Author: Franz Wright
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375711473
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with the past and acceptance of what may come in the future. From his earliest years, he writes in “Will,” he had “the gift of impermanence / so I would be ready, / accompanied / by a rage to prove them wrong / . . . and that I too was worthy of love.” This rage comes coupled with the poet’s own brand of love, what he calls “one / strange alone / heart’s wish / to help all / hearts.” Poetry is indeed Wright’s help, and he delivers it to us with a wry sense of the daily in America: in his wonderfully local relationship to God (whom he encounters along with a catfish in the emerald shallows of Walden Pond); in the little West Virginia motel of the title poem, on the banks of the great Ohio River, where “Tammy Wynette’s on the marquee” and he is visited by the figure of Walt Whitman, “examining the tear on a dead face.” Here, in Wheeling Motel, Wright’s poetry continues to surprise us with its frank appraisal of our soul, and with his own combustible loneliness and unstoppable joy.
Wheeling Motel
Author: Franz Wright
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375711473
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with the past and acceptance of what may come in the future. From his earliest years, he writes in “Will,” he had “the gift of impermanence / so I would be ready, / accompanied / by a rage to prove them wrong / . . . and that I too was worthy of love.” This rage comes coupled with the poet’s own brand of love, what he calls “one / strange alone / heart’s wish / to help all / hearts.” Poetry is indeed Wright’s help, and he delivers it to us with a wry sense of the daily in America: in his wonderfully local relationship to God (whom he encounters along with a catfish in the emerald shallows of Walden Pond); in the little West Virginia motel of the title poem, on the banks of the great Ohio River, where “Tammy Wynette’s on the marquee” and he is visited by the figure of Walt Whitman, “examining the tear on a dead face.” Here, in Wheeling Motel, Wright’s poetry continues to surprise us with its frank appraisal of our soul, and with his own combustible loneliness and unstoppable joy.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0375711473
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
In his tenth collection of poetry, Franz Wright gives us an exquisite book of reconciliation with the past and acceptance of what may come in the future. From his earliest years, he writes in “Will,” he had “the gift of impermanence / so I would be ready, / accompanied / by a rage to prove them wrong / . . . and that I too was worthy of love.” This rage comes coupled with the poet’s own brand of love, what he calls “one / strange alone / heart’s wish / to help all / hearts.” Poetry is indeed Wright’s help, and he delivers it to us with a wry sense of the daily in America: in his wonderfully local relationship to God (whom he encounters along with a catfish in the emerald shallows of Walden Pond); in the little West Virginia motel of the title poem, on the banks of the great Ohio River, where “Tammy Wynette’s on the marquee” and he is visited by the figure of Walt Whitman, “examining the tear on a dead face.” Here, in Wheeling Motel, Wright’s poetry continues to surprise us with its frank appraisal of our soul, and with his own combustible loneliness and unstoppable joy.
Walking Pleasant Valley
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979190100
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
This book describes the homes and lives of those who lived in the Pleasant Valley area of Wheeling, West Virginia. This "out the pike" region, along the historic National Road, contains some of the finest architectural examples and fascinating stories of the industrial and cultural leaders of Wheeling.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979190100
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
This book describes the homes and lives of those who lived in the Pleasant Valley area of Wheeling, West Virginia. This "out the pike" region, along the historic National Road, contains some of the finest architectural examples and fascinating stories of the industrial and cultural leaders of Wheeling.
Nothing Came From Walking: Surviving Encounters with the Spirit of Death
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435714113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435714113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Granny D
Author: Doris Haddock
Publisher: Villard
ISBN: 0375506756
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"There's a cancer, and it's killing our democracy. A poor man has to sell his soul to get elected. I cry for this country." On February 29, 2000, ninety-year-old Doris “Granny D” Haddock completed her 3,200-mile, fourteen-month walk from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. She walked through 105-degree deserts and blinding blizzards, despite arthritis and emphysema. Along her way, her remarkable speeches — rich with wisdom, love, and political insight — transformed individuals and communities and jump-started a full-blown movement. She became a national heroine. On her journey, Haddock kept a diary — tracking the progress of her walk and recalling events in her life and the insights that have given her. Granny D celebrates an exuberant life of love, activism, and adventure — from writing one-woman feminist plays in the 1930s to stopping nuclear testing near an Eskimo fishing village in 1960 to Haddock’s current crusade. Threaded throughout is the spirit of her beloved hometown of Dublin/Peterborough, New Hampshire — Thornton Wilder’s inspirations for Grovers Croner in Out Town — a quintessentially American center of New England pluck, Yankee ingenuity and can-do attitude. Told in Doris Haddock’s distinct and unforgettable voice, Granny D will move, amuse, and inspire readers of all ages with its clarion message that one person can indeed make a difference.
Publisher: Villard
ISBN: 0375506756
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"There's a cancer, and it's killing our democracy. A poor man has to sell his soul to get elected. I cry for this country." On February 29, 2000, ninety-year-old Doris “Granny D” Haddock completed her 3,200-mile, fourteen-month walk from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. She walked through 105-degree deserts and blinding blizzards, despite arthritis and emphysema. Along her way, her remarkable speeches — rich with wisdom, love, and political insight — transformed individuals and communities and jump-started a full-blown movement. She became a national heroine. On her journey, Haddock kept a diary — tracking the progress of her walk and recalling events in her life and the insights that have given her. Granny D celebrates an exuberant life of love, activism, and adventure — from writing one-woman feminist plays in the 1930s to stopping nuclear testing near an Eskimo fishing village in 1960 to Haddock’s current crusade. Threaded throughout is the spirit of her beloved hometown of Dublin/Peterborough, New Hampshire — Thornton Wilder’s inspirations for Grovers Croner in Out Town — a quintessentially American center of New England pluck, Yankee ingenuity and can-do attitude. Told in Doris Haddock’s distinct and unforgettable voice, Granny D will move, amuse, and inspire readers of all ages with its clarion message that one person can indeed make a difference.
Virtual Reality for Physical and Motor Rehabilitation
Author: Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1493909681
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
While virtual reality (VR) has influenced fields as varied as gaming, archaeology and the visual arts, some of its most promising applications come from the health sector. Particularly encouraging are the many uses of VR in supporting the recovery of motor skills following accident or illness. Virtual Reality for Physical and Motor Rehabilitation reviews two decades of progress and anticipates advances to come. It offers current research on the capacity of VR to evaluate, address, and reduce motor skill limitations and the use of VR to support motor and sensorimotor function, from the most basic to the most sophisticated skill levels. Expert scientists and clinicians explain how the brain organizes motor behavior, relate therapeutic objectives to client goals and differentiate among VR platforms in engaging the production of movement and balance. On the practical side, contributors demonstrate that VR complements existing therapies across various conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury and stroke. Included among the topics: Neuroplasticity and virtual reality. Vision and perception in virtual reality. Sensorimotor recalibration in virtual environments. Rehabilitative applications using VR for residual impairments following stroke. VR reveals mechanisms of balance and locomotor impairments. Applications of VR technologies for childhood disabilities. A resource of great immediate and future utility, Virtual Reality for Physical and Motor Rehabilitation distills a dynamic field to aid the work of neuropsychologists, rehabilitation specialists (including physical, speech, vocational and occupational therapists), and neurologists.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1493909681
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
While virtual reality (VR) has influenced fields as varied as gaming, archaeology and the visual arts, some of its most promising applications come from the health sector. Particularly encouraging are the many uses of VR in supporting the recovery of motor skills following accident or illness. Virtual Reality for Physical and Motor Rehabilitation reviews two decades of progress and anticipates advances to come. It offers current research on the capacity of VR to evaluate, address, and reduce motor skill limitations and the use of VR to support motor and sensorimotor function, from the most basic to the most sophisticated skill levels. Expert scientists and clinicians explain how the brain organizes motor behavior, relate therapeutic objectives to client goals and differentiate among VR platforms in engaging the production of movement and balance. On the practical side, contributors demonstrate that VR complements existing therapies across various conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury and stroke. Included among the topics: Neuroplasticity and virtual reality. Vision and perception in virtual reality. Sensorimotor recalibration in virtual environments. Rehabilitative applications using VR for residual impairments following stroke. VR reveals mechanisms of balance and locomotor impairments. Applications of VR technologies for childhood disabilities. A resource of great immediate and future utility, Virtual Reality for Physical and Motor Rehabilitation distills a dynamic field to aid the work of neuropsychologists, rehabilitation specialists (including physical, speech, vocational and occupational therapists), and neurologists.
My Dad Moved out and Left Me
Author: Yvette Wiggins Kinlaw
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663204403
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Life can be amazing one minute and turned upside down the next. Sometimes things can be so good until you can take it for granted that this is the way life is supposed to be, no matter what. This is a self-help book for children about a parent who decides to leave his family. When a parent leaves his wife/companion and their children can sometimes turn a child’s life upside down. Getting a child’s life right-side up can be a challenge for the parent left at home. The results can be devastating or amazing!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663204403
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Life can be amazing one minute and turned upside down the next. Sometimes things can be so good until you can take it for granted that this is the way life is supposed to be, no matter what. This is a self-help book for children about a parent who decides to leave his family. When a parent leaves his wife/companion and their children can sometimes turn a child’s life upside down. Getting a child’s life right-side up can be a challenge for the parent left at home. The results can be devastating or amazing!
The Gardener's Assistant: Practical and Scientific ...
Author: Robert Thompson (Horticulturist.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
Schools as Community Hubs
Author: Benjamin Cleveland
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811999724
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This open access book brings together research on the planning, design, governance and management of schools as community hubs—places that support the development of better-connected, more highly integrated, and more resilient communities with education at the centre. It explores opportunities and difficulties associated with bringing schools and communities closer together, with a focus on the facilities needed to accommodate shared experiences that generate social capital and deliver reciprocal benefits. This book discusses the expanded roles of schools, and investigates how schools may offer more to their communities—historically, currently and into the future—with respect to the role of the built environment in situating community activities and services. Organised around four sections, it showcases important areas of development in the field via an interdisciplinary approach, which weaves together empirical research with theoretical insights and practical examples. This book not only highlights the challenges associated with the development of schools as community hubs but offers evidence-based insights into how to overcome such hurdles to develop community-facing schools into the future.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811999724
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This open access book brings together research on the planning, design, governance and management of schools as community hubs—places that support the development of better-connected, more highly integrated, and more resilient communities with education at the centre. It explores opportunities and difficulties associated with bringing schools and communities closer together, with a focus on the facilities needed to accommodate shared experiences that generate social capital and deliver reciprocal benefits. This book discusses the expanded roles of schools, and investigates how schools may offer more to their communities—historically, currently and into the future—with respect to the role of the built environment in situating community activities and services. Organised around four sections, it showcases important areas of development in the field via an interdisciplinary approach, which weaves together empirical research with theoretical insights and practical examples. This book not only highlights the challenges associated with the development of schools as community hubs but offers evidence-based insights into how to overcome such hurdles to develop community-facing schools into the future.
The Academy and Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Stoking Hope
Author: C. K. McDonough
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781955065108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Perseverance! That is how Martha, a single mother in the West Virginia of 1918, survives and ultimately thrives, doing whatever she has to for her daughter, Frances. It is also how Frances, a pregnant newlywed at the outbreak of World War II, gets through those dark days and their aftermath. This tale of two remarkable women covers a fifty year period from World War I well into the 60s, full of pain, joy, friends gained and lost ... oh, and the creation of Kevlar.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781955065108
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Perseverance! That is how Martha, a single mother in the West Virginia of 1918, survives and ultimately thrives, doing whatever she has to for her daughter, Frances. It is also how Frances, a pregnant newlywed at the outbreak of World War II, gets through those dark days and their aftermath. This tale of two remarkable women covers a fifty year period from World War I well into the 60s, full of pain, joy, friends gained and lost ... oh, and the creation of Kevlar.