Author: Mary Rose O'Reilley
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571319263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
“About the subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I’ve read in years. It’s also the funniest.”—Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope Deciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this decidedly down-to-earth, often-hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her work in an agricultural barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studied with Thich Nhat Hanh. She seeks, in both barn and monastery, a spirituality based not in “climbing out of the body” but rather in existing fully in the world. “O'Reilley has obviously mastered the craft of writing. Her rich, allusive prose draws on Catholicism, Quakerism, Buddhism, monastic tradition, Shakespeare and the Bible. Her short vignettes are luminous with faith matters, yet full of the earthy details of animal husbandry, resulting in a style that's a cross between Kathleen Norris and James Herriot.”—Publishers Weekly “This enjoyable book offers lingering pleasure.”—Library Journal
The Barn at the End of the World
Author: Mary Rose O'Reilley
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571319263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
“About the subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I’ve read in years. It’s also the funniest.”—Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope Deciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this decidedly down-to-earth, often-hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her work in an agricultural barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studied with Thich Nhat Hanh. She seeks, in both barn and monastery, a spirituality based not in “climbing out of the body” but rather in existing fully in the world. “O'Reilley has obviously mastered the craft of writing. Her rich, allusive prose draws on Catholicism, Quakerism, Buddhism, monastic tradition, Shakespeare and the Bible. Her short vignettes are luminous with faith matters, yet full of the earthy details of animal husbandry, resulting in a style that's a cross between Kathleen Norris and James Herriot.”—Publishers Weekly “This enjoyable book offers lingering pleasure.”—Library Journal
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 1571319263
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
“About the subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I’ve read in years. It’s also the funniest.”—Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope Deciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this decidedly down-to-earth, often-hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her work in an agricultural barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studied with Thich Nhat Hanh. She seeks, in both barn and monastery, a spirituality based not in “climbing out of the body” but rather in existing fully in the world. “O'Reilley has obviously mastered the craft of writing. Her rich, allusive prose draws on Catholicism, Quakerism, Buddhism, monastic tradition, Shakespeare and the Bible. Her short vignettes are luminous with faith matters, yet full of the earthy details of animal husbandry, resulting in a style that's a cross between Kathleen Norris and James Herriot.”—Publishers Weekly “This enjoyable book offers lingering pleasure.”—Library Journal
Open the Barn Door, Find a Cow
Author:
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0679809015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the creator of OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR comes the hit lift-the-flap board book all about your favorite farm animals! Spend a day on the farm and explore all the animal sights and sounds! Featuring 10 lift-the-flaps and a variety of barnyard favorites, including horses, chickens, cows, and pigs, this board book is a fun-filled introduction to life on the farm.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0679809015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the creator of OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR comes the hit lift-the-flap board book all about your favorite farm animals! Spend a day on the farm and explore all the animal sights and sounds! Featuring 10 lift-the-flaps and a variety of barnyard favorites, including horses, chickens, cows, and pigs, this board book is a fun-filled introduction to life on the farm.
A Home in the Barn
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780066237879
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An Indie Next List Pick! "A glorious tribute to Brown's timeless classic." —Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and Big Red Barn, this never-before-published picture book from beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown tells the comforting, snowy story of animals seeking shelter from the cold in a big warm barn. Brought to beautiful life by Caldecott Medalist and multiple award-winner Jerry Pinkney, this is a must-have for every child’s library and is perfect for cozy wintertime readings. Outside in the cold, hear the wind rattle, come to the barn, keep warm with the cattle...
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780066237879
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An Indie Next List Pick! "A glorious tribute to Brown's timeless classic." —Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and Big Red Barn, this never-before-published picture book from beloved children’s book author Margaret Wise Brown tells the comforting, snowy story of animals seeking shelter from the cold in a big warm barn. Brought to beautiful life by Caldecott Medalist and multiple award-winner Jerry Pinkney, this is a must-have for every child’s library and is perfect for cozy wintertime readings. Outside in the cold, hear the wind rattle, come to the barn, keep warm with the cattle...
Christmas in the Barn
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 006052636X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What child is this Who is born here Where the oxen Stomp and peer . . . When Christmas in the Barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown's mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. For this larger, full-color edition, Caldecott Honor artist Diane Goode has created a new tableau of visitors to the barn that will delight generations of new readers.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 006052636X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
What child is this Who is born here Where the oxen Stomp and peer . . . When Christmas in the Barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown's mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. For this larger, full-color edition, Caldecott Honor artist Diane Goode has created a new tableau of visitors to the barn that will delight generations of new readers.
Night in the Barn
Author: Faye Gibbons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758743039
Category : Barns
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Four boys set out to prove they are not afraid to spend the night in the big, cold, dark barn.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758743039
Category : Barns
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Four boys set out to prove they are not afraid to spend the night in the big, cold, dark barn.
The Unicorn in the Barn
Author: Jacqueline Ogburn
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1328698890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
For years people have claimed to see a mysterious white deer in the woods around Chinaberry Creek. It always gets away. One evening, Eric Harper thinks he spots it. But a deer doesn’t have a coat that shimmers like a pearl. And a deer certainly isn’t born with an ivory horn curling from its forehead. When Eric discovers the unicorn is hurt and being taken care of by the vet next door and her daughter, Allegra, his life is transformed. A tender tale of love, loss, and the connections we make, The Unicorn in the Barn shows us that sometimes ordinary life takes extraordinary turns.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1328698890
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
For years people have claimed to see a mysterious white deer in the woods around Chinaberry Creek. It always gets away. One evening, Eric Harper thinks he spots it. But a deer doesn’t have a coat that shimmers like a pearl. And a deer certainly isn’t born with an ivory horn curling from its forehead. When Eric discovers the unicorn is hurt and being taken care of by the vet next door and her daughter, Allegra, his life is transformed. A tender tale of love, loss, and the connections we make, The Unicorn in the Barn shows us that sometimes ordinary life takes extraordinary turns.
Barn 8
Author: Deb Olin Unferth
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 164445114X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powers Two auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland—a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audits—assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. A series of catastrophes ensues. Deb Olin Unferth’s wildly inventive novel is a heist story of a very unusual sort. Swirling with a rich array of voices, Barn 8 takes readers into the minds of these renegades: a farmer’s daughter, a former director of undercover investigations, hundreds of activists, a forest ranger who suddenly comes upon forty thousand hens, and a security guard who is left on an empty farm for years. There are glimpses twenty thousand years into the future to see what chickens might evolve into on our contaminated planet. We hear what hens think happens when they die. In the end the cracked hearts of these indelible characters, their earnest efforts to heal themselves, and their radical actions will lead them to ruin or revelation. Funny, whimsical, philosophical, and heartbreaking, Barn 8 ultimately asks: What constitutes meaningful action in a world so in need of change? Unferth comes at this question with striking ingenuity, razor-sharp wit, and ferocious passion. Barn 8 is a rare comic-political drama, a tour de force for our time.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 164445114X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powers Two auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland—a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audits—assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. A series of catastrophes ensues. Deb Olin Unferth’s wildly inventive novel is a heist story of a very unusual sort. Swirling with a rich array of voices, Barn 8 takes readers into the minds of these renegades: a farmer’s daughter, a former director of undercover investigations, hundreds of activists, a forest ranger who suddenly comes upon forty thousand hens, and a security guard who is left on an empty farm for years. There are glimpses twenty thousand years into the future to see what chickens might evolve into on our contaminated planet. We hear what hens think happens when they die. In the end the cracked hearts of these indelible characters, their earnest efforts to heal themselves, and their radical actions will lead them to ruin or revelation. Funny, whimsical, philosophical, and heartbreaking, Barn 8 ultimately asks: What constitutes meaningful action in a world so in need of change? Unferth comes at this question with striking ingenuity, razor-sharp wit, and ferocious passion. Barn 8 is a rare comic-political drama, a tour de force for our time.
Slide-a-Story: Who's in the Barn?
Author: Megan Roth
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781684122325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Slide and reveal animal friends in the barn! Head to the farm for some animal antics in this sturdy slide-apart board book! Sliders on each page reveal hidden animals in the barn, behind the hay bales, and in the pond. Little ones will delight in the hands-on feature as well as the adorable illustrations as they familiarize themselves with the cows, pigs, horses, and chickens of the farm!
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781684122325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Slide and reveal animal friends in the barn! Head to the farm for some animal antics in this sturdy slide-apart board book! Sliders on each page reveal hidden animals in the barn, behind the hay bales, and in the pond. Little ones will delight in the hands-on feature as well as the adorable illustrations as they familiarize themselves with the cows, pigs, horses, and chickens of the farm!
The Impossible Office?
Author: Anthony Seldon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009429779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Over 300 years, fifty-seven individuals have held the office of British Prime Minister - who have been the best and worst?
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009429779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Over 300 years, fifty-seven individuals have held the office of British Prime Minister - who have been the best and worst?
The Storm in the Barn
Author: Matt Phelan
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763636185
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Facing his share of ordinary challenges, from local bullies to his father's failed expectations, eleven-year-old Jack Clark must also deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas, including the rising tensions in his small town and the spread ofa shadowy illness.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763636185
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Facing his share of ordinary challenges, from local bullies to his father's failed expectations, eleven-year-old Jack Clark must also deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas, including the rising tensions in his small town and the spread ofa shadowy illness.