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1) Walden
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Walden oder Leben in den Wäldern (engl. Originaltitel Walden; or, Life in the Woods) – auch als Walden oder Hüttenleben im Walde erschienen – ist ein Buch des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Henry David Thoreau aus dem Jahr 1854 über sein zeitweiliges Leben als Aussteiger, das zum „Klassiker aller Alternativen" wurde. n Walden beschreibt Thoreau sein Leben in einer Blockhütte, die er sich 1845 in den Wäldern von Concord (Massachusetts) am...
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In his meticulous notes on the natural history of Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau records the first open flowers of highbush blueberry on May 11, 1853. If he were to look for the first blueberry flowers in Concord today, mid-May would be too late. In the 160 years since Thoreau's writings, warming temperatures have pushed blueberry flowering three weeks earlier, and in 2012, following a winter and spring of record-breaking warmth, blueberries...
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AN AMERICAN CLASSIC, REINVIGORATED
In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published his famous work, Walden, an experiment in simple living. Thoreau recounts his experiences living alone in a small self-built cabin near Walden Pond, reflecting on the virtue of self-reliance and the pursuit of a meaningful life. He challenges readers to question societal norms and reconnect with the natural world, our home. Walden remains a timeless exploration of transcendentalist...
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Originally published in 1854, Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature--Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.
As the digital age settles on us and the ebook revolution dawns, the question of why we read to begin with is often forgotten. Who better to turn to for...
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Pay a visit to quintessential Vermont at harvest where persimmons brighten tree limbs, colorful leaves fall from branches, cerulean skies bring a vibrating wind, and sidewalks overflow with classic fall reads. Let autumn in Snowdrop Valley remind you that when it comes to love, every day is a fairytale in a sleepy little book town. It's harvest season in the picturesque book town of Snowdrop Valley, and things are really firing up. Sweet, dreamy,...
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In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau began a radical experiment: he built a cabin in the woods and lived there, alone, examining the world around him. He spent his days walking the shores of Walden Pond, growing beans, observing plants and animals, and recording his reflections in his notebook. These reflections eventually became his seminal work Walden.
In this lovely picture book, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor imagine a special...
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The first Judge Walden novel
When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping for a quiet life. But he soon finds himself struggling to keep the peace between three feisty fellow judges who have very different views about how to do their job, and about how Charlie should do his.
And as if that's not enough, there's the endless battle against the 'Grey Smoothies', the humourless grey-suited civil servants...
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The second Judge Walden novel
If you like Rumpole of the Bailey, you'll love Walden of Bermondsey
Judge Walden is back, to preside over five new cases at Bermondsey Crown Court.
Retired resident judge Peter Murphy takes us back to the world of criminal trials in South London for another session with Charlie Walden keeping the peace between his fellow judges – Marjorie, 'Legless' and Hubert – while fighting off the attacks of the Grey Smoothies,...
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Henry David Thoreau may have escaped to the wilderness to write Walden; or Life in the Woods nearly two centuries ago, but it wouldn't be hard to imagine his book sitting on a bestseller list next to Eat, Pray, Love or Under the Tuscan Sun. Writing during the early Industrial Revolution, just when the railroad had reached his hometown, he struggles with the purpose of life, the ever-quickening pace of work, the futility of materialism and the neglect...
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A Black Forest Walden is a work of philosophical reflection, nature description, and sly humor. In brief chapters, or aphorisms, the American philosopher David Farrell Krell recounts his experiences in a cabin located in the mountains of southern Germany's Black Forest, where he has lived for several decades. Insofar as Krell compares his experiences with those of Henry David Thoreau, who serves as both inspiration and irritation, the book could be...
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Gospel according to Larry volume 3
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Larry (otherwise known as Josh) is in the doldrums, but after meeting a spiritual guru at Walden Pond who convinces him to join his study group, he starts to question his grasp of reality.
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Women who live or were born in the states of Maryland and Mississippi are co-authors and the foreword author resides in Texas. These powerful voices hold responsibilities in a myriad of arenas. This anthology is for the novice, new, and emerging leader all the way to the senior leader looking, to continually grow as a leader. These women share leadership stories, lessons learned, character building qualities, things you can implement in your life...
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Dieses Buch enthält folgende Arztromane:
Conny Walden/Anna Martach: Ein Goldfisch in der Nordsee
Conny Walden/W.A.Hary: Vier Sylter Herzen
Conny Walden/W.A.Hary: Die erste große Liebe des Chefarztes
Thomas West: Hoffnung ist stärker als der Tod
Thomas West: Jans Vater
Thomas West: Ärztin mit Herz für Gangster
Thomas West: Die falsche Ärztin
Thomas West: Drei Schicksale und eine Ärztin
Thomas West: Ein Schutzengel für Dr. Heinze
Thomas...
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Dieser Bandenthält folgende Romane:
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Wendepunkt des Schicksals (Thomas West)
Ein Goldfisch in der Nordsee (Conny Walden & Anna Martach)
Ein Wettrennen beim Kitesurfen; Dr. Sören Wiebold ist fasziniert von seiner Gegnerin, doch als sie auf dem Brett einen Zusammenbruch erleidet, gelingt es ihm, sie in letzter Sekunde zu retten. Im Krankenhaus entwickelt sich zwischen den beiden eine Romanze. Doch weshalb vermeidet Jule jedes persönliche...
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Laura Walden
Das Geheimnis des letzten Moa
Neuseelandsaga
gelesen von Dana Geissler
Nachdem die junge Biologin Beatrice ihre Adoptivmutter verloren hat, bricht sie nach Neuseeland auf, um ihre Urlaubsliebe Barry wiederzutreffen. Aber das Wiedersehen mit dem Maori erweist sich als Enttäuschung. Bea findet Zuflucht bei der Professorin Suzan Almond, die genau wie sie die Moas, die ausgestorbenen Riesenvögel Neuseelands, erforscht. Doch auch über...
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Laura Walden
Der Schwur des Maori-Mädchens
gelesen von Dana Geissler
Auckland 1920. Vivian ist nicht freiwillig in Neuseeland. Es war der letzte Wille ihrer Mutter, dass sie bis zur Volljährigkeit bei ihrem Vater lebt. Einem Mann, der sich nach ihrer Geburt aus dem Staub gemacht hat und sie nicht gerade herzlich empfängt. Deswegen kommt es Vivian gelegen, dass sein Adoptivsohn Frederik sie auf eine Reise in die Bay of Islands mitnimmt. Er soll...
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In this book of channelled wisdom, Joanna steps aside to bring through a text from her expanded consciousness, taking you on a journey of energetic recalibration for your body, mind and spirit. Filled with practical exercises dispersed between powerful insights, inspiration and an expanded perspective on life on this planet, A Beautiful Radical Truth helps you see through a new lens to lighten the load of your human experience.
"This is not a book...
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ᅠIn rural Alabama, the summer of 1966, nine-year old Ella Clayton, sassy, quick-witted and sharp as a tack, has stumbled across a secret while searching for an old haunted shack up in the hills behind a waterfall. She will carry that secret until the end of summer. After a tragic accident happens to twenty-year old Jack Baysenstein, she has no choice but to tell what she knows.
Ella, her brother Garris, her two friends, Joe and Deanie, will spend...
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“The Fishing Hole, An Alaska Bear Tale” focuses es on a massive Grizzly bear whose activities catch the interest of tourists, poachers and Fish and Wildlife officers. Set in the wilderness near Cooper Landing, Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula South of Anchorage during the massive fish run up the river that attracts tourist and bears that share the shores of the river.
A suspected killer, an accused violent offender is on the loose along the glacial...
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