Reflections from the Back of the Turtle
| Author | : Fred Gabriel Simeon Reynolds |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1456715860 |
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The Boy on the Back of the Turtle
| Author | : Paul Quarrington |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2003-08 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781550547016 |
As he cruises the Galapagos Islands in the company of his daughter, aged seven, and his father, aged seventy-three, Paul Quarrington ponders questions great and small. Equal parts memoir, travel book and good old-fashioned yarn, The Boy on the Back of the Turtle is a funny, poignant look at the mysteries of our universe.
Social Issues in Contemporary Native America
| Author | : Hilary N. Weaver |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2016-04-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317053885 |
Hilary Weaver has drawn together leading Native American social workers, researchers, and academics to provide current information on a variety of social issues related to Native American children, families, and reservations both in the USA and in Canada. Divided into four major sections, each containing an introduction, this book places the historical foundations of Native American social work in context in order to fully provide the reader with a comprehensive survey on various aspects of working with Native American families; community health and wellness; and community revitalization and decolonization. This groundbreaking volume should be read by both educators and students in social work and other helping professions in the USA and Canada as well as all human service professionals working with Native Americans.
Self-Portrait with Turtles
| Author | : David M. Carroll |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0618565841 |
A renowned artist, author, and naturalist, David M. Carroll is exceptionally skilled at capturing nature on the page. In Self-Portrait with Turtles, he reflects on his own life, recounting the crucial moments that shaped his passions and abilities. Beginning with his first sighting of a wild turtle at age eight, Carroll describes his lifelong fascination with swamps and the creatures that inhabit them. He also traces his evolution as an artist, from the words of encouragement he received in high school to his college days in Boston to his life with his wife and family. Self-Portrait with Turtles is a remarkable memoir, a marvelous and exhilarating account of a life well lived.
Beach House Memories
| Author | : Mary Alice Monroe |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2012-05-08 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1439171041 |
New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's Southern-set classic Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House, now a Hallmark Channel movie starring Andie MacDowell! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Lovie Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her family’s old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children are Lovie’s refuge from social expectations and her husband’s philandering. Here, she is the “Turtle Lady,” tending the loggerhead turtles that lay eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea. In the summer of ’74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest soon blooms into a passionate, profound love—forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton’s influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children. This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go…
The Running Dream
| Author | : Wendelin Van Draanen |
| Publisher | : Ember |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2012-01-10 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0375866280 |
When Jessica is told she’ll never run again, she puts herself back together—and learns to dream bigger than ever before. The acclaimed author of Flipped delivers a powerful and healing story. Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident. She’s not comforted by the news that she’ll be able to walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who cares about walking when you live to run? As she struggles to cope, Jessica feels that she’s both in the spotlight and invisible. People who don’t know what to say act like she’s not there. Jessica’s embarrassed to realize that she’s done the same to a girl with CP named Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through all the math she’s missed. A girl who sees right into the heart of her. With the support of family, friends, a coach, and her track teammates, Jessica may actually be able to run again. But that’s not enough for her now. She doesn’t just want to cross finish lines herself—she wants to take Rosa with her. “Inspirational. The pace of Van Draanen’s prose matches Jessica’s at her swiftest. Readers will zoom through the book just as Jessica blazes around the track. A lively and lovely story.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Preaching Life
| Author | : Barbara Brown Taylor |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 156101074X |
Like Annie Dillard's The Writing Life, Taylor emphasizes the holy dimensions of ordinary life and describes the essentials of faith with insight and humor, touching on the vocations, imagination, worship, sacraments, ministry and the Bible as they relate to the life of faith.
Trout Reflections
| Author | : David M. Carroll |
| Publisher | : Saint Martin's Griffin |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 1996-02 |
| Genre | : Trout |
| ISBN | : 9780312141424 |
Naturalist David Carroll leads readers through the yearly cycle of the trout and introduces them to the flora and fauna that inhabit its watery world. The reader sees what takes place beneath a river's surface, experiences the thrill of fishing on opening day, and joins Carroll as he keeps various "appointments with the seasons". 63 illustrations. 12 watercolors.
The Back Of The Turtle
| Author | : Thomas King |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 431 |
| Release | : 2014-09-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1443431648 |
This is Thomas King’s first literary novel in 15 years and follows on the success of the award-winning and bestselling The Inconvenient Indian and his beloved Green Grass, Running Water and Truth and Bright Water, both of which continue to be taught in Canadian schools and universities. Green Grass, Running Water is widely considered a contemporary Canadian classic. In The Back of the Turtle, Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel’s sister. The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel’s family, and the wildlife. Gabriel, a brilliant scientist working for DowSanto, created GreenSweep, and indirectly led to the crisis. Now he has come to see the damage and to kill himself in the sea. But as he prepares to let the water take him, he sees a young girl in the waves. Plunging in, he saves her, and soon is saving others. Who are these people with their long black hair and almond eyes who have fallen from the sky? Filled with brilliant characters, trademark wit, wordplay and a thorough knowledge of native myth and story-telling, this novel is a masterpiece by one of our most important writers.
Turtle Boy
| Author | : M. Evan Wolkenstein |
| Publisher | : Delacorte Press |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2020-05-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0593121589 |
SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A boy who has spent his life living inside a shell discovers the importance of taking chance in this "winner" (Booklist, starred review) of a friendship story that's perfect for fans of Wonder. Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-looking chin. And for his bar mitzvah community service project, he's forced to go to the hospital to visit RJ, an older boy struggling with an incurable disease. At first, the boys don't get along, but then RJ shares his bucket list with Will. Among the things he wants to do: ride a roller coaster; go to a school dance; swim in the ocean. To Will, happiness is hanging out in his room, alone, preferably with the turtles he collects. But as RJ's disease worsens, Will realizes he needs to tackle the bucket list on his new friend's behalf before it's too late. It seems like an impossible mission, way outside Will's comfort zone. But as he completes each task with RJ's guidance, Will learns that life is too short to live in a shell. "Everyone deserves a friend like Will Levine." --Lynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale
