Author: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of PublicationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publications
Author: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of PublicationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Biology
Author: Gaiety of Spirit
Author: Frances KlatzelPublisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN: 1926855914
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Since the birth of modern mountaineering, the term Sherpa has been used to refer to Himalayan men working as guides on expeditions in and around the area of Mount Everest. Known mostly for their remarkable mountaineering skills and expertise, Sherpas are much more than mere high-altitude porters. The Sherpas are an extraordinary ethnic people who settled the remote valleys in the Himalayas about 500 years ago and whose culture is steeped in the rich philosophical traditions of Himalayan Buddhism. As distinguished British Himalayan mountaineer Eric Shipton wrote: “ . . . the temperament and character of the Sherpas . . . have won them a large place in the hearts of the Western travellers. Their most enduring characteristic is their extraordinary gaiety of spirit.” For three decades, writer and naturalist Frances Klatzel has lived and worked with Sherpas near Mount Everest. During this time, she has gained intimate access and a profound knowledge of the people, helping to create the Sherpa Cultural Centre at Tengboche, the largest Buddhist monastery in the region. Infused with the author’s own reflections and experiences, and complete with colour photos highlighting Sherpa life from the metaphysical to the everyday, Gaiety of Spirit will take the reader on a magnificent journey toward a richer level of understanding of Sherpa culture, traditions, symbols, belief and history.
All In Her Head: A Novel
Author: Sunny MeraPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 163152819X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
As a young girl growing up in the Midwest, Sunny experiences the shame and stigma of scandal when her father is banned from their church for having an affair with the pastor’s best friend’s wife. As Sunny grows older, she begins to build the life she’s always wanted: she marries, buys a house, enrolls in graduate school, and soon has a baby on the way. But when she experiences the psychological phenomena of orgasmic labor, it triggers a chain of bizarre events, and she gradually descends into a world of delusion and paranoia. As Sunny struggles to separate the real from the unreal, she relies upon friends and family to ground her in truth and love—and keep her from going over the edge into madness.
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Pamphlets in the Library of the Linnean Society of London
Author: Linnean Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: University of Aberdeen. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Clues to the Past
Author: Meliha S. DuranPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History) ...
Author: British Museum (Natural History). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
E.T. Talk
Author: Fernando J. BallesterosPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441960899
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
For a long time I have been giving scientific lectures in different countries and on diverse topics, generally related to astronomy and to my work at the Arecibo Observatory. No matter which parti- lar topic I am talking about, the same question always comes up: Have we had any contact at Arecibo with “them”? My negative answer does not satisfy anyone. In fact, the answer either confirms their suspicions that there is a conspiracy afoot by higher autho- ties not to release information or their intentions to deceive the general public. The reasons for the deception have to do with the idea that, as in the movie Contact, the received messages contain important and useful information that will bring great advantage to whoever gets it. Many of us want to believe that extraterrestrial creatures can talk to us, that perhaps they are even living among us, as UFO fans believe. It would be fascinating if it were true, a more than extra- dinary discovery, the answer to an eternal question. There is p- sibly a deep psychological motive in this desire to know if we are alone in this huge universe, and the need to believe in something beyond our limited world, in space and time. There is no doubt, then, that this topic brings with it many scientific and philosophical discussions, as well as speculations that, on many occasions, fall into pure pseudoscience because of the lack of a reference framework.
Proceedings
Author: Linnean Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description