Learning to Live with Climate Change
Learning to Live with Climate Change

Author: Blanche Verlie

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-06-16

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1000438430

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This imaginative and empowering book explores the ways that our emotions entangle us with climate change and offers strategies for engaging with climate anxiety that can contribute to social transformation. Climate educator Blanche Verlie draws on feminist, more-than-human and affect theories to argue that people in high-carbon societies need to learn to ‘live-with’ climate change: to appreciate that human lives are interconnected with the climate, and to cultivate the emotional capacities needed to respond to the climate crisis. Learning to Live with Climate Change explores the cultural, interpersonal and sociological dimensions of ecological distress. The book engages with Australia’s 2019/2020 ‘Black Summer’ of bushfires and smoke, undergraduate students’ experiences of climate change, and contemporary activist movements such as the youth strikes for climate. Verlie outlines how we can collectively attune to, live with, and respond to the unsettling realities of climate collapse while counteracting domineering ideals of ‘climate control.’ This impressive and timely work is both deeply philosophical and immediately practical. Its accessible style and real-world relevance ensure it will be valued by those researching, studying and working in diverse fields such as sustainability education, climate communication, human geography, cultural studies, environmental sociology and eco-psychology, as well as the broader public. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367441265, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Learning to Survive
Learning to Survive

Author: Zacharia Korn

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2019-03-20

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1796021857

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Two teenagers that live in Tarnogród, Poland, were impacted by the Nazi Army invasion in 1939. Specially those who are from the Jewish faith were chased, imprisoned, had to do slave work, and finally ended up in one of the killing industries built by the Nazi troops. The girl ended up running with some of her family into the forest and finds a farm bunker to hide from German soldier patrols. She and her sisters survived WWII and partially settled in a DP camp (displaced persons camp) together with her sisters and in-laws. The young man, together with two of his brothers, left behind their younger brother and their mother to hide in the forest. Both would survive WWII and would hear that many of the people from Tarnogród who survived went to the American Zone and ended up in Foehrenwald Camp. The three brothers who went to Russia were accepted in the Red Army and, after spending the war on Russia’s side and participating in the sieges of many German cities, decided to pass to the American Zone and were finally directed to Foehrenwald Camp. There he found some people from his hometown; he was introduced to Roza, and he soon married her. Trying to take life easier, he made efforts to please his wife but there always was initial resistance to his presents, considering life in a DP Camp. He caused confusion on buying a baby carriage and employing a nanny. After a few years in the camp, the couple decided to migrate to a place without wars, so they went to Bolivia, where they start to get established when his wife insists again in no war. They returned to the seaside (From La Paz to Arica), and after some problems, they installed themselves there. At this stage, a baby girl was added to the boy, and together, the family manages to survive and take care of Grandma, who also passed WWII and remained alive. But time has left an impression on her mental health. Children wanted to play, have fun, and play tricks with Grandma.

I Had to Survive
I Had to Survive

Author: Roberto Canessa

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-03

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1476765448

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This is a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading pediatric cardiologists. Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity gives vivid insight into a world famous story. Canessa also draws a unique and fascinating parallel between his work as a doctor performing arduous heart surgeries on infants and unborn babies and the difficult life-changing decisions he was forced to make in the Andes. Print run 75,000.

Learning to Breathe
Learning to Breathe

Author: Alison Wright

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781594630460

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Wright offers this searing and uplifting account of her spiritual journey that begins with her surviving a terrible accident to her triumphant ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro.

101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods
101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods

Author: Kevin Estela

Publisher: Page Street Publishing

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1624147437

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The Foundation of All Survival Skills is “Feeder” Mind-Set “Feeder” mind-set means being in control of a situation, proactive rather than reactive. It is an optimistic outlook that reframes any situation as a learning experience. Kevin Estela teaches survival skills from this feeder-based perspective, which is what separates his teaching style from other wilderness instructors. Kevin has written the quintessential guide for an outdoor enthusiast’s “bucket list” of skills—how to make a fire, build a shelter, gather food, find water, use a knife correctly and make cordage. These skills will keep you safe and better prepare you to deal with emergencies in the field, when you’ll need the additional skills of signaling and communication, navigation and crisis first aid taught in this book. Each chapter concludes with more advanced techniques to build your skills in various challenging situations, with tips that even seasoned survival enthusiasts haven’t thought of. 101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods is not a onetime read but a lifetime reference you will turn to over and over again. It will become the first thing you pack for any adventure and just might save your— or someone else’s—life. kevin estela, a bushcraft and survival expert, is an avid world traveler and martial arts instructor.

We Want to Do More Than Survive
We Want to Do More Than Survive

Author: Bettina L. Love

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2019-02-19

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0807069159

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Winner of the 2020 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists. Drawing on her life’s work of teaching and researching in urban schools, Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements. She argues that the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color. Instead of trying to repair a flawed system, educational reformers offer survival tactics in the forms of test-taking skills, acronyms, grit labs, and character education, which Love calls the educational survival complex. To dismantle the educational survival complex and to achieve educational freedom—not merely reform—teachers, parents, and community leaders must approach education with the imagination, determination, boldness, and urgency of an abolitionist. Following in the tradition of activists like Ella Baker, Bayard Rustin, and Fannie Lou Hamer, We Want to Do More Than Survive introduces an alternative to traditional modes of educational reform and expands our ideas of civic engagement and intersectional justice.

Remembering the Kana
Remembering the Kana

Author: James W. Heisig

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2007-04-30

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0824850335

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Following on the phenomenal success of Remembering the Kanji, the author has prepared a companion volume for learning the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries of modern Japanese. In six short lessons of about twenty minutes, each of the two systems of "kana" writing are introduced in such a way that the absolute beginner can acquire fluency in writing in a fraction of the time normally devoted to the task. Using the same basic self-taught method devised for learning the kanji, and in collaboration with Helmut Morsbach and Kazue Kurebayashi, the author breaks the shapes of the two syllabaries into their component parts and draws on what he calls "imaginative memory" to aid the student in reassembling them into images that fix the sound of each particular kana to its writing. Now in its third edition, Remembering the Kana has helped tens of thousands of students of Japanese master the Hiragana and Katakana in a short amount of time . . . and have fun in the process.

From Survive to Thrive
From Survive to Thrive

Author: Debbie LeeKeenan

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781938113369

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Theory meets practical tips in this guide for leaders of early childhood programs

How to Survive Without a Salary
How to Survive Without a Salary

Author: Charles Long

Publisher: Warwick Pub.

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781895629026

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Tells how to make a budget, discusses casual income, the second-hand market, auction buying, and taxes, and explains how to minimize one's financial needs.

Survival Handbook - Manual for Learning How to Persist and Survive
Survival Handbook - Manual for Learning How to Persist and Survive

Author: U.S. Department of Defense

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-12-28

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13:

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The 'Survival Handbook - Manual for Learning How to Persist and Survive' by the U.S. Department of Defense is a comprehensive guide focusing on essential survival skills and techniques. Written in a concise and practical style, the book covers topics such as shelter building, navigation, fire starting, and emergency first aid. The literary context of this handbook lies in its emphasis on military-grade survival tactics and strategies, making it a valuable resource for both civilians and outdoor enthusiasts. Each chapter is filled with detailed instructions and illustrations to assist readers in acquiring life-saving knowledge. The U.S. Department of Defense, being a leading authority in national defense and security, brings unparalleled expertise to this survival manual. Drawing on their vast experience in extreme situations, the authors provide invaluable insights and tips for staying alive in challenging environments. This book is a testament to the Department's commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals in times of crisis. I highly recommend the 'Survival Handbook' to anyone seeking to enhance their survival skills and preparedness. Whether you are an avid camper, hiker, or simply want to be better equipped for unexpected emergencies, this book is an indispensable guide that could potentially save lives.