Автор: Paine Jeffery Название: Enlightenment Town: Finding Spiritual Awakening in a Most Improbable Place ISBN: 1608685748 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608685745 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 14670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Why has a tiny old mining town straight out of Gunsmoke or Deadwood -- Crestone, Colorado -- become home to twenty-five spiritual centers representing nearly all the brand-name faiths of the world? With the keen eye of a storyteller, the insights of a scholar, and the heart of a seeker, Jeffery Paine narrates a truly unique adventure. He explores Crestone's wintry, oxygen-thin mountain geography and introduces a cast of spiritual mavericks and unlikely visionaries. Paine finds in Crestone a remarkable dedication to coexistence. Paradoxically, the town's amazing spiritual diversity highlights fundamental commonalities in a way that will strike and even inspire believers, agnostics, and searchers of every stripe.
Автор: Alvarez Walter Название: A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves ISBN: 0393355195 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780393355192 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 13720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: "A thrilling synthesis from a brilliant scientist who discovered one of the most important chapters in our history. An instant classic."-Sean B. Carroll
The Maryhill Museum of Art is located on 5,300 acres in the Columbia River Gorge. Miles from any sizeable town and surrounded by the gorge's spectacular scenery, Maryhill is an internationally recognized -- and undeniably eclectic -- repository of art that ranges from one of the nation's best Rodin collections to one of the world's largest assemblage of chess sets. It is, as The New York Times once described it, oddly fitting -- it brought the better works of man near one of the better works of nature.
Dancer, Dreamers, and the Queen of Romania is the story of the four widely disparate people whose lives intertwined in such a way as to lay the foundation for the museum. Loie Fuller was once the world's most famous dancer, who dreamed of becoming beautiful by creating beauty. Alma Spreckels was one of America's wealthiest women, who dreamed of being accepted for who she wanted to be rather than who she was. Sam Hill was a rich man who dreamed of becoming a great man. And Marie of Romania was a real-life queen who dreamed of being a fairy-tale queen.
And it is the story of those who followed them. These people nurtured and grew Maryhill from a fascinating oddity that Time magazine once called a top hat in the jungle to one of the relatively few U.S. museums accredited in every category by the American Alliance of Museums.
This is a book that will appeal to readers who like both biography and history, and will have particular appeal, but by no means be limited to, Western U.S. and Pacific Northwest audiences. It is side-street history in the tradition of Boys in the Boat, Unbroken, or Dead Wake. It will appeal to art lovers. It will also appeal to everyone who has visited or just passed by an inviting-but-oddly-located museum and wondered how it got there and who keeps it going.
This heretofore untold and remarkable story is narrated by a master wordsmith and historian. Steve Wiegand is the author or co-author of numerous books, including U.S. History for Dummies (Wiley), the 4th edition of which will be out in March 2019; Lessons from the Great Depression for Dummies (Wiley, 2009); The Mental Floss History of the World (Collins, 2008) and Papers of Permanence: The First 150 Years of the McClatchy Company (McClatchy, 2007).
Wiegand spent 35 years as a newspaper reporter and columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and Sacramento Bee, and has published in numerous magazines and periodicals.
Автор: Elborough Travis Название: Atlas of Improbable Places: A Journey to the World`s Most Unusual Corners ISBN: 0711264015 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780711264014 Издательство: Quarto Рейтинг: Цена: 9670.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Atlas of Improbable Places shows the modern world from surprising new vantage points that will inspire urban explorers and armchair travellers alike to consider a new way of understanding the world we live in.
Автор: Schaller Mary W. Название: The Most Improbable International Cricket Team Ever: A True Story ISBN: 1098368045 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781098368043 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 13790.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Taylor Schumann survived a school shooting, yet she was left with permanent wounds, both visible and invisible. Weaving her own incredible story into a larger conversation about gun violence in America, Taylor shares another painful truth: Christians have largely been silent on this issue. With compassion and honesty, she encourages readers to join her in taking action for a safer future.
Автор: Hirsch Alan Название: Baseball`s Most Bizarre Plays: A Roster of the Odd, the Improbable and the Downright Confounding in Major League History ISBN: 1476687072 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476687070 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 34190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Beginning with Todd Frazier tricking umpires into calling an out with a rubber ball and culminating in Al `The Mad Hungarian` Hrabosky pitching into a scrum of two batters and a manager at home plate, this book describes the 150 most bizarre plays in the history of the game.
Автор: Theroux, Steven J. Название: A most improbable story ISBN: 1032218517 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032218519 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 45930.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: This book is a "big history" of the evidence regarding how we came to be. It explores philosophical thought and how our past might affect our future. The text reviews different perspectives and the strengths and weaknesses of each. This journey highlights the history of life, the emergence of life forms, and the evolution of complex creatures.
Автор: Barrier Michael Название: Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books ISBN: 0520241185 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520241183 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 52800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: For a time, "Dell Comics Are Good Comics" was more than a slogan - it was a simple statement of fact. This book tells the story of the most popular American comic books of the 1940s and 1950s, those published under the Dell label.
Автор: Kirp David L. Название: Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America`s Schools ISBN: 0199391092 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199391097 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey`s high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union`s city`s revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn`t demand heroics, just hard and steady work.
Автор: Cotterman William Woods Название: Improbable Women: Five Who Explored the Middle East ISBN: 0815610238 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815610236 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 26790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Examines the lives of five women writers, all upper-class British women, who rebelled against the conventions of their own societies and lived, travelled and explored the Middle East.
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