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Author : Sadao Hibi
Release : 2001
Genre : Decoration and ornament
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 897/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Snow, Wave, Pine by : Sadao Hibi
Download or read book Snow, Wave, Pine written by Sadao Hibi. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful primer for the fundamentals of pattern in Japanese Art, including background information on the traditional significance and meaning of motifs.
Author : Sandra Dallas
Release : 2011-03-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Whiter Than Snow by : Sandra Dallas
Download or read book Whiter Than Snow written by Sandra Dallas. This book was released on 2011-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The New York Times bestselling author of Prayers for Sale comes the moving and powerful story of a small town after a devastating avalanche, and the life changing effects it has on the people who live there Whiter Than Snow opens in 1920, on a spring afternoon in Swandyke, a small town near Colorado's Tenmile Range. Just moments after four o'clock, a large split of snow separates from Jubilee Mountain high above the tiny hamlet and hurtles down the rocky slope, enveloping everything in its path including nine young children who are walking home from school. But only four children survive. Whiter Than Snow takes you into the lives of each of these families: There's Lucy and Dolly Patch—two sisters, long estranged by a shocking betrayal. Joe Cobb, Swandyke's only black resident, whose love for his daughter Jane forces him to flee Alabama. There's Grace Foote, who hides secrets and scandal that belies her genteel façade. And Minder Evans, a civil war veteran who considers his cowardice his greatest sin. Finally, there's Essie Snowball, born Esther Schnable to conservative Jewish parents, but who now works as a prostitute and hides her child's parentage from all the world. Ultimately, each story serves as an allegory to the greater theme of the novel by echoing that fate, chance, and perhaps even divine providence, are all woven into the fabric of everyday life. And it's through each character's defining moment in his or her past that the reader understands how each child has become its parent's purpose for living. In the end, it's a novel of forgiveness, redemption, survival, faith and family.
Author : Maunu Seppänen
Release : 1961
Genre : Forests and forestry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis On the Accumulation and the Decreasing of Snow in Pine Dominated Forest in Finland by : Maunu Seppänen
Download or read book On the Accumulation and the Decreasing of Snow in Pine Dominated Forest in Finland written by Maunu Seppänen. This book was released on 1961. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gretel Ehrlich
Release : 2014-03-11
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 273/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Facing the Wave by : Gretel Ehrlich
Download or read book Facing the Wave written by Gretel Ehrlich. This book was released on 2014-03-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirkus Best Books of the Year • Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost. In an eloquent narrative that blends strong reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she takes us into the upside-down world of northeastern Japan, where nothing is certain and where the boundaries between living and dying have been erased by water. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both harrowing and inspirational. Facing death, facing life, and coming to terms with impermanence are equally compelling in a landscape of surreal desolation, as the ghostly specter of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power complex, spews radiation into the ocean and air. Facing the Wave is a testament to the buoyancy, spirit, humor, and strong-mindedness of those who must find their way in a suddenly shattered world.
Author : Nancy Pine
Release : 2020-12-09
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 410/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis One in a Billion by : Nancy Pine
Download or read book One in a Billion written by Nancy Pine. This book was released on 2020-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heart-wrenching story immerses readers in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens. An Wei—a stubborn, hardworking peasant who has lived by his values and stood up for his convictions—has succeeded against all odds in the authoritarian environment of China. Despite grinding poverty, hunger, reeducation campaigns, and attacks from jealous peers, An Wei continues to inspire with his daring achievements, such as launching a democratic congress in his own village. His compelling life provides a vivid backdrop for understanding the development of modern China from the unique perspective of an outspoken citizen. Through his audacious determination and survival skills forged in rural poverty, An Wei’s unstoppable drive to improve himself and rural China will captivate and enthrall readers. Her website can be found at https://nancypine.info/
