Download or read book Nuk Tessli written by Chris Czajkowski and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a riveting adventure story and a testament to one woman's resourcefulness, Nuk Tessli is also a heartfelt elegy to the true wilderness and a cry for it's sensible use.
Download or read book And the River Still Sings written by Chris Czajkowski and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores Chris Czajkowski's journey from English villager to wilderness dweller.
Download or read book Singing on the River written by Igor Iwo Chabrowski and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing on the River by Igor Chabrowski, based on Sichuan boatmen’s work songs (haozi), explores the little known world of mentality and self-representation of Chinese workers from the late 19th century until the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937). Chabrowski demonstrates how river workers constructed and interpreted their world, work, and gender in context of the dissolving social, cultural, and political orders. Boatmen asserted their own values, bemoaned exploitation, and imagined their sexuality largely in order to cope with their low social status. Through studying the Sichuan boatmen we gain an insight into the ways in which twentieth-century nonindustrial Chinese workers imagined their place in the society and appropriated, without challenging them, the traditional values.
Download or read book Cabin at Singing River written by Chris Czajkowski and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 2002-02-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a bestselling account of one woman's journey into remote British Columbia, where she cleared a piece of land and built her own home. Illuminated by the author's own drawings, Cabin at Singing River is an inspiring book, realistic about how beauty can only be appreciated with hard work. The dream of shedding urban responsibilities and returning to nature is universal, and this book will inspire anyone interested in her experience.
Download or read book Over in a River written by Marianne Berkes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning becomes fun for everyone in this book about the geography of north American rivers and about the animals that live in this habitat. The amazing artwork in this book will inspire kids in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us! The great rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River—from blue herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence. Children will "slither" like water snakes and "slide" like otters while singing to the tune of "Over in a Meadow." Read about the snake, beaver, frog, otter, dragonfly, and more that lives along the rivers! Kids love counting books, too! What a delightful way to learn about riparian habitats and geography at the same time! Backmatter Includes: Further information about rivers and the animals in this book! Music and song lyrics to "Over in the River" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow"!
Download or read book Water Sings Blue written by Kate Coombs and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of poems about the sea, accompanied by watercolors by the artist Meilo So.
Download or read book Captured by Fire written by Chris Czajkowski and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2017, wildfires dominated the headlines in British Columbia. As a low pressure weather system continued to cause lightning strikes, starting new fires, strong winds fanned the existing ones. Over two hundred fires burned in the province and nearly ten thousand people in or around the towns of 100 Mile House, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Princeton and Williams Lake received the instruction YOU MUST EVACUATE NOW. But not everyone left. Captured by Fire alternates between the dramatic first-person accounts of wilderness dweller Chris Czajkowski and homesteader Fred Reid, who both ignored the evacuation order and stayed to protect their properties, animals and livelihoods. Living in a remote area, they knew that their homes would be of low priority to officials when fire fighting resources were deployed. Over the course of the summer, as alerts fluctuated and even the firefighters pulled out, both had to decide: when is it time to go?
Download or read book The River Sings written by Sandra Leigh Price and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Look first. Reach second. Vanish third.' London, 1825: Eglantine has always had an eye for the shine. Born the same day as the young princess destined to be queen, Eglantine has an altogether different path ahead of her, strewn with the glittering waste of her father's ambitions. Her mysteriously prosperous father, Mr Amberline Stark, is a man of great expectations. He coaxes her to follow in his footsteps, making picking pockets a delightful parlour game which they play in their fine house by the Thames. Eglantine's life before her arrival at the house remains a mystery, her memories wrapped up in a small doll she keeps close to her, and with it the fragmentary recollections of her mother. It is only when Amberline is caught and transported as a thief to the penal colony of Australia, that Eglantine has to grow up and fend for herself using her only skill. Reluctantly, the thief's daughter becomes a thief, until a chance meeting gives her a window on a new way of being, and the opportunity to strike out into a new and untarnished world. But will the weight of her father's choices make her a prisoner in the house at the side of the Thames? Birth and death, love and sadness, love knots and cut ties, quicksilver and shine, old worlds and new beginnings, Sandra Leigh Price weaves another gritty and beguiling story that will enchant and delight readers. Praise for The River Sings: 'The River Sings packs an emotional punch ... each page will grip you by the heart and drag you in. A lyrical work of great mastery, from a beautiful storyteller who knows just what words to use and when, The River Sings will call to you long after you turn the final page, just as the river does to Eglantine.' Better Reading 'Rich and lyrical ... Sandra Leigh Price is a beautiful wordsmith ... engrossing' Australian Women's Weekly 'Richly imaginative' Sydney Morning Herald 'Price weaves a magical tale that is rich in history and atmosphere that will sing to your traveller's soul' Good Reading 'It's impossible not to be charmed by The River Sings ... it flirts with the works of Charles Dickens in a way that's startlingly clever. It's Oliver Twist with a feminist twist; Great Expectations remixed ... it's unique; a richly imaginative work of literary fiction that sparkles with sheer joy.' Newtown Review of Books Praise for The Bird's Child: 'A wonderful, strange, glittering book, full of astounding imagination, glorious really.' Edward Carey, author of Heap House 'A shimmering dream of haunted pasts. A silver girl. Abandoned boys. All the magic of the stage. The Bird's Child is a delight.' Essie Fox, author of The Somnambulist 'The Bird's Child is entirely original, its familiar Sydney settings set asparkle and rendered dreamlike by Sandra Leigh Price's lyrical and lovely writing. This is a magical fable that penetrates to deep emotional truths.' Geraldine Brooks 'This debut novel brings 1920s Sydney to life through a fairytale lens, highlighting the city's romance, its magic and its mystery ... It is the Australian setting that sets this quirky historical romance apart from others of its genre. Price's dream-like portrayal of a bygone Sydney - with its vaudeville shows and opium dens, lyrebirds and swagmen - establishes a unique mood that transforms the local into the exotic, making The Bird's Child a memorable tale.' Australian Book Review 'Gritty yet enchanting ... often deliciously sumptuous and erotically charged ... unusual, imaginative' Newtown Review of Books 'Skilfully written and richly imagined' Sydney Morning Herald
Download or read book Where the Crawdads Sing written by Delia Owens and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE—The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 18 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature.” For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens. Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
Download or read book Miguel s Bay written by Ron Prouty and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MIguel Guerrero, a Menorcan sailor born in 1817, established a fishing rancho on Terra Ceia Island in 1848. Frederica Kramer, born in 1830, immigrated to Florida's West Coast from Bavaria around 1855. Their dream was to build a new life in America. In spite of the language barrier between these two settlers, they fell in love and were married.They endured the Third Seminole Indian War and the hardships of the Civil War, only to have their family threatened by a deadly fever. Their story is one of enduring love in the face of overwhelming difficulties.
Download or read book The Homeplace written by Gilbert Morris and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggles of five orphan sisters who struggle to survive the Great Depression.
Download or read book Down Singing River written by Emmett a (Emmett Albert) 1903- Betts and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Over the River written by Public Domain and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the river Mama, Papa, and Baby Turkey embark for their vegetarian Thanksgiving Feast. But when a hungry boy and his dog start sniffing around, the turkeys have got to think fast before they become the main course! Acclaimed artist Derek Anderson's glorious autumn artwork adds heaps of holiday humor to Lydia Maria Child's classic Thanksgiving song. And readers of all ages will be wondering who gobbles up whom until the dessert finale.
Download or read book New York Sings written by and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Singing River Story written by Laura Hildick Burge and published by Apeli Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of the Singing River has evolved into a world where the folds of time touch to transport Lauren Rayburn, a pursued mother, back to the 17th century. Here she finds a Native American tribe untouched by the encroaching Europeans. Her presence sparks an age old war that had almost extinguished the peaceful tribe many years before.
Download or read book Singing the Glory Down written by William Lynwood Montell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2015 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors, William J. Devlin and Shai Biderman, have compiled an impressive list of contributors to explore the philosophy at the core of David Lynch's work. Lynch is examined as a postmodern artist and the themes of darkness, logic and time are discussed in depth.
Download or read book The Time of Our Singing written by Richard Powers and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The last novel where I rooted for every character, and the last to make me cry.” - Marlon James, Elle From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's magnificent, multifaceted novel about a supremely gifted—and divided—family, set against the backdrop of postwar America. On Easter day, 1939, at Marian Anderson’s epochal concert on the Washington Mall, David Strom, a German Jewish émigré scientist, meets Delia Daley, a young Black Philadelphian studying to be a singer. Their mutual love of music draws them together, and—against all odds and their better judgment—they marry. They vow to raise their children beyond time, beyond identity, steeped only in song. Jonah, Joseph, and Ruth grow up, however, during the civil rights era, coming of age in the violent 1960s, and living out adulthood in the racially retrenched late century. Jonah, the eldest, “whose voice could make heads of state repent,” follows a life in his parents’ beloved classical music. Ruth, the youngest, devotes herself to community activism and repudiates the white culture her brother represents. Joseph, the middle child and the narrator of this generation-bridging tale, struggles to find himself and remain connected to them both. Richard Powers's The Time of Our Singing is a story of self-invention, allegiance, race, cultural ownership, the compromised power of music, and the tangled loops of time that rewrite all belonging.
