Author: Lyall Watson
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 168137370X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer) Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings warmth and water, enriches and strips away the soil, aerates the globe. Wind shapes the lives of animals, humans among them. Trade follows the path of the wind, as empire also does. Wind made the difference in wars between the Greeks and Persians, the Mongols and the Japanese. Wind helped to destroy the Spanish Armada. And wind is no less determining of our inner lives: the föhn, mistral, sirocco, Santa Ana, and other “ill winds” of the world are correlated with disease, suicide, and even murder. Heaven’s Breath is an encyclopedic and enchanting book that opens dazzling new perspectives on history, nature, and humanity.
Heaven's Breath
Author: Lyall Watson
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 168137370X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer) Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings warmth and water, enriches and strips away the soil, aerates the globe. Wind shapes the lives of animals, humans among them. Trade follows the path of the wind, as empire also does. Wind made the difference in wars between the Greeks and Persians, the Mongols and the Japanese. Wind helped to destroy the Spanish Armada. And wind is no less determining of our inner lives: the föhn, mistral, sirocco, Santa Ana, and other “ill winds” of the world are correlated with disease, suicide, and even murder. Heaven’s Breath is an encyclopedic and enchanting book that opens dazzling new perspectives on history, nature, and humanity.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 168137370X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer) Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings warmth and water, enriches and strips away the soil, aerates the globe. Wind shapes the lives of animals, humans among them. Trade follows the path of the wind, as empire also does. Wind made the difference in wars between the Greeks and Persians, the Mongols and the Japanese. Wind helped to destroy the Spanish Armada. And wind is no less determining of our inner lives: the föhn, mistral, sirocco, Santa Ana, and other “ill winds” of the world are correlated with disease, suicide, and even murder. Heaven’s Breath is an encyclopedic and enchanting book that opens dazzling new perspectives on history, nature, and humanity.
The Winds of Heaven
Author: Monica Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Wind From Heaven
Author: Monika Jablonska
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781621383048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Wind from Heaven is the story of the future pope Karol Wojtyla as poet and playwright, as true servant of the Word - a student of Polish literature, dramatist, actor, professor, philosopher, and priest, whose religious conviction added a moral dimension to world politics, transformed the Church, and changed the course of history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781621383048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Wind from Heaven is the story of the future pope Karol Wojtyla as poet and playwright, as true servant of the Word - a student of Polish literature, dramatist, actor, professor, philosopher, and priest, whose religious conviction added a moral dimension to world politics, transformed the Church, and changed the course of history.
Heaven's Wind
Author: Stephen Earle
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1623171156
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
For the first time in English, Stephen Earle tells the epic story of Nakamura Tempu, one of Japan’s most inspirational twentieth-century thinkers and teachers, whose mind-body approach to personal transformation influenced hundreds of thousands, including prominent leaders in government, industry, and the arts. Earle chronicles Tempu’s origins in the samurai tradition, his genius for martial arts, and his work in Manchuria as a spy during the Russo-Japan War of 1904–1905. He relates how, after escaping a Russian firing squad, Tempu contracted tuberculosis; how he embarked on a search for a cure that led to the halls of Columbia University, the salons of Paris, and the foothills of the Himalayas, where he practiced yoga under the tutelage of an Indian guru; and how he not only regained his health but also underwent a spiritual transformation. This transformation laid the groundwork for the secular and practical methodology for self-realization and the cultivation of will that Tempu developed and disseminated to the sick and socially disenfranchised, as well as to princes and prime ministers. Over the course of nine decades, Tempu’s philosophy of mind-body unification has charted a clear and accessible path to mastery over hardship and the ability to meet life’s challenges head-on. Yet, the man, his story, his teachings, and his legacy remain almost unknown outside of Japan—until now. In addition to demonstrating how Tempu’s teachings were significant to Japan’s reconstruction and economic rise following the devastation of World War II, Heaven’s Wind is also an engaging historical narrative, an account of personal transformation, and a clear guide to the practical philosophy of mind-body unity.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1623171156
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
For the first time in English, Stephen Earle tells the epic story of Nakamura Tempu, one of Japan’s most inspirational twentieth-century thinkers and teachers, whose mind-body approach to personal transformation influenced hundreds of thousands, including prominent leaders in government, industry, and the arts. Earle chronicles Tempu’s origins in the samurai tradition, his genius for martial arts, and his work in Manchuria as a spy during the Russo-Japan War of 1904–1905. He relates how, after escaping a Russian firing squad, Tempu contracted tuberculosis; how he embarked on a search for a cure that led to the halls of Columbia University, the salons of Paris, and the foothills of the Himalayas, where he practiced yoga under the tutelage of an Indian guru; and how he not only regained his health but also underwent a spiritual transformation. This transformation laid the groundwork for the secular and practical methodology for self-realization and the cultivation of will that Tempu developed and disseminated to the sick and socially disenfranchised, as well as to princes and prime ministers. Over the course of nine decades, Tempu’s philosophy of mind-body unification has charted a clear and accessible path to mastery over hardship and the ability to meet life’s challenges head-on. Yet, the man, his story, his teachings, and his legacy remain almost unknown outside of Japan—until now. In addition to demonstrating how Tempu’s teachings were significant to Japan’s reconstruction and economic rise following the devastation of World War II, Heaven’s Wind is also an engaging historical narrative, an account of personal transformation, and a clear guide to the practical philosophy of mind-body unity.
Petitioning the Courts of Heaven During Times of Crisis
Author: Robert Henderson
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768456657
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Courts of Heaven in God's Answer to Crisis!There are times where we don't know what to do, or where to go. As people, we have run out of solutions and we are faced with crisis. Maybe an incurable illness? Perhaps a financial meltdown. Everything from relationship troubles to global uncertainty, crisis impacts everyone.Robert...
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768456657
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The Courts of Heaven in God's Answer to Crisis!There are times where we don't know what to do, or where to go. As people, we have run out of solutions and we are faced with crisis. Maybe an incurable illness? Perhaps a financial meltdown. Everything from relationship troubles to global uncertainty, crisis impacts everyone.Robert...
Winds of Heaven
Author: Kate Sweeney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935216063
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Please note this is a Gay Fiction title. After the untimely death of a former lover, Casey Bennet receives a letter from Julie's lawyer, begging Casey to help Julie's partner, Liz Kennedy, and their adorable, yet precocious three-year old, Skye, who are now alone. An avowed bachelorette, Casey has no idea what's in store when she grudgingly agrees to help Liz, who, by the way, is also pregnant and due in four months. Casey, Liz, and little Skye find themselves in for a hilarious, tender ride that will change their lives forever.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935216063
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Please note this is a Gay Fiction title. After the untimely death of a former lover, Casey Bennet receives a letter from Julie's lawyer, begging Casey to help Julie's partner, Liz Kennedy, and their adorable, yet precocious three-year old, Skye, who are now alone. An avowed bachelorette, Casey has no idea what's in store when she grudgingly agrees to help Liz, who, by the way, is also pregnant and due in four months. Casey, Liz, and little Skye find themselves in for a hilarious, tender ride that will change their lives forever.
Save Me a Spot in Heaven
Author: Bailey Wind
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614681915
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614681915
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Wind from Heaven (Bell Mountain, 13)
Author: Lee Duigon
Publisher: Chalcedon Foundation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"The breath of the Lord," says Obst, "is the wind from Heaven, sowing the seeds of His word throughout the earth." Soon all Obann will know the truth of his saying. There are barbarians at the gates of Obann City, starving in a strange land which they fear is another world, and strange ships off the coast of Durmurot. What could be their mission? Where might they have come from? The dangerous task of finding out can only be given to a boy: there is no one else to do it. Out of the tumult, the least likely persons in Obann City find themselves called upon to form a government and restore peace and justice. Can it survive? And Jack has had visions, but no one can interpret them. In an unexplored region of Lintum Forest, Ysbott the Snake seeks a country inhabited by gnomes and giants...
Publisher: Chalcedon Foundation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"The breath of the Lord," says Obst, "is the wind from Heaven, sowing the seeds of His word throughout the earth." Soon all Obann will know the truth of his saying. There are barbarians at the gates of Obann City, starving in a strange land which they fear is another world, and strange ships off the coast of Durmurot. What could be their mission? Where might they have come from? The dangerous task of finding out can only be given to a boy: there is no one else to do it. Out of the tumult, the least likely persons in Obann City find themselves called upon to form a government and restore peace and justice. Can it survive? And Jack has had visions, but no one can interpret them. In an unexplored region of Lintum Forest, Ysbott the Snake seeks a country inhabited by gnomes and giants...
A Rushing Mighty Wind (eBook)
Author: Angus Buchan
Publisher: Christian Art Publishers
ISBN: 1432107917
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Inspired by the miraculous events of the 2012 Feast of Tabernacles in the En-Gedi Desert near Jerusalem, comes A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND by Angus Buchan. With sharp attention to detail Buchan fervently testifies how he, together with 4,500 believers, experienced the reality of the Holy Spirit – the tangible presence of God. He explains how this moving of the Holy Spirit is similar to what was experienced by the early church as described in Acts 2, and how it highlights numerous past revivals all throughout history. A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND is a stirring book that will remind readers that the Lord is not just a historical figure, but that He is alive and at work, and that He is with us – always.
Publisher: Christian Art Publishers
ISBN: 1432107917
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Inspired by the miraculous events of the 2012 Feast of Tabernacles in the En-Gedi Desert near Jerusalem, comes A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND by Angus Buchan. With sharp attention to detail Buchan fervently testifies how he, together with 4,500 believers, experienced the reality of the Holy Spirit – the tangible presence of God. He explains how this moving of the Holy Spirit is similar to what was experienced by the early church as described in Acts 2, and how it highlights numerous past revivals all throughout history. A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND is a stirring book that will remind readers that the Lord is not just a historical figure, but that He is alive and at work, and that He is with us – always.
The Winds of Heaven
Author: Judith Clarke
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429962291
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Clementine thinks her cousin Fan is everything that she could never be: beautiful, imaginative, wild. The girls promise to be best friends and sisters after the summer is over, but Clementine's life in the city is different from Fan's life in dusty Lake Conapaira. And Fan is looking for something, though neither she nor Clementine understands what it is. Printz Honor Winner Judith Clarke delivers a compassionate, compelling novel with the story of a friendship between two young women, and of the small tragedies that tear them apart from each other, and from themselves.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429962291
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Clementine thinks her cousin Fan is everything that she could never be: beautiful, imaginative, wild. The girls promise to be best friends and sisters after the summer is over, but Clementine's life in the city is different from Fan's life in dusty Lake Conapaira. And Fan is looking for something, though neither she nor Clementine understands what it is. Printz Honor Winner Judith Clarke delivers a compassionate, compelling novel with the story of a friendship between two young women, and of the small tragedies that tear them apart from each other, and from themselves.