John Hare is a star author and one of the most well-known explorers of his generation. The Gobi is a perennially fascinating part of the world - a desert that people love to read about. China, the environment/natural world, exploration and discovery: broad and topical appeal.The Gobi is the largest, coldest and driest desert in Asia. Its shifting sands conceal ancient cities, 3,000-year-old mummies, dinosaur bones and areas where no man has set foot. It is also the last place on earth wher...

Contes et Nouvelles du Canada français devait être le premier volume d’une série de quatre ou cinq tomes sur les écrits des conteurs d’avant 1860, il sera finalement le seul à paraître. Dans une première partie est présentée la chronologie et la liste des textes en prose publiés entre 1778 et 1859 au sein du Canada français. Ce ne sont pas moins d’une centaine de récits — romans, contes, nouvelles et légendes qui sont ainsi répertoriés et qui restent pour la plupart à découvrir. Et ce sont...

Based on a case study of a particular countryside and town in southern England—namely, the county of Wiltshire and the city of Salisbury—this record seeks to explore the changing nature of English society during the period from 1380 to 1520. It examines the influence of landscape and population on the agriculture of Wiltshire, the regional patterns of arable and pastoral farming, and the growing contrast between the large-scale mixed farming of the chalklands and the family farms of the cl...

Es el futuro, así que no tiene nada de raro que un grupo de estudiantes de primaria vaya de excursión a la Luna. Salen de la estación espacial en su nave escolar y desembarcan para jugar y comer su lunch en el satélite. Pero mientras los demás exploran y se divierten en la superficie lunar, hay alguien que permanece lejos del grupo, dibujando con su caja de crayones, y que se dormirá sin darse cuenta de que la nave se va ¡y nadie ha notado su ausencia! Por suerte pronto se encontrará con a...

At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself. But what is the meaning of love? Scholars have wrestled with this question since the recording of the Christian gospels, and in recent decades teachers and students of Christian ethics have engaged in vigorous debates about appropriate interpretations and implications of this critical norm.In Love and Christian Ethics, nearly two dozen leading experts analyze and assess t...

Provocative essays that seek "to turn the attention of analytic philosophy of religion on the problem of evil . . . towards advances in ethical theory" ( Reading Religion).The contributors to this book—Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen Wykstra, and Stephen Maitzen—attended two University of Notre Dame conferences in which they addressed the thesis that there are yet untapped resources in ethical theory f...

啟發孩子對自然的喜愛與好奇逆轉的生態食物鏈？誰才是真正的英雄？釣魚的樂趣是等待？是過程？還是獵物上鉤的瞬間？這是一個關於「釣魚」的故事，在故事裡面，大鱷龜扮演的狩獵者，一開始打算用舌頭當蟲餌飽餐一頓，沒想到……反轉再反轉的情節發展，充滿驚險，讓人無法停止地想看下去！故事巧妙融合大鱷龜(易危物種)的習性和食性，營造精彩情節，並在書末附上介紹和插圖，是一本融合環境教育、趣味生動的繪本，帶領孩子認識大鱷龜和淡水生態。讀者在閱讀故事的過程中，除了可以感受狩獵者和獵物之間懸疑和緊張的微妙氣氛，還能學習到分享和互助的珍貴品格，並且藉由故事的引導，發自內心的喜愛動物。【推薦閱讀】(依姓氏筆畫排列)海狗房東∣繪本工作者游崇瑋∣臺灣爬行類動物保育協會理事長董欣佳∣美商童書出版社資深顧問．繪本的千百種滋味版主游崇瑋∣臺灣爬行類動物保育協會理事長...

The story revolves around Little Jack Rabbit, the main character, and his adventures with Uncle John Hare. The narrative is likely to be whimsical and filled with anthropomorphic animals engaging in playful and imaginative activities.David Cory's writing style in the Little Jack Rabbit series typically combines gentle humor, moral lessons, and engaging storytelling suitable for young readers. The characters often encounter challenges and learn valuable lessons about friendship, courage, an...

Little Jack Rabbit And Uncle John Hare by David Cory offers a concentrated, compelling experience within fiction / literary. This concise work presents carefully drawn characters and purposeful plotting that together explore themes of choice, consequence, and human connection. The prose is precise and economical, balancing vivid scenes with clear pacing to maintain narrative momentum. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, accessible read, the book is well-suited to book clubs and classro...

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media-often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for-and even a threat to-ethical knowledge and the moral life.This volume provides an acces...

__________________'BRITAIN'S FINEST LIVING NATURE WRITER' - THE TIMESThe Sunday Times Bestseller - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life.Written in...

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS‘To see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . these are great things. Every field should have a hare.’The hare, a night creature and country-dweller, is a rare sight for most people. We know them only from legends and stories. They are shape-shifters, witches’ familiars and symbols of fertility. They are arrogant, as in Aesop’s The Hare...