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Author: Peter Wayne Moe Publisher: ISBN: 9780870713101 Category : Whales Languages : en Pages : 153
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"Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable-in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver of back, a glimpse of a fluke, or a split-second breach before diving away. It's a pressing question, given how frequently whales are in the news: Japan just withdrew from the International Whaling Commission; the Makah Tribe seeks to resume hunts; in 2019 more than 200 gray whales washed up along the West Coast; in 2018, an orca attracted international attention when she pushed her dead calf through the water 17 days before letting go; and, amid all this, every few years we discover new species of whales. Beyond the parade of headlines, writing about whales-history, science, and literary work-often sits within disciplinary silos. Touching This Leviathan starts a conversation among them. Drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary criticism, environmental studies, and composition theory, author Peter Wayne Moe offers a deep dive into the alluring and impalpable mysteries of Earth's largest mammal. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and swimming with intelligence and wit, Touching This Leviathan is creative nonfiction that gestures toward science and literary criticism as it invites readers into the belly of the whale"--
Author: Peter Wayne Moe Publisher: ISBN: 9780870713101 Category : Whales Languages : en Pages : 153
Book Description
"Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable-in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver of back, a glimpse of a fluke, or a split-second breach before diving away. It's a pressing question, given how frequently whales are in the news: Japan just withdrew from the International Whaling Commission; the Makah Tribe seeks to resume hunts; in 2019 more than 200 gray whales washed up along the West Coast; in 2018, an orca attracted international attention when she pushed her dead calf through the water 17 days before letting go; and, amid all this, every few years we discover new species of whales. Beyond the parade of headlines, writing about whales-history, science, and literary work-often sits within disciplinary silos. Touching This Leviathan starts a conversation among them. Drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary criticism, environmental studies, and composition theory, author Peter Wayne Moe offers a deep dive into the alluring and impalpable mysteries of Earth's largest mammal. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and swimming with intelligence and wit, Touching This Leviathan is creative nonfiction that gestures toward science and literary criticism as it invites readers into the belly of the whale"--
Author: Peter Wayne Moe Publisher: ISBN: 9780870713071 Category : Languages : en Pages : 152
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Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable--in this case, whales. The book is necessarily interdisciplinary, drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary studies, environmental studies, and writing studies as it invites readers into the belly of the whale.
Author: Thomas Hobbes Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 048612214X Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 418
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Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.
Author: Joseph Roth Publisher: New Directions Publishing ISBN: 0811219321 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 65
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Joseph Roth’s final novella, The Leviathan, concerns a shtetl’s finest coral merchant and how his dream of seeing the sea for the first time materializes at a terrible cost. In the small town of Progrody, Nissen Piczenik makes his living as the most respected coral merchant of the region. Nissen has never been outside of his town, deep in the Russian interior, and fantasizes that a Leviathan watches over the coral reefs. When the sailor nephew of one of Progrody’s residents comes to visit, Nissen loses little time in befriending him for the purpose of learning about the sea. The sailor offers Nissen a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come to Odessa and tour his ship. Nissen leaves his business during the peak coral season, and stays in Odessa for three weeks. But upon his return to Progrody, Nissen finds that a new coral merchant has moved into the neighboring town, and his coral is quickly becoming the most sought after. As his customers dwindle, life takes an evil twist for Nissen Piczenik. And the final decider of his fate may be the devil himself.
Author: Scott Westerfeld Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0748126775 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 212
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Imagine falling for someone who can fly you through the air. Imagine loving someone who can see your darkest thoughts. Imagine having secrets that could destroy the things you cherish . . . Midnight in Bixby hides more than one secret, and uncovering them will put Jessica and her friends in more danger than they could have imagined. The Midnighters aren't the only ones seeking truth in the darkness. And if the group allow their own secrets to come between them they risk losing one of their own - forever.
Author: Bruce Coville Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780152052164 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 220
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They live! -- in the heart of every true believer, in the untamed wilds of the imagination, and in the pages of this collection of stories and poems from master unicorn chronicler Bruce Coville. A thief braves a deadly maze to steal healing waters from a unicorn's well... A princess must choose between her love of a silver colt and her love of her father, the king... A young unicorn is given a mission to heal a girl who is not sick, but who has decided to die... Bringing together the singular talents of Madeleine L'Engle, Jane Yolen, C. S. Lewis, Myra Cohn Livingston, and many others, The Unicorn Treasury reminds us that as long as we can dream, there will be unicorns. Book jacket.
Author: James K. A. Smith Publisher: Brazos Press ISBN: 149343862X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 195
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★ Publishers Weekly starred review "This incisive and eloquent volume will expand readers' minds."--Publishers Weekly Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, as if self-starters from clean slates in every generation. They suffer from a lack of awareness of time and the effects of history--both personal and collective--and thus are naive about current issues and fixated on the end times. Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that awakening to the spiritual significance of time is crucial for orienting faith in the 21st century. He encourages us to cultivate the spiritual discipline of memento tempori, a temporal awareness of the Spirit's presence--indebted to a past, oriented toward the future, and faithful in the present. To gain spiritual appreciation for our mortality. To synchronize our heart-clocks with the tempo of the Spirit, which changes in the different seasons of life. Integrating popular culture, biblical exposition, and meditation, Smith provides insights for pastoring, counseling, spiritual formation, politics, and public life.
Author: Daniel Abraham Publisher: ISBN: 9781596062658 Category : Fantasy fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Presents a collection of high fantasy and science fiction stories, including "The cambist and Lord Iron," "Flat Diane," and "Exclusion."
Author: Herman Melville Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1194
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Book 1: Set sail on an epic adventure with “Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville.” Melville's classic novel takes readers aboard the whaling ship Pequod, led by the obsessed Captain Ahab, as they pursue the elusive white whale, Moby Dick, in a gripping tale of revenge, obsession, and the power of nature. Book 2: Join young Jim Hawkins on a swashbuckling journey in “Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.” Stevenson's timeless adventure novel unfolds on the high seas as Jim and a crew of pirates search for buried treasure, encountering danger, deceit, and the infamous Long John Silver along the way. Book 3: Experience the poignant tales of love and loneliness in “White Nights and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.” Dostoyevsky's collection of short stories, including the titular "White Nights," explores the complexities of human emotions, existential yearning, and the fleeting nature of connection in the bustling streets of St. Petersburg.
Author: Paul Auster Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101562617 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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A “compelling” (Los Angeles Times) tale of friendship, betrayal, estrangement, and the unpredictable intrusions of violence in the everyday – from the author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel "Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin. . . ." So begins the story by Peter Aaron about his best friend, Benjamin Sachs. Sachs had a marriage Aaron envied, an intelligence he admired, a world he shared. And then suddenly, after a near-fatal fall that might or might not have been intentional, Sachs disappeared. Now Aaron must piece together the life that led to Sach's death. His sole aim is to tell the truth and preserve it, before those who are investigating the case invent an account of their own.
Author: Peter Wayne Moe
Author: Peter Wayne Moe
Author: Peter Wayne Moe
Author: Thomas Hobbes
Author: Joseph Roth
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Author: Bruce Coville
Author: James K. A. Smith
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Author: Herman Melville
Author: Paul Auster