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A Thousand Pieces of Paradise

Author : Lynne Heasley

Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 14,68 MB

Release : 2012-04-19

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0299213935

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A Thousand Pieces of Paradise is an ecological history of property and a cultural history of rural ecosystems set in one of the Midwest’s most historically significant regions, the Kickapoo River Valley. Whether examining the national war on soil erosion, Amish migration, a Corps of Engineers dam project, or Native American land claims, Lynne Heasley traces the history of modern American property debates. Her book holds powerful lessons for rural communities seeking to reconcile competing values about land and their place in it.



A Thousand Pieces of Paradise

Author : Lynne Heasley

Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 36,72 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780299213909

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A Thousand Pieces of Paradise is an ecological history of property and a cultural history of rural ecosystems set in one of the Midwest’s most historically significant regions, the Kickapoo River Valley. Whether examining the national war on soil erosion, Amish migration, a Corps of Engineers dam project, or Native American land claims, Lynne Heasley traces the history of modern American property debates. Her book holds powerful lessons for rural communities seeking to reconcile competing values about land and their place in it.



This Side of Paradise

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald

Publisher : The Floating Press

Page : 503 pages

File Size : 23,5 MB

Release : 2009-04-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1775414833

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This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.



The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes

Author : Lynne Heasley

Publisher : MSU Press

Page : 226 pages

File Size : 25,31 MB

Release : 2021-08-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1628954493

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2022 NAUTILUS SILVER WINNER FOR LYRIC PROSE—In The Accidental Reef and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes, Lynne Heasley illuminates an underwater world that, despite a ferocious industrial history, remains wondrous and worthy of care. From its first scene in a benighted Great Lakes river, where lake sturgeon thrash and spawn, this powerful book takes readers on journeys through the Great Lakes, alongside fish and fishers, scuba divers and scientists, toxic pollutants and threatened communities, oil pipelines and invasive species, Indigenous peoples and federal agencies. With dazzling illustrations from Glenn Wolff, the book helps us know the Great Lakes in new ways and grapple with the legacies and alternative futures that come from their abundance of natural wealth. Suffused with curiosity, empathy, and wit, The Accidental Reef will not fail to astonish and inspire.



Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell

Author : Chas Smith

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 31,76 MB

Release : 2013-11-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0062202545

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A finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith’s wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu’s North Shore—a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty, greed, danger, and crime. For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, swarms of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans flock to Oahu’s paradisiacal North Shore in pursuit of some of the greatest waves on earth for surfing’s Triple Crown competition. Chas Smith reveals how this influx transforms a sleepy, laid-back strip of coast into a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca. Smith captures this exciting and dangerous place where locals, outsiders, the surf industry, and criminal elements clash in a fascinating look at class, race, power, money, and crime, set within one of the most beautiful places on earth. The result is a breathtaking blend of crime and adventure that captures the allure and wickedness of this idyllic golden world.



Backroads of New York

Author : Kim Knox Beckius

Publisher :

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 38,27 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Automobile travel

ISBN : 9781616731984

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A Thousand Pieces of You

Author : Claudia Gray

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 384 pages

File Size : 12,71 MB

Release : 2014-11-04

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0062278983

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Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions. Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer—her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul— escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows—including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt—as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected. A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all.





Compositional Subjects

Author : Hyun Yi Kang

Publisher : Duke University Press

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 12,29 MB

Release : 2002-06-19

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780822328988

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DIVTraces the way Asian American women have been represented in film, literature, and political economy./div



Hidden Territories

Author : Cd-Rom Produced By Arts Archives

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 50,53 MB

Release : 2013-10-11

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1136418369

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Wlodzimierz Staniewski's group Gardzienice Theatre has established an unparalleled reputation for a sensual and complex performance aesthetic. The work is inspired by the expressive traditions of indigenous culture and the musicality of the natural environment. This is the first full-length articulation by Staniewski himself of this unique director's philosophy and rigorous practice. In this magnificent book and the remarkable cd-rom which accompanies it, Staniewski, with editor Alison Hodge, gives a fascinating insight into his company's principles and techniques. The cd-rom provides: *Extensive video footage of performances and rehearsals *Essays by Staniewski, Hodge, and other contributors *Photographs from the Gardzienice archives *Performance scripts *Director's notes *A full chronology of the company This innovative publication is a landmark for the documentation and appreciation of contemporary performance. It will be an exciting addition to any theatre-lover's bookshelf.