Author: Elaine Dewar
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 9781550284508
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Most concerned citizens trust environmental groups to fight on behalf of the public for sensible solutions to the world's most pressing problems. But Elaine Dewar discovered that this trust is often misplaced. In this book the award-winning journalist explores links between key environmental groups, government and big business. Written like a mystery, Cloak of Green follows the author from a Toronto fundraiser for the Kayapo Indians of Brazil to the Amazon rainforest and the global backrooms of Brasilia, Washington and Geneva. Along the way she meets some fascinating peopleAnita Roddick of the Body Shop, businessman-politican Maurice Strong, and activists who run key Canadian and American environmental groups. She discovers some disturbing revelations about these groups and their relations to "green" corporations and government. Cloak of Green is a penetrating investigative study that challenges many established pieties of the environmental movement.
Cloak of Green
Author: Elaine Dewar
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 9781550284508
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Most concerned citizens trust environmental groups to fight on behalf of the public for sensible solutions to the world's most pressing problems. But Elaine Dewar discovered that this trust is often misplaced. In this book the award-winning journalist explores links between key environmental groups, government and big business. Written like a mystery, Cloak of Green follows the author from a Toronto fundraiser for the Kayapo Indians of Brazil to the Amazon rainforest and the global backrooms of Brasilia, Washington and Geneva. Along the way she meets some fascinating peopleAnita Roddick of the Body Shop, businessman-politican Maurice Strong, and activists who run key Canadian and American environmental groups. She discovers some disturbing revelations about these groups and their relations to "green" corporations and government. Cloak of Green is a penetrating investigative study that challenges many established pieties of the environmental movement.
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 9781550284508
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Most concerned citizens trust environmental groups to fight on behalf of the public for sensible solutions to the world's most pressing problems. But Elaine Dewar discovered that this trust is often misplaced. In this book the award-winning journalist explores links between key environmental groups, government and big business. Written like a mystery, Cloak of Green follows the author from a Toronto fundraiser for the Kayapo Indians of Brazil to the Amazon rainforest and the global backrooms of Brasilia, Washington and Geneva. Along the way she meets some fascinating peopleAnita Roddick of the Body Shop, businessman-politican Maurice Strong, and activists who run key Canadian and American environmental groups. She discovers some disturbing revelations about these groups and their relations to "green" corporations and government. Cloak of Green is a penetrating investigative study that challenges many established pieties of the environmental movement.
The Essential Moreno
Author: J.L. Moreno, MD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826197752
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Again available! This handy volume collects the best and most important writings of J.L. Moreno in one concise and accessible place. This unique collection explores Moreno's thought in developing psychodrama and sociometry, with his strong emphasis on spontaneity and creativity. The book discusses both basic and advanced concepts and techniques of psychodramatic treatment. Thte reader will find extensive examples from Moreno's own cases containing verbatim transcripts that illustrate the give-and-take between Moreno, his patients, and the audience observers. Jonathan Fox introduces the book with a brief overview of Moreno's life and ideas and places him in the context of his time and in the field of psychotherapy. Fox's notes throughout underscore significant aspects of the selections for the practitioner and student.
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826197752
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Again available! This handy volume collects the best and most important writings of J.L. Moreno in one concise and accessible place. This unique collection explores Moreno's thought in developing psychodrama and sociometry, with his strong emphasis on spontaneity and creativity. The book discusses both basic and advanced concepts and techniques of psychodramatic treatment. Thte reader will find extensive examples from Moreno's own cases containing verbatim transcripts that illustrate the give-and-take between Moreno, his patients, and the audience observers. Jonathan Fox introduces the book with a brief overview of Moreno's life and ideas and places him in the context of his time and in the field of psychotherapy. Fox's notes throughout underscore significant aspects of the selections for the practitioner and student.
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Author: Robert Beatty
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 148471511X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
"Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity...before all of the children vanish one by one. Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 148471511X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
"Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity...before all of the children vanish one by one. Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.
Cloak of the Light
Author: Chuck Black
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601425031
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Drew is caught in a world of light - just inches away from the dark What if...there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if...our world wasn’t beyond their influence? Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn, but college offers Drew a chance to start over—until an accident during a physics experiment leaves him blind and his genius friend, Benjamin Berg, missing. As his sight miraculously returns, Drew discovers that the accident has heightened his neuron activity, giving him skills and sight beyond the normal man. When he begins to observe fierce invaders that no one else can see, he questions his own sanity, and so do others. But is he insane or do the invaders truly exist? With help from Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl who offers encouragement through her faith, Drew searches for his missing friend, Ben, who seems to hold the key to unlocking this mystery. As the dark invaders close in, will he find the truth in time?
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601425031
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Drew is caught in a world of light - just inches away from the dark What if...there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if...our world wasn’t beyond their influence? Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn, but college offers Drew a chance to start over—until an accident during a physics experiment leaves him blind and his genius friend, Benjamin Berg, missing. As his sight miraculously returns, Drew discovers that the accident has heightened his neuron activity, giving him skills and sight beyond the normal man. When he begins to observe fierce invaders that no one else can see, he questions his own sanity, and so do others. But is he insane or do the invaders truly exist? With help from Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl who offers encouragement through her faith, Drew searches for his missing friend, Ben, who seems to hold the key to unlocking this mystery. As the dark invaders close in, will he find the truth in time?
Journal
Author: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Legends and Poems
Author: John Keegan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Charlie Needs a Cloak
Author:
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780812428667
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A shepherd shears his sheep, spins the wool, weaves and dyes the yarn, and makes beautiful red cloak.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780812428667
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A shepherd shears his sheep, spins the wool, weaves and dyes the yarn, and makes beautiful red cloak.
The Red Cloak
Author: Betsy James
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN: 9780877015642
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this free retelling of an old Scottish ballad, Jan, who is convinced her friend Tam is not dead but has only disappeared, follows the advice of a wise old woman and with the help of a red cloak releases him from capture by elves.
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN: 9780877015642
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In this free retelling of an old Scottish ballad, Jan, who is convinced her friend Tam is not dead but has only disappeared, follows the advice of a wise old woman and with the help of a red cloak releases him from capture by elves.
Color and Meaning
Author: John Gage
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520226111
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
"John Gage's Color and Meaning is full of ideas. . .He is one of the best writers on art now alive."--A. S. Byatt, Booker Prize winner
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520226111
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
"John Gage's Color and Meaning is full of ideas. . .He is one of the best writers on art now alive."--A. S. Byatt, Booker Prize winner
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities ...
Author: Royal Irish Academy. Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description