Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547251270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way.
A Long Walk to Water
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547251270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547251270
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours' walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya's in an astonishing and moving way.
The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue
Author: Sarah Allan
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791433850
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Explicates early Chinese thought and explores the relationship between language and thought. This book maintains that early Chinese philosophers, whatever their philosophical school, assumed common principles informed the natural and human worlds and that one could understand the nature of man by studying the principles which govern nature. Accordingly, the natural world rather than a religious tradition provided the root metaphors of early Chinese thought. Sarah Allan examines the concrete imagery, most importantly water and plant life, which served as a model for the most fundamental concepts in Chinese philosophy including such ideas as dao, the "way", de, "virtue" or "potency", xin, the "mind/heart", xing "nature", and qi, "vital energy". Water, with its extraordinarily rich capacity for generating imagery, provided the primary model for conceptualizing general cosmic principles while plants provided a model for the continuous sequence of generation, growth, reproduction, and death and was the basis for the Chinese understanding of the nature of man in both religion and philosophy. "I find this book unique among recent efforts to identify and explain essential features of early Chinese thought because of its emphasis on imagery and metaphor". -- Christian Jochim, San Jose State University
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791433850
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Explicates early Chinese thought and explores the relationship between language and thought. This book maintains that early Chinese philosophers, whatever their philosophical school, assumed common principles informed the natural and human worlds and that one could understand the nature of man by studying the principles which govern nature. Accordingly, the natural world rather than a religious tradition provided the root metaphors of early Chinese thought. Sarah Allan examines the concrete imagery, most importantly water and plant life, which served as a model for the most fundamental concepts in Chinese philosophy including such ideas as dao, the "way", de, "virtue" or "potency", xin, the "mind/heart", xing "nature", and qi, "vital energy". Water, with its extraordinarily rich capacity for generating imagery, provided the primary model for conceptualizing general cosmic principles while plants provided a model for the continuous sequence of generation, growth, reproduction, and death and was the basis for the Chinese understanding of the nature of man in both religion and philosophy. "I find this book unique among recent efforts to identify and explain essential features of early Chinese thought because of its emphasis on imagery and metaphor". -- Christian Jochim, San Jose State University
Story
Author: Anne E. Lenehan
Publisher: Soundscape Software Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9780975228609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
As a small boy Story Musgrave found solace, protection and beauty in the world of nature. His deep affinity with nature and the wonders of the universe would one day set him on an inexorable course to the stars. Be warned however: this remarkable book is not your standard, chronological biography.
Publisher: Soundscape Software Pty Ltd
ISBN: 9780975228609
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
As a small boy Story Musgrave found solace, protection and beauty in the world of nature. His deep affinity with nature and the wonders of the universe would one day set him on an inexorable course to the stars. Be warned however: this remarkable book is not your standard, chronological biography.
Way to Water
Author: L. Callid Keefe-Perry
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630874434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Way to Water has two primary intentions: to trace the development of the nascent field of theological inquiry known as theopoetics and to make an argument that theopoetics provides both theological and practical resources for contemporary people of faith who seek to maintain a confessional Christian life that is also intellectually critical. Beginning with the work of Stanley Hopper in the late 1960s, and addressing the early scholarship of key theopoetics authors like Rubem Alves and Amos Wilder, this text explores how theopoetics was originally developed as a response to the American death-of-God movement, and has since grown into a method for engaging in theological thought in a way that more fully honors embodiment and aesthetic dimensions of human experience. Most of the extant literature in the field is addressed to allow for a cumulative and comprehensive articulation of the nature and function of theopoetics. The text includes an exploration of how theopoetic insights might aid in the development of tangible church practices, and concludes with a series of theopoetic reflections.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630874434
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Way to Water has two primary intentions: to trace the development of the nascent field of theological inquiry known as theopoetics and to make an argument that theopoetics provides both theological and practical resources for contemporary people of faith who seek to maintain a confessional Christian life that is also intellectually critical. Beginning with the work of Stanley Hopper in the late 1960s, and addressing the early scholarship of key theopoetics authors like Rubem Alves and Amos Wilder, this text explores how theopoetics was originally developed as a response to the American death-of-God movement, and has since grown into a method for engaging in theological thought in a way that more fully honors embodiment and aesthetic dimensions of human experience. Most of the extant literature in the field is addressed to allow for a cumulative and comprehensive articulation of the nature and function of theopoetics. The text includes an exploration of how theopoetic insights might aid in the development of tangible church practices, and concludes with a series of theopoetic reflections.
The Water Tree Way
Author: Ruth Mendelson
Publisher: Thought O Vac Press
ISBN: 9781736197004
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The high-spirited adventure of young Jai through a magical world offers insights and solutions to many of the problems we currently face-from fear and loss to the tragic absurdity of war and revenge.
Publisher: Thought O Vac Press
ISBN: 9781736197004
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The high-spirited adventure of young Jai through a magical world offers insights and solutions to many of the problems we currently face-from fear and loss to the tragic absurdity of war and revenge.
Selling Water by the River
Author: Shane Hipps
Publisher: Jericho Books
ISBN: 1455522074
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Work, sex, ice cream, religion-they all promise fulfillment. But what they deliver is fleeting. Jesus knew about this quest. He came to show us that peace is possible in this life, not just the next one. Yet Christianity, the very religion that claims Jesus as its own, has often built the biggest barriers to him and the life he promised. Celebrated speaker and pastor Shane Hipps revives the faith with a fresh and persuasive understanding of the message of Jesus. The shocking truth is that Jesus proclaimed "eternal life" as a present reality that dwells within each of us. A transformative breakthrough, this book goes beyond "religion" or "spirituality" and cuts to the heart of our humanity and existence. It's about realizing that we already possess what we are searching for, and that the Heaven we long for isn't just a gift when we die, but a gift while we live.
Publisher: Jericho Books
ISBN: 1455522074
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Work, sex, ice cream, religion-they all promise fulfillment. But what they deliver is fleeting. Jesus knew about this quest. He came to show us that peace is possible in this life, not just the next one. Yet Christianity, the very religion that claims Jesus as its own, has often built the biggest barriers to him and the life he promised. Celebrated speaker and pastor Shane Hipps revives the faith with a fresh and persuasive understanding of the message of Jesus. The shocking truth is that Jesus proclaimed "eternal life" as a present reality that dwells within each of us. A transformative breakthrough, this book goes beyond "religion" or "spirituality" and cuts to the heart of our humanity and existence. It's about realizing that we already possess what we are searching for, and that the Heaven we long for isn't just a gift when we die, but a gift while we live.
Water for the Environment
Author: Avril Horne
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128039450
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges. The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes a significant review of current literature and state of knowledge, providing a one-stop resource for environmental water managers. - Presents a multidisciplinary approach that allows water managers to make connections across related disciplines, such as hydrology, ecology, law, and economics - Links science to practice for environmental flow researchers and those that implement and manage environmental water on a daily basis - Includes case studies to demonstrate key points and address implementation issues
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128039450
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges. The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes a significant review of current literature and state of knowledge, providing a one-stop resource for environmental water managers. - Presents a multidisciplinary approach that allows water managers to make connections across related disciplines, such as hydrology, ecology, law, and economics - Links science to practice for environmental flow researchers and those that implement and manage environmental water on a daily basis - Includes case studies to demonstrate key points and address implementation issues
By Way of Water
Author: Charlotte Gullick
Publisher: Santa Fe Writers Project
ISBN: 098822528X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
A unique look at the Jehovah Witnesses in the rural western United States and the logging industry in Northern California during the 1970s, By Way of Water addresses the devastating effects of poverty on rural families. Struggling to feed their children in an unforgiving California forest when there are no logging jobs to be found, Jake and Dale Colby make personal vows that only make matters worse. Jake will not accept help from the government or his neighbors, and Dale won't allow him to hunt, believing her faith will sustain them. But one other member of the family makes a promise to herself. Seven-year-old Justy believes that she alone can hold the family together, even when her father's violence resurfaces. With a clear insight and the deepest empathy, Justy isolates the stark realities around her, even as she dreams with her mother of a safe world that only God can promise.
Publisher: Santa Fe Writers Project
ISBN: 098822528X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
A unique look at the Jehovah Witnesses in the rural western United States and the logging industry in Northern California during the 1970s, By Way of Water addresses the devastating effects of poverty on rural families. Struggling to feed their children in an unforgiving California forest when there are no logging jobs to be found, Jake and Dale Colby make personal vows that only make matters worse. Jake will not accept help from the government or his neighbors, and Dale won't allow him to hunt, believing her faith will sustain them. But one other member of the family makes a promise to herself. Seven-year-old Justy believes that she alone can hold the family together, even when her father's violence resurfaces. With a clear insight and the deepest empathy, Justy isolates the stark realities around her, even as she dreams with her mother of a safe world that only God can promise.
The Way of the Water Priestess
Author: Annwyn Avalon
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633411982
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A hands-on guide for witches, pagans, and others who are drawn to the magic of water for healing and protection. The Way of the Water Priestess is a practical guide to the magical power of water and its resident spirits and how to use that magic for both self-empowerment and in the service of protector of water in all its forms. Written by the founder of Triskele Rose Witchcraft, the book offers a guide to revive the ways of the water priestess—to make water sacred again. This is not a new practice; women have tended the sacred waters since antiquity. Readers of The Way of the Water Priestess will learn all the aspects of water magic: Historical and archeological information about rites and rituals, and women's role in relationship to water The lore of water goddesses from various cultures around the world How to form an intimate connection with water in all its forms Moon rituals, sacred bathing, and oracular and ritual arts How to become a sacred vessel of water
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 1633411982
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A hands-on guide for witches, pagans, and others who are drawn to the magic of water for healing and protection. The Way of the Water Priestess is a practical guide to the magical power of water and its resident spirits and how to use that magic for both self-empowerment and in the service of protector of water in all its forms. Written by the founder of Triskele Rose Witchcraft, the book offers a guide to revive the ways of the water priestess—to make water sacred again. This is not a new practice; women have tended the sacred waters since antiquity. Readers of The Way of the Water Priestess will learn all the aspects of water magic: Historical and archeological information about rites and rituals, and women's role in relationship to water The lore of water goddesses from various cultures around the world How to form an intimate connection with water in all its forms Moon rituals, sacred bathing, and oracular and ritual arts How to become a sacred vessel of water
Playing Ball on Running Water
Author: David K. Reynolds
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780688039134
Category : Morita psychotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here is the Japanese challenge to Freud! Playing ball on running water shows how to lead a more constructive, fulfilling life by utilizing the principles of a unique Japaneses philosophy--Morita psychotherapy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780688039134
Category : Morita psychotherapy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Here is the Japanese challenge to Freud! Playing ball on running water shows how to lead a more constructive, fulfilling life by utilizing the principles of a unique Japaneses philosophy--Morita psychotherapy.