Showing results for "Geography" in Literature & Fiction

“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, others covered with shrubs, while on all of them steam issued from a hundred openings between the green foliage without impairing its freshness: on the opposite side a flight of broad steps of the colour of white marble with a rosy tint, and a cascade of boiling water falling over them into the lake!” Such is Ernest Dieffenbach’s description of his first glance of the White Terraces in Lake Rotomahana, see cover image. Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach (...

Après avoir assisté sa femme dans son suicide, Jaco découvre que celle-ci a longtemps mené une double vie: il y a quatorze ans en Haïti, Marine a mis au monde Clara. Avec une vieille amie bienfaitrice, Jaco quitte Montréal pour se rendre sur place afin de découvrir la vérité sur sa femme et pour remettre à Clara l’héritage qui lui est dû. Mais à son arrivée, la jeune fille a disparu.

One thing I know about Terry O’Connor—the man has complicated relationship written all over him, something I’ve avoided for pretty much forever. One thing I know about Terry’s hometown, Painted Bay—it’s a long, long way from my life as a Mackenzie Country veterinarian, and dedicated, carefree bachelor. All of which should be good news. No reason to look twice at the gorgeous man currently staying at Miller Station with his daughter. No reason to daydream about his soft lips, quirky sense of humor, sexy smile, or the way he blushes whenever he catches me staring which is far too often.

When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What's the furthest you can get from the ocean? And why did Vikings wear those silly helmets? These are just a few of the strange questions that bounce around the head of Joseph Pisenti. In his YouTube channel, Pisenti presents illogical truths in a logical manner. Here, he builds on this nonsensical humor of the universe with in-depth analysis of empires, economies, and ecosystems as he helps answer the ridiculous.

Forty essays on history, art, and literature to lift your mind and spirit. Guy Davenport serves as the listener's guide through history and literature, providing links between music and sculpture, modernist poets and classic philosophers, the past and present-pointing out the values and avenues of thought that have shaped our ideas and our thinking.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Swallowing Geography by Deborah Levy, read by Gabrielle Glaister. Like her namesake Jack Kerouac, J.K. is always on the road, travelling Europe with her typewriter in a pillowcase. From J.K.'s irreverent, ironic perspective, Levy charts a new, dizzying...

Dive into the intricate interplay of space and expression with Geography and Plays, a podcast that celebrates the art of language through a rotating collection of audiobooks. Each episode invites listeners to explore the nuances of human experience as conveyed through innovative, stream-of-consciousness narratives that reflect the essence of place and perception. By weaving together threads of thought and emotion, these unique explorations challenge traditional storytelling and encourage a deeper understanding of identity and environment. As we traverse diverse landscapes of imagination, each ...

From the author of the award-winning novels Crossing the River and Scissors, Paper, Rock comes a powerful book about the transformative power of love. Fenton Johnson recounts the history of "how I feel in love how I came to be with someone else, how he came to death and how I helped." Johnson interweaves two stories: his own upbringing as the youngest of a Kentucky whiskey maker's nine children, and that of his lover Larry Rose, the only child of German Jews. survivors of the Holocaust.

This Ontario Public School textbook, published in 1922, contains some fascinating facts of a world which no longer exists. It seems politically incorrect in some of its descriptions by modern day standards. (Summary by David Lawrence)

In November 1956, a unified Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh came into being. In February 2014, Parliament bifurcated it to create two Telugu-speaking states: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Old History, New Geography provides the context, text and subtext to the bifurcation, which continues to be contentious and controversial.

A probing essay collection that chronicles one woman’s complicated quest to find home in a fractured America, from the award-winning author of Field Study “In Chet’la Sebree’s sensitive and tender hands, this book’s quest (and question) of home is captivating. An intimate rendering of...

A boy and his stuffed animals start a journey around their apartment. They find out that the apartment is a kingdom that has mountains, rivers, and cities, that everything in it has its purpose, and that the most important place in it is near the parent bedroom. They will also learn what a real geographer needs to leave the house, and finally, after looking into the laws of geography, our characters will venture to explore the world around them. Do you have any maps, atlases, or geography books? Have you already travelled, and how did you prepare for those trips? Did you take your stuffed ...

Con trazo lírico, despojado e irónico, Katya Adaui ensaya su teoría de la paternidad: un mapa opaco en el que los seres humanos rastrean con fuerza e inteligencia cómo sobrevivir a la crianza. Pudorosos ante lo íntimo, apaciguados con los parecidos, enervados por lo familiar, esquivan los golpes, afrontan los abandonos y buscan cualquier prueba de ternura y felicidad para redimirlos. Porque en Geografía de la oscuridad son los hijos y las hijas quienes conocen la verdad de ese disfraz al que llamamos padre.