The Early Resorts of Minnesota

The Early Resorts of Minnesota
Author: Ren Holland
Publisher: Bookhouse Fulfillment
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781592984374

As Minnesota's tourism expanded beyond the hotels along the Mississippi and early railroad lines, small family resorts emerged. They catered to the simple pleasures of an outdoor enthusiast: a good fishing lake, a passable road, and a lodge with a cabin or two. As the demands of tourists shifted throughout the twentieth century, the state's resorts were dramatically altered. The Early Resorts of Minnesota:Tourism in the Land of 10,000 Lakes explains how resorts evolved, their prime locations, owners, amenities, and the rustic elegance that made Minnesota's resorts national icons. This book provides images from early tourism, with a website to help you further explore the history of Minnesota's treasures.

Blue Mind

Blue Mind
Author: Wallace J. Nichols
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2014-07-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0316252077

A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water; it provides a paradigm shifting "blueprint" for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home.

The Dashiell Hammett Tour

The Dashiell Hammett Tour
Author: Don Herron
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1991
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

In this expanded and revised edition, Don Herron's " Dashiell Hammett Tour" guides you over the fog-shrouded hills stalked by Sam Spade, the Continental Op, and other legendary characters created by San Francisco's most renowned mystery writer. See every place Hammett is known to have lived in the City and the majority of locales from his master mystery, " The Maltese Falcon." Prowl the back alleys where the Op fought hard-boiled criminals with a blazing .38. Shadow Sam Spade in his quest for the fabulous figurine of a mysterious black bird. See the dead-end alley where Spade's partner, Miles Archer was done in by Brigid O'Shaughnessy. A consise biography introduces the tour, and an annotated bibliography provides further information about Hammett and his works. Maps are included for self-guided tours by foot or machine.

The Funny Thing about Grief

The Funny Thing about Grief
Author: Katie Stifter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2020-07-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781643439570

Grief isn't funny-is it? What about when life is so heartbreakingly tragic, so gut-wrenchingly unbearable, that to ease the overwhelming ache you feel, if only for a minute or two, you just have to laugh? In The Funny Thing about Grief, author Katie Stifter shares her struggle to survive the sudden, tragic death of her beloved husband and best friend, Andy. It's a thing she can't fathom surviving, yet she manages to, a little bit every day, as she raises her two young kids and newborn baby, helping them survive their grief too. In recounting her journey, Katie creates a guide for others who are lost amid their own grief and heartache, ultimately imparting that humor can only help and there can be happiness after loss.

Jubilee

Jubilee
Author: K. T. Johnston
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2022
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684464439

"Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she'd never ride again. Lis tried anyway. How do you stay on a horse without using your legs? How do you give the subtle cues needed in dressage with limited mobility? With hard work--and an unlikely horse named Jubilee. After years of training together and creating a new way of communicating, Lis and Jubilee danced into the competition ring, and eventually all the way to the Olympics. Lis Hartel was the first woman with a disability ever to win an Olympic medal, and the first woman to stand equally beside men on the Olympic winners' podium in any sport."--

For Love of Lakes

For Love of Lakes
Author: Darby Nelson
Publisher: MSU Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1609173317

America has more than 130,000 lakes of significant size. Ninety percent of all Americans live within fifty miles of a lake, and our 1.8 billion trips to watery places make them our top vacation choice. Yet despite this striking popularity, more than 45 percent of surveyed lakes and 80 percent of urban lakes do not meet water quality standards. For Love of Lakes weaves a delightful tapestry of history, science, emotion, and poetry for all who love lakes or enjoy nature writing. For Love of Lakes is an affectionate account documenting our species’ long relationship with lakes—their glacial origins, Thoreau and his environmental message, and the major perceptual shifts and advances in our understanding of lake ecology. This is a necessary and thoughtful book that addresses the stewardship void while providing improved understanding of our most treasured natural feature.

Surprise Me

Surprise Me
Author: Terry Esau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781576838235

For the next 30 days, Esau wants readers to start each day with a simple prayer. It's an adventure he began a few years back, and he's never been the same. Now he's sharing his antidote to a stale, ho-hum spiritual life.

The Pleasure Is All Yours

The Pleasure Is All Yours
Author: Rachel Allyn
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2021-07-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1611808588

Reconnect to your inner sense of pleasure and joy through embodiment practices, which put you in touch with the natural wisdom of your body and enhance your ability to connect with others. In this time of increased fatigue, loneliness, and anxiety, disconnection from our bodies and from each other is at the core of our personal pain and our collective suffering. Women in particular are rewarded for, and expected to participate in self-denial. By weaving together historical and cultural commentary, humorous and poignant anecdotes, and experiential tools backed by science, The Pleasure Is All Yours is a step-by-step guide to help you release barriers to receiving life’s pleasures and deeper connections with others. In this timely guide, holistic psychologist, relationship and sex therapist, and yoga teacher Dr. Rachel Allyn introduces bodyfulness, an embodiment method she developed to help you to awaken into your body's own capacity for healing and deeper connection. Allyn explains how bodyfulness can connect you to four essential and overlooked types of pleasure—sensual, playful, lively, and erotic— which overlap in many ways, and helps you identify what can inspire your own pleasure in each category. Through bodyful activities such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, yoga, auditory release, and dynamic movements, this book helps you reunite with your inherent wisdom and soulful delight.