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Packing My Bags
by Julie UlrichA book that entertains and teaches by turns, as a renowned horsewoman entwines stories from her remarkable life with horses with the classical lessons she learned along the way.From bareback romps on a Shetland Pony that bit her and dumped her in a water trough, to the top show jumpers she schooled and competed, and the winning &“diamonds in the rough&” she plucked out of obscurity and trained, the trajectory of horsewoman Julie Ulrich&’s life has followed a star-lit path of horses and stables and riding arenas across the globe. Say a name of a classical master or a leading rider of the past century, and the likelihood is high that she has brushed shoulders with, learned from, taught, or trained a horse for that equestrian.And so, it makes good sense that Ulrich should not only wish to share some of her adventures—her wins and losses, successes and hardships—but that she would assemble them in a unique manner that best showcases the two sides of whoshereally is: an incredibly hard worker with a sharp sense of humor; an eager adventurer who also loves teaching, and above all, believes in the value of a life lived for horses.This two-sided approach means that, as readers laugh at her witty asides, they&’ll also glean an authentic understanding of the horsemanship ideals that weave together equestrian sport&’s past with its present. They&’ll learn the names of movers and shakers and players and playmakers within the industry, and they&’ll come to value the relationships that are at the heart of anyone&’s success in the horse world.Between chapters, Ulrich summons the extraordinary teaching talent for which she might be best known and provides practical guidance and instruction on numerous topics, including:Rider balance and position.Training methodology.Half-halts and improving the use of horse&’s hind legs.Shoulder-in.Communication between rider and horse.And more.Using the multiple moves she terms &“new beginnings&” as her guideposts, Ulrich ensures readers understand that starting over and starting again and starting something new aren&’t precipices to avoid but opportunities to grow and change, and with horses, they are usually unavoidable. So you might as well ride forward with gusto.Rich with horse world history and chock full of invaluable wisdom gained over a lifetime of serious study and application, Ulrich&’s &“memoirplus&” is for every person who sat on a horse and thought, &“I want to dothisfor the rest of my life.&”
Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions
by Alberto ManguelA best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France’s Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Packing up his enormous, 35,000‑volume personal library, choosing which books to keep, store, or cast out, Manguel found himself in deep reverie on the nature of relationships between books and readers, books and collectors, order and disorder, memory and reading. In this poignant and personal reevaluation of his life as a reader, the author illuminates the highly personal art of reading and affirms the vital role of public libraries. Manguel’s musings range widely, from delightful reflections on the idiosyncrasies of book lovers to deeper analyses of historic and catastrophic book events, including the burning of ancient Alexandria’s library and contemporary library lootings at the hands of ISIS. With insight and passion, the author underscores the universal centrality of books and their unique importance to a democratic, civilized, and engaged society.
Packinghouse Daughter: A Memoir
by Cheri Register<p>The violence that erupted when the company "replaced" its union workers with strikebreakers tested family loyalty and community stability, and attracted national attention when the governor of Minnesota called in the National Guard, declared martial law, and closed the plant. <p>Register skillfully interweaves her own memories, historical research, and first-person interviews of participants on both sides of the strike into a narrative that is thoughtful and impassioned about the value of blue-collar work and the dignity of those who do it. Packinghouse Daughter also testifies to the hold that childhood experience has on personal values and notions of social class, despite the upward mobility that is the great promise of American democracy.</p>
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals For Delicious Living
by Nick OffermanParks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book. Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman; who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking; he runs his own woodshop; Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman's childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois. "I grew up literally in the middle of a cornfield"; to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally. It also offers hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, style, religion, woodworking, and outdoor recreation, among many other savory entrees. A mix of amusing anecdotes, opinionated lessons and rants, sprinkled with offbeat gaiety, Paddle Your Own Canoe will not only tickle readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.
Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
by Nick OffermanWhen it comes to growing a robust mustache, masticating red meat, building a chair, or wooing a woman, who better to educate you than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in carpentry, Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman's childhood (born, literally, in the middle of an Illinois cornfield) to his theater days in Chicago to the, frankly, magnificent seduction of his wife, Megan Mullally. Offerman also shares his hard-bitten battle strategies in the arenas of manliness, love, styles, and religion, and invaluable advice on getting the utmost pleasure out of woodworking, assorted meats, outdoor recreations, and other palatable entrees.le readers pink but may also rouse them to put down their smart phones, study a few sycamore leaves, and maybe even hand craft (and paddle) their own canoes.
Paddling Her Own Canoe: The Times and Texts of E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)
by Veronica Strong-Boag Carole GersonFrequently dismissed as a 'nature poet' and an 'Indian Princess' E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) was not only an accomplished thinker and writer but a contentious and passionate personality who 'talked back' to Euro-Canadian culture. Paddling Her Own Canoe is the only major scholarly study that examines Johnson's diverse roles as a First Nations champion, New Woman, serious writer and performer, and Canadian nationalist. A Native advocate of part-Mohawk ancestry, Johnson was also an independent, self-supporting, unmarried woman during the period of first-wave feminism. Her versatile writings range from extraordinarily erotic poetry to polemical statements about the rights of First Nations. Based on thorough research into archival and published sources, this volume probes the meaning of Johnson's energetic career and addresses the complexities of her social, racial, and cultural position. While situating Johnson in the context of turn-of-the-century Canada, the authors also use current feminist and post-colonial perspectives to reframe her contribution. Included is the first full chronology ever compiled of Johnson's writing. Pauline Johnson was an extraordinary woman who crossed the racial and gendered lines of her time, and thereby confounded Canadian society. This study reclaims both her writings and her larger significance.
Paddling North
by Audrey Sutherland Yoshiko YamamotoIn a tale remarkable for its quiet confidence and acute natural observation, the author of Paddling Hawaii begins with her decision, at age 60, to undertake a solo, summer-long voyage along the southeast coast of Alaska in an inflatable kayak. Paddling North is a compilation of Sutherland's first two (of over 20) such annual trips and her day-by-day travels through the Inside Passage from Ketchikan to Skagway. With illustrations and the author's recipes.
Paddling the Boreal Forest
by James Stone Max Finkelstein Becky MasonThe boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador – some of the most rugged and isolated land in Canada – has captivated avid canoeists for generations. In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, the intrepid A.P. Low of the Geological Survey of Canada spent, in total, more than ten years of his working life surveying the area. Employing Aboriginal canoemen and guides, he travelled by canoe, snowshoe and sailing vessel to map and document much of this vast territory. Challenged by the mystique of this extraordinary Canadian, canoeists Max Finkelstein and James Stone retraced Low’s routes – by their admission, their toughest canoe trip ever! Using archival sources, oral history and personal experience, they tell the story of A.P. Low and, in the process, reveal the environmental issues now facing this much threatened Canadian wilderness.
Paddy Mayne: Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment
by Hamish Ross‘Paddy’ Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War. Hamish Ross’s authoritative study follows Mayne from solicitor and a rugby international to troop commander in the Commandos and then the SAS, whose leader he later became and whose annals he graced, winning the DSO and three bars, the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d’Honneur.Mayne’s achievements attracted attention, and after his early death legends emerged, based largely on anecdote and assertion. Hamish Ross’s closely researched biography challenges much of the received version, using contemporary sources, the official war diaries, the chronicle of 1 SAS, Mayne’s papers and diaries, and a number of extended interviews with key contemporaries. It has the support of the Mayne family and the SAS Regimental Association.In Ross’s analysis Mayne is a dynamic, yet principled and thoughtful man, committed to the unit’s original concepts; not flawless, but whose leadership qualities and tactical brilliance in the field secured the reputation of the SAS.
Padre Ignacio: Pasión por curar
by Jorge ZicolilloLa historia del cura de Rosario que llegó de Sri Lanka y miles depersonas que lo visitaron aseguran que tiene dotes de sanador y lescambió la vida para siempre. Un cura moreno, de Sri Lanka, se instala en Rosario como misionero y alpoco tiempo miles de personas comienzan a viajar desde distintos lugaresdel país hasta su parroquia, Natividad del Señor. Aseguran que tienedotes de sanador, que es capaz de diagnosticar un mal con solo tocar alenfermo, que les concedió milagros y que sus consejos y apoyo espiritualfueron suficientes para curar. ¿Quién es el Padre Ignacio? Este librocuenta por primera vez su maravillosa historia, la fundamental tareasocial que realiza, y recoge además los testimonios de quienes seacercaron a él en busca de ayuda y cuyas vidas cambiaron para siempre.
Padre Mac: The Autobiography of Murdo Ewen Macdonald of Harris
by Murdo Ewen MacdonaldThe autobiography of a Scottish professor, army chaplain, World War II veteran, and prisoner of war. From a croft in the Hebridean island of Harris to the grim confines of the Nazis&’ notorious prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III and the hallowed of Glasgow University, the life of Murdo Ewen Macdonald was one of extraordinary variety and richness. Macdonald was ordained as a Church of Scotland minister in 1939 and joined the military in 1940. After volunteering in the First Parachute Brigade, he was sent to North Africa where, during a catastrophic mission in which he was severely wounded, he was taken prisoner in 1942. At the infamous Stalag Luft III he supported countless prisoners through their POW experience and assisted the 76 men who took part in the famous Great Escape. After the war he served in various charges in Scotland before being appointed Professor of Practical Theology at Glasgow University, a post which he held to his retirement in 1984. In this much acclaimed book, he looks back over his long and eventful life.Praise for Padre Mac&“When we read this book, we find ourselves in the presence of an exceptional man.&” —Iain Crichton-Smith
Padre Mario: El cura de las manos milagrosas
by Jorge ZicolilloEl padre Mario fue más que un sanador. Fue un trabajador social en toda la extensión del término. Transgresor, rebelde e infatigable, el padre Mario pasó de ser perseguido por su supuesta condición de "manosanta" a ser reconocido y respetado por médicos y sacerdotes. José Mario Pantaleo, conocido como el legendario padre Mario, es uno de los personajes más notables de las últimas décadas. Nacido en Italia, tuvo desde chico una fuerte vocación religiosa y una profunda conexión con la Argentina. Tanto fue así que a los treinta y tres años, ya ordenado sacerdote, se instaló definitivamente. Desde joven comenzó a descubrir en sus manos el poder de la sanación, que aceptó como la misión que Dios le había encomendado. En su condición de sanador, fue durante toda su vida una verdadera incógnita para los profesionales de la medicina. Capaz de practicar la bilocación (estar en dos lugares al mismo tiempo) y de diagnosticar enfermedades solo con la imposición de manos o con su péndulo, Mario llegó a adquirir una estela tan genuina de «milagroso» que cada vez que viajaba a Alemania, por ejemplo, los mismos sacerdotes germanos lo paseaban por los hospitales para que asistiese a los enfermos. Amante y estudioso de la filosofía, fue amigo personal de políticos, empresarios, líderes mundiales y consagrados escritores. Pero Mario Pantaleo no fue solamente un sorprendente sanador. Fue un trabajador social en toda la extensión del término. Su obra en González Catán, declarada de interés nacional por el gobierno argentino, y que hoy brinda casi todos los servicios que requieren los vecinos de la zona, nació desde un terreno vacío que Mario compró con sus pocos ahorros.
Padre Mario: Revelaciones finales
by Jorge ZicolilloUn libro que cuenta la obra del Padre Mario con sencillez y calidez. En un vertiginoso y mágico viaje hacia el fondo del alma humana, JorgeZicolillo revela en este libro los aspectos más profundos y desconocidosdel «sacedorte de las manos milagrosas», tal como definió la prensaitaliana al Padre Mario.Los fenómenos de «bilocación» o «traslación» -la posibilidad de estar endos lugares al mismo tiempo- que produjo José Mario Pantaleo y que porfalta de datos confiables hasta ese momento Zicolillo no pudo incluiren el libro «Padre Mario. Sanar por la fe», aquí se describen con totaldetalle.A estos fenómenos se suman nuevas e increíbles experiencias de sanación,recogidas por el autor y su equipo de investigación, que convierten aeste libro en una pieza de singular valor histórico testimonial.«Padre Mario. Las revelaciones finales» ilumina un terreno de milagroscotidianos que la ciencia aún observa con estupor e incomprensión.
Padre Mario: Sanaciones desde el cielo
by Jorge ZicolilloJorge Zicolillo, auténtico biógrafo de la vida y obra del cura de lasmanos milagrosas, nos entrega un perfil único, acabado y necesario, deuno de los seres más tenaces y sorprendentes del siglo XX. «El Padre José Mario Pantaleo fue un ejemplo de vida y, para muchos, unsanto. Había decidido entregarse por entero a Dios y a los hombres comouna sincera ofrenda de amor. Indudablemente, el Padre Mario, ese pequeñogran hombre, sigue viviendo en el recuerdo de aquellos que lo conocierony brindando su mano cálida a quien, en nombre de Dios, le pide susiempre generosa ayuda».
Padre Mario: Una vida marcada por el don de curar
by Silvina PrematEn esta biografía definitiva Silvia Premat cuenta la asombrosa vida del sacerdote Mario Pantaleo, desde su nacimiento hasta su muerte, y muestra una trayectoria repleta de episodios que echan luz sobre sus fortalezas y sus debilidades. El Padre Mario fue un "instrumento de Dios" que, a través de la imposición de manos, trajo alivio y sanación a miles de personas. Pudo haber sido un gran filósofo. Quizá. Pudo haberse destacado por sus discursos. Tal vez. También hubiese podido ser un gran arquitecto o un médico naturista. Pero no. Puso toda su inteligencia, voluntad, habilidades e inclinaciones al servicio de lo que desde niño reconoció como el camino hacia su realización personal. No hubo obstáculo que pudiera frenarlo, se tratara de enfermedad, de guerras o de soledad. Haciendo ese camino descubrió en sí un extraño don de "ver" las dolencias ajenas y de aliviarlas con la imposición de sus manos, capacidad que sus superiores en la Iglesia no reconocieron inmediatamente. Adentrarse en esta biografía de José Mario Pantaleo puede resultar novedoso para los que lo conocieron, pero no supieron de sus sentimientos encontrados, de sus experiencias en Italia antes de radicarse en la Argentina o de la incomprensión de la que fue objeto. Para quienes lo conocerán a partir de estas páginas podrán encontrar en ellas motivaciones y herramientas para vivir a fondo lo que cada uno percibe como el sentido de su propia existencia.
Padre Nazista, Figlio Ebreo: L'incredibile storia del figlio di un eroe di guerra tedesco che si è convertito all'ebraismo ed è emigrato in Israele
by Lazaro DroznesQuesto drammatico racconto riflette l'incredibile storia basata su un caso realmente accaduto del figlio di un ufficiale tedesco della Wehrmacht insignito al valor militare durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, che si è convertito all'ebraismo, ha abbandonato la Germania ed è andato in Israele per diventare un cittadino israeliano. La sua partecipazione nella Guerra del Libano e il suo confronto con i palestinesi lo pone nello stesso dilemma che dovette affrontare suo padre 40 anni prima: il dilemma di ogni soldato: Tutti gli ordini sono leciti e bisogna obbedire a tutti? Qual è il limite di obbedienza dovuta? La disciplina militare esime il combattente dai suoi doveri morali ed etici? Tutte le responsabilità appartengono alla massima gerarchia di un'organizzazione militare o la responsabilità è condivisa dai livelli intermedi? Questa storia conferma ciò che i greci sapevano già: nessuno può evitare il proprio destino. Non importa ciò che facciamo, ci ritrova ugualmente.
Padre Pio
by Pascal CataneoThis collection of inspiring, astonishing, and humorous anecdotes offers glimpses into the life and miracles of Padre Pio. Countless conversions were inspired through his gifts of bilocation, psychic ability, curative power, and multilingualism. Written by Pascal Cataneo, a fellow priest and contemporary of Padre Pio, readers are given a unique window into the humility, directness, and humor of this Capuchin friar.
Padre Pio: A Man of Hope
by Renzo Allegri"I'm a mystery to myself." With this simple admission, Padre Pio captured the feelings of many who knew him. In his latest work, Renzo Allegri, a journalist and writer, dispels some of this mystery with this unique and very human portrait of Padre Pio. It is a faithful description of an extraordinary person, a book that reads like a good novel. Beatified on May 22, 1999, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968) was a Capuchin monk and mystic whose life was marked with miracles and wonders, but who said that his only desire was "to be a poor friar who prays."
Paesa: El espía de las mil caras
by Manuel CerdánLa apasionante y enigmática vida de Francisco Paesa, uno de los espías más legendarios de las últimas décadas, escrita por el periodista que le cazó en París. Cuando el 2 de julio de 1998 salió publicada en la prensa la esquela de Francisco Paesa, fallecido en Tailandia, muchos respiraron. Por fin desaparecía del mapa el espía que, entre otras cosas, había negociado la entrega de Luis Roldán al gobierno español en el famoso caso de los papeles de Laos. Sin embargo, aquel muerto estaba vivo. Aquella esquela no era más que la penúltima jugada del espía español más importante de las últimas décadas. No tenía licencia para matar como James Bond, pero vivió con la opulencia de 007: bebiendo champán Dom Perignon y acompañado de hermosas mujeres. No era un personaje de ficción, pero se comportaba como los héroes de las novelas de John Le Carré. Siempre con una causa judicial pendiente, siempre con la policía pisándole los talones, Paesa ha vivido al filo de la legalidad una existencia trepidante: estafador del presidente ecuatoguineano en 1968, traficante de armas internacional, vendedor de misiles a ETA -que culmina con la célebre Operación Sokoa-, mediador en el caso GAL intercediendo a una testigo protegida por Garzón, agente secreto del Ministerio del Interior en los años más oscuro del felipismo. Una historia trepidante que ha inspirado la última película de Alberto Rodríguez, director de La isla mínima.
Pagan Babies: and Other Catholic Memories
by Gina CasconeAs a child, Gina Cascone would hide under her bed, in the closet, and run away from her parents, hoping somehow to escape her worst fear. But she couldn't hide from the awful truth. . . She had to go to Catholic school. Do nuns have legs? Is Original Sin the "starter sin" for novices? Can the rosary be said in under fifteen minutes? These are some of the questionsthat vex young Gina Cascone as she makes her way, grade by grade -- and prayer by prayer -- through the rigors of a Catholic education. All the answers can be found in this hilarious classic of childhood foibles: the traumatic first day of school, the dorky plaid uniform complete withmatching beanie, glow-in-the-dark rosary beads, first confession trauma, proper dashboard decor ("Cadillacs got Jesus; Oldsmobiles got Mary"), and the race to save the most "pagan babies," who weren't lucky enough to be born Catholic and American.
Pagan Kennedy's Living: A Handbook for Maturing Hipsters
by Pagan KennedyPagan Kennedy first captured the hearts of America with her personal zine Pagan's Head. Drawing from this source, she presents not only the zine-world standards, but also includes some helpful dating tips, such as "Pretend to go to the bathroom and never come back." Cruise through this book only if you want an extremely entertaining read and the opportunity to develop an unhealthy fixation on the fabulous Ms. Kennedy. Originally published in 1997, this new edition features "Where are they now" updates.
Pagan Light: Dreams of Freedom and Beauty in Capri
by Jamie JamesA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Pagan Light is mesmerizing. Every detail is compelling. I felt I was reading a family history of a family far more interesting than mine." --Edmund White, author of Our Young ManA rich, intimate embrace of Capri, which was a magnet for artistic renegades and a place of erotic refugeIsolated and arrestingly beautiful, the island of Capri has been a refuge for renegade artists and writers fleeing the strictures of conventional society from the time of Augustus, who bought the island in 29 BC after defeating Antony and Cleopatra, to the early twentieth century, when the poet and novelist Jacques d’Adelswärd-Fersen was in exile there after being charged with corrupting minors, to the 1960s, when Truman Capote spent time on the island. We also meet the Marquis de Sade, Goethe, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Compton Mackenzie, Rilke, Lenin, and Gorky, among other astonishingly vivid characters. Grounded in a deep intimacy with Capri and full of captivating anecdotes, Jamie James’s Pagan Light tells how a tiny island served as a wildly permissive haven for people—queer, criminal, sick, marginalized, and simply crazy—who had nowhere else to go.
Pagan Time: An American Childhood
by Micah PerksWith little more than a run-down Jeep and their newborn baby in tow, author Micah Perks' parents set out in 1963 to build a school and a utopian community in the mountains. The school would become known as a place to send teens with drug addictions and emotional problems, children with whom Micah and her sister would grow up.This complex memoir mixes a moving celebration of the utopian spirit and its desire for community and freedom with a lacerating critique of the consequences of those desires - especially for the children involved. How could the campaign for a perfect home and family create such confusion and destruction? The '60s, for many, became a laboratory of hope and chaos, as young idealists tested the limits of possibility.Micah Perks has cast her unflinching and precise eye on her own history and has illuminated not only those years of her childhood, but a wide-open moment that marked our culture for all time.
Paganini
by Leslie Sheppard Herbert R. AxelrodBiography of the famous violinist and composer, including a discography
Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers
by Harry BruceA witty round-up of writers' habits that includes all the big names, such as Dickens, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Hemingway. At public events readers always ask writers how they write. The process fascinates them. Now they have a very witty book that ranges around the world and throughout history to answer their questions. All the great writers are here -- Dickens, dashing off his work; Henry James dictating it; Flaubert shouting each word aloud in the garden; Hemingway at work in cafés with his pencil. But pencil or pen, trusty typewriter or computer, they all have their advocates. Not to mention the writers who can only keep the words flowing by writing naked, or while walking or listening to music -- and generally obeying the most bizarre superstitions. On Shakespeare's works: "Fantastic. And it was all done with a feather!" -- Sam Goldwyn. "I write nude, seated on a thick towel, and perhaps with a second towel around me." -- Paul West. "I've never heard of anyone getting plumber's block, or traffic cop's block." -- Allan Gurganus. "I'm a drinker with a writing problem." -- Brendan Behan.