Wading Right In

Wading Right In
Author: Catherine Owen Koning
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-08-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 022655435X

Where can you find mosses that change landscapes, salamanders with algae in their skin, and carnivorous plants containing whole ecosystems in their furled leaves? Where can you find swamp-trompers, wildlife watchers, marsh managers, and mud-mad scientists? In wetlands, those complex habitats that play such vital ecological roles. In Wading Right In, Catherine Owen Koning and Sharon M. Ashworth take us on a journey into wetlands through stories from the people who wade in the muck. Traveling alongside scientists, explorers, and kids with waders and nets, the authors uncover the inextricably entwined relationships between the water flows, natural chemistry, soils, flora, and fauna of our floodplain forests, fens, bogs, marshes, and mires. Tales of mighty efforts to protect rare orchids, restore salt marshes, and preserve sedge meadows become portals through which we visit major wetland types and discover their secrets, while also learning critical ecological lessons. The United States still loses wetlands at a rate of 13,800 acres per year. Such loss diminishes the water quality of our rivers and lakes, depletes our capacity for flood control, reduces our ability to mitigate climate change, and further impoverishes our biodiversity. Koning and Ashworth’s stories captivate the imagination and inspire the emotional and intellectual connections we need to commit to protecting these magical and mysterious places.

Bringing Back the Beaver

Bringing Back the Beaver
Author: Derek Gow
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1603589961

"A bold new voice in nature writing, from the front lines of Britain's rewilding movement Bringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often riotously funny firsthand account of how the movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has become the single most dramatic and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the early 1990s - in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites and even some conservation professionals - Gow has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland. In addition to detailing the ups and downs of rewilding beavers, Bringing Back the Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of nature's great problem solvers will be critical as part of a sustainable fix for flooding and future drought, whilst ensuring the creation of essential lifescapes that enable the broadest possible spectrum of Britain's wildlife to thrive"--

Wading In

Wading In
Author: Amy Lemco
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2023-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1496847172

Wading In: Desegregation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast frames the fight for beach and school desegregation within the history of Black life in Biloxi, beginning with the arrival of slave ships on the Gulf Coast islands in 1721. Detailing the buildup of Back-of-Town businesses, lynchings in the early 1900s, and national and state legislation repressing Black progress, author Amy Lemco contextualizes the regional atmosphere Dr. Gilbert Mason—a resilient civic leader, humanitarian, and lover of the water—and his family encountered in 1955. Using extensive archival records and interviews with survivors, the book chronicles how Dr. Mason inspired and helped organize local Black activists to peacefully protest the apartheid of Biloxi's beaches. Dr. Mason operated under the surveillance of the State Sovereignty Commission, assaults by private citizens, and the terrors of a decade riddled with the assassinations of civil rights workers. Grassroots efforts he led and inspired in Biloxi joined with the national movement to weaken the hold of white supremacy in the state. With unwavering perseverance and bravery, Dr. Mason and fellow activists achieved the desegregation of Mississippi's beaches and made Harrison County schools the first primary school district in the state to integrate. Wading In firmly establishes Dr. Mason as a national civil rights role model and presents the story of Mississippi’s struggle to a new generation of readers.

Wading Into the Stream of Wisdom

Wading Into the Stream of Wisdom
Author: Sarah Haynes
Publisher: Contemporary Issues in Buddhis
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781886439528

Part One Ethics Can We Kill Illusory People? Some Philosophical Reflections on Bodhi[sattva]caryāvatāra 9:11-13ab Paul Williams The Consequences of Consequentialism: Reflections on Recent Developmentts in the Study of Buddhist Ethics Martin T. Adam Toward a Mahāyāna Phenomenology: Heidegger and Levinas Wing-cheuk Chan -- Part Two Text Criticism Ngag-dbang tshe-ring: An Eighteenth-century Yogi from Zanskar Eva K. Neumaier Lü Cheng's Chinese Translation of the Tibetan Version of Dignāga's Ālambana-parīkṣā-vṛtti: An English Translation Dan Lusthaus Mahāmudrā Chöd? Rangjung Dorjé's Commentary on The Great Speech Chapter of Machik Labdrön Michelle J. Sorensen A Note on Manorathanandin's Pramāṇavārttikavṛtti in Tibet Leonard W.J. van der Kuijp Pseudo-Nāgārjuna's Sermon about Giving (Dānaparikathā) Michael Hahn and Naoki Saito Early Yogācāra and Visualization (Bhāvanā) Charles Willemen -- Part Three History Cooking the Buddhist Books: Implications of the New Dating of the Buddha for the History of Early Indian Buddhism Charles S. Prebish Peaceful and Wrathful Manifestations: The Development of Sarasvatī from India to East Asia to Tibet Sarah F. Haynes The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Sinhala Theravāda Buddhist Traditions of Sri Lanka John Clifford Holt -- Part Four Praxis Beneath the Waves: Conceiving the Unconscious Richard K. Payne The "Round" Doctrine of Tiantai and its Significance for Modern Times Fa Qing Meditation Revisited Andreas Doctor and Tom J.F. Tillemans.

Home Waters

Home Waters
Author: John N. Maclean
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0062944614

“Beautiful. ... A lyrical companion to his father’s classic, A River Runs through It, chronicling their family’s history and bond with Montana’s Blackfoot River.” —Washington Post A "poetic" and "captivating" (Publishers Weekly) memoir about the power of place to shape generations, Home Waters is John N. Maclean's remarkable chronicle of his family's century-long love affair with Montana's majestic Blackfoot River, the setting for his father's classic novella, A River Runs through It. Maclean returns annually to the simple family cabin that his grandfather built by hand, still in search of the trout of a lifetime. When he hooks it at last, decades of longing promise to be fulfilled, inspiring John, reporter and author, to finally write the story he was born to tell. A book that will resonate with everyone who feels deeply rooted to a landscape, Home Waters is a portrait of a family who claimed a river, from one generation to the next, of how this family came of age in the 20th century and later as they scattered across the country, faced tragedy and success, yet were always drawn back to the waters that bound them together. Here are the true stories behind the beloved characters fictionalized in A River Runs through It, including the Reverend Maclean, the patriarch who introduced the family to fishing; Norman, who balanced a life divided between literature and the tug of the rugged West; and tragic yet luminous Paul (played by Brad Pitt in Robert Redford’s film adaptation), whose mysterious death has haunted the family and led John to investigate his uncle’s murder and reveal new details in these pages. A universal story about nature, family, and the art of fly fishing, Maclean’s memoir beautifully captures the inextricable ways our personal histories are linked to the places we come from—our home waters. Featuring twelve wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates and a map of the Blackfoot River region.

Wading Into Chaos

Wading Into Chaos
Author: Bob Holdsworth
Publisher: Advantage Media Group
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1599323567

"It's raining and the reflections of the red and white lights are dancing off the buildings as we race down the wet streets. Sirens are screaming a warning to the very few people who dare to walk the street at night. We make a final turn and the scene comes into view. There's a lone police car; its light bar extinguished so as not to call attention to itself. We follow suit and shut our lights and siren off as we approach. In the center of the rain-soaked street, a crowd has gathered. A woman is screaming, being held up by friends or family. A man lies crumpled in the middle of the road next to his wheelchair. The cop looks nervous as we roll to a stop and exit the ambulance. 'He's been shot - a lot, ' he shouts from about 10 feet away. The decibel level immediately increases from the crowd of distraught onlookers. We know we're going to have to work quickly to try to save the patient and get away from the scene for our own safety. We grab the heart monitor, oxygen, trauma bag and the stretcher for the fourth time this shift and once again go wading into chaos..." Paramedics and EMTs are the front line of the world's emergency medical system and serve as eyewitnesses to some of life's most precious and equally most tragic moments. Wading Into Chaos, written by a veteran paramedic, gives you a first hand, real life glimpse inside the chaotic world of Emergency Medical Services. Ride along and experience the emotions, the frustration, the sadness and the dark humor that accompanies responding to fatal car crashes, 14-year-old suicides, inner city gang violence, train accidents, med-e-vac helicopter landings, and the forgotten elderly who just need someone to talk to.

Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses

Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses
Author: Mary McHugh
Publisher: Kensington Books
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617733598

First In A New Series--With Recipes! There's no pussy-footing around murder . . . It's never too late to kick up your heels. Just ask Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini--aka the Happy Hoofers. After posting a video of their tap-dancing routine on the Internet, the leggy ladies find themselves booked to perform on a Russian river cruise up the Volga from Moscow to St. Petersburg. But when murder cuts in, the five fabulous friends find it's not so easy to tap their troubles away. A crew member has been killed, and a passenger is missing. With a killer on board, the Hoofers need to watch their step. But with a little fancy footwork, these soft-shoe sleuths may get a leg up on a killer who's cruising for a bruising. . . Includes Travel Tips And Tasty Recipes "A fun book! Travel tips, mystery, and recipes (and oh, are they good). What could be more delicious?" --Carole Bugge, author of Who Killed Blanche DuBois?

Hired: Cinderella Chef

Hired: Cinderella Chef
Author: Myrna Mackenzie
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142683800X

Darcy Parrish had learned the hard way how to take care of herself. After the accident that had shattered her spine, she made a new life as chef at Patrick Judson's estate. The position was temporary, but her movie-star-gorgeous boss seemed to have other ideas. Darcy's sassy charms soon had Patrick hooked. He wanted to get closer to this beautiful and gifted woman who created masterpieces with her hands. The biggest obstacle was Darcy herself….