Searching for Place
Title | Searching for Place PDF eBook |
Author | Lubomyr Y. Luciuk |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 628 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780802080882 |
Searching for Place represents a provocative contribution to the study of modern Canada and one of its most important communities."--BOOK JACKET.
The Last Old Place
Title | The Last Old Place PDF eBook |
Author | Datus C. Proper |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Account of the author's travels through Portugal searching for the old ways and customs.
In Search of the Essence of Place
Title | In Search of the Essence of Place PDF eBook |
Author | Petr Kral |
Publisher | Pushkin Press |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2012-07-24 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1908968273 |
Armed only with his poetic sensibility, Petr Král sets out to explore our relationship with the places that we inhabit, and with the apparently unremarkable everyday objects which often inform and enrich our lives. Král bears witness to Flaubert's observation that "in order for something to become interesting, we simply have to look at it for a long time". He reveals, not only the inner life-the very essence-of mundane objects and places, but also simple yet profound truths about ourselves.
The Map of Enough
Title | The Map of Enough PDF eBook |
Author | Molly Caro May |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015-01-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1619024748 |
Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly and her fiancé Chris suddenly move to 107 acres in Montana, land her family owns but rarely visits, with the idea of staying for only a year. Surrounded by tall grass, deep woods, and the presence of predators, the young couple starts the challenging and often messy process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt from scratch. They finally finish just on the cusp of winter, in a below–zero degree snowstorm. For Molly it is her first real home, yet a nomadic one, this one concession meant to be dissembled and moved at will. Yurt–life gives her rare exposure to nature, to the elements, to the wildlife all around them. It also feels contrary to the modern world, and this triggers in Molly an exploration of what home means to the emergent generation. In today's age, has globalization and technology taught us that something better, the next best thing, is always out there? How does any young adult establish roots, and how do we decide what kind of life we want to lead? How much, ever, is enough?
Searching for a Special Place
Title | Searching for a Special Place PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Mundell Waring |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2012-03-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1105578461 |
The little girl in this story wants to find a "special place" of her very own after she moves to an unfamiliar Midwest farm during the late 1940s. While she is looking, circumstances demand that she use her imagination to occupy herself. She also helps her parents and grandparents do the work required before the advent of conveniences, such as electrical power. Along with her family, she experiences the sadness and joy that are part of farm life.
In Search of the Essence of Place
Title | In Search of the Essence of Place PDF eBook |
Author | Petr Kral |
Publisher | Pushkin Collection |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2012-10-16 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1906548870 |
Armed only with his poetic sensibility, Petr Král sets out to explore our relationship with the places that we inhabit, and with the apparently unremarkable everyday objects which often inform and enrich our lives. Král bears witness to Flaubert's observation that "in order for something to become interesting, we simply have to look at it for a long time". He reveals, not only the inner life—the very essence—of mundane objects and places, but also simple yet profound truths about ourselves. Pushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.
Walking Towards Walden
Title | Walking Towards Walden PDF eBook |
Author | John Hanson Mitchell |
Publisher | University Press of New England |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2015-05-05 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1611687217 |
Walking Towards Walden is an exploration of the sense of place, what it means, how it developed, and why it matters. Based on an eighteenth-century literary device in which a group of friends undertake a walking tour and discuss a certain subject, this wide-ranging story emerges from the author's fifteen-mile bushwhack through woods, backyards, and marshes - from a hilltop in Westford, Massachusetts, to the town of Concord, Massachusetts - trespassing all along the way. A mock epic, complete with encounters with armed mercenaries and vicious dogs, the book covers all the aspects of place - art, literature, myth, and even music.