Zooburbia

Author : Tai Moses
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781937006679

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Zooburbia by Tai Moses Pdf

Part memoir, part natural history, part mindfulness guide, this charming love letter to the natural world explores the many ways animals can enrich our lives To be alienated from animals is to live a life that is not quite whole, contends nature writer Tai Moses. Urban and suburban residents share their environment with many types of wildlife: squirrels, birds, spiders, and increasingly lizards, deer, and coyote. Many of us crave more contact with wild creatures, and recognize the small and large ways animals enrich our lives, yet don’t notice the animals already around us. Zooburbia reveals the reverence that can be felt in the presence of animals and shows how that reverence connects us to a deeper, better part of ourselves. A lively blend of memoir, natural history, and mindfulness practices, Zooburbia makes the case for being mindful and compassionate stewards—and students—of the wildlife with whom we coexist. With lessons on industriousness, perseverance, presence, exuberance, gratitude, aging, how to let go, and much more, Tai's vignettes share the happy fact that none of us is alone and separate, and that our teachers are right in front of us. We need only go outdoors with our eyes and ears open to find a rapport with the animal kingdom. Zooburbia is a magnifying lens turned to our everyday environment, reminding us that we, as individuals and as a species, are not alone. Illustrated by Dave Buchen with original black and white wildlife linocuts.

Author : Tai Moses
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781937006686

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Zooburbia by Tai Moses Pdf

Part memoir, part natural history, part mindfulness guide, this charming love letter to the natural world explores the many ways animals can enrich our lives To be alienated from animals is to live a life that is not quite whole, contends nature writer Tai Moses. Urban and suburban residents share their environment with many types of wildlife: squirrels, birds, spiders, and increasingly lizards, deer, and coyote. Many of us crave more contact with wild creatures, and recognize the small and large ways animals enrich our lives, yet don’t notice the animals already around us. Zooburbia reveals the reverence that can be felt in the presence of animals and shows how that reverence connects us to a deeper, better part of ourselves. A lively blend of memoir, natural history, and mindfulness practices, Zooburbia makes the case for being mindful and compassionate stewards—and students—of the wildlife with whom we coexist. With lessons on industriousness, perseverance, presence, exuberance, gratitude, aging, how to let go, and much more, Tai's vignettes share the happy fact that none of us is alone and separate, and that our teachers are right in front of us. We need only go outdoors with our eyes and ears open to find a rapport with the animal kingdom. Zooburbia is a magnifying lens turned to our everyday environment, reminding us that we, as individuals and as a species, are not alone. Illustrated by Dave Buchen with original black and white wildlife linocuts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007905636

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Grade Teacher by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781576757611

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The Thom Hartmann Reader by Thom Hartmann Pdf

Presents over twenty-five essays by Thom Hartmann on a variety of American topics.

Author : Hisae Matsuda
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781946764386

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Leading with Love by Hisae Matsuda Pdf

When the world is burning with anger, divisiveness, and fear, this book of inspiring quotes selected by the editors of Parallax Press is a still, small voice in the storm that will bring peace of mind to the reader. With delicate illustrations by artist Maude White, this book speaks to the vulnerability and courage of holding space for the loving, connected, and more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. This book is gift, solace, and inspiration for idealists, progressives, and anyone fighting the good fight. In the long tradition of spiritual activists from Martin Luther King Jr and Thich Nhat Hanh to new and less known voices, this book of 100 quotes draws from a range of contemplative traditions and offers wisdom and nourishment for anyone engaged in working for a more compassionate world. Quotes include those by Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Joanna Macy, Sulak Sivaraksa, and others, on themes of awareness, idealism, kindness, self-compassion, truth-telling, transformation, resilience, and love.

Author : Patrice Vecchione
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781582705002

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Step Into Nature by Patrice Vecchione Pdf

"The natural world has inspired artists, seekers, and thinkers for millennia, but in recent times, as the pace of life has sped up, its demands have moved us in doors. Yet nature's capacity to lead us to important truths, to invigorate and restore our imagination and equilibrium, is infinite. Step Into Nature is a guide to make nature personal again, to stimulate awareness and increase our understanding of the environment while inspiring readers to develop and strengthen their imaginations. But being in nature doesn't mean flying off to remote, faraway places. Nature is as close as opening your front door--the sky above, the miniature gardens that insist their way up between the sidewalk cracks, the river just down the road. Patrice Vecchione shows readers how nature can support and enhance their own creative output, invigorate their curiosity, and restore their sense of connection to the earth. Plus, included in each chapter is "The Cabinet of Curiosities," exercises and suggestions for practical and unexpected ways that readers can stimulate their imaginations, deepen their relationships with nature, and experience the harmony between creativity and the natural world"--

Author : Josephine Donovan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501317217

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The Aesthetics of Care by Josephine Donovan Pdf

In this important new book from a distinguished scholar, Josephine Donovan develops a new aesthetics of care, which she establishes as the basis for a critical approach to the representation of animals in literature. The Aesthetics of Care begins with a guide to the relationship between ethics and aesthetics, leading to a reconceptualization of key literary critical terms such as mimesis and catharsis, before moving on to an applied section, with interpretations of the specific treatment of animals handled by a wide range of authors, including Willa Cather, Leo Tolstoy, George Sand, and J.M. Coetzee. The book closes with three concluding theoretical chapters. Clear, original, and provocative, The Aesthetics of Care introduces and makes new contributions to a number of burgeoning areas of study and debate: aesthetics and ethics, critical theory, animal ethics, and ecofeminist criticism.

Author : Christina Waters
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781941529331

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Inside the Flame by Christina Waters Pdf

Inside the Flame invites readers to unplug their computers, cell phones, and televisions and plunge back into overlooked nooks and crannies of everyday experience. We've lost touch with the richness of the tangible and with it our reverence for the physical world. Our ability to focus on the here and now is in crisis. By illuminating ways to take a closer look at the world around, Inside the Flame will help readers heighten their surroundings, tune the volume more precisely, and live lives that are fuller, richer, more mindful, and more compassionately interwoven with others. Inside the Flame illustrates how attentive experience brings the world close, and how the world responds by infusing us with bold colors, memorable textures, and a more widely open heart.

Author : Ingrid King
Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781633532885

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Purrs of Wisdom by Ingrid King Pdf

Ingrid King explores our relationships with cats by combining her professional expertise with compassionate insights into how cats can inspire, soothe and even help heal us. In Purrs of Wisdom, King artfully delivers pearls of wisdom celebrating all our relationships, feline, human or otherwise. You’ll want to savor each chapter and purr-haps revisit those that strike a personal chord.

Author : Atsuko Matsuoka,John Sorenson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786606488

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Critical Animal Studies by Atsuko Matsuoka,John Sorenson Pdf

This volume offers an important contribution to the field of Critical Animal Studies. It charts new territory by showcasing recent research, key debates and emerging trends and features an international and transdisciplinary team of academics and activists. Ideal for advanced-level students in Critical Animal Studies and the wider Social Sciences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : WISC:89098412893

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth Oppel
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443411271

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Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel Pdf

When Ben Tomlin’s mother brings home his new “baby brother,” an eight-day-old chimpanzee, Ben is far from thrilled. His father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family and moved them halfway across the country, to Victoria, B.C., so he can pursue a high-profile experiment—to determine whether chimpanzees can learn human sign language. Zan must be raised exactly like a human. He’s dressed in clothes and fed in a high chair and has a room full of toys and books. Ben is soon smitten. Joining the team of students who are helping with the experiment, Ben becomes both researcher and adored older brother. Within months, Zan learns his first signs and becomes a media sensation. At his new school, Ben’s life seems similarly charmed as he vies for the attentions of the beautiful Jennifer—using his newly acquired scientific observational skills. But when Project Zan unexpectedly loses its funding, Ben’s father is under huge pressure to either make the experiment succeed or abandon it—and Zan. Unable to convince his father that Zan is now part of the family, Ben must risk everything to save his baby brother from an unimaginable fate.

Author : David Adjaye
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780500343258

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David Adjaye: Living Spaces by David Adjaye Pdf

A dazzling tour of fifteen contemporary houses designed by David Adjaye, one of the most influential architects of his generation Houses or domestic buildings are often among the first projects young architects design. For David Adjaye, such early commissions connected him to a rising generation of creators with whom he shared a range of sensibilities. His artistry, clever use of space, and inexpensive, unexpected materials resulted in many innovative and widely published houses. After fifteen years of practice and a raft of high-profile projects around the world—including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC—houses represent a smaller portion of Adjaye’s work but are more potent as a result. Selecting projects that are challenging because of their sites, complexity, or architectural possibility, Adjaye has both expanded and sharpened his domestic design, taking it in new directions and to new locations. This monograph presents the fifteen finest and most recent examples, from Africa to Brooklyn, from desolate farmlands to urban jungles. Chronicled through informed descriptions and detailed and photographically rich visual documentation, the results testify to the importance of Adjaye’s growing inventiveness and provide powerful ideas for residential architecture.

Author : Cutler Anderson Architects (Firm),James Cutler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 1946226181

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Cutler Anderson Architects by Cutler Anderson Architects (Firm),James Cutler Pdf

Since its founding in 1977, Cutler Anderson Architects has evolved to understand that the ultimate objective of any architectural design is to reveal what is true about all of the circumstances of a project. From place to program, from materials to shape, all components need to be understood and designed into a harmonious whole that reveals each component's nature. This genuinely rigorous task has been both the focus and the intellectual stimulant of our practice and, it is hoped, will continue to be our passion in the future. This single-minded attitude has led to successful and award winning projects on three continents. The firm's staff of fourteen is currently engaged in both residential and commercial projects throughout ten states, plus Poland and the Czech Republic. Our ultimate goal on every project is to produce projects that are not only beautiful but also emotionally enlightening.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Vendome Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0865653291

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A House in the Country by Anonim Pdf

"The inspirational story of a dream house, conceived by a creative couple, architect Peter Pennoyer and interior designer Katie Ridder"--