The World I Live in
Author | : Helen Keller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Deafblind people |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Helen Keller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Deafblind people |
ISBN | : |
Author | : G. M. Woodwell |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2016-02-26 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0262034077 |
A scientist makes a powerful case that preservation of the integrity of the biosphere is a necessity and an inviolable human right. A century of industrial development is the briefest of moments in the half billion years of the earth's evolution. And yet our current era has brought greater changes to the earth than any period in human history. The biosphere, the globe's life-giving envelope of air and climate, has been changed irreparably. In A World to Live In, the distinguished ecologist George Woodwell shows that the biosphere is now a global human protectorate and that its integrity of structure and function are tied closely to the human future. The earth is a living system, Woodwell explains, and its stability is threatened by human disruption. Industry dumps its waste globally and makes a profit from it, invading the global commons; corporate interests overpower weak or nonexistent governmental protection to plunder the planet. The fossil fuels industry offers the most dramatic example of environmental destruction, disseminating the heat-trapping gases that are now warming the earth and changing the climate forever. The assumption that we can continue to use fossil fuels and “adapt” to climate disruption, Woodwell argues, is a ticket to catastrophe. But Woodwell points the way toward a solution. We must respect the full range of life on earth—not species alone, but their natural communities of plant and animal life that have built, and still maintain, the biosphere. We must recognize that the earth's living systems are our heritage and that the preservation of the integrity of a finite biosphere is a necessity and an inviolable human right.
Author | : Susan Beth Pfeffer |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0547248040 |
The highly anticipated follow-up to Life As We Knew It and The Dead and the Gone
Author | : Helen Keller |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-03-08 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0486140598 |
These poetic, inspiring essays offer remarkable insights into the world of a gifted woman who was deaf and blind. Keller relates her impressions, perceived through the senses and imagination, of the world's beauty and promise.
Author | : Louis Bromfield |
Publisher | : Alien Ebooks |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2023-10-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1667628836 |
Nine short stories, set in various locales (the U.S., Monte Carlo, Switzerland...) and with various sets of characters, but all showing Louis Bromfield's creative powers and unobtrusively excellent style of writing.
Author | : Vine Deloria Jr. |
Publisher | : Fulcrum Publishing |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2016-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1555918476 |
In his final work, the great and beloved Native American scholar Vine Deloria Jr. takes us into the realm of the spiritual and reveals through eyewitness accounts the immense power of medicine men. The World We Used To Live In, a fascinating collection of anecdotes from tribes across the country, explores everything from healing miracles and scared rituals to Navajos who could move the sun. In this compelling work, which draws upon a lifetime of scholarship, Deloria shows us how ancient powers fit into our modern understanding of science and the cosmos, and how future generations may draw strength from the old ways.
Author | : Bridget Grenville-Cleave |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2021-03-28 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1000360865 |
This book is about hope and a call to action to make the world the kind of place we want to live in. Our hope is to provoke conversation, and gently challenge possibly long-held views, beliefs, and ideologies about the way the world works and the people in that world. Written by eminent researchers and experienced practitioners, the book explores the principles that underpin living well, and gives examples of how this can be achieved not just in our own lives, but across communities and the planet we share. Chapters cover the stages of life from childhood to ageing, the foundations of everyday flourishing, including health and relationships, and finally wellbeing in the wider world, addressing issues such as economics, politics and the environment. Based in the scientific evidence of what works and supported by illustrations of good practice, this book is both ambitious and aspirational. The book is designed for a wide audience – anyone seeking to create positive change in the world, their institutions or communities. www.creatingtheworldwewanttolivein.org
Author | : Lincoln Barnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Natural history |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Judith K. Major |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780262133319 |
While most historians and critics have focused on the treatise, Judith Major gives equal emphasis to Downing's spirited monthly editorials in the Horticulturist. In the journal, Downing "spoke American" and encouraged his countrymen and women to practice economy, to use America's rich natural resources wisely yet artfully, to be content with a little cottage and a few fine native trees.
Author | : Carrie Rich |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2022-05-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 111984892X |
Supercharge your impact on global issues and drive transformative change in the world around you Impact the World: Live Your Values and Drive Change As a Citizen Statesperson is your motivational guide to becoming a superpowered individual committed to improving your community—and the world—through your values and actions. You’ll discover why the intersection of a renewed civic spirit and new technologies empowering individuals at the local level equates to an unprecedented opportunity to channel global impact. From poverty and homelessness to violence and corruption, we often see challenges in the world around us and ask, “Why doesn’t someone do something?” We look to people with more experience, or people with more influence, or people with more time or resources than ourselves to step up and find answers to some of our biggest problems. But what if we didn’t wait for others? What if we stepped up, and looked for ways to employ our skills to solve the biggest and most complex problems of our time? That’s what leaders do. That’s what citizen statespeople do. This book is a call to action. From local to global, from the private sector to government, and to the frontlines of social entrepreneurship, authors Carrie Rich and Dean Fealk explore the benefits and challenges of becoming a citizen statesperson, showing how to pull together disparate threads to solve pressing social, political, and economic challenges. You’ll also discover: ● The lifecycle of a citizen statesperson, including an enlightening discussion of how to build your personal brand ● Inspiring case studies of real-life citizen statespeople around the world ● Explorations of the new technologies that can be used to accelerate the impact of a citizen statesperson on the world Simultaneously optimistic, inspiring, intensely practical, and engaging, Impact the World will earn a valued place in the libraries of civic leaders, activists, social justice advocates, business executives, politicians, volunteers, public servants, and anyone else looking for a way to magnify their influence and impact in any area that matters to them.