The Ground at My Feet
The Ground at My Feet

Author: Ann Stinson

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780870711466

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Ann Stinson grew up on her family's tree farm in southwestern Washington state, on a ridge above the Cowlitz River. After building a life in New York and Portland, she returned home at the age of fifty, when her brother's death from cancer left her manager and co-owner of three hundred acres planted in Douglas fir, western red cedar, and ponderosa pine. The Ground at My Feet is a memoir about loss and grief as well as a portrait of a family, a region, and an industry. Combining personal story and research, Stinson weaves essays, poems, history, and science into a rich and layered account of life in a family forest in the Pacific Northwest. She maps interactions between the land and its people over two centuries: the Cowlitz peoples, homesteaders, and several generations of logging families who have worked the property. She follows her family's logs as they become lumber for fence boards and suburban homes, touring a local cedar mill and traveling with her father to visit mills in Japan. Stinson adds a landowner's voice to conversations about the human tendency to demand more of the land than it can sustain. With its uniquely personal view of the Pacific Northwest's timber and forestry heritage, The Ground at My Feet is an engaging addition to the literature of the landscape and ecology of the West.

The Earth Beneath My Feet
The Earth Beneath My Feet

Author: Andrew Terrill

Publisher:

Published: 2022-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781737068648

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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 Street Beneath My Feet
The Street Beneath My Feet

Author: Charlotte Guillain

Publisher: Words & Pictures

Published: 2017-03-23

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9781784937317

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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.

My Feet Are Off the Ground
My Feet Are Off the Ground

Author: Jeffery Lorenzo Williams

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-25

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781736708804

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This story is about Friendship, Forgiveness, Redemption, Adversity and Tough Love. His feet are off the ground, but he never misses a step. Thirteen year old Jeffery Lorenzo Williams looked forward to this day. It was June 25, the last day of the school year. He never knew this date would be etched in his mind forever. It was the last time he would ever walk. Three kids, Jeff, his brother and his friend playing alone in an apartment. Staring at the barrel of a 22 caliber gun, the bullet fires and his life changed forever. By all accounts he should have been dead. But that's not how the story ends...My Feet Are Off The Ground chronicles his journey. A road paved with pain, despair, uncertainty and rejection leading to acceptance, autonomy, forgiveness's and awakening. The courage to continue, and the boldness to defy the odds. The refusal to sit still and the faith to take big bold steps.He took his last step, not his last breath. Whoever said the sky's the limit, has never met Jeffery Lorenzo Williams. He is a force to be reckoned with. His unyielding determination propels him to succeed. Motivational speaker, expert in diversity and inclusion, disability rights advocate, community organizer, Real Estate Broker doing multi-million dollars' worth of deals, legal analyst, model, JLorenzo Sneaker and Apparel designer, and author living life on his own terms.He has been featured on the New York Real Estate Institute's website under Alumni in the News. He was also featured in the New York Daily News, New York Times, AM News and Wired Magazine. He had appearances on CNN, NY1, and Bronxnet TV.

The Ground Beneath Our Feet
The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Author: Leslie McAdam

Publisher: Leslie McAdam

Published:

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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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.

My Feet Don't Touch The Ground
My Feet Don't Touch The Ground

Author: W. Lee Baker

Publisher: All Things That Matter Press

Published: 2021-08-19

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781736731864

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Snatched from the safety of her day-to-day life, young Crysalline wanders in search of the world she has lost. Alone, she searches for refuge in a wild land of the 1840s. When her own deep, yet undeniable, yearnings begin to surface, she sets off into her life adventure. The new path only reveals itself after she takes the risk and seeks what lies ahead. This is the story of a life richly lived.

Under Your Feet... Soil, Sand and Everything Underground
Under Your Feet... Soil, Sand and Everything Underground

Author:

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0744025192

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Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered... Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using dirt from your own back garden. Under Your Feet offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of the natural world and soil-dwelling creatures big and small. Bursting with colorful illustrations and photography, this is the perfect book for budding young plant experts, animal fanatics, and geologists, and anyone who is curious about the ground we walk on.

If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to the Ground
If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to the Ground

Author: Lewis Grizzard

Publisher: NewSouth Books

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1588382737

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Lewis Grizzard got his first newspaper job when he was ten years old. Thirty-odd years later (thirty-very-odd years) he's still in the newspaper business--and he's still infuriated by it, still tickled by it, and still very much in love with it. If I Ever Get Back to Georgia, I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to the Ground is all about that anger, that great humor and that even greater passion for something that affects every single one of us: the daily newspaper. Grizzard begins with his first writing job (covering a Boy's Church League team in Newman, Georgia), and continues through his college years in Athens, Georgia, where he learned how to do such things as prepare a front-page headline and layout in case Jesus Christ ever returned to earth. (Headline: HE'S BACK!) He examines the great Atlanta years and the cold Chicago winters--as sports editor of the Sun-Times, during which Grizzard lost his second wife, his cool, and very nearly his sanity, but also learned an awful lot about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is Grizzard's funniest--and his best--book yet.

The Foot Book
The Foot Book

Author: Dr. Seuss

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2016-01-12

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 0553536303

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One of the bestselling Big Bright and Early Board Book by Dr. Seuss, now in a larger trim size! This super-simple, super-sturdy board book edition of The Foot Book—Dr. Seuss’s classic book about opposites—is now available in a bigger trim size! An abridged version of the original Bright and Early Book by Dr. Seuss, it’s the perfect way for babies and toddlers to step into the world of Dr. Seuss!

Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground

Author: Ryan Romeo

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2020-03-03

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0310358175

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Co-founder of the Outcry Worship Tour, Ryan Romeo, empowers you to live well in the present as you dream well about the future in this practical guide to doing the impossible. When it comes to pursuing our dreams, Ryan Romeo is convinced of two things. First, God knows where you come from. He knows about your past. He knows about the seemingly impossible situation you may find yourself in. And yet, he is even more committed to seeing your dream come to life than you are. The other thing Ryan has learned is this: Your daily habits bring about the reality of your calling. What you do today matters even when it doesn't feel like it. Especially when it doesn't feel like it. How you treat your current job, your current boss, and those around you matters. How you serve your leader's vision or your church's vision? That matters too. So as you pursue your calling, don't forget to keep your head in the clouds. Never let the worries, the fears, the "what-ifs?" in your heart dampen God's unique call on your life. At the same time, you need to keep your feet on the ground - to stay engaged and connected right where you are, so you don't miss out on the foundation God wants to build. How do you do that? That's what Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground is all about. Looking at examples from his own life and from others who have followed big dreams, Ryan shares three practical and powerful ways to: Lay the groundwork that will strengthen the dreamer (you!) for the task ahead. Overthrow the dream killers that try to sideline you. Take the first steps! It's time to become a steward of your dream. Are you ready? Stand firm. And then look up.