Author: James Fullarton MuirheadPublisher:
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Category : National characteristics, American
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Land of Contrasts
Author: James Fullarton MuirheadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National characteristics, American
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
America, the Land of Contrasts
Author: James Fullarton MuirheadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : National characteristics, American
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Land of Contrasts: A Briton's View of His American Kin
Author: James F. MuirheadPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The Land of Contrasts by James F. Muirhead is a textbook about American society from a British perspective. Contents: "Introductory 1 II. The Land of Contrasts 7 III. Lights and Shadows of American Society 24 IV. An Appreciation of the American Woman 45 V. The American Child 63 VI. International Misapprehensions and National Differences 74 VII. Sports and Amusements 106 VIII. The Humour of the "Man on the Cars" 128 IX. American Journalism—A Mixed Blessing 143 X. Some Literary Straws 162 XI. Certain Features of Certain Cities 190 XII. Baedekeriana 219 XIII. The American Note."
Chile, Land of Contrasts
Author: United States. Office of Inter-American AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Chile
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Globejotting
Author: Dave FoxPublisher:
ISBN: 9781592993444
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Most travel diaries fizzle. By day six of a big trip, people are struggling to recall what happened on days three, four, and five. They return home with mostly empty journals, or bland writing that fails to capture the full spirit of their journeys. Award-winning travel humorist Dave Fox comes to the rescue in this book that's both informative and irreverently funny. You'll learn to: -- Bring destinations to life with bold details. -- Splash those details quickly onto your pages so journaling doesn't gobble up your precious vacation time. -- Elude your "Inner Censor" and write with confidence. -- Weave together your "outer" and "inner" journeys, using unfamiliar places as a backdrop for self-discovery. Dave shares his favorite journaling techniques, shows how to find time to write in the middle of an exciting trip, and infuses it all with a generous dose of his off-the-wall humor. Whether your journeys are weekend road trips or excursions around the world, this book will help transform you into a travel journaling superhero!
Land of Contrast
Author: Heinrich Van Den BergPublisher:
ISBN: 9780620538152
Category : Biotic communities
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This nature book reveals the diversity of landscapes and life for which the remarkable eight biomes of the southern African sub-continent are renowned. The introduction to each chapter is a short summary of the main factors that determine the nature of each biome. Then follows a list of places for the traveller where the specific biome is evident.
Israel
Author: Rachel GoldmannPublisher: I. B. Tauris
ISBN: 9781860644818
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Israel is a land of stark contrasts. This beautifully illustrated book reflects the range of sights and issues crammed into this tiny strip of land along the coast of the eastern Mediterranean. Antiquity and modernity, peace and conflict, beaches and deserts--all jostle together to form a social, political and cultural environment pulsing with energy, nervous tension, creativity and beauty. Authors and photographer here combine to produce a wonderfully packaged portrait of the culture, history, archeology, architecture and social life of Israel, with its diverse and multi-ethnic population. We see the traditions of Jews, Christians, and Muslims deeply imbedded into a landscape of staggering beauty and infinite variety.
From Inside Brazil
Author: Vinod ThomasPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821364561
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Brazil faces important issues as to whether and how socio-economic and political reforms will be pursued with urgency and staying power. This book presents a strong agenda and action plan to achieve for Brazil both economic growth and improved welfare for its citizens.
Land of Stark Contrasts
Author: Manuel Mejido CostoyaPublisher: Fordham University Press
ISBN: 0823293971
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
An important new volume showcasing a wide range of faith-based responses to one of today’s most pressing social issues, challenging us to expand our ways of understanding. Land of Stark Contrasts brings together the work of social scientists, ethicists, and theologians exploring the profound role of religion in understanding and responding to homelessness and housing insecurity in all corners of the United States—from Seattle, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley to Dallas and San Antonio to Washington, D.C., and Boston. Together, the essays of Land of Stark Contrasts chart intriguing ways forward for future initiatives to address the root causes of homelessness. In this way they are essential reading for practical theologians, congregational leaders, and faith-based nonprofit organizers exploring how to combine spiritual and material care for homeless individuals and other vulnerable populations. Social workers, nonprofit managers, and policy specialists seeking to understand how to partner better with faith-based organizations will also find the chapters in this volume an invaluable resource. Contributors include James V. Spickard, Manuel Mejido Costoya and Margaret Breen, Michael R. Fisher Jr., Laura Stivers, Lauren Valk Lawson, Bruce Granville Miller, Nancy A. Khalil, John A. Coleman, S.J., Jeremy Phillip Brown, Paul Houston Blankenship, María Teresa Dávila, Roberto Mata, and Sathianathan Clarke. Co-published with Seattle University’s Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs
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