Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Scenes from the non-Christian world, by novelist-explorer.
Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue
Their Heads Are Green And Their Hands Are Blue
Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786256800
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In the nineteenth century there flourished a peculiar breed of Englishmen—often the second sons of the aristocracy, or ambitious men from a lower class—who as soldiers, consuls and tea planters, were largely responsible for making England a great colonial power. Save for the fact that he is a staunch anticolonialist, Paul Bowles resembles these men in many respects. Like them, he appears to be happiest away from civilization as we know it; like them, he thrives when the traveling is hardest, the food ghastly or infrequent, water scarce, heat intolerable, or mosquitoes abundant. This engaging collection of eight travel essays by the author of such noted fiction as The Sheltering Sky and The Delicate Prey deals largely with places in the world that few Westerners have ever heard of, much less seen—places as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions of modern civilization. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with remote spots in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Mohammedan worlds. The author is a sympathetic and discerning interpreter of these alien cultures, and his eyes and ears are especially alert both to what is bizarre and what is wise in the civilizations in which he settles. He is also acutely aware of the transitions occurring on the fringes of many of these regions, and he is disturbed and indignant about the corrosive effect of Western culture on the non-Christian way of life. Above all, however, Paul Bowles is a superb and observant traveler—born wanderer who finds pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships matter-of-factly and with humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles’s characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to understand.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786256800
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In the nineteenth century there flourished a peculiar breed of Englishmen—often the second sons of the aristocracy, or ambitious men from a lower class—who as soldiers, consuls and tea planters, were largely responsible for making England a great colonial power. Save for the fact that he is a staunch anticolonialist, Paul Bowles resembles these men in many respects. Like them, he appears to be happiest away from civilization as we know it; like them, he thrives when the traveling is hardest, the food ghastly or infrequent, water scarce, heat intolerable, or mosquitoes abundant. This engaging collection of eight travel essays by the author of such noted fiction as The Sheltering Sky and The Delicate Prey deals largely with places in the world that few Westerners have ever heard of, much less seen—places as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions of modern civilization. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with remote spots in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Mohammedan worlds. The author is a sympathetic and discerning interpreter of these alien cultures, and his eyes and ears are especially alert both to what is bizarre and what is wise in the civilizations in which he settles. He is also acutely aware of the transitions occurring on the fringes of many of these regions, and he is disturbed and indignant about the corrosive effect of Western culture on the non-Christian way of life. Above all, however, Paul Bowles is a superb and observant traveler—born wanderer who finds pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships matter-of-factly and with humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles’s characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to understand.
Their heads are green and heir hands are blue
Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue
Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061137372
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Their Heads are Green and their Hands are Blue is an engaging collection of eight travel essays. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with locations in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Islamic worlds. A superb and observant traveler, Paul Bowles was a born wanderer who found pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with a matter-of-fact humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles' characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to understand.
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780061137372
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Their Heads are Green and their Hands are Blue is an engaging collection of eight travel essays. Except for one essay on Central America, all of these pieces are concerned with locations in the Hindu, Buddhist, or Islamic worlds. A superb and observant traveler, Paul Bowles was a born wanderer who found pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with a matter-of-fact humor. These essays provide us with Paul Bowles' characteristic insightfulness and bring us closer to a world we frequently hear about, but often find difficult to understand.
The Jumblies
Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Top That! Publishing
ISBN: 9781782440642
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Top That! Publishing
ISBN: 9781782440642
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Night the Heads Came
Author: William Sleator
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504019075
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Leo and Tim are abducted by aliens—and find themselves in the middle of an intergalactic feud Leo is driving his best friend, Tim, to the station to catch the midnight train to New York City, where Tim hopes to sell his science fiction drawings to a publisher. But they never get there. While on the road, Leo and Tim see a strange circle of lights in the sky, and before they know it, creepy, tiny-headed creatures are taking samples of the boys’ blood on some sort of spaceship. Suddenly, Leo is back in his car and Tim—along with Leo’s memory—is gone. Worse, when Leo finally starts to remember what happened, no one believes him. Before long, the 2 friends find themselves in the middle of a cosmic contest between warring alien races—and the people of Earth are caught in the crossfire. Time is running out, and it’s up to Leo and Tim to save the planet from catastrophe.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504019075
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Leo and Tim are abducted by aliens—and find themselves in the middle of an intergalactic feud Leo is driving his best friend, Tim, to the station to catch the midnight train to New York City, where Tim hopes to sell his science fiction drawings to a publisher. But they never get there. While on the road, Leo and Tim see a strange circle of lights in the sky, and before they know it, creepy, tiny-headed creatures are taking samples of the boys’ blood on some sort of spaceship. Suddenly, Leo is back in his car and Tim—along with Leo’s memory—is gone. Worse, when Leo finally starts to remember what happened, no one believes him. Before long, the 2 friends find themselves in the middle of a cosmic contest between warring alien races—and the people of Earth are caught in the crossfire. Time is running out, and it’s up to Leo and Tim to save the planet from catastrophe.
Their Heads are Green
Author: Paul Bowles
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780720688160
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780720688160
Category : Africa, North
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages
Author: Harold Bloom
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684868733
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The nation's most celebrated literary critic introduces children to the exciting world of literature through this collection of great stories by Hans Christian Andersen, William Blake, O. Henry, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and others. 100,000 first printing.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684868733
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
The nation's most celebrated literary critic introduces children to the exciting world of literature through this collection of great stories by Hans Christian Andersen, William Blake, O. Henry, Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and others. 100,000 first printing.
In Their Heads
Author: Aashna Miharia
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Gwen had always been an average kid-or so it seems. She's been hiding her secret abilities from the world for all of her life. That is until Jax comes into the picture and turns her world upside down. In this fascinating story of supernatural abilities, Gwen faces a choice: goodness or greed? Should she listen to her heart or her head? Her decision could change her relationship with everyone for the worst: or maybe, it's all in her head.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Gwen had always been an average kid-or so it seems. She's been hiding her secret abilities from the world for all of her life. That is until Jax comes into the picture and turns her world upside down. In this fascinating story of supernatural abilities, Gwen faces a choice: goodness or greed? Should she listen to her heart or her head? Her decision could change her relationship with everyone for the worst: or maybe, it's all in her head.
Phytopathology
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description