Download or read book Pausing at the River Styx An Administrative History of Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve 2019 written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pausing at the River Styx written by Stephen R. Mark and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye A Journey written by Marie Mutsuki Mockett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Read it. You will be uplifted.”—Ruth Ozeki, Zen priest, author of A Tale for the Time Being Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. As Japan mourned thousands of people lost in the disaster, Mockett also grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly. Seeking consolation, Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white hazmat suit; to Eiheiji, a school for Zen Buddhist monks; on a visit to a Crab Lady and Fuzzy-Headed Priest’s temple on Mount Doom; and into the "thick dark" of the subterranean labyrinth under Kiyomizu temple, among other twists and turns. From the ecstasy of a cherry blossom festival in the radiation zone to the ghosts inhabiting chopsticks, Mockett writes of both the earthly and the sublime with extraordinary sensitivity. Her unpretentious and engaging voice makes her the kind of companion a reader wants to stay with wherever she goes, even into the heart of grief itself.
Download or read book Sex and the River Styx written by Edward Hoagland and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called the best essayist of his time by luminaries like Philip Roth, John Updike, and Edward Abbey, Edward Hoagland brings readers his ultimate collection. In Sex and the River Styx, the author's sharp eye and intense curiosity shine through in essays that span his childhood exploring the woods in his rural Connecticut, his days as a circus worker, and his travels the world over in his later years. Here, we meet Hoagland at his best: traveling to Kampala, Uganda, to meet a family he'd been helping support only to find a divide far greater than he could have ever imagined; reflecting on aging, love, and sex in a deeply personal, often surprising way; and bringing us the wonder of wild places, alongside the disparity of losing them, and always with a twist that brings the genre of nature writing to vastly new heights. His keen dissection of social realities and the human spirit will both startle and lure readers as they meet African matriarchs, Tibetan yak herders, circus aerialists, and the strippers who entertained college boys in 1950s Boston. Says Howard Frank Mosher in his foreword, the self-described rhapsodist "could fairly be considered our last, great transcendentalist."
Download or read book The Gates of Hades written by John Gregory Betancourt and published by Tor Fantasy. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Time of Myth and Legend... The epic saga of Jason and the Argonauts has endured for thousands of years. United under Jason's command, the Quest for the Golden Fleece brought together many of the greatest heroes of Greek mythology, including Atalanta, the ancient world's finest female athlete, and Hercules, the legendary son of Zeus. Tragedy strikes the Argonauts when Jason himself is slain by treacherous pirates. Blaming himself for his friend's death, Hercules embarks on a perilous quest to rescue Jason's soul from the underworld. But the realm of the dead holds may challenges for Hercules and his companions as they dare to brave... THE GATES OF HADES At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book River Styx written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Embrace the Desire written by Spring Stevens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payne, a Destroyer with a tormented past, has a vendetta against his father, Damon, Lord of the Underworld. Forced to put his revenge aside, he is ordered to take Chanta Timbers through her transition from human to half-goddess. She’s the hottest thing he’s ever seen or touched, and his desire for her threatens to burn him alive. With the odds stacking against him, he must relive his past, conquer his inner demons, and see past the pain that has controlled his every action in life. As a member of the One Race, Chanta must allow Payne to take her through the transformation or die. Even though she refuses to acknowledge the desire she is feeling, she is powerless against her body’s reaction to his. No stranger to the terror of the supernatural world around her, she is scared of the beast that lurks under his skin and of the darkness that peers out of his shadowy eyes. But with each passing hour, her hunger refuses to be denied and threatens to devour them both. The gods, meddling and always interfering with destinies, stand between Payne and Chanta, each one with their own agenda. Payne must defy the gods, endure torments and pains, and see past the revenge and bitterness that has dwelled in his heart. Chanta must see past the beast, accept him as he is, and open her future to a life with the devil’s son. With so much against them, including an impending war in the Heavens and the Underworld, can they defy the odds and accept the love and desire that is screaming both their names? Sensuality Level: Sensual
Download or read book On the River Styx written by Peter Matthiessen and published by Harvill Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legacy of Lightning written by S. C. Mitchell and published by Lake Scrawls Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embrace destiny. Defend Olympus. Unleash the gods of war! Enter a world where mythic powers collide, and the fate of our world hangs in the balance. Stavros, the new King of Olympus, faces overwhelming forces in a shattered realm. Mount Olympus lies in ruins, its pantheon decimated. But Stavros remains steadfast in his mission to end the devastating war that has ravaged the heavens. As alliances form with the Asgaardian gods, Stavros encounters Hilde, a formidable sorceress. Together, they navigate a treacherous landscape, driven by a common purpose. But when an evil coalition kidnaps Odin, seeking to seize the Odin Force, Stavros and Hilde find themselves thrust into a cataclysmic conflict that threatens to plunge the mortal realm into the brink of Armageddon. Experience a gripping saga where divine destiny and epic battles converge. Join the ranks of devoted readers and unlock the secrets of a war that will shape the very fabric of existence.
Download or read book Maia Toll s Wild Wisdom Companion written by Maia Toll and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maia Toll’s Wild Wisdom series—The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary—introduced readers to the mystical energy of the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. In this capstone to the Wild Wisdom series, Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion guides readers in developing a personalized earth-based spiritual practice using rituals, writing prompts, recipes, symbols, and reflections tied to each season. Organized into 12 chapters—Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox, plus early and late stages of each of the four seasons — the book features seasonal practices; exercises for the body and for writing and reflection; plant, animal, and mineral medicine; and symbolic explorations of the gifts and challenges that arise with seasonal change. Original illustrations by Kate O’Hara illuminate the symbolic richness of the text, and 28 pop-out oracle cards plus four bound-in pocket pages enhance the invitation for readers to use this interactive guide as an ongoing tool for cultivating the sacred in their own lives.
Download or read book At the Water s Edge written by John Eudy and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to A Glorious Day in Hell, Cælius-a Roman legionnaire-learns about the one true God from Ioannes on their journey to Jerusalem. After his friend is killed on the battlefield, he goes through a conversion of heart. This conversion not only leads to God but to a change in his military status. He leaves the legion to become a sailor in the Roman Navy. Over the next couple of years, Cælius achieves a small amount of peace as he sails the Mediterranean Sea. When his ship Pax makes port calls, he discretely visits local rabbis who teach him more about God. Unfortunately, some of his shipmates take notice of the changes in his demeanor, behaviors, and port call activities; they become suspicious of him. His faith is revealed and tested during a storm off the coast of Cyprus, where he gives his life trying to save his shipmates. Cælius later wakes to find himself floating down the River Styx into hell. What happens to him there? Can he evade the demonic raiders and underwater monsters seeking lost souls? Does he find his friend Ioannes? Will he, too, witness the appearance of Christ, or is he too late?
Download or read book To Tempt a Rake written by Cara Elliott and published by Forever. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Woodbridge has spent most of her life sailing to exotic ports around the globe, acquiring an expertise in botany, along with a few less ladylike skills. So when a deathbed promise to her parents brings her to London to seek reconciliation with her grandfather, the imperious Duke of Cluyne, she feels like a fish out of water. Her outspoken views and fiery temper tend to set off sparks in Society-especially with the rakish Conte of Como. A devil-may-care rogue, Marco finds the alluring and mysterious Kate a tempting target for his flirtations. But when murder strikes at the duke's country house party he begins to suspect that she's hiding a dark secret. He has his own clandestine reasons for offering to help her prove her innocence . . . And so begins a journey of dangerous deception that leads from England to the glittering ballrooms of Vienna, where Marco and Kate must duel with a deadly villain . . . and their own explosive attraction.
Download or read book Liminal Spaces in Children s and Young Adult Literature written by Mark I. West and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars in the field of children’s literature studies began taking an interest in the concept of “liminal spaces” around the turn of the 21st century. For the first time, Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together in one volume a collection of original essays on this topic by leading children’s literature scholars. The contributors in this collection take a wide variety of approaches to their explorations of liminal spaces in children’s and young adult literature. Some discuss how children’s books portray the liminal nature of physical spaces, such as the children’s room in a library. Others deal with more abstract portrayals, such as the imaginary space where Max goes to escape the reality of his bedroom in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. All of the contributors, however, provide keen insights into how liminal spaces figure in children’s and young adult literature.
Download or read book Underground Rivers written by Richard J. Heggen and published by Richard Heggen. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 1552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underground rivers in science, history, the arts and any number of sightings elsewhere
Download or read book A Mourning in Autumn written by Harker Moore and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NYPD homicide detective Lieutenant Jimmy Sakura is back as he faces a series of gruesome murders. In the back alleys of New York City, the latest in a series of murders is more disturbing than anything detective Lieutenant Jimmy Sakura has ever seen: women ritually executed in the most brutal way possible. Not only must Sakura delve into the disturbing recesses of his mind where the tools for this kind of investigation lurk, but he must conceal this agonizing work from his wife Hanae who has only just recovered from the wounds-physical and mental-that she suffered at the hands of Jimmy's last quarry. With no one to rely on, and faced with his worst nightmare, Sakura threatens to bend under the strain as he seeks out the self-styled "Eater of Souls" and risks pushing himself far beyond the point of no return.
Download or read book Boyle Breath written by Murray L. Peters and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr Boyle was a teacher, but smelly ~ VERY VERY smelly! Born on Zeronia, but brought up on the planet Earth, he could still come up smelling of roses? Couldnt he? Flying pigs, vampire twins ~ indeed dysfunctional families galore wouldnt help him. Neither would machine-guns, 7 nails, a firestarter, a wrestler, bullies or Nazi zombies. Bert from Sesame Street would try, religion, fostering, a dog, and Social Workers too, but School Refusers, anorexia, depression, airguns, and even political correctness would let evil win once again...? Romance, and another teacher from outer space would try to save the day... It would all turn out for the best, yeah...? Hey, weve all been to school yeah? We all remember the stinker in the class yeah? What if it was the teacher?! What if he could smell you out, and change you... It could save your life.
Download or read book Glorious Greeks Meet the Gods written by Armaan Verma and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek Mythology through the eyes of an 11 year old. How would Zeus or Poseidon behave if they lived through our times and spoke the way we speak? This book gives a comic and contemporary twist to the age-old legend that unfolded on Mount Olympus. Hang on, the book even has a funny take on how Mount Olympus was named. But we dont want to spoil the fun, so go ahead and fi nd out for yourself.
