A groundbreaking account of the cataclysmic hurricane of 1938 and its devastating impact on New England’s inland forests The hurricane that pummeled the northeastern United States on September 21, 1938, was New England’s most damaging weather event ever. To call it “New England’s Katrina” might be to understate its power. Without warning, the storm plowed into Long Island and New England, killing hundreds of people and destroying roads, bridges, dams, and buildings that stood in its path. Not yet spent, the hurricane then raced inland, maintaining high winds into Vermont and New Hampshire and uprooting millions of acres of forest. This book is the first to investigate how the hurricane of ’38 transformed New England, bringing about social and ecological changes that can still be observed these many decades later. The hurricane’s impact was erratic—some swaths of forest were destroyed while others nearby remained unscathed; some stricken forests retain their prehurricane character, others have been transformed. Stephen Long explores these contradictions, drawing on survivors’ vivid memories of the storm and its aftermath and on his own familiarity with New England’s forests, where he discovers clues to the storm’s legacies even now. Thirty-Eight is a gripping story of a singularly destructive hurricane. It also provides important and insightful information on how best to prepare for the inevitable next great storm.

Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

History

Long, Stephen

Americas

Yale University Press

A collection of interesting trivia and informative facts, such as that crocodiles open their mouths to allow birds to keep their teeth clean

Weird Facts to Blow Your Mind (Fun Facts to Blow Your Mind)

Children's Books

Clark, Judith Freeman

Literature & Fiction

PRICE/STERN/SLOAN

Facts, both informative and bizarre, are humorously illustrated. Example: a cow can produce sixty-five pounds of manure a day.

Scary Facts to Blow Your Mind (Fun Facts to Blow Your Mind)

Polycarp, disciple of the Apostle John, and the second century church

Word In Action Pub

This strong book deals with the social consciousness issues in Asia. Stephen Long takes the reader inside the incredible world of child prostitution and abuse in Bangkok. A serious and spellbinding look at the "economic success" of Modern Asia.

Karmic Ties

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Medicine Bear Pub

Many forest owners want to take a more ecological approach to managing their woods, and they feel right at home with a more natural forestry that's focused on the forest and not just the trees. If you've ever wondered how to make the right choices for the woods that mean so much to you,More Than a Woodlot will guide you. Stephen Long explains complex ecological and forestry concepts in clear language and shows you how to get started.

More Than a Woodlot Getting the Most from Your Family Forest

Northern Woodlands

The CIA and the Soviet Bloc: Political Warfare, the Origins of the CIA and Countering Communism in Europe (Library of Modern American History)

The Central Intelligence Agency was established by Harry S. Truman after World War II and it soon provided covert political and paramilitary support to further US foreign policy. Strengthened by President Eisenhower, by the early 1950s, under the command of Allen Dulles, the CIA was actively overthrowing governments-notably Prime Minister Mossadegh in Iran in 1953 and President Arbenz Guzman in Guatemala in 1954. The Agency was less effective in Eastern Europe, however, where the Soviet Union had established control- despite opportunities for US intereference such as the East German riots in 1953 and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Here, Stephen Long challenges the accepted view that the US believed in a post- World War II ordering of Europe which placed the East outside an American 'sphere of influence'. He argues instead that 'disorder prevailed over design' in the planning and organization of intelligence operations during the early stages of the Cold War, and that the period represents a missed opportunity for the US during the Cold War. Featuring new archival material and a new approach which seeks to unpick the relationship between the CIA, the US government and the Soviet Union, The CIA and the Soviet Bloc sheds new light on espionage, the Cold War, US diplomatic history and the history of twentieth-century Europe.

CIA and the Soviet Bloc, The: Political Warfare, the Origins of the CIA and Countering Communism in Europe (Library of Modern American History)

World

Bloomsbury Academic

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Voyage in a Six-oared Skiff

Applewood Books

The Connectivity Principle: Healing the Wounds of Separation

There are two "Worlds" that people live in that determine their quality of life and how they experience reality:  the World of Separation, which can be bleak, threatening, isolating, and cold, and the World of Connectivity, which is often colorful, safe, fulfilling, and warm.  These two opposing paradigms of existence, which are reflective of two distinct Views, contain the roots and essence of all human problems, as well as the hope and promise for their successful resolution.   The wise voices of many are now telling us that we humans have passed the point of no return and are on the verge of either an evolutionary breakthrough in consciousness – or a complete systemic collapse; the urgent need for quickly pulling ourselves together as One has never been more startlingly compelling. Increasing our capacity for Connectivity, both individually and collectively, may be the key to our survival.  This book explores these two paradigms of living in and experiencing the world, and the vast Continuum of Views that spans between them.  It also offers the Bridge, a six-element personal system of practice for refining one's View and increasing our ability to expand our inherent energetic Connectivity.  It also describes a way to safely navigate the Sea of Rules that creates, governs, shapes, and transforms all of our relationships:  personal, community, business, and with modern technology.  Connectivity is a Co-efficient of Happiness.  Very simply, the more Connectivity you have, the happier you will be.  Consistently choosing this View and Moral Compass as one's guide for all that one does, says, feels, and thinks, will not only help incrementally increase one's level of happiness, but it will also assist in the process of evolving to one's highest spiritual potential.   Adopting the View expressed by The Connectivity Principle can also contribute to the necessary shift in the collective consciousness that could prevent a worldwide societal breakdown, and see us all on the high road to peace, international cooperation, economic security, and advances in our social development that are beyond our current imagination. Author_Bio: Dr. Stephen Long is the co-author with Bhante Walpola Piyananda of Thus We Heard: Recollections of the Life of the Buddha.  Guided by thorough research in the ancient texts, it is acclaimed by many as the most skillful, accessible, and comprehensive book on the life of the Buddha ever written; it has been translated into Mandarin and Sinhala.  He is also the co-author with Dr. Barbara Wright of Dharma and the Metta Map, which presents a new system for understanding, practicing, and teaching the Buddha Dharma; also translated into Mandarin.  His first book is Karmic Ties: A Novel of Modern Asia, an epic "morality tale" that illustrates the operative nature of the law of karma.  Dr. Long is the editor of several other books, and is also a business consultant, teacher, life coach, and ordained Buddhist minister based in Los Angeles, California. Keywords: Connectivity, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Non-Duality, Meditation, Enlightenment, Spiritual, Happiness, Chakra, Yoga, Advaita, Consciousness

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

First Edition Design Publishing

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Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

Weird Facts to Blow Your Mind (Fun Facts to Blow Your Mind)

Scary Facts to Blow Your Mind (Fun Facts to Blow Your Mind)

Polycarp, disciple of the Apostle John, and the second century church

Karmic Ties

More Than a Woodlot Getting the Most from Your Family Forest

CIA and the Soviet Bloc, The: Political Warfare, the Origins of the CIA and Countering Communism in Europe (Library of Modern American History)

Voyage in a Six-oared Skiff

The Connectivity Principle: Healing the Wounds of Separation