Richard Ellis

De Platón a Jacques Cousteau, pasando por Julio Verne y Arthur Conan Doyle, el mito de la Atlántida ha despertado la imaginación de científicos y visionarios, pero ni siquiera hoy, a las puertas de un nuevo milenio, nadie puede decirnos cuando, como y donde existio esa tierra magica. Al escribir En busca de la Atlantida, Richard Ellis no ha pretendido revelar este misterio, sino llevarnos paso a paso hacia los origenes de la leyenda, y estudiar las distintas hipotesis que han surgido a lo largo de los siglos. Empezando por los testimonios dejados por la antigua civilizacion de Creta, y acabando con las investigaciones actuales acerca del continente perdido, el autor nos propone un itinerario inteligente, riguroso y apasionado a traves de la Historia, hasta descubrir las raices ocultas de un sueño que desde siempre nos ha seducido y que muchos han intentado hacer realidad. Encuadernacion: Tapa dura.

El arte curativo conocido como Reiki, tiene como fin equilibrar y armonizar el cuerpo a través de la trasnmisión de energía que el practicante canaliza por medio de sus manos, y que a su vez despierta la propia energia sanadora del paciente tanto a nivel fisico y mental como emocional. En este libro, el autor nos ofrece una perspectiva de la practica del Reiki basada en su propia experiencia de varios años en la que utiliza un recorrido a traves de los chakras que permite un profundo desbloqueo de los mismos. Su sistema, basado en el Reiki tradicional del Dr. Usui, ofrece unos resultados sumamente valiosos, por lo que este libro podemos considerarlo una importante contribucion a la literatura actual sobre Reiki. En este libro, entre otras cosas, encontra´ra: - La historia del Reiki - Los fundamentos del Reiki - El linaje y las iniciaciones. - La practica del Reiki.

The radial streets of Bologna illustrate the dilemmas of choice that face Richard, who, until now, has escaped his past in Italy by estranging himself on Dartmoor. Elio, who he has not seen for fifteen years, tracks him down, wanting answers to questions concerning his mother s death. Richard struggles to hide a terrible secret as they recollect their time together as young men in Bologna in the lead-up to the train-station bombing. And when friendship deepens into forbidden love the truth threatens to destroy their world. Ellis explores the nature of truth, identity and survival in this well-researched debut novel written in the style of the modern European short novel.

Ever since 1789, Americans have engaged in the time-honored tradition of judging presidential candidates by their personalities. While it may sound unwise to pick the leader of the free world based on personality traits rather than platforms, policies, and ideology, that is exactly what will happen in the 2024 election.In this exploration of U.S. presidential elections, personality expert Merrick Rosenberg and co-author Richard Ellis reveal the pattern behind who takes the White House and why. You will discover the unique characteristics of Eagles (Donald Trump and Franklin D. Roosevelt), Parrots (Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan), Doves (Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter), and Owls (George H.W. Bush and Richard Nixon). You will find that almost nothing stops certain personalities from winning elections.Personality Wins shows how Americas national personality contest worked before 1932 and how it has changed in the era of radio, TV, and digital media. Through unforgettable and often unbelievable stories from the last twenty-three elections, Rosenberg and Ellis show how personality shapes the voteand how it will determine the outcome of 2024."Merrick has put together an excellent guide to understanding politics and human nature as well, which I will be eagerly sharing with my media and politics students." Jon-Christopher Bua, White House Correspondent, Talk Media News and Adjunct Professor, The Catholic University of America

Ever since Plato created the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, it has maintained a uniquely strong grip on the human imagination. For two and a half millennia, the story of the city and its catastrophic downfall has inspired people--from Francis Bacon to Jules Verne to Jacques Cousteau--to speculate on the islands origins, nature, and location, and sometimes even to search for its physical remains. It has endured as a part of the mythology of many different cultures, yet there is no indisputable evidence, let alone proof, that Atlantis ever existed. What, then, accounts for its seemingly inexhaustible appeal?Richard Ellis plunges into this rich topic, investigating the roots of the legend and following its various manifestations into the present. He begins with the storys origins. Did it arise from a common prehistorical myth? Was it a historical remnant of a lost city of pre-Columbians or ancient Egyptians? Was Atlantis an extraterrestrial colony? Ellis sifts through the "scientific" evidence marshaled to "prove" these theories, and describes the mystical and spiritual significance that has accrued to them over the centuries. He goes on to explore the possibility that the fable of Atlantis was inspired by a conflation of the high culture of Minoan Crete with the destruction wrought on the Aegean world by the cataclysmic eruption, around 1500 b.c., of the volcanic island of Thera (or Santorini).A fascinating historical and archaeological detective story, Imagining Atlantis is a valuable addition to the literature on this essential aspect of our mythohistory.

Famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish, fishing, and the dangers inherent in the seafood we eat. The bluefin tuna is one of the worlds biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as one of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extinction. Here Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodityand how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates. With updated information on mercury levels in tuna, this is at once an astounding ode to one of natures greatest marvels and a serious examination of a creature and world at risk.

From "a graceful writer whos written some of the best natural history books of the past decade (The New York Times Book Review) comes an urgent, stirring celebration and a rallying cry on behalf of one of earths greatest natural treasures. Polar bearsfierce and majestichave captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000.

The sharks, ancient or modern, real or imaginary, have always been with us, and will probably remain with us forever. They appear not only in movies and literature, but in countless permutations of size, shape, and materials, permeating our daily lives with their silent menace. In a sense, humans live in a world replete with sharks, not vice-versa. Thus Richard Ellis sets about chronicling and debunking the myths of sharks throughout history. From 18th century art to the phenomena of JAWS, the shark has remained the indomitable aggressor of the deep, the last demon of humankind. The image of the shark and the fear it inspires infiltrates our daily lives with its mythical power and strength. But it is not man who should fear the shark. Our need to dominate these predators is destroying them and their habitat. Through hundreds of full-color images Ellis proves the necessity of preserving these majestic creatures. As curator of the Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Arts exhibition entitled Shark, debuting May 2012, Ellis adeptly turns these sleek, efficient hunters from monsters of the deep into rare, beautiful forces of nature.

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. This book, by renowned Reiki teacher Richard Ellis, illustrates all the hand positions used for the first level of Reiki, but it goes much further and shows them in their relation to the seven chakras. Chakras are the main energy points of the body and provide the anatomy of energy healing. These are different for everyone, and so to practise Reiki effectively you need to understand a persons chakras, which will in turn explain the type of person they are and the health problems they are vulnerable to. For example, one person may have an excessive first chakra, making them prone to obesity or digestive problems, and to pessimism, while another may be deficient, making them vulnerable to anorexia and restlessness. You would therefore approach these two people differently. Reiki and the Seven Chakras captures the feeling of wonder that surrounds Reiki, but it is also an immensely practical guide. So many of the current books on Reiki are very dry, following a formula of detailing the history of Reiki healing and then showing you how to do it. This one breaks the mould and is written from a very personal point of view, which makes it incredibly interesting to read and also very accessible essential if you are to understand the true nature and potential of Reiki.

"Transmite energía sanadora a través de las manos y logra una relajación profunda, paz interior y un completo bienestar. Incrementa tu nivel de energía, mejora la percepción de ti mismo y potencia tu

Cada día intentamos comunicarnos con otras personas: ¿somos conscientes de lo que sucede en realidad cuando lo hacemos? Con el fin de darnos algunas pistas, el presente libro combina hábilmente una sencilla introduccion al estudio teorico de la comunicacion humana, con un agradable conjunto de ejercicios practicos que permitan al estudiante observar como se aplica realmente la teoria en la practica: juegos, representaciones de roles y experimentos para grupos e individuos que nos enseñan como funciona la comunicacion. El texto aborda principalmente los temas de la percepcion, las actitudes, la escucha y la conducta no verbal, pero a la vez presta especial atencion a la comunicacion de las personas en grupos y organizaciones y al papel de la comunicacion en la persuasion de masas. El resultado es un manual imprescindible para la enseñanza de todos estos temas en cualquiera de los cursos que aborden la teoria y la practica comunicativas.