Download or read book Nature s Call written by Glenda Spears and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The natural world is a place of solace and peace. When it is reflected in poetry, it brings the reader into that healing place. Nature's Call: Day-to-Day Poetry is just that kind of poetry collection. It will uplift readers with its clear language, its optimism, and its emphasis on the beauty of the world around us. The poems were written one a day, in the morning, about real situations and places in the poet’s life. Readers may choose to read the poems at the same pace, savouring each morsel, or dive in and watch the quick unfurling of a life of moments. If you want a reminder to look to brighter side of life and enjoy the small things, look no further than this honest, heartfelt, and inspirational collection.
Download or read book Ethical Responses to Nature s Call written by James Magrini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing for a renewed view of objects and nature, Ethical Responses to Nature’s Call considers how it is possible to understand our ethical duties - in the form of ethical intuitionalism - to nature and the planet by listening to and releasing ourselves over to the call or address of nature. Blending several strands of philosophical thought, such as Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology, W. D. Ross’s prima fathics, Alphonso Lingis’s phenomenological ethics traceable to The Imperative, and Michael Bonnett’s ecophilosophy, this book offers a unique rejoinder to the problems and issues that continue to haunt humans’ relationship to nature. The origins of such problems and issues largely remain obscured from view due to the oppressive influence of the "Cultural Framework" which gives form and structure to the ways we understand, discourse on, and comport ourselves in relation to the natural world. Through understanding this "Cultural Framework" we also come to know the responses we continue to offer in answer to nature’s call and address, and are then in a position to analyze and assess those responses in terms of their potential ethical weight. Such a phenomenon is made possible through the descriptive-and-interpretive method of eco-phenomenology. This renewed vision of the human-and-nature provides direction for our interaction with and behavior toward nature in such a way that the ethical insight offers a diagnosis and provides a potentially compelling prescriptive for environmental ills.
Download or read book Call of Nature written by Richard Jones and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'a true gem' —London Naturalist 'I love this book' —Nick Baker The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor learn your way around different species droppings. There's also a dung-feeder s identification guide that includes the species you re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap. Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature’s ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume this rich food source. From the enigmatic dung-rolling beetles to bat guano and giant elephant droppings, dung creates a miniature ecosystem to be explored by the aspiring dung watcher. The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor – learn your way around different species’ droppings. There’s also a dung-feeder’s identification guide that includes the species you’re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap.
Download or read book Ethical Responses to Nature s Call written by James Magrini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing for a renewed view of objects and nature, Ethical Responses to Nature’s Call considers how it is possible to understand our ethical duties - in the form of ethical intuitionalism - to nature and the planet by listening to and releasing ourselves over to the call or address of nature. Blending several strands of philosophical thought, such as Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology, W. D. Ross’s prima fathics, Alphonso Lingis’s phenomenological ethics traceable to The Imperative, and Michael Bonnett’s ecophilosophy, this book offers a unique rejoinder to the problems and issues that continue to haunt humans’ relationship to nature. The origins of such problems and issues largely remain obscured from view due to the oppressive influence of the "Cultural Framework" which gives form and structure to the ways we understand, discourse on, and comport ourselves in relation to the natural world. Through understanding this "Cultural Framework" we also come to know the responses we continue to offer in answer to nature’s call and address, and are then in a position to analyze and assess those responses in terms of their potential ethical weight. Such a phenomenon is made possible through the descriptive-and-interpretive method of eco-phenomenology. This renewed vision of the human-and-nature provides direction for our interaction with and behavior toward nature in such a way that the ethical insight offers a diagnosis and provides a potentially compelling prescriptive for environmental ills.
Download or read book The Call of Human Nature written by Dieter Rollfinke and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Call of Human Nature documents and analyzes the wide use of scatological themes and metaphors in an equally wide range of writings. The Rollfinkes' claim that the obscene expressions used by Americans emphasize sexual elements, whereas Germans stress the scatological. For many modern German authors, scatalogical images, metaphors, and motifs serve their purposes more effectively than would other metaphors.
Download or read book Humor with a Halo written by Al Fasol and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fasol shares tales about the antics of children, worship bloopers, unpredictable moments, seminary life and clever comebacks. This is a terrific resource for sermon illustrations, speeches, newsletters and reading enjoyment.
Download or read book What s So Good About Biodiversity written by Donald S. Maier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a deluge of material on biodiversity, starting from a trickle back in the mid-1980's. However, this book is entirely unique in its treatment of the topic. It is unique in its meticulously crafted, scientifically informed, philosophical examination of the norms and values that are at the heart of discussions about biodiversity. And it is unique in its point of view, which is the first to comprehensively challenge prevailing views about biodiversity and its value. According to those dominant views, biodiversity is an extremely good thing – so good that it has become the emblem of natural value. The book's broader purpose is to use biodiversity as a lens through which to view the nature of natural value. It first examines, on their own terms, the arguments for why biodiversity is supposed to be a good thing. This discussion cuts a very broad and detailed swath through the scientific, economic, and environmental literature. It finds all these arguments to be seriously wanting. Worse, these arguments appear to have consequences that should dismay and perplex most environmentalists. The book then turns to a deeper analysis of these failures and suggests that they result from posing value questions from within a framework that is inappropriate for nature's value. It concludes with a novel suggestion for framing natural value. This new proposal avoids the pitfalls of the ones that prevail in the promotion of biodiversity. And it exposes the goals of conservation biology, restoration biology, and the world's largest conservation organizations as badly ill-conceived.
Download or read book The Nature Fix Why Nature Makes Us Happier Healthier and More Creative written by Florence Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.
Download or read book Analogies of Transcendence written by Stephen Fields and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines nature's sacramental relation to grace. Its seven chapters examine highlights of the problem since Aquinas, offer a critique of the question's current state, pose a revised paradigm and develop its implications for topics like analogy in theology, the Christian doctrine of God, religious aesthetics, and Christianity's relation to other religions. --Publisher description.
Download or read book Campus Calling written by Rohan Potdar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campus Calling is the story of four aspiring doctors. Pratham is a rich brat whose brain does not allow him to store anything but he gets everything in life as if he is the favorite son of “Lady Luck.” Hrehaan is a boy whose brain can be qualified as possessing exceptional talent but physically not so much, thanks to his childhood illness. Sanjay, a typical scholar boy; physically, and emotionally. He is a hard-working guy, he works so hard that seeing his efforts, other guys stops trying too. And Mariyam is a rich and beautiful girl, a lethal combination. She is so beautiful that once you see her; you will forget to ask questions about the quality of her brain. All got enrolled in a medical college to achieve their goal via different merits and for different purpose. During their journey in the medical college, they realize that you need more than one x-factor to succeed in life. Success will depend on factors like, talent, hard work, luck and money. Campus life shows them everything including their first failure, first love, worst betrayal, true friendship and pure sacrifice.
Download or read book She Explores written by Gale Straub and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every woman who has ever been called outdoorsy comes a collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure. Beautiful, empowering, and exhilarating, She Explores is a spirited celebration of female bravery and courage, and an inspirational companion for any woman who wants to travel the world on her own terms. Combining breathtaking travel photography with compelling personal narratives, She Explores shares the stories of 40 diverse women on unforgettable journeys in nature: women who live out of vans, trucks, and vintage trailers, hiking the wild, cooking meals over campfires, and sleeping under the stars. Women biking through the countryside, embarking on an unknown road trip, or backpacking through the outdoors with their young children in tow. Complementing the narratives are practical tips and advice for women planning their own trips, including: • Preparing for a solo hike • Must-haves for a road-trip kitchen • Planning ahead for unknown territory • Telling your own story A visually stunning and emotionally satisfying collection for any woman craving new landscapes and adventure.
Download or read book Call Him Father Nature written by Patricia Topp and published by Pelican Pond. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the naturalist, founder of the Sierra Club, and advisor to presidents on protecting western lands from development.
Download or read book Becoming Kin written by Patty Krawec and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and divided, but Indigenous peoples won't just send them all "home." Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to remember that we are all related? How might we become better relatives to the land, to one another, and to Indigenous movements for solidarity? Braiding together historical, scientific, and cultural analysis, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the vivid threads of communal memory, Krawec crafts a stunning, forceful call to "unforget" our history. This remarkable sojourn through Native and settler history, myth, identity, and spirituality helps us retrace our steps and pick up what was lost along the way: chances to honor rather than violate treaties, to see the land as a relative rather than a resource, and to unravel the history we have been taught.
Download or read book The Evolution Of Psychotherapy The Second Conference written by Jeffrey K. Zeig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the highlights of a conference that brought together the foremost theoreticians and clinicians of virtually every type of psychotherapy. The text includes the presentations, discussions, and debates of 23 seminal leaders.
Download or read book written by 李小青 and published by 萬里機構出版有限公司. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 本書適合英語初學者使用。本書包含365條英語短語，每條短語都有中文解釋、情景對話和活用例句。列舉的短語大部份都是生活中經常用到的，生動有趣又實用。 如購買萬里機構出版的語言教學類電子書的讀者，可在此網頁內下載有關錄音檔案。 http://www.wanlibk.com/readers/downloadcd.htm
Download or read book The Book of Unusual Knowledge written by Ltd Publications International and published by Publications International, Limited. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Unusual Knowledge is a mammoth 704-page hardcover book crammed with a cornucopia of information--some useful, others not so much--but all of it completely captivating. It's perfect for anyone with a curious mind and a passion for learning. With quirky illustrations and a vast array of articles, anecdotes, lists, and games, this book will provide hours of fascinating reading. It will also expand your knowledge on a range of topics, including the animal kingdom, art, sports, technology, history, politics, the universe, and much, much more. Sample topics include: * Are plastic bags killing sacred cows in India? * Does NASCAR have roots in bootlegging moonshine? * Did Ronald Reagan see not one--but two--UFOs during his lifetime? Gorgeous leatherette binding with gilded accents makes The Book of Unusual Knowledge a handsome addition to your library.
Download or read book Nature s Calling written by Caroline Willebois and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an invitation to answer Mother Nature's call. To return her pending messages with a full-hearted "YES"! Journeying through the Five Elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Spirit - intimately exploring the wisdom and magic of them all. Within the essence of each Element, we will discover how they individually manifest through the inner layers of the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual body. Expanding further in the outer dimension, we will observe how they manifest in the seasons, natural cycles and the wider world. This book is full of little snippets of information and inspiration, poetry and storytelling, tools and practices, for you to choose what resonates and what you might want to adopt into your daily life. But ultimately, it is a journey of returning to your intuition and natural knowing. A journey that is about coming home to your most natural Self. Returning to your place in the wild. Not wild in the sense of uncontrolled or feral, but rather wild in its original meaning: to live a free, natural life. A wildness which flows with the moon and attunes to Mother Nature and her cycles. That which allows for grieving and the shedding of skin, makes space for ecstatic joy and sexual expression, welcomes growling, howling and fits of loud laughter. All of this is encouraged within these pages. Offering a humble collection of Elemental teachings, in service to whoever feels ready to answer Nature's call!
