Mark G Bender

Butterfly Mother is a collection of epic songs from the rich oral tradition of the Miao (Hmong) people of southwest China. These poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of a world in which everything is alive, and listeners find that besides mountains...

This digital document is an article from International Social Science Review, published by Pi Gamma Mu on September 22, 2009. The length of the article is 5665 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately...

Long ago, people found a way to light the darkness. They built fires to keep warm and cook their food. They lit torches to drive away danger. To help them see at night, they learned to make candles and lanterns. Light was so important in their lives that they came to use it in worship and in celebra...

Catherine McCrum is a skin instructor, personal trainer, and fitness writer with easy-to-follow exercises for improvement of the abdominals and back. This Supple Workout series uses yoga, tai chi, Western exercises and sports medicine to help readers stretch and reduce. Throughout are self-assessmen...

This study is a historical analysis of Dwight Eisenhower's experience as a student at the 1925-26 Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The study develops several themes of Eisenhower's life -competitiveness, individualism, use of others' talents, and problem-solving ability ...

An athlete's guide to becoming as tough as nails, the Army way In this hard-hitting, no-nonsense guide, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Bender offers athletes the proven mental-training techniques developed by the military to prepare warriors for battle. An accomplished athlete, award-winning coach, and for...

In The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, two of the world's leading sinologists, Victor H. Mair and Mark Bender, capture the breadth of China's oral-based literary heritage. This collection presents works drawn from the large body of oral literature of many of China's recogn...

Supple Workout, Stretching for Health and Flexibility