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This Strange Wilderness
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Author : Nancy Plain
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015
This Strange Wilderness written by Nancy Plain and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Birds were "the objects of my greatest delight," wrote John James Audubon (1785-1851), founder of modern ornithology and one of the world's greatest bird painters. His masterpiece, The Birds of America depicts almost five hundred North American bird species, each image--lifelike and life size--rendered in vibrant color. Audubon was also an explorer, a woodsman, a hunter, an entertaining and prolific writer, and an energetic self-promoter. Through talent and dogged determination, he rose from backwoods obscurity to international fame. In This Strange Wilderness, award-winning author Nancy Plain brings together the amazing story of this American icon's career and the beautiful images that are his legacy. Before Audubon, no one had seen, drawn, or written so much about the animals of this largely uncharted young country. Aware that the wilderness and its wildlife were changing even as he watched, Audubon remained committed almost to the end of his life "to search out the things which have been hidden since the creation of this wondrous world." This Strange Wilderness details his art and writing, transporting the reader back to the frontiers of early nineteenth-century America.
This Strange Wilderness
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
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A Strange Wilderness
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Author : Amir D. Aczel
language : en
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Release Date : 2011-10-04
A Strange Wilderness written by Amir D. Aczel and has been published by Union Square + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The international bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem explores the eccentric lives of history’s foremost mathematicians. From Archimedes’s eureka moment to Alexander Grothendieck’s seclusion in the Pyrenees, bestselling author Amir Aczel selects the most compelling stories in the history of mathematics, creating a colorful narrative that explores the quirky personalities behind some of the most groundbreaking, influential, and enduring theorems. Alongside revolutionary innovations are incredible tales of duels, battlefield heroism, flamboyant arrogance, pranks, secret societies, imprisonment, feuds, and theft—as well as some costly errors of judgment that prove genius doesn’t equal street smarts. Aczel’s colorful and enlightening profiles offer readers a newfound appreciation for the tenacity, complexity, eccentricity, and brilliance of our greatest mathematicians.
Second Witness Analytical And Contextual Commentary On The Book Of Mormon
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Author : Brant A. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books
Release Date : 2007-09-01
Second Witness Analytical And Contextual Commentary On The Book Of Mormon written by Brant A. Gardner and has been published by Greg Kofford Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-01 with Religion categories.
Stop looking for the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerica and start looking for Mesoamerica in the Book of Mormon! Second Witness, a new six-volume series from Greg Kofford Books, takes a detailed, verse-by-verse look at the Book of Mormon. It marshals the best of modern scholarship and new insights into a consistent picture of the Book of Mormon as a historical document. Taking a faithful but scholarly approach to the text and reading it through the insights of linguistics, anthropology, and ethnohistory, the commentary approaches the text from a variety of perspectives: how it was created, how it relates to history and culture, and what religious insights it provides. The commentary accepts the best modern scholarship, which focuses on a particular region of Mesoamerica as the most plausible location for the Book of Mormon’s setting. For the first time, that location—its peoples, cultures, and historical trends—are used as the backdrop for reading the text. The historical background is not presented as proof, but rather as an explanatory context. The commentary does not forget Mormon’s purpose in writing. It discusses the doctrinal and theological aspects of the text and highlights the way in which Mormon created it to meet his goal of “convincing . . . the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.”
The New Wilderness
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Author : Diane Cook
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-07-30
The New Wilderness written by Diane Cook 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 2020-07-30 with Fiction categories.
'THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOVEL OF OUR TIMES.' Lemn Sissay, Booker Prize judge From an acclaimed Guardian First Book Award finalist comes a debut novel 'brutal and beautiful in equal measure' (Emily St. John Mandel) Longlisted for the DUBLIN Literary Award 2022 A Guardian Best Science Fiction Book of the Year A 'Best Book of the Year 2020' according to BBC Culture * An Irish Times Best Debut Fiction of 2020 Bea's daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away, her lungs ravaged by the smog and pollution of the overpopulated metropolis they call home. The only alternative is to build a life in the vast expanse of untamed land known as The Wilderness State. No one has been allowed to venture here before. That is all about to change. But as Bea soon discovers, saving her daughter's life might mean losing her in ways she hadn't foreseen. Passionate and exhilarating, The New Wilderness is the story of a mother's fight to save her daughter in a world she can no longer call her own.
My Mother S Way Of Dying Well
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Author : Dianne Porter
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-01-14
My Mother S Way Of Dying Well written by Dianne Porter and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with Family & Relationships categories.
The unexpected collection of my parent’s ashes from the crematorium opened the door to a new adventure in dealing my parents death that I personally found very liberating for my soul. It marked the beginning of a personal pilgrimage of faith I had no intention of taking, I thought I was dealing with my parents remains. As time passed I realized I had no choice but to take this path – this journey was the only way forward for me. Surprisingly for me it actually strengthened my faith in God and his ways as taught in the Christian faith and it’s hard to describe how. Once I committed myself to the task I had to take action. I plunged my hands into their ashes that first day even though for me it was like plunging my hands into my parent’s dead bodies. It was irksome and revolting to me the first time.
The Long Summer
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Author : Mark T. Wayne
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2016-04-22
The Long Summer written by Mark T. Wayne and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-22 with Fiction categories.
Mark T. Waynes The Long Summer is heartfelt adventure story of a fourteen-year-old boy, Cody, entering an awkward age and just beginning to have difficulties relating and communicating with his father. When Cody finds himself lost in the rain forest along Canadas southwestern shoreline, he is saved by a creature not just of another culture but of an entirely different species, a creature of same relative age, having the same problems with his father. It is not until Cody understands the relationship between his savior and his saviors father that he understands his own relationship with his father.
Tales From Arabian And Persian Deserts
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Author : Jawad Al-Bahrani
language : en
Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
Release Date : 2016-11-18
Tales From Arabian And Persian Deserts written by Jawad Al-Bahrani and has been published by Partridge Publishing Singapore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-18 with Fiction categories.
In the Desert of Emptiness, also famously known as Empty Quarters (Arrobo in Arabic), located in the Arabian Gulf countries, there lived one poor man. The poor mans name was Fairuz bin Haddad. He lived with his mother, wife, and son, who was known as Saqr (the meaning of this name in Arabic is a falcon). Saqr had reached adolescence; he was already a young adult. His body was big and well built, and he was very handsome. Even at this age, he was taller than his father. He had the opportunity to study both religious and earthly education. In spite of the hard life they led, his father made sure that Saqr would get all the education he needed. So he worked hard day and night to provide for his family and pay for his sons education. So every morning, Saqr would go to the Quran class before going to his other school, where he learned language and other subjects on human issues and how best to be a better person.
Guided By God S Promises
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Author : Elisabeth Elliot
language : en
Publisher: Revell
Release Date : 2021-03-16
Guided By God S Promises written by Elisabeth Elliot and has been published by Revell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Religion categories.
Life offers us a series of trials and hardships, and how we react to these tribulations depends on what we take into them. When we face trials with anxiety, fear, or bitterness, we will find that they only change us for the worse. But when we carry along God's promises of provision, protection, and peace, our life's trials can change us for the better. In Guided by God's Promises, beloved writer Elisabeth Elliot shows readers how to gird themselves with the comfort and assurance of God's love and promises as they enter the conflict. With God at our side, she says, we can weather all of life's storms with faith and soul intact.
Tookey S Turkeys
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Author : Christopher Tookey
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2015-03-28
Tookey S Turkeys written by Christopher Tookey and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-28 with Performing Arts categories.
Tookey’s Turkeys identifies the worst 144 movies of the last 25 years. Christopher Tookey has seen at least 10,000 films. For eight years, he was TV and then film critic for theSunday Telegraph. For twenty years, he was sole film critic for the Daily Mail and the world’s most popular internet newspaper, Mail Online. In 2013, he won the award Arts Reviewer of the Year from the London Press Club. This is a book about 144 of Christopher’s least favourite movies. In his opinion, the movies we hate tell us as much about present-day culture as our favourites. All offer insights into the mindset of those who made or commissioned them. Virtually all make us aware of things we might rather not know about our “culture” and “values”, or lack thereof. Technically, movies are more advanced than ever before; yet, paradoxically, seldom have so many wrongheaded movies been made. And never have they plumbed the depths of ineptitude, depravity and risibility that they have over the last 25 years. The choice of films Christopher has disliked over the past two and a half decades may be controversial. Some movies he finds ridiculous have achieved critical acclaim. A few have won Oscars. But the fact that The Da Vinci Code, The Hangover II and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith are among the most commercially successful movies of all time should not disguise the fact that they are also, in his opinion, bloody awful. Tookey’s Turkeys will appeal greatly to the general reader and in particular to all film fans, including those who have followed Christopher’s reviews over the years. In a companion volume, Tookey’s Talkies, Christopher has written about the best 144 films that he has seen over the same period. Featured in The Bookseller, March 2015 Non-Fiction picks, Film, TV & the Performing Arts.