Author: Toby Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781714866304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An inspiring collection of sixteen poems accompanied by the whimsical and wonderful artwork of Michelle McDowell Smith. The poems uplift, reassure and offer courage to children and adults alike. "Of Land and Sky" reminds us of how hopeful childhood can be and keeps us optimistic for the future.
Of Land and Sky
Author: Toby Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781714866304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An inspiring collection of sixteen poems accompanied by the whimsical and wonderful artwork of Michelle McDowell Smith. The poems uplift, reassure and offer courage to children and adults alike. "Of Land and Sky" reminds us of how hopeful childhood can be and keeps us optimistic for the future.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781714866304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An inspiring collection of sixteen poems accompanied by the whimsical and wonderful artwork of Michelle McDowell Smith. The poems uplift, reassure and offer courage to children and adults alike. "Of Land and Sky" reminds us of how hopeful childhood can be and keeps us optimistic for the future.
North Carolina
Author: Bland Simpson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469665832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Bland Simpson, the celebrated bard of North Carolina's sound country, has blended history, observation of nature, and personal narrative in many books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Yet he has spent much of his life in the state's Piedmont, with regular travels into its western mountains. Here, for the first time, Simpson brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to bear on the entirety of his home state, combining storytelling and travelogue to create a portrait of the Old North State with care and humor. Three of the state's finest photographers come along to guide the journey: Simpson's wife and creative partner Ann Cary Simpson, professional photographer Scott Taylor, and writer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt. Their photos, combined with Simpson's rich narrative, will inspire readers to consider not only what North Carolina has been and what it is but also what we hope it will be. This book belongs on the shelf of longtime residents, newcomers, and visitors alike.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781469665832
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Bland Simpson, the celebrated bard of North Carolina's sound country, has blended history, observation of nature, and personal narrative in many books to chronicle the people and places of eastern Carolina. Yet he has spent much of his life in the state's Piedmont, with regular travels into its western mountains. Here, for the first time, Simpson brings his distinctive voice and way of seeing to bear on the entirety of his home state, combining storytelling and travelogue to create a portrait of the Old North State with care and humor. Three of the state's finest photographers come along to guide the journey: Simpson's wife and creative partner Ann Cary Simpson, professional photographer Scott Taylor, and writer and naturalist Tom Earnhardt. Their photos, combined with Simpson's rich narrative, will inspire readers to consider not only what North Carolina has been and what it is but also what we hope it will be. This book belongs on the shelf of longtime residents, newcomers, and visitors alike.
Land-Water-Sky / Ndè-Tı-Yat’a
Author: Katłıà Katłįà
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773634283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A vexatious shapeshifter walks among humans. Shadowy beasts skulk at the edges of the woods. A ghostly apparition haunts a lonely stretch of highway. Spirits and legends rise and join together to protect the north. Land-Water-Sky/Ndè-Tı-Yat’a is the debut novel from Dene author Katłıà. Set in Canada’s far north, this layered composite novel traverses space and time, from a community being stalked by a dark presence, a group of teenagers out for a dangerous joyride, to an archeological site on a mysterious island that holds a powerful secret. Riveting, subtle, and unforgettable, Katłıà gives us a unique perspective into what the world might look like today if Indigenous legends walked amongst us, disguised as humans, and ensures that the spiritual significance and teachings behind the stories of Indigenous legends are respected and honored. We acknowledge the support of Arts Nova Scotia.
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
ISBN: 1773634283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
A vexatious shapeshifter walks among humans. Shadowy beasts skulk at the edges of the woods. A ghostly apparition haunts a lonely stretch of highway. Spirits and legends rise and join together to protect the north. Land-Water-Sky/Ndè-Tı-Yat’a is the debut novel from Dene author Katłıà. Set in Canada’s far north, this layered composite novel traverses space and time, from a community being stalked by a dark presence, a group of teenagers out for a dangerous joyride, to an archeological site on a mysterious island that holds a powerful secret. Riveting, subtle, and unforgettable, Katłıà gives us a unique perspective into what the world might look like today if Indigenous legends walked amongst us, disguised as humans, and ensures that the spiritual significance and teachings behind the stories of Indigenous legends are respected and honored. We acknowledge the support of Arts Nova Scotia.
By Land, Sea, and Sky
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557495121
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This book is a selection of modernized, paganized prayers and charms from volumes one and two of Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica, intended for use by Druids, Celtic Reconstructionists, or others interested in Celtic spiritulaity. The Carmina Gadelica is a six volume collection of prayers, charms, and folklore from Scotland assembled around 1900 by Alexander Carmichael. This book represents modernized, re-paganized versions of selected prayers and charms from the first two volumes of the series. It is designed to be used by Celtic Polytheists, Druids, or anyone else interested in Celtic Spirituality. All original deity references have been replaced with the names of Irish gods, and the language has been modernized, but otherwise the content has been kept as true to the original as possible.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557495121
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
This book is a selection of modernized, paganized prayers and charms from volumes one and two of Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica, intended for use by Druids, Celtic Reconstructionists, or others interested in Celtic spiritulaity. The Carmina Gadelica is a six volume collection of prayers, charms, and folklore from Scotland assembled around 1900 by Alexander Carmichael. This book represents modernized, re-paganized versions of selected prayers and charms from the first two volumes of the series. It is designed to be used by Celtic Polytheists, Druids, or anyone else interested in Celtic Spirituality. All original deity references have been replaced with the names of Irish gods, and the language has been modernized, but otherwise the content has been kept as true to the original as possible.
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
Author: Jamie Zeppa
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
ISBN: 0385674155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
ISBN: 0385674155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.
IN BETWEEN
Author: Dr. SUNILKUMAR LAWATE Translated into English By Dr. SHUCHITA NANDAPURKAR-PHADAKE
Publisher: MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE
ISBN: 9353174740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
He was born in an orphanage, was brought up in a remand home. He had no relations, no father, no mother, no caste, no religion, no culture, and no ancestry, nothing to claim him. He had no traditional markings to prove his being into existence. He was born with 'Name Not Known'. He had no name; he just had a number, just like the prisoners. His childhood was full of questions. His adolescence was spoiled, his youth was snubbed. When he grew into adulthood, his question also grew with him. These questions made him an adult. They shouldered his parenting. They taught him, they helped him to recover. Today, he is at such a stage where life unfolds beautifully in front of him. This is a story for those who have everything yet who do not stop complaining and are extremely incompetent.
Publisher: MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE
ISBN: 9353174740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
He was born in an orphanage, was brought up in a remand home. He had no relations, no father, no mother, no caste, no religion, no culture, and no ancestry, nothing to claim him. He had no traditional markings to prove his being into existence. He was born with 'Name Not Known'. He had no name; he just had a number, just like the prisoners. His childhood was full of questions. His adolescence was spoiled, his youth was snubbed. When he grew into adulthood, his question also grew with him. These questions made him an adult. They shouldered his parenting. They taught him, they helped him to recover. Today, he is at such a stage where life unfolds beautifully in front of him. This is a story for those who have everything yet who do not stop complaining and are extremely incompetent.
IN BETWEEN
Author: SUNILKUMAR LAWATE
Publisher: MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
HE WAS BORN IN AN ORPHANAGE, WAS BROUGHT UP IN A REMAND HOME. HE HAD NO RELATIONS, NO FATHER, NO MOTHER, NO CASTE, NO RELIGION, NO CULTURE, AND NO ANCESTRY, NOTHING TO CLAIM HIM. HE HAD NO TRADITIONAL MARKINGS TO PROVE HIS BEING INTO EXISTENCE. HE WAS BORN WITH `NAME NOT KNOWN`. HE HAD NO NAME; HE JUST HAD A NUMBER, JUST LIKE THE PRISONERS. HIS CHILDHOOD WAS FULL OF QUESTIONS. HIS ADOLESCENCE WAS SPOILED, HIS YOUTH WAS SNUBBED. WHEN HE GREW INTO ADULTHOOD, HIS QUESTION ALSO GREW WITH HIM. THESE QUESTIONS MADE HIM AN ADULT. THEY SHOULDERED HIS PARENTING. THEY TAUGHT HIM, THEY HELPED HIM TO RECOVER. TODAY, HE IS AT SUCH A STAGE WHERE LIFE UNFOLDS BEAUTIFULLY IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS IS A STORY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVERYTHING YET WHO DO NOT STOP COMPLAINING AND ARE EXTREMELY INCOMPETENT. त्याचा जन्म एका अनाथाश्रमात झाला होता, त्याला रिमांड होममध्ये आणण्यात आले होते. त्याला कोणतेही नाते नव्हते, वडील नव्हते, आई नाही, जात नाही, धर्म नाही, संस्कृती नाही आणि वंश नाही, त्याच्यावर दावा करण्यासाठी काहीही नाही. त्याचे अस्तित्व असल्याचे सिद्ध करण्यासाठी त्याच्याकडे कोणतीही पारंपारिक चिन्हे नव्हती. त्याचा जन्म 'नाव माहीत नाही' सह झाला होता. त्याला नाव नव्हते; त्याच्याकडे फक्त एक नंबर होता, अगदी कैद्यांसारखा. त्यांचे बालपण प्रश्नांनी भरलेले होते. त्याचे पौगंडावस्थेचे वय खराब झाले होते, त्याचे तारुण्य नष्ट झाले होते. जेव्हा तो प्रौढ झाला तेव्हा त्याच्यासोबत त्याचे प्रश्नही वाढले. या प्रश्नांनी त्याला प्रौढ बनवले. त्यांनी त्याच्या पालकत्वाला खांदा दिला. त्यांनी त्याला शिकवले, त्यांनी त्याला बरे होण्यास मदत केली. आज तो अशा टप्प्यावर आहे जिथे जीवन त्याच्या समोर सुंदरपणे उभं राहतं. ज्यांच्याकडे सर्व काही आहे तरीही जे तक्रार करणे थांबवत नाहीत आणि अत्यंत अक्षम आहेत त्यांच्यासाठी ही कथा आहे.
Publisher: MEHTA PUBLISHING HOUSE
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
HE WAS BORN IN AN ORPHANAGE, WAS BROUGHT UP IN A REMAND HOME. HE HAD NO RELATIONS, NO FATHER, NO MOTHER, NO CASTE, NO RELIGION, NO CULTURE, AND NO ANCESTRY, NOTHING TO CLAIM HIM. HE HAD NO TRADITIONAL MARKINGS TO PROVE HIS BEING INTO EXISTENCE. HE WAS BORN WITH `NAME NOT KNOWN`. HE HAD NO NAME; HE JUST HAD A NUMBER, JUST LIKE THE PRISONERS. HIS CHILDHOOD WAS FULL OF QUESTIONS. HIS ADOLESCENCE WAS SPOILED, HIS YOUTH WAS SNUBBED. WHEN HE GREW INTO ADULTHOOD, HIS QUESTION ALSO GREW WITH HIM. THESE QUESTIONS MADE HIM AN ADULT. THEY SHOULDERED HIS PARENTING. THEY TAUGHT HIM, THEY HELPED HIM TO RECOVER. TODAY, HE IS AT SUCH A STAGE WHERE LIFE UNFOLDS BEAUTIFULLY IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS IS A STORY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EVERYTHING YET WHO DO NOT STOP COMPLAINING AND ARE EXTREMELY INCOMPETENT. त्याचा जन्म एका अनाथाश्रमात झाला होता, त्याला रिमांड होममध्ये आणण्यात आले होते. त्याला कोणतेही नाते नव्हते, वडील नव्हते, आई नाही, जात नाही, धर्म नाही, संस्कृती नाही आणि वंश नाही, त्याच्यावर दावा करण्यासाठी काहीही नाही. त्याचे अस्तित्व असल्याचे सिद्ध करण्यासाठी त्याच्याकडे कोणतीही पारंपारिक चिन्हे नव्हती. त्याचा जन्म 'नाव माहीत नाही' सह झाला होता. त्याला नाव नव्हते; त्याच्याकडे फक्त एक नंबर होता, अगदी कैद्यांसारखा. त्यांचे बालपण प्रश्नांनी भरलेले होते. त्याचे पौगंडावस्थेचे वय खराब झाले होते, त्याचे तारुण्य नष्ट झाले होते. जेव्हा तो प्रौढ झाला तेव्हा त्याच्यासोबत त्याचे प्रश्नही वाढले. या प्रश्नांनी त्याला प्रौढ बनवले. त्यांनी त्याच्या पालकत्वाला खांदा दिला. त्यांनी त्याला शिकवले, त्यांनी त्याला बरे होण्यास मदत केली. आज तो अशा टप्प्यावर आहे जिथे जीवन त्याच्या समोर सुंदरपणे उभं राहतं. ज्यांच्याकडे सर्व काही आहे तरीही जे तक्रार करणे थांबवत नाहीत आणि अत्यंत अक्षम आहेत त्यांच्यासाठी ही कथा आहे.
Heidegger and Unconcealment
Author: Mark A. Wrathall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139492756
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book includes ten essays that trace the notion of unconcealment as it develops from Heidegger's early writings to his later work, shaping his philosophy of truth, language and history. 'Unconcealment' is the idea that what entities are depends on the conditions that allow them to manifest themselves. This concept, central to Heidegger's work, also applies to worlds in a dual sense: first, a condition of entities manifesting themselves is the existence of a world; and second, worlds themselves are disclosed. The unconcealment or disclosure of a world is the most important historical event, and Heidegger believes there have been a number of quite distinct worlds that have emerged and disappeared in history. Heidegger's thought as a whole can profitably be seen as working out the implications of the original understanding of unconcealment.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139492756
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book includes ten essays that trace the notion of unconcealment as it develops from Heidegger's early writings to his later work, shaping his philosophy of truth, language and history. 'Unconcealment' is the idea that what entities are depends on the conditions that allow them to manifest themselves. This concept, central to Heidegger's work, also applies to worlds in a dual sense: first, a condition of entities manifesting themselves is the existence of a world; and second, worlds themselves are disclosed. The unconcealment or disclosure of a world is the most important historical event, and Heidegger believes there have been a number of quite distinct worlds that have emerged and disappeared in history. Heidegger's thought as a whole can profitably be seen as working out the implications of the original understanding of unconcealment.
Where the Sky Is Born
Author: Karen Ross
Publisher: Jeanine Kitchel
ISBN: 0974483907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The journey of Jeanine Kitchel and her husband as they traveled to the Yucatan in 1985 and a decade later, left their Silicon Valley jobs to pursue a relaxed lifestyle in Puerto Morelos, a small fishing village on the Quintana Roo Coast south of Cancun.
Publisher: Jeanine Kitchel
ISBN: 0974483907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The journey of Jeanine Kitchel and her husband as they traveled to the Yucatan in 1985 and a decade later, left their Silicon Valley jobs to pursue a relaxed lifestyle in Puerto Morelos, a small fishing village on the Quintana Roo Coast south of Cancun.
Bright of the Sky
Author: Kay Kenyon
Publisher: Winterset Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The complete four-book series! Enter the world of the Entire in this first book of the celebrated four-volume epic. In a land-locked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the Entire gathers both human and alien beings under a sky of fire, called the bright. A land of wonders, the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and a never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme. Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former star pilot, bereft of his beloved wife and daughter who are assumed dead by everyone on earth except Quinn. Believing them trapped in a parallel universe—one where he himself may have been imprisoned—he returns to the Entire to free them. Thus begins a tale of high adventure and vast concept, replete with alien cultures, an exotic bureaucracy, and a man with nothing left to lose. He may not find what he seeks, but he’ll be offered a view of the multiverse, the power of princes, an unthinkable revenge—and unexpectedly, love. "A riveting launch." ––Publisher's Weekly starred review [A] fascinating and gratifying feat of world building. . . . promises to be a grand epic, indeed.”—Booklist “[A] star-maker, a magnificent book that should establish its author's reputation as among the very best in the field today.”—SFSite.com
Publisher: Winterset Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The complete four-book series! Enter the world of the Entire in this first book of the celebrated four-volume epic. In a land-locked galaxy that tunnels through our own, the Entire gathers both human and alien beings under a sky of fire, called the bright. A land of wonders, the Entire is sustained by monumental storm walls and a never-ending river. Over all, the elegant and cruel Tarig rule supreme. Into this rich milieu is thrust Titus Quinn, former star pilot, bereft of his beloved wife and daughter who are assumed dead by everyone on earth except Quinn. Believing them trapped in a parallel universe—one where he himself may have been imprisoned—he returns to the Entire to free them. Thus begins a tale of high adventure and vast concept, replete with alien cultures, an exotic bureaucracy, and a man with nothing left to lose. He may not find what he seeks, but he’ll be offered a view of the multiverse, the power of princes, an unthinkable revenge—and unexpectedly, love. "A riveting launch." ––Publisher's Weekly starred review [A] fascinating and gratifying feat of world building. . . . promises to be a grand epic, indeed.”—Booklist “[A] star-maker, a magnificent book that should establish its author's reputation as among the very best in the field today.”—SFSite.com