Reflections of Eden

Author: Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780575400023
Category : Orangutan
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
Since 1971 Birute Galdikas has lived and worked in the forests of Borneo, documenting the lives of the orangutans. This text describes her groundbreaking scientific and conservation work that has been recorded in more than a dozen television documentaries

Reflections of Eden

Author: Birute M. F. Galdikas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780788190544
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
The riveting story of Birute Galdikas, who has spent much of her life studying orangutans. In 1971, at age 25 she began living in the remote jungles of Indonesian Borneo, where she encountered menacing poachers, blood-sucking leeches, & swarms of insects. Galdikas embarked on a quest of more than 25 years to become the foremost chronicler or orangutan life. Her first task was to forge a bond of trust, but her initial forays into their world were thwarted by territorial orangutans. Eventually, Galdikas became a surrogate member of their community. An exotic adventure, a history of vital scientific research, & the memoir of a remarkable woman.Ó

Echoes of Eden

Author: Jerram Barrs
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433536005
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
From comic books to summer blockbusters, all people enjoy art in some form or another. However, few of us can effectively explain why certain books, movies, and songs resonate so profoundly within us. In Echoes of Eden, Jerram Barrs helps us identify the significance of artistic expression as it reflects the extraordinary creativity and unmatched beauty of the Creator God. Additionally, Barrs provides the key elements for evaluating and defining great art: (1) The glory of the original creation; (2) The tragedy of the curse of sin; (3) The hope of final redemption and renewal. These three qualifiers are then put to the test as Barrs investigates five of the world's most influential authors who serve as ideal case studies in the exploration of the foundations and significance of great art.

Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father

Author: John Matteson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393077578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography Louisa May Alcott is known universally. Yet during Louisa's youth, the famous Alcott was her father, Bronson—an eminent teacher and a friend of Emerson and Thoreau. He desired perfection, for the world and from his family. Louisa challenged him with her mercurial moods and yearnings for money and fame. The other prize she deeply coveted—her father's understanding—seemed hardest to win. This story of Bronson and Louisa's tense yet loving relationship adds dimensions to Louisa's life, her work, and the relationships of fathers and daughters.

Orangutan Odyssey

Author: Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas
Publisher: New York : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
With this pictorial essay, Galdikas brings to life her work with these shy & endangered red apes. Taking readers to her remote rainforest headquarters, Galdikas draws on Karl Ammann's unparalleled photographs to present intimate portraits of the individual orangutans she's come to know & offers rare glimpses of their behavior in the wild.

Undaunted

Author: Anita Silvey
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
ISBN: 1426333560
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
As a young scientist, Galdikas had a mission: to find and study the elusive orangutans of Borneo's rain forest to help protect this amazing and elusive species. Award-winning author Silvey explores the life and legacy of this incredible and little-known primatologist. Full color.

Dreaming of Eden

Author: S. Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230113478
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were tempted to take a bite out of an apple that promised them the "knowledge of good and evil." Today, a shiny apple with a bite out of it is the symbol of Apple Computers. The age of the Internet has speeded up human knowledge, and it also provides even more temptation to know more than may be good for us. Americans have been right at the forefront of the digital revolution, and we have felt its unsettling effects in both our religions and our politics. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite argues that we long to return to the innocence of the Garden of Eden and not be faced with countless digital choices. But returning to the innocence of Eden is dangerous in this modern age and, instead, we can become wiser about the wired world.

Taking Back Eden

Author: Oliver A. Houck
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610911504
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
Taking Back Eden is a set of case studies of environmental lawsuits brought in eight countries around the world, including the U.S, beginning in the 1960s. The book conveys what is in fact a revolution in the field of law: ordinary citizens (and lawyers) using their standing as citizens in challenging corporate practices and government policies to change not just the way the environment is defended but the way that the public interest is recognized in law. Oliver Houck, a well-known environmental attorney, professor of law, and extraordinary storyteller, vividly depicts the places protected, as well as the litigants who pursued the cases, their strategies, and the judges and other government officials who ruled on them. This book will appeal to upperclass undergraduates, graduate students, and to all citizens interested in protecting the environment.

Chasing Eden

Author: Howard Mansfield
Publisher: Bauhan Pub
ISBN: 9780872333505
Category : American Dream
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Chasing Eden is about seekers, Americans searching for their Eden, longing for a Promised Land, a utopia somewhere out on the horizon--a search that can be found in every era, and gives form and force to our lives in our pursuit of happiness--"the primary occupation of every American."

Stewards of Eden

Author: Sandra L. Richter
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830849270
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
Sandra L. Richter cares about the Bible and the environment. Using her expertise in ancient Israelite society as well as in biblical theology, she walks readers through biblical passages and shares case studies that connect the biblical mandate to current issues. She then calls Christians to apply that message to today's environmental concerns.