The 12 years of Lee Teng-hui's presidency were marked by a series of contrary trends such as progress in the consolidation of Taiwan's democracy, and periodic conflicts with China. This book assesses the complex legacy of Lee Teng-hui by looking at his accomplishments and setbacks.

In Wealth into Power, Bruce Dickson challenges the notion that economic development is leading to political change in China, or that China s private entrepreneurs are helping to promote democratization. Instead, they have become partners with the ruling Chinese Communist Party to promote economic growth while maintaining the political status quo. Dickson s research illuminates the Communist Party s strategy for incorporating China s capitalists into the political system and how the shared interests, personal ties, and common views of the party and the private sector are creating a form of...

In Wealth into Power, Bruce Dickson challenges the notion that economic development is leading to political change in China, or that China s private entrepreneurs are helping to promote democratization. Instead, they have become partners with the ruling Chinese Communist Party to promote economic growth while maintaining the political status quo. Dickson s research illuminates the Communist Party s strategy for incorporating China s capitalists into the political system and how the shared interests, personal ties, and common views of the party and the private sector are creating a form of...

Simultaneously published as Success Kinesiology, Dowsing for Success and Muscle Testing for Success. All editions virtually the same except for unique covers. To my knowledge, the first book devoted to applying self-muscle-testing dowsing kinesiology methods to success topics. What method do you use? If none, are you willing to learn? We each have a Success Body. It's the overlap of our success habits physically, imaginally, emotionally, mentally and mythologically. See diagram in the book. Your Success Profile is a seven points to measure the strength of your Success Body. This method is...

Simultaneously published as Success Kinesiology, Dowsing for Success and Muscle Testing for Success. All editions virtually the same except for unique titles and covers. To our knowledge, the first success book of muscle-testing exercises. I'm aware of 20 methods of self-muscle-testing. What method do you use? Are you willing to learn? Your Success Profile is a seven points to measure the strength of your two Games in five minutes or less. Use it to pin-point and address your weakest link. This method is compatible with all methods on the Energy Medicine Skill Ladder. Given...

Many observers predicted the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party following the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, and again following the serial collapse of communist regimes behind the Iron Curtain. Their prediction, however, never proved true. Despite minor setbacks, China has experienced explosive economic growth and relative political stability ever since 1989.
In The Dictator's Dilemma, eminent China scholar Bruce Dickson provides a comprehensive explanation for regime's continued survival and prosperity. Dickson contends that the popular media narrative of the party's...

The Shadow Hero Workbook; Lessons to purify the Hero archetype in you; Healthy vs. Unhealthy Hero behavior; Unconscious Patterns 201 (38 pages original material on this topic) Is there anyone NOT purifying their gifts and talents from Shadow Hero behaviors? Possibly the first book in Hero Archetype literature attempting systematic access to disturbed sub- and unconscious Hero patterns; along with, therapeutic directions for resolving them. 18 short lessons designed to increase awareness of dysfunctional Hero patterns. 18 categories of functional and dysfunctional hero behavior are outlined....

New Directions in Holistic Brain Balance, vol. 7 The Pattern of our Relationships. Our relationships are highly patterned. Four categories encompass them all: Self, others, world, God. Don't take my word for it. This comes from one partial line of Genesis 1:1, uncovered by Bertrand Babinet and introduced in Babinetics in the 1980s. Someone told me Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs address issues in these four categories. I celebrate this too. Each category is one-quarter of our inner-outer support system. How supported do you feel in each category? Guess what else? Each of our...

New Directions in Holistic Brain Balance vol. 2 Want to understand why and how you react to things better? This is Reactivity 101. Also written for self-testers (Muscle Testing 2.0). Contains self-testing exercise experiments you can do at home. The term "reactivity" is only a category, nebulous and abstract. "Habit Body" is the more useful term for self-awareness and self-healing. "Habits" connotes flexibility; we can change a habit, if we wish to. Our Habit Body overlaps 90% or more with our "child within." You know you have excess reactivity if you find yourself saying: "I knew I shouldn't...

Fifth volume in the New Directions in Holistic Brain Balance series. Fifth volume in the New Directions in Holistic Brain Balance series. Who else wants to feel more loved on the inside? Inner Sunshine is a metaphor for this. Inner Sunshine is our capacity to feel bouncy and "light;" such that, the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" roll off us like "water off a duck's back." Adequate and sufficient neuro-transmitter production is the neuro-chemistry of Inner Sunshine. I'm on a Hero's Journey to more Inner Sunshine. Want to come along? This is written for self-testers, holistic...