Treading Softly
Title | Treading Softly PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Princen |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2010-02-19 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 026229057X |
How to imagine and then realize an ecological order based on living within our biophysical means. We are living beyond our means, running up debts both economic and ecological, consuming the planet's resources at rates not remotely sustainable. But it's hard to imagine a different way. How can we live without cheap goods and easy credit? How can we consume without consuming the systems that support life? How can we live well and live within our means? In Treading Softly, Thomas Princen helps us imagine an alternative. We need, he says, a new normal, an ecological order that is actually economical with resources, that embraces limits, that sees sustainable living not as a “lifestyle” but as a long-term connection to fresh, free-flowing water, fertile soil, and healthy food. The goal would be to live well by living well within the capacities of our resources. Princen doesn't offer a quick fix—there's no list of easy ways to save the planet to hang on the refrigerator. He gives us instead a positive, realistic sense of the possible, with an abundance of examples, concepts, and tools for imagining, then realizing, how to live within our biophysical means.
Treading the Beaten Path
Title | Treading the Beaten Path PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Fazal Ghafoor |
Publisher | Notion Press |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2021-04-21 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1637453973 |
Treading the Beaten Path is a rereading of history through the review and critical analysis of fifty books. It is an in-depth analysis of major events that shaped the history of contemporary India. Amongst authors are B R Ambedkar, Rajdeep Sardesai Jai Ram Ramesh, Ramachandra Guha, Kuldip Nayyar, Zoya Hassan and a host of others. Major epochs in history like the Mughal period, Partition of India, the Emergency, Operation Blue Star etc. are included. The biographies of Sheik Abdulla, Feroze Gandhi and critical studies on S C Bose, Nehru and Gandhi form a part. Epochs of history include the partition of Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. A look at the two-part defense of Hinduism by Shashi Tharoor is a highlight. An evaluation of the Communist, Hindutva and Mandal movements is undertaken. On a lighter vein the biographies of Mohamed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Sahir Ludhianvi are explored. The reviews have a personal touch as the author has thought out of the box to add his opinion to many a contentious issue at hand. In that sense it is not a review but a critical narrative with the book acting only as a template with the discussion many a time spilling beyond the confines of it.
Treading the Narrow Way
Title | Treading the Narrow Way PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Emmet Barrett |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2022-08-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Treading the Narrow Way" by Robert Emmet Barrett. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
On Trails
Title | On Trails PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Moor |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2017-07-04 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1476739234 |
"In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor interweaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature writing--combining the nomadic joys of Peter Matthiessen with the eclectic wisdom of Lewis Hyde's The Gift. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic--the oft-overlooked trail--sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across continents? How has humanity's relationship with nature and technology shaped the world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, On Trails is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species, and our ways of life anew"--Book jacket flap.
Paths of Ever-Increasing Glory
Title | Paths of Ever-Increasing Glory PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Fickess |
Publisher | Morningstar Publications Inc. |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2016-06-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1607086565 |
Paths of Ever-Increasing Glory by Michael Fickess takes Enoch’s Blessing a step further by exploring Enoch’s unique theology from a biblical perspective. Using Scripture, prophetic insight, and practical instruction, this book further illuminates the mysteries of the Spirit, highlighting Christ’s supremacy as the greatest mystery while diving into other important topics, such as angelic ministry, the cloud of witnesses, the “Days of Noah,” overcoming the curse of the Fall, and much more.
The Knickerbacker
Title | The Knickerbacker PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 570 |
Release | 1846 |
Genre | American periodicals |
ISBN |
Initiation, Human and Solar
Title | Initiation, Human and Solar PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Bailey |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2022-11-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
Initiation, Human and Solar is book by Alice Bailey in which is explained her theory of the hierarchy of sacred entities, and the part initiation plays in that system. Initiation is presented as a growth of perception which serves as a guide to revelation and elucidation.