Bob Dylan has been a prolific graphic artist since the 1960s, and his graphic art is marked by the same constant drive for renewal that characterises his music. Never content to remain static in a single form of expression that he has already cultivated, he is constantly experimenting and testing new artistic techniques and expressions. This book of the exhibition at the National Gallery of Denmark encompasses some 100 works, including completely new works to be seen in public for the first time. Bob Dylan has recently delved into painting in acrylic, and the exhibition is the first to document this new direction in the artist's work, showing larger format paintings alongside drawings. Dylan's works are often created during his exhaustive touring, and his motifs bear corresponding imprints of the environments and people that he crosses in his life. As a graphic artist he functions as a phenomenal observer who depicts the immediately banal and everyday facets of life in such a way that they appear fresh and new for the viewer.
My name is Bob Brazil. I was born in New Orleans, La., on May 18, 1948. I grew up in the nearby town of Hammond, a small town about 60 miles NE. My favorite pastime were baseball, music, fishing, drawing, and animals. At one time I had at least 6 snapping turtles in a small pond I made in my front yard. Once I had kept, for only a brief time, a small water moccasin in a jar inside the house! I used to go in our backyard to a small creek to catch turtles. People who became familiar with me and my turtle-fishing called the place Kooterville, though in my book I selected the imaginary location in a swamp area in Manchac, a small town near Lake Maurepas. Every chance I got, I could be found at that ditch catching “kooters,” another name for turtles. On occasion a bullfrog might appear and, at night, they make their presence known with their loud croaking. At the age of 19, I left Hammond and moved to Northern California, though I never forgot about my heritage. My imagination helped me to re-create some events of my past, and my art training helped me to put it on paper. After dropping out of painting some years ago, I decided to take it up again. I created many scenic paintings and, one day, I decided to create a cartoon character of a frog imitating a human. I named it “Froggy.” Soon I began to create other paintings of Froggy, each one in a different human setting: driving a car, dancing, fishing, sports, mingling with humans, etc. I soon came up with an idea of creating her as an infant growing up in a swamp and being surrounded with other native creatures, all working together and enjoying the simple pleasures of life without the modern conveniences present in human society. Further encouragement from family and friends inspired me to write this book. It is my wish that Froggy provides wholesome enjoyment for the young readers and the whole family. It is filled with many great object lessons as well as good humor. Though it is primarily written as a children’s book, many, I hope, will enjoy it and take something away from it.
This book tells the story of a lonely little frog who was rescued after being separated from her parents by a caring grownup frog. The stranger takes her in and cares for her as if she were his own. She soon meets other swamp creatures and a family bond is created. All the animal creatures imitate human behavior. They work and play together and enjoy the simple things that life provides for them. She continues to grow from a little diaper-wearing infant into a fine precious little girl. The joy that she brings to the "Kooterville Swamp" will inspire all who read about her experiences.
Life in the Kooterville Swamp provides many opportunities for Froggy and her fun-loving pals to experience quality living through unselfish cooperation among them.
Froggy's Summer Vacation is the fourth installment of the Froggy books. It is about summertime in a swamp where a group of creatures enjoy the simple pleasures offered by their surroundings, having good times while doing purposeful work. This book is especially designed for children and their education.
This story takes place in an imaginary swamp located a few miles near Manchac, La. called the "Kooterville Swamp." It is home to frogs, turtles, and other swamp beings that (imitating humanistic behavior) make the best of a simple life far from the influences of modern civilization. They prove that material things do not spell the true meaning of happiness. Instead, they create their own enjoyment by taking part in singing, dancing, picnicking, even playing various sports. Froggy, the infant and central figure of this story is a source of inspiration to all, and will provide many amazing experiences for all to appreciate.
This is the third "Froggy" book I have written. Although it is primarily written as short stories for very young children, parents will especially enjoy reading it with their son or daughter. Far away from modern civilization in the imaginary "Kooterville Swamp," a small clan of creatures imitating humans demonstrate that enjoying life does not depend upon the amount of material things a person has. The real wealth is the bond of love, togetherness, and loyalty existing among them that no amount of money can buy.
Third in a series of Froggy's growth from the infant stage. Now she and her young pals aer about to go to grade school and will learn more about their surroundings and life itself.
I Am is a practical manual for the peaceful worldwide revolution underway. It mandates the end of corporate personhood, and the "for profit before people" Federal Reserve System. It calls for the establishment of a Federal Department of Integrity, the revamping of our foreign relations and its "foreign aid for profit" machine and doing away with the "clearly unconstitutional income tax." Bob co-founded several non-profit organizations including Colorado's San Luis Valley Solar Energy Association and Alamosa Children's School during the 1980's. As co-director of the San Luis Valley Energy Center, he traveled nationwide and internationally promoting hands-on, low-cost and no-cost do-it-yourself solar energy and energy conservation technologies. He has worked as a community development specialist in twenty countries. I Am grounds the reader in an autobiographical journey of empowerment, inspiring the reader to move beyond fear and beyond belief to undertake the great challenges of our times. Bob presents ideas for reversing global warming within a matter of months, for convoking a constitutional assembly, for retooling our factories, creating millions of jobs and creating a sustainable future for the Earth
‘Mersey Built’ chronicles the little-known commercial battle that raged between North and South during the American Civil War. The South relied on Europe for its military supplies, which the North tried to stop with a naval blockade of all Southern ports. The South retaliated by destroying Northern merchant ships on the high seas, using war ships, secretly procured from British shipyards and smuggled out of Britain by sympathetic British captains using British crews. The Charleston-based business empire headed by George Trenholm provided a conduit for Confederate finance with its Liverpool branch acting as bankers for the Confederacy’s procurement agents. Merseyside, with its extensive docks and numerous shipyards quickly became the epicenter of Confederate operations in Europe. Several British businessmen bought ships specifically to run supplies through the Union blockade, leaving relationships between the United States and Britain strained, close to breaking point. The book relates the history of Trenholm’s commercial empire, its pre-war expansion into Liverpool and the pivotal role it played in supporting the Confederate war effort. The involvement of other Liverpool-based entrepreneurs and their successes and failures in blockade-running is described. Background histories of the Merseyside ship builders who constructed warships and blockade runners for the Confederacy are included as well as several mini-biographies of the Liverpool-based captains who smuggled out warships and braved the Union blockade. Details of each ship built on Merseyside for involvement in the Civil War are listed. The role of the United States consular service and its extensive, Liverpool-based, spy ring is described, as are the efforts of the United States ambassador in London to influence British government policy on neutrality. The author, a direct descendant of a Liverpool ship builder, and a blockade-running captain, brings new insights and previously unpublished facts to light in this fascinating chapter of history.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book analyzes the relationship between higher education, the economy and government in the development of a democratic and market economy society in emerging market countries. (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Chile and Brazil).
From Belize to Brazil, the forests of the American neotropics are home to an astonishing array of birds—over 3,700 different species, or nearly 40 percent of all the birds on earth. Because of this overwhelming abundance, birders come from all over the world to try to catch glimpses of species that can be found nowhere else, such as toucans and antbirds, motmots and manakins, bellbirds and cocks-of-the-rock, and practically all of the planet's hummingbirds. Two such birding enthusiasts are Vera and Bob Thornton, who have spent fifteen years photographing these special and exotic birds in the rainforests of eleven different countries of Central and South America. In this book, you'll find more than a hundred spectacular color photographs they took during their travels, along with a highly entertaining account of their adventures—and misadventures—in chasing these exotic neotropicals. The birds pictured here are among the Thorntons' personal favorites—birds that, in their words, "either dazzled us with their beauty, or charmed us by their behavior, or, in a few cases, simply challenged us by the mystique of their rarity." This latter category includes such elusive and sought-after birds as the Black-crowned Antpitta, the Zigzag Heron, the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird, and the monkey-eating Harpy Eagle. In the accompanying text, Bob Thornton engagingly describes the challenges as well as the magic of negotiating the neotropical rainforests in search of colorful birds to photograph. For those who would like to follow in the Thorntons' footsteps, there are also helpful tips about photographic gear and techniques, preferred places to see the birds, lodging, and guides. For everyone who enjoys excellent nature photography, Chasing Neotropical Birds is a must-have volume on the coffee table or in the library.
Wildlife Ethics is the first systematic, book-length discussion of the ethics of wildlife conservation and management, and examines the key ethical questions and controversies. Tackling both theory and practice, the text is divided into two parts. The first describes key concepts, ethical theories, and management models relating to wildlife; the second puts these concepts, theories, and models to work, illustrating their significance through detailed case studies on controversies in wildlife management and conservation. The book explores pressing topics including human responsibilities due to climate change, tradeoffs when managing zoonotic disease risks, the ethics of the wildlife trade, culling non-native species, indigenous wildlife use, and zoo-based conservation programs. Readers are encouraged to explore different ways of valuing wild animals and their practical implications. This essential text: Explains and explores relationships between valuing biodiversity, human utility, ecosystems, species, and animal welfare Describes established approaches to wildlife management, such as sustainable use, and emerging concepts, such as compassionate conservation Discusses key ethical theories, including utilitarianism, ecocentrism, and animal rights Offers a practical model of how to analyze ethical issues in wildlife management and conservation Wildlife Ethics: The Ethics of Wildlife Management and Conservation is an accessible introduction to complex ethical issues, making the book an important resource for students in fields such as conservation biology, ecology, environmental science and policy, game management, public health and veterinary medicine. It will also be an invaluable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, One Health practitioners, practicing veterinarians and animal rehabilitation staff, contemporary wildlife professionals and other stakeholders.
Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) was the quarterback of Notre Dame's "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that revolutionized football's forward pass. A triple threat prep star from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Dorais was a captain and undefeated four-year starter at Notre Dame, and the school's first consensus All-American in 1913. Over the next four decades, Dorais was a professional player in the pre-NFL days and a college football coach--notably at the University of Detroit--and then head coach of the Detroit Lions. During his career, he tallied more than 150 wins. A pioneer of offensive strategies, Dorais played with and coached against most of the prominent football legends of his time.
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