Our Green Cathedral
Author : Jeremy Barnes
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category :
ISBN : 9780578406282
The Green Cathedral
Author : Juan De Onis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
A former bureau chief and a correspondant for The New York Times since the early '60s, de Onis undertook an unparalleled two-year study of the Amazon rain forests in 1988, interviewing the homesteaders, bureaucrats, and activists who together will decide the future of the vast forests, and with it the environment. 16 halftones and 2 maps.
Green Cathedrals
Author : Philip Lowry
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 31,49 MB
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0802718655
Book Description
Green Cathedrals is a celebration of the sport of baseball, through the lens of its ballparks-the "fields of dreams" of players and fans alike. In all, some 405 ballparks have, over time, hosted a Major League or Negro League game, and each one of them is given its due, from hard statistics about dimensions to nostalgic and current photographs, to anecdotes that will inspire the memories of fans all over the country. From Fenway Park and Gus Greenlee Field (home of the Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords), to Ebbets Field, Camden Yards, and the brand-new parks that have opened in the past two years, Green Cathedrals presents a cavalcade of the most beautiful sporting venues in history. Fully revised and updated since its previous edition a decade ago, with more than 130 new ballparks and hundreds of new photographs, Green Cathedrals is an essential reference for baseball aficionados and a perfect gift for baseball fans everywhere.
Skymeadow
Author : Charlie Hart
Publisher : Constable
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 20,23 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1472128753
Book Description
'A love letter to English horticulture written by a passionate gardener. A must-read for anyone who has dreamt of cultivating their own patch of land' Jane Perrone 'Skymeadow is a fascinating book . . . Every flower, every passing bud, every change in the season is described with rapture' Jilly Cooper When Charlie Hart first visited Peverels, a small farmhouse that sits lazily on the lip of a hill running down into the Peb Valley, he was at breaking point, grieving the loss of his father and anxious about the impending death of his mother. He and his wife Sybilla felt that their London life had been steadily growing in noise: the noise of grief, the noise of busyness, the noise that comes from the expectations of others and, for Charlie, the constant clamour of dissatisfaction at work. At Peverels, Charlie found an expanse of untouched meadowland, the perfect setting for an audacious garden. Charlie felt an unquenchable urge to dig, to create something. The days he spent wrestling with the soil in the rose garden were the days in which he mourned the loss of his parents. Gardening has taught him that you can dig for victory, but you can also dig for mental health. As the garden formed around Charlie, he buried his fears and anxieties within it. A garden that is now known as Skymeadow and grows with a lusty, almost biblical vigour. In Skymeadow, Charlie seamlessly weaves together his own memoir with that of his garden. The result is a lyrical and incisive story of mental health at an all-time low, the healing powers of digging and, ultimately, a celebration of nature.
Daleka Doroha
Author : Michael Podworniak
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1039196209
Book Description
Daleka Doroha, which was originally published in 1963 in Ukrainian is a memoir of Michael Podworniak, who in March 1944 left his beloved Volyn in Ukraine and crossed into Halychyna which during that time was under Polish control. He left behind his family because Germany had invaded his village and set it on fire. His journey continued to Warsaw, and when it became evident that only starvation and other dangers awaited him as the German front continued to advance. He elected to go into forced labor into Germany in exchange for food and a place to sleep. The book describes the hardships of life in a German labor camp which was eventually attacked by Allied bombers and fighter planes. It was only God’s grace that preserved his life and let him see the end of the war. After the war ended, all foreigners were required to settle in refugee camps as the Allied occupiers decided their fate. During the years after the war, the author, together with a group of singers, made two tours of the refugee camps in Germany where Slavic people were staying. God blessed these trips and hundreds were converted after hearing the songs and the preaching of the Word. Every page of the book contains interesting and often tragic stories which the author experienced before he, together with his wife and son, boarded a ship for Canada.
Of Green Stuff Woven
Author : Cathleen Bascom
Publisher : Light Messages Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1611533376
Book Description
Around the globe, small bands of eco-activists are working to save one reef, one rain forest, one river at a time. Of Green Stuff Woven depicts a group of native gardeners who are restoring tall grass prairie on land connected to their historic Episcopal cathedral in the middle of the financial district in Des Moines, Iowa. They are approached by hotel developers and are caught between their passion for the prairie and their need for money to repair their crumbling cathedral. Of course, the parish’s largest donor stands to profit from the deal! The creation? Or the cash? As flood waters rise, so do the stakes of their choice. Of Green Stuff Woven springs from the experience of two devastating floods and of the burgeoning prairie restoration movement. Told by Brigid Brenchley – kind and quirky cathedral dean -- it is Brigid’s tale but also the story of a faith community: hardworking plant enthusiasts, parishioners of varied persuasions; the bishop; the mayor; and most importantly a beloved cathedral member who loses his home and life to the flood. All converge like spokes in the spinning wheel of this decision. The book articulates the depths of Anglican spirituality that undergird creation care ministry, with compassion highlights the plight of threatened plant species and people vulnerable to climate events, and challenges us all to examine the decisions we make in the stewardship of our land. It does all this while taking readers on a good ecclesiastical romp and retaining realistic hope.
Eden
Author : Tim Smit
Publisher : Random House
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 147354095X
Book Description
'Smit's vision of Eden is the eighth wonder of the world' Independent 'Inspiring... An invaluable guide to how a large project can exceed against all odds' The Sunday Times - An updated edition of the bestselling story of the Eden Project featuring stunning new photography. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the impossible was delivered. From the sterile depths of a disused china clay pit in Cornwall rose one of the most remarkable and ambitious ventures in recent memory. The Eden Project's Biomes, the world's largest conservatories, are the symbol of a living theatre of plants and people and their interdependence, of regeneration and of a pioneering forum for the exploration of possible futures. This is the extraordinary story of the Eden Project, of its conception, design and construction, of the larger-than-life personalities who made it happen and of all that has happened since its doors were first opened to the public in 2001. It is now undisputedly one of the world's great gardens with more than 17 million visitors flocking there and projects and partnerships all over the world.
Summers
Author : Margot Peters
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1456897136
Book Description
In 1948 a sixteen-year-old boy and girl meet briefly, but fatally, on a beach. The boy is so stricken by the girl that he writes her, begging her to answer. What harm can come from writing letters?" he asks. The girl replies. SUMMERS is the story of this boy and girl, based entirely on their letters, which span the years 1948 to 1961. These letters are often funny, sometimes sad, often frustrated and angry. Underneath they are always tender and longing. Finally they are loving. If bitter-sweet love is your thing: read on...
Technobiophilia
Author : Sue Thomas
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1849660409
Book Description
Why are there so many nature metaphors - clouds, rivers, streams, viruses, and bugs - in the language of the internet? Why do we adorn our screens with exotic images of forests, waterfalls, animals and beaches? In Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace, Sue Thomas interrogates the prevalence online of nature-derived metaphors and imagery and comes to a surprising conclusion. The root of this trend, she believes, lies in biophilia, defined by biologist E.O. Wilson as 'the innate attraction to life and lifelike processes'. In this wide-ranging transdisciplinary study she explores the strong thread of biophilia which runs through our online lives, a phenomenon she calls 'technobiophilia', or, the 'innate attraction to life and lifelike processes as they appear in technology'. The restorative qualities of biophilia can alleviate mental fatigue and enhance our capacity for directed attention, soothing our connected minds and easing our relationship with computers. Technobiophilia: Nature and Cyberspace offers new insights on what is commonly known as 'work-life balance'. It explores ways to make our peace with technology-induced anxiety and achieve a 'tech-nature balance' through practical experiments designed to enhance our digital lives indoors, outdoors, and online. The book draws on a long history of literature on nature and technology and breaks new ground as the first to link the two. Its accessible style will attract the general reader, whilst the clear definition of key terms and concepts throughout should appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates of new media and communication studies, internet studies, environmental psychology, and human-computer interaction. www.technobiophilia.com
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Author : Exeter diocesan architectural and archaeological society
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 1894
Category :
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