Moving a Puddle, and Other Essays
Moving a Puddle, and Other Essays

Author: Sandra Dodd

Publisher:

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781411648685

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Essays on learning in a home without school, on living respectfully with children and of creating a nest in which learning flourishes.

Unschooling
Unschooling

Author: Sara McGrath

Publisher: Sara McGrath

Published: 2010-10-18

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1453866302

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"A practical handbook on learning without school"--Cover.

On Lying in Bed and Other Essays
On Lying in Bed and Other Essays

Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Publisher: Calgary : Bayeux Arts

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 9781896209500

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Alberto Manguel has edited for Bayeux Arts this fascinating collection of G.K. Chesterton's essays. Alberto Manguel is the author of "A Short History of Reading" and co-author of "The Dictionary of Imaginary Places". He has edited several collections, among them "Black Water"; "The Anthology of Fantastic Literature" and "The Gates of Paradise: the Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction". He has also authored, for Bayeux Arts, "Kipling: A Brief Biography".

Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling
Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling

Author: Sandra Dodd

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9781989499030

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Sandra Dodd's Big Book of Unschooling is an insightful summary of her website, with hundreds of practical ideas about how to move from schoolish thinking to living a life of natural learning and joy. Its more clearly landmarked journey flows beautifully and feels deeper; more connected and personal.

Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays
Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays

Author: George Orwell

Publisher: epubli

Published: 2021-01-09

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 3753145173

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"Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" is a collection of 23 essays by George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. Included in this collection: - Why I Write - The Spike - A Hanging - Shooting an Elephant - Bookshop Memories - Charles Dickens - Boys' Weeklies - My Country Right or Left - Looking Back on the Spanish War - In Defence of English Cooking - Good Bad Books - The Sporting Spirit - Nonsense Poetry - The Prevention of Literature - Books v. Cigarettes - Decline of the English Murder - Some Thoughts on the Common Toad - Confessions of a Book Reviewer - Politics v. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels - How the Poor Die - Such, Such Were the Joys - Reflections on Gandhi - Politics and the English Language

Shooting an Elephant and other essays
Shooting an Elephant and other essays

Author: Eric Arthur Blair

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-16

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Shooting an Elephant and other essays" by Eric Arthur Blair. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Well and the Shallows
The Well and the Shallows

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2015-07-02

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1473376610

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One of G. K. Chesterton’s finest collection of essays, The Well and the Shallows, explore more controversial themes than typically seen in the work of the English writer. Written with Chesterton’s biting wit, he touches on various cultural, social and moral issues from birth control to Catholicism. Chesterton’s perceptive analysis of core issues within modern society remains startling relatable nearly 100 years since its publication. Written shortly after his conversion to Catholicism, he writes with tremendous foresight focusing on subjects like Catholicism, Reformation and Protestantism, and other profound writings on political and social issues based around the central theme of religion. Essays in this volume include: My Six Conversions The Return to Religion The Higher Nihilism The Ascetic At Large Babies and Distribution A Century of Emancipation Trade Terms Shocking the Modernists Sex and Property Why Protestants Prohibit Where is the Paradox? The Well and the Shallows is an insightful collection of essays on some of the most important ideas of the modernist era written by one of the greatest English writers of the 20th century. It is a perfect read for those interested in the work of G. K. Chesterton or any with a broader interest in historical, social analysis from a religious perspective.