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Author: Beth McKillop Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1789148987 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 282
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An illustrated history of Korean ceramics from ancient origins to today. This book is a captivating, richly illustrated history of fired clay in Korea, spanning ancient times to the present day. Drawing on the latest research, this book features a wide range of examples from archaeological sites and museums. In addition, it offers a rare glimpse into the world of modern North Korean ceramics. The authors devote substantial chapters to the refined celadons of the Goryeo and porcelains of the Joseon dynasties (tenth to twentieth centuries), as well as an array of blue-and-white vessels. Merging maritime archaeology, textual evidence, and kiln excavation reports, this overview reveals a remarkable and enduring ceramic tradition in Korea.
Author: Beth McKillop Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1789148987 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
An illustrated history of Korean ceramics from ancient origins to today. This book is a captivating, richly illustrated history of fired clay in Korea, spanning ancient times to the present day. Drawing on the latest research, this book features a wide range of examples from archaeological sites and museums. In addition, it offers a rare glimpse into the world of modern North Korean ceramics. The authors devote substantial chapters to the refined celadons of the Goryeo and porcelains of the Joseon dynasties (tenth to twentieth centuries), as well as an array of blue-and-white vessels. Merging maritime archaeology, textual evidence, and kiln excavation reports, this overview reveals a remarkable and enduring ceramic tradition in Korea.
Author: Bruce A. Stein Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0198028962 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 426
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From the lush forests of Appalachia to the frozen tundra of Alaska, and from the tallgrass prairies of the Midwest to the subtropical rainforests of Hawaii, the United States harbors a remarkable array of ecosystems. These ecosystems in turn sustain an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. For species such as salamanders and freshwater turtles, the United States ranks as the global center of diversity. Among the nation's other unique biological features are California's coast redwoods, the world's tallest trees, and Nevada's Devils Hole pupfish, which survives in a single ten-by-seventy-foot desert pool, the smallest range of any vertebrate animal. Precious Heritage draws together for the first time a quarter century of information on U.S. biodiversity developed by natural heritage programs from across the country. This richly illustrated volume not only documents those aspects of U.S. biodiversity that are particularly noteworthy, but also considers how our species and ecosystems are faring, what is threatening them, and what is needed to protect the nation's remaining natural inheritance. Above all, Precious Heritage is a celebration of the extraordinary biological diversity of the United States.
Author: Sri Chinmoy Publisher: Gatekeeper Press ISBN: 1662924712 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 200
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This book is a collection of Sri Chinmoy’s poems selected from his entire body of poetic work that spans over six decades. He started writing poetry from the age of thirteen and continued writing even in the last year of his life. As a child he was thoroughly trained in the craft of the poetic art. All his early poems were written from within the poetic restraints of meter and rhyme. Only later in his poetic career he wrote in free verse. Speaking of his poetry, Sri Chinmoy said, “Throughout my poetry-journey, my poetry-tree has cherished various branches: philosophy, prayer, religion, spirituality, my love of Nature’s beauty, my love of word-making, which the English language indulgently allows me to explore, and my abiding love, concern and hope for this world of ours.” Because of the shear originality, sincerity, honesty, and truth in his poems, the cadences of Sri Chinmoy’s poetry, like the poet himself, will travel through time for centuries and centuries to come offering hope, strength and salvation to many an earnest traveler in his or her journey through life. Book Review: "These inspiring poems, so rich in wisdom, spirituality and love, remind us Sri Chinmoy lives on cherished in our hearts and history." -- Jason McManus, Editor-in-chief, Time Warner publications.
Author: James Vincent Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 1324035862 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 424
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A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly animated rivalry between metric and imperial, to our current age of the “quantified self.” At every turn, Vincent is keenly attuned to the political consequences of measurement, exploring how it has also been used as a tool for oppression and control. Beyond Measure reveals how measurement is not only deeply entwined with our experience of the world, but also how its history encompasses and shapes the human quest for knowledge.
Author: Vicki Abeles Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451699255 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 304
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Now in paperback, the New York Times bestseller from Race to Nowhere director Vicki Abeles about how our schools can revolutionize learning, prioritize children’s health, and re-envision success for a lifetime. Race to Nowhere, Vicki Abeles’s groundbreaking documentary about our educational system, tapped into a widespread problem in our nation’s schools: From high school to kindergarten, an entire generation of American students is being pressured to perform in ways that make them less intellectually flexible, creative, and responsive to a changing world. Vicki brought home how, as students race against each other to have constantly higher grades, better test scores, and more AP courses than their classmates, they are damaging their own mental and physical health. Now in the New York Times bestseller Beyond Measure, Vicki continues this all-important conversation, seeking out success stories to inspire and instruct those who are eager to create change. We see examples of teachers who have cut the workload in half and seen scores rise; parents who have taken the pressure off of their kids only to find their motivation and abilities rise on their own; schools that have instituted later start times so that the kids are getting the sleep they need able to learn more efficiently. Everyone is aware that the educational system is broken, and Beyond Measure reveals a personal, unique, on-the-ground perspective. From limiting the number of AP courses a college will consider to eliminating the competitive need to “do more than the next kid” and shifting emphasis in the admissions process to essay options over test scores. “With both heart and smarts, Vicki Abeles showcases the courageous communities that are rejecting the childhood rat race and reclaiming health and learning (Maria Shriver).” The result will help students succeed, not just on the race to college—but for life.
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor Publisher: Hay House, Inc ISBN: 1401961991 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 305
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The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it's not that simple: in fact, our emotional limbic tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres. Consequently, each hemisphere has both an emotional brain and a thinking brain. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor presents these four distinct modules of cells as four characters that make up who we are: Character 1, Left Thinking; Character 2, Left Emotion; Character 3, Right Emotion; and Character 4, Right Thinking. Everything we think, feel, or do is dependent upon brain cells to perform that function. Since each of the Four Characters stems from specific groups of cells that feel unique inside of our body, they each display particular skills, feel specific emotions, or think distinctive thoughts. In Whole Brain Living, Dr. Taylor shows us how to get acquainted with our own Four Characters, observe how they show up in our daily life, and learn to identify and relate to them in others as well. And she introduces a practice called the Brain Huddle--a tool for bringing our Four Characters into conversation with one another so we can tap their respective strengths and choose which one to embody in any situation. The more we become familiar with each of the characters in ourselves and others, the more power we gain over our thoughts, our feelings, our relationships, and our lives. Indeed, we discover that we have the power to choose who and how we want to be in every moment. And when our Four Characters work together and balance one another as a whole brain, we gain a radical new road map to deep inner peace.
Author: Helen Calder Publisher: David McCracken Ministries ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 138
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At the heart of your Christian life and prophetic ministry is your intimate relationship with God and a vital connection to His Word. In this book Helen Calder shares her personal journey from burnout and spiritual exhaustion to a lifestyle of encountering God—the pathway that launched her into prophetic ministry. 'Deeper' contains many practical tips to help you discover the relationship with God and the Bible that you are uniquely designed for. Together with the accompanying workbook, 'Deeper' takes you on a journey of personal renewal. ‘Deeper: 6 Steps to Greater Intimacy with God and His Word’ will: Help you identify factors that may be holding you back in your intimate relationship with GodRenew your passion and vision for Bible studyEmpower you with tools to discover a fresh approach in your devotional lifeProvide information about the many ways you can pray and hear God’s voiceGive you specific steps to discover the times and places that you personally encounter GodBuild your spiritual gift and ministry by focusing on the source of that gift—your intimate relationship with God Chapter List: 1. Recognise The Value Of Your Devotional Life 2. Pursue Encounters With God 3. Consider A Fresh Approach To Bible Study 4. Find Your Places Of Divine Appointment 5. Recharge Your Prayer Life 6. Lean In To Hear God’s Voice Appendix 1: Journaling Methods Appendix 2: Jesus’ Prayer Life Deeper is available for download in PDF (112 pages) Bonus: Deeper Workbook The Deeper Workbook is your essential companion to ‘Deeper: 6 Steps to Greater Intimacy with God and His Word’. The Workbook enables you to: Process your own journey to renewing your devotional life with honest self-assessments and clear steps forwardDiscover your strongest learning styles and apply them to your own Bible studyFind out the best times and places for you to personally connect with God and His WordExplore the unique ways you hear from God, pray and encounter Him The Deeper Workbook is also ideal for small group study, with both exercises and discussion questions provided. The Deeper Workbook is designed for optional printing, with 26 pages in A4 PDF format.
Author: Valerie Krishna Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317656776 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 265
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The poems in this collection will give the reader an appreciation of both the distinctiveness and the variety of the medieval English Arthurian tradition and highlight some of this important chapter in Arthurian legend literature. The Middle English stories are different in style and structure to the later French romances, composed in poetic forms that derive from native English traditions. The Stanzaic Morte Arthur is the earliest version of the Lancelot-Guinevere story in English; The Awyntas off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyn is a serious moral poem while the story of the Avowing is a tail-rhyme romance. The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell is a strongly folkloric variation of Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale and Syre Gawene and the Carle of Carlyle is an alternative version of the testing of Gawain. Originally published in 1991, the translator gives an introduction to each poem as well as a general introduction about the development of the Arthurian poetic tradition.
Author: Boone Desotell Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 164462043X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 180
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A simple task: a theft steal an object for a lord. Ro believed it an easy thing to accomplish except when the object in question begins to speak to its mind, and seeing a grotesque creature flitting at the edge of his field of vision does he start to suspect that there was something much more to it. Armed with his wits and with his spectral ally at his side, he tries to navigate the perils of a decaying world and dreams that threaten to tear him apart.
Author: Beth McKillop
Author: Beth McKillop
Author: Bruce A. Stein
Author: Sri Chinmoy
Author: James Vincent
Author: Vicki Abeles
Author: American remembrancer
Author: Jill Bolte Taylor
Author: Helen Calder
Author: Valerie Krishna
Author: Boone Desotell