On The Wings Of Habitat
DOWNLOAD
Download On The Wings Of Habitat PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get On The Wings Of Habitat book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
On The Wings Of Habitat
DOWNLOAD
Author : Orest Stocco
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2002
On The Wings Of Habitat written by Orest Stocco and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Christian fiction, Canadian (English) categories.
Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide organization that builds homes with volunteer labour for needy people. Without volunteers to build these homes, Habitat for Humanity wouldn't exist; and ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT is a novel that explores the unique character of one specific Habitat volunteer, a mystery man called Tom Hudson; and in so doing, the story sheds light on the spiritual benefits of volunteerism. The three questions that this novel seeks to answer are: 1. Why do people volunteer their time to a cause? 2. What's in it for them? 3. What kind of people are volunteers? The narrator of ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT is a man who is not only a tradesman (a housepainter and drywall taper), but a seeker-writer; and it is his eclectic spiritual perspective on life that gives this novel its mystery, tension, and page-turning excitement. ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT is a love story. Two volunteers fall in love during the blitz build, Tom Hudson and Lorie Maki; but as critical as this love may be to carry the story along, it is Tom Hudson's profoundly disturbing Christian dilemma that gives the story its drama. Tom Hudson strikes a friendship with the narrator, Oriano DiFelice; and through this friendship his dilemma is given some measure of resolution, but only upon the condition that he rethinks some of the fundamental Christian premises that he holds dear. Because of the narrator's unique spiritual perspective on life, tensions arise between Tom Hudson's Christian beliefs and Oriano's belief in the Spiritual Laws of Karma and Reincarnation. This tension between traditionally held Christian beliefs and individual spiritual beliefs is also poignantly revealed in the character of Norman James Gauthier, a gay Roman Catholic Habitat volunteer who plays an important part in carrying the story to a happy resolution. The central character of ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT is the narrator. What makes him so fascinating is his profound grasp of the spiritual life. Through him the reader is led into the mysteries of Christ's mind-boggling teaching of spiritual rebirth, and how Oriano DiFelice came to grasp the secrets of this misunderstood teaching is what makes this novel such a unique memoir, and fascinating read. "The purpose of life," writes Orest Stocco, "is to become a giver, not a taker." And in his novel memoir he explores the nature of goodness which defines the volunteer. A captivating story woven into the Habitat for Humanity millennium blitz build in Thunder Bay, Ontario, ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT will awaken you to your own potential for goodness. It is a story that goes against the currents of contemporary literature and dares to speak the truth about man's spiritual purpose in life. ON THE WINGS OF HABITAT is a daring, provocative love story that will inspire you to rethink your priorities and connect you with your inner self, and fellow man.
Wings In The Wild
DOWNLOAD
Author : Paul Kerlinger
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2001
Wings In The Wild written by Paul Kerlinger and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Birds categories.
Presents color photos of more than 150 bird species in the wild, accompanied by descriptions of their habitats and behavior. Arranged in habitat categories, including arctic tundra; forest and field; marsh, lake, and river; desert, scrub, and prairie; ocean and sea; and seashore.
Nature S Wings A Journey Through The Birds Of The World
DOWNLOAD
Author : Ary Jr. S.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-04-06
Nature S Wings A Journey Through The Birds Of The World written by Ary Jr. S. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-06 with categories.
The world of birds is a fascinating and diverse place, full of species with unique characteristics and interesting behaviors. From the small and colorful hummingbirds to the majestic golden eagles, birds are present in almost every environment on the planet. One of the most distinctive features of birds is their ability to fly. Birds' wings and feathers are specially adapted to allow them to glide, float and maneuver through the air with enviable grace. But it's not just the birds' flying abilities that make them interesting - each species has its own evolutionary history and unique place in the ecological food chain.
Wings
DOWNLOAD
Author : Elizabeth Daley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Wings written by Elizabeth Daley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Insects categories.
Museum
DOWNLOAD
Author : Robyn Stacey
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-10-24
Museum written by Robyn Stacey and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-24 with Art categories.
When the first British visitors arrived on Australia's shores at the end of the eighteenth century, it was not only the potential of its space that tantalised them, but the extraordinary living things that they found there. Every European collector worth his salt desired a kangaroo, a parakeet, a waratah, and ship after ship sailed north loaded with Australia's remarkable natural history specimens. In 1826, the most serious collector to make his own trip to the antipodes arrived - his name was Alexander Macleay, and over 70 years he and his family accumulated an unbelievably rich and diverse collection of specimens from Australia itself and beyond. Museum throws open the doors of a historically rich and rare collection, stunningly captured in the images of Robyn Stacey. It reclaims the stories of those specimens, and those obsessions, revealing another chapter of Australia's own very particular, passionate and unique history.
Annual Report
DOWNLOAD
Author : Massachusetts Agricultural College
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Annual Report written by Massachusetts Agricultural College and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Agricultural education categories.
Wings Along The Waterway
DOWNLOAD
Author : Mary Barrett Brown
language : en
Publisher: Orchard Books
Release Date : 1999-03-01
Wings Along The Waterway written by Mary Barrett Brown and has been published by Orchard Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-03-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discusses the habitat, lifecycle, appearance and habits of twenty-one water birds and examines the risks posed to them by technological civilization.
Wings In The Desert
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2007
Wings In The Desert written by and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
There is a common but often unspoken arrogance on the part of outside observers that folk science and traditional knowledgeÑthe type developed by Native communities and tribal groupsÑis inferior to the Òformal scienceÓ practiced by Westerners. In this lucidly written and humanistic account of the OÕodham tribes of Arizona and Northwest Mexico, ethnobiologist Amadeo M. Rea exposes the limitations of this assumption by exploring the rich ornithology that these tribes have generated about the birds that are native to their region. He shows how these peoplesÕ observational knowledge provides insights into the behaviors, mating habits, migratory patterns, and distribution of local bird species, and he uncovers the various ways that this knowledge is incorporated into the communitiesÕ traditions and esoteric belief systems. Drawing on more than four decades of field and textual research along with hundreds of interviews with tribe members, Rea identifies how birds are incorporated, both symbolically and practically, into Piman legends, songs, art, religion, and ceremonies. Through highly detailed descriptions and accounts loaded with Native voice, this book is the definitive study of folk ornithology. It also provides valuable data for scholars of linguistics and North American Native studies, and it makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how humans make sense of their world. It will be of interest to historians of science, anthropologists, and scholars of indigenous cultures and folk taxonomy.
With Wings Extended
DOWNLOAD
Author : Greg Hoch
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2020-05-04
With Wings Extended written by Greg Hoch and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-04 with Nature categories.
A century ago, many people had given up on the wood duck, dooming it to extinction along with the passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet. Today, it’s one of the most familiar and most harvested ducks in the eastern half of the country, and one of America’s great conservation success stories. In With Wings Extended, Minnesota conservationist Greg Hoch introduces readers to a duck they probably recognize but may not know well. This book shows how almost anyone can get involved in conservation and do something for wildlife beyond writing checks to conservation organizations. Hoch illustrates the complexities of wildlife and habitat management that landowners as well as state and federal wildlife agencies deal with on a daily basis, and takes readers through the life stages of what is largely considered the most beautiful duck in the world. In this fascinating and practical read, Hoch blends the historical literature about the species with modern science, and also shows how our views of conservation have changed over the last century.
On Ancient Wings
DOWNLOAD
Author : Michael Forsberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2004
On Ancient Wings written by Michael Forsberg and has been published by University of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future. On Ancient Wings intertwines the lives of cranes, people, and their common places to tell an ancient story at a time when sandhill cranes and their wetland and grassland habitats face daunting prospects.