Walking on Lava

Author: The Dark Mountain Project
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603587411
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"The Dark Mountain Project began with a manifesto published in 2009 by two English writers--Dougald Hine and Paul Kingsnorth--who felt that literature was not responding honestly to the crises of our time. In a world in which the climate is being altered by human activities; in which global ecosystems are being destroyed by the advance of industrial civilisation; and in which the dominant economic and cultural assumptions of the West are visibly crumbling, Dark Mountain asked: where are the writers and the artists? Dark Mountain's call for writers, thinkers and artists willing to face the depth of the mess we are in has made it a gathering point for a growing international network. Rooted in place, time and nature, their work finds a home in the pages of the Dark Mountain books, with two new volumes published every year. "Walking on Lava" brings together the best of the first ten volumes, along with the original manifesto. This collection of essays, fiction, poetry, interviews and artwork introduces The Dark Mountain Project's groundbreaking work to a wider audience in search of 'the hope beyond hope, the paths which lead to the unknown world ahead of us.'"--

Camping & Wilderness Survival

Author: Paul Tawrell
Publisher: Paul Tawrell
ISBN: 9780974082028
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 1092

Book Description
Extensively researched and illustrated guidebook of nearly every conceivable aspect of outdoor camping and survival in all types of terrain and climate.

Walking On Lava

Author: Obsidian Rain
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This poetic collection touches on varies aspects of Lady Obsidian Rain's upbringing and understanding of her life, the world around her and the interconnectedness of it all. Touching on chronic physical and mental healthy, she pioneers for awareness and restorative justice. A combination of a personal narrative, poetry, photography, painting, and all around creative expression, this book is an experience worth sharing.

Uncivilisation

Author: Paul Kingsnorth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995540262
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description

Seek!

Author: Rudy Rucker
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762441399
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
The essays and memoirs collected in Seek! trace Rudy Rucker's trajectory through the final decade of the second millennium. His topics include artificial life, chaos, the big bang, Pieter Brueghel, the church of the subgenius, live sex, mathematics, science fiction, and TV evangelism. A computer scientist and programmer, Rucker is an articulate, engaging guide to the world on either side of the computer screen.

The Lava Witch

Author: Debra Bokur
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1496737865
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description
Critically acclaimed author of The Fire Thief and The Bone Field returns to Hawaii with detective Kali Māhoe and a third suspenseful new thriller mystery set in Hawaii! In a remote, mountainous area of a Maui forest near Haleakala volcano, the naked body of a young woman is found hanging from a tree. The nostrils, mouth, and lungs are packed with lava sand. Her hands are bound in twine. Her feet are charred and blackened, suggesting a fire-walking ceremony. For Detective Kali Māhoe, all signs point toward ritual torture and murder. But Kali’s investigation leads her down a winding trail of seemingly unconnected clues—from the hanging tree itself, a rare rainbow eucalyptus, to rumors of a witch haunting the high areas of the forest, to the legend of the ancient Hawaiian sorceress Pahulu, goddess of nightmares. Casting a shadow over it all—the possibility of a Sitting God, a spirit said to invade and possess the soul. Aided by her uncle Police Captain Walter Alaka’i, Officer David Hara, and the victim’s brother, Kali embarks down the darkest road of all. One that is leading to the truth of the mountain’s deadly core and a dark side of the island for which even Kali is unprepared. Praise for The Fire Thief “Bokur’s welcome debut nimbly contrasts the Hawaii of sun and golden beaches with its less well-known underbelly of poverty, discrimination, and crime. Fans of strong female cops will look forward to Kali’s further adventures.”—Publishers Weekly “The Fire Thief has all the elements of a great mystery—crackling tension, brisk pacing, a vibrant setting, and a flicker of paranormal . . . or is it?” —Wendy Corsi Staub

The Improvisatore

Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 145295674X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 471

Book Description
A semi-autobiographical novel inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s travels in Italy—and one of the author’s best-known works in his native Denmark Published to great acclaim in 1835, Hans Christian Andersen’s debut novel, The Improvisatore, initially eclipsed his fairy tales, which first appeared in the same year. Andersen, the captivating teller of enchanted tales, is very much in evidence in this classic Bildungsroman inspired by his travels in Italy earlier in the decade. The novel’s hero, Antonio—much like Andersen himself—rises from impoverished beginnings to become a successful artist, at every turn learning charming and often alarming lessons in the ways of the world. Adopted by a nobleman, smitten with an opera singer, challenged to a duel, captured by bandits, beset by a temptress, Antonio follows a dizzying itinerary on his path to enlightenment and, perhaps, happiness. Along the way he experiences the delights of Italian culture and nature so clearly and deeply absorbed by his peripatetic author—from the inescapable power of some of the world’s most enduring paintings and sculptures to the drama of an erupting Mount Vesuvius and the rampages of wild buffalo on the Roman campagna, all in the shadow of classical mythology and in the company of characters from every level of Italian society: beggar, brigand, priest, and poet. This first English translation since the 1840s captures the brilliance and brio, the sweep and the nuance that made The Improvisatore one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most widely read and best loved works.

The Culture of Make Believe

Author: Derrick Jensen
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603581839
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 722

Book Description
Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe, his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words. What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today's death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization. The Culture of Make Believe is a book that is as impeccably researched as it is moving, with conclusions as far-reaching as they are shocking.

Walking on Water

Author: Derrick Jensen
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1931498784
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233

Book Description
This is a hard-hitting and sometimes scathing critique of the current educational system that not only gives a hands-on method for learning how to write, but also a lesson on how to connect to the core of our creative selves.

Our Life Well-Lived

Author: Thomas Crochetiere
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456606999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 223

Book Description
This is the true life story of Thomas Crochetiere and his wife Vicki as their life together spanned 27 wonderful years. They shared several memories by going on many adventures and having a lot of unique and fun times. Thomas and Vicki lived life to its fullest while traveling the roads of the United States and most of Canada. Together, they visited all 50-states and most of the Canadian provinces and brought back many exciting and humorous stories. Thomas and Vicki enjoyed sharing their life with friends and family as well as spending time alone. Their journey was like no other. It was a life well-lived and full of love. This is their story, a love story.