Download or read book Always Another Horizon written by Tina Olton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly eight years, the author and her husband sailed around the world on their 40-foot ocean-going sailboat, Another Horizon. In that time, they traveled 45,000 miles, visited 61 countries, and crossed three oceans. From the rich beauty of French Polynesia on an Easter Sunday to the whitewashed beaches of Greece, Tina and Stephen embraced the world and its diversity.
Download or read book Always Another Horizon written by Tina Olton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-02-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Always Another Horizon is well written and a delightful way to spend a winter's evening or a rainy day." -Santana Magazine Full of rich detail and intriguing insight, Always Another Horizon: A Journey Around the World tells the story of one couple's voyage around the globe. For nearly eight years, author Tina Olton and her husband, Steve Salmon, sailed around the world on their forty-foot, ocean-going sailboat, Another Horizon. In that time, they traveled 45,000 miles, visited sixty-one countries, and crossed three oceans as well as countless seas, canals, lakes, and rivers. From Berkeley, California, the couple cast off their dock lines to head west through the Golden Gate. The whole world was before them-the ultimate traveler's dream. From the rich beauty of French Polynesia on Easter Sunday to the whitewashed beaches of Greece, Olton and Salmon embraced the world and its diversity. But the voyage also forced the couple to examine the limits of their determination, their ability to endure hardship, their tolerance for other people-regardless of behavior or beliefs-and their good will toward each other. Olton and Salmon soon realized that the journey would have a profound impact on their lives-or bring them to their knees. For maps and photos, see www.AlwaysAnotherHorizon.com.
Download or read book A Wild Path written by Douglas Wood and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soul-satisfying journey through the wilderness that uncovers hope, healing, and the abiding grace of wild things A Wild Path is author Douglas Wood’s highly anticipated followup to the critically acclaimed memoir Deep Woods, Wild Waters. He again leads readers along a meditative path through a wilderness of many dimensions—from the lakes and islands of his beloved Canoe Country to rugged ocean coasts to a mountain chasm, from camping on the Canadian Shield to listening to the soft strains of Beethoven in the pines, and from the pain of childhood wounds to appreciation for a life rich with nature. As on every good journey, there is plenty of laughter, warmth, and humor on the trail. With the generosity and compassion of a good wilderness guide, Douglas Wood welcomes readers to accompany him as he navigates his life-path from struggling student and “worst reader in the class” to prolific writer and best-selling author. He offers courage and hope to those who feel different or left behind, and he shares how he found, through the counsel of rocks, trees, and waters, his own way toward joy and wonder and an unshakable sense of belonging. Exploring the meanings of myriad outdoor experiences, Wood seeks to understand the importance and existence of beauty, the emotional poignancy of a wilderness sunset, and the realization of dreams, while also honoring his outdoor and literary mentors, including Sigurd Olson and Aldo Leopold. Traveling across continents, over oceans, and through the landscape of time, A Wild Path ranges from solitary shorelines of introspection to peaks of triumph, finding rest and tranquility in a simple cup of jasmine tea, sipped by a campfire under the stars.
Download or read book A Country Mile written by Maxwell Dickinson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katy sat on the old stone bench, scrubbed of its mold, and wished she could warn all those eager faces waiting to return to the old town, the old farm, the old ways that nostalgia is an extravagance to be enjoyed frugally. "When you return home," she would explain," stand close enough to enjoy the glow of the hearth fire but not so close as to be scarred and maimed for life. When you leave a place where all your yesterdays are buried deep, visit briefly, leave fast, and never turn back." A Country Mile is the story of Katy, who has yearned for many years to return to her family home in Tennessee, to an historic plantation that served as a military hospital duringr the Civil War. The story, at times tender, at times violent, is set against a background of local color. The romance is vivid and the message reiiterates Thomas Wolfe's lament that one can never go home.
Download or read book Healthy Gaians written by Richard Levitón and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 1107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Headline, in boldface and/or small caps; do in 2 lines maximum] The healthier we are in body, mind, and culture, the more we can happily interact with the Spirit of Earth or Gaia, who needs our attention now. [Main text] Health, how to keep it, regain it, or even optimize it, concerns many today. But we usually think of health in personal terms, human terms. What about the health of the Earth? To be healthy rather than sick has planetary implications, and Healthy Gaians shows you ways of improving your health to help improve the planet's. Welcome to a diverse anthology of 70 articles on human health drawn from a journalistic career spanning 25 years. Here are bodywork, cancer, the immune system, vaccinations, eurythmy, chakras, Jungian psychology, intuition, conflict resolution, healing with art, music, sound, and color, singing to the dying, dreams, water rejuvenation, the poetics of the elements, near-death experiences, the purpose of evil, myth-living, and quantum-shamanic adventures. You'll get familiar with lots of natural health modalities such as herbalism, acupuncture, flower essences, and bionutrient fortification. And meet a stimulating group of health pioneers, such as R.D. Laing, William Irwin Thompson, Barbara Walker, Fred Alan Wolf, Robert Sardello, Caroline Myss, M.F.K. Fisher, Kyriacos Markides, and Rowena Kryder, among others. Each gives innovative ways to free ourselves from the ill-health constraints of body, mind, and culture as part of the larger process of becoming healthy Gaians-exactly what the planet needs from us. There are many ways to better health. The important thing is to start getting healthy so you can help the planet in its time of need. Then the Earth can start sending back the good health vibrations to you now you're back in the health loop. [Note: Be sure to note boldface two-line headline at top; this is 250 words but the book's format will be large and it will fit easily without crowding.
Download or read book Manifesto written by Dale Vince and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Revealing, inspiring and funny. This book is a joy to romp through, which is good, because its final chapter is the important truth we all need to hear and understand if we are to survive this mess we've made" - Chris Packham "I found Manifesto enthralling, thought-provoking and I learnt so much from it. Nor had I any idea that we had our own Archimedes living in The Cotswolds." - Jilly Cooper How one maverick entrepreneur took on UK energy... and won. Dale Vince never intended to start a business. Driven by a passion for sustainability, he left school aged 15 and became a New Age traveller, living for free in a wind-powered double decker bus. But after building his first wind turbine, he realised that to change the world he needed to be on the grid, not off it. In 1996 he founded green energy company Ecotricity based on principles of social, financial and environmental sustainability, and changed the landscape of UK energy forever. Since then, Dale has been appointed a UN ambassador for climate issues, become the owner of the first ever vegan football club, and amassed a fortune of over £120 million built on sustainability. He has also been a vocal supporter of Extinction Rebellion which, like Ecotricity, is based in Stroud. In this book, he shares his single-minded and uniquely purpose-orientated approach to business, with lessons learned from experience that will speak to any fledgling entrepreneur. This is the story of a man whose unwavering mission to help save the environment has driven him all the way to the top, and a powerful manifesto for anyone who wants to change the world.
Download or read book Ask for the Ancient Paths written by Jessica Jones and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This amazing, life-changing vision takes readers on the journey from before time to the end of this age. It shows how the jealousy of one angel forever marred the life of every angel and man alike.
Download or read book Dromedary Dreaming written by Rex Ellis and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dromedary Dreaming is Rex Ellis’ tenth book, and like many of his others, a mix of fascinating subjects, mostly outback related. The five major topics are an account of how he managed to get his paddlewheeler, the Dromedary on the Darling River to Wilcannia, on a river these days that is used more for irrigation than navigation. His involvement in the reinstating of the ‘Marree Man’ is covered in great detail. The controversial Marree Man is often described as the world’s second largest artform. Walking across South Australia’s salt lakes is not something most people would look to do, but Rex and a couple of mates have been doing this for several years to raise money for some of Australia’s endangered birds. The account gives a greater understanding of these dramatic land forms. Described also, is an account of how he came by some land in the Flinders Ranges, including a hundred acres he swapped for a camel! He also includes a number of his write-ups for his regular ‘Campfires and Crows’ column in regional newspapers. His racy, humorous, and often provocative narrative will easily hold the attention of the reader.
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Download or read book The Big Book of Cyberpunk written by Jared Shurin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 1137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genre-defining—and redefining—collection of the boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient speculative fiction, featuring stories from all over the globe. “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” Almost forty years ago, William Gibson wrote the line that began Neuromancer—and a movement that would change the face of science fiction. Award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hundred stories from more than twenty-five countries that both establish and subvert the classic cyberpunk tropes and aesthetic—from gritty, near-future noir to pulse-pounding action. Urban rebels undermine monolithic corporate overlords. Daring heists are conducted through back alleys and the darkest parts of the online world. There’s dangerous new technology, cybernetic enhancements, scheming AI, corporate mercenaries, improbable weapons, and roguish hackers. These tales examine the near-now, extrapolating the most provocative trends into fascinating and plausible futures. We live in an increasingly cyberpunk world—packed with complex technologies and globalized social trends. A world so bizarre that even futurists couldn’t explain it—though many authors in this book have come closer than most. As both an introduction to the genre and the perfect compendium for the lifelong fan, The Big Book of Cyberpunk offers a hundred ways to understand where we are and where we’re going.
Download or read book Humble Heroes written by Ben Shephard and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is a book about real people, real stories, real heroes. You might not know their faces, and you might not know their names - but once you've met them, you'll never forget them.' Ben Shephard is passionate about people - their lives, their stories and their challenges. Presenting one of the UK's most popular TV breakfast shows, Ben frequently meets people with stories that reaffirm our collective faith in humanity. This is a book about those special stories. It is about the real people Ben has met and their real acts of everyday heroism which inspire and lift us all up, even on the gloomiest days. From the old friend running marathons to raise money for children with heart conditions (and roping Ben in with him), to the man fighting for our right to safe housing, to the founder of an equestrian school that helps trauma survivors; these are stories of ordinary people who have taken it upon themselves to make the world a better place. In a world that can feel increasingly complicated and divisive, Humble Heroes is a rousing tonic to remind us of what we can achieve through determination and positivity - and of the essential goodness of human nature.
Download or read book The Code of Hammurabi written by Jagdish Krishanlal Arora and published by Jagdish Krishanlal Arora. This book was released on 2024-03-19 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where ancient mysteries and modern technology collide, two unlikely heroes find themselves drawn into a web of intrigue and danger that spans the globe. Mary and John, two ordinary individuals with extraordinary courage, are thrust into a race against time to uncover the secrets of an ancient artifact known as the Hammurabi Tablet. As they dig deeper into the mysteries surrounding the tablet, Mary and John soon realize that they are not alone in their quest. Dark forces are at work, seeking to harness the power of the tablet for their own nefarious purposes. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Mary and John must navigate a treacherous landscape of deception, betrayal, and danger as they strive to unlock the secrets of the Hammurabi Code. From the bustling streets of Tokyo to the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, Mary and John embark on a globe-trotting adventure filled with twists and turns at every corner. Armed with nothing but their wits and determination, they must stay one step ahead of their enemies if they hope to succeed. But as they draw closer to unraveling the mysteries of the Hammurabi Tablet, Mary and John realize that the true power lies not in the artifact itself, but in the strength of their bond and the courage of their convictions. Together, they must confront their deepest fears and darkest secrets if they hope to emerge victorious in the ultimate battle between light and darkness. Join Mary and John on an epic journey filled with danger, intrigue, and adventure as they unlock the secrets of The Hammurabi Code.
Download or read book Leave Me Alone I m Reading written by Maureen Corrigan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful memoir, the book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air reflects on her life as a professional reader. Maureen Corrigan takes us from her unpretentious girlhood in working-class Queens, to her bemused years in an Ivy League Ph.D. program, from the whirl of falling in love and marrying (a fellow bookworm, of course), to the ordeal of adopting a baby overseas, always with a book at her side. Along the way, she reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life—from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan’s love for a good story shines.
Download or read book The Essential Wine Book written by Zachary Sussman and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A field guide to the new world of wine, featuring an overview of today’s most exciting regions and easy-to-use advice on properly tasting wine, discovering under-the-radar gems, and finding the perfect bottle for any occasion. Highlighting wines from old world regions such as France, Italy, Spain, and Germany to new world wines from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and more, The Essential Wine Book tells you what to drink and why. Beginning with foundational information about how wine is made, how to taste it, and how to understand terroir, wine expert and journalist Zachary Sussman then gives an overview of the most important and interesting wine regions today—both established and still emerging. For instance, the great French wines of Burgundy and Champagne are already well known, but for affordable bottles you can easily find at your local wine shop, Sussman profiles up-and-coming producers in other regions, including the Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, and more. In a similar vein, California's Napa Valley has for decades been the source of America's most prestigious wines, but here you'll learn about other areas of the state that are gaining recognition, from Lodi to the Santa Rita Hills. You'll find user-friendly "just the highlights" notes for each region, as well as recommendations for producers and particular bottles to seek out. Diving deep into what makes each region essential and unique, this comprehensive guides gives new wine drinkers and enthusiasts alike an inside track on modern wine culture.
Download or read book Journey of the Great Circle Winter Volume written by Oman Ken and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey of The Great Circle is a collection of 365 contemplative narratives designed as a daily transformative practice for the purpose of personal transformation. The annual collection of narratives is divided into four volumes, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn each beginning on either the solstice or equinox. Each of the 365 narratives has a specific spiritual theme to help you gain a more expansive understanding of what really matters - and points you to how to live a life with peace of mind and inner freedom. The various themes of the narratives involve insights from spirituality, quantum physics, the evolutionary perspective, the study of visionary archetypes, healing, and transformative practice. Journey of The Great Circle can be thought of as “a spiritual map of an awakening life”. A life of inner freedom is when one consciously realizes the perfection that’s always unfolding within - and within all of life. Living with this awareness allows the natural states of peace, happiness, joy and harmony to effortlessly arise. It is a life of one who has devotedly learned to love others and all of life unconditionally - and who has gained the joyful awareness of serving the wellbeing of others. In these writings, one who attains this level of mastery is referred to as a Master of Freedom. We are all natural-born storytellers with a mandate from Life to generate the most fulfilling and creative story of life we can imagine. Every day is a new opportunity to make our life story a little more glorious, a little more fulfilling, a little more creative. We are the authors of this story in every moment of our lives based on the intentions we choose, either consciously or unconsciously. For most people, in order to have the most glorious, fulfilling, creative, and peaceful life requires some form of spiritual practice necessitating conscious attention each day. Journey of The Great Circle utilizes a transformative system of daily practices that can help you: 1) Experience a life of peace, happiness, joy, harmony, and fulfilling creative expression. 2) Prepare for the day's activities and surprises that await you so you can meet each situation from the “sanctuary” of heart wisdom, gratitude, and centeredness. 3) Connect to the inner guidance of the heart so you may live you life with ease and grace. 4) Learn to love every expression of life unconditionally. 5) Maintain a conscious alignment with a Greater Power. A Greater Power has been called myriad names, including but not limited to, the Source of Life, the Infinite Presence of Love, God, the Great Spirit, and the Infinite Intelligence of the Universe. When Journey of The Great Circle is used on a daily basis it will help cultivate inner freedom and assist you in fulfilling your sacred destiny of an awakened life as a Master of Freedom.
Download or read book Gimme Sugar written by Nicolette Dane and published by Nicolette Dane. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angie West is struggling with life as a business owner. She’s trying to take her bakery to the next level, balance all her money problems, and do so without sacrificing her love life. Does an entrepreneur ever get a break? One of Angie’s customers is eager to help. Ellen Liu is a business consultant—clever and beautiful, and exactly what the bakery needs. In a moment of weakness, Angie finds herself kneading Ellen into a small fib to impress her biggest investor. She’s totally sweet on Ellen, and it’s coming out in the most half-baked way. With love and her business on the line, Angie must now get past her issues with family, money, and work. Will she rise to the occasion or will this confection connection end up bittersweet?
Download or read book A Dream from the Night written by Barbara Cartland and published by Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To afford the food and medicine her ailing mother needs, the beautiful Honourable Olinda Selwyn, daughter of the late Lord Selwyn, former Lord Chief Justice of England, is obliged to conceal her background to take employment with the Dowager Countess of Kelvedon as an expert embroiderer at the family stately home in Derbyshire.Taken aback to find that the ageing but still beautiful Countess is having a love affair with a dissolute young rake, Olinda sympathises with her estranged son, the Earl, who despises his mother for her loose morals.Drawn reluctantly into the Kelvedon family’s tangle of bitterness and resentment, Olinda finds herself gently advising the Earl – or as he puts it, inspiring him.But just as the love she has only ever dreamt of seems almost within her grasp, Kelvedon is rocked by a sudden and suspicious death – and, incredibly, the man she loves with all her heart stands accused.
