Author: Laurence Steinberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743205537
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Written with warmth, sensitivity, and insight, Crossing Paths shows parents how to get through the worst flash points of an adolescent-induced midlife crisis and how to make this time an opportunity for positive change.

Author: Rees Hughes
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1680515713
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 427

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Contributors include Cheryl Strayed, Carrot Quinn, Barney "Scout" Mann, Aspen Matis, Nicholas Kristof, Heather Anderson, Will "Akuna" Robinson, and many more Shares new stories over the last decade to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original PCT Readers Sidebars address some of the issues affecting the PCT today Includes a map of the PCT to follow along with the stories What’s it like to be a trail angel and can romance truly blossom from first meeting to marriage on the Pacific Crest Trail? How do trail names get bestowed and what does it mean when you find yourself roaring back at a mountain lion? How have climate change, technology, and the sheer number of hikers affected life on the PCT? Find the answers to all these questions, and so many more, in the diverse writings gathered in Crossing Paths, an anthology of stories and poems written by PCT hikers. Reflecting the contributors’ rich and varied individual experiences, this collection includes both ordinary and extraordinary experiences, from dodging lightning strikes on an exposed ridge south of Sonora Pass or surviving early fall snowstorms in the Cascades, to deeply personal walks-as-therapy following military service or cancer treatment. The selection represents geographic, gender, ethnic, and age diversity, and strives to reflect the totality and depth of life on the trail.

Author: Felipe Cucker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107354498
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages :

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Most works of art, whether illustrative, musical or literary, are created subject to a set of constraints. In many (but not all) cases, these constraints have a mathematical nature, for example, the geometric transformations governing the canons of J. S. Bach, the various projection systems used in classical painting, the catalog of symmetries found in Islamic art, or the rules concerning poetic structure. This fascinating book describes geometric frameworks underlying this constraint-based creation. The author provides both a development in geometry and a description of how these frameworks fit the creative process within several art practices. He furthermore discusses the perceptual effects derived from the presence of particular geometric characteristics. The book began life as a liberal arts course and it is certainly suitable as a textbook. However, anyone interested in the power and ubiquity of mathematics will enjoy this revealing insight into the relationship between mathematics and the arts.

Author: Kelli Jae Baeli
Publisher: Kelli Jae Baeli
ISBN: 1440449716
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 141

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"From the maudlin to the absurd, and all roads in between, Baeli asserts her unique brand of scathing humor, raw sincerity, and insightful angst in this collection of essays." Kindred Ink Writer's Initiative

Author: John Daverio
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195350960
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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In Crossing Paths, John Daverio explores the connections between art and life in the works of three giants of musical romanticism. Drawing on contemporary critical theory and a wide variety of nineteenth-century sources, he considers topics including Schubert and Schumann's uncanny ability to evoke memory in music, the supposed cryptographic practices of Schumann and Brahms, and the allure of the Hungarian Gypsy style for Brahms and others in the Schumann circle. The book offers a fresh perspective on the music of these composers, including a comprehensive discussion of the 19th century practice of cryptography, a debunking of the myth that Schumann and Brahms planted codes for "Clara Schumann" throughout their works, and attention to the late works of Schumann not as evidence of the composer's descent into madness but as inspiration for his successors. Daverio portrays the book's three key players as musical storytellers, each in his own way simulating the structure of lived experience in works of art. As an intimate study of three composers that combines cultural history and literary criticism with deep musicological understanding, Crossing Paths is a rich exploration of memory, the re-creation of artistic tradition, and the value of artistic influence.

Author: Richard M. Dixon
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557126746
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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It is 1967 in Alaska and Brad discovers a car wreck. He picks up something of value to a biker gang member and finds himself fighting for his life and the life of friends and the woman he loves. The story ranges from Alaska to Texas and back to Alaska.

Author: Rich Greer
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1685179800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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In the midst of awfulness, a light shines, and you know there is hope on the horizon! Inspired by true stories, travel along with "Doc" Grayson beyond the medical specialist's timetables and see as his eyes are opened to a new and real hope! A hope which miraculously transforms his life and contagiously overflows to all who enter through the old wooden doors of his small-town drugstore. Enjoy how wonderful it is seeing lives, attitudes and directions forever changed by the outpouring of faith, hope and love from a tiny map-dot town that cared! The light their actions shine is one of unrelenting hope! So, open up your eyes and heart, look around and see that the gift of hope is far, far more extraordinary and lifechanging than you ever realized!

Author: Dorothy Elizabeth Love
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781585712366
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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Sisters Christina and Caitlyn meet the men of their dreams when they take a much-needed vacation on the island of Barbados, where three weeks of passion and excitement turns into something they both did not bargain for. Original.

Author: Jean-Yves Rosaye
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1847993818
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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If there are lots of models in business, only a few are useful as they must stretch to core human values. With cultural differences, quality in society for example becomes prodigiously versatile as it embraces many shades of meaning. As an image, if two railroads seem to join on the horizon, this is only but an illusion. However, this is possible to shift from one culture to the other. From many path crossings, surprises arise and this is about a journey in Europe, America, Asia, and above all Japan to unravel truths of a global world.

Author: Dorian Paul
Publisher: Wilde about You
ISBN: 9780984794935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Merideth Bradley, a professional fundraiser, needs a job fast--the further from NYC the better. She takes a gamble on helping a British landowner keep his historic estate in private hands. Meri's concept of a cross-continental Georgian Ball pairs perfectly with the owner's fundraising plans, until the property abruptly falls to his heir, Robert. When Meri discovers Robert is the carefree climber from the local pub she's been sharing hikes and kisses with on weekends she feels betrayed. Again! And his unwillingness to take responsibility for the future of this special house and all those who depend on it incenses her. Forced to work with him while he decides the fate of the property she's come to love, she struggles against her own past mistakes, reluctant to accept Robert's effort to define what matters most to him in life. Can Meri and Robert ignore the power of their own attraction? Not when Meri's ex-lover arrives to blackmail her and a shocking catastrophe demands Robert and Meri make choices, for both the property and themselves. You can run but you can't hide.