When wintry weather's all a-done, An' brooks do sparkle in the zun, An' nâisy-buildèn rooks do vlee Wi' sticks toward their elem tree; When birds do zing, an' we can zee Upon the boughs the buds o' spring,—Then I'm as happy as a king, A-vield wi' health an' zunsheen. Vor then the cowslip's hangèn flow'r A-wetted in the zunny show'r, Do grow wi' vi'lets, sweet o' smell, Bezide the wood-screen'd grægle's bell; Where drushes' aggs, wi' sky-blue shell, Do lie in mossy nest among The thorns, wh...

A simple man with deep religious convictions, Larry struggles with anger management issues caused by an automobile accident that left him with a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). This disability haunts him and causes problems at work (job terminations) and social improprieties (he never knows when he might "go off" on someone). Larry is a dreamer and a thinker, and as he navigates his way through various hills and valleys he contemplates how the world might be a better place to live. He ...

Given the centrality of economics and communication in the Occupy movement, Understanding Occupy from Wall Street to Portland uses economic insights and contemporary theories of communication to better understand the movement at this current juncture in history. This collection is organized by complementary theoretical and methodological perspectives: the global—critical cultural and economic understandings of Occupy; the local—interpretive ethnographic examinations of a local site—Occupy ...

American author William C. Barnes, born on the anniversary of the Titanic disaster, has been plagued since childhood by memories that were not part of his life experience. As an adult, he underwent regression therapy and discovered his memories belonged to Irish shipbuilder, Thomas Andrews, a man who died 41 years before Barnes was borne. This book replaces "Thomas Andrews: A Voyage Into History" (now out of print)

In "History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States," William Horatio Barnes meticulously chronicles a pivotal period in American political history, spanning from 1865 to 1867. The book is characterized by its thorough research and analytical narrative style, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and triumphs faced by Congress during Reconstruction. Barnes adeptly weaves together legislative debates, social movements, and constitutional dilemmas, situat...

Will Barnes, botanist and poet, transports us into a green field of mythic love, bending the story of Artemis and Actaeon to write, in exquisite poems, a correspondence risked, joined and lost. Within this liminal space of impossible love, the poet emerges to take his place in the world.A joyous celebration-rapt, exquisite, spellbinding-the artemisia is a triumph.-Cyrus Cassells, author of Is There Room for Another Horse on Your Horse Ranch?Somewhere in lyric poetry...

What has become of Buffalo Horn? At the end of "Legend of Running Brook," Part One, he was left behind, wandering alone in the Forest of Thought and Creation, lost in his own anger and fear. Now, the story continues... Holy Man tried to get to sleep but a large insect kept buzzing about him. Every time he swatted at it became more incessant at keeping him awake. He rolled over in his blanket and saw a man sitting on the floor near him. He nearly jumped out of his skin. The man was dressed ...

An unseen Watcher lives in the land of the Kepke. He resides in the inner forest -- the Forest of Thought and Creation. He was sent by the Great Everywhere Father to observe and judge the Kepke people. Every Kepke man is warned not to venture too far away from the outer forest, for he might come upon the Watcher and die a terrible fearful death. Yet someday there will be a Kepke man who will possess great medicine. He will venture into the inner forest. The Watcher will seek him out and th...

In the cultivation of the apple tree, which, like most plants, gets its nourishment from two sources, the soil and the atmosphere, these must be first considered. From the soil come the mineral ingredients, those that are given back to the soil when the plant is burned, and from the atmosphere come the ingredients of no less importance in the growth of the tree, but which mostly disappear as invisible gases upon combustion. Upon the character of this soil, and upon the climate, a general t...

Jedi Master Mace Windu travels to a dangerous, remote planet on a mission that challenges even his deadly prowess—all to fulfill Qui-Gon’s last request.The Jedi are reeling from Qui-Gon Jinn’s sudden death at the hands of a Sith. Jedi Master Mace Windu’s feelings about Qui-Gon have always been complicated—and have not been made any simpler by death. While they often disagreed, Mace valued Qui-Gon’s unique perspective, and their shared dedication to the Force made t...

A little essay on the Chinese style of gardening, as opposed to the continental style, which the author finds too formal with too many straight lines, and the English style, about which he is equally disparaging. In his preface, he says that his dissertation is upon "... the Chinese manner of gardening, which is collected from my own observations in China, from conversations with their Artists, and remarks transmitted to me at different times by travellers." "... Their gardeners are not on...

Brought to you by Penguin.Michael Williams has spent the past year travelling along the fascinating rail byways of Britain for this new collection of journeys. Here is the 'train to the end of the world' running for more than four splendid hours through lake, loch and moorland from Inverness to Wick, the most northerly town in Britain. He discovers a perfect country branch line in London's commuterland, and travels on one of the slowest services in the land along t...