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The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Author : Leslie McAdam
Publisher : Leslie McAdam
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ground Beneath Our Feet written by Leslie McAdam and published by Leslie McAdam. This book was released on with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curvy girl falls in love with her extremely fit veterinarian roommate. And with herself. TAKE THE LEAP She’s got her feet planted on the ground. He’ll teach her to fly. Jessica, a curvy, driven, neat freak lawyer, is ecstatic when she finally gets her dream job—even though it's taking her away from her hometown. When she meets over-the-top, man-mountain Mikey, a fitness buff and veterinarian with a messy life in all senses of the word, she thinks she just walked into the second-most exciting adventure of her life. His larger-than-life personality fascinates her, but also shakes the foundations of her quiet, introverted self, knocking her off-kilter. It’s a bad idea to let him take her on as a weight-loss client. It’s an even worse idea to get involved with him since he’s her manwhore roommate...and she’s seen him in action. If they give into their undeniable attraction, is it just a train wreck waiting to happen? Or will their desire fuel a chance at real love? If you love steamy romance, be sure to check out the fourth standalone in the Giving You series.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet

Author : Salman Rushdie
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307367797
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Ground Beneath Her Feet written by Salman Rushdie and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first great rock ’n’ roll novel in the English language." --The Times On Valentine’s Day, 1989, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake. Her lover, the singer Ormus Cama, cannot accept that he has lost her, and so begins his eternal quest to find her and bring her back. His journey takes him across the globe and through cities pulsating with the power of rock ’n’ roll, to Bombay, London and New York. But around the star-crossed lover and his quest, the uncertain world itself is beginning to tremble and break. Cracks and tears are appearing in the very fabric of reality, and exposing the abyss beyond. And Ormus has to confront just how far he is willing to go for love. In this epic romance that stretches across whole lives, and even beyond death, Salman Rushdie's most accessible novel is also a vivid account of the intimate, flawed encounter between East and West, a remaking of the myth of Orpheus, and an exploration of the extremities of comedy, culture and desire. The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a gripping story that encapsulates the history, dreams and passions of the last half century as no other novel has done.

The Stars Beneath Our Feet

Author : David Barclay Moore
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524701246
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Stars Beneath Our Feet written by David Barclay Moore and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The right story at the right time. . . . It’s not just a narrative; it’s an experience. It’s the novel we’ve been waiting for." —The New York Times A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother’s death in this outstanding debut novel that celebrates community and creativity. Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent and soon to be a major motion picture directed by Michael B. Jordan! It’s Christmas Eve in Harlem, but twelve-year-old Lolly Rachpaul and his mom aren’t celebrating. They’re still reeling from his older brother’s death in a gang-related shooting just a few months earlier. Then Lolly’s mother’s girlfriend brings him a gift that will change everything: two enormous bags filled with Legos. Lolly’s always loved Legos, and he prides himself on following the kit instructions exactly. Now, faced with a pile of building blocks and no instructions, Lolly must find his own way forward. His path isn’t clear—and the pressure to join a “crew,” as his brother did, is always there. When Lolly and his friend are beaten up and robbed, joining a crew almost seems like the safe choice. But building a fantastical Lego city at the community center provides Lolly with an escape—and an unexpected bridge back to the world. David Barclay Moore paints a powerful portrait of a boy teetering on the edge—of adolescence, of grief, of violence—and shows how Lolly’s inventive spirit helps him build a life with firm foundations and open doors. A New York Times Notable Book A Time Magazine Top 10 Children's Books of the Year A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of the Year Six Starred Reviews “A fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us. David Barclay Moore is an exciting new voice. We definitely haven’t heard the last of his brilliance.” —Jacqueline Woodson, Newbery Honor and National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming “The Stars Beneath Our Feet is about the weight of the world on the back of a child, and the creative tools necessary to alleviate that pressure. I found myself rooting for Lolly, and you will too.” —Jason Reynolds, Coretta Scott King Honor Winner for As Brave As You

The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Author : Miroslav Válek
Publisher : Bloodaxe Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781852243777
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book The Ground Beneath Our Feet written by Miroslav Válek and published by Bloodaxe Books Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miroslav Válek was one of the leading figures in Slovak poetry in the sixties. Based on images and events, often in an urban setting, his poetry was (and is) a poetry of understanding people, yet at the same time a poetry of a certain wistfulness - at times of resignation.While Czech poets have been widely published in translation, the only significant exposure of their Slovak contemporaries has been through Modry Peter's 1993 anthology Not Waiting for Miracles. That Slovakia has her own distinctive culture and highly imaginative literature is clear from this edition of one of her major writers, which shows Miroslav Válek to be a poet of international status.This edition was copublished by Bloodaxe Books with Modry Peter.

The Street Beneath My Feet

Author : Charlotte Guillain
Publisher : Words & Pictures
ISBN 13 : 9781784937317
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book The Street Beneath My Feet written by Charlotte Guillain and published by Words & Pictures. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picked by the Guardian as one of '15 Modern Classics' books This double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey deep underground. One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows, layers of rock and the planet's molten core, and run seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feetoffers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. This expansive concertina book opens out to an impressive 2.5 metres long, perfect for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours.

The Earth Beneath My Feet

Author : Andrew Terrill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737068648
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (686 download)

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Download or read book The Earth Beneath My Feet written by Andrew Terrill and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earth Beneath My Feet is the first of two books that describe an epic 7,000-mile wilderness walk across an entire continent. Like millions of people, Andrew Terrill grew up on the edge of a big city. But for Terrill, suburban life felt predictable and crowded - the days lacked purpose and meaning. What he craved was a life of freedom, adventure and simplicity, and after nearly dying in the Swiss Alps that was the life he chose. In May 1997 he left his London home and travelled to the southernmost point of Calabria, Italy. Once there, he turned north and began walking, headed for Norway's North Cape. Leaving civilisation behind, Terrill journeyed deep into the 'other Europe', the hidden wilderness Europe that still exists beyond road's end. Hiking from the Apennine mountain range - a wild side of Italy few outsiders ever know - to the vast northern wildernesses of Arctic Norway, Terrill immersed himself in the natural world, forever seeking a deeper connection with it. The 18-month journey became a voyage of discovery, unveiling the secrets and treasures of Europe's least-known places. The miles brought hardships and struggles, pushed Terrill to his limits, but ultimately led to unimaginable rewards. The Earth Beneath My Feet covers the journey's first eight months, taking readers the entire length of Italy during a searing-hot summer, and across Austria into the depths of an Alpine winter. It is a compelling tale of adventure told with freshness, optimism, wonder and youthful enthusiasm - an inspiring true story of a young man who chose to embrace life and live it to the full.

The Ground Beneath Us

Author : Paul Bogard
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316342289
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book The Ground Beneath Us written by Paul Bogard and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a teaspoon of soil contains millions of species, and when we pave over the earth on a daily basis, what does that mean for our future? What is the risk to our food supply, the planet's wildlife, the soil on which every life-form depends? How much undeveloped, untrodden ground do we even have left? Paul Bogard set out to answer these questions in The Ground Beneath Us, and what he discovered is astounding. From New York (where more than 118,000,000 tons of human development rest on top of Manhattan Island) to Mexico City (which sinks inches each year into the Aztec ruins beneath it), Bogard shows us the weight of our cities' footprints. And as we see hallowed ground coughing up bullets at a Civil War battlefield; long-hidden remains emerging from below the sites of concentration camps; the dangerous, alluring power of fracking; the fragility of the giant redwoods, our planet's oldest living things; the surprises hidden under a Major League ballpark's grass; and the sublime beauty of our few remaining wildest places, one truth becomes blazingly clear: The ground is the easiest resource to forget, and the last we should. Bogard's The Ground Beneath Us is deeply transporting reading that introduces farmers, geologists, ecologists, cartographers, and others in a quest to understand the importance of something too many of us take for granted: dirt. From growth and life to death and loss, and from the subsurface technologies that run our cities to the dwindling number of idyllic Edens that remain, this is the fascinating story of the ground beneath our feet.

Eat Like Your Ancestors (From the Ground Beneath Your Feet)

Author : Liz Pearson Mann
Publisher : Liz Pearson Mann
ISBN 13 : 1838183000
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Eat Like Your Ancestors (From the Ground Beneath Your Feet) written by Liz Pearson Mann and published by Liz Pearson Mann. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to eat better and save the planet? Do media headlines about the damaging effects of the food we eat make you despair? The advice we see can be confusing, uninspiring (all numbers and exclusions), or make us feel that everything we eat is wrong. The good news is that you don't have to be bamboozled, particularly with statistics about greenhouse gas emissions. Reconnect instead to the world of real food, grown by farmers using age-old ways suited to their local landscape, and benefitting nature. This is a compact, but deep dive into sustainable food. Liz Pearson Mann takes you on a journey around the English West Midlands - a diverse landscape with a rich food history. It's relevant to where you live too. Having spent many years working in archaeology, she gives you her perspective on food. It’s a story of small farms, nature-friendly farming, of poop, rare breed sheep, cider, hops and ancient grains. Why might ways of farming and eating, that stretch back into prehistory, be relevant to us today? Come on a journey to hear more. Discover how people have always fed themselves from the ground beneath their feet, and how you can too. Tune into your local farmscape. Find out how you can reconnect. And how the past can show us the way for the future.

Hope Beneath Our Feet

Author : Martin Keogh
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583944036
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Hope Beneath Our Feet written by Martin Keogh and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring anthology for anyone seeking guidance, hope, and strength in the midst of our current environmental crisis—featuring writings from Barbara Kingsolver and Barry Lopez The environmental “tipping point” we approach is more palpable each day, and people are seeing it in ways they can no longer ignore—we need only turn on the news to hear the litany of what is wrong around us. Serious reflection, inspiration, and direction on how to approach the future are now critical. Hope Beneath Our Feet creates a space for change with stories, meditations, and essays that address the question, “If our world is facing an imminent environmental catastrophe, how do I live my life right now?” This collection provides tools, both practical and spiritual, to those who care about our world and to those who are just now realizing they need to care. Featuring prominent environmentalists, artists, CEOs, grassroots activists, religious figures, scientists, policy makers, and indigenous leaders, Hope Beneath Our Feet shows readers how to find constructive ways to channel their energies and fight despair with engagement and participation. Presenting diverse strategies for change as well as grounds for hope, the contributors to this anthology celebrate the ways in which we can all engage in beneficial action for ourselves, our communities, and the world. Contributors include: Diane Ackerman Paul Hawken Derrick Jensen Barbara Kingsolver Francis Moore Lappé Barry Lopez Bill McKibben Michael Pollan Alice Walker Howard Zinn

Hidden Under the Ground

Author : Peter Kent
Publisher : Dutton Juvenile
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Under the Ground written by Peter Kent and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows what can be found underground.

The Dirt Book

Author : David L. Harrison
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823438619
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Dirt Book written by David L. Harrison and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unearth the glorious mysteries that lie beneath our feet with 15 fun and fact-filled poems about soil--what it is, how it's made, and who lives in it! A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year Named to the Texas Bluebonnet Master List Spectacular vertical panoramas illustrating life underground accompany 15 funny, fascinating poems that explore dirt and the many creatures that make their homes underground. Spiders, earthworms, ants, chipmunks and more crawl across the pages, between stretching roots and buried stones. Chipmunk, for such a little squirt you sure do move a lot of dirt, you sure do dig your tunnels deep, you sure do find some nuts to keep, you sure do know your underground. Chipmunk, you sure do get around. This unique celebration of dirt-- what makes it, what lives in it, and the many wonderful things the soil does to support life on our planet-- is a whimsical, cleverly-illustrated pick for kids who love animals... or who just love playing in the mud. From the creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, this intriguing, uniquely charming nature book has been vetted by experts and includes an author's note with more information about all the featured creatures, as well as a bibliography. An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students An NCTE Notable Poetry Book

The Sun and the Moon

Author : Leslie McAdam
Publisher : Leslie McAdam
ISBN 13 : 0692645195
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Sun and the Moon written by Leslie McAdam and published by Leslie McAdam. This book was released on 2016-02-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World Beneath Our Feet

Author : James B. Nardi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195139907
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book The World Beneath Our Feet written by James B. Nardi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncovering a secret world teeming with life, The World Beneath Our Feet profiles more than 100 creatures that live and work in ordinary, everyday dirt, describing a veritable underground empire just below our feet. From the smallest of bacteria to the denizens of the duff -- such as gophers and groundhogs -- each entry includes an elegant drawing of the subject, a fact box containing scientific statistics, and an essay about the life, role, and curious features of the creature. The 25-page "goings-on in the ground" section introduces the reader to soil -- what it is, how it supports life, how it evolved, and why it wears out -- and provides a context with which to understand how and why it needs the decomposing and recycling skills of animals. Appendixes discuss erosion and the dos and don'ts of composting, including how to build a compost center in your backyard. Backmatter includes a glossary of earth-related terms, websites, further reading, and an index.

The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Author : Leslie McAdam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536538014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Ground Beneath Our Feet written by Leslie McAdam and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A World Without Soil

Author : Jo Handelsman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030025640X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A World Without Soil written by Jo Handelsman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scientist's manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate change

The World Beneath Their Feet

Author : Scott Ellsworth
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316434876
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The World Beneath Their Feet written by Scott Ellsworth and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Best History/Biography A saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement -- all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war -- that became one of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century. As tension steadily rose between European powers in the 1930s, a different kind of battle was already raging across the Himalayas. Teams of mountaineers from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States were all competing to be the first to climb the world's highest peaks, including Mount Everest and K2. Unlike climbers today, they had few photographs or maps, no properly working oxygen systems, and they wore leather boots and cotton parkas. Amazingly, and against all odds, they soon went farther and higher than anyone could have imagined. And as they did, their story caught the world's attention. The climbers were mobbed at train stations, and were featured in movies and plays. James Hilton created the mythical land of Shangri-La in Lost Horizon, while an English eccentric named Maurice Wilson set out for Tibet in order to climb Mount Everest alone. And in the darkened corridors of the Third Reich, officials soon discovered the propaganda value of planting a Nazi flag on top of the world's highest mountains Set in London, New York, Germany, and in India, China, and Tibet, The World Beneath Their Feet is a story not only of climbing and mountain climbers, but also of passion and ambition, courage and folly, tradition and innovation, tragedy and triumph. Scott Ellsworth tells a rollicking, real-life adventure story that moves seamlessly from the streets of Manhattan to the footlights of the West End, deadly avalanches on Nanga Parbat, rioting in the Kashmir, and the wild mountain dreams of a New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a young Sherpa runaway called Tenzing Norgay. Climbing the Himalayas was the Greatest Generation's moonshot-one that was clouded by the onset of war and then, incredibly, fully accomplished. A gritty, fascinating history that promises to enrapture fans of Hampton Sides, Erik Larson, Jon Krakauer, and Laura Hillenbrand, The World Beneath Their Feet brings this forgotten story back to life.

Paradise Beneath Her Feet

Author : Isobel Coleman
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812978552
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Beneath Her Feet written by Isobel Coleman and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with a new Preface and Afterword by the author “Outstanding . . . [Isobel Coleman] takes us into remote villages and urban bureaucracies to find the brave men and women working to create change in the Middle East.”—Los Angeles Times In this timely and important book, Isobel Coleman shows how Muslim women and men across the Middle East are working within Islam to fight for women’s rights in a growing movement of Islamic feminism. Journeying through Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Coleman introduces the reader to influential Islamic feminist thinkers and successful grassroots activists working to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women. Their advocacy for women’s rights based on more progressive interpretations of Islam are critical to bridging the conflict between those championing reform and those seeking to oppress women in the name of religious tradition. Socially, culturally, economically, and politically, the future of the region depends on finding ways to accommodate human rights, and in particular women’s rights, with Islamic law. These reformers—and thousands of others—are the people leading the way forward. Featuring new material that addresses how the Arab uprisings and other recent events have affected the social and political landscape of the region, Paradise Beneath Her Feet offers a message of hope: Change is coming to the Middle East—and more often than not, it is being led by women. Praise for Paradise Beneath Her Feet “Clearly written, deeply moving, and wonderfully enlightening.”—Reza Aslan, author of No god but God “[An] engrossing portrait of real Muslim women that reveals how Islamic feminists . . . are working with and within the culture, rather than against it . . . to forge ‘a legitimate Islamic alternative to the current repressive system.’ Coleman doesn’t diminish the enormity of the struggle, but she argues convincingly that it might yet rewrite Islam’s future.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A nuanced view of Islam’s role in public life that is cautiously hopeful.”—The Economist “Eye-opening . . . Deeply religious, profoundly determined and modern in every way, these are twenty-first-century women bent on change. Hear them roar and see a future being born before our eyes.”—Booklist