One River

Author : Wade Davis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781439126837

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One River by Wade Davis Pdf

The story of two generations of scientific explorers in South America—Richard Evans Schultes and his protégé Wade Davis—an epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history. In 1941, Professor Richard Evan Schultes took a leave from Harvard and disappeared into the Amazon, where he spent the next twelve years mapping uncharted rivers and living among dozens of Indian tribes. In the 1970s, he sent two prize students, Tim Plowman and Wade Davis, to follow in his footsteps and unveil the botanical secrets of coca, the notorious source of cocaine, a sacred plant known to the Inca as the Divine Leaf of Immortality. A stunning account of adventure and discovery, betrayal and destruction, One River is a story of two generations of explorers drawn together by the transcendent knowledge of Indian peoples, the visionary realms of the shaman, and the extraordinary plants that sustain all life in a forest that once stood immense and inviolable.

Author : Matthew Fox
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781585423262

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One River, Many Wells by Matthew Fox Pdf

Maverick theologian Matthew Fox brings readers into the common heart of the world's great religions, illuminating a "deep ecumenism" for seekers everywhere. We get to the core of religion by going to the heart experience, Matthew Fox says, not by dwelling on doctrines that so easily divide even within religious traditions. In One River, Many Wells, Fox exhorts readers to embrace the common faith of deep ecumenism. Fox masterfully distills the common principles of the world's religions, and shows exactly how the different fingers of world faiths connect to a single hand. Drawing on seminal quotes, lessons, and ideas from the great faiths, he demonstrates how each expresses a common goal and approach to life, and concludes the book with "18 New Myths and Visions" that will inspire readers to embrace deep ecumenism. One River, Many Wells is an indispensable resource, envisioning a new and exciting way of faith that erases the lines of false distinction between religions and calls upon each of us to worship from our common heart.

Author : Bryan Prince
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459701533

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One More River to Cross by Bryan Prince Pdf

Accused of the attempted murder of a plantation owner in Maryland during the early 1800s, Isaac Brown, a slave, survived harsh punishment, escaped, was recaptured, escaped again, and in the face of multiple challenges, ultimately made his way to freedom in Canada. This is his story.

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780316492874

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One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle Pdf

From a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times), this playful and moving bestselling book of essays invites us into the miraculous and transcendent moments of everyday life. When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a delightful sense of wonder about the sanctity of everyday things, and about love and connection in all their forms: spiritual love, brotherly love, romantic love, and even the love of a nine-foot sturgeon. At a moment when the world can sometimes feel darker than ever, Doyle's writing, which constantly evokes the humor and even bliss that life affords, is a balm. His essays manage to find, again and again, exquisite beauty in the quotidian, whether it's the awe of a child the first time she hears a river, or a husband's whiskers that a grieving widow misses seeing in her sink every morning. Through Doyle's eyes, nothing is dull. David James Duncan sums up Doyle's sensibilities best in his introduction to the collection: "Brian Doyle lived the pleasure of bearing daily witness to quiet glories hidden in people, places and creatures of little or no size, renown, or commercial value, and he brought inimitably playful or soaring or aching or heartfelt language to his tellings." A life's work, One Long River of Song invites readers to experience joy and wonder in ordinary moments that become, under Doyle's rapturous and exuberant gaze, extraordinary.

Author : Campbell Whyte
Publisher : Top Shelf Productions
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781684062911

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Home Time: Book One by Campbell Whyte Pdf

The last school bell has rung and it’s finally HOME TIME! Even though they’re twins, Lilly and David don’t agree on much… except that the last summer before high school is the perfect time for relaxing with friends. But their plans for sleepovers, fantasy games, and romance are thrown out the window when the whole gang falls into a river and wakes up in a village of fantastic creatures.

Author : António Medeiros
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857457240

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Two Sides of One River by António Medeiros Pdf

This study compares the topographic and ethnographic descriptions produced with respect to Galicia and Portugal during the 19th and 20th centuries in order to understand how the integration in different states and the existence of a specific nationalist discourse marked differences in the ways that two bordering regions have been represented.

Author : Brett Josef Grubisic
Publisher : Now or Never Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1988098076

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From Up River and for One Night Only by Brett Josef Grubisic Pdf

Meet The Gorgons The Legionnaires Chicken Treblinka The Statistics . . . Meet Dee, Gordyn, Em, and Jay, indecisive members of the greatest New Wave band to ever spring from River Bend City. Before they graduate from high school and flee a mill town that's seen better days, these ambitious friends (two sets of siblings) aim to make something from nothing as a test-run for planned careers of total glamour in New York City. Set between Labour Day 1980 and a Battle of the Bands contest in February 1981, From Up River and for One Night Only traces the unsure but determined steps of the gang's hopeful act of creation. The darkly comic and autobiographical story memorably captures the detours, setbacks, compromises, ethical quandaries, and illicit opportunities encountered along the twisty highway to the band's fifteen-and-a half minutes of fame.

Author : North West Company
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773507140

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The English River Book by North West Company Pdf

Describes duties, wages, stations, and many other details concerning the approximately one hundred voyageurs in the English River district during 1785 and 1786.

Author : Monika Vaicenavičiene
Publisher : Enchanted Lion Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1592702791

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What Is a River? by Monika Vaicenavičiene Pdf

A river is a thread, embroidering our world. This non-fiction picture book brings attention to the rivers that stitch and thread our world together.

Author : Christina V. Pacosz
Publisher : Pudding House Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1930755317

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One River by Christina V. Pacosz Pdf

Author : R. L. Manson
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781525505850

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Two Men, One River by R. L. Manson Pdf

Begin with 1918 Niagara-on-the-lake: its opulence and extravagance, the actors and the elite, the tennis and golf and lawn bowling, and the promise of a fantastical amusement park lifestyle. The region is thriving. Sir Adam Beck is building the world’s largest hydro power station. Nikola Tesla has found a way to make electricity accessible to all of humanity. And a man named King Camp Gillette has developed plans for a futuristic utopian society that would have the mighty Niagara River as its lifeblood. Add two men with special abilities and powerful incentives. Jack Saunders is a troubled veteran of the First World War who desperately wants to make a good life for his beloved wife and friends, but his addictions and impulsive behaviour keep turning his noble intentions into disaster. Aaron O’Malley is an affluent business owner who sees that the region is on the verge of an evolution, one that he must cultivate for his personal gain. But O’Malley needs Jack. He preys upon his vulnerability and draws him into an ambitious scheme that he claims will bring wealth and power beyond their wildest dreams. History is about to change, and Jack is the key to its outcome.

Author : Luis Cernuda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Spanish poetry
ISBN : 9781910572221

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One River, One Love by Luis Cernuda Pdf

A new translation of Un río, un amor (One River, One Love) by Luis Cernuda (1902-1963). Written in France and Spain in 1928-1929, this collection reflects the influences, conflicts and impulses that governed the poet's life then and is faithful to the author's quasi-Surrealist intentions.

Author : Claudia Castro Luna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1634050118

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One River, a Thousand Voices by Claudia Castro Luna Pdf

Author : Mallory M. O’Connor
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480848689

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American River: Tributaries by Mallory M. O’Connor Pdf

In the mid-1800s, three immigrant familiesIrish, Japanese, and Mexicansettle along the American River in Northern California. A century later, only one family remains. Owen McPhalans Mockingbird Valley Ranch is still a thriving family business in 1959. But when his wife, Marian, leaves Mockingbird to follow her dream of becoming a successful artist, she ignites a firestorm that impacts the descendants of all three families. As artists, musicians, writers, and politicians inherit their immigrant parents hopes, they are torn apart by ambition, prejudice, and deception while struggling through the turbulent 1960s. From the concert halls of Europe to Kyotos ancient avenues, and Manhattans artists lofts to San Franciscos North Beach, they each learn the price they must pay in order to realize their dreams. But just as the river is drawn to the sea, they eventually find themselves pulled back to the place that forged the original link between their destiniesa place called Mockingbird. American River: Tributaries follows three California families as the descendants of Irish, Japanese, and Mexican immigrants embark on unique journeys to pursue their dreams amid an unsettled 1960s world.

Author : Erin Hunter
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063050129

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Warriors: A Starless Clan #1: River by Erin Hunter Pdf

A thrilling new adventure begins in Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series! They have always lived by the code—but only change can keep the peace. A new age is dawning on the warrior Clans. Now a new generation of warriors rises—one wrestling with the legacy of his great ancestor Firestar, one seeking to protect her troubled Clan, and one yearning to prove herself as a medicine cat—as leaders from all five Clans agree that the Warrior Code must be reformed. But when tragedy strikes RiverClan, old fears will threaten the new peace… unless these three young cats can calm the coming storm. This seventh epic Warriors series is full of action, intrigue, and adventure. This first book is the perfect introduction for new readers, while long-time fans will discover what unfolds after the events of The Broken Code.