Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has been joined by another catastrophe, this one man-made--the greatest environmental and maritime accident of all time, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In less than five years, the Gulf Coast has experienced two colossal disasters, very different, yet very similar. And these two equally complex crises have resulted in a steep learning curve for all, but especially the journalists covering these enduring stories.
In Oil and Water, the...
Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has...
Compelling and informative teachings by the most influential female Buddhist teachers on a wide range of topics. Buddhism began to take root in the West at just the same time that women's voices were arising to find expression here--after millennia of being relegated to the background. If that was a coincidence, it was an auspicious one, for the women who emerged as Buddhist teachers have been among the most articulate of Dharma-communicators--and they remain an indelible feature of Western Buddhism as the practice matures here. The remarkable range of their teaching is showcased...
Compelling and informative teachings by the most influential female Buddhist teachers on a wide range of topics. Buddhism began to take roo...
Leading psychologists and meditation teachers explain how mindfulness can help us work with our anger--and ultimately transform it into compassion. Anger. For all of us, it's a familiar feeling--jaw clenching, face flushing, hands shaking. We feel it for rational and irrational reasons, on a personal and on a global level. If we know how to handle our anger skillfully, it is an effective tool for helping us recognize that a situation needs to change and for providing the energy to create that change. Yet more often anger is destructive--and in its grip we hurt ourselves and those...
Leading psychologists and meditation teachers explain how mindfulness can help us work with our anger--and ultimately transform it into compassion....
This book tells the story of modern-day newspapers by exploring the digital transition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a microcosm of the industry. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and professionals across a range of areas, it explores the economic, political, and social context of the move of the largest daily newspaper (to date) from print to the Web. In doing so it paints a complete picture of the current shape of the newspaper industry. While the circumstances in New Orleans anchor the book, it also includes exploration of other for-profit and nonprofit business...
This book tells the story of modern-day newspapers by exploring the digital transition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a microcosm of the ...
Take a step back in time as Daniel Christman's life is chronicled through his daily diary writings. It begins on Thursday January 4, 1865 with this entry: this is the Day I got Mearied And We got Marid at George Rickers And Preacher Zimmerman Maried us At 2 Oclock in the afternoon And My Mother was their to. He tells of his post Civil War work on the farm and sawmill, as well as the sad account of the birth of their stillborn son so they so wanted. It will take you through 3 1/2 years of his life. You will chuckle at the spelling and grammar as you ponder how it would be to return to that...
Take a step back in time as Daniel Christman's life is chronicled through his daily diary writings. It begins on Thursday January 4, 1865 with this en...
Sophie's adventures begin on the day she was born, Earth Day "What a magical day to be born" Sophie thought, and she was right Each day was a new adventure and a mystery to those around her. What is Sophie's Little Secret? This interactive children's book, written for children aged three to six opens the door for magical conversations as children answer questions about dreams, ways to show love, and other thought provoking topics. All of Sophie's adventures are compiled from a diary I've kept of my granddaughter. These true stories teach children and parents to recognize the magic that...
Sophie's adventures begin on the day she was born, Earth Day "What a magical day to be born" Sophie thought, and she was right Each day was a new ad...
Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has been joined by another catastrophe, this one man-made--the greatest environmental and maritime accident of all time, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In less than five years, the Gulf Coast has experienced two colossal disasters, very different, yet very similar. And these two equally complex crises have resulted in a steep learning curve for all, but especially the journalists covering these enduring stories.
In Oil and Water, the...
Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has...
