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Author : Jessica Pierce
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Pets
ISBN : 022615100X
In a book that draws on both personal stories and research presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals.
Author : Wayne Curtis
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1609613732
In 1909, Edward Payson Weston walked from New York to San Francisco, covering around 40 miles a day and greeted by wildly cheering audiences in every city. The New York Times called it the "first bona-fide walk ... across the American continent," and eagerly chronicled a journey in which Weston was beset by fatigue, mosquitos, vicious headwinds, and brutal heat. He was 70 years old. In The Last Great Walk, journalist Wayne Curtis uses the framework of Weston's fascinating and surprising story, and investigates exactly what we lost when we turned away from foot travel, and what we could potentially regain with America's new embrace of pedestrianism. From how our brains and legs evolved to accommodate our ancient traveling needs to the way that American cities have been designed to cater to cars and discourage pedestrians, Curtis guides readers through an engaging, intelligent exploration of how something as simple as the way we get from one place to another continues to shape our health, our environment, and even our national identity. Not walking, he argues, may be one of the most radical things humans have ever done.
Author : Howard Jacobson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 140884530X
_______________ '[An] acutely observed collection of occasional pieces that pick at absurdist life and reveal him to be a quiz, a cultural critic gifted with precise comic timing' - The Times 'The author's prose is always a delight ... a book that manages the high-wire act of being genuinely funny while dispensing genuine wisdom' - Times Literary Supplement 'Jacobson is one of the great sentence-builders of our time. I feel I have to raise my game, even just to praise ... In short, he is one of the great guardians of language and culture - all of it. Long may he flourish' - Nicholas Lezard, Guardian _______________ Week after week, for eighteen years, the Booker Prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson wrote a weekly column for the Independent, reflecting in inimitable style on the sacred and the profane in turn, the frivolous and the serious, the deeply personal and the most universal. The shame and humiliation inherent in death is explored with frank astuteness. Matisse, darts and the power of love are celebrated; while cyclists are very much censured. And meanwhile, a beloved old Labrador walks his last walk as life elsewhere hurtles on and away... The Dog's Last Walk is a collection of wisdom and iconoclasm for our uncertain times, and one that reveals one of our greatest writers in all his humanity. _______________ 'Sharp and playful, surreal and thoughtful, and occasionally ... rather moving' - New Statesman 'Yes, Jacobson is an entertainer ... And he does indeed entertain, but in a way that stimulates rather than simply amuses' - Sunday Telegraph 'His columns were always one of the best things in [the Independent] – funny, argumentative, contrary and stuffed with ideas as well as a big, sympathetic personality' - Philip Hensher, Spectator
Author : Barry Adkins
Publisher : Red Willow Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2011-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781936539055
Inspiration meets adventure in Barry's book that chronicles the tragicdeath of his teenage son, Kevin, due to alcohol poisoning, and his epic, 1,400-mile journey, from Arizona to Montana, with Kevin's ashes in his backpack. With a sense of humor that is rare among parents who have lost achild, Barry's book is a combination of faith, inspiration and adventure. Yup, his book will make you laugh, cry, and when you finish his book, you will simply smile. Everyparent that reads Barry's story will hug their precious children a littletighter. Barry wrote this book with audiences of all ages in mind. In movieterms it is rated "G."
Author : Jonathon Stalls
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 10,46 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1623176964
A transformative collection of essays on the power of walking to connect with ourselves, each other, and nature itself. In 2010, Jonathon Stalls and his blue-heeler husky mix began their 242-day walk across the United States, depending upon each other and the kindness of strangers along the way. In this collection of essays, Stalls explores walking as waking up: how a cross-country journey through the family farms of West Virginia, the deep freedom of Nevada’s High desert, and everywhere in between unlocked connections to his deepest aches and dreams--and opened new avenues for renewal, connection, and change. While most of us won’t walk or roll across the country, the deep wisdom and insights that Stalls receives from the people, land, and animals he meets on his pilgrimage have profound impacts for each of us. He shares how walking deepened his relationship to himself as a gay man, offering deep and clarifying emotional medicine. He confronts the systemic racism, classism, and ableism that shape and reshape the communities he walks through. And he invites readers to become awakened activists, to begin healing our culture’s profound separation from the natural world. WALK is for those who crave to feel and embody, not just know and study, their way through complex themes that live in each chapter: vulnerability, human dignity, presence, mystery, and resistance. With dedicated practices--like connecting to Earth stewardship, moving into vulnerability, and walking and rolling with intention--Stalls’ WALK is an urgent and glorious call to slow down, look around, and engage with the world in front of us. It awakens us to what we miss when we’re driving by, flying over, and rushing past what surrounds us. It’s an invitation to move, to connect, to participate deeply in the world--and to dissolve the barriers that disconnect us from each other and the living Earth.
Author : Francesca Cernia Slovin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,36 MB
Release : 2009-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1469106906
The Last Walk Francesca Cernia Slovin Jean-Jacques Rousseau?s last book, Reveries of a Solitary Walker, was to have had ten walks. The tenth he wrote only three pages before his death. Francesca Cernia Slovin?s The Last Walk essays its completion. Another inveterate walker, Nietzsche, once remarked that ?only ideas had while walking, only ideas that have been digested and expelled, have value.? As he and Rousseau both knew, this idea and practice is perennial: from the pre-Socratics who in effect walked from the peripheries of mainland Greece to plant the roots of fundamental questioning there, through the peripatetic philosophers, until any current moment. Since at least Montaigne, traveling has remained the privileged metaphor of the reflective essay, the critical assaying of one?s contemporary culture from a perspective simultaneously within and outside it. In Maurice Blanchot?s words in L?attente, l?oubli: ?Time and time again, walking and always marking time, another country, other cities, other roads, the same country.? Voltaire remarks that ?Rousseau wrote with fire in his pen.? Echoing eighteenth-century style, The Last Walk is captivating literary and philosophical invention, intertwining the discourses of his critics with those of a quintessential hero walking from the Enlightenment through the immediate pre-Revolutionary period to Romanticism with beguiling ambiguity. Like a flame, Rousseau wavers between memory and delirium, embodying at once the fragility of belief and the power of illusion. Rousseau?s relationship to his milieu and its major global protagonists, from Europe to England and back, is envisioned here as ?paranoid? in the double sense not only of clinical pathology but also its etymology, para-nous?the reasoning madness that is parallel and irreducible to whatever commonly passes as Reason. This luminous historical fiction is based on extensive historical, archival, and geographical research. With keen and critical awareness of the vast secondary literature, vividly recreated?though interior monologue, dialogue, and objectivity?are Rousseau?s emotional and thought processes just prior to death: his relationship to nature, everyday life, intimate friends and lovers, and the leading intellectuals of his day, his enemies imagined and real. Nearly consumed by this complex persecution, Rousseau returns at age sixty-six to Ermenonville, country estate of Marquis de Girardin, a long walk from Jean-Jacques Paris. The Marquis, his sincere admirer, is an incurable Enlightenment opportunist; the Marquise is a severe but sensitive judge and the embodiment of nascent woman?s liberation. Our fourth main protagonist is Th?r?se, Jean-Jacques?s illiterate former housekeeper, washerwoman, lifelong companion, and now wife. As she and the Marquise exchange reflections on Jean Jacques and on contemporary life, The Last Walk, ?in a single language, makes the double speech heard? (Blanchot). Lucidly melancholic, the tireless walker begins the last walk of the Enlightenment, the first walk of Revolution and Romanticism, and now still continuing today. Unlike Odysseus, Rousseau will be dead in two days. Anxious that his illustrious guest has eluded him, the Marquis rides out to fetch Rousseau back to him, also to the Marquise. At their estate, Th?r?se exchanges memories and reflections with her mistress. The Last Walk weaves back and forth between multiply interlocked memories: Th?r?se with the Marquise, the Marquis with himself as he rides alone, and, ultimately, Rousseau?s last reverie, now our own. The slaughter bench of history?the Revolution and the Terror?awaits.
Author : Louis Hoffman
Publisher : University Professors Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 2020-06-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1939686350
Losing a pet is a deeply painful experience, yet often misunderstood by many who see the beloved pet as "Just a pet." Our Last Walk: Using Poetry for Grieving and Remembering Our Pets is a powerful resource for those experiencing pet loss and those who are supporting others who have lost a pet. Filled with powerful, authentic poems expressing loss, Our Last Walk helps the grieving person find words for their loss while sharing in the experience of others who have traversed that same painful journey. More than a book of tears, Our Last Walk also helps people to remember their beloved pet, preserving the love and memories of relationship. Through this book, many will find encouragement, healing, and hope.
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Page : 288 pages
File Size : 13,62 MB
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781513654935
Each purchase directly benefits America's Warfighters through Infidel Inc. and other Veteran nonprofits.A Memoir detailing the US involvement in Somalia, the first known confrontations with Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab, a unique account of October 3rd & 4th, and the beginning of the War on Terror. The book follows the 87th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division from the start of Operation Restore Hope through it's climactic finish on October 3rd and 4th 1993, and the Battle of Mogadishu. This is the story that America never heard, and the story America needs to hear.This book began as self-therapy for the author in his battle against PTSD, and morphed into a true American odyssey of military history.Infidel Inc. has spent 2 years helping veterans help themselves and has worked to prevent veteran suicide, while also providing direct financial assistance to America's warfighters. Their goal is to build a retreat as they continue to help our warriors find peace after returning from war. Follow Bravo Charles from Behind the Gun across Somalia. - Stephen Slane (Bravo Charles)
Author : Pat Blocker
Publisher : Pat Blocker and Sarah Pellizzari
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2023-11-22
Category : Pets
ISBN :
In this heartfelt guide, Pat Blocker and Sarah Pellizzari offer a gentle hand to those experiencing the profound loss of a beloved canine companion. "Beyond the Last Walk" serves as a guiding light through the grieving process, offering practical advice, gentle exercises, and heartfelt anecdotes to help you navigate this delicate time. Pat's expertise as a certified professional dog trainer and animal communicator, combined with Sarah's background as a clinical social worker and certified professional dog trainer, creates a unique and comprehensive approach to healing. With wisdom born from years of experience, Pat and Sarah provide a comforting blend of professional insight and empathetic support. They recognize that the bond between humans and dogs transcends the ordinary, and losing such a cherished friend can be a deeply emotional journey. Through these pages, you'll find solace, understanding, and a path towards acceptance. Whether you're in the midst of saying goodbye or seeking solace after the fact, this book provides a sanctuary for your grief, offering a companion on your journey towards healing. Allow "Beyond the Last Walk" to be your lifeline during this sensitive time, reminding you that you are not alone, and that healing is possible. Let Pat Blocker and Sarah Pellizzari's expertise and compassion guide you towards a place of peace and renewal. Pat Blocker's passion to help people build better dog behavior with empathy and expertise. She is the owner of Peaceful Paws Dog Training and a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. In addition to being a CPDT, Pat is an Animal Communicator and owner of the AnimalSpeak. Pat currently lives with her two canine behavior experts, Lovely Rita and Helen Wheels. They, and all of their predecessors are her teachers and inspiration for her work. Sarah Pellizzari is a professional dog trainer and clinical social worker residing in Colorado Springs, CO. Sarah owns the dog training business, SoCo Pawsitive Dog Training, and the animal assisted therapy pratice Southern Colorado Animal Assisted Therapy. Her current therapy partner is Lira, a 9-year-old golden retriever. In her free time Sarah enjoys hiking, reading, and art.
Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0385674546
God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous footpath—The Appalachian Trail. The 2,000-plus-mile trail winds through 14 states, stretching along the east coast of the United States, from Georgia to Maine. It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humour, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey. An instant classic, riotously funny, A Walk in the Woods will add a whole new audience to the legions of Bill Bryson fans.