"...THE WORK OF GERTRUDE STEINBy SHERWOOD ANDERSONONE evening in the winter, some years ago, my brother came to my rooms in the city of Chicago bringing with him a book by Gertrude Stein. The book was called Tender Buttons and, just at that time, there was a good deal of fuss and fun being made over it in American newspapers. I had already read a book of Miss Stein's called Three Lives and had thought it contained some of the best writing ever done by an American. I was curious about this new book.My brother had been at some sort of a gathering of literary people on the evening before and someone had read aloud from Miss Stein's new book. The party had been a success. After a few lines the reader stopped and was greeted by loud shouts of laughter. It was generally agreed that the author had done a thing we Americans call "putting something across"--the meaning being that she had, by a strange freakish performance, managed to attract attention to herself, get herself discussed in the newspapers, become for a time a figure in our hurried, harried lives...."

As he spends hours studying his father's world map, a young boy escapes the hunger and misery of refugee life. Based on the author's childhood in Kazakhstan, where he lived as a Polish refugee during World War II.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...not a country. I told him so. I wish to begin. Lining. Of that thing. By that time. It. Or. It. Was. How. We don't know whom to invite for lunch. You told me you'd tell me. I don't know. Either. I do get wonderful action into them don't I. Blame. Worthy. Out. Standing. Eraser. That was a seat. Leave it out. Seat. Stretch. Sober. Left. Over. Curling. Irresistible. I come to it at last. I know what I want. Call. Tried. To be. Just. Seated. Beside. The. Meaning. Please come. I met. A steady house which was neither blocking nor having as if it would for the road. He looks like it. A ladder insults. Me. I do stem when in. I don't look at them any more. Johnny Grey. What did I say. I said I would leave it. He was so kind. That was lasting. I am so certain. Please. It's remarkable that I can make good sentences. It reminds me of a play that I remember which is better. It is better. Everything. In. I am coming. To it. I know it. Please. Pleased. Pleased with me. Pleased with me. Canvas covers. I wished to go away. I asked for an astonishing green I asked for more Bertie. I asked only once. Pack it. Package. A little leaving. We went to eat. I have plenty of food. Always. Nearly. Always. Certainly. By an example. I was never afraid. He doesn't say anything. In that way. Not after. He was. Sure. Of it. Then. By then. We were. In Munich. And sat. Today. By way Of Staring. And nearly all of it In. That. Shining. Firm. Spread. Paul. Slices. If I copy nature. If I copy nature. If I copy nature. If I copy nature. For it. Open. Seen Piling. Left. In. Left in. Not in. Border Sew. Why. Spaces. I. Mean. To. Laugh. Do be. Do be all. Do be all out. If you can. Come. To stay. And. After. All. Have. A. Night. Which. Means. That. There Is. Not This Essential. By...

Reading the land enables us to read the Bible with greater insight. Though the truths of the Bible transcend time and place, they are rooted in them. Geographical data inform our understanding of activity in the land of the Bible, while the Bible’s own description of these events, embedded deeply in the realia of the land itself, helps us better understand the living context in which these events took place. When we develop a skill set that allows us to read the land of the Bible as fluently as we might read the text, we stand not only to gain a better appreciation of the divine-human events of Scripture, we also gain an understanding of how these events become relevant to us in our own particular living contexts. Chapters include: Exploring the World of the Bible Building Blocks of Biblical Geography The Land of Ancient Israel: The Southern Regions (Judah/Judea) The Land of Ancient Israel: The Central Regions (Israel/Samaria) The Land of Ancient Israel: The Northern Regions (Galilee) Transjordan Afterword: Geography of the Heart Biblical geography has great apologetic value. The biblical writers had to be accurate when presenting geographical material. Unlike some matters of history and doctrine, their assertions about the realities of land forms and climate, or about the relation of one city to another, or about the use of strategic routes could easily be verified both by their first readers as well as by contemporary readers. Verifiable geographic information provides a solid foundation on which to place and evaluate the veracity of other truth claims in the biblical text.

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Presents a brief history and key facts about each country including its size, geographical features, wildlife, and how its people live, work, and play.