An Offering of Leaves
Author: Ruth Lauer-Manenti
Publisher: Lantern Books
Published:
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ISBN-13: 1590561562
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An Offering of Leaves
Author: Ruth Lauer Manenti
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 9781590561508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many years at the Jivamukti Yoga School in New York City and throughout the country, popular and highly regarded yoga teacher Ruth Lauer-Mancnti (affectionately known as "Lady Ruth") has been offering her students "dharma talks"---stories from her life that accompany her classes and represent the yogic commitments to ahimsa (nonviolence), compassion, and service. Some of these talks have now been collected in a book, many of them accompanied by a reading from classic Hindu texts. Composed with humor and sensitivity, An Offering of Leaves is the perfect gift for the aspiring yogin and any spiritual seeker wanting to live with thoughtfulness and integrity. "Ruth sces not only beauty and wonder in the world around her, but receives profound guidance from observing everyday activities like an old woman getting her hands dirty changing a flat tire or ants carrying carrots. This is because to Ruth all of life pulsates with the wisdom teachings of the guru---the enlightenment principle that surrounds and permeates through all of us at all times."---Sharon Gannon, co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga School "Ruth gives readers an understanding of the philosophy of yoga through all that she has experienced in her many dedicated years of practice under the guidance of my grandfather, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois."---Sharath Rangaswamy "Ruth is an able teacher of yoga and a serious student of Sanskrit. Her deep knowledge of the Indian heritage and tradition makes her views very interesting. Her incisive mind finds various hidden meanings in the words of ancient scers. Needless to say, her students are sure to gain true knowledge if they pay attention to her, even when she speaks casually."---Prof. H. V. Nagaraja Rao, Sanskritist
House of Leaves
Author: Mark Z. Danielewski
Publisher: Pantheon
Published: 2000-03-07
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 0375420525
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children. Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices. The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.
Green Leaves for Later Years
Author: Emilie Griffin
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2012-08-02
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0830863370
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalling on seventy-five years of memories and lessons learned, Emilie Griffin reflects on the beauty and struggle of aging. Hers is a deceptively simple spiritual path--motivated only by a desire to be close to the Lord. Ideal for both individuals and discussion groups.
Peace is an Offering
Author: Annette LeBox
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-03-10
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 0698408845
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA warm, comforting poem about finding peace in a community of neighbors Peace is an offering. A muffin or a peach. A birthday invitation. A trip to the beach. Join this group of neighborhood children as they find love in everyday things—in sunlight shining through the leaves and cookies shared with friends—and learn that peace is all around, if you just look for it. With rhyming verse and soft illustrations, this book will help families and teachers look for the light moments when tragedy strikes and remind readers of the calm and happiness they find in their own community every day.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Author: Lynne Truss
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004-04-12
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 1101218290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled. From the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, this lively history makes a powerful case for the preservation of a system of printing conventions that is much too subtle to be mucked about with.
Leaves of Mourning
Author: Anselm Haverkamp
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996-03-21
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 1438406134
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines allegory in Hölderlin's later work, exploring subjects such as Freud and Derrida's views of mourning, and offering original readings of works including Impossible Ode, Mnemosyne, and The Churchyard .
The Leaf Thief
Author: Alice Hemming
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2021-08-03
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 1728235219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA New York Times Bestseller! Perfect for fans of Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, The Leaf Thief is a funny picture book that teaches kids about autumn, adapting to change, and the seasons. Squirrel loves counting the leaves on his tree—red leaves, gold leaves, orange, and more. But hold on! One of his leaves is missing! On a quest to find the missing leaf, Squirrel teams up with his good friend Bird to discover who the leaf thief could be among their forest friends. With vibrant art and captivating characters, the magic of autumn is captured beautifully on each page as readers tag along Squirrel's forest adventure. Is there truly a leaf thief afoot, or is something else going on in Squirrel's forest? A perfect exploration of change—both seasonal, and the anxiety that change sometimes causes. Bonus material explaining about the changing of the seasons. Poised to be a new fall classic. Pick up The Leaf Thief if you are looking for: A classic read for ages 4 and up Back to school books, ideal for your classroom, homeschool curriculum, and more! Seasonal and educational stories about the changing seasons
Talking Leaves
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0142422983
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA work of historical fiction about Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee alphabet, from the acclaimed author of Code Talker Thirteen-year-old Uwohali has not seen his father, Sequoyah, for many years. So when Sequoyah returns to the village, Uwohali is eager to reconnect. But Sequoyah’s new obsession with making strange markings causes friends and neighbors in their tribe to wonder whether he is crazy, or worse—practicing witchcraft. What they don’t know, and what Uwohali discovers, is that Sequoyah is a genius and his strange markings are actually an alphabet representing the sounds of the Cherokee language. The story of one of the most important figures in Native American history is brought to life for middle grade readers. This text includes a note about the historical Sequoyah, the Cherokee syllabary, a glossary of Cherokee words, and suggestions for further reading in the back matter. * “Bruchac has crafted a tale of depth and universal humanity in this fictionalized account of Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee syllabary, and his son, Jesse." —School Library Journal, starred review “Although the particulars of the novel occur two hundred years ago, the universality of fitting into a blended family and looking for love and acceptance from a once-absent father feel strikingly contemporary." —Horn Book "A vivid retelling of a pivotal time for the Cherokee nation.” —Kirkus Reviews
Eye of the Storm
Author: Charles F. Bryan, Jr.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2002-05-07
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 0684863669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this historical treasure, now restored to posterity, text and drawings by a Union cartographer record the daily life of Civil war soldiers, the firsthand observation of officers, and the battles he witnessed from Yorkville to Bull Run. 85 full-color illustrations.
