To The Central African Lakes and Back: The Narrative of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central Expedition 1878-80, Volume 1 (Routledge Revivals)

Politics & Social Sciences

Thompson, Joseph

Social Sciences

Routledge

Nigeria, once a hopelessly beleaguered society, has risen from the ashes and is a spiritually revived nation. One of the main contributors to this book states: "It is safe to say that the Church and effectual prayers have kept our nation from complete anarchy and genocide. The impact of Christianity is evident wherever you go. If you look a little deeper, listen a little closer, you will see and hear the myriad changes that are subtlety transforming our nation into a nation that truly fears the Lord." The miraculous is evident in the Church of Nigeria. "Out of Africa" offers the testimony of numerous Nigerian pastors who are making a difference for God all over the world. Learn from churches who are experincing a radical move of God.

Out of Africa

Religion & Spirituality

Wagner, C.Peter

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Pub Group

Curiosity, respect, goodwill, and unity: these are a few of what Plato calls "big ideas," and they're concepts that libraries can harness to enlighten humanity in the long-term and help solve problems in the short-term. The journey toward applying your potential starts with personal discovery. A guide for leaders and courageous followers from all types of libraries, this book’s aim is to cultivate inspired thinking in library workers as well as the communities they serve. Demonstrating how big ideas can serve as a foundation for core values, perspectives, and an energized mindset, Stoltz and her co-authors
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<li>explain how libraries of all types can help advance human achievement and the civilizing force of culture;</li>
<li>explore Plato’s definition of an idea, the role of thinking, and the importance of cultivating inspiration;</li>
<li>guide readers towards discovering big ideas and building bridges to them;</li>
<li>share ways to focus attention on the powerful potential of libraries, thereby fostering a healthy culture that activates the best in both staff and library users;</li>
<li>shine a light on the wonderful treasure trove of wisdom, awareness, and insights in the library’s stacks, both physical and virtual, that are waiting to be tapped; and</li>
<li>offer motivational quotes and stimulating insights that will spur library staff to nurture curiosity as part of a joyous quest for expanding awareness.</li>
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By following the concepts in this book, libraries of all kinds can build bridges between big ideas and the needs of libraries and their communities.

Inspired Thinking: Big Ideas to Enrich Yourself and Your Community

Stoltz, Dorothy

Miller, Morgan

Picker, Lisa

Willson, Carrie

Reference

ALA Editions

In a word--wow! If ever a project existed that bore proud witness to the vital link between our industrial past and our digital future and between art and community, it is MASS MoCA, the sprawling, ever-evolving modern-art complex carved out of a cluster of abandoned brick factories in the Berkshire-backdropped town of North Adams in western Massachusetts. Opened to international fanfare in 1999, the overnight cultural mecca was the result of a grueling, stop-and-go, 13-year collaboration among art-world principals, local and state leaders, and the architecture firm of Bruner/Cott &amp; Associates. All those involved labored to find sufficient funds and the right design approach to retrofit the 27-building, 13-acre site, most of which was built in the 19th century, into a fluid facility for 21st century art, performance, and technology. 
 This handsome volume of 100 color and black-and-white photographs, produced largely by the museum's founders, is an exhilarating documentation of a uniquely inverted design process in which a tight budget, the site's status as a national landmark, and the built-in abundance of existing light and space all demanded that the architects subtract more elements than they add. Thus, we're treated to a profusion of before-and-after photos where we can see how a few of the lesser or more far-gone buildings were demolished to create pathways and sight lines for visitors; how others had whole floors knocked out to create cathedral-like, sun-soaked galleries; and how empty, asbestos-scarred former workrooms became light-as-air hosts for massive installations by such artists as Robert Rauschenberg and Mario Merz. The volume is also bookended with essays by MoCA director Joseph Thompson and principle architect Simeon Bruner that narrate the completion of this fascinating architectural jigsaw puzzle in greater detail. 
 Several photos show the gleaming new galleries, performance spaces, and outdoor courtyards alive with museum-goers--but in so many places, the imposing, time-stained red brick and massive original posts and beams have been left untouched. Their hulking, workaday visibility makes it impossible to forget the site's industrial roots or the thousands of local residents (mostly women) who once labored there--and whose children and grandchildren accounted, fittingly, for a vast majority of the first people to step through the doors of this truly forward-looking nexus of creative and technological potential. --Timothy Murphy

Mass Moca: From Mill to Museum

Arts & Photography

Bruner, Simeon

Heon, John

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Te Neues Pub Group

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good idea, he believed), and other contentious matters of his era made him a wildly popular orator and critic of 19th-century American culture and public life. As a speaker dedicated to expanding intellectual horizons and celebrating the value of skepticism, Ingersoll spoke frequently on such topics as atheism, freedom from the pressures of conformity, and the lives of philosophers who espoused such concepts. This collection of his most famous speeches includes the lectures: [ "The Gods" (1872) [ "Humboldt" (1869) [ "Thomas Paine" (1870) [ "Individuality" (1873) [ "Heretics and Heresies" (1874)

Considerations Respecting the Trade with China

History

Asia

BiblioLife

Lancashire Independent College, 1843-1893: Jubilee Memorial Volume

Nabu Press

To the Central African Lakes and Back: The Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 2

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To the Central African Lakes and Back: The Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 1

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections  such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,  or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,  have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works  worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.    ++++  The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:  ++++   To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 1; To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880; Joseph Thompson Joseph Thompson Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1881 Africa, Central; East central African expedition/ (1878-1880)

To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 1

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections  such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,  or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,  have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works  worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.    ++++  The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:  ++++   To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 2; To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880; Joseph Thompson Joseph Thompson Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1881 Africa, Central; East central African expedition/ (1878-1880)

To The Central African Lakes And Back: The Narrative Of The Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-1880, Volume 2

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