Author: ChaboutéPublisher:
ISBN: 9780571332304
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A beautiful and moving graphic novel from French artist, Chaboute - of a park bench and the lives it witnesses.
From Park Bench to Park Avenue
Author: Anthon BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9781732958746
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Suddenly, I woke up in the middle of the night to find my mother lying on the floor in the living room, surrounded by a puddle of blood. She had been shot? Dad had disappeared and the world seemed a blank except for me calling, "Mom! Mom!" Her body, not moving at all. I called her name over and over until the tears blocked my vision. That image, seared into my brain after all this time, still has the same effect on me today as it did back then. Even after years of drug abuse and homelessness, that image?would never be erased from my mind. Things were different after that?I was different."Anthony Brown's dramatic life story has led him to many dark and often dangerous places. Addicted to drugs and alcohol since he was very young, From Park Bench to Park Avenue, details his incredible journey from disfunction and homelessness to recovery and triumph-pursuing his ultimate passion of giving hope and help to those still imprisoned by destructive behaviors and substance abuse. All of the proceeds from From Park Bench to Park Avenue will be used to transform a historic home into Brown Manor - a place of recovery, where individuals can begin a new journey, alcohol and drug free; a place that offers a hand up, not a hand out.
Author: Art MalovAlone
Author: ChaboutePublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571332455
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
On a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, yet the fishermen never leave their boat, and never meet him. Years spent on this deserted rock, with imagination his sole companion, has made the lighthouse keeper something more than alone, something else entirely. For him, what lies beyond the horizon might be... nothing. And so, why would you ever want to leave? But, one day, as curiosity gets the better of him, a new boatman steps onto the island. Intertwining tenderness, despair, and humour, Alone captures how someone can be an everyman, and every man is someone.
Benched
Author: Cristy WatsonPublisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1554699622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang's good side. Cody learns that the stolen bench had been dedicated to the father of the English teacher who sponsors the school newspaper—the paper that Cody has just started writing for—and he's worried about the consequences. As the gang applies pressure for more from Cody and his friends, he realizes they've crossed a line, and now he has to figure out how to make it right.
The Urban Fix
Author: Douglas KelbaughPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429614454
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at which urban centers use large amounts of resources adds to the global crisis and can lead to extreme local heat. The Urban Fix addresses how urban design, planning and policies can counter the threats of climate change, urban heat islands and overpopulation, helping cities take full advantage of their inherent advantages and new technologies to catalyze social, cultural and physical solutions to combat the epic, unprecedented challenges humanity faces. The book fills a conspicuous void in the international dialogue on climate change and heat islands by examining both the environmental benefits in developed countries and the population benefit in developing countries. Urban heat islands can be addressed in incremental, manageable steps, such as planting trees and painting roofs white, which provide a more concrete and proactive sense of progress for policymakers and practitioners. This book is invaluable to anyone searching for a better understanding of the impact of resilient cities in the monumental and urgent fight against climate change, and provides the tools to do so.
Christmas Eve from a Park Bench
Author: Robert BentzPublisher: Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc
ISBN: 9781606960165
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
On Christmas Eve one man will find out that he still has something left to give-even after losing everything. Christmas Eve is a book of hope by new author Robert Bentz that tells the story of a homeless man whose life differs greatly from those among whom he lives. But his life will intersect with the lives of the wealthy on this Christmas Eve, as he takes a journey and discovers that anyone can change. A homeless man and those he lives among lead very different lives, but their lives will intersect on this Christmas Eve. Join this man as he takes a journey to discover that anyone can change and do great things, especially when they turn to God. This heart-warming tale will remind us all of the true meaning of Christmas, as well as teach us that the greatest gifts are those we give of ourselves. View all these interactions between the members of this city as a homeless man views another Christmas Eve from a park bench. Author Robert Bentz has been teaching science as well as coaching track since he graduated from Bowling Green State University. Although this will be his first book, he has enjoyed writing poetry since his days in high school in Tiffin, Ohio. He continues to write out of his home in Marysville, Ohio, where he currently lives with his wife, daughter, and twin sons.
Transect Urbanism
Author: Andrés DuanyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781951541019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology is the definitive reference on the Rural-to-Urban Transect, a compilation of the most important essays, diagrams, and images on the subject. It provides historical, practical, and theoretical insights into one of the most effective urban planning methodologies developed in the 20th Century. The Transect is a unifying theory, serving as a framework for the various fields of urban design. The editors selected the most important previously published essays and commissioned preeminent academics and professionals to write on the use of the Transect in their areas of expertise, including retail, zoning, thoroughfare design, environmental sustainability, and philosophy. As diagrams and drawings are essential to the understanding and use of the Transect, this book also contains the most complete collection of Transect images ever published. Transect Urbanism will serve as a primary reference source for academics, students, and practitioners interested in creating great places. Andrés Duany is the author of numerous essays and articles and co-author of several books, including Suburban Nation: the Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream, The Smart Growth Manual, Garden Cities: Agricultural Urbanism, and The New Civic Art. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, the Jefferson Medal, The Vincent Scully Prize and several honorary doctorates. He is a co-founder of DPZ CoDesign, which has been a leader in planning, urban design, and architecture for more than 30 years, as well as a co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism. The nonprofit Center for Applied Transect Studies supports interdisciplinary research, publication, tools, and training for the design, coding, building and documentation of resilient Transect-based communities. It has supported the publication of numerous essays, papers, and books, including The Architecture of Community, The Smart Growth Manual, the Sprawl Repair Manual, The Language of Towns and Cities, Visions of Seaside, and The New Pioneers.
Author: Carter FieldPark Bench Blessings
Author: Yvette BalboaPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973649403
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The artist gazes into her finished panoramic view of a landscape as she sits and deepens her mesmerized stare, opening the window of her soul. What is she feeling? Contentment, love, suffering, or friendship illuminates the life of a park bench where it bows in humbleness. At a distance, a young woman crosses a wooden bridge and sits on a park bench. The various perspectives of blue-sky tones highlight auburn values to accentuate feelings of love, loss, emptiness, and joy. At the forefront of the landscape, an egret patiently waits for the stream’s current to change direction. A hand rests on a park bench, and the message appears on the journal’s cream sketched paper. Lightly, the Park Bench Blessing’s poetic form reveals life’s meandering journey—capturing love, loss, and courage through heartfelt moments intended to share gratitude and contentment with every breath.
