The Solitary Explorer

The Solitary Explorer
Author: Elena Malits
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2014-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498204643

The Solitary Explorer responsibly and critically explores Thomas Merton's lifelong spiritual development as reflected in his religious and secular writings and delineates the meaning of his life and work for contemporary readers. It provides an interpretive chronology of Merton's writings and unravels the intertwining threads of self-realization and widening intellectual interests evidenced in the material he produced between his early autobiography and the controversial work of his later years. Elena Malits shows Merton as writer, as monk, as social critic, as seeker of wisdom in the East, as man of prayer, and as one continually on a journey into the unknown. Merton always held that the quest for God is a continuing one: The Solitary Explorer traces the progress of this quest in Merton's life and literary works to reveal a multifaceted spiritual guide who offers an approach to the divine at once reassuringly traditional and refreshingly contemporary.

The Solitary Explorer

The Solitary Explorer
Author: Elena Malits CSC
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2014-09-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725235048

The Solitary Explorer responsibly and critically explores Thomas Merton's lifelong spiritual development as reflected in his religious and secular writings and delineates the meaning of his life and work for contemporary readers. It provides an interpretive chronology of Merton's writings and unravels the intertwining threads of self-realization and widening intellectual interests evidenced in the material he produced between his early autobiography and the controversial work of his later years. Elena Malits shows Merton as writer, as monk, as social critic, as seeker of wisdom in the East, as man of prayer, and as one continually on a journey into the unknown. Merton always held that the quest for God is a continuing one: The Solitary Explorer traces the progress of this quest in Merton's life and literary works to reveal a multifaceted spiritual guide who offers an approach to the divine at once reassuringly traditional and refreshingly contemporary.

The Solitary Explorer

The Solitary Explorer
Author: Elena Malits
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 218
Release: 1980
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Lords and Lamas

Lords and Lamas
Author: Michel Peissel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1970
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

How to Be an Explorer of the World

How to Be an Explorer of the World
Author: Keri Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780399534607

From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal, an interactive guide for exploring and documenting the art and science of everyday life. Artists and scientists analyze the world around them in surprisingly similar ways, by observing, collecting, documenting, analyzing, and comparing. In this captivating guided journal, readers are encouraged to explore their world as both artists and scientists. The mission Smith proposes? To document and observe the world around you as if you’ve never seen it before. Take notes. Collect things you find on your travels. Document findings. Notice patterns. Copy. Trace. Focus on one thing at a time. Record what you are drawn to. Through this series of beautifully hand-illustrated interactive prompts, readers will enjoy exploring and discovering the world in ways they never even imagined.

Alone Time

Alone Time
Author: Stephanie Rosenbloom
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 039956232X

A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling solo In our hectic, hyperconnected lives, many people are uncomfortable with the prospect of solitude. Yet a little time to ourselves can be an opportunity to slow down, savor, and try new things, especially when traveling. Through on-the-ground reporting, insights from social science, and recounting the experiences of artists, writers, and innovators who cherished solitude, Stephanie Rosenbloom considers how traveling alone deepens appreciation for everyday beauty, bringing into sharp relief the sights, sounds, and smells that one isn't necessarily attuned to in the presence of company. Walking through four cities--Paris, Florence, Istanbul, and New York--and four seasons, Alone Time gives us permission to pause, to relish the sensual details of the world rather than hurtling through museums and uploading photos to Instagram. In chapters about dining out, visiting museums, and pursuing knowledge, we begin to see how the moments we have to ourselves--on the road or at home--can be used to enrich our lives. Rosenbloom's engaging and elegant prose makes Alone Time as warmly intimate an account as the details of a trip shared by a beloved friend--and will have its many readers eager to set off on their own solo adventures.

Most of Now

Most of Now
Author: Miik YS
Publisher: Miik YS
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Four people attempt to forge meaningful lives. Iver abandons her dead-end job to join the Expeditionary Force as an explorer. She alters the trajectory of her life far into the future on an alien world. Perthyn leaves behind the wilderness she roamed for decades to winter in an isolated town. Her simple desire to rest faces complex challenges when people in the town can neither see nor hear her. Ydin bails on her home to avoid a devastating virus. She hopes to find herself but instead loses herself when ill winds blow her out of her body. Derbyn settles in a quiet European town to leave her shifting bad memories in the past and to start anew since her daughter is off at university. A loud nagging voice that only she hears threatens her plans, as does her exact double who pops up all over town. The women risk losing their individual worlds, their very lives.

Explorer's Guide The Adirondack Book

Explorer's Guide The Adirondack Book
Author: Annie Stoltie
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1581570856

"Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered...Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, and history."—National Geographic Traveler Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Explorer's Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect gateway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include these helpful features: Chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation and more! A section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundromats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information Maps of regions and locales Explorer's Guide The Adirondack Book is a detailed, insider's guide to Adirondack Park and its gateway cities, including Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, Lake George, and Lake Placid.

Desert Songs

Desert Songs
Author: Arita Baaijens
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9789774162114

Arita Baaijens gave up her job as an environmentalist nearly twenty years ago, and has been exploring the deserts of Egypt and Sudan with her small camel caravan ever since. In Desert Songs she recounts her passion for the desert, the place she loves and fears. On one level Desert Songs reads as an ode to camels, vistas and horizons, nomads and exploration. On another it is a story about an inward journey, a rite of passage. It is about leaving the world you know to venture into the unknown where you discover your true strength. How strong are you when there's no backup? Where do your limits lie? Baaijens sets out on a voyage of self-discovery and unrelenting physical trials to find the answers. The experience changes her forever.