Author: Ernest Hebert
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9780874516302
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Two novels from Hebert's acclaimed five-novel Darby series, hailed in The New York Times as a vigorous saga . . . splendidly imagined. In fictional Darby, New Hampshire, Hebert has created a vivid literary landscape where the rural underclass--the shack people--struggle to survive in a rapidly changing society.
Author: Stephen R. Kellert
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597268905
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Kinship to Mastery is a fascinating and accessible exploration of the notion of biophilia -- the idea that humans, having evolved with the rest of creation, possess a biologically based attraction to nature and exhibit an innate affinity for life and lifelike processes. Stephen R. Kellert sets forth the idea that people exhibit different expressions of biophilia in different contexts, and demonstrates how our quality of life in the largest sense is dependent upon the richness of our connections with nature. While the natural world provides us with material necessities -- food, clothing, medicine, clean air, pure water -- it just as importantly plays a key role in other aspects of our lives, including intellectual capacity, emotional bonding, aesthetic attraction, creativity, imagination, and even the recognition of a just and purposeful existence. As Kellert explains, each expression of biophilia shows how our physical, material, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual well-being is to a great extent dependent on our relationships with the natural world that surrounds us. Kinship to Mastery is a thought-provoking examination of a concept that, while not widely known, has a significant and direct effect on the lives of people everywhere. Because the full expression of biophilia is integral to our overall health, our ongoing destruction of the environment could have far more serious consequences than many people think. In a readable and compelling style, Kellert describes and explains the concept of biophilia, and demonstrates to a general audience the wide-ranging implications of environmental degradation. Kinship to Mastery continues the exploration of biophilia begun with Edward O. Wilson's landmark book Biophilia (Harvard University Press, 1984) and followed by The Biophilia Hypothesis (Island Press, 1993), co-edited by Wilson and Kellert, which brought together some of the most creative scientists of our time to explore Wilson's theory in depth.
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Category : Cape Cod National Seashore (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Author: Stauffer Miller
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614231060
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Far from the glistening waters and gray-shingled villages of Cape Cod were the bloody front lines of the American Civil War. During this era, Cape Cod recruiting officers often urged soldiers to raise the right arm of the old Bay State. Learn about the Capes first casualty of war, Philander Crowell Jr. of Yarmouth, who was a member of the First Massachusetts Regiment; discover how local fishermen made money both by catching fish and by enlisting in the army; and read about the four bloody battles that caused considerable loss for Cape Codders. Join author and historian Stauffer Miller as he chronicles the untold and riveting history of Cape Cod and the Civil War.
Author: Mary Jo Maynes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317721942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
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Through twenty engaging essays exploring cultures ranging from ancient Judaic civilization to contemporary Brazil, Gender, Kinship and Power places important contemporary issues related to kinship--such as parental responsibility and female-headed households--in their proper comparative and historical framework.
Author: Sarah Pratt McLean Greene
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Author: J Bean Palmer
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456620797
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award honoring excellence and a 2015-2016 New Book Award winner. (Originally published as The Cape Cod Witch and the Legend of the Pirate.) On a field trip to Boston's historic Freedom Trail, ElsBeth and her classmates encounter a famous freedom fighter, the ghostly Captain Thomas Jacques, who spirits them across treacherous waters to Nantucket Island — in the daring rescue attempt of a kidnapped, modern-day Arabian prince. Along the way they find out about fighting for freedom and caring for something bigger than themselves. Readers also discover a treasure chest of historical nuggets and Cape and Islands lore, together with a brief sketch of the authentic pirates featured in Books I and II. Includes twenty-three original color illustrations. Odyssey Reviews: This story is filled to the brim with adventure, plenty of vivid and likable characters (even the cranky teacher, Ms. Finch) and topped with history and important environmental lessons for the young reader. ElsBeth serves as a lovely example of a tenacious and passionate girl, who is able to navigate and overcome some fairly scary adversities to positively help those in need in the end. Finally, illustrator Melanie Therrien has also returned to include her vibrant pictures that add a perfect touch and emphasis to this Cape Cod Witch Series. And if that's not enough to capture a reader's attention, there is real history information and recipes tucked in the back of the book. The treasures in this tale will undoubtedly capture young readers' hearts, as they wonder what will happen next, and should definitely not be passed over.
Author: Sarah Pratt McLean Greene
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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"Cape Cod Folks" is a beautiful story about learning the actual value of real people, which disguises itself under challenging situations. The story tells of a sophisticated "high-class" teacher coming to a small town to learn that the habits of the locals are pretty different from hers. Yet, she learns that these simple, salt-of-the-earth people are kind and noble and deserve her deepest respect. The book teaches an important moral lesson about true life values.
Author: H. Roger King
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819191861
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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This book examines the contribution of Cape Cod to the transformation of the Pilgrims' Plymouth into a mature colony. The author covers the exploration of the region as well as the early travels to the Cape before its settlement, explaining the eventual significance of individual towns like Sandwich, which became the colony's center of Quakerism. Politically, Cape towns forced the colony to adopt a representative legislature and economically, the Cape provided acreage for farming and sites for additional towns. King also examines why, despite the expansion and the growth, Plymouth still remained a poor and underpopulated colony. This book stands alone as the only study of the entire Cape to be published in this century.
Author: Sarah Pratt McLean
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385309298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
