Download or read book Surviving in Two Worlds written by Lois Crozier-Hogle and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surviving in Two Worlds brings together the voices of twenty-six Native American leaders. The interviewees come from a variety of tribal backgrounds and include such national figures as Oren Lyons, Arvol Looking Horse, John Echohawk, William Demmert, Clifford Trafzer, Greg Sarris, and Roxanne Swentzell. Their interviews are divided into five sections, grouped around the themes of tradition, history and politics, healing, education, and culture. They take readers into their lives, their dreams and fears, their philosophies and experiences, and show what they are doing to assure the survival of their peoples and cultures, as well as the earth as a whole. Their analyses of the past and present, and especially their counsels for the future, are timely and urgent.

Download or read book The World s Most Amazing Survival Stories written by Tim O'Shei and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2007 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes 10 of the world's most amazing survival stories in a countdown format"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Black Hole Survival Guide written by Janna Levin and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space—an authoritative and accessible guide to the most alluring and challenging phenomena of contemporary science. "[Levin will] take you on a safe black hole trip, an exciting travel story enjoyed from your chair’s event horizon.” —Boston Globe Through her writing, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused on making the science she studies not just comprehensible but also, and perhaps more important, intriguing to the nonscientist. In this book, she helps us to understand and find delight in the black hole—perhaps the most opaque theoretical construct ever imagined by physicists—illustrated with original artwork by American painter and photographer Lia Halloran. Levin takes us on an evocative exploration of black holes, provoking us to imagine the visceral experience of a black hole encounter. She reveals the influence of black holes as they populate the universe, sculpt galaxies, and even infuse the whole expanse of reality that we inhabit. Lively, engaging, and utterly unique, Black Hole Survival Guide is not just informative—it is, as well, a wonderful read from first to last.

Download or read book Wild written by Clint Willis and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild brings together writings about men and women fighting for their lives in the wilderness, from Jon Krakauer's article on which he based his best-seller Into the Wild, to Carl R. Raswan's account of surviving raids, droughts, and sandstorms in the desert with the Bedouins. Other accounts include: Philipe Descola telling of life with an isolated tribe of headhunters; Edward Abbey on the hazards of trying to navigate the Southwest canyons; Bill Bryson describing his life-threatening adventures along the Appalachian Trail; and Sheila Nickerson on the survivors of family and friends lost to the wilderness.

Download or read book I Had to Survive written by Roberto Canessa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Roberto Canessa recounts his side of the famous 1972 plane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andean Mountains and how, decades later, the harrowing journey to survive propelled him to become one of the world’s leading pediatric cardiologists, seeing in his patients the same fierce will to live he witnessed in the Andes. As he tended to his wounded Old Christians teammates amidst the devastating carnage, rugby player Roberto Canessa, a second-year medical student at the time, realized that no one on earth was luckier: he was alive—and for that, he should be eternally grateful. As the starving group struggled beyond the limits of what seemed possible, Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. No one could have imagined that there were survivors from the accident in such extreme conditions. Canessa's extraordinary experience on the fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity, gives vivid insight into the world-famous story that inspired the movie Alive! Canessa also draws a unique and fascinating parallel between his work as a doctor diagnosing very complex congenital cardiopathies in unborn and newborn infants and the difficult life-changing decisions he was forced to make in the Andes. With grace and humanity, Canessa prompts us to ask ourselves: what do you do when all the odds are stacked against you?

Download or read book Multilingual Living written by C. Burck and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multilingual Living presents speakers' own accounts of the challenges and advantages of living in several languages at individual, family and societal levels. Individuals note profound differences in their sense of themselves, their relationships and their parenting, depending on which language they use.

Download or read book Edgewalkers written by Judi Neal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient cultures, each village had a shaman or medicine man who would visit the invisible world to obtain vital information, guidance, and healing for members of the tribe. These edgewalkers have contemporary counterparts in today's organizations—those individuals who don't fit squarely into any one box; in their metaphorical travels they interpret trends from the marketplace, translate messages across departments, and envision the future impact of today's decisions and actions. Edgewalking doesn't come without its own risks and challenges; these unconventional people often clash with more traditional, rule-bound colleagues, and they are often frustrated by organizational systems that emphasize quantitative results over creative impulses. And yet in today's fast-changing, diverse, and globalized business environment, organizations must recruit and support these people in order to stay competitive. Featuring colorful interviews and practical tools to gauge and manage your own edgewalking skills, Edgewalkers explores the opportunities that are created by defying formal boundaries and fostering creativity at every level of the organization. They're the first people to volunteer to head up a new business unit, lead a cross-company initiative, or take on an overseas assignment. They're the glass half-full folks, who are constantly thinking out of the box, forging alliances with colleagues in other departments, seeking out new solutions to old problems, and anticipating challenges on the horizon. And in today's increasingly diverse workplaces, they are often people who have pursued unusual educational and career paths, traveled widely, and speak more than one language. Judi Neal has a term for these people: Edgewalkers. Literally, an edgewalker is someone who walks between two worlds. In ancient cultures, each village had a shaman or medicine man who would visit the invisible world to obtain vital information, guidance, and healing for members of the tribe. Today's corporate edgewalkers serve a similar function, interpreting trends from the marketplace, translating messages across departments, and envisioning the future impact of today's decisions and actions. Edgewalking doesn't come without its own risks and challenges; these unconventional people often clash with more traditional, rule-bound colleagues, and they are often frustrated by organizational systems that emphasize quantitative results over creative impulses. And yet in today's fast-changing, globalized business environment, organizations must recruit and support these people in order to stay competitive. Featuring colorful interviews with edgewalkers from a variety of fields and practical tools to gauge and manage your own edgewalking skills, Edgewalkers explores the opportunities that are created by defying formal boundaries and fostering creativity at every level of the organization.

Download or read book The Oldest Living Things in the World written by Rachel Sussman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oldest Living Things in the World is an epic journey through time and space. Over the past decade, artist Rachel Sussman has researched, worked with biologists, and traveled the world to photograph continuously living organisms that are 2,000 years old and older. Spanning from Antarctica to Greenland, the Mojave Desert to the Australian Outback, the result is a stunning and unique visual collection of ancient organisms unlike anything that has been created in the arts or sciences before, insightfully and accessibly narrated by Sussman along the way. Her work is both timeless and timely, and spans disciplines, continents, and millennia. It is underscored by an innate environmentalism and driven by Sussman’s relentless curiosity. She begins at “year zero,” and looks back from there, photographing the past in the present. These ancient individuals live on every continent and range from Greenlandic lichens that grow only one centimeter a century, to unique desert shrubs in Africa and South America, a predatory fungus in Oregon, Caribbean brain coral, to an 80,000-year-old colony of aspen in Utah. Sussman journeyed to Antarctica to photograph 5,500-year-old moss; Australia for stromatolites, primeval organisms tied to the oxygenation of the planet and the beginnings of life on Earth; and to Tasmania to capture a 43,600-year-old self-propagating shrub that’s the last individual of its kind. Her portraits reveal the living history of our planet—and what we stand to lose in the future. These ancient survivors have weathered millennia in some of the world’s most extreme environments, yet climate change and human encroachment have put many of them in danger. Two of her subjects have already met with untimely deaths by human hands. Alongside the photographs, Sussman relays fascinating – and sometimes harrowing – tales of her global adventures tracking down her subjects and shares insights from the scientists who research them. The oldest living things in the world are a record and celebration of the past, a call to action in the present, and a barometer of our future.

Download or read book The Voice of Cosmic System written by Ahmed Hulûsi and published by ahmedhulusi. This book was released on 2000 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Memoirs of Ceija Stojka Child Survivor of the Romani Holocaust written by Ceija Stojka and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2022 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Is this the whole world?" This question begins the first of three memoirs by Austrian Romani writer, visual artist, musician, and activist Ceija Stojka (1933-2013), told from her perspective as a child interned in three Nazi concentration camps from age nine to fifteen. Written by a child survivor much later in life, the memoirs offer insights into the nexus of narrative and extreme trauma, expressing the full spectrum of human emotions: fear and sorrow at losing loved ones; joy and relief when reconnecting with family and friends; desire to preserve some memories while attempting to erase others; horror at acts of genocide, and hope arising from dreams of survival.In addition to annotated translations of the three memoirs, the book includes two of Stojka's poems and an interview by Karin Berger, editor of the original editions of Stojka's memoirs, as well as color reproductions of several of her artworks and historical photographs. An introduction contextualizes her works within Romani history and culture, and a glossary informs the reader about the "concentrationary universe." Because the memoirs show how Stojka navigated male-dominated postwar Austrian culture, generally discriminatory to Roma, and the patriarchal aspects of Romani culture itself, the book is a contribution not only to Holocaust Studies but also to Austrian Studies, Romani Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.and a glossary informs the reader about the "concentrationary universe." Because the memoirs show how Stojka navigated male-dominated postwar Austrian culture, generally discriminatory to Roma, and the patriarchal aspects of Romani culture itself, the book is a contribution not only to Holocaust Studies but also to Austrian Studies, Romani Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.and a glossary informs the reader about the "concentrationary universe." Because the memoirs show how Stojka navigated male-dominated postwar Austrian culture, generally discriminatory to Roma, and the patriarchal aspects of Romani culture itself, the book is a contribution not only to Holocaust Studies but also to Austrian Studies, Romani Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.and a glossary informs the reader about the "concentrationary universe." Because the memoirs show how Stojka navigated male-dominated postwar Austrian culture, generally discriminatory to Roma, and the patriarchal aspects of Romani culture itself, the book is a contribution not only to Holocaust Studies but also to Austrian Studies, Romani Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.

Download or read book It s How We Survive written by Susan Streetman and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Lucia Sanchez has faced prejudice and challenges as an American Dreamer ever since she arrived in the United States at the age of five. Yet, with the help of a school friend and a wise and caring teacher, Lucia not only survives but thrives. Lucia finds purpose as a peer tutor and courage as she opens up to her English teacher through her poetry. But how will she manage to run the household, care for her little sister, and keep up with her schoolwork in her mom’s prolonged absence? Wish. What do I wish? Do wishes come true? I wish they wouldn’t whisper. I wish I didn’t know the secret, but I do. Do wishes come true for someone like me or Maria? Why not us? Don’t we deserve to wish for a better life?—Lucia It’s How We Survive is about survival, hope, and the love of a family. It will touch the hearts of people of all ages and backgrounds.

Download or read book How to Survive Without Psychotherapy written by David Smail and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is directly aimed at sufferers of mental distress. The book's aim is to remove from sufferers the burden of 'fault' for their pain and to demystify some of the practices that surround the 'treatment' of mental illness. It is not exactly a self-help book because it is a false claim of any 'treatment' of mental illness that 'cure' can be brought about by exercise of will. Much of what causes mental distress is lack of power and resource, outside the control of the sufferer. Surviving without psychotherapy involves the appreciation of several things. First, the limited nature of therapeutic assistance - whilst clarification and support may help the sufferer understand his/her predicament and encourage the use of what resources the sufferer has, therapy cannot change the distal root causes of distress. Second, that only socio-political solutions can address some of the most powerful causes of distress, e.g., redundancy, housing and poverty. In sounding a cautionary note about psychoanalysis, Smail observes that mental distress is far more about money than sex.

Download or read book Lyrical Inspirations of a Soul Survivor written by Dawn R. King and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

Download or read book Can Modernity Survive written by Agnes Heller and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Can Modernity Survive? is bound to become the centre and the starting point of all future discourse on modernity."--Zygmunt Bauman

Download or read book How to Survive a Scandal written by Christine Merrill and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy Regency romp He’s walked right into… The gossip of the Season! Captain William Grosvenor’s body may be recovering from battle, but his survivor’s guilt remains. The last thing he should be doing is kissing mysterious maids in carriages. Especially when that “maid” is in fact debutante Lady Annie Fitzroy! Sparring with adventurous Annie is exhilarating, but it’s also dangerous. Because the biggest scandal of the Season is about to explode…and Annie is at the heart of it! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Society's Most Scandalous Book 1: How to Woo a Wallflower by Virginia Heath Book 2: How to Cheat the Marriage Mart by Millie Adams Book 3: How to Survive a Scandal by Christine Merrill

Download or read book Shipwreck Survivor Search written by AQEEL AHMED and published by AQEEL AHMED. This book was released on 2024-02-19 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the huge, beautiful ocean, there is a beautiful story of kindness and bravery. Barbie, who is kind and brave, is in charge of the Rescue Radiance, a machine made of steel, technology, and hope. She does this with resolve and hope. Her job is easy but important: to search the vast oceans for survivors of shipwrecks and help them when they need it the most. This story is broken up into twelve interesting parts. Each one shows how strong the human spirit is and how much love we can have for others. As Barbie and her hardworking team try to get through the dangerous waters, they face a number of problems that test their resolve. Each chapter brings something new and more interesting than the last. The themes range from huge storms raging with wild fury to mysterious islands full of secrets waiting to be solved. Even with all of these problems, Barbie's goal is still the same: to bring hope to people who are feeling hopeless and lost in the night. Barbie and her team are a symbol of bravery, kindness, and a strong desire to help others on their journey. They show that one act of kindness can make a big difference in people's lives and change their fate, even when things look hopeless. They not only save people from the depths of the ocean, but they also make them feel welcome in a society that values relationships and second chances. This Rescue Radiance epic is more than just a bunch of rescue missions; it's a story that weaves together the lives of everyone it meets, teaching lessons about being brave, working together, and how important it is to see things beyond yourself. There is no sea too big for Barbie and her crew to cross when their hearts are led by empathy and kindness. Lastly, Barbie's trip across the ocean is a symbol of hope because it shows how strong relationships can be and how determined people can be to make the world a better place. The book is full of this timeless message: that we can get through even the worst storms together if we have faith in each other and our bonds. Chapter 1: The job is given. Barbie was taking the Rescue Radiance, a huge, shiny warship. She searched the seas for anyone who might need help. Barbie was told to find people who were stuck in the ocean and save them. Her work put in a lot of effort to make this happen. She had a group of smart and brave sailors with her. They had an amazing collection of tools and gadgets that helped them find anyone who needed help. Picture yourself floating out on the huge, blue ocean, where the water goes on forever in every direction. You might feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack when you try to find someone in such a big place. Barbie, on the other hand, was ready for the test. She was ready to do anything to find people who needed her help because she knew they were out there. Barbie and her friends looked like superheroes from the water. Like how superheroes use special gear to save the day, Barbie's boat was filled with the latest technology. They had strong lights that could shine even when it was very dark, radars that could find ships from far away, and even special gear that let them dive deep into the ocean when they had to. Barbie really wanted to do things. The word "determined" meant that she was very focused and ready to put in a lot of work. Every person she saved would make a big difference in the world, she thought. She got dressed as a captain every morning and went through all of her tools and plans to get ready for the day. She knew that someone might be waiting for them in the hopes that they would be found. Barbie was brave, even though the ocean was very big. She really cared about other people and wanted to help them. She thought that with her group and all of their specialized tools, they could do great things. They can find people who are lost and bring them back to their families. She was very happy about this. She knew that helping other people was one of the best things she could do. So, Barbie and her team set sail every day on the Rescue Radiance, keeping an eye on the horizon for any signs or calls for help. When they worked together, they all wanted to save lives and make the water safer for everyone. Even though it was hard work, Barbie was always excited to start the day and see who they could help next. Chapter 2: The First Savings As the sun rose over the horizon and beautiful colors filled the sky, a big event took place on Barbie's ship, the Rescue Radiance. A loud beep came from the radar, a high-tech device used to find things in the ocean. This buzzer meant that Barbie and her team had a tough task ahead of them. High waves caused a small boat to flip over in the middle of the ocean while everyone was sleeping. The people on the boat were very scared by this. There was no time for Barbie to waste. She knew that she had to help with something. She quickly got her brave group ready to go find the small boat. There were big waves breaking in the sea. Their trip was hard, but Barbie and her friends were more motivated. They were determined to help no matter what. Before they could see the small boat, they had to face the rough water. It was upside down, and a family was holding on to it. Even though they looked scared, they stayed together. Once Barbie saw kids, she felt like she had to bring them to safety right away. Barbie and her staff worked in a very organized way. They used their skills to get close to the upturned boat without making the family more scared. They told them in a soft voice that everything would be fine and that they were safe now. One by one, they helped the family get on their huge, strong ship. The family was safe from the dangerous water, even though they were still wet and cold. After getting on the Rescue Radiance, Barbie and her friends warmed up with hot drinks and soft blankets. There was a special place on the ship where the saved people could rest and feel safe. The family felt better as they sat there in the warmth, even though they were very worried. Barbie and her friends helped them out, and they were very thankful. Barbie's group was nice to the family and thought about them. The people made sure the family knew they could get help and were not alone. The family was glad everyone was safe and praised Barbie and her team for being so brave. She and her team had a lot more saves to make, but the first one was just as important. They knew that their ship was a lighthouse of hope for other people in trouble on the big, scary ocean. Barbie was very happy with the job that her team had done. By saving the family that morning, she was reminded to help people in need and make a difference, which was the main reason she went out to sea in the first place. What she and her team did was save one person at a time. Chapter 3: Issues That Rise and Fall One day, Barbie and her friends were out at sea with the Rescue Radiance when they saw thick clouds forming far away. It looked like a huge, scary storm was heading their way. Storms can be dangerous because they can bring strong winds and big waves that can knock boats over. Barbie, on the other hand, knew something very important: there might be people out at sea who needed help and were badly hurt by the storm. Barbie had to make a tough choice. She knew that joining the storm would put her and her friends in danger. But she thought about the people who might be out there alone and scared in the storm. She decided that they should do everything they could to help. Even when things are bad, heroes help other people. Barbie then led the ship right into the storm. The wind howled like a lion, and the huge waves in front of the Rescue Radiance looked like water mountains. It was a tough fight with the weather. As the ship rocked back and forth, it rained like buckets of water were being thrown from the sky. Still, Barbie and her friends didn't give up and kept going. They were brave to help people in need even though it was storming outside. Even though the weather was crazy, with thunderclaps and lightning flashes, they saw something. A fisherman's small boat was tossed around by the huge waves. The storm had trapped the fisherman and stopped him from moving his boat forward or backward. He held on to his boat and prayed for help from God. She then came over with her group. The fishermen must have felt like they were seeing a rainbow after a storm when they saw the Rescue Radiance. They were able to reach the fishers even though there were big waves and strong winds. They threw him a wide rope and pulled him on board their ship, away from the dangerous sea. The fisherman was scared, cold, and wet, but he was safe now. He was shocked that he had made it through such a terrible storm. Barbie and her friends gave him warm clothes and a hot drink. They heard about how he got lost in the storm and told him he wasn't alone to make him feel better.

Download or read book To War Survive written by Steven Kashuba and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two orphans escape from their torched home in a small village. The village—its history, language, and culture—has left an indelible impression with me. So much of the sentiment I have for this region of Poland spin around, for a lack of a better word, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Thousands were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands to live in another country. Each seems to harbour a sense of sadness buried somewhere inside. Melancholy? A feeling of pensive sadness? Perhaps. Even Ukraine’s national anthem seems to reflect this sadness. The concept of the Soviet Union was built over many different territories and a number of national identities. Powerful nations fought to conquer either Poland or Ukraine, thus laying the foundation for many divisions. History can divide us or we can use it to unite people. It is best to come to grips with the past before embracing a vision for the future.