Blade Of Grass

Author : Lewis DeSoto
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443402958

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Blade Of Grass by Lewis DeSoto Pdf

Set on the border between South Africa and an unnamed country, A Blade of Grass is the taut story of two women, one white and one black, who struggle to save their farm and, ultimately, their lives. Marit, a young woman of British descent, recently orphaned and newly wed, comes to live with her husband, Ben, on their new farm. Despite its Edenic setting, the land explodes in violence and tragedy, and Marit finds herself caught in a tug of war between the local Afrikaner community and the black workers who live on her farm. Frightened, she turns to the only person who can help her, a young woman who is now also alone in the world -- her maid, Tembi. As the novel builds to its devastating climax, it unfolds a tale both terrifying and hopeful, moving beyond its own time and place to become a universal story of the price of freedom.

Author : John Christopher
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141192017

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The Death of Grass by John Christopher Pdf

A thought experiment in future-shock survivalism' Robert MacFarlane 'Gripping ... of all science fiction's apocalypses, this is one of the most haunting' Financial Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT MACFARLANE A post-apocalyptic vision of the world pushed to the brink by famine, John Christopher's science fiction masterpiece The Death of Grass includes an introduction by Robert MacFarlane in Penguin Modern Classics. At first the virus wiping out grass and crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation and riots, but Europe is safe and a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. When the deadly disease hits Britain, society starts to descend into barbarism. As John and his family try to make it across country to the safety of his brother's farm in a hidden valley, their humanity is tested to its very limits. A chilling psychological thriller and one of the greatest post-apocalyptic novels ever written, The Death of Grass shows people struggling to hold on to their identities as the familiar world disintegrates - and the terrible price they must pay for surviving. John Christopher (1922-2012) was the pen name of Samuel Youd, a prolific writer of science fiction. His novels were popular during the 1950s and 1960s, most notably The Death Of Grass (1956), The World in Winter (1962), and Wrinkle in the Skin (1965), all works depicting ordinary people struggling in the midst of apocalyptic catastrophes. In 1966 he started writing science-fiction for adolescents; The Tripods trilogy, the Prince in Waiting trilogy (also known as the Sword of the Spirits trilogy) and The Lotus Caves are still widely read today. Ifyou enjoyed The Death of Grass, you might like John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

Author : Mark Aylwin Thomas
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781728388830

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Blades of Grass by Mark Aylwin Thomas Pdf

George Aylwin Hogg was a man of remarkable dedication and honour. Though he died in 1945 at the age of thirty, Aylwin’s name and legacy is remembered in China to this day—where as a wise and noble friend to the people of China, he immersed himself in the culture and life of the Chinese people whom he served in his mission. In Blades of Grass: The Story of George Aylwin Hogg, author and nephew of the late Mr Hogg, Mark Aylwin Thomas, explores his uncle’s own letters and writings and shares this astonishing life story of perseverance, service, and dedication. Thomas offers a personal and compelling window into the character of this remarkable man, and Hogg’s own words lend an authentic and distinctive insight into his service—training young Chinese men in their vocations in the remote confines of Northern China in Shandan. George Aylwin Hogg was part of a vision to create a unique form of industrial training on which to base the reconstruction of industry for a new post-war China. While a vignette of Aylwin’s life was portrayed in Roger Spottiswoode’s 2008 film, The Children of Huang Shi, the full picture of this remarkable life—often painted with Aylwin’s own words—shows how this young Englishman’s life was deeply interwoven in the lives of the men and people he served.

Author : Doretta Lau
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780889712997

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How Does A Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun? by Doretta Lau Pdf

Building on the success of the Journey Prize-shortlisted title story, the stories of How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun? present an updated and whimsical new take on what it means to be Canadian. Lau alludes to the personal and political histories of a number of young Asian Canadian characters to explain their unique perspectives of the world, artfully fusing pure delusion and abstract perception with heartbreaking reality. Correspondingly, the book’s title refers to an interview with Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, who when asked about the Shanghai Sharks, the team that shaped his formative sporting years, responded, “How does a single blade of grass thank the sun?” Lau’s stories feature the children and grandchildren of immigrants, transnational adoptees and multiracial adults who came of age in the 1990s—all struggling to find a place in the Western world and using the only language they know to express their hopes, fears and expectations.

Author : Henry Shukman
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781640092624

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One Blade of Grass by Henry Shukman Pdf

"If you've ever wondered how a messed up kid like you or me might master the wisdom of Zen, One Blade of Grass is the adventure for you. It's great company—and after reading it, you might recognize that you're further along than you imagined." —David Hinton, editor and translator of The Four Chinese Classics and author of The Wilds of Poetry One Blade of Grass tells the story of how meditation practice helped Henry Shukman to recover from the depression, anxiety, and chronic eczema he had had since childhood and to integrate a sudden spiritual awakening into his life. By turns humorous and moving, this beautifully written memoir demystifies Zen training, casting its profound insights in simple, lucid language, and takes the reader on a journey of their own, into the hidden treasures of life that contemplative practice can reveal to any of us. "This heartfelt and beautifully written memoir provides one of the most insightful, informative, and honest accounts of Zen practice yet to appear in English." —Stephen Batchelor, author of After Buddhism

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Blade of Grass by Anonim Pdf

Author : Suzanne Greenlaw,Gabriel Frey
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780884487623

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The First Blade of Sweetgrass by Suzanne Greenlaw,Gabriel Frey Pdf

Selected for the Notable Social Studies 2022 List Named to ALA Notable Children's Books 2022 In this Own Voices Native American picture book story, a modern Wabanaki girl is excited to accompany her grandmother for the first time to harvest sweetgrass for basket making. Musquon must overcome her impatience while learning to distinguish sweetgrass from other salt marsh grasses, but slowly the spirit and peace of her surroundings speak to her, and she gathers sweetgrass as her ancestors have done for centuries, leaving the first blade she sees to grow for future generations. This sweet, authentic story from a Maliseet mother and her Passamaquoddy husband includes backmatter about traditional basket making and a Wabanaki glossary.

Author : Lao She
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0824818032

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Blades of Grass by Lao She Pdf

"If you want to write good short stories," Lao She once observed, "you have to give it everything you’ve got. The world will allow the existence of a very imperfect novel, but it won’t be that polite with a short story. Art, after all, is not like a pig—the fatter the better." Lao She’s stories proved to be very good indeed, moving and delighting readers for many years and establishing him as a master of classic modern fiction. Thankfully we now have access to a rich collection of his short stories in superb English translations. These stories showcase the varied facets of Lao She’s impressive talent and draw us effortlessly into his world-and we emerge the better for it. This is a writer eternally immersed in and fascinated by the kaleidoscope of humankind. The stories are characterized by humor and by intensely sympathetic explorations of human relationships. Some of them are unsettling. Many are poignant. Most of them make us laugh. All evoke the color and energy of life, for Lao She is also a connoisseur of the everyday with a keen appreciation of the concrete detail. A plate of steaming dumplings, the gleam of gold-capped front teeth, rickshaws dragging along alleys, punishing winter winds, rolls of bright silk, a pair of chopsticks—these things are the stuff of Lao She’s fiction and the essence of his metaphors, and he cherishes such little details of life more than the abstractions of politics or philosophy.

Author : Robert Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1925342018

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The Last Blade of Grass by Robert Brown Pdf

Eddie Keeper and his wife prepared for the fall of society. They outfitted their ranch for survival, built up defenses and stockpiled years worth of supplies. When the collapse arrives as an engineered plague instead of a monetary collapse, their plans of hunkering down and hiding until order is restored are thrown out the window. Instead they work to save people from the fast moving illness and to maintain a small safe zone around their home. But in this new world, survivors will kill for supplies, criminals have free reign and all the others are zombies that hunt the uninfected. Eddie struggles to maintain his sense of right and wrong in this post-apocalyptic landscape where the safest course of action is to kill anyone you meet rather than speak with them. His actions and decisions make his friends, family and even himself question where the real evil resides, at the ranch or outside of it.

Author : Kelly Howard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989005402

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The Last Blade of Grass by Kelly Howard Pdf

At age 36, Patrick Tyre was a successful general contractor who felt like something was missing in his life. In 1993, he decided to take a chance, do something totally different, and ride a horse across the country. On his ride from Delaware to Texas, he was inspired to write beautiful poetry about the people he met and places he visited. Today at age 54, he is still haunted by the desire to complete his ride from Texas to California and to again feel that inspiration. At age 39, Kelly Howard operates a large horse farm. She loves teaching lessons to children and working with her horses, but she also feels as if something is missing. When Patrick comes to Kelly's farm to purchase a horse, two diverse worlds collide, and an amazing friendship begins. But he's been agonizing for months over a secret past he is afraid to tell her about. When he finally reveals it all to her, will Patrick be able to let go of that last blade of grass holding him to that past and help both of them find what has been missing in their lives?

Author : Ellen Grace O'Brian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0966051831

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A Single Blade of Grass by Ellen Grace O'Brian Pdf

Author : Thomas Wharton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0993902901

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Every Blade of Grass by Thomas Wharton Pdf

A novel of letters. A book of wonders. A story of love, loss, and life on Earth. It begins in the pre-internet age with a letter left at the front desk of a hotel in Iceland. The recipient, Martha Geddes, is a neophyte journalist from New York, the sender, James Weaver, a young ecologist from Vancouver. Over the years, while James roams the world and Martha stays close to home, they share their love for the oddities, surprises, and marvels of nature through letters. When tragedy occurs, words from a distance may not be enough to help a friend find the way back from the darkness. A compelling historical fiction. A romance unlike any you've read before. A love letter to the planet. Every Blade of Grass takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through grief and loss to a reawakening to life. A life-affirming new novel from the best-selling author of Icefields, Salamander, and the Perilous Realm Trilogy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788157515

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A Tree, a Blade of Grass, Okumikawa, the Nippon Alps by Anonim Pdf

The Shinzo Maeda photographs assembled for this volume are fascinating examples of this renowned Japanese nature photographer's ability to capture the beauty of nature. In some ways they are evocative of the Haiku -- Japan's traditional verse form -- & appear graced by the same contemplative understanding. Maeda's photographic meditations are inspired by the rhythm of seasons -- growth, expiration -- & by the moods nature's cyclic change works in people. Among trees, leaves & grasses he discovers those lines & structures which manifest in compelling detail nature's majestic theatre.

Author : Naomi Foyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Arabic poetry
ISBN : 099576753X

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‏‏ شفرة العشب by Naomi Foyle Pdf

Brings together, in English and in Arabic, new work by poets from the Occupied West Bank and Gaza, from the Palestinian diaspora and from within the disputed borders of Israel. Featuring work by Fady Joudah, Mahmoud Darwish, Maya Abu Al-Hayyat, Deema K. Shehabi, Ashraf Fayadh, Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Naomi Shihab Nye, Marwan Makhoul, Farid Bitar, Fate

Author : Walt Whitman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002415170D

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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Pdf