Unfurling


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Ian Adams is one of the most original voices in contemporary Christian spirituality. His poems are short, arresting, richly textured and deceptively simple. The title of this collection, Unfurling, is indicative of what Ian’s poetry is about: seeing the world as it truly is, recovering our sense of who we are, and the revelation of the divine.




Unflattening


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Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge.




London Unfurled


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Folded page panoramas: one side "North"; verso "South."




Unfurling the Heart


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McGearhart weaves a tale of a woman enchanted with love, a man obsessed with adventure, and how love's persuasion makes dreams come true.




Red Flag Unfurled


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Reconsidering the Russian Revolution a century later Reflecting on the fate of the Russian Revolution one hundred years after the October Uprising, Ronald Grigor Suny—one of the world’s leading historians of the period—explores how scholars and political scientists have tried to understand this historic upheaval, the civil war that followed, and the extraordinary intrusion of ordinary people onto the world stage. Suny provides an assessment of the choices made in the revolutionary years by Soviet leaders—the achievements, costs, and losses that continue to weigh on us today. A quarter century after the disintegration of the USSR, the revolution is usually told as a story of failure. However, Suny reevaluates its radical democratic ambitions, its missed opportunities, victories, and the colossal agonies of trying to build a kind of “socialism” in the inhospitable, isolated environment of peasant Russia. He ponders what lessons 1917 provides for Marxists and anyone looking for alternatives to capitalism and bourgeois democracy.




Manhattan Unfurled


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Nature Next Door


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The once denuded northeastern United States is now a region of trees. Nature Next Door argues that the growth of cities, the construction of parks, the transformation of farming, the boom in tourism, and changes in the timber industry have together brought about a return of northeastern forests. Although historians and historical actors alike have seen urban and rural areas as distinct, they are in fact intertwined, and the dichotomies of farm and forest, agriculture and industry, and nature and culture break down when the focus is on the history of Northeastern woods. Cities, trees, mills, rivers, houses, and farms are all part of a single transformed regional landscape. In an examination of the cities and forests of the northeastern United States-with particular attention to the woods of Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Vermont-Ellen Stroud shows how urbanization processes there fostered a period of recovery for forests, with cities not merely consumers of nature but creators as well. Interactions between city and hinterland in the twentieth century Northeast created a new wildness of metropolitan nature: a reforested landscape intricately entangled with the region's cities and towns.




Unfurling, A Mixed-Media Workshop with Misty Mawn


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Unfurling is a creative workshop in book form, offering a unique mix of motivation and technique exercises to get your creative juices flowing. Written by Misty Mawn, these pages will inspire anyone who wishes to open up more to the process of making art. It has also made the Top 10 Home & Garden list for Amazon's Best Books of 2011! This book begins with art exercises in drawing and painting that include portraiture, contour drawing, backgrounds, layering, and working with a still life, followed by collage and image transfer techniques. The second section offers exercises and projects in stamp carving, paper pottery, sculpture, origami, paper doll making, and surface design. These tactile explorations offer an enjoyment of the process as well as wonderful handmade projects. The last section shares a variety of approaches to visual journaling. There are instructions for binding your own journal, prompts and ideas for working on your pages, and a variety of exercises using photography and poetry as ways to inspire and inform your journal keeping. Tap into your inner creativity and explore new artistic processes with Unfurling!




Unfurling the Sails


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A storm. A plot. And a rivalry that spans generations. Fourteen-year-old Grey Shima is unimpressed with growing up. She can’t seem to get along with any of her old friends, much less her mother. Instead, she throws herself into the things she loves: sailing, whittling, and losing herself in stories of fantasy and adventure. Still, she yearns to leave her own mark on New Earth. When she qualifies to participate in the treacherous Great Sea Race, much to her pirate mother's dismay, Grey is ready to face the challenges that lie ahead. On the other hand, Ashton Abernathy has always dismissed fantastical notions and shunned the responsibilities that come with hard work. Leading a privileged life, he meanders aimlessly, desperately searching for purpose. In the aftermath of a rogue storm, the two sworn enemies are thrown together in the Great Sea. Forced to put aside their bitter rivalry, they must rely on each other to survive. But their struggles are far from over as they uncover a sinister plot that threatens the lives of thousands. In a race against time, Grey and Ashton must confront their deepest fears and apply their unique talents to save themselves and protect their loved ones. In the thrilling young adult novel, Unfurling the Sails: A Grey Shima Adventure, a sudden squall sets the stage for an exciting tale of rivalry, adventure, and the power of unlikely alliances. Prepare to be swept away by the gripping story of two unexpected allies as they navigate the perils of the Great Sea and discover the true meaning of bravery, resilience, and the transformative power of friendship.




Fire in America


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From prehistory to the present-day conservation movement, Pyne explores the efforts of successive American cultures to master wildfire and to use it to shape the landscape.