[PDF] The Book Of This And That eBook

Author : Lawrence Weschler
Publisher : McSweeney's
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN :

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From a cuneiform tablet to a Chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our T-shirts, Lawrence Weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. The farther one travels (through geography, through art, through science, through time), the more everything seems to converge -- at least, it does if you're looking through Weschler's giddy, brilliant eyes. Weschler combines his keen insights into art, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of Communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays sure to illuminate, educate, and astound.

Author : Susan Howe
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780811219181

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Prose and poems

Author : Gregory Orr
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 27,24 MB
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1619320649

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“The heart of Orr’s poetry, now as ever, is the enigmatic image . . . mystical, carnal, reflective, wry.”—San Francisco Review This book-length sequence of ecstatic, visionary lyrics recalls Rumi in its search for the beloved and its passionate belief in the healing qualities of art and beauty. Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved is an incantatory celebration of the “Book,” an imaginary and self-gathering anthology of all the lyrics—both poems and songs—ever written. Each poem highlights a distinct aspect of the human condition, and together the poems explore love, loss, restoration, the beauty of the world, the beauty of the beloved, and the mystery of poetry. The purpose and power of the Book is to help us live by reconnecting us to the world and to our emotional lives. I put the beloved In a wooden coffin. The fire ate his body; The flames devoured her. I put the beloved In a poem or song. Tucked it between Two pages of the Book. How bright the flames. All of me burning, All of me on fire And still whole. There is nothing quite like this book—an “active anthology” in the best sense—where individuals find the poems and songs that will sustain them. Or the poems find them. Gregory Orr is the author of eight books of poetry, four volumes of criticism, and a memoir. He has received numerous awards for his work, most recently the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Orr has taught at the University of Virginia since 1975 and was, for many years, the poetry editor of The Virginia Quarterly Review. He lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Author : Christopher Healy
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0525580298

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This is a book that answers all the kids who have ever posed the question What kind of book is it? This clever alphabet book... Wait, that's not right. This original fairy tale... Nope. Mystery? Joke book? Superhero story? Pirate adventure? This delightful mash-up features every kind of character found in the picture-book universe--all in one book. Just when the reader is convinced the story is going in one direction, it spins off in another. Ever-changing illustrations keep pace with the rapid reversals, and the setting shifts with nearly every turn of the page. Truly inventive, here's a picture book that can be anything you want it to be!

Author : Tammy Mulligan
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,40 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780325098135

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"How to flexibly organize school book rooms in service of instruction-aligned classroom libraries"--

Author : Robert Lynd
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,60 MB
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9360465798

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Robert Lynd's collection of memories, "The Book of This and That," is a deliberate compilation of his numerous essay thoughts, skillfully condensed right into a single on hand volume, designed to be low cost for readers of every age. The memories within this anthology captivate with a mix of fascination and quiet attraction, a few unfolding in ways that surprise and others lightly drawing readers into their narratives. Regarded as a classic, this book stands as a repository of Lynd's profound ideas, seamlessly woven collectively for readers to explore. This version of "The Book of This and That" now not only preserves the timeless essence of Lynd's reflections but additionally introduces a present day contact with an attention grabbing new cowl and a professionally typeset manuscript. The cautious presentation complements the clarity of the gathering, making it inviting for a contemporary target market. Whether readers searching for intriguing testimonies or concept-provoking insights, Lynd's paintings on this edition promises a literary adventure that spans generations, offering something for anybody and reaffirming its repute as a classic for readers to cherish.

Author : Crispin Boyer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426315570

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Presents simple quizzes combined with informative facts and psychological insights for assisting middle school children to discover their personality traits and possible career paths.

Author : Paul Smith Rivas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1475845618

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The problem with higher education today is that colleges are not transparent about their students’ academic lives, so families don’t know what their students should experience or accomplish in college. This book is part on-the-ground college insider tell-all memoir and part study skills Bible. It’s brutally honest, relatable, and entirely free of jargon, and alerts parents to a huge problem in American education today – that high school doesn’t prepare students to thrive in college. Offering explicit study skills solutions for the academic, financial, and mental health problems caused by this unfortunate reality, this book helps students, parents, teachers, and administrators have more rewarding experiences in schools, to the great benefit of themselves and their school communities. It shows students how to learn more and earn better grades in less time so that they can make the most of their college investment, parents what they can expect from their kids’ college experiences, and administrators what the schoolwork is really like at the level below or above their current professional context. Every parent will recognize their college-bound children in several of the chapters.