The Bridge at the Edge of the World

2008-10-01 Nature

Author : James Gustave Speth
Release : 2008-10-01
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 306/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Bridge at the Edge of the World written by James Gustave Speth. This book was released on 2008-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit to live in. Of course human activities are not holding at current levels—they are accelerating, dramatically—and so, too, is the pace of climate disruption, biotic impoverishment, and toxification. In this book Gus Speth, author of Red Sky at Morning and a widely respected environmentalist, begins with the observation that the environmental community has grown in strength and sophistication, but the environment has continued to decline, to the point that we are now at the edge of catastrophe. Speth contends that this situation is a severe indictment of the economic and political system we call modern capitalism. Our vital task is now to change the operating instructions for today's destructive world economy before it is too late. The book is about how to do that.

Bridge at the Edge

2011-10-15 Games & Activities

Author : Boye Brogeland
Release : 2011-10-15
Genre : Games & Activities
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 815/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bridge at the Edge written by Boye Brogeland. This book was released on 2011-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth 'over-the-shoulder' look at top-level bridge. While describing almost 200 deals that he played in World and European Championships, one of the world's best players, Boye Brogeland, discusses bidding and cardplay, as well as his approach to the mental side of the game. A fascinating glimpse into the thought processes of a champion bridge player, as well as a look at state-of-the-art bidding methods, some of which are described here for the first time. Boye Brogeland (Norway) has won both the World and European Championships, and is a regular participant in North American tournaments. David Bird, who lives near Southampton, England, has written more than 100 books on the game. Despite spending much of the year travelling, he still finds time to write new stories every month for a host of magazines around the world, usually featuring his best-known characters, the monks of St. Titus Abbey. He is also a regular commentator on BBO broadcasts of top-level competitions.

The Other Side of the Bridge

2006-09-26 Fiction

Author : Mary Lawson
Release : 2006-09-26
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 376/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Other Side of the Bridge written by Mary Lawson. This book was released on 2006-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the beloved #1 national bestseller Crow Lake comes an exceptional new novel of jealously, rivalry and the dangerous power of obsession. Two brothers, Arthur and Jake Dunn, are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough and another world war is looming. Arthur is reticent, solid, dutiful and set to inherit the farm and his father’s character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous to know – the family misfit. When a beautiful young woman comes into the community, the fragile balance of sibling rivalry tips over the edge. Then there is Ian, the family’s next generation, and far too sure he knows the difference between right and wrong. By now it is the fifties, and the world has changed—a little, but not enough. These two generations in the small town of Struan, Ontario, are tragically interlocked, linked by fate and community but separated by a war which devours its young men—its unimaginable horror reaching right into the heart of this remote corner of an empire. With her astonishing ability to turn the ratchet of tension slowly and delicately, Lawson builds their story to a shocking climax. Taut with apprehension, surprising us with moments of tenderness and humour, The Other Side of the Bridge is a compelling, humane and vividly evoked novel with an irresistible emotional undertow.

The Bridge

2020-09-01 Young Adult Fiction

Author : Bill Konigsberg
Release : 2020-09-01
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 051/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Bridge written by Bill Konigsberg. This book was released on 2020-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg. Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is -- only that she will never be good enough.On the bridge, there are four things that could happen:Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't.Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't.They both jump.Neither of them jumps.Or maybe all four things happen, in this astonishing and insightful novel from Bill Konigsberg.

Fame and Obscurity

1981

Author : Gay Talese
Release : 1981
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Download or read book Fame and Obscurity written by Gay Talese. This book was released on 1981. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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