BookThe Handy Biology Answer BookThe Handy Biology Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series) by James Bobick. Very interesting and concise answers for a range of well-selected biology questions. A fun reading as well as a good reference.

 
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Multicultural Mathematics: Interdisciplinary Cooperative-Learning Activities
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Multicultural Mathematics: Interdisciplinary Cooperative-Learning ActivitiesMulticultural Mathematics: Interdisciplinary Cooperative-Learning Activities58 activities to supplement and enrich the regular mathematics curriculum.

Multicultural Mathematics is fascinating! The book is set up as a series of exercise sheets, dealing with ancient Egyptian, Chinese, African, American Indian, and other math systems, and it's all fun! The suggested age is 5th or 6th grade. It might also be a way to interest someone who's a little turned off on traditional math.

 
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