The World In A Grain
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The World In A Grain
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Author : Vince Beiser
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-08-07
The World In A Grain written by Vince Beiser and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-07 with Nature categories.
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future. And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which has received little public attention. Not all sand is created equal: Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world, taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving, rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising characters.
The World In A Grain Of Sand
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Author : Nivedita Majumdar
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2021-05-25
The World In A Grain Of Sand written by Nivedita Majumdar and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
Radical universalism vs postcolonial theory The World in a Grain of Sand offers a framework for reading literature from the global South that goes against the grain of dominant theories in cultural studies, especially, postcolonial theory. It critiques the valorization of the local in cultural theories typically accompanied by a rejection of universal categories - viewed as Eurocentric projections. But the privileging of the local usually amounts to an exercise in exoticization of the South. The book argues that the rejection of Eurocentric theories can be complemented by embracing another, richer and non-parochial form of universalism. Through readings of texts from India, Sri Lanka, Palestine and Egypt, the book shows that the fine grained engagement with culture, the mapping of ordinary lives not just as objects but subjects of their history, is embedded in much of postcolonial literature in a radical universalism - one that is rooted in local realities, but is able to unearth in them the needs, conflicts and desires that stretch across cultures and time. It is a universalism recognized by Marx and steeped in the spirit of anti-colonialism, but hostile to any whiff of exoticism.
A Grain Of Sand
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Author : Patricia Kathleen Page
language : en
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Release Date : 2003
A Grain Of Sand written by Patricia Kathleen Page and has been published by Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Through poetry and art, the author and illustrator enter the magical mystical world of a child's imagination. Originally written for oratorio by composer Derek Holman and first performed in Toronto in celebration of the millennium.
A World In A Grain Of Sand
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Author : Mary Rose Barrington
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-01-28
A World In A Grain Of Sand written by Mary Rose Barrington and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-28 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Many people around the world accept the possibility of telepathy or clairvoyance. Very rarely, however, has anyone been able to demonstrate these psychic faculties with enough accuracy and reliability to produce significant results in repeated experimentation. An exception to this was the Polish engineer and industrialist Stefan Ossowiecki. Ossowiecki (1877-1944) is perhaps the most gifted psychic ever to come under the scrutiny of researchers. He demonstrated a range and quality of clairvoyance that no one has exceeded, at least under experimental controls. Equally important, he was eager to learn more about his talent and allowed a variety of researchers to use him in experiments. Anecdotal accounts of his talent abounded, but it was the controlled observations of investigators in experiments conducted in Paris and Warsaw that confirmed his gift. For the first time, this book brings to English-speaking researchers and the public detailed accounts of the crucial experiments carried out with Ossowiecki, which produced compelling evidence of paranormal cognition.
Oceans Of Grain
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Author : Scott Reynolds Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-02-22
Oceans Of Grain written by Scott Reynolds Nelson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-22 with History categories.
An "incredibly timely" global history journeys from the Ukrainian steppe to the American prairie to show how grain built and toppled the world's largest empires (Financial Times). To understand the rise and fall of empires, we must follow the paths traveled by grain—along rivers, between ports, and across seas. In Oceans of Grain, historian Scott Reynolds Nelson reveals how the struggle to dominate these routes transformed the balance of world power. Early in the nineteenth century, imperial Russia fed much of Europe through the booming port of Odessa, on the Black Sea in Ukraine. But following the US Civil War, tons of American wheat began to flood across the Atlantic, and food prices plummeted. This cheap foreign grain spurred the rise of Germany and Italy, the decline of the Habsburgs and the Ottomans, and the European scramble for empire. It was a crucial factor in the outbreak of the First World War and the Russian Revolution. A powerful new interpretation, Oceans of Grain shows that amid the great powers’ rivalries, there was no greater power than control of grain.
Built On Sand
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Author : Etienne Guyon
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2022-08-09
Built On Sand written by Etienne Guyon and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Explaining the science contained in a simple assembly of grains—the most abundant form of matter present on Earth. Granular media—composed of vast amounts of grains, consolidated or not—constitute the most abundant form of solid matter on Earth. Granular materials assemble in disordered configurations scientists often liken to a bag of marbles. Made of macroscopic particles rather than molecules, they defy the standard scheme of classification in terms of solid, liquid, and gas. Granular materials provide a model relevant to various domains of research, including engineering, physics, and biology. William Blake famously wished “To See a World in a Grain of Sand”; in this book, pioneering researchers in granular matter explain the science hidden behind simple grains, shedding light on collective behavior in disordered settings in general. The authors begin by describing the single grain with its different origins, shapes, and sizes, then examine grains in piled or stacked form. They explain the packing fraction of granular media, a crucial issue that bears on the properties displayed in practical applications; explore small-scale deformations in piles of disordered grains, with particular attention to friction; and present theories of various modes of disorder. Along the way, they discuss such concepts as force chains, arching effects, wet grains, sticky contacts, and inertial effects. Drawing on recent numerical simulations as well as classical concepts developed in physics and mechanics, the book offers an accessible introduction to a rapidly developing field.
View With A Grain Of Sand
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Author : Wislawa Szymborska
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2015-03-17
View With A Grain Of Sand written by Wislawa Szymborska and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-17 with Poetry categories.
From one of Europe’s most prominent and celebrated poets, a collection remarkable for its graceful lyricism. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, Szymborska documents life’s improbability as well as its transient beauty to capture the wonder of existence. Preface by Mark Strand. Translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh, winners of the PEN Translation Prize.
A Grain Of Rice
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Author : Nhung Tran-Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-15
A Grain Of Rice written by Nhung Tran-Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with Families categories.
A story about a young refugee's courage and inner strength as she escapes from Vietnam during the war.
Cargill
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Author : Wayne G. Broehl
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1992
Cargill written by Wayne G. Broehl and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Grain trade categories.
"It is difficult to imagine how the evolution of an industry, through the perspective of one of its giants, could be better told". -- Tarrant Business
Grain By Grain
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Author : Bob Quinn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03
Grain By Grain written by Bob Quinn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03 with Health & Fitness categories.
"A compelling agricultural story skillfully told; environmentalists will eat it up." - Kirkus Reviews When Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Years later, it would become the centerpiece of his multimillion dollar heirloom grain company, Kamut International. How Bob went from being a true believer in better farming through chemistry to a leading proponent of organics is the unlikely story of Grain by Grain. Along the way, readers will learn how ancient wheat can lower inflammation, how regenerative agriculture can bring back rural jobs, and how combining time-tested farming practices with modern science can point the way for the future of food.