Mary Evelyn Tucker Livres

The 2013 Wallace Stegner Lecture features a thought-provoking exploration of environmentalism and the human connection to nature. The speaker delves into the importance of preserving the natural world while reflecting on personal experiences and broader societal implications. Through compelling anecdotes and insights, the lecture emphasizes the need for sustainable practices and the role of individuals in fostering a deeper appreciation for the environment. This engaging presentation serves as a call to action for listeners to engage with and protect the planet.

A dialogue between a youth and wise elder becomes a fascinating exploration into the creative force in all matter. This explication of physical forces is mystical and ecstatic.

Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was one of the twentieth century's most prescient and profound thinkers. The first biography of Berry, this book illuminates his remarkable vision and its continuing relevance for achieving transformative social change and environmental renewal.

What is our place in the 14-billion-year history of the universe? This book tells the epic story of the universe from an new perspective, weaving the findings of modern science together with enduring wisdom found in the humanistic traditions of the West, China, India, and indigenous peoples.

This book is made of word lists and exercises that have helped children over a period of many years. The lesson plans are easy and fun to use and with constant repetition progress will be made very quickly. Whether used in the home, school, or a learning support unit, this book will help give people with dyslexia strong and simple tools to find their way through the complexities of the English language.

Reading Riddles: Rhetorics of Obscurity from Romanticism to Freud explores how the riddle becomes a figure for reading and writing in early German Romanticism and how this model then enables Sigmund Freud's approach to the psyche. It traces a migration of ideas from literature to psychoanalysis and argues that the relationship between them must be situated at the methodological level.

Applique, patchwork, quilting, initials, monograms, fringes and tassels, smocking seams and hems. 30 different types of traditional needlework. 400 helpful illustrations. This craft classic is a must for beginner and expert alike.