Thinking Like A River

Author : David Brower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781578051380
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run written by David Brower and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As executive director of the Sierra Club through the 1950s and '60s, David Brower spearheaded its landmark campaigns, launched its publishing program, and, in Jerry Mander's words, "essentially vaulted the ecology movement into ... a major international force." Brower was the movement's charismatic pied piper, inspiring countless young people to follow his lead. This incendiary and vastly entertaining volume is vintage Brower, recounting events from his life and times as preludes to his siren songs on behalf of the Earth. His voice is erudite, beautifully cadenced, infuriatingly opinionated, and spiced with dry humor. And his insights are uncannily prescient; back in the early 1990s he called for the adoption of hybrid cars, urban core infilling, wildlife corridors, and more. We also see Brower's other sides: as a leading mountaineer and officer in the famed 10th Mountain Division during WWII and as an innovative and discerning editor. Brower's tale begins at a Grateful Dead concert, where he is mentally composing a speech that will move the young audience to as much passion for conservation as they express for their music. With this delightful book available again, still more young (and not-so-young) people can be moved by his words.

Author : Leif Enger
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1555848494
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book So Brave, Young, and Handsome written by Leif Enger and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An almost perfect novel” of yearning, adventure, and redemption in the dying days of the Old West from the bestselling author of Peace Like a River (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Minnesota, 1915. With success long behind him, writer, husband, and father Monte Becket has lost his sense of purpose . . . until he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale. Plagued by guilt over abandoning his wife two decades ago, Hale is heading back West in search of absolution. And he could use some company on the journey. As the modern age marches swiftly forward, Becket agrees to travel into Hale’s past, leaving behind his own family for an adventure that will test the depth of his loyalties and morals, and the strength of his resolve. As they flee the relentless former Pinkerton Detective who’s been hunting Hale for years, Becket falls ever further into the life of an outlaw—perhaps to the point of no return. With its smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, So Brave, Young, and Handsome examines one ordinary man’s determination to risk everything in order to understand what it’s all worth, in “an old-fashioned, swashbuckling, heroic Western . . . [An] adventure of the heart and mind (The Washington Post Book World).

Author : Franz Krause
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839467373
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking Like a River written by Franz Krause and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kemi River is the major watercourse in the Finnish province of Lapland and the »stream of life« for the inhabitants of its banks. Franz Krause examines fishing, transport and hydropower on the Kemi River and analyses the profoundly rhythmic patterns in the river dwellers' activities and the river's dynamics. The course of the seasons and weekly and daily rhythms of discharge, temperature, work and other patterns make the river dwellers' world an ever-transforming phenomenon. The flows of life and the frictions of everyday encounters continually remake the river and its inhabitants, negotiating national strategies, economic power, people's ingenuity, and the currents of the Kemi River.

Author : Mark Guillerman
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781977205933
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flow Like a River written by Mark Guillerman and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2019-02-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the patriarch of a New Orleans crime family dies in a fight-to-the-death with a Chanas Indian chief on the banks of the Mississippi River, little does he know his direct descendant, William Laveaux, will seek revenge 75 years later. In 1923, William (aka the Prince) leads his gang to Gary, Texas--a sleepy hill country town on the banks of the Guadalupe River--to exact a brutal revenge on Chief Running Wolf and his grandson Billy Cross. Wise-cracking Sheriff Bud Thomas (a former Rough Rider and Texas Ranger) overhears the son of the town doctor telling of his chance encounter with the crime lord on the morning of his arrival at the town's train station. Following his gut instincts, the sheriff leads his deputies on a frantic manhunt for the Prince and his gang as they weave a trail of murder and arson throughout the farming community. On its surface, this novel pits the working class folk of a small Texas town against a ruthless crime lord intent on avenging the death of his grandfather. At its core, it's a novel about the spirituality of the people and of the native American culture that pre-dated their time in the land of the Sacred River.

Author : Jack Loeffler
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826352332
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking Like a Watershed written by Jack Loeffler and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking Like a Watershed points our understanding of our relationship to the land in new directions. It is shaped by the bioregional visions of the great explorer John Wesley Powell, who articulated the notion that the arid American West should be seen as a mosaic of watersheds, and the pioneering ecologist Aldo Leopold, who put forward the concept of bringing conscience to bear within the realm of "the land ethic." Produced in conjunction with the documentary radio series entitled Watersheds as Commons, this book comprises essays and interviews from a diverse group of southwesterners including members of Tewa, Tohono O'odham, Hopi, Navajo, Hispano, and Anglo cultures. Their varied cultural perspectives are shaped by consciousness and resilience through having successfully endured the aridity and harshness of southwestern environments over time.

Author : Richard Black
Publisher : RMIT Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781921166365
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mobile Landscapes written by Richard Black and published by RMIT Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Armstrong
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773576797
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The River Returns written by Christopher Armstrong and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-22 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alberta's iconic river has been dammed and plumbed, made to spin hydro-electric turbines, and used to cleanse Calgary. Artificial lakes in the mountains rearrange its flow; downstream weirs and ditches divert it to irrigate the parched prairie. Far from being wild, the Bow is now very much a human product: its fish are as manufactured as its altered flow, changed water quality, and newly stabilized and forested banks. The River Returns brings the story of the Bow River's transformation full circle through an exploration of the recent revolution in environmental thinking and regulation that has led to new limits on what might be done with and to the river.

Author : Leif Enger
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
ISBN 13 : 9780871137951
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peace Like a River written by Leif Enger and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davy kills two men and leaves home. His father packs up the family in a search for Davy.

Author : Akshansh Sudha
Publisher : Akshansh Sudha
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Thinking Book For Kids: Think Like A Detective - STEM learning written by Akshansh Sudha and published by Akshansh Sudha. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Thinking Book For Kids:Think Like A Detective has been crafted as an enjoyable and captivating children's book, intended to inspire youthful intellects towards thoughtful problem-solving and imaginative critical thinking through STEM learning. What is STEM Learning? STEM (S - Science, T -Technology, E - Engineering, M - Mathematics) learning means that a young child symbolized as a delicate plant stem, should be provided with hands-on, practical learning experiences that foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. This approach nurtures the child's growth, enabling the development of multiple fruitful branches stemming from diverse perspectives for future careers. Embark on an Interactive STEM LEARNING Journey: Discover, Learn, and Grow! This book emphasizes the following key aspects: 1. STEM Learning : Quality learning meets STEM learning adventures in this captivating children's book that sparks curiosity and interactive thinking. 2. Moral Lessons : With moral lessons woven into the storyline, young readers will engage in a journey of exploration and learn valuable values. 3. Teamwork And Collaboration : Promoting teamwork and collaboration, the book empowers young minds to think creatively and embrace challenges. 4. Parent and educator-approved: Parent and educator-approved, this beautifully illustrated book invites children to actively participate in their learning journey. A must-have addition to any child's library, it inspires curiosity, fosters a growth mindset, and celebrates the joy of learning.

Author : Gary Wockner
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555663926
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulse of the River written by Gary Wockner and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dam and reservoir projects threaten the Poudre. Authors tell stories of why it is worth fighting for. Gary Wockner and Laura Pritchett