Author: Angela Pelster
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1936747898
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
“As the author reveals in these charming essays, nature is imbued with enticing mysteries, and trees can be agents of salvation.” —Kirkus Reviews Angela Pelster’s startling essay collection charts the world’s history through its trees: through roots in the ground, rings across wood, and inevitable decay. These sharp and tender essays move from her childhood in rural Canada surrounded by skinny poplar trees in her backyard to a desert in Niger, where the Loneliest Tree in the World once grew. A squirrel’s decomposing body below a towering maple prompts a discussion of the science of rot, as well as a metaphor for the ways in which nature programs us to consume ourselves. Beautiful and deeply thoughtful, Limber valiantly asks what it means to sustain life on this planet we’ve inherited. “One of the quirkiest and most original books about the natural world that I have read in quite some time . . . the essays reveal not just the life of trees but how they connect us to the greater world around us.” —Seattle Times “Whether Pelster is talking about an old mining town buried alive, a tree that belonged only to itself, or a mother buried with her children in the desert, her prose invites the reader to pause and wonder . . . Pelster questions our mortality, how we define ourselves, and faith; and has fun doing so.” —Publishers Weekly “What a strange and unexpected treasure chest this is . . . Who is this Angela Pelster and where has she been all our lives?” —Lawrence Weschler
Limber
Author: Angela Pelster
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1936747898
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
“As the author reveals in these charming essays, nature is imbued with enticing mysteries, and trees can be agents of salvation.” —Kirkus Reviews Angela Pelster’s startling essay collection charts the world’s history through its trees: through roots in the ground, rings across wood, and inevitable decay. These sharp and tender essays move from her childhood in rural Canada surrounded by skinny poplar trees in her backyard to a desert in Niger, where the Loneliest Tree in the World once grew. A squirrel’s decomposing body below a towering maple prompts a discussion of the science of rot, as well as a metaphor for the ways in which nature programs us to consume ourselves. Beautiful and deeply thoughtful, Limber valiantly asks what it means to sustain life on this planet we’ve inherited. “One of the quirkiest and most original books about the natural world that I have read in quite some time . . . the essays reveal not just the life of trees but how they connect us to the greater world around us.” —Seattle Times “Whether Pelster is talking about an old mining town buried alive, a tree that belonged only to itself, or a mother buried with her children in the desert, her prose invites the reader to pause and wonder . . . Pelster questions our mortality, how we define ourselves, and faith; and has fun doing so.” —Publishers Weekly “What a strange and unexpected treasure chest this is . . . Who is this Angela Pelster and where has she been all our lives?” —Lawrence Weschler
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1936747898
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
“As the author reveals in these charming essays, nature is imbued with enticing mysteries, and trees can be agents of salvation.” —Kirkus Reviews Angela Pelster’s startling essay collection charts the world’s history through its trees: through roots in the ground, rings across wood, and inevitable decay. These sharp and tender essays move from her childhood in rural Canada surrounded by skinny poplar trees in her backyard to a desert in Niger, where the Loneliest Tree in the World once grew. A squirrel’s decomposing body below a towering maple prompts a discussion of the science of rot, as well as a metaphor for the ways in which nature programs us to consume ourselves. Beautiful and deeply thoughtful, Limber valiantly asks what it means to sustain life on this planet we’ve inherited. “One of the quirkiest and most original books about the natural world that I have read in quite some time . . . the essays reveal not just the life of trees but how they connect us to the greater world around us.” —Seattle Times “Whether Pelster is talking about an old mining town buried alive, a tree that belonged only to itself, or a mother buried with her children in the desert, her prose invites the reader to pause and wonder . . . Pelster questions our mortality, how we define ourselves, and faith; and has fun doing so.” —Publishers Weekly “What a strange and unexpected treasure chest this is . . . Who is this Angela Pelster and where has she been all our lives?” —Lawrence Weschler
Mrs. Limber's Raffle, Or, A Church Fair and Its Victims
Author: William Allen Butler
Publisher:
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Category : Church fund raising
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Church fund raising
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Robert Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Universal Dictionary of the English Language
Author:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
Book Description
Form
Author: United States. Army. Ordnance Dept
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The artillerist's manual, and compendium of infantry exercise
Author: Frederick Augustus Griffiths
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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The Army Officer's Examiner
Author: William Henry Powell
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Modern Guns and Gunnery, 1910
Author: Henry Arthur Bethell
Publisher:
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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
An artillery manual that covers various aspects of artillery and gunnery.
Publisher:
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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
An artillery manual that covers various aspects of artillery and gunnery.
The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Author: Robert Hunter
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Questions and Answers on Artillery Subjects, Drills, etc
Author: George Henry VESEY
Publisher:
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Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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