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Books with author William H. Bates

  • The Raid: A Revolutionary War Story

    William Bates

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  • The Bates Method - Perfect Sight Without Glasses: Natural Vision Improvement Taught by Ophthalmologist William Horatio Bates - See Clear Naturally Without Eyeglasses, Contact Lenses, Eye Surgery!

    William H. Bates, Emily A. Bates

    eBook (Clearsight Publishing Co., June 25, 2017)
    This book is the Kindle text version of Perfect Sight Without Glasses. Contains only Dr. Bates' book, Better Eyesight Magazine, extra training, pictures to learn the method quickly and eyecharts. Training video included. (available only on some devices. See Amazon's directions under book title.) A 480 page version of this book, scans of the original antique pages, with additional magazines, training, many pictures by a Bates Method teacher is available in paperback, Kindle; https://www.amazon.com/William-H.-Bates/e/B004H9DOBC Dr. W. H. Bates started his career as an orthodox ophthalmologist following the old, long time rules of the practice; prescribing eyeglasses... During his practice, working with different patients, eye conditions, he realized that unclear close, distant vision, astigmatism and other conditions often cured itself, reversed back to clear vision, especially when his patients stopped wearing their eyeglasses and relaxed. He noticed that wearing glasses 'tensed' the eyes, eye muscles, lowered the vision and resulted in stronger and stronger eyeglass lens prescriptions being needed in order to see clear through the glasses. He began his own studies on the eye and its function. This led him to discover that many of the old ophthalmology, optometry 'supposed facts' about the eye, lens and its function and cause of unclear vision... are incorrect. Dr. Bates began teaching his patients to stop wearing their glasses. He taught them natural methods, including relaxation, correct use of the eyes/vision (shifting...) to produce clear vision. Dr. Bates cured his own eyesight, close vision, presbyopia. Distant vision also clear. He wrote an article in his book, magazine describing how he did it with Memory, Imagination, Relaxation. 'He controlled, changed the focus of light rays in his eyes with his mind.' Dr. Bates performed experiments on the eyes of animals, and observed the function of animal, patient's eyes under different conditions. He used the retinoscope to see the refraction of light rays in the eye under various conditions. He proved that the refraction, clarity of vision changes often. And when the eyes are left alone, eyeglasses avoided; the refraction, clarity returns to normal-clear vision. He proved that the state of the mind, thoughts, emotions, body change the refraction of the eye, clarity of vision. Example: when the mind, body is relaxed, positive, happy thoughts, emotions; the refraction is normal and vision is clear. When the mind, body is under stress, strain; the refraction is abnormal and vision is unclear.Dr. Bates discovered that the main cause of unclear vision and other eye problems is; Wearing Eyeglasses, Mental Strain, Mental, Visual Effort to See, Poor Vision Habits-incorrect use of the eyes/vision; squinting, staring, not shifting-lack of normal, relaxed eye movements, lack of central-fixation, poor memory and imagination...Perfect Sight occurs with Perfect Relaxation (deep or active/dynamic relaxation). Relaxation occurs first, and then the eyesight becomes clear. Practicing normal, relaxed eye/vision function induces relaxation of the mind, eyes and perfect clarity. Dr. Bates’ experiments on the outer eye muscles proved that tension in these muscles (mainly caused by eyeglasses, strain in the mind, incorrect vision habits) disrupts their function, the eyes movement, accommodation, convergence, un-accommodation, divergence, causes pressure, tension, pulling on/in the eye, alters the eyes’ shape, (and lens, retina...), disrupts refraction, focus of light rays in the eye, on the retina and the clarity of vision.When the mind is strained, tense, the brain and retina do not communicate/function together at optimum level. Function of the retina is lowered. Relaxing the mind, returning normal eye movement relaxes the outer, inner eye muscles, returns the eyes, lens, retina... to normal shape with clear vision.
  • Better Eyesight without Glasses

    William H. Bates

    Paperback (Hind Pocket Books, Jan. 4, 2003)
    A revised edition of a self-help handbook, first published in 1919, which outlines the Bates method of retraining eyes, using exercises which relax the eye muscles and then retrain them to focus efficiently and without strain. Includes a pull-out wall chart.
  • The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses

    William Horatio Bates

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 30, 2018)
    The cure of imperfect sight by treatment without glasses.
  • Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime

    William H. Gates , Bill Gates

    eBook (Currency, April 24, 2009)
    A heartfelt, deeply personal book that shines a bright light on the values and principles that Bill Gates Sr. has learned over a lifetime of “showing up”: lessons that he learned growing up during the Great Depression, and that he instilled in his children and continues to practice on the world stage as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Through the course of several dozen narratives arranged in roughly chronological fashion, Gates introduces the people and experiences that influenced his thinking and guided his moral compass. Among them: the scoutmaster who taught him about teamwork and self reliance; and his famous son, Trey, whose curiosity and passion for computers and software led him to ultimately co-found Microsoft. Through revealing stories of his daughters, Kristi and Libby; his late wife, Mary, and his current wife, Mimi; and his work with Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter, among others, he discusses the importance of hard work, getting along, honoring a confidence, speaking out, and much more.Showing Up for Life translates one man’s experiences over fourscore years of living into an inspiring road map for readers everywhere.As Bill Gates Sr. puts it: "I’m 83 years old. Representing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and everyone who is a part of it has given me the opportunity to see more of the world and its rich possibilities than most people ever do. I never imagined that I’d be working this late in life, or enjoying it so much."
  • Better Eyesight without Glasses

    William H. Bates

    Paperback (Orient Paperbacks, March 30, 2005)
    A revised edition of a self-help handbook, first published in 1919, which outlines the Bates method of retraining eyes, using exercises which relax the eye muscles and then retrain them to focus efficiently and without strain. Includes a pull-out wall chart.
  • Children's Guitar Method Volume 1

    William Bay

    Paperback (Mel Bay Publications, Inc., Sept. 15, 2015)
    A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning, this method integrates chord playing with note reading. The student begins with simplified single-finger chord forms and strums as accompaniment to numerous well-known songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Written in standard notation. Includes access to online play-along recording and a full-length video.
  • Children's Guitar Chord Book

    William Bay

    Paperback (Mel Bay Publications, Inc., Oct. 26, 2015)
    Younger students will enjoy this creative approach to playing simple guitar chords. Chords are taught with exercises that build upon each other and eventually lead the student to playing logical and common chord progressions. These progressions include I-iii-vi-ii-V-I and twelve bar blues in many different keys. Chords are shown in chord diagram form with detailed illustrations showing finger positions in relationship to the fretboard. Open chords for folk music as well as power chords for rock music are presented clearly and easily in this text. A complete easy chord chart and capo chart is provided at the end of the book for easy reference. Examples and exercises are presented in strum bar notation. This book comes with an online 52-minute video tutorial.
  • Pawns: The Brat Prince

    William Bates

    eBook
    Thirteen-year-old Tom Knight, the only child of two loving parents, is dealing with typical teenage challenges such as a bully who lives across the street and balancing video game time with school time when his parents suddenly vanish from his home. Following instructions left by a shape shifting blob of Jell-O on the kitchen counter, Tom enters a nondescript doorway on the side of an antique store that miraculously transports him 26.2 light years away to the planet Chosroes. There a petulant and bored Prince holds Tom’s parents captive in a large cage, the eventual victims of an extremely slow moving, but carnivorous maggoricus—picture an elephant sized slug with big teeth—that shares the cage with them. The Prince explains to Tom that it will take a week for the beast to reach his parents and in that time, Tom must steal a vital piece of equipment, a hypertime stone, from the Prince’s enemies on the neighboring planet of Chatrang. Feeling overwhelmed, ill-equipped and terrified, Tom enlists the help of his two best friends, his math teacher and even the bully across the street to help him on his quest to steal the hypertime stone and save his parents. Pawns is a fun—and at times funny—read, but also addresses serious issues such as bullying, the impact of war on civilians and the importance of friendship. The story uses chess as its overarching theme with character and place names taken from the chess board and from historical figures who were known to be associated with the game.
  • Better eyesight without glasses

    William H Bates

    Hardcover (HOLT RINEHART & WINSTON, Jan. 1, 1967)
    Dr. Bates method; this is the method recommended by Aldous Huxley
  • Mel Bay Children's Guitar Method, Vol. 1

    William Bay

    Paperback (Mel Bay Publications, Inc, Jan. 1, 1982)
    A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing with note reading. The students start with easy one finger chord forms and strum accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced. Two subsequent volumes complete this course. The method features Ron Wheeler's colorful cartoon artwork. Written in standard notation.
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  • Perfect Sight Without Glasses

    William Horatio Bates

    eBook (The Perfect Library, July 10, 2015)
    Perfect Sight Without GlassesWilliam Horatio Bates, American physician who practiced ophthalmology (1860-1931)This ebook presents «Perfect Sight Without Glasses», from William Horatio Bates. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents- About This Book- The Fundamental Principle- Preface- Introductory- Simultaneous Retinoscopy- Accommodation- The Truth About Accommodation As Demonstrated By Experiments On The Eye Muscles Of Animals- The Truth About Accommodation As Demonstrated By A Study Of Images Reflected From The Lens, Cornea, Iris And Sclera- The Truth About Accommodation As Demonstrated By Clinical Observations- The Variability Of The Refraction Of The Eye- What Glasses Do To Us- The Cause And Cure Of Errors Of Refraction- Strain- Central Fixation- Palming- Memory As An Aid To Vision- Imagination As An Aid To Vision- Shifting And Swinging- The Illusions Of Imperfect And Of Normal Sight- Illusions Of Color- Illusions Of Size- Illusions Of Form- Illusions Of Number- Illusions Of Location- Illusions Of Non-existent Objects- Illusions Of Complementary Colors- Illusions Op The Color Of The Sun- Blind Spots After Looking At The Sun- Illusions Of Twinkling Stars- Cause Of The Illusions Of Imperfect Sight- Illusions Of Normal Sight- Vision Under Adverse Conditions A Benefit To The Eyes- Optimums And Pessimums- The Relief Of Pain And Other Symptoms By The Aid Of The Memory- Presbyopia, Its Cause And Cure- Squint And Amblyopia, Their Cause- Squint And Amblyopia, Their Cure- Floating Specks, Their Cause And Cure- Home Treatment- Correspondence Treatment- The Prevention Of Myopia In Schools: Methods That Failed- The Prevention And Cure Of Myopia And Other Errors Of Refraction In Schools- The Story Of Emily- Mind And Vision- Normal Sight And The Relief Of Pain For Soldiers And Sailors- Letters From Patients- Army Officer Cures Himself- A Teacher's Experiences- A Mental Transition- Relief After Twenty Five Years- Seeking A Myopia Cure- Facts Versus Theories- Cured Without Personal Assistance- Reason And Authority