The Harmony Tree

Author : Randy S. Woodley
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1460270924
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony Tree written by Randy S. Woodley and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Harmony Tree, an old grandmother oak tree is spared when loggers come through and clear-cut a forest. Grandmother Oak finds herself alone until new houses start showing up on the land, along with new trees. Grandmother Oak tries to make friends with these trees, but they are shallow and focused only on themselves. As Grandmother Oak shares her stories and how she came to have such deep roots, she finds hope and healing. The other trees, seeing the value of Grandmother Oak's history with the land, begin to find strength too. The inspiration for this story comes from the author's own fifty-acre farm, where all the virgin trees were logged except for a large, white oak tree that sat at the top of a hill. Randy Woodley, says, "I was always grateful the loggers left that one 300-year-old tree for us to enjoy." That and the tragic circumstances that caused the Woodleys to lose their land and farm just because they were Native Americans inspired Randy to write this story. Under such circumstances, Randy wondered, "How could this one tree bring about healing and friendship in the world? If we can change our minds about our current views of progress, ecology, and the relationship between settler and host peoples, then maybe that one grandmother oak tree, left uncut, offers some hope for everyone."

Author : Randy Woodley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781917238526
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony Tree written by Randy Woodley and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Harmony Tree, an old grandmother oak tree is spared when loggers come through and clear-cut a forest. Grandmother Oak finds herself alone until new houses start showing up on the land, along with new trees. Grandmother Oak tries to make friends with these trees, but they are shallow and focused only on themselves As Grandmother Oak shares her stories and how she came to have such deep roots, she finds hope and healing The other trees, seeing the value of Grandmother Oak's history with the land, begin to find strength too. The inspiration for this story comes from the author's own fifty-acre farm, where all the virgin frees were logged except for a large, white nak tree that sat at the top of a hill. Randy Woodley, says, "I was always grateful the loggers left that one 300-year-old tree for us to enjoy. That and the tragic circumstances that caused the Woodleys to lose their land and farm just because they were Native Americans inspired Randy to write this story. Under such circumstances, Randy wondered, "How could this one tree bring about healing and friendship in the world? If we can change our minds about our current views of progress, ecology, and the relationship between settler and host peoples, then maybe that one grandmother oak tree, left uncut, offers some hope for everyone."

Author : Randy Woodley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781917096430
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony Tree Prequel written by Randy Woodley and published by . This book was released on 2024-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third book in the Harmony Tree Series. It is a story of how a boy, Sage, who is different than all the other boys, finds his place in society because he is accepted for his particular giftings instead of complying to popular expectations. In most tribal societies differently gifted individuals were not looked down upon but considered sacred. The author has close relatives who are neurodivergent, but the story will be an encouragement for any child who is different; to the parents of such children, and to teach other children cultural and inter-relational sensitivity. In this third book, as in the prior two, parents will be able to pick out the ecological theme. The Harmony Tree Prequal: Different is Good encourages animal species preservation. Randy Woodley is an esteemed scholar, teacher, and author known for his work in the fields of theology, justice, and Indigenous rights. With a deep understanding of Native American culture and spirituality, Randy has dedicated his life to promoting reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the rest of the world. As a Cherokee descendant, recognized by the Keetoowah Band, Randy brings a unique perspective to conversations around spirituality, ecology, and social justice. His teachings emphasize the interconnectedness of all living beings and the importance of caretaking the Earth. Randy has written numerous books, articles, and essays, sharing his wisdom and insights. His works are renowned for their thoughtfulness, depth, and ability to challenge traditional paradigms. Randy Woodley invites us all to reflect on our relationship with the Earth and each other, urging us to recognize the wisdom and presence of Indigenous voices in shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future. He and his wife co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds.

Author : Randy S Woodley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781916964235
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony Tree 2 written by Randy S Woodley and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a forest fire almost wipes out a neighborhood, along with the grove of Oaks down the street, a young girl named Jade leaves her home to thank the fire crew, especially for saving Grandmother Oak. Her conversation with the Native American fire crew leads to the topics of nature, Native Americans, women in leadership and how to become a part of the co-sustaining process of keeping Mother Earth healthy and strong. The reader will learn much about these subjects and more in this fun book, jammed-packed with educational opportunities for children and adults. Also see the first book by Randy Woodley in the Harmony Tree Trilogy, The Harmony Tree: A Story of Healing and Community.

Author : Kinari Webb, M.D.
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 1250751403
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guardians of the Trees written by Kinari Webb, M.D. and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "EMPOWERING...KINARI WEBB IS AN INSPIRATION." --BILL MCKIBBEN "A WONDERFUL BOOK." --JANE GOODALL A TIMELY, HOPEFUL MEMOIR ABOUT A WOMAN SPEARHEADING A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO HEAL THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO DEPEND ON THEM Full of hope and optimism, Kinari Webb takes us on an exhilarating, galvanizing journey across the world, sharing her passion for the natural world and for humanity. In our current moment of crisis, Guardians of the Trees is an essential roadmap for moving forward and the inspiring story of one woman’s quest to heal the world. When Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local communities, she realized that their need to pay for expensive healthcare led directly to the rampant logging, which in turn imperiled their health and safety even further. Webb realized her true calling was at the intersection of medicine and conservation. After graduating with honors from the Yale School of Medicine, Webb returned to Borneo, listening to local communities about their solutions for how to both protect the rainforests and improve their lives. Founding two non-profits, Health in Harmony in the U.S. and ASRI in Indonesia, Webb and her local and international teams partnered with rainforest communities, building a clinic, developing regenerative economies, providing educational opportunities, and dramatically transforming the region. But just when everything was going right, Webb was stung by a deadly box jellyfish and would spend the next four years fighting for her life, a fight that would lead her to rethink everything. Was she ready to expand her work to a global scale and take climate change head on?

Author : Suzanne Simard
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0525656103
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding the Mother Tree written by Suzanne Simard and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. In this, her first book, now available in paperback, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths--that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own. Simard writes--in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways—how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies--and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them. And Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world.

Author : Samuel Cradock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony of the Four Evangelists written by Samuel Cradock and published by . This book was released on 1670 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gunnar Olafur Hansson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520098781
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consonant Harmony written by Gunnar Olafur Hansson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised version of the author's 2001 doctoral dissertation.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harmony of the Four Evangelists, and Their Text Methodized According to the Order and Series of Times in which the Several Things by Them Mentioned Were Transacted ... By Samuel Cradock written by and published by . This book was released on 1668 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joong Hoon Kim
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662479265
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harmony Search Algorithm written by Joong Hoon Kim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) is one of the most well-known techniques in the field of soft computing, an important paradigm in the science and engineering community. This volume, the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Harmony Search Algorithm 2015 (ICHSA 2015), brings together contributions describing the latest developments in the field of soft computing with a special focus on HSA techniques. It includes coverage of new methods that have potentially immense application in various fields. Contributed articles cover aspects of the following topics related to the Harmony Search Algorithm: analytical studies; improved, hybrid and multi-objective variants; parameter tuning; and large-scale applications. The book also contains papers discussing recent advances on the following topics: genetic algorithms; evolutionary strategies; the firefly algorithm and cuckoo search; particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization; simulated annealing; and local search techniques. This book offers a valuable snapshot of the current status of the Harmony Search Algorithm and related techniques, and will be a useful reference for practising researchers and advanced students in computer science and engineering.