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An Unspoken Hunger: Stories from the Field
Terry Tempest Williams Manufacturer: Vintage ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0679752560 Release Date: 1995-08-29 |
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Terry Tempest Williams makes it clear that we lose an essential part of ourselves when we neglect the earth, but this collection of essays does not offer a soapbox delivery of tired manifestoes; rather, it uses poetic and insightful inspiration to urge the reader to become aware, assess the damage, and begin to heal broken bonds. In her essay "Yellowstone: The Erotics of Place," Williams writes, "There is no defense against an open heart and a supple body in dialogue with wildness. Internal strength is an absorption of the external landscape. We are informed by beauty, raw and sensual. Through an erotics of place our sensitivity becomes our sensibility."A native of Utah, Williams is best known for her reflections on the American West, but the first essay in this book takes us to Africa's Serengeti Plain: "Morning comes quickly near the equator. There is little delineation of dawn. On the Serengeti, it is either day or night. A peculiar lull occurs just before sunrise. The world is cool and still. Gradually, the sun climbs the ladder of clouds until the sky mirrors the nacreous hues of abalone."
Through these readings you'll discover that Williams's "unspoken hunger" is for us to live lives with greater intent and accountability and in greater intimacy with the natural world. --Kathryn True
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Williams weaves her observations in the naturalist field and her personal experience--as a woman, a Westerner, and a Mormon--into a resonant manifesto on behalf of the landscapes she loves, making clear as well that, through our disregard of this world, we have lost an essential connection to our deepest selves.Customer Reviews:
The Erotics of Place.......2002-08-21
The essays in this short collection touch on lives of people as well as life force of place. Williams writes about Georgia O'Keefe in "In Cahoots with Coyote" with evident love for the woman, the artist, the landscape: "What O'Keefe saw was what O'Keefe felt - in her own bones. Her brush strokes remind us again and again, nothing is as it appears: roads that seem to stand in the air like charmed snakes; a pelvis bone that becomes a gateway to the sky; another that is rendered like an angel; and 'music translated into something for the eye.'" The essay concludes with Williams, O'Keefe, and coyotes in the canyons of southern Utah howling in harmony.
Williams writes a eulogy for Edward Abbey, another spirit polished by desert sand. She sees Abbey as the leader of a growing Clan, a clan of human coyotes reclaiming their land, "...individuals who are quietly subversive on behalf of the land. And they are infiltrating our neighborhoods in the most respectable ways, with their long, bushy tails tucked discreetly inside their pants or beneath their skirts... not easily identified, but there are clues. You can see it in their eyes. They are joyful and they are fierce. They can cry louder and laugh harder than anyone on the planet..."
This is that total immersion Williams renders so well. Her people essays blend seamlessly with her place essays; they are the same, as they should be, she reminds us, the same. "We call its name," she writes of the earth around her, "and the land calls back."
Williams makes political statements in her work. It is her coyote howl to call together an awareness of the destruction of land all around us. She addresses nuclear testing not only as a naturalist, but as a woman born in a family riddled with breast and ovarian cancer. She addresses conservation as a necessity for continued life on earth, not merely as a question of quality of life. Her call is not militant - it is one of lyrical love for the preservation of the gift we have been given, the natural world that sustains us.
An Unspoken Hunger.......2002-05-08
Beautifully, powerfully written........1999-05-07
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Unspoken Hunger - Stories From The Field
Terry Tempest Williams Manufacturer: Pantheon Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000WSTC0E |
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Coasts and tidal wetlands of the Australian monsoon region: A collection of papers presented at a conference held in Darwin, 4-11 November 1984 (Mangrove monograph)
Manufacturer: Australian National University, North Australia Research Unit ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0867847700 |
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Mangrove ecosystem in Australia: Structure, function, and management : proceedings of the Australian National Mangrove Workshop, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape Ferguson, 18-20 April 1979
Manufacturer: Australian Institute of Marine Science in association with Australian National University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 070811170X |
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Mangroves of Australia
Tom Turner , Richard Lear , and Tom Turner Manufacturer: University of Queensland Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0702214205 |
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Abundance and distribution of small infauna in mangroves of Missionary Bay, North Queensland, Australia.: An article from: Revista de Biología Tropical
Sabine Dittmann Manufacturer: Universidad de Costa Rica ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008IQK1C Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Revista de BiologÃa Tropical, published by Universidad de Costa Rica on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 5314 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Meiofaunal recruitment to mimic pneumatophores in a cool-temperate mangrove forest: spatial context and biofilm effects [An article from: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology]
J. Gwyther , and P.G. Fairweather Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RR4QOC |
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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Ecology of Mangroves (Australian Ecology Series)
Patricia Hutchings , and Peter Saenger Manufacturer: Univ of Queensland Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0702220159 |
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The geomorphological and zonational development of mangrove swamps in the Townsville Area, North Queensland (Monograph series)
A. P Spenceley Manufacturer: James Cook University of North Queensland, Dept. of Geography ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0864430752 |
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Magic mangrove seed: A story-reading book for primary
Alan Whitehead Manufacturer: Golden Beetle Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007CC5DG |
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Mangrove management issues: Strategies adopted in the Pacific islands (Islands/Australia working paper)
Padma Narsey Lal Manufacturer: National Centre for Development Studies, Research School of Pacific Studies, the Australian National University ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0731509498 |
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Mangroves and mangrove birds of Western Australia (Records of the Western Australian Museum)
R. E Johnstone Manufacturer: Western Australian Museum ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006EXHN2 |
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London: The Secrets and the Splendour
Nick Yapp Manufacturer: Konemann ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 3829004842 |
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Better than a stack of "regular" guide books.......2005-11-06
A fantastic book.......2002-12-05
It is a classy, beautiful book, packed with slighlty off-beat information that is more than just a summary of what you read in your travel guides. The pictures are just gorgeous, not only capturing what I discovered of London during my all-too-brief trip, but also uncovering so much more.
If you want a great book about London, then this is the one for you.
Excellent Overview of a Fantastic City!.......2000-12-28
It is not a travel guide by any means, as the author notes in the preface, but it allows you to check out areas and historical notes about London that even a frequent visitor may not know.
A book for all Londoners.......2000-11-03
A book for all Londoners.......2000-11-03
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London the Secrets & the Splendour
Nick Yapp Manufacturer: KONEMANN ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000Q9PADM |
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Discover! America's Great River Road : Galena, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri (Discover! America's Great River Road)
Pat Middleton Manufacturer: Heritage Press (WI) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0962082392 |
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The treasures of the upper Mississippi River are oft neglected. Who among us who isn't from Minnesota knows about Wabasha's Ice Shanty and Fishing Contest or its Grumpy Old Men Festival? From St. Paul, Minnesota to Dubuque, Iowa, Pat Middleton maps out the attractions, events, and charms of the Mississippi River Road.Book Description
A terrific guide for those who relish boating, fishing, or cruising on land along the Mississippi River.Customer Reviews:
Discover! America's Great River Road.......2004-02-29
We know well done books and this is not one. I move it to the waste fill.
I'd like more!.......1999-07-07
I'd like more!.......1999-07-07
The only thing better than this book is a personal tour........1999-01-05
Reading Pat's book is like traveling along with her as she explores the Great River Road along the mighty Mississippi River. I was especially impressed with the with the book's scope and readability. Pat has included personal insights from area inhabitants, collected geographical, historical and societal information and spread it all liberally throughout the travelogue. This is one hard book to put down, and if you ever decide to visit the area you'll have plenty of reference material to use. You will feel like you know the place already, and have gotten your own t-shirt.
Jim Pankey USN (Ret.)
New guide highlights heritage, natural history of Miss River.......1997-04-16
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Discover! America's Great River Road: Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana (Discover)
Pat Middleton Manufacturer: Heritage Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 097116021X |
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Illustrated by Rick AndersonFrom Mississippi's hills in the north to its southern shores, M is for Magnolia: A Mississippi Alphabet educates as it entertains with its fascinating state facts. From bottlenose dolphin near the shore to Grenada Lake for fishing and more; gaze at Longwood, the home frozen in time and finally board the Mississippi Queen for a memorable trip down "Old Man River." Presented in a two-tier format with simple poems for young readers and expository text for older students Magnolia is a delightful trip through this fascinating southern state richly detailed with bright illustrations.
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Discover Mississippi (The Mississippi Experience)
Carole Marsh Manufacturer: Gallopade International ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 0793395615 |
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Grand Excursion: Antebellum America Discovers the Upper Mississippi
Steven J. Keillor Manufacturer: Afton Historical Society Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1890434639 |
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To celebrate the completion of the first railroad to reach the Mississippi River, the owners of the Chicago & Rock Island invited a distinguished group of Eastern notables and investors to travel by rail to Rock Island, Illinois, and from there by steamboat to St. Anthony Falls in fledgling Minnesota Territory, all at the railroad's expense.Nearly a thousand invited guests gathered in Chicago on the morning of June 5, 1854, to board two long trains that pulled out of the La Salle Street Station, bound for Rock Island on newly completed track. Arriving in Rock Island that same evening, the trains were greeted by spectacular fireworks, which saw the steamboats and their passengers off on their seven-day trip upriver.
This "Grand Excursion" occurred a week after President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act revoking the Missouri Compromise (1820), which had prohibited slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. Historians agree that this act was the decisive event setting the nation on a collision course to civil war. A microcosm of antebellum society, the excursionists debated national policy and happily viewed the spectacular Upper Mississippi scenery, while their country was careening headlong into disaster.
To narrate the story of the seven-day Grand Excursion of 1854, author Steven Keillor makes excellent use of editors' accounts, journals, and letters.
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A work of impressive and thoroughly 'reader friendly' scholarship.......2007-10-06
Civil War roots in rail history.......2006-03-16
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Cupcake couture: discover elegant new ways to decorate and display individual-sized delicacies.(EASY DOES IT): An article from: Mississippi Magazine
Patty Roper Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000R8WA30 Release Date: 2007-05-23 |
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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 516 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Gulf breezes: discover the coastal playgrounds of Mississippi and Alabama.: An article from: Travel America
Carolyn Thornton Manufacturer: World Publishing, Co. (Illinois) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000ALUYKA Release Date: 2005-07-25 |
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This digital document is an article from Travel America, published by World Publishing, Co. (Illinois) on July 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2006 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Hunting for history: discover Mississippi like only the local know it in a high-tech search for hidden treasure. : An article from: Mississippi Magazine
Lucy Schultze Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000F3UHGY Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1839 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Vicksburg firm discovers untapped market.(Focus Tech Report 2.1)(DiscoverOurTown): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal
Lynne Jeter Manufacturer: Venture Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000824A9C Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on February 16, 2004. The length of the article is 816 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Young entrepreneur discovers post-disaster silver lining.(profile of top executive at Millennium Music Center): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal
Wally Northway Manufacturer: Venture Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FVOL6 Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on November 18, 2002. The length of the article is 831 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Books:
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