Autumn Lightning

Author : Dave Lowry
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780834823310

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Autumn Lightning by Dave Lowry Pdf

Dave Lowry juxtaposes his singular experience as an adept student of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship) under a Japanese teacher in St. Louis with a riveting account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Intertwining tales of the masters with reflections on his own apprenticeship in the samurai's arts, he reveals in their time-honored methods a way of life with profound relevance to modern times. The result is a fascinating, singular autobiography. Lowry captures the sense of wonder and mystery that makes martial arts compelling to so many practitioners. Even those who do not practice martial arts will delight in this unusual coming-of-age story.

Author : Daniel N. Paul
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18T00:00:00Z
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781552669624

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Chief Lightning Bolt by Daniel N. Paul Pdf

Here is a contemporary Mi’kmaq legend of the life of a great man, who becomes chief, the embodiment of Mi’kmaq values of humility, courage, honour, service and sacrifice of personal gain for the sake of others. He lived a long and storied life, hundreds of years ago, before the arrival of the European scouts and, later, their warships. He was a renowned warrior but, more so, a peacemaker. His people followed him to the point of devotion, yet he was uncannily modest, even embarrassed by his own achievements. He suffered great loss, yet his understanding of his place, his role in a great society, a greater natural world and an inestimable metaphysical world, guided him through his pain. Mi’kmaq readers may recognize these time-honoured themes based on traditional tales passing values generation to generation. Others will gain a new appreciation for what was lost under colonialism and the attempted genocide of this vibrant, sophisticated and successful culture and society. With We Were Not the Savages, Daniel Paul changed the way the world understood the history of Eastern Canada and the fully developed civilization that existed before the arrival of the European explorers and settlers, and the nature of the subsequent violent attack on that culture. With Chief Lightning Bolt, Paul shows us exactly what was lost, the beauty of the Mi’kma’ki that once existed, the culture that survived and is only now beginning to recover.

Author : Hans Dieter Betz,Ulrich Schumann,Pierre Laroche
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402090790

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Lightning: Principles, Instruments and Applications by Hans Dieter Betz,Ulrich Schumann,Pierre Laroche Pdf

Lightning represents a natural phenomenon of substantial interest. Due to its complex nature, research continues in many countries and reveals amazing results. Lightning is actively observed because of its relevance to Earth climate and air composition in addition to the classical aspects of related human fatalities and damage to forests, buildings, power lines, aircraft, structures and electronic devices. In this volume, the most important contemporary questions on lightning are addressed and analyzed under many experimental and theoretical aspects. Lightning detection techniques using ground-based and space-borne methods are described, along with network engineering and statistical analysis. Contributions detail research on atmospheric electricity, cloud physics, lightning physics, modeling of electrical storms and middle atmospheric events. Special phenomena such as triggered lightning and sprite observations are examined. Lightning-induced nitrogen oxides and their effects on atmospheric chemistry and climate are discussed. Each topic is presented by international experts in the field. Topics include: * air chemistry * convective storms * infrasound from lightning * lightning and climate change * lightning and precipitation * lightning and radiation * lightning and supercells * lightning and thunderstorms * lightning detection * lightning from space * lighting protection * lightning return strokes * observations and interpretations * spatial distribution and frequency * triggered lightning * weather extremes

Author : Hiroaki Sato
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317466963

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Japanese Women Poets: An Anthology by Hiroaki Sato Pdf

Throughout history, Japanese women have excelled in poetry - from the folk songs of the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) compiled in 712 and the court poetry of the 9th to the 14th centuries, on through the age of haikai and kanshi to the 19th century, into the contemporary period when books of women's poems have created a sensation.This anthology presents examples of the work of more than 100 Japanese women poets, arranged chronologically, and of all the major verse forms: choka, tanka, haikai (haiku), kanshi (verse written in Chinese), and free verse. The poems describe not just seasonal changes and the vagaries of love - which form the thematic core of traditional Japanese poetry - but also the devastations of war, childbirth, conflicts between child-rearing and work, experiences as refugees, experiences as non-Japanese residents in Japan, and more.Sections of poetry open with headnotes, and the editor has provided explanations of terms and references for those unfamiliar with the Japanese language. Other useful tools include a glossary of poetic terms, a chronology, and a bibliography that points the reader toward other works by and about these poets. There is no comparable collection available in English.Students and anyone who appreciates poetry and Japanese culture will treasure this magnificent anthology. Editor and translator Hiroaki Sato is a past winner of the PEN America translator prize and the Japan-United States Friendship Commission's 1999 literary translation award.

Author : Ellen H. Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Astrology
ISBN : NYPL:33433007710696

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Astrology, Science of Knowledge and Reason by Ellen H. Bennett Pdf

Author : Julie Feinstein
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811744171

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Field Guide to Urban Wildlife by Julie Feinstein Pdf

Identify and understand the wildlife most commonly found living near humans--and how they've adapted to thrive in cities and suburbs.

Author : Abraham Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : UOM:39015012313022

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The Cyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Literature ... by Abraham Rees Pdf

Author : Jin'ichi Konishi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781400861828

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A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 3 by Jin'ichi Konishi Pdf

In this third of five volumes tracing the history of Japanese literature through Mishima Yukio, Jin'ichi Konishi portrays the high medieval period. Here he continues to examine the influence of Chinese literature on Japanese writers, addressing in particular reactions to Sung ideas, Zen Buddhism, and the ideal of literary vocation, michi. This volume focuses on three areas in which Konishi has long made distinctive contributions: court poetry (waka), featuring twelfth-and thirteenth-century works, especially those of Fujiwara Teika (1162-1241); standard linked poetry (renga), from its inception to its full harvest in the work of Sogi (1421-1502); and the theatrical form noh, including the work of Zeami (ca. 1365-1443) and Komparu Zenchiku (1405-?). The author also considers prose narrative and popular song. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : London (England)
ISBN : PRNC:32101064473885

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Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts by Anonim Pdf

Author : sir Thomas Gordon Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600049332

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Final report on the revision of settlement, 1878-83, of the Ludhiána district in the Panjáb. [Preceded by the covering report of the secretary to the financial commissioner, Punjab. 2 pt. With] Maps. 5 nos. [in a case]. by sir Thomas Gordon Walker Pdf

Author : A. S. Patric
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612196848

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Black Rock White City by A. S. Patric Pdf

Winner of the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award A powerful debut novel about two refugees starting over after losing everything Jovan and Suzana have fled war-torn Sarajevo. They have lost their children, their standing as public intellectuals, and their connection to each other. Now working as cleaners in a suburb of Melbourne, they struggle to rebuild their lives under the painful hardships of immigrant life. During a hot Melbourne summer Jovan's janitorial work at a hospital is disrupted by mysterious acts of vandalism. But as the attacks become more violent and racially charged, he feels increasingly targeted, and taunted to interpret their meaning. Under tremendous pressure the couple struggle to keep their marriage together, but fear that they may never find peace from the ravages of war . . . Black Rock White City is an essential story of displacement and immediate threat—the new reality of suburban life—and the deeply personal responses of two refugees seeking redemption.

Author : Francis Turner Palgrave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UIUC:30112069892997

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The Visions of England by Francis Turner Palgrave Pdf

Author : Zsuzsa Millei (Ed),Tom G. Griffiths,Robert John Parkes
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Classroom management
ISBN : 1433109662

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Re-theorizing Discipline in Education by Zsuzsa Millei (Ed),Tom G. Griffiths,Robert John Parkes Pdf

understandings that can make a difference in students' lives. --

Author : Andre Michael Pietroschek
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9783755400882

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Ghosting Hour by Andre Michael Pietroschek Pdf

Raoul Makumba, a fictional immigrant and proud, transnational-gang criminal in a fictional Kenosha City, USA, dares the coup of his lifetime, when he decides to risk looting the badly guarded villa of an occultist. As if anything could go wrong... This is the unabridged transcription of the original audio script (no changes, nothing left out)! It can easily be read, as a short story, but I did not work with the mandatory three critics to improve it beyond that. Lower price due to that decision. Magicking: The kind of occult `mumbo-jumbo aka ritual magic ́, which happens to really work in that fictional reality Raoul Makumba experiences.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Education
ISBN : HARVARD:HW2CP8

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Hard Times by Charles Dickens Pdf