New Releases by Mark Herrick

Ripley, Pele, Kapo and their Bamboo Forest friends enjoy a day of bird watching and sharing stores about their amazing feathery friends! Have fun meeting twenty different types of birds, who all love flying into Ripley's backyard to eat, make lots of noise and splash in the bird bath. A wonderful book for elementary school readers, filled with vibrant watercolor illustrations and engaging, funny animal adventures. Welcome to Ripley's Bird Buddies, book 4 in the Ripley and Friendz collection!

This book contains the full and complete daily gongyo meditation service for Nichiren Shu Buddhists. Nichiren Shu practitioners perform a twice daily gongyo meditation service that involves all six senses in an act of celebration, fully immersing themselves into the sublime reality of the Lotus Sutra while taking refuge in the Sanctuary of Awakening. Every gongyo meditation service is a re-creation of the Lotus Sutra's mystical Ceremony in the Air.This book's unique sutra recitation design matches the Japanese Shindoku with English in a side by side, line by line format, making it easy to recite either Shindoku or English while seeing what is the meaning of each line. The English translation is graciously provided with permission by Kosei Publishing of Japan, from their newest translation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra. Their translation is carefully balanced for ease of recitation in English and updated neutralizing gender references making this translation relevant for today's modern practitioners.This book includes the full and complete daily gongyo service, as well as optional Shodaigyo Meditation, memorial service, healing service, meal service, Dharanis, Shomyo hymns, and two silent guided meditations. It provides detailed instructions how to celebrate the various services as well as a short introduction to Nichiren Shu Buddhism.May this book bring you joy and peace and find you well and free of suffering.

Great Pyramid Hidden Murals

Discusses the basic equipment and preparations needed to go camping or hiking, offers information on hiking and camping in the United States and Canada, and explains basic first aid and survival techinques.

A complete introduction to the world of fishing for small fry of all ages. This is the hardcover version of a previously released softcover book. Includes 18 different freshwater fish with illustrations.