Stone And Sand

Author : Bree Galbraith
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459820340

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Nye, Sand and Stones by Bree Galbraith Pdf

Somewhere off the coast and around the corner there are two islands. One island is made mostly of stones and the other mainly of sand, and that’s where the problem began. Young Nye doesn’t understand why the people on her Island of Sand work so hard to build beautiful sandcastles every day if they are destined to be ruined by the stones catapulted over by the people of the Island of Stones every evening. When she asks “Why?” all she ever hears in response is “Because.” As years go by, Nye realizes that the Because is starting to make sense to her and this makes her angry. And an angry Nye decides to take action. Through this story about injustice and challenging the status quo, readers will be inspired to think deeply about why and how we can bring about change in the world.

Author : Keith Heyer Meldahl
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520280045

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Surf, Sand, and Stone by Keith Heyer Meldahl Pdf

"Meldahl tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast by blending research from geology and oceanography with a compelling narrative and clear illustrations that take readers out in the field with the author to learn about the processes that have generated the coast as it exists today and how the region will change in the future. The author's geographic scope spans from San Diego to Point Conception, taking in coastal portions of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Libbie Hawker
Publisher : Running Rabbit Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Daughter of Sand and Stone by Libbie Hawker Pdf

When Zenobia takes control of her own fate, will the gods punish her audacity? Zenobia, the proud daughter of a Syrian sheikh, refuses to marry against her will. She won’t submit to a lifetime of subservience. When her father dies, she sets out on her own, pursuing the power she believes to be her birthright, dreaming of the Roman Empire’s downfall and her ascendance to the throne. Defying her family, Zenobia arranges her own marriage to the most influential man in the city of Palmyra. But their union is anything but peaceful―his other wife begrudges the marriage and the birth of Zenobia’s son, and Zenobia finds herself ever more drawn to her guardsman, Zabdas. As war breaks out, she’s faced with terrible choices. From the decadent halls of Rome to the golden sands of Egypt, Zenobia fights for power, for love, and for her son. But will her hubris draw the wrath of the gods? Will she learn a “woman’s place,” or can she finally stake her claim as Empress of the East? This book was previously published by Lake Union Publishing, from 2015 - 2022.

Author : Tuncel M. Yegulalp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Sand and gravel industry
ISBN : UIUC:30112112905960

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Improved Ground Control Safety in the Stone, Sand and Gravel Industries by Tuncel M. Yegulalp Pdf

Author : Josiah Trenham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1939028361

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Rock and Sand by Josiah Trenham Pdf

Author : Mike Mason
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781525512216

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Jesus: His Story in Stone by Mike Mason Pdf

Jesus: His Story in Stone is a reflection on still-existing stone objects that Jesus would have known, seen, or even touched. Each of the seventy short chapters is accompanied by a photograph taken on location in Israel. Arranged chronologically, the one-page meditations compose a portrait of Christ as seen through the significant stones in His life, from the cave where He was born to the rock of Calvary. While packed with historical and archaeological detail, the book’s main thrust is devotional, leading the reader both spiritually and physically closer to Jesus.

Author : Sherry Petersik,John Petersik
Publisher : Artisan
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781579656768

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Young House Love by Sherry Petersik,John Petersik Pdf

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Author : United States. National Recovery Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Sand and gravel industry
ISBN : UFL:31262084868909

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Code of Fair Competition for the Crushed Stone, Sand and Gravel, and Slag Industry, as Approved on November 10, 1933 by President Roosevelt by United States. National Recovery Administration Pdf

Author : Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015056178851

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Stones in the Sand by Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson Pdf

The artistic traditions of Orissa are among the oldest and richest in the subcontinent. Recent archaeological fieldwork has revealed several sites from the Stone Age to the Early Historic period. Apart from sculpture and rockcut caves, Orissa developed a distinguished tradition of temple architecture. The Orissan genius has also been manifest in painting, crafts, and dance, including the varied tribal cultural expressions. Despite such extraordinary achievements, no single volume provides an overview of the diverse contributions of generations of Orissan artists. As the accompanying table of contents demonstrates, this. book is wide-ranging in scope, covering all periods and many forms of art. Apart from emphasizing the past, the essays focus on present artistic activities, traditional as well as the modern.

Author : Mujū Ichien,Robert E. Morrell
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0887060595

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Sand and Pebbles by Mujū Ichien,Robert E. Morrell Pdf

Sand and Pebbles presents the first complete English rendering of Shasekishū--the classic, popular Buddhist "Tale Literature" (setsuwa). This collection of instructive, yet often humorous, anecdotes appeared in the late thirteenth century, within decades of the first stirrings of the revolutionary movements of Kamakura Buddhism. Shasekishū''s author, Mujū Ichien (1226-1312), lived in a rural temple apart from the centers of political and literary activity, and his stories reflect the customs, attitudes and lifestyles of the commoners. In Sand and Pebbles, complete translations of Book One and other significant narrative parts are supplemented by summaries of the remaining (especially didactic) material and by excerpts from Mujū's later work. Introduced by a historical sketch of the period, this work also contains a biography of Mujū. Illustrations, charts, a chronology, glossary of terms, notes, an extensive bibliography and an index guide the reader into a seldom seen corner of old Japan. Mujū and his writings will interest students of literature as well as scholars of Japanese religion, especially Buddhism. Anthropologists and sociologists will discover details of Kamakura life and thought unrecorded in the official chronicles of the age.

Author : Italo Calvino
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780544146464

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Collection of Sand by Italo Calvino Pdf

Published for the first time in English, a final collection of essays by the renowned fabulist writer tours the visual world through explorations of subjects ranging from cuneiform and antique maps to Mexican temples and Japanese gardens.

Author : Vince Beiser
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780399576430

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The World in a Grain by Vince Beiser Pdf

A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future. And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which has received little public attention. Not all sand is created equal: Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world, taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving, rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising characters.

Author : Bruce Barnbaum
Publisher : Rocky Nook, Inc.
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781492016267

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The Essence of Photography by Bruce Barnbaum Pdf

There is a lot more to photography than simply picking up a camera, pointing it toward something, and tripping the shutter. Achieving a great photograph requires thought and preparation, an understanding of the photographic process, and a firm grasp of how light and composition affect a photo. There must be personal involvement and personal expression. There must be experimentation, with the recognition that only a small percentage of experiments end successfully. In this book, best-selling author and world-renowned photographer and teacher Bruce Barnbaum explores these seldom-discussed issues by drawing upon his personal experiences and observations from more than 40 years of photographing and teaching. In addition to photographs, Bruce also uses painting, music, and writing, as well as the sciences and even business, to provide pertinent examples of creative thinking. These examples serve as stepping-stones that will lead you to your own heightened ability to see and be creative. Creativity is a topic that is almost wholly ignored in formal education because most instructors think that it cannot be taught or learned. To the contrary, Bruce has proven that photographic seeing and creativity can be taught, learned, and improved. This book expands on the ideas that are central to Bruce's method of teaching photography, which he has used in workshops for the past 41 years. Included in the book are in-depth discussions on the following topics: Defining your own unique rhythm and approach as a photographer How to translate the scene in front of you to the final photograph The differences and similarities between how an amateur and a professional approach photography The differences between realism and abstraction, and the possibilities and limitations of each Learning to expand your own seeing and creativity through classes, workshops, and associating with other photographers Why the rules of composition should be ignored How to follow your passion When to listen to the critics and when to ignore them The book is richly illustrated with over 90 photographs taken by Bruce as well as other photographers.Seeing and creativity are difficult to teach, but not impossible. This very different, perhaps groundbreaking book is sure to inspire photographers of all skill levels-from beginners to seasoned professionals-to think deeply about the issues involved in creating successful photographs.

Author : Frederick H. Swanson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1607817659

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Wonders of Sand and Stone by Frederick H. Swanson Pdf

From Delicate Arch to the Zion Narrows, Utah's five national parks and eight national monuments are home to some of America's most amazing scenic treasures, created over long expanses of geologic time. In Wonders of Sand and Stone, Frederick H. Swanson traces the recent human story behind the creation of these places as part of a protected mini-empire of public lands. Drawing on extensive historical research, Swanson presents little-known accounts of people who saw in these sculptured landscapes something worth protecting. Readers are introduced to the region's early explorers, scientists, artists, and travelers as well as the local residents and tourism promoters who worked with the National Park Service to build the system of parks and monuments we know today, when Utah's national parks and monuments face multiple challenges from increased human use and from development outside their borders. As scientists continue to uncover the astonishing diversity of life in these desert and mountain landscapes, and archaeologists and Native Americans document their rich cultural resources, the management of these federal lands remains critically important. Swanson provides us with a detailed and timely background to advance and inform discussions about what form that management should take.

Author : Ember Grant
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738730301

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The Book of Crystal Spells by Ember Grant Pdf

"Take your magical work with crystals to a new level with this hands-on guide packed with spells, rituals, and methods for using stones in creative ways. Wiccan author Ember Grant explores crystal magic in depth in this practical manual. You can learn about the types of crystals, rocks, and gemstones, and get tips on purchasing, cleansing, charging, and storing them. You can explore methods of magic such as crystal grids and numerology, quartz points and clusters, metals and alchemy, glass and sand magic, magical jewellery, elixirs, personal power stones, meditation, and divination. You can find dozens of spells that you can use for home and garden, health, love, problem solving, dreams, astral travel, and much more. You can practise the exercises to expand your knowledge, and copy the grids to create your own layouts. Extensive appendices of correspondences and a glossary make this guide useful for beginners as well." --Publisher's description.