Life In The Last Boomtown
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Life In The Last Boomtown
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Author : Deborah Anne Stetz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Life In The Last Boomtown written by Deborah Anne Stetz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Ghost towns categories.
Making The Good Life Last
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Author : Michael Schuler
language : en
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Release Date : 2009-05-08
Making The Good Life Last written by Michael Schuler and has been published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-08 with Self-Help categories.
So many of us are beset by anxiety, depression, loneliness, and spiritual malaise, tense and unhappy despite our gadgets and goodies. Michael Schuler, leader of the nation’s largest Unitarian Universalist congregation, says it’s because, urged on by an aggressively materialist culture, we too often opt for short-term gratification and long-term denial. In this thoughtful and deeply honest book, he helps us find a life path that leads to treasures of perennial value: a beautiful and healthy earth home, enduring relationships, strong communities, work that contributes to the common good, and play that restores our bodies and lifts our souls. Deconstructing the assumption that consumption, stimulation, and constant motion comprise the good life, Schuler urges the wholesale embrace of sustainability as both an operational principle and a life-sustaining core value. His book presents sustainability as a coherent frame of reference that can ground us spiritually, heal us internally, and deepen our relationships. Schuler identifies four behavioral principles for living sustainably—Pay Attention, Stay Put, Exercise Patience, and Practice Prudence—and shows how to apply them in our daily lives. He uses stories from his own life to illuminate the rewards and challenges of sustainable living and shares insights from environmentalists, social commentators, writers, poets, businesspeople, and spiritual leaders. Sustainability means more than mere survival—for individuals, just as for natural and social systems, it’s the key to thriving rather than burning out. For those seeking a more profoundly satisfying way of life, Schuler’s heartfelt explorations offer a counter intuitive answer: the sustainable life is the good life.
Boomtown History Iii
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Boomtown History Iii written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Goldfield (Nev.) categories.
Boomtown
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Author : Nick Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-03-01
Boomtown written by Nick Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with categories.
Boomtown is the third novel from Whitbread-, British Book Awards- and Perrier-nominated writer Nick Walker. It is the about the life of a city which lives under the shadow of a volcano, and the tensions and trauma that thereby affect its citizens. Half of Boomtown lives in a state of readiness, half of it lives in a state of recklessness, but when the sirens start to wail one Christmas Eve, it becomes clear that its the reckless ones that have been in charge all this time, and the city's preparations for a natural disaster leave the population doomed.Satirical, witty, immensely clever, allegorical and absolutely gripping, in Boomtown Nick Walker has created a world that is defined by the constant threat of impending natural disaster and has populated it with a surreal community hell-bent on outwitting the most powerful force in the world.
The Real Life Diary Of A Boomtown Girl
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Author : David Breskin
language : en
Publisher: Viking Adult
Release Date : 1989
The Real Life Diary Of A Boomtown Girl written by David Breskin and has been published by Viking Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Fiction categories.
"Randi Bruce, narrator and heroine of this raw, sometimes raunchy, first novel, works in a coal mine in Gillette, Wyo. She can drive a truck or work a drilling rig as well as any man, and her true grit helps her endure sexual harassment from co-workers, whiplash caused by an on-the-job accident, a jealous husband and her combative parents, who may be breaking up. When the pressures become too great, she goes on a vengeful bulldozer rampage through town, but basically, she's cool, resourceful, plucky and nobody's fool. Written in a highly colloquial, slangy style, this boomtown tale of the recession-hit heartland evokes a world of saloons, cocaine snorting, hot tubs, waterbeds, rock 'n' roll dances and pinball. The early chapters sketch in Randi's girlhood in a trailer camp and as a water-skiing champ. Diary entries from her three work-shifts, intermixed with the narrative, record her bizarre dreams, a barometer of her anxieties and wishes"--Publishers Weekly.
Life Of A Boomtown
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Author : Marion Matt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Life Of A Boomtown written by Marion Matt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Bothwell (Ont.) categories.
Boom Town
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Author : Sam Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Boom Town written by Sam Anderson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Social Science categories.
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
Boom Town Boy
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Author : Jack De Yonge
language : en
Publisher: Epicenter Press
Release Date : 2010
Boom Town Boy written by Jack De Yonge and has been published by Epicenter Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the witty, ironic, and deliciously outspoken coming-of-age memoir of Jack de Yonge set in Fairbanks, Alaska -- a once thriving little mining town slowly dying in the remote center of the vast territory in 1934. As Jack's dad liked say, no matter what direction you went out of town, you soon arrived in Nowhere. Then, World War II breaks out, and the Japanese attack Alaska. The sleepy little river town springs back to life with the arrival of thousands of U.S. soldiers, Russian lend-lease pilots, and construction workers who keep the red-light district busy and the bars rocking around the clock. The son of a hardwareman at the N.C. Company and a black Irish daughter of the gold rush, de Yonge is a fist-fighting, music-loving altar boy who discovers his own truths about sex, religion, racism, and how the world works. His earthy story describes how war arrives in a small Alaska town next to Nowhere--and nothing is ever the same again.
Oil Gas And Crime
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Author : Rick Ruddell
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-07-22
Oil Gas And Crime written by Rick Ruddell and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-22 with Social Science categories.
This book addresses the causes of rising crime rates resulting from the rapid population growth and industrialization associated with natural resource extraction in rural communities. Ruddell describes the social problems emerging in these boomtowns, including increases in antisocial behavior, as well as property-related and violent crime, industrial mishaps and traffic collisions. Many of the victims of these crimes are already members of vulnerable or marginalized groups, including rural women, Indigenous populations, and young people. The quality of life in boomtowns also decreases due to environmental impacts, including air, water and noise pollution. Law enforcement agencies, courts, and correction facilities in boomtowns are often overwhelmed by the growing demand as these places are seldom able to manage the population growth. The key questions addressed here are: who should pay the costs of managing these booms, and how can we prepare communities to mitigate the worst effects of this growth and development and, ultimately, increase the quality of life for boomtown residents. An in-depth and timely study, this original work will be of great interest to scholars of violent crime, criminal justice, and corporate harm.
Boom Town Growth Managem H
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Author : John Gilmore
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-04
Boom Town Growth Managem H written by John Gilmore and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-04 with Political Science categories.
This book discusses the origins of the boom, the impact of the issues raised by boom growth in sweetwater county, Wyoming, as well as the strategies for the management of boom town growth.