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Marietta, OH: Antique Publications, 1988. Softcover, 156 pages. Good condition. Size 9"x5.875". Includes separate 4-page Price Guide 1990-1991, color and b&w photo illustrations and drawings. Wrappers have shelfwear, spine moderately cocked. Interior text clean & unmarked.. Good.

Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998. Softcover, [xxii], 393 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9"x6". "A compendium of two thousand years of Chinese practice in assimilating and understanding the Buddhist experience of enlightenment. It is the first in-depth explanation of Chinese Buddhism by Yin-shun, the greatest living master of the Chinese scholar-monk tradition. The master's broad scope not only includes the traditional Chinese experience but also ideas from the Tibetan monastic tradition. This is one of those rare classic books that authentically captures an entire Buddhist tradition between its covers." Book has light handling/shelfwear, else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1988. Hardcover, [xii], 405 pages. Good+ condition in a Good dust jacket. Size 9.5"x6.5". The author's aim in this book "is to advance understanding of the possible strategic challenges to the West and to identify potential points of consensus for Western policies." Book has light handling/shelfwear. Text is clean and unmarked. Previous owner's name cut out from front endpapers. Dust jacket has edgewear, and is taped to the boards.. Good+.

London: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, 1984. Hardcover, [xv], 234 pages. Good condition. Ex-library. Size 9"x6". Please see accompanying photos for contents. Book has light exterior shelfwear. Library label, stamp, and notations on title page and back endpaper. One leaf is creased, interior text else Near Fine, clean and unmarked.. Good.

London: Springer-Verlag, 2008. Hardcover, [xviii], 229 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9.5"x6.25". This book "presents a comprehensive treatment for the state-of-the-art in stochastic service-guarantee analysis research and provides basic introductory material on the subject, as well as discusses the most recent research in the area. This helpful volume summarizes results for stochastic network calculus , which can be employed when designing computer networks to provide stochastic service guarantees." Book has very light shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked.. Near Fine.

Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications, 1999. Softcover, [ix], 146 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9"x6". "Very little has been published to date on China's rich traditions of Buddhist meditation. Inspired by the need to increase meaningful interaction between China and the West on spiritual issues, modern meditation master Hsing Yun here brings this vast legacy to life in straightforward and engaging language. Professor McRae's introduction to the world of Chinese Buddhism helps place these instructions in their wider context." Book has light handling/shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.

NY: Weatherhill, 2000. Softcover, 173 pages. Very Good condition. First edition. Size 9"x6". "Over the centuries, Buddhism has produced an enormous quantity of teachings, doctrines, and highly complex systems of thought, making it very difficult to obtain a grasp of the full range of Buddhist philosophy and practice. In 'Lotus in a Stream', Chinese Buddhist Master Hsing Yun offers a Buddhist primer to organizes the major ideas and practices of Buddhism, from the most basic to the most complex, and presents them in concise, accessible, yet highly insightful mini-essays." Book has moderate handling/shelfwear. else Near Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good.