Desperate Journeys Abandoned Souls
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Desperate Journeys Abandoned Souls
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Author : Edward E. Leslie
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1988
Desperate Journeys Abandoned Souls written by Edward E. Leslie and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Explores the lives of survivors who were shipwrecked, banished, or abandoned during the past several centuries.
A Dutch Castaway On Ascension Island In 1725
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Author : Alex Ritsema
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-09-13
A Dutch Castaway On Ascension Island In 1725 written by Alex Ritsema and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-13 with Travel categories.
On 5 May 1725 a Dutch ship's officer, Leendert Hasenbosch, was set ashore on the desert island of Ascension in the South Atlantic Ocean, as a punishment for sodomy. He tried to survive on turtles and birds but found very little water on the barren island. He wrote a diary. He probably died after about half a year. In January 1726 British mariners found his tent, diary and other things and brought the diary to England. In 1726 a first English version of the diary of the Dutch castaway was published. Other versions followed in 1728, 1730 and 1976. Who was the castaway? The truth was disclosed by the Dutch historian Michiel Koolbergen (1953-2002), in a posthumously published book in Dutch. With the support of Michiel Koolbergen's family and publisher, this new book discloses the truth in English. This book is the second edition, with some improvements compared to the original edition of 2006. This book is illustrated with line drawings, both historic ones and by the Dutch artist Anneke de Vries.
The South Seas
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Author : Sean Brawley
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2015-04-21
The South Seas written by Sean Brawley and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-21 with History categories.
The South Seas charts the idea of the South Seas in popular cultural productions of the English-speaking world, from the beginnings of the Western enterprise in the Pacific until the eve of the Pacific War. Building on the notion that the influences on the creation of a text, and the ways in which its audience receives the text, are essential for understanding the historical significance of particular productions, Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon explore the ways in which authors’ and producers’ ideas about the South Seas were “haunted” by others who had written on the subject, and how they in turn influenced future generations of knowledge producers. The South Seas is unique in its examination of an array of cultural texts. Along with the foundational literary texts that established and perpetuated the South Seas tradition in written form, the authorsexplore diverse cultural forms such as art, music, theater, film, fairs, platform speakers, surfing culture, and tourism.
Writing Captivity In The Early Modern Atlantic
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Author : Lisa Voigt
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2009
Writing Captivity In The Early Modern Atlantic written by Lisa Voigt and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Drawing on texts written by and about European and Euro-American captives in a variety of languages and genres, Lisa Voigt explores the role of captivity in the production of knowledge, identity, and authority in the early modern imperial world. The pr
This Luminous Coast
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Author : Jules Pretty
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-04
This Luminous Coast written by Jules Pretty and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-04 with Travel categories.
Over the course of a year, Jules Pretty walked along the shoreline of East Anglia in southeastern England, eventually exploring four hundred miles on foot (and another hundred miles by boat). It is a coast and a culture that is about to be lost—not yet, perhaps, but soon—to rising tides and industrial sprawl. This Luminous Coast takes the reader with him on his journey over land and water; over sea walls of dried grass, beside stretched fields of golden crops, alongside white sails gliding across the intricate lacework of invisible creeks and estuaries, under vast skies that are home to curlews and redshanks and the outpourings of skylarks. East Anglia’s coastline is as much a human landscape as it is a natural one, and Pretty is equally perceptive about the region’s cultural heritage and its "industrial wild": fishing villages and the modern seaside resorts, family farms and oil refineries, pleasure piers and concrete seawalls, cozy pubs and military installations. Through words and photographs, Pretty interweaves stories of the land and sea with people past and present. He is a passionate and sensitive guide to a region in transition, under stress, and perhaps even doomed, as finely attuned to its history as he is to its unique sensory world.
The Inner Life Of The Dying Person
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Author : Allan Kellehear
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-03
The Inner Life Of The Dying Person written by Allan Kellehear and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Social Science categories.
This unique book recounts the experience of facing one’s death solely from the dying person’s point of view rather than from the perspective of caregivers, survivors, or rescuers. Such unmediated access challenges assumptions about the emotional and spiritual dimensions of dying, showing readers that—along with suffering, loss, anger, sadness, and fear—we can also feel courage, love, hope, reminiscence, transcendence, transformation, and even happiness as we die. A work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, this book brings together testimonies of those dying from terminal illness, old age, sudden injury or trauma, acts of war, and the consequences of natural disasters and terrorism. It also includes statements from individuals who are on death row, in death camps, or planning suicide. Each form of dying addressed highlights an important set of emotions and narratives that often eclipses stereotypical renderings of dying and reflects the numerous contexts in which this journey can occur outside of hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices. Chapters focus on common emotional themes linked to dying, expanding and challenging them through first-person accounts and analyses of relevant academic and clinical literature in psycho-oncology, palliative care, gerontology, military history, anthropology, sociology, cultural and religious studies, poetry, and fiction. The result is an all-encompassing investigation into an experience that will eventually include us all and is more surprising and profound than anyone can imagine.
Survivor Personality
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Author : Al Siebert
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-07-06
Survivor Personality written by Al Siebert and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-06 with Psychology categories.
The classic guide to what makes people survivors, now in a revised and updated new edition. Who survives? Who thrives? As a psychologist who spent more than forty years studying the phenomenon of survival, Al Siebert gained valuable insight into the qualities and habits that help human beings overcome difficult situations-from everyday conflicts to major life stresses. In this revised and updated edition, he delineates the "survivor personality" and examines the latest research to show how survival skills can be learned, leading to better coping, increased success in work and relationships, and a vastly brighter outlook on the future.
Endurance True Adventures Of Risk And Faith Ebook Shorts
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Author : Peb Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Endurance True Adventures Of Risk And Faith Ebook Shorts written by Peb Jackson and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Religion categories.
Adventurous true stories of endurance take readers on a high adrenaline ride and pose provocative questions that move men forward in their lives and faith.
Danger Calling
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Author : Peb Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2010-09-01
Danger Calling written by Peb Jackson and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Available in both an adult and a youth edition, Danger Calling features 16 true stories that take readers on a high-adrenaline ride--from the depths of the sea to the top of Mount Everest and everywhere in between--and pose provocative questions that move men and teen boys forward in their lives and faith. Danger Calling challenges readers to discover if they are truly living out God's game plan for their lives: Would you stop to help a climber in the "death zone" on Everest? What is your source of strength in a crisis? Could you lead others into battle knowing some are likely to die? To what challenge is God summoning you right now? Each story thrills and engages. Each set of questions challenges readers to discover who they are, where they stand in their faith, and whether God is calling them to a life of greater risks and deeper meaning. The youth edition contains a combination of eight stories of youth adventures, as well as eight from the adult version. Both books are perfect for small group use and include study questions with each chapter.
Getting Out Alive
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Author : Scott B. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-03-01
Getting Out Alive written by Scott B. Williams and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Self-Help categories.
Learn important survival skills from thirteen captivating stories of people stranded and fighting for their lives against harsh, unmerciful conditions. A unique combination of fictional scenarios, true accounts, and instructive sidebars, Getting Out Alive reveals the three vital ways to cheat death when all seems lost: avoid panic, know your survival skills, and maintain a relentless determination to make it out alive. Teaching by example, the characters in these adventures use real-life survival tactics—including navigating, building shelters, finding water, and signaling for help. Featuring tales of being surrounded by a forest fire, lost in the Amazon, marooned on an island, caught in an icy blizzard, and many more.DESC> survival;emergency preparedness;disaster preparedness;guides;reference;emergency;disaster;self-help;safety;security;outdoor skills;survival skills;survivalist;survivalism;survival stories;hiking;amazon basin;hurricane;category 4 hurricane;gunfight;gunfire;in the line of fire;castaway;marooned on an island;forest fire;snowbound;blizzard;adrift;mauled by a bear;bear attack;animal attack;plane crash;power outage SEL049010 SELF-HELP / Safety & Security / Survival & Emergency Preparedness * SPO030000 SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills 9781612430904 The Pulse: A Novel of Surviving the Collapse of the Grid Scott B. Williams