Heidi Across America

Author : Heidi Beierle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780757324970

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Heidi Across America by Heidi Beierle Pdf

A memoir of homecoming – Heidi Across America is a gritty story of how opening our hearts to others enables us to open our hearts to ourselves and love what we find there. In the summer of 2010, Heidi Beierle had just finished her first year of graduate studies in community and regional planning and decided to pedal her bicycle solo from her home on the west coast across rural America to the Preserving the Historic Road conference in Washington, D.C. What started as a research trip turned into an intimately physical and psychological encounter with self and nationhood. Heidi was 35 at the time and didn’t love much about herself except her ability to endure grueling physical undertakings. She viewed her journey as an opportunity to fix her failures and insufficiencies. There were also some research questions she wanted to explore: Why do people live in small towns and what do they like about it? Did a bicyclist like herself bring economic benefit to the small towns she visited? What could communities do to support or invite cyclists to stay in their towns? What could cyclists do to support the communities? Along the way, she was surprised by the kindness of strangers and the emotional pinch of traveling through Wyoming where she grew up. Her journey led her through the Plains and into the Ozarks where the heat climbed to agonizing temperatures and every pedal stroke in the heat felt one closer to death. By the time she completed the trip, Heidi discovered a newfound compassion for herself and a growing love for her country. Strangers opened their hearts to her and in turn, she opened her heart to herself. And her questions began to change and mirror things many Americans are asking themselves today: How can I be okay in my own skin? What does it mean to be enough? How do I satisfy my desire to travel without harming the planet? What does it mean to love America? For many young people, it is a rite of passage to light out on an adventure to see the world and expose themselves to new experiences, but we don’t often talk about how Americans seeing America can open us to the diversity, awe, and wonder available right here in our nation. Heidi Across America offers a journey to self-love, empathy, consideration for others, and respect for the spirit of place as pathways to find connection and home.

Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1539191893

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri Pdf

Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Detie in Maienfeld, Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid (Detie's sister and brother-in-law). Detie brings 6-year-old Heidi to her paternal grandfather's house, up the mountain from D�rfli. He has been at odds with the villagers and embittered against God for years and lives in seclusion on the alm. This has earned him the nickname Alm-Uncle. He briefly resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl's evident intelligence and cheerful yet unaffected demeanor soon earn his genuine, if reserved, affection. Heidi enthusiastically befriends her new neighbors, young Peter the goatherd, his mother, Bridget, and his blind maternal grandmother, who is "Grannie" to everyone. With each season that passes, the mountaintop inhabitants grow more attached to Heidi.

Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : First Avenue Editions ™
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781467787024

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri Pdf

When Heidi's parents pass away, her aunt takes her in, but she soon sends Heidi to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. At first, Heidi's grandfather seems gruff, but over time he becomes fond of her. Heidi grows to love the mountains and spends many hours with the goats and Peter, the goatherd, until she is sent to back to the city to be a companion to Clara, an invalid, and receive an education. Heidi learns that though the people in the city have more money, the people in the country lead richer lives. This classic Swiss children's book by Johanna Spyri was published in two parts in 1880 and 1881. This unabridged version comes from a 1915 edition, translated from the original German by Elisabeth P. Stork and illustrated by Maria L. Kirk.

Author : Heidi W. Durrow
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616200374

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The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow Pdf

"The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can actually fly." —The New York Times Book Review Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop. Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring a constant stream of attention her way. It’s there, as she grows up and tries to swallow her grief, that she comes to understand how the mystery and tragedy of her mother might be connected to her own uncertain identity. This searing and heart-wrenching portrait of a young biracial girl dealing with society’s ideas of race and class is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction manuscript addressing issues of social justice.

Author : Sherry Serafini,Paulette Baron
Publisher : Kalmbach Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-29
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780871167224

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Beading Across America by Sherry Serafini,Paulette Baron Pdf

In this beautiful celebration of national bead artisans and their native regions, readers will gain a perspective on how artists’ locations can influence their work. Beaders of all skill levels will enjoy the stories behind the artists and this expansive collection of 30 unique projects presented by some of the top names in the hobby including Sherri Serafini, Amy Katz, and Paulette Baron. Each artist presents a piece, tells the story behind it, and offers how-to instructions. Projects are inspirational for anyone who loves beading.

Author : Heidi J. S. Tworek
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674240735

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News from Germany by Heidi J. S. Tworek Pdf

Winner of the Barclay Book Prize, German Studies Association Winner of the Gomory Prize in Business History, American Historical Association and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Winner of the Fraenkel Prize, Wiener Library for the Study of Holocaust and Genocide Honorable Mention, European Studies Book Award, Council for European Studies To control information is to control the world. This innovative history reveals how, across two devastating wars, Germany attempted to build a powerful communication empire—and how the Nazis manipulated the news to rise to dominance in Europe and further their global agenda. Information warfare may seem like a new feature of our contemporary digital world. But it was just as crucial a century ago, when the great powers competed to control and expand their empires. In News from Germany, Heidi Tworek uncovers how Germans fought to regulate information at home and used the innovation of wireless technology to magnify their power abroad. Tworek reveals how for nearly fifty years, across three different political regimes, Germany tried to control world communications—and nearly succeeded. From the turn of the twentieth century, German political and business elites worried that their British and French rivals dominated global news networks. Many Germans even blamed foreign media for Germany’s defeat in World War I. The key to the British and French advantage was their news agencies—companies whose power over the content and distribution of news was arguably greater than that wielded by Google or Facebook today. Communications networks became a crucial battleground for interwar domestic democracy and international influence everywhere from Latin America to East Asia. Imperial leaders, and their Weimar and Nazi successors, nurtured wireless technology to make news from Germany a major source of information across the globe. The Nazi mastery of global propaganda by the 1930s was built on decades of Germany’s obsession with the news. News from Germany is not a story about Germany alone. It reveals how news became a form of international power and how communications changed the course of history.

Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375899867

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri Pdf

The story of Heidi was written over one hundred years ago, however, it is far from a period piece. In the Swiss Alps, where it is set, a hundred years is just the blink of an eye. We see in her the daughter that every mother dreams of having and every little girl dreams of being. Her presence makes us happy, and so her story has endured. This deluxe Children’s Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series include: Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, King Arthur and His Knights, Little Women, and The Secret Garden.

Author : Ken Ilgunas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698198388

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Trespassing Across America by Ken Ilgunas Pdf

Winner of the Nebraska Center for the Book Award, Travel • A Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award Notable Book • Honoree of the Society of Midland Authors Annual Literary Award for Biography/Memoir Now that President Donald Trump has revived the Keystone XL pipeline that was rejected by former President Obama, Trespassing Across America is the book to help us understand the kaleidoscopic significance of the project. Told with sincerity, humor, and wit, Ilgunas's story is both a fascinating account of one man’s remarkable journey along the pipeline's potential path and a meditation on climate change, the beauty of the natural world, and the extremes to which we can push ourselves—both physically and mentally. It started as a far-fetched idea—to hike the entire length of the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline. But in the months that followed, it grew into something more for Ken Ilgunas. It became an irresistible adventure—an opportunity not only to draw attention to global warming but also to explore his personal limits. So in September 2012, he strapped on his backpack, stuck out his thumb on the interstate just north of Denver, and hitchhiked 1,500 miles to the Alberta tar sands. Once there, he turned around and began his 1,700-mile trek to the XL’s endpoint on the Gulf Coast of Texas, a journey he would complete entirely on foot, walking almost exclusively across private property. Both a travel memoir and a reflection on climate change, Trespassing Across America is filled with colorful characters, harrowing physical trials, and strange encounters with the weather, terrain, and animals of America’s plains. A tribute to the Great Plains and the people who live there, Ilgunas’s memoir grapples with difficult questions about our place in the world: What is our personal responsibility as stewards of the land? As members of a rapidly warming planet? As mere individuals up against something as powerful as the fossil fuel industry? Ultimately, Trespassing Across America is a call to embrace the belief that a life lived not half wild is a life only half lived. It's the perfect travelers gift for fans of Free Solo and Turn Right at Machu Picchu.

Author : Lois Requist
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780557133840

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RVing Solo Across America . . . Without a Cat, Dog, Man, Or Gun by Lois Requist Pdf

A 66-year old woman takes a solo trip across America for ten months. Over one hundred pictures and her personal perspective make up the book, plus lots of tips for others. Appendix includes route and recommendations of places to stay and things to see.

Author : Johanna Spyri,H A Melcon
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0341871710

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri,H A Melcon Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Johanna Spyri,Helen B Dole
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0343789760

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri,Helen B Dole Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1590315464

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Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation by Committee on Business and Corporate Litigation Pdf

Leading authorities in 22 specialized areas review and comment on key issues nationwide with detailed outlines and summaries of cases, legislation, trends, and developments. Some topics are addressed circuit by circuit. Use the Annual Review for updates in your specialty area, when you are asked to consider issues that cross multiple areas of specialty, or to give an initial reaction to a new situation. Key topical issues addressed are ADR Law; Class Action Law; Employment Law; ERISA; Labor Law; Pro Bono; Securities Litigation; and much more.

Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : SeaWolf Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955529442

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Classic Heidi by Johanna Spyri Pdf

Author : Heidi Hemming,Julie Hemming Savage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Women
ISBN : 0982127103

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Women Making America by Heidi Hemming,Julie Hemming Savage Pdf

Enhanced by photographs, reproductions, and sidebars, a survey of the role of women in American history covers such areas as health, work, education, amusements, the arts, work, and beauty.

Author : Johanna Spyri
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0353189855

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Heidi: A Story for Girls by Johanna Spyri Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.