Download or read book Ladder to the Clouds written by Beverley Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW IN PAPERBACK!For 13 centuries, throughout China male recruits studied diligently for a long series of grueling examinations in hopes of achieving the civil rank that would enable them to serve the emperor of China. For the fortunate few who passed these exams there were nine possible ranks, each identified by a square badge of finely woven kesi, embroidery, or brocade. Now available in paperback, LADDER TO THE CLOUDS offers a thorough analysis of symbols, styles, and techniques used in mandarin square ranks, along with the most complete information for their identification to date.An exploration of Chinese symbols and customs, many of which are still practiced today.Includes vintage photographs and detailed descriptions, photos, and illustrations.Finalist for the 2000 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Award.
Download or read book Ladder to the Clouds written by Beverley R. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ladder to the Clouds written by Beverley Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ladder to the clouds is the first comprehensive book on the intriguing and little known subject of Chinese service rankings. It is a fascinating exploration of Chinese customs and rituals, many of which are still practiced in China today. It also offers a thorough analysis of the symbols, styles, and techniques used in mandarin rank squares, along with the most complete information for their identification to date.
Download or read book The Ladder of Clouds written by Federal Writers' Project (Pa.) and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ladder to the Sky written by Joshua Loveday and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big time problems face four kids when they find a ladder to a suffering nation in the clouds-a suffering nation that is counting on four children to save them from the tyrannical reign of Aje. With the help of their grandfather Charlie, and a few of their favorite childhood toys, Edric and his siblings will travel to the planet of Mystery to obtain the Master's Map. Without the Master's Map, Edric and his siblings would never obtain the seven orbs that would free the people of Gapaea and other Gap-Cloud nations. In this, book one of the Gap-Cloud Adventure series, follow Edric and his siblings up the ladder to the Gap-Cloud and see a world full of delectable delicacies such as pangoes, and sanna's, a world full of never-before-seen creatures such as shackle-beasts and chain-givers, and a world where your imagination is your superpower.
Download or read book The Ladder written by Halfdan Rasmussen and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A jolly ladder, left behind by a strange carpenter, takes on a life of its own and embarks on a grand journey through the countryside where it encounters people and animals, who, after climbing it to the top and disappearing into the sky, return in a special way!
Download or read book The Ladder of Clouds written by Federal Writers' Project (Pa ) and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Laddertop Books 1 2 written by Orson Scott Card and published by Tor/Seven Seas. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Orson Scott Card, the bestselling author of Ender's Game, and his daughter Emily Janice Card, comes a 384-page omnibus edition containing the first two books of an all-ages manga series! Out of deep space, a mysterious alien race known as "The Givers" came to Earth. They gave the human race the greatest technology ever seen—four giant towers known as Ladders that rose 36,000 miles into space. Each tower culminated in a space station that harnessed the energy of the Sun to power the entire planet. As suddenly as the Givers arrived, they vanished, leaving the human race with one solemn instruction: maintain and preserve the Ladders at all costs. Due to the unique alien construction of the Laddertop space stations, however, only a skilled crew of children could perform the maintenance necessary to keep the stations running. Twenty-five years later, back on Earth, competition is fierce to enter Laddertop Academy. Robbi and Azure, two eleven-year-old girls who are best friends, are among those vying for a spot at the prestigious academy. While one is rejected, the other takes off into space for the adventure of a lifetime. Yet soon, their destinies will collide, as they must decipher an alien message and solve an ancient mystery that could either save the Earth from invasion...or trigger its imminent destruction. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The Ladder of Divine Ascent written by Saint John (Climacus) and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.
Download or read book Vocabulary Ladder for Weather written by Timothy Rasinski and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide opportunities for students to explore and expand vocabularies, increase reading comprehension, and improve writing composition. Assist your students in understanding word relationships and nuances in word meanings related to weather.
Download or read book Ladder to the Sky written by Joshua Loveday and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big time problems face four kids when they find a ladder to a suffering nation in the clouds-a suffering nation that is counting on four children to save them from the tyrannical reign of Aje. With the help of their grandfather Charlie, and a few of their favorite childhood toys, Edric and his siblings will travel to the planet of Mystery to obtain the Master's Map. Without the Master's Map, Edric and his siblings would never obtain the seven orbs that would free the people of Gapaea and other Gap-Cloud nations. In this, book one of the Gap-Cloud Adventure series, follow Edric and his siblings up the ladder to the Gap-Cloud and see a world full of delectable delicacies such as pangoes, and sanna's, a world full of never-before-seen creatures such as shackle-beasts and chain-givers, and a world where your imagination is your superpower.
Download or read book Night Ladder written by Lois P. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a poet who dares everything--she sings, she philosophizes, she converses with the dead--to bring us closer, impossibly, to what we have lost. "I will be the spirit of your / departed," she writes. And so she is, in every haunted line, but she is also a guide to our arriving--in this world, where the living is. --Joseph Fasano, author of Vincent
Download or read book Climbing the Spiritual Ladder written by Joan Price and published by Lotus Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once we make the decision to follow the spiritual path, we may at first wander uncertainly and even lose sight of the way. Whatever doubts and misgivings we may have can't triumph over the inner power that has turned the current of our life. The aliveness that has been born can't be stifled. Yes, we will slip, make mistakes, fall away from the path, but these are only temporary sidesteps. The spiritual path has called and eventually we will find it again.
Download or read book The Ladder of Clouds written by Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The ladder of clouds are explained in simple and informal language the fundamental, scientific facts which cause the formation of clouds. The four large classifications of clouds--cirrus, cumulus, nimbus, and stratus--are carefully described. Special attention is given to the formation of rain, sleet, hail, and snow."--Inside front flap of dust jacket.
Download or read book A Ladder to the Sky written by John Boyne and published by Hogarth. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne’s own.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesn’t have is talent—but he’s not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don’t need to be his own. Working as a waiter in a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly ingratiates himself with the powerful – but desperately lonely – older man, teasing out of Erich a terrible, long-held secret about his activities during the war. Perfect material for Maurice’s first novel. Once Maurice has had a taste of literary fame, he knows he can stop at nothing in pursuit of that high. Moving from the Amalfi Coast, where he matches wits with Gore Vidal, to Manhattan and London, Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation, preying on the talented and vulnerable in his cold-blooded climb to the top. But the higher he climbs, the further he has to fall. . . . Sweeping across the late twentieth century, A Ladder to the Sky is a fascinating portrait of a relentlessly immoral man, a tour de force of storytelling, and the next great novel from an acclaimed literary virtuoso. Praise for A Ladder to the Sky “Boyne's mastery of perspective, last seen in The Heart's Invisible Furies, works beautifully here. . . . Boyne understands that it's far more interesting and satisfying for a reader to see that narcissist in action than to be told a catchall phrase. Each step Maurice Swift takes skyward reveals a new layer of calumny he's willing to engage in, and the desperation behind it . . . so dark it seems almost impossible to enjoy reading A Ladder to the Sky as much as you definitely will enjoy reading it.”—NPR “Delicious . . . spins out over several decades with thrilling unpredictability, following Maurice as he masters the art of co-opting the stories of others in increasingly dubious ways. And while the book reads as a thriller with a body count that would make Highsmith proud, it is also an exploration of morality and art: Where is the line between inspiration and thievery? To whom does a story belong?”—Vanity Fair
Download or read book The Seer written by James W. Goll and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2005-01-28 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prophetic movements in church history and in contemporary life are fed by two mighty streams: the prophet, whose revelation is primarily verbal, and the seer, whose revelation is more visionary in nature. While the role of the prophet is familiar, less is known about the seer dimension. To many people, these visionary prophets remain mysterious, otherworldly, and even strange. Knowledge dispels misunderstanding. Join author Jim W. Goll on an exciting and insightful journey into this lesser-known dimension—the visionary world of the seer. You will discover the prophetic power of dreams, visions, and life under the open heavens. How does visionary revelation "happen?" Can it be trusted? Where does it fit into the life of the church today? Can any believer become a seer, or is this a prophetic dimension reserved for the specially-gifted? The Seer answers these questions and will move your heart and stir up your hunger for intimacy with God, because The Seer's goal is to reveal the man Christ Jesus!
Download or read book Lost in the Clouds written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a loved one dies, it can be a difficult topic to explain to little ones. Let this heart-warming book help you support your child through their stages of grief. You don't have to weather the storm alone! This moving book about grief shows children that, despite their loss, they always have someone to talk to. The beautifully illustrated children’s book follows Billy and his father as they navigate the loss of his mother. It includes: • A large format that makes it easy for adults and children to read together • A sensitively written narrative that moves away from the typical institutional approaches to grief for children • Beautiful full-page illustrations that allow kids to become immersed in the story • One non-fiction, working spread that teaches children and their families about how to open the conversation about grief and loss Billy misses his mommy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days when he and Daddy play in the garden, he knows that Mommy is letting the sun shine for them. But not all days are like that. Sometimes Mommy’s clouds are dark, and Billy feels sad and alone. Written in collaboration with an experienced grief professional, Lost in the Clouds gently explores the idea of grief and teaches children how to understand and deal with their emotions surrounding the death of a loved one. With beautiful and colorful illustrations to accompany the touching narrative, this meaningful storybook is perfect for sharing and will bring comfort to both children and parents.
