Download or read book Quicklet on Michael Pollan s Place of My Own The Architecture of Daydreams written by Vivian Choi and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK “A Place of My Own is the biography of a building,” writes Michael Pollan by way of introduction. In the preface of the 2008 edition, Mr. Pollan reflects on his motivations for building a hut in his backyard. He had reasons that many of us can relate to. As we spend more and more of our days at desks, in front of screens, in shopping malls and grocery stores, we become more removed from nature and the process of creating tangible things. Mr. Pollan embarks on journey to build a house, from beginning to end, from design to construction. Along the way, he learns about the history and philosophy of architecture and, of course, the practicalities of actually building a structure. He warns us, however, that this is not a how-to book. While readers may be inspired to build a house after reading his book, they would be well-advised to seek instruction elsewhere. MEET THE AUTHOR Vivian is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading! EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Different people have different requirements of the space in which they daydream. Bachelard envisioned a comfortable space set apart from others, perhaps just a comfortable chair by the fire or an attic. Virginia Woolf also wrote about a space for daydreaming in her book, A Room of One’s Own, from which the title of this chapter is derived. For her, “A lock one the door means the power to think for oneself.” The idea of a room of one’s own in which to think and create in private actually had its origins in the Renaissance. It is thought that there was a reciprocity between the space in which individuals daydreamed and developed their sense of self and the spaces that they then created. Charles R. Myer Unlike the preceding daydreamers, Pollan dreams of an entire building rather than a room within a house. On the simplest level, he wanted to build a hut because the architect helping to renovate his house mentioned that the view from the upstairs window needed a destination for the eye to see. A bench would help, but a little structure would be even better! Here we are introduced to Charles R. Myer, a college friend of Pollan’s. He is described as a true architect with an architect’s attention to detail and image hidden beneath a carefully engineered facade of casual rumple. Myer is helping them renovate their home in Conneticut. They are four months behind schedule and onto their second mortgage... Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book A Place of My Own written by Michael Pollan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Contesting Sovereignty written by Joel Ng and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.
Download or read book Seasons on the Journey written by Marie DiRaimo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.
Download or read book A Short Tale of a Long Long Tail written by Michael Brian O’Hara and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Lion has spent a good part of his life moving from jungle to jungle. Hes just looking for a place where he can be left alone. Hes sad because everyone laughs at him and makes fun of him because his tail is so long. In fact, Mr. Lions tail is longer than the giraffes neck, the elephants trunk, and the rhinoceross horn, and its even longer than the snakes whole body. In this jungle, though, the animals dont laugh; its rude to laugh at someone who is different. They admire Mr. Lions tail, and several of the animals try to make friends with the lion. But he just wants to be left alone. One day, tragedy strikes in the jungle. The animals call upon Mr. Lion to help them rescue a monkey who is in trouble after trying to cross a flooded river. The lion realizes he has a special talent, and his tail, though very long, is an important part of who he is.
Download or read book Fiction Against History written by James Kerr and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-07-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Scott was acutely conscious of the fictionality of his historical novels. In this 1989 book, James Kerr reads the Waverley novels as a grand fictional project constructed around the relationship between the language of fiction and historical reality. We can see throughout Scott's novels a tension between the romancer, recasting the events of the past in accordance with recognizably literary logics, and the historian, presenting an accurate account of the past. This contradiction, reflected in Scott's generic mixture of romance and realism, remains unresolved, even in the most self-conscious of his works. It is in this interplay of fiction and history that Professor Kerr identifies the rich complexity of the Waverley novels.
Download or read book The Disappearance of Objects written by Joshua Shannon and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Donald Juddall are iconic names in art history, and each is allowed a chapter's worth of exploration by Shannon (contemporary art history theory, Univ. of Maryland), who manages to surprise us into remembering that these people were grappling with their environment and working to understand the modern urban landscape. See, for example, the photo of Johns and Rauschenberg in Rauschenberg's home. They look like two young men camped out in a cheap flat somewhere in the present day, smoking, having a drink, and talking philosophy. Yet, they were making great strides in using their art, as Shannon argues, to understand how and why "all that was once directly lived has become mere representation," eventually revealing the "inadequacy of language itself." New York City was disappearing all around them, as faceless monoliths of modern glass and steel replaced treasured places where people had lived and died. Theirs was a time of rapid change, and these themes still persist today.Nadine Dalton, Speidel Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Download or read book A Small Gray Dot written by Bea Cannon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the year 2047 and twenty-five-years-old Tennessee Murray has realized his ambition to teach and his dream of publishing a book. He is preparing to marry the love of his life and things couldn't be better.Then one morning he steps out into foggy weather and finds the world has taken a turn for the extremely bad.In a matter of minutes, half the population of Earth dies in a horrible fashion. It's not an ultimate war or biological disaster, and no oversized meteorite hit the planet or any other such catastrophe.It is sudden, it is deadly, and it is inexplicable.Seven and a half years later, Tennessee, now a tracker in a diminished world that is limping along, sets out to find a missing young woman and makes a discovery that sheds light on the longstanding mystery. He also learns that a finale is in store for the remaining peoples of Earth.Could the fate of the world hinge on the actions of an ex-middle school English teacher?
Download or read book To God Be the Glory Daily Devotional written by Garry Glaub and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his poem entitled synonymously with the first line, Edgar A. Guest penned these sentiments, "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with methan merely tell the way."The Christian walk is not about words; it is about actions. It is not about stories, but changed lives. It is not about emotion, but love. These 365 devotionals can be life-altering. One step in a new direction begins the journey, but we do not become seasoned hikers in an afternoon. Highs, lows, bumps and bruises will accompany each of us, but our actions speak louder than words in a world filled with difficulties. Take the challenge of letting God's Word not only inspire thoughts, but change lives, through His love. That change begins with our own personal walks with the Lord. As those walks become closer and more frequent, His love through us can rouse a deaf and broken world from its painful slumber. Start the journey today and remember, to God be the glory!
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Download or read book Bully in Disguise A Look Behind the Mask written by Phd Linda S. Locke and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jenny finds her strength in looking behind the mask of bullying and learns that there is power in believing in herself. Jenny's wise Nana helps her to see that bullying is often a facade created to hide the fear that often is at the heart of a bully. Included are also ten tips for parents and teachers to use to help children more effectively cope with the overwhelming struggles of dealing with difficult people.
Download or read book Microbiology of Hot Deserts written by Jean-Baptiste Ramond and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the wider aspects of the microbiology of hot desert soil ecosystems, compiling disparate information from a range of relevant desert soil microbial fields. The reader learns about microbial ecology of the more dominant and possibly most important desert habitats, detailing the phylogenetic and functional diversity of these different habitats as well as their potential role in desert ecosystem ecology. Particular attention is also given to microbial stress adaptation in hot desert soils. Furthermore, it is the first volume in this particular field to cover modern metagenomics technologies that can be applied to studies of all aspects of desert microbial communities. Additionally, the book explores viruses and viral communities, which are among the least studied (and little understood) components of desert soil microbial communities. Particular attention is also given to the roles of desert microbial communities in biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Through this book the reader discovers how desert microbiology has been at the forefront of Astrobiology and how it may be used conceptually in future terraforming strategies. Desert ecosystems are increasingly coming into focus given the impacts of climate change and desertification trends, making this volume particularly timely. Each of the chapters is authored by leading international researchers and is a must-read for microbial ecologists.
Download or read book Explorations in Critical Criminology in Honor of William J Chambliss written by Dawn L. Rothe and published by Studies in Critical Social Sci. This book was released on 2019 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is in honor of William J. Chambliss who has influenced and provided a foundation for new directions and approaches in sociology, criminology, critical criminology in particular, and the sociology of law. This is to name a few of the many inspirational and foundational ways he has changed the course and methods for generations to come, inspiring not only the editors and contributors of this volume. Each of the chapters detail various ways Bill's work has impacted on our own perspectives and/or research including, but not limited to, the way we understand the value of non-traditional methods, law and power, the very definition of crime, organized crime, and unmasking the power structures and powerful that cause inequality, social ills and pains.Contributors are: Elizabeth A. Bradshaw, Meredith Brown, William J. Chambliss, Francis T. Cullen, Jeff Ferrell, David O. Friedrichs, Mark S. Hamm, Ronald C. Kramer, Teresa C. Kulig, Raymond Michalowski, Christopher J. Moloney, Ida Nafstad, Sarah Pedigo, Gary Potter, Isabel Schoultz.
