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Book Fire and Snow

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marc DiPaolo
  • Publisher : State University of New York Press
  • Release : 2018-07-11
  • ISBN : 1438470479
  • Pages : 350 pages

Download or read book Fire and Snow written by Marc DiPaolo and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fellow Inklings J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis may have belonged to different branches of Christianity, but they both made use of a faith-based environmentalist ethic to counter the mid-twentieth-century's triple threats of fascism, utilitarianism, and industrial capitalism. In Fire and Snow, Marc DiPaolo explores how the apocalyptic fantasy tropes and Christian environmental ethics of the Middle-earth and Narnia sagas have been adapted by a variety of recent writers and filmmakers of "climate fiction," a growing literary and cinematic genre that grapples with the real-world concerns of climate change, endless wars, and fascism, as well as the role religion plays in easing or escalating these apocalyptic-level crises. Among the many other well-known climate fiction narratives examined in these pages are Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Max, and Doctor Who. Although the authors of these works stake out ideological territory that differs from Tolkien's and Lewis's, DiPaolo argues that they nevertheless mirror their predecessors' ecological concerns. The Christians, Jews, atheists, and agnostics who penned these works agree that we all need to put aside our cultural differences and transcend our personal, socioeconomic circumstances to work together to save the environment. Taken together, these works of climate fiction model various ways in which a deep ecological solidarity might be achieved across a broad ideological and cultural spectrum. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to Knowledge Unlatched—an initiative that provides libraries and institutions with a centralized platform to support OA collections and from leading publishing houses and OA initiatives. Learn more at the Knowledge Unlatched website at: https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/, and access the book online at the SUNY Open Access Repository at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7137 .

Book Night of Fire and Snow

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  • Author : Alfred Coppel
  • Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
  • Release : 2019-11-01
  • ISBN : 1789129222
  • Pages : 537 pages

Download or read book Night of Fire and Snow written by Alfred Coppel and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Night of Fire and Snow, first published in 1957, is a novel examining the life of a rising young writer who develops and eventually overcomes his writer’s block. Interspersed are recollections of youthful love affairs, a marriage to a decent and also rich woman during the war, a long lasting affair with his best friend’s wife (a top Hollywood starlet), and a liaison with his sister-in-law.

Book Fire Under The Snow

Download or read book Fire Under The Snow written by Gyatso Palden and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992 the Venerable Palden Gyatso was released after thirty-three years of imprisonment by Chinese forces in Tibet. He fled across the Himalayas to India, smuggling with him the instruments of his torture. This powerful text is the story of his life and irrefutable testimony to the appalling suffering of the Tibetan nation at the hands of the Chinese.

Book Women of Fire and Snow

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  • Author : Nati del Paso
  • Publisher : Bookbaby
  • Release : 2021-11-17
  • ISBN : 9781667800639
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Women of Fire and Snow written by Nati del Paso and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Women of Fire and Snow" is a riveting collection of contemporary stories of women straddling the Mexican-American border while finding their place and voice. Cultural identity, gender violence, forced migration, sacrifice, love, and resiliency frame suspenseful tales where realism is tempered by the supernatural and mystical. An undocumented teenager is ripped from her home to fight a monster in a haunted town. A college student confronts evil when ICE detains her father. While rescuing her nephew at the border, a young woman wrestles with her privilege and the power of Santa Muerte. A curandera battles a demon while her granddaughter confronts her violent husband. A young Chicana from Seattle travels to Mexico, plunging into a secret society to combat rampant femicide. From the deserts and volcanoes of Mexico to the forests of the Pacific Northwest, these fast-paced stories blend social commentary with classic and psychological horror.

Book Fire  Snow and Honey

Download or read book Fire Snow and Honey written by Gina Lennox and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a definitive collection of Kurdish literature, published in English or translated. In fiction, essays, poetry, fables, and candid life stories, this book brings out the heritage of the Kurds. It does not shy away from painful realities, such as physical humiliation of women.

Book Ice Like Fire

Download or read book Ice Like Fire written by Sara Raasch and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this thrilling fantasy, the heart-pounding sequel to New York Times bestseller Snow Like Ashes. This action-packed series is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses. It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell. Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. The last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders Meira and Theron on a mission to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans on using the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves? Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, Mather decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken Kingdom and protect his people from new threats? As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world.

Book Fire On The Snow

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  • Author : Barbara Cartland
  • Publisher : Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd
  • Release : 2015-12-14
  • ISBN : 1782137696
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book Fire On The Snow written by Barbara Cartland and published by Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised by her aunt and uncle, the sanctimonious Duke and Duchess of Berkhamsted, the golden-haired and beautiful Alida Shenley lives in the shadow of the ‘shame’ that her late and much-loved father brought upon the family by marrying for love – and because her mother was a ballerina. Being on the stage was tantamount to prostitution in Alida’s Guardians’ eyes and they inflict terrible punishments and humiliation upon her for what they see as her parent’s appalling sins. Even worse than her uncle’s savage whippings is the fact that he forbids her ever to marry as the carries the ‘bad blood’ of her mother. But hope eventually stirs in her heart when she is asked to accompany her cousin Mary on a voyage to Russia to meet the handsome young Prince Vorontski, whom Mary is to marry even though she flirts outrageously with the sinister Count Ivan, who is on the Steamer escorting them to St. Petersburg. In Russia Alida’s dreams of happiness are dashed as she falls hopelessly in love with Prince. Worse still she finds that Mary has conspired with Count Ivan for her to marry his father, a Russian General as despicable and brutal as her uncle. But just as she despairs of ever finding love with the Prince, Fate intervenes amid a life or death confrontation with a murderous pack of wolves in the Russian snow and her life is changed forever.

Book Summer of the Mariposas

Download or read book Summer of the Mariposas written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.

Book Fog  Snow  and Fire

Download or read book Fog Snow and Fire written by Caroline B. Cooney and published by Open Road Media Romance. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christina's schoolmates begin acting strangely after moving into the Shevingtons' boarding house, and no one except her believes that the Shevingtons are somehow behind it, especially when Christina starts exhibiting unusual behavior.

Book To Build a Fire

Download or read book To Build a Fire written by Jack London and published by The Creative Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the experiences of a newcomer to the Yukon when he attempts to hike through the snow to reach a mining claim.

Book Snow

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  • Author : Caroline B. Cooney
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2012-08-07
  • ISBN : 1453264248
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Snow written by Caroline B. Cooney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl at a Maine school struggles to prove that her guardians aren’t just manipulative—they’re downright evil . . . After a spending Christmas vacation on Burning Fog Isle, Christina dreads going back to school and to her home away from home at the creepy Schooner Inne, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Shevvington, the principal and his wife. They have everyone convinced that Christina’s dramatic stories of last semester were just far-fetched yarns. And without any real proof, it’s her word against theirs. To make matters worse, Michael, Benji, and Anya—her fellow islanders at the boarding house—still seem to have no idea what’s going on. Even Dolly, Christina’s best friend from the island, can’t see what the Shevvingtons are up to. The couple is winning whatever sick psychological game they’re playing. But when a supernatural presence lures Christina down into the basement, the Shevvingtons might turn out to be the least of her worries . . . Known for her harrowing novels of suspense, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton once again keeps readers desperate for more in the second novel in this spooky trilogy. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Book Snow Fire

    Book Details:
  • Author : Norah Hess
  • Publisher : Montlake Romance
  • Release : 2013-10
  • ISBN : 9781477839867
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Snow Fire written by Norah Hess and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost and battered by a swirling storm, a beautiful woman is rescued by a handsome stranger who ignites a fiery passion within her. Reissue.

Book The Stars  the Snow  the Fire

Download or read book The Stars the Snow the Fire written by John Meade Haines and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wilderness classic, the quintessential Alaskan frontiersman relates his experiences from over twenty years as a hoemsteader. As New York Newsday has said of his work, If Alaska had not existed, Haines might well have invented it.''

Book Snow bound

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  • Author : John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1893
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Snow bound written by John Greenleaf Whittier and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Fog

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  • Author : Caroline B. Cooney
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2001-10
  • ISBN : 9780590438063
  • Pages : 228 pages

Download or read book The Fog written by Caroline B. Cooney and published by . This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO ONE HAD TOLD HER THE FOG COULD KILL.

Book The Fire on the Snow

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  • Author : Douglas Stewart
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1944
  • ISBN : 9780868194738
  • Pages : 36 pages

Download or read book The Fire on the Snow written by Douglas Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shadows  Fire  Snow

Download or read book Shadows Fire Snow written by Patricia Albers and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging biography of a dedicated artist and political activist who followed her heart and her ideals and burned out early, leaving a legacy of unforgettable photographs.