An Oasis In Time

Author : Marilyn Paul
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1623366631
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Oasis in Time written by Marilyn Paul and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a surprising way out of the frenzy, that always-being-behind feeling, and the endless to-do list. Now more than ever, people are seeking a reprieve from the constant pressure to achieve, produce, and consume. While many turn to sporadic bouts of mindfulness and meditation, organizational change specialist Marilyn Paul offers a complementary solution that is as radical as it is ancient. In her new book An Oasis in Time, Paul focuses on the profound benefits of taking a modern-day Sabbath each week for deep rest and nourishing renewal. The energy, perspective, creativity, sense of well-being, and yes, increased productivity that ensue are lifesaving. Drawing on Sabbath tradition, contemporary research, and interviews with scores of busy people, Paul shows that it is possible to introduce these practices regardless of your religious beliefs. Starting with just an hour or two, you can carve out the time from your packed schedule, design your weekly oasis experience, and most importantly, change your mind-set so you can enjoy the pleasure of regularly slowing down and savoring life every week. From surrounding yourself with nature to practicing rituals for beginning and ending oasis time to implementing strategies for connecting with friends and family, self, and source, you will discover practical ways to step off the treadmill and into timeless refreshment on your way to a calmer, richer, more fulfilling life.

Author : Marilyn Paul
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1623366623
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Oasis in Time written by Marilyn Paul and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a surprising way out of the frenzy, that always-being-behind feeling, and your endless to-do list. Now more than ever, people are seeking a reprieve from the constant pressure to achieve, produce, and consume. While many turn to sporadic bouts of mindfulness and meditation, organizational change specialist Marilyn Paul offers a complementary solution that is as radical as it is ancient. In her new book An Oasis in Time, Paul focuses on the profound benefits of taking a modern-day Sabbath each week for deep rest and nourishing renewal. The energy, perspective, creativity, sense of well-being, and yes, increased productivity that ensue are lifesaving. Drawing on Sabbath tradition, contemporary research, and interviews with scores of busy people, Paul shows that it is possible to introduce these practices regardless of your religious beliefs. Starting with just an hour or two, you can carve out the time from your packed schedule, design your weekly oasis experience, and most importantly, change your mind-set so you can enjoy the pleasure of regularly slowing down and savoring life every week. From surrounding yourself with nature to practicing rituals for beginning and ending oasis time to implementing strategies for connecting with friends and family, self, and source, you will discover practical ways to step off the treadmill and into timeless refreshment on your way to a calmer, richer, more fulfilling life.

Author : Rebecca Lawton
Publisher : Torrey House Press
ISBN 13 : 1937226948
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oasis This Time written by Rebecca Lawton and published by Torrey House Press. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD WINNER "The problem of dominion that has always complicated humanity's relationship with wild places is at the center of Rebecca Lawton's essay collection…her expertise is apparent, as is her enthusiasm." —THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Water, the most critical fluid on the planet, is seen as savior, benefactor, and Holy Grail in these fifteen essays on natural and faux oases. Fluvial geologist and former Colorado River guide Rebecca Lawton follows species both human and wild to their watery roots—in warming deserts, near rising Pacific tides, on endangered, tapped-out rivers, and in growing urban ecosystems. Lawton thoroughly and eloquently explores human attitudes toward water in the West, from Twentynine Palms, California, to Sitka, Alaska. A lifelong immersion in all things water forms the author's deep thinking about living with this critical compound and sometimes dying in it, on it, with too much of it, or for lack of it. The Oasis This Time, the inaugural Waterston Desert Writing Prize winner, is a call for us to evolve toward a sustainable and even spiritual connection to water. REBECCA LAWTON grew up exploring rivers and deserts throughout the American West. Her writing on water, climate, and wild and human nature has been honored with a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, the Ellen Meloy Award for Desert Writers, the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, a WILLA for original softcover fiction, Pushcart Prize nominations in prose and poetry, and residencies at Hedgebrook, PLAYA, and The Island Institute. She lives with guitarist Paul Christopulos in Summer Lake, Oregon, where she directs PLAYA's residency program for writers, artists, and scientists.

Author : Laureen Vonnegut
Publisher : Counterpoint Press
ISBN 13 : 9781582433608
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oasis written by Laureen Vonnegut and published by Counterpoint Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exiled from an impoverished Russian childhood by her desperate mother in order to give her a new life, Lili is sold to become a wife-in-training - ultimately purchased by a Moroccan man for whom she feels nothing but hatred. When their treacherous relationship explodes on a remote road in the conflict-torn Sahara, Lili pitches herself into what she hopes will be the end of this miserable life - only to reemerge into an oasis of inscrutable characters that is desired by hostile forces for the secrets buried under its sand. Blistered and barefoot in her torn gown, Lili brazenly stands six-feet tall in front of her rescuers, who can only assume that she is either an angel or the mythical djenni, come to destroy their haven. But Midhat, the putative owner of the oasis sees her for what she is: a commodity worth owning long enough to use for his own advancement. As Lili slowly pieces together the events and personalities flying around her, she also mulls over her past misfortunes and yearns for what she calls her "third death, " the one that will erase for good the creature she has become at the hands of Madame Mer, a cunning flesh monger. As the daily intrigues and secret betrayals of her tiny outpost of humanity become clearer, Lili discovers that the only way out is to find a way back into the world through these similarly fractured souls.

Author : Cara Stein
Publisher : Fire Lizard Press
ISBN 13 : 9780692448076
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relax and Color written by Cara Stein and published by Fire Lizard Press. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful, inspirational adult coloring book by the author of How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required) and Getting Unstuck Sometimes, all you need is a break--a small treat that's just for you, to help you recharge and center your mind so you can face the rest of your life with grace. That's what this adult coloring book offers. Relax and Color is filled with inspiration and beauty, so you can relax, be creative, and get back in touch with your best self. The pictures are printed on only one side of the page, so you can color to your heart's content without worrying about ruining the next picture. If you wish, each page can become a work of art. Just take it out of the book and display it or give it as a gift to someone you love! But this isn't just a coloring book. The other side of each page also has an inspiring quote or a question to ponder, so you have a positive place to rest your mind as you color. Lovely, intricate designs specifically chosen to help you relax, relieve stress, and feel good One-sided printing with a wide inner margin so the binding won't interfere with your coloring Inspirational quotes and ideas printed on the back of each page to give you a positive place to rest your mind while you color Assorted subjects to choose from, including faces, birds, butterflies, trees, flowers, mandalas, and abstract designs Perfect for coloring with colored pencils, fine-point markers, and gel pens Inspired by the beautiful, intricate style of Johanna Basford's Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest, Relax and Color offers detailed, meditative images to help you focus, let your worries melt away, and enjoy your me-time. It's a zero-calorie treat, a simple pleasure that's always waiting for you. We all need a creative outlet, and coloring offers an easy, stress-free way to be creative and make something beautiful. This grown up coloring book offers you the chance to relax, relieve stress, and express yourself. Be as delicate as you want, or get wild and color outside the lines. It's up to you! This is your oasis, a mini-vacation where you can do whatever you want. Coloring books for grownups are selling millions and topping bestseller lists. It's your turn to join the fun! Get out the colored pencils or markers and go ahead: relax and color! Relax and Color Coloring Book for Adults Arts & Crafts, Self-Help, Personal Growth 78 pages, 8.5" x 8.5" (21.59 cm x 21.59 cm)

Author : Tim Carr
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780393046052
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antarctic Oasis written by Tim Carr and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Carrs share their exploration of the Antarctic region and South Georgian coast aboard their yacht as they document and photograph polar wildlife and landscape

Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612192297
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oasis written by Mary McCarthy and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vicious and brilliant satire of human vanity from the author of the classic bestseller The Group Long out of print, Mary McCarthy's second novel is a bitingly funny satire set in the early years of the Cold War about a group of writers, editors, and intellectuals who retreat to rural New England to found a hilltop utopia. With this group loosely divided into two factions—purists, led by the libertarian editor Macdougal Macdermott, and the realists, skeptics led by the smug Will Taub—the situation is ripe not only for disaster but for comedy, as reality clashes with their dreams of a perfect society. Though written as a roman à clef, McCarthy barely disguised her characters, including using her former lover Philip Rahv, founder of Partisan Review, as the model for Will Taub. As a result, the novel caused an absolute explosion of outrage among the literary elite of the day, who clearly recognized themselves among her all-too-accurate portraits. Rahv threatened a lawsuit to stop publication. Diana Trilling, Lionel Trilling's wife, called McCarthy a "thug." McCarthy's friend Dwight McDonald (Macdougal Macdermott) called it "vicious, malicious, and nasty." Never one to shy away from controversy, McCarthy's portrait of her generation had indeed drawn blood. But the brilliance of the novel has outlasted its first detonation and can now be enjoyed for its aphoritic, fearless dissection of the vanities of human endeavor. In an added bonus, the renowned essayist Vivian Gornick details in a moving introduction the importance of McCarthy's intellectual and artistic bravery, and how she influenced a generation of young writers and thinkers.

Author : Katya de Becerra
Publisher : Imprint
ISBN 13 : 1250220858
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oasis written by Katya de Becerra and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this young adult thriller for fans of Lost and The Twilight Zone, a group of teens are saved when they come across a mysterious oasis. But who will save them from the oasis? Alif had exciting summer plans: working on her father’s archeological dig site in the desert with four close friends ... and a very cute research assistant. Then the sandstorm hit. Their camp wiped away, Alif and the others find themselves lost on the sands, seemingly doomed ... until they find the oasis. It has everything they need: food, water, and shade—and mysterious ruins that hide a deadly secret. As reality begins to shift around them, they question what’s real and what’s a mirage. The answers turn Alif and her friends against each other, and they begin to wonder if they’ve truly been saved. And while it was easy to walk into the oasis, it may be impossible to leave ... An Imprint Book “Will stick to readers’ skin long after the final page is turned.” —Booklist (starred review) “de Becerra successfully builds a fraught tension throughout the book that mirrors the characters’ feelings as reality leaves them behind . . . well worth the payoff.” —The Bulletin

Author : Paolo Hewitt
Publisher : Dean Street Press
ISBN 13 : 1910570044
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Getting High written by Paolo Hewitt and published by Dean Street Press. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description Between 1994 and 1996, music writer Paolo Hewitt spent the greater part of his life on the road with Oasis, in the U.K., Europe and America. He came back with tales that would cement the legend of the brawling, effing, hedonistic, charismatic, confessional and extraordinarily talented Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, and their group. Hewitt is a rare and perceptive fly-on-the-wall during the band's hectic rise to the height of their powers, as their first two albums are released to the kind of excitement scarcely seen in British rock music since the sixties. Hewitt takes the Gallaghers' story right back to their parents' roots in Ireland, and the descriptions of Noel and Liam's childhoods in working-class Manchester reveal the seeds of their determination to make Oasis the force it became. Getting High is an illuminating, funny, sometimes shocking reminder of how big a band can get, and how quickly the insanity sets in. Oasis have today sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide. Hewitt's intimate account of this explosive and beloved band, in their prime, is a rock classic and a riveting narrative. Praise for Getting High: 'Paolo is the only person to speak about what it was like on the road with us because he's been there. He's been there, he's seen it, he's done it.' Noel Gallagher 'Top read.' Melody Maker 'Unlimited access to all areas of the Oasis bandwagon is the ace up this biography's sleeve.' Q '10/10 - sometimes you get what you pay for.' Esquire 'By adopting a fly-on-the-wall approach and writing Oasis's story as though it were a novel rather than a straight biography, he succeeds in entertaining, informing and occasionally putting you inside the head of the Gallagher brothers.' Hot Press 'In Getting High we get closer to the real Oasis, not the tabloid fancies, the music press stereotypes of Noel the genius, Liam the wanker and three other blokes who don't count. Hewitt paints an engrossing and uplifting portrait of one of the most important bands of the decade.' The Word and Issue 'Getting High is refreshingly well written' Total Guitar 'Compelling drama' Manchester Evening News 'If you only buy one book about Oasis, then make sure it's this one.' FHM 'This well-researched tome chronicles many a pivotal moment in Oasis's history and is filled with plenty of ribald anecdotes.' NME 'Head and shoulders above every other Oasis book. I hated finishing it so much I read it again.' Irvine Welsh

Author : Jim Ford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780920197363
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oasis in Time written by Jim Ford and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: