Download or read book Art of the Siesta written by Thierry Paquot and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With charming urbanity and lightness of touch, Thierry Paquot argues the case for those few snatched moments of rest taken during the day in an elegantly illustrated book that will make a handsome gift for any occasion. This refreshingly original contribution to the literature of relaxation is a wonderful, sometimes erotic philosophical read that encourages us to cherish the age-old tradition of the siesta, which has ancient roots in antiquity yet is yielding even in Mediterranean lands to the tyranny of the 9-to-5 workday. Whether a heavy sleep or a five-minute doze, an afternoon nap or a mid-morning daydreaming, the siesta comes in many forms, all of which permit us to relax and reflect in the midst of a hectic daily schedule. More than that, the siesta represents the art of living ― an assertion of human autonomy in an increasingly corporatized and globalized culture. Each chapter muses on a different aspect of the siesta and celebrates the importance of “unconstructed” time as depicted in painting, literature, and philosophy throughout history. These moments of rest are a hidden muse responsible for many of our cultural monuments, and allow an intertwining of the intellectual and the erotic in everyday life. The book is punctuated with 16 illustrations depicting the art inspired by the siesta. The Art of the Siesta is a celebration of those fleeting moments when the mind is free to reflect, enjoy, and recover. As Paquot writes, “the siesta is a means for us to reclaim our own time, outside the clockmakers’ control. The siesta is our liberator.”
Download or read book Siesta written by Ginger Foglesong Guy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2005-03-29 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blue backpack. Una mochila azul. Empty! A brother and sister, un hermano y una hermana, and their little bear, un osito. Sleepy! But there are so many things to gather -- and so much to be done! Come join the fun -- in English and Spanish -- and make an ordinary afternoon extraordinary.
Download or read book The Perfect Siesta written by Pato Mena and published by NubeOcho. This book was released on 2023-11-06 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hace mucho calor en la jungla y cuando llega una suave brisa, el jaguar quiere dormir una siesta. Entonces ve a un coatí y le pregunta: -¿Podrías hacerme un favor? ¿Podrías despertarme exactamente en 10 minutos? La responsabilidad de despertar al jaguar provoca un efecto en cadena en la jungla, una lucha contra el reloj...y el sueño.
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Siesta Key written by Thomas Philip Farrrell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of a very popular beach destination near Sarasota on the Gulf coast of Florida. Reviewing the past century of Siesta Key development in the context of Florida's ancient and recent emergence, this book explains how one small Gulf coast barrier island has become world famous as “#1 Beach in the USA." Beginning with Amerindian settlers, the “First Floridians," all of the seminal pioneers and a steady stream of pivotal leaders are described with emphasis on their families, motivations, and challenges. Both historical triumphs and tragedies are covered to provide a balanced perspective. Lastly, the current and future threats are analyzed in detail, including the environmental controversies with nearby keys, the menace of increasing red tide, and the risks of rising sea levels associated with global warming.
Download or read book Siesta Lane written by Amy Minato and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the urban bustle of Eugene, Ore., got to be too much, poet Minato moved to a woodsy cabin on a commune and absorbed a year's worth of material for this collection of essays and poems. Simplifying her life in the rustic surroundings, she learned that "it is freeing to emerge, even unwillingly, from the clutch of possessions." A decomposing raccoon attuned her to the realities of life and death, chopping wood taught her patience, and snails reminded her to slow down.--From Publishers weekly
Download or read book Deadworld The Last Siesta written by Gary Reed and published by Caliber Comics. This book was released on 2019-08-21 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was The Walking Dead there was Deadworld. Here is an introduction of the long running classic horror series, Deadworld, to a new audience! Considered by many to be the godfather of the original zombie comic with over 100 issues and graphic novels in print and over 1,000,000 copies sold, Deadworld ripped into the undead with intelligent zombies on a mission and a group of poor teens riding in a school bus desperately try to stay one step ahead of the sadistic, Harley-riding King Zombie. Death, mayhem, and a touch of supernatural evil made Deadworld a classic and now here's your chance to get into the story! A standalone original graphic novel set in the supernatural holocaust of Deadworld! Outside the dusty and remote town of Juarez, Mexico, new laws have replaced what was once called civilization. The old laws don't apply to the dead - the walking dead - so there had to be new ones. One of the enforcers of these new laws is the mysterious wanderer, Raga, who is known in the whispers swirling around the land as simply, "The Assassin." There was nothing living...or dead that he hadn't killed. But now he has a new challenge. However, his plans are disrupted by an unexpected force - King Zombie and his hoards of zombies! You may be able to kill what's already dead, but how many times? A Caliber Comics release.
Download or read book A Study Guide for Gabriel Garcia Marquez s Tuesday Siesta written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Tuesday Siesta," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
Download or read book The Siesta Geographic Database Instruction for Its Use and Maintenance written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book High Noon Siesta written by Remon Biermann and published by Roba Digital Sheets. This book was released on 1972 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Saved by the Siesta written by Brice Faraut and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert guide to the new health trend that is helping people around the world feel more energised and less stressed. Saved by the Siesta explains how siestas work and the remarkable role they can play in overcoming the destructive effects that a shortage of sleep can have on the brain and the body. A daytime nap fulfils all the same functions as a night’s sleep — hormonal, purifying, curative, consolidating, and reinvigorating. It also has the same therapeutic values: it helps us to combat pain, depression, weak immunity, stress, hypertension, excess weight, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But to take advantage of all this we need to be aware of the siesta’s subtleties: its various types; the correct body position to adopt; the times that are conducive to sleeping; the most effective duration; the stages of sleep that heighten awareness, cognitive performance, memory, and creativity; and how to get to sleep quickly and wake up without feeling sleepy. Saved by the Siesta provides all this information, and more. It is a lucid and accessible synthesis of the science of sleep, and a practical guide to the benefits of napping.
Download or read book The Proposal at Siesta Key written by Shelley Shepard Gray and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray returns with the second book in her Amish Brides of Pinecraft series— a story of finding the strength to follow your dreams . . . and your heart Penny Troyer never disobeys her parents. But tonight she's bending the rules because Michael Knoxx—the most famous member of the Knoxx Family, a traveling Mennonite evangelical family—is scheduled to speak. Penny has heard of Michael—how he lost part of his leg in a terrible accident and uses the experience to inspire others—and knows she must meet him . . . even if it means challenging her parents' strict rules and taking the first step toward her own independence. Though he speaks about living life to the fullest, Michael knows he needs to take his own advice. Life on the road is grueling and Michael wants to slow down, to rest . . . to perhaps meet someone who sees him as a man, not just a celebrity. So when a twist of fate allows him the chance to stay a little longer in Pinecraft, Michael knows God is showing him a new path, especially when he discovers that Penny has also survived a terrible ordeal. But as Michael's time in Pinecraft comes to an end, Michael and Penny are left to wonder what kind of future they could possibly have together. Are they brave enough to take the chance given to them? Or will they choose to cling to what is familiar, even if it pushes away their dream of happiness?
Download or read book The Siesta and the Midnight Sun written by Jessa Gamble and published by Viking. This book was released on 2011 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Siesta and the Midnight Sun, award-winning science writer Jessa Gamble explores the continuing significance of the biological clocks that governed our lives before modern technology annihilated the night. She describes experiments that show both rats and people adhere to a 24-hour schedule even when deprived of daylight. When our days are disrupted by shift work, jet lag or space travel, things go wrong. The disastrous chemical leak at Bhopal, India and the calamitous launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger both were caused partly by sleepless workers. Insomnia is rampant in the Western world.
Download or read book Mi Siesta written by Raúl the Raúl the Third, III and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this colorful bilingual board book that highlights the joys of napping, Coco Rocho shows us all the places where you can take a siesta!"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Siesta written by Berry Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This densely populated saga by a Georgia-based writer is very much of its time and place: the year 1932, the place an Alabama-Georgia border town large enough to contain a wide spectrum of characters, small enough to be seen in the round. The sweltering August atmosphere is deadening, the procession of characters singly and in narrative clusters, often introduced with a biographical prologue is long and winding. A kindly doctor and his corrupt son (who may have seduced and betrayed the beautiful mulatto nurse); the cotton tycoon and his long-time mistress; the ballet dancer, son of a humble Jewish shoemaker, returned from the great world; the neurasthenic poet, a hapless rich boy preyed upon by a parasitic couple; the gifted young pianist who loses the drive to go to Vienna and conquer the musical world. Then there are the requisite adultery, suicide, abortion, homosexuality, blackmail, even a possible murder and the accusation of the innocent. --Publishers Weekly.
Download or read book A Sisters Siesta written by Jasmin Forts and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sisters Siesta started as a support group for professional black women. Needing mental Rest In A Safe Place, Siesta groups were formed as a monthly platform for connecting #WOC to discuss relevant issues in workplaces and other professional settings. Every month is a different theme to tackle... this book tackles 12 themes commonly discussed in these groups. A Sisters Siesta is a tangible guide of positive guidance and practical protocol for today's working woman. Jasmin Forts works as an HR professional specifically in talent Acquisition for 15+ years. Additionally, she works as a Certified Career Coach and Resume Writer. She helps to facilitate discussions and works through exercises to unpack authentic professional selves in our workplaces. As a Speaker and HR professional she takes pride in her expertise and loves to help others succeed while in Corporate America.
Download or read book Holstein Friesian Herd book Containing a Record of All Holstein Friesian Cattle written by Holstein-Friesian Association of America and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Holstein Friesian Herd Book written by Holstein-Friesian Association of America and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
