Download or read book Wild Things Wild Places written by Jane Alexander and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2016 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists. From a longtime, much-admired activist, impassioned wildlife proponent and conservationist, former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, four time Academy Award nominee, and Tony Award and two-time Emmy Award-winning actress. In Wild Things, Wild Places, Jane Alexander movingly, with a clear eye and a knowing, keen grasp of the issues and on what is being done in conservation and the worlds of science to help the planet's most endangered species to stay alive and thrive, writes of her steady and fervent immersion into the worlds of wildlife conservation, of her coming to know the scientists throughout the world--to her, the prophets in the wilderness--who are steeped in this work, of her travels with them--and on her own--to the most remote and forbidding areas of the world as they try to save many species, including ourselves.

Download or read book Command Performance written by Jane Alexander and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Alexander had never been involved in mainstream politics and was happily engaged in her acting career when she was asked to consider becoming head of the embattled National Endowment for the Arts in the early 1990s. When, during her first visit to the Hill, Senator Strom Thurmond barked at her, "You gonna fund pornography?" she knew it would be a rough ride. Nothing had quite prepared her for the role of madame chairman. Her tenure coincided with the ascent of the infamous 104th Congress, presided over by Speaker Newt Gingrich, and its campaign to eliminate the Endowment completely. In Command Performance, Alexander brings a Washington outsider's perspective and an actor's eye for the telling human detail to an anecdote-filled story of the art of politics and the politics of art. And at the start of a new administration in Washington, she reminds us why we need art and why government should be in the business of supporting it.

Download or read book The Great White Hope written by Howard Sackler and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1968 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The dramatist] has used his hero, a fighter based on the first Black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson ... as a symbol in part of Black aspiration"--Back cover.

Download or read book The Last Treasure Hunt written by Jane Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. When he tries to rekindle a relationship with childhood friend and rising Hollywood star Eve Sadler, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him - but a single shocking night changes everything. When the dust settles, Cam's life is transformed.

Download or read book Citizen Jane written by James Dalessandro and published by Onyx Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom O'Donnell had been living off the graces of Jane Alexander for six years. He regaled her with his wit, charm, and tales of oversea adventure. He also borrowed money extensively for home business operations and future investments.But Tom O'Donnell was more than just a con man. He would do anything for money--even murder Jane's 88-year-old aunt. After he fled with over $10,000 of her money, Jane was determined to put him behind bars.This is her story.

Download or read book A User s Guide to Make Believe written by Jane Alexander and published by Allison & Busby Ltd. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WELCOME TO MAKE-BELIEVE. YOU CREATE THE FANTASY, THEY CONTROL YOUR MIND. Cassie worked at Imagen, the tech giant behind the cutting-edge virtual reality experience Make-BelieveT, and she got to know the product well. Too well. But Cassie has been barred from her escape from the real world, and legally gagged by the company. Her dream job now seems to be part of a larger nightmare, and Imagen is not done with her yet. With Imagen holding all the cards, and personal and public freedoms at stake, how far will Cassie go to end the deception? Immerse yourself in a near-future world akin to Black Mirror and Vox with an all-too plausible slant on reality and fantasy for our 'connected' times.

Download or read book Possessing Me written by Jane Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Smudging and Blessings Book written by Jane Alexander and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleanse and heal yourself and your environment using simple smudging rituals and ceremonies. For millennia, Native Americans have burned sacred plants in a bowl or on a stick to clear space of negative energies and restore balance. These simple smudging rituals can change your life, too. Learn how to combine smudging with other ancient techniques to promote healing or to turn your home into a spiritual sanctuary. Celebrate a baby's birth with a gentle blessing that welcomes a new soul into the world. Begin each morning with a simple cleaning so you'll sail through the day with confidence and hope. This natural power is available to everyone.

Download or read book Jane Alexander written by Jane Alexander and published by Actar. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text includes a catalog of the exhibition on Jane Alexander organized by the Museum of African Art, New York, 2012, along with additional contributions covering the artist's body of work from 1998 through 2009.

Download or read book The Detox Plan for Body Mind and Spirit written by Jane Alexander and published by Journey Editions (VT). This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Supertherapies and The Natural Year provides the latest information about the health effects of the most common toxins--from food and the environment--without being alarmist. Full color.

Download or read book Spirit of the Home How to make your home a sanctuary written by Jane Alexander and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirit of the Home is a wonderful guide to creating your own sacred space and sanctuary and discovering peace and tranquillity.

Download or read book The Ambitions of Jane Franklin written by Alison Alexander and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genius at publicity before the term existed, Jane Franklin was a celebrity in the mid-19th century. This is her remarkable life, including her extensive travels, her years in Tasmania as the governor's wife, and her very public battle to save her husband, the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, from accusations of cannibalism. Winner of the 2014 National Biography Award In a period when most ladies sat at home with their embroidery, Jane Franklin achieved fame throughout the western world, and was probably the best travelled woman of her day. Alison Alexander traces the life of this inimitable woman, from her birth in late eighteenth-century London, her marriage at the ripe age of 36 years to Sir John Franklin, to her many trips to far-flung locations, including Russia, the Holy Land, northern Africa, America and Australia. Once Jane Franklin married, her original ambition - to live life to the full - was joined by an equally ardent desire to make her kind and mild husband a success. Arriving in Tasmania in 1837 when Sir John became governor, she swept like a whirlwind through the colony: attempting to rid the island of snakes; establishing a scientific society and the Hobart regatta; adopting an Aboriginal girl, and sending a kangaroo to Queen Victoria. She continued her intrepid travels, becoming the first white woman to travel overland from Melbourne to Sydney. When her husband disappeared in the Arctic on an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, she badgered the Admiralty, the public and even the President of the United States to fund trips to locate him, and then defended his reputation when remains of the expedition were located and there were claims of cannibalism. Single-handedly, she turned him from a failure into one of England's noblest heroes. She continued travelling well into her 70s and died at age 84, refusing to take her medicine to the last.

Download or read book Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living written by Jane Alexander and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient ways of wisdom can help us achieve spiritual fulfillment--and this enlightening overview covers all the best practices. After an introduction, it features four seasonally based sections with practical advice on: Nutrition (adapting your diet throughout the year, including recipes and cleanses); Body (exercises, including simple yoga and qigong flows); Emotional life (seasonal shifts and advice on loneliness, stress, and depression); and Spiritual life (including crystals, sound healing, and tarot).

Download or read book Voice and the Alexander Technique written by Jane Ruby Heirich and published by Books that Change. This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New Jim Crow written by Michelle Alexander and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and Zora A tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller—"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according to the Chronicle of Higher Education—with a new preface by the author "It is in no small part thanks to Alexander's account that civil rights organizations such as Black Lives Matter have focused so much of their energy on the criminal justice system." —Adam Shatz, London Review of Books Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Most important of all, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander's unforgettable argument that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." As the Birmingham News proclaimed, it is "undoubtedly the most important book published in this century about the U.S." Now, ten years after it was first published, The New Press is proud to issue a tenth-anniversary edition with a new preface by Michelle Alexander that discusses the impact the book has had and the state of the criminal justice reform movement today.

Download or read book Spirit of the Nursery written by Jane Alexander and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully designed and stunningly illustrated, Spirit of the Kitchen and Spirit of the Living Room are books about transformation, inspiring readers to look at the home in a new light -- as a safe, sacred space that provides a sanctuary that can heal the body, calm the mind, and soothe the soul. Top author Jane Alexander offers a tempting glimpse into the kind of lifestyle we all crave -- comfortable, relaxed, stylish, safe, and serene.Filled with creative, inspirational images, these books offer a wealth of simple, practical advice on transforming the home. Readers will discover techniques for bringing out the potential of a room; how to make use of color, sound, scent, and light; creative ideas for clearing clutter; simple rituals and blessings for the room; and tips for adding such finishing touches as flowers, decorative items, utensils, towels, soaps, and images. With their emphasis on the soulful as well as the sublime, these will be the kind of books aspiring and veteran home decorators can't afford to be without.

Download or read book Command Performance written by Jane Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a candid and witty memoir, the acclaimed actress describes her years in the political arena as chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts, during an era in which Congress, under Speaker Newt Gingrich, campaigned to eliminate the NEA, offering a Washington outsider's perspective on the bureaucracy and partisanship of American politics. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.