David Brower (1912–2000) was a central figure in the modern environmental movement. His leadership, vision, and elegant conception of the wilderness forever changed how we approach nature. In many ways, he was a twentieth-century Thoreau. Brower transformed the Sierra Club into a national force that challenged and stopped federally sponsored projects that would have dammed the Grand Canyon and destroyed hundreds of millions of acres of our nation's wilderness. To admirers, he was tireless,...

A beautiful story about survival, the Robinson family shows that one does not have to have the usual comforts of life in order to be comfortable and happy.It is also a story about family relations. The book showcases a family of six that has to start all over without the basic amenities that make life easier in the eyes of society. The idea of being in an island with no human neighbors is daunting to say the least.The family was shipwrecked and everyone else on the ship per...

Johann David Wyss's "Swiss Family Robinson" is an adventurous and heartwarming tale of survival, resilience, and family bonds. The story unfolds when a Swiss family—comprising the resourceful Robinson parents, their four sons, and a plethora of domesticated animals—finds themselves shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Forced to rely on their ingenuity and the bountiful resources of the island, the Robinsons embark on a remarkable journey of building a new life in the midst of nature'...

Johann David Wyss's "Swiss Family Robinson" is an adventurous and heartwarming tale of survival, resilience, and family bonds. The story unfolds when a Swiss family—comprising the resourceful Robinson parents, their four sons, and a plethora of domesticated animals—finds themselves shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Forced to rely on their ingenuity and the bountiful resources of the island, the Robinsons embark on a remarkable journey of building a new life in the midst of nature'...

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains three classic stories of shipwrecks and marooning, and adventure. These are ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe (including THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE), THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by Johann David Wyss, and the classic pirate tale TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson. Includes and active table of contents for easy navigation.

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For six days and nights, a storm tosses the Robinson family's ship around on the sea, before dashing it on the rocks off a deserted island. All the sailors are gone. The family is alone! But nothing can keep the cheerful Swiss family Robinson down for long. Father and Mother Robinson, along with their four irrepressible boys, quickly settle into their new home--mining the shipwreck for supplies, discovering valuable resources on the island and animal friends, and even turning the treetops ...

To "generate" means to create something that has not previously existed. The focus of "generative change" is to cultivate creativity: in teams, ventures, relationships and individuals. The goal of generative consulting, in particular, is to help teams and organizations evolve and function in ways that are both new and more effective.Generative consulting often requires introducing a whole new mindset into an organization. This new mindset includes cognitive understanding but also i...

Robinsonade is a literary genre that takes its name from the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The success of this novel spawned so many imitations that its name was used to define a genre, which is sometimes described simply as a "desert island story"or a "castaway narrative." This compilation, edited by Golden Deer Classics, comprises the following stories: Robinson Crusoe (1719) Swiss Family Robinson (1812) The Coral Island (1858) The Mysterious Island (1874) Godfrey Morgan (1...

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often spuriously called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within t...

Ralph, Jack and Peterkin find themselves the sole survivors of a shipwreck on a deserted coral island in the South Pacific. Although fate has led them to temporary safety, the three marooned lads are forced to carve out a life for themselves from what nature provides. They rapidly learn which fruit to eat, which animals to hunt, and which lagoons are best for bathing. Resourceful as they are, their desert island idyll is often disturbed and they face numerous terrifying threats - pirates, ...