Reflected In Water

Author : Zen Cho
Publisher : Tordotcom
ISBN 13 : 1250269245
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water written by Zen Cho and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2021 Locus Award Finalist! A Lambda Literary Award Finalist A Book Riot Must-Read Fantasy of 2020 Amazon's Best of 2020 So Far “Fantastic, defiant, utterly brilliant.” —Ken Liu Zen Cho returns with The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the Pure Moon, joins up with an eclectic group of thieves (whether they like it or not) in order to protect a sacred object, and finds herself in a far more complicated situation than she could have ever imagined. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jerry Pinto
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780143100812
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reflected in Water written by Jerry Pinto and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described Variously As The Kashi Of The South, The Rome Of The East And The Pearl Of The Orient, Goa, Located On The West Coast Of India, Is Renowned For Its Scenic Charm, Its Beaches, And The Architectural Splendour Of Its Temples, Churches And Old Houses. With Its Sun-Sand-Surf Leitmotif It Is Also The Land Of The Lotus-Eater, A Tourist'S Paradise Of Fun And Frolic, Raves And Revelry. But Goa Is More Than Just The World'S Favourite Holiday Destination. Its Unique History, Shaped By The Various Dynasties That Ruled It&Mdash;The Rashtrakutas, The Kadambas And The Bahmani Muslims, Before Its 450-Year-Long Occupation By The Portuguese From 1510&Mdash;Has Given It A Distinctive Flavour, A Different Rhythm, An Easy Cosmopolitanism. &Nbsp; Reflected In Water Is A Collection Of Essays, Poems, Stories And Extracts From Published Works That Bring To Life Both The Natural Beauty And The Changing Social And Political Ethos Of India'S Smallest State. From Mario Cabral E Sa'S Delightful Take On The Earliest Portuguese Women To Come To India To Gita Mehta'S Description Of Hippies At Calangute, From Alexander Frater'S Mesmerizing Account Of Goa In The Monsoon To Manohar Malgonkar'S Ode To The Mangeshi Temple, This Anthology Celebrates The Irreverent And The Sacred In Equal Measure. Teotonia R. De Souza'S Profile Of The Little-Known &Lsquo;Opium Smuggler Who Tried To Liberate Goa' Is As Captivating As Frederick Noronha'S Portrait Of AbbÉ Faria, Eighteenth-Century Priest, Mesmerist And Revolutionary, And One Of The Region'S Most Famous Sons. While Antoine Lewis Fleshes Out Goa'S Culinary Delights, Frank Simoes Pays A Tribute To Feni, The Quintessential Spirit Of The Place. Naresh Fernandes'S Obsessive Search For The Elusive Humerus Of St Francis Xavier Echoes Vivek Menezes'S Quest For A Painting By F.N. Souza, Arguably The Greatest Painter The State Has Produced. And Various Aspects Of Goa'S History And Society, Arts And Architecture Engage The Interest Of Writers As Diverse As William Dalrymple And Graham Greene, Maria Couto And Armando Menezes. Insightful Essays, Intense Poetry And Evocative Fiction, As Alluring As The Place They Describe, Make Reflected In Water Redolent Of The Very Essence Of Goa.

Author : Willem Willems
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789088903861
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water & Heritage written by Willem Willems and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects

Author : Eric Kuhn
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816540055
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Be Dammed written by Eric Kuhn and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions. Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach. Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.

Author : Gary White
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593189973
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Worth of Water written by Gary White and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the founders of nonprofits Water.org & WaterEquity Gary White and Matt Damon, the incredible true story of two unlikely allies on a mission to end the global water crisis for good On any given morning, you might wake up and shower with water, make your coffee with water, flush your toilet with water—and think nothing of it. But around the world, more than three-quarters of a billion people can’t do any of that—because they have no clean water source near their homes. And 1.7 billion don’t have access to a toilet. This crisis affects a third of the people on the planet. It keeps kids out of school and women out of work. It traps people in extreme poverty. It spreads disease. It’s also solvable. That conviction is what brought together movie actor Matt Damon and water expert and engineer Gary White. They spent years getting the answer wrong, then halfway right, then almost right. Over time, they and their organization, Water.org, have found an approach that works. Working with partners across East Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, they’ve helped over 40 million people access water and/or sanitation. In The Worth of Water, Gary and Matt take us along on the journey—telling stories as they uncover insights, try out new ideas, and travel between the communities they serve and the halls of power where decisions get made. With humor and humility, they illuminate the challenges of launching a brand-new model with extremely high stakes: better health and greater prosperity for people allover the world. The Worth of Water invites us to become a part of this effort—to match hope with resources, to empower families and communities, and to end the global water crisis for good. All the authors’ proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Water.org.

Author : Linda Sue Park
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547251270
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, 11-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. By a Newbery Medal-winning author.

Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316071005
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Is Water written by David Foster Wallace and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rare peak into the personal life of the author of numerous bestselling novels, gain an understanding of David Foster Wallace and how he became the man that he was. Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in This is Water. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The speech captures Wallace's electric intellect as well as his grace in attention to others. After his death, it became a treasured piece of writing reprinted in The Wall Street Journal and the London Times, commented on endlessly in blogs, and emailed from friend to friend. Writing with his one-of-a-kind blend of causal humor, exacting intellect, and practical philosophy, David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.

Author : Rex Vicat Cole
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486134547
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspective for Artists written by Rex Vicat Cole and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depth, perspective of sky and sea, shadows, much more, not usually covered. 391 diagrams, 81 reproductions of drawings and paintings.

Author : Emilie Griffin
Publisher : Paraclete Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9781557255662
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Syllable of Water written by Emilie Griffin and published by Paraclete Press (MA). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep well of practical and inspirational wisdom for every Christian writer Imagine you have the chance to spend an hour or so alone with a couple of well-published writers. Imagine they share with you secrets of their art, and reveal how their art relates to their faith. This is the experience awaiting you with the twenty-two authors of this book. In A Syllable of Water, some of today's leading writers of faith reflect on all aspects of the writing vocation and process in ways that will inform and inspire. Philip Yancey, Richard Foster, Luci Shaw, and others discuss everything from the tools of a writer to the ways that they spend their time when they are not writing. Editors such as John Wilson (Books & Culture) and American Book Award-winning Cherokee poet, Diane Glancy, reflect on the value of the editor-writer conversation, as well as the power of revision. And other writers of stature including Doris Betts, John Leax, Erin McGraw, Harold Fickett, Virginia Stem Owens, Jeanne Murray Walker, Scott Cairns, and Eugene H. Peterson offer sage advice on how to approach nearly every imaginable genre from fiction and nonfiction to memoir, poetry, and translation. Editor Emilie Griffin is the author of several books, including Small Surrenders, Doors into Prayer and Wonderful and Dark is This Road. She is a founding member of the Chrysostom Society, a group of distinguished writers who meet periodically to discuss matters of faith and writing.

Author : Robert Whitlow
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 141856608X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deeper Water written by Robert Whitlow and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tides of Truth novels follow one lawyer's passionate pursuit of truth in matters of life and the law. In the murky waters of Savannah's shoreline, a young law student is under fire as she tries her first case at a prominent and established law firm. A complex mix of betrayal and deception quickly weaves its way through the case and her life, as she uncovers dark and confusing secrets about the man she's defending--and the senior partners of the firm. How deep will the conspiracy run? Will she have to abandon her true self to fulfill a higher calling? And how far will she have to go to discover the truth behind a tragic cold case?