Author : Carolyn Kremers
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 25,69 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
This stunning narrative written by a teacher of the Yup'ik Eskimo village of Tununak ""is a memoir worth reading, "" reports the ""Anchorage Daily News.""
Author : Randy Pausch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cancer
ISBN : 9780340978504
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Author : Carolyn Kremers
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1602232032
Poet, nonfiction writer, and lifelong musician Carolyn Kremers moved to Alaska to teach in the remote Bering Sea coast village of Tununak when she was thirty-four. Her first book, Place of the Pretend People: Gifts from a Yup’ik Eskimo Village (a memoir), probed and celebrated that experience. Upriver continues the chronicle of Kremers’ personal journey deep into Alaska and the human soul. Mixing music, Yup’ik language, the natural world, honesty, and an intimate sense of the spiritual and the unobtainable, Kremers presents a cascade of poems made of beauty and pain. The poems fall into five settings—Tununak, the Interior, Shape-Shifting, Return to the Y-K Delta, and Fairbanks. Like salmon swimming instinctively upriver—toward home—this story confronts what it means and how it feels to love a person or a place, no matter the consequences.
Author : Peter Keuler
Publisher : Peter Keuler
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 29,20 MB
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1733140530
Kids: The Caretaker Defiance Guide has quite a bit of information on how this world currently works, which is great for making well-informed decisions about defying your caretakers. You’ll learn when it’s OK to: go against your caretakers, let others be different from your caretakers, and see your caretakers as not very smart. You’ll also learn how adults decide to become boring, unhelpful, dishonest, or bad; and how adults find meaning in your actions. Be warned: this is an extremely challenging read, but vital if you wish to get along with others while doing minimal harm. Parents: The Caretaker Defiance Guide is great for parents who can see how some defiance and rebellion can bring about positive changes in the world, and who view childhood as the time to use the child’s excess energy and brain power to prepare for their future, as opposed to those who view childhood as a time to be ignorant, carefree, and happy. Go over some of the difficulties children may come across in a safe place before they are likely to experience it in the outside world. Age group: thoughtful children 7-12 years old (even older or younger). It is recommended to read them a few pages before they go to bed! View the full book for free on the website: www.caretakerdefiance.com
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,63 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Anupama Goswami
Publisher : Zorba Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 2024-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9358962631
Alice Bugg: A Journey Through Turmoil and Transformation – DUNGEON OR DAYLIGHT’ The veil shielded my eyes, yet it was not enough to reach my soul. It is damaged. My only desire was to die. Alice Bugg lives a happy, sheltered life in the ‘Purple House’ in a small town. Craving new adventures, she escapes to the capital city to pursue higher studies. However, her relentless battles with desires lead to an unforeseen night that wreaks havoc in her life. This catastrophe profoundly alters her conscience, reshaping her insights and imagination. Alice drowns in sorrow, with grief pervading her soul as she navigates the distress, deceit, and demise brought on by her divisive emotions. Amidst the turmoil, Alice is propelled to find a new purpose after discovering a fresh perspective on life. Will there be any end to my struggle?
Author : Nicolas S. Witschi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118652517
A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions originating in the west Focuses on the intersections, complexities, and challenges found within and between the different historical and cultural groups that define the west's various distinctive regions Addresses traditionally familiar icons and ideas about the west (such as cowboys, wide-open spaces, and violence) and their intersections with urbanization and other regional complexities Features essays written by many of the leading scholars in western American cultural studies
Author : Andrea Portes
Publisher : Unbridled Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 14,14 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1932961321
Tired of going hungry while her parents get drunk and fight, thirteen-year-old Luli, who has just discovered the power of her sexuality, leaves Palmyra, Nebraska, for Las Vegas, Nevada, to find a "sugar daddy, " and soon meets two grifters who use her while teaching her how to get by.
Author : Bill Sherwonit
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 18,40 MB
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1609520726
In Travelers' Tales Alaska, contemporary adventurers, seekers, and lifelong Alaskans take you into the "Last Frontier" for wild and poignant adventures. Walk among bears, witness the Inupiat taking of a bowhead whale, and spend time "weathered-in" on the Bering Sea coast. Follow the seasons of commercial fisherfolk in the world's most dangerous seas, sail the Inside Passage, or flight-see with bush pilots famed for high-stakes navigation around Denali, North America's highest mountain. Discover the 49th state’s quirky side, including an entire town that lives in a single World War II-vintage high-rise, a "Hairy Man" who roams the Bush, and backcountry gourmands who communicate with edible plants. Drive the Alaska Highway or head north along the pipeline Haul Road to the Arctic coast, not simply to get there, but to be there. Get the inside view as Alaskans share their stories of learning a new land or guiding tourists through Native culture. Whether you choose camping at Wal-Mart or casting for grayling on a lake named Paradise, whether you travel the Great Land in actuality or in your armchair, these stories bring Alaska alive, in all its latter-day complexity and glory.
Author : Jeff Harris
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,4 MB
Release : 2005-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595344755
Smiley-Man Chronicles is the true story and reminiscences of Michael Mulholland, Tahni Jones, Eddy Boros, Kevin Donnelly, the Lefty Jones Band, Edwardo, Pancho Rosie, et al. Technically your author has been more of an archivist and editor than story-teller. He has also tried to hold the price down on this volume so that it will not cost you too much--either spiritually or financially. It reads easily in order, or out, and is about going to the moon, literally & figuratively. Though parts are fiction, the chronicles are largely non-fiction, and they are dedicated to both Nathan Harris, who gave your author everything, and Tahni Jones, who told his sister Georgi shortly before he died that he had been "playing life by ear." Reviews: "Essential reading...a tour de force!" --Stewart Allen, author The Devil's Cup, In the Devil's Garden "I couldn't have written a better book without dropping out of school...." --Saul Fisher, Ph.D. "Thank God for The Lefty Jones Band...long live the Smiley-Man Chronicles..." --Andy Malm, Drummer, Lefty Jones Band "This book is serious fun, thoughtful, and revolutionary." --Nina Feldman, President, Sweet Bella. "Totally original...ground-breaking." --Walter White, Bassist, Lefty Jones Band. "Unmarketable and brilliant." --Errol McDonald, Editor, Random House.
