Natural State

Author : Steven Gilbar
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0520212096

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This is the first anthology of nature writing that celebrates California, the most geographically diverse state in the union. Readers—be they naturalists or armchair explorers—will find themselves transported to California's many wild places in the company of forty noted writers whose works span more than a century. Divided into sections on California's mountains, hills and valleys, deserts, coast, and elements (earth, wind, and fire), the book contains essays, diary entries, and excerpts from larger works, including fiction. As a prelude to the collection, editor Steven Gilbar presents two California Indian creation myths, one a Cahto narrative and the other an A-juma-wi story as told by Darryl Babe Wilson. Familiar names appear in these pages—John Muir, Robert Louis Stevenson, John McPhee, M.F.K. Fisher, Gretel Ehrlich—but less familiar writers such as Daniel Duane, Margaret Millar, and John McKinney are also included. Among the gems in this treasure trove are Jack Kerouac on climbing Mt. Matterhorn, Barry Lopez on snow geese migration at Tule Lake, Edward Abbey on Death Valley, Henry Miller on Big Sur, and Joan Didion on the Santa Ana winds. Gary Snyder's inspiring Afterword reflects the spirit of environmentalism that runs throughout the book. Natural State also reveals the many changes to California's landscape that have occurred in geological time and in human terms. More than a book of "nature writing," this book is superb writing about nature.

Author : Brock Thompson
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781557289438

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The Un-Natural State by Brock Thompson Pdf

This is a study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story.

Author : Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
Publisher : Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9627341452

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Clarifying the Natural State by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal Pdf

A Buddhist Classic A practical manual for both teacher and student alike, Clarifying the Natural State covers the path from mindfulness to complete enlightenment, simply and methodically. Presenting the profound and ultimate instructions of Mahamudra, it embodies the realization of India and Tibet's greatest masters. The words of Dakpo Tashi Namgyal are unique. Adorned with plenty of pithy advice out of his personal experience, practitioners are greatly benefited by his instructions on how to remove hindrances and progress further. His methods for practicing Mahamudra are preeminent. This book is indispensable as it focuses exclusively on practice. -Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Elevate your experience and remain wide open like the sky. Expand your mindfulness and remain pervasive like the earth. Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain. Brighten your awareness and remain shining like a flame. Clear your thought free wakefulness and remain lucid like a crystal. - Dakpo Tashi Namgyal 16th Century

Author : John Wheeler,Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler, LLM
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Awareness
ISBN : 0954779231

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Awakening to the Natural State by John Wheeler,Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler, LLM Pdf

John Wheeler met Bob Adamson (a student of Nisargadatta Maharaj) on a trip to Australia in 2003. In short order, Bob cleared up John's doubts and questions and pointed out to him the fact of our real nature: self-shining, ever-present awareness. Bob Adamson has encouraged John to share this understanding of 'who we really are.'The articles contained in this book (extended by another 30 articles in this edition) cover some of John's experiences with meeting 'Sailor' Bob Adamson and various aspects of the understanding which subsequently unfolded. Interspersed with these are chapters of email correspondence with enquirers who have been drawn to this radical and direct approach to self-realisation.

Author : Steven Teske
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781935106586

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Natural State Notables by Steven Teske Pdf

Everyone, including native Arkansans, may be surprised to find out how many famous and fascinating people come from or have strong ties to the state. Natural State Notables profiles twenty-one such people, including musicians, athletes, business leaders, and public servants. Readers will learn about a famous surgeon who was a pioneer in kidney transplantation, a woman who kept a hospital open during the Depression, and a teacher who wrote a famous song to match a history lesson. Featured are poor people who worked hard to become successful and a rich man who moved to Arkansas, fell in love with the state, and made it better. All of these people are “Natural State Notables” who helped make Arkansas what it is today.

Author : Michael Shoulders
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781585367580

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N Is for Natural State by Michael Shoulders Pdf

Discover the unspoiled beauty of Arkansas in N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet. Acansa is the Sioux Indian name for the state we know today as Arkansas and this begins our alphabet journey. Next you'll find Blanchard Springs Cavern with its 80,000 bats and then to D is for Diamonds, and learn the Natural State is the only state that mines them. Illustrator Rick Anderson's rich and colorful images bring the beautiful vision of Arkansas to all readers.

Author : U. G. Krishnamurti
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : EAN:8596547020936

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The Natural State by U. G. Krishnamurti Pdf

The Natural State is a metaphysical contemplation by Krishnamurti. The author was an Indian philosopher who claimed enlightenment to be a nonsensical concept. A fascinating read!

Author : Stephen Harrigan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 029273087X

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A Natural State by Stephen Harrigan Pdf

In this remarkable collection of essays, Stephen Harrigan explores, with an unfailing depth of feeling, the human longing to feel at home in the world of nature. In vivid and convincing prose, he evokes the landscape of his home territory, Texas, and his own reactions, sometimes droll, sometimes haunted, to the extraordinary power of place that Texas projects. A Natural State was originally published in hardcover in 1988 by Texas Monthly Press.

Author : Scott Zarcinas
Publisher : DoctorZed Publishing
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780977596942

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Your Natural State Of Being by Scott Zarcinas Pdf

YOU ALREADY HAVE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! Ever wanted the answers to life's deepest questions: Who am I? Why do I do what I do? What am I doing with my life? Your Natural State of Being helps you answer these questions by getting to the heart of the motivating forces and innermost needs of your life. But unlike 'quick fix' and 'step-by-step' guides it offers real solutions through the understanding of your true self. Knowing the truth of who you really are will Directly enhance your feelings of joy, security, acceptance, peace and freedom Markedly reduce your daily stress and suffering Deliver fullness and meaning to your life Reveal the goodness, truth and beauty of every moment Your Natural State of Being comes from a greater body of research compiled over a decade into science, philosophy, ontology, and personal-development. Yet, in the tradition of M. Scott Peck and C. S. Lewis, Scott Zarcinas does more than offer a rewording of what has gone before. He gives the voice of experience.

Author : Bryan Pezzi
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781489648266

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Arkansas: The Natural State by Bryan Pezzi Pdf

Discover America explores each state, district, and territory in the United States of America. From Alabama to Wyoming, this series features vivid images, informative charts, and detailed maps to guide readers through their nation. Each book explores geography, history, culture, and economics to illustrate the diversity of this unique country.

Author : William Thompson (D.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1743
Category : Deism
ISBN : BL:A0018630234

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An Enquiry Into the Natural State of Man by William Thompson (D.D.) Pdf

Author : Emily Rose Oachs
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612117997

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Arkansas by Emily Rose Oachs Pdf

The United States is a nation of diversity. The landscapes can vary starkly from one region to the next, filling the country with mountains, deserts, canyons, glaciers, and plains. Within each state are people who draw influence from a unique history and base their lives on a distint land. From sea to shining sea, explore a united nation of 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Author : Richard W. Judd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136524585

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Natural States by Richard W. Judd Pdf

Richard Judd and Christopher Beach define the environmental imagination as the attempt to secure 'a sense of freedom, permanence, and authenticity through communion with nature.' The desire for this connection is based on ideals about nature, wilderness, and the livable landscape that are personal, variable, and often contradictory. Judd and Beach are interested in the public expression of these ideals in post-World War II environmental politics. Arguing that the best way to study the relationship between popular values and politics is through local and regional records, they focus on Maine and Oregon, states both rich in natural beauty and environmentalist traditions, but distinct in their postwar economic growth. Natural States reconstructs the environmental imagination from public commentary, legislative records, and other documents. Judd and Beach trace important divisions within the environmental movement, noting that they were balanced by a consistent, civic-minded vision of environmental goods shared by all. They demonstrate how tensions from competing ideals sustained the movement, contributed to its successes, but also limited its achievements. In the process, they offer insight into the character of the broader environmental movement as it emerged from the interplay of local, state, and national politics. The study ends in the 1970s when spectacular legislative achievements at the national level were masking a decline in mainstream civic engagement in state politics. The authors note the rise of the private ecotopia and the increasing complexity in the way Americans viewed their connections with the natural world. Yet, today, despite wide variations in beliefs and lifestyles, a majority of Americans still consider themselves to be environmentalists. In Natural States, environmental politics emerges less as a conflict between people who do and do not value nature, and more as a debate about the way people define and then chose to live with nature. In their attempt to place the passion for nature within a changing political and cultural context, Judd and Beach shed light on the ways that ideals unify and divide the environmental movement and act as the source of its enduring popularity.

Author : Stéphane Castonguay
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774866330

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Le gouvernement des ressources naturelles: science et territorialités de l'État québécois, 1867–1939 by Stéphane Castonguay Pdf

The Government of Natural Resources explores government scientific activity in Quebec from Confederation until the Second World War. Scientific and technical personnel are an often quiet presence within the state, but they play an integral role. By tracing the history of geology, forestry, fishery, and agronomy services, Stéphane Castonguay reveals how the exploitation of natural resources became a tool of government. As it shaped territorial and environmental transformations, scientific activity contributed to state formation and expanded administrative capacity. This thoughtful reconceptualization of resource development reaches well beyond provincial borders, changing the way we think of science and state power.

Author : Brock Thompson
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610754439

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The Un-Natural State by Brock Thompson Pdf

The Un-Natural State is a one-of-a-kind study of gay and lesbian life in Arkansas in the twentieth century, a deft weaving together of Arkansas history, dozens of oral histories, and Brock Thompson's own story. Thompson analyzes the meaning of rural drag shows, including a compelling description of a 1930s seasonal beauty pageant in Wilson, Arkansas, where white men in drag shared the stage with other white men in blackface, a suggestive mingling that went to the core of both racial transgression and sexual disobedience. These small town entertainments put on in churches and schools emerged decades later in gay bars across the state as a lucrative business practice and a larger means of community expression, while in the same period the state's sodomy law was rewritten to condemn sexual acts between those of the same sex in language similar to what was once used to denounce interracial sex. Thompson goes on to describe several lesbian communities established in the Ozark Mountains during the sixties and seventies and offers a substantial account of Eureka Springs's informal status as the "gay capital of the Ozarks." Through this exploration of identity formation, group articulation, political mobilization, and cultural visibility within the context of historical episodes such as the Second World War, the civil rights movement, and the AIDS epidemic, The Un-Natural State contributes not only to our understanding of gay and lesbian history but also to our understanding of the South.