Author : Loren Eiseley
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 36,15 MB
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0307801934
Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.
Author : Giulio Boccaletti
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1524748234
Spanning millennia and continents, a revealing history that “tackles the most important story of our time: our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity” (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). "Far more than a biography of its nominal subject ... The book stands as a compelling history of civilization itself." —The Wall Street Journal Book Review Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boccaletti—honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford—shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a population explosion and labor specialization. We see with clarity how irrigation’s structure informed social structure (inventions such as the calendar sprung from agricultural necessity); how in ancient Greece, the communal ownership of wells laid the groundwork for democracy; how the Greek and Roman experiences with water security resulted in systems of taxation; and how the modern world as we know it began with a legal framework for the development of water infrastructure. Extraordinary for its monumental scope and piercing insightfulness, Water: A Biography richly enlarges our understanding of our relationship to—and fundamental reliance on—the most elemental substance on earth.
Author : Aurora ER planet Care
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2020-05-27
Category :
ISBN :
If There Is Magic on Planet It Is Contained in Water. Here is the amazing Earth Day notebook it's a great Earth Day present for your girl, son, mom or father. Use it as a record for your adventures, as your personal Earth Day diary or as an Earth Day present for friends and family. Keep track of your adventures, experiences and memories with this Earth Day record and make them last forever.
Author : Yeoys Space & Astronomy
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,77 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781089101154
If There's Magic On This Planet It's Contained In Water Journal - 6x9 - 100 Pages - Graph Paper 5x5 - Glossy Softback Cover Amazing If There's Magic On This Planet It's Contained In Water illustrative work with Original Mars Planet Photography. Act now & get your new favorite Lake On Mars artwork or gift it to family & friends. 100 duo sided bright white pages 6x9 dimensions, portable size (bag, school, home, work, desc, ...) High quality glossy softbound cover designed with love Makes an ideal present for any gift giving occasion Perfect gift idea for: birthdays, back to school, christmas, thanksgiving, family & friends, notebook & planner lovers, teachers, graduation gifts, co-workers, boss gift, gift baskets, ...
Author : Rhonda Byrne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0731815599
One word changes everything... For more than twenty centuries, words within a sacred text have mystified, confused, and been misunderstood by almost all who read them. Only a very few people through history have realised that the words are a riddle, and that once you solve the riddle—once you uncover the mystery—a new world will appear before your eyes. In The Magic, Rhonda Byrne reveals this life-changing knowledge to the world. Then, on an incredible 28-day journey, she teaches you how to apply this knowledge in your everyday life. No matter who you are, no matter where you are, no matter what your current circumstances, The Magic is going to change your entire life!
Author : Rhonda Byrne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,6 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1849838402
In The Magica great mystery from a sacred text is revealed, and with this knowledge Rhonda Byrne takes the reader on a life-changing journey for 28 days. Step by step, day-by-day, secret teachings, revelations, and scientific law are brought together to form 28 simple practices that open the reader's eyes to a new world, and lead them to a dream life.
Author : Loren C. Eiseley
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This graceful essay on the pivotal role of flowers in human evolution is certain to delight those readers already familiar with Loren Eiseley and to find an audience among naturalists, gardeners, and lovers of flowers everywhere. Gerald Ackerman's color floral portraits provide a visual counterpoint to the wondrous text. Two-color text & printed endpapers. 19 color photos.
Author : Llewellyn
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738734055
Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac has been inspiring all levels of magical practitioners for over twenty years. Filled with practical spells, rituals, and fresh ideas, you’ll find new ways to deepen your craft and enhance everyday life. This edition features nearly three dozen compelling articles, grouped by element, on elemental angels, quick sabbat acknowledgements (instead of full rituals), copper energy rods, gem elixers, vision boards to transform energy, bubble magic, the magic of twin souls, photos for magical manifestation, and much more. Also included is a handy calendar section— shaded for easy “flip to” reference—featuring world festivals, holidays, and 2016 Sabbats. You’ll also find astrological info, plus incense and color correspondences, to empower your magical work.
Author : Peter Gleick
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2023-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1541702298
A revelatory account of how water has shaped the course of human life and history, and a positive vision of what the future can hold—if we act now From the very creation of the planet billions of years ago to the present day, water has always been central to existence on Earth. And since long before the legendary Great Flood, it has been a defining force in the story of humanity. In The Three Ages of Water, Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our relationship to this precious resource. Water has shaped civilizations and empires, and driven centuries of advances in science and technology—from agriculture to aqueducts, steam power to space exploration—and progress in health and medicine. But the achievements that have propelled humanity forward also brought consequences, including unsustainable water use, ecological destruction, and global climate change, that now threaten to send us into a new dark age. We must change our ways, and quickly, to usher in a new age of water for the benefit of everyone. Drawing from the lessons of our past, Gleick charts a visionary path toward a sustainable future for water and the planet.
Author : Greg Borzo
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
Release : 2017-05-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 0809335808
2018 IPPY Award Silver Medalist for Great Lakes Nonfiction Winner, ISHS Annual Award for Other Publications, 2018 Most people do not realize it, but Chicago is home to many diverse, artistic, fascinating, and architecturally and historically important fountains. In this attractive volume, Greg Borzo reveals more than one hundred outdoor public fountains of Chicago with noteworthy, amusing, or surprising stories about these gems. Complementing Borzo’s engagingly written text are around one hundred beautiful fine-art color photos of the fountains, taken by photographer Julia Thiel for this book, and a smaller number of historical photos. Greg Borzo begins by providing an overview of Chicago’s fountains and discussing the oldest ones, explaining who built them and why, how they survived as long as they have, and what they tell us about early Chicago. At the heart of the book are four thematic chapters on drinking fountains, iconic fountains, plaza fountains, and park and parkway fountains. Among the iconic fountains described are Buckingham (in Grant Park), Crown (in Millennium Park), Centennial (with its water cannon shooting over the Chicago River), and two fountains designed by famed sculptor Lorado Taft (Time and Great Lakes). Plazas all around Chicago—in the neighborhoods as well as downtown—have fountains that anchor communities or enhance the skyscrapers they adorn. Also presented are the fountains in Chicago’s parks, some designed by renowned artists and many often overlooked or taken for granted. A chapter on the self-proclaimed City of Fountains, Kansas City, Missouri, shows how Chicago’s city planners could raise public awareness and funding for the care and preservation of these important landmarks. Also covered are a brief period of fountain building and rehabbing (1997–2002) that vastly enriched the city; fountains that no longer exist; and proposed Chicago fountains that were never built, as well as the future of fountain design. A beautiful photography book and a guide to the city’s many fountains, Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains also provides fascinating histories and behind-the-scenes stories of these underappreciated artistic and architectural treasures of the Windy City.
