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the book of life party invitations: Invitation to the Life Span Kathleen Stassen Berger, 2013-03-01 Edition after edition, Kathleen Stassen Berger s bestselling textbooks connect all kinds of students to current state of developmental psychology, in an engaging, accessible, culturally inclusive way. Berger s Invitation to the Life Span does this in just 15 concise chapters, in a presentation that meets the challenges of exploring the breadth of the life span in a single term. The new edition of Invitation to the Life Span incorporates a wide range of new research, especially in fast-moving areas such as brain development and psychopathology, while taking advantage of innovative new tools for media-centered teaching and learning. But throughout, as always, the signature voice of Kathleen Berger ties it all together, with relatable explanations of scientific content, wide ranging cultural examples, and skill-building tools for sharper observation and critical thinking. |
the book of life party invitations: Making All Things New Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2009-10-13 Newly repackaged, Making All Things New is an eloquent and simple explanation of the spiritual life from Henri J.M. Nouwen, author of Letters to Marc About Jesus and A Letter of Consolation and one of the best-loved spiritual writers of the twentieth century. |
the book of life party invitations: Your Faith, Your Life Jenifer Gamber, Bill Lewellis, 2017-11-01 The everything-you-need to know adult guide to the Episcopal Church. This updated and revised edition incorporates new initiatives and changes in the Episcopal Church, including marriage, inclusion of LBGTQ+ persons, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s call to join the Jesus Movement, and taking our faith out into the world. A Leader Guide is included in this revised edition in addition to the “transformation questions” that follow each chapter. Easy to read but with substance for newcomers, adult formation groups, and lifelong Episcopalians, this book is for all who desire to know more about the Episcopal Church. |
the book of life party invitations: The Invitation Cj Ellis, 2020-03-21 The Invitation is a book of amazing personal stories written to inspire and encourage its readers to desire and pursue a more intimate relationship with Jesus by inviting Him into their everyday lives. |
the book of life party invitations: I Am Invited to a Party! Mo Willems, 2007 Gerald the elephant, who knows parties, gives his best friend, Piggie, advice for getting ready after Piggie receives her very first party invitation. |
the book of life party invitations: Your Vivid Life Shayne Traviss, 2019-10-08 This is it. There’s no better time than now. You’ve heard the whispers – perhaps the screams – of a life trapped somewhere between conditioning and resistance. In Your Vivid Life: An Invitation to Live A Radically Authentic Life, Shayne Traviss - Student of Life and Founder of VividLife.me a global platform for personal development (that’s reached millions around the globe) - shares his personal trials and triumphs while giving palpable advice on what worked for him, and what didn’t, in hopes of helping you find your way. Split into 3 parts (Undoing Conditioning, Breaking Through Resistance and Radical Authenticity), each part containing 4 chapters (including practices, tools, and techniques). Through solitude, awareness, worth and environment he mirrors our conditioning; in connections, evolution, nourishment and play the path of least resistance; and through service, gratitude, movement and unconditional love, the path to a radically authentic life. Every section, every chapter, every word, an invitation to birth your truest self. Your life is speaking. It’s time you listen up. And this is your opportunity. Your Vivid Life is a warm, inspirational self-help book that invites us to let go of conditioning, break through resistance and to live life ‘all in’. Join Shayne as he leads you to a place where you can authentically live the most vivid life possible. Shayne Traviss has led an extremely challenging life; from abuse and bullying, to loss, and chasing an ideal of success that wasn’t the healthiest. He struggled to find himself and his place in the world. While life’s challenges can shut some people down, Shayne channeled his experiences into learning more about himself and to integrating these lessons into creating a Vivid Life. |
the book of life party invitations: The Five Invitations Frank Ostaseski, 2017-03-23 Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment, a secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most in life. So begins Frank Ostaseski's stirring book, The Five Invitations, an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present awareness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. In his thirty-plus years as a companion to the dying, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. A renowned teacher of compassionate care-giving, Ostaseski has distilled the lessons gleaned over the course of his career into a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to impart to all of us about how to forge rich and meaningful lives. The 'Five Invitations' - Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing; Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience; Don't Wait; Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things; and Cultivate a Don't Know Mind - show how death can be the guide we need to wake up fully to our lives. This stunning, unforgettable book offers a radical path to transformation. |
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the book of life party invitations: By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank, 2018-05-15 The Lowcountry of South Carolina is where By Invitation Only begins at a barbecue engagement party thrown by Diane English Stiftel, her brother Floyd, and her parents to celebrate her son’s engagement. On this gorgeous, magical night, the bride’s father, Alejandro Cambria, a wealthy power broker whose unbelievably successful career in private equity made him one of Chicago’s celebrated elite, discovers the limits and possibilities of cell phone range. While the mother of the bride, Susan Kennedy Cambria, who dabbles in the world of public relations and believes herself deserving of every square inch of her multimillion-dollar penthouse and imaginary carrara marble pedestal, learns about moonshine and dangerous liaisons. Soon By Invitation Only zooms to Chicago, where the unraveling accelerates. Nearly a thousand miles away from her comfortable, familiar world, Diane is the antithesis of the bright lights and super-sophisticated guests attending her son Fred’s second engagement party. Why a second party? Maybe it had been assumed that the first one wouldn’t be up to snuff? Fred is marrying Shelby Cambria, also an only child. The Cambrias’ dearest wish is for their daughter to be happy. If Shelby wants to marry Frederick, aka Fred, they will not stand in her way—although Susan does hope her friends won’t think her daughter is marrying more than a few degrees beneath her socially. At the same time, Diane worries that her son will be lost to her forever. By Invitation Only is a tale of two families, one struggling to do well, one well to do, and one young couple—the privileged daughter of Chicago’s crème de la crème and the son of hard -working Southern peach farmers. Dorothea Benton Frank offers a funny, sharp, and deeply empathetic novel of two very different worlds—of limousines and pickup trucks, caviars and pigs, skyscrapers and ocean spray—filled with a delightful cast of characters who all have something to hide and a lot to learn. A difference in legal opinions, a headlong dive from grace, and an abrupt twist will reveal the truth of who they are and demonstrate, when it truly counts, what kind of grit they have. Are they living the life they want, what regrets do they hold, and how would they remake their lives if they were given the invitation to do so? By Invitation Only is classic Dorothea Benton Frank—a mesmerizing Lowcountry Tale that roars with spirit, humor, and truth, and forces us to reconsider our notions of what it means to be a Have or a Have Not. |
the book of life party invitations: You Already Know What to Do Sharon Franquemont, 2000 This book shows how intuition can improve all areas of daily life, including work and relationships. Franquemont draws upon 28 years of teaching experience to show how intuition can improve business collaboration, deepen relationships, make the most of time, and more. The illuminating narrative includes challenging exercises. |
the book of life party invitations: Birthday Monsters! Sandra Boynton, 1993-01-12 You hear your door come crashing down—those birthday monsters are in town! And they're going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun! From Boynton on Board, the more-than-20-million-copy-bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun board books, here is BIRTHDAY MONSTERS. Featuring Sandra Boynton's lively rhyming text and inimitable illustrations, this story about a madcap crew of lovable party crashers will appeal to kids and adults alike. |
the book of life party invitations: An Intentional Life Karen Stott, 2018-05-01 A joy-filled life is possible...And you can have it right where you are. Those desires that tug on your heart and keep you up at night—the big dreams, grand adventures, new experiences—require purpose and planning, time and effort. Is it possible to follow your passions while still finding joy and meaning where God has you right now? With the voice of a close friend, Kara Stott offers insight and inspiration from her story of juggling motherhood and multiple businesses while leading Pursuit, a global entrepreneurial community. You will be empowered to... prepare space in your day for the endeavors that matter most to you and yours discover clear ways to keep your home, family, and work in healthy balance enjoy fresh moments of grace and gratitude as you make sure you are in your life If you are aching for more than a cycle of never-ending demands and not-enough peace, be inspired by how God can help you discover your purpose and cultivate An Intentional Life. |
the book of life party invitations: Harry Potter: Feasts & Festivities Jennifer Carroll, 2022-03-22 Every event is magical when it's inspired by the imaginative Wizarding World of the Harry Potter films! Bursting with photography and sprinkled with behind-the-scenes film facts, this book offers step-by-step instructions on how to create, craft, and cater five unique Harry Potter-themed events. Packed with fun and unique crafts, recipes, and activities, this book includes complete blueprints for a colorful house-themed birthday party, mysterious magical creatures-themed Halloween party, glittering Yule Ball-inspired soiree, cozy movie marathon, and charming Harry Potter-inspired wedding reception. Each party includes a complete planning strategy, plus ideas, photos, and instructions for decorating your space, catering your buffet table, sending out invitations, creating favors, planning activities, and more. |
the book of life party invitations: Build Your Author Platform Carole Jelen, Michael McCallister, 2014-05-13 A great book is no longer enough. An author platform is the most powerful key to success in today's saturated market, and increasingly, publishers are demanding that new authors come to them with an existing audience of interested followers. Authors who are self-publishing have an even bigger need to build an engaged audience. Social media makes building the author platform easier than ever, but, unfortunately, most authors struggle to get it right. How can authors create their unique platform, connect with followers, write a manuscript, and grow their business? In Build Your Author Platform: The New Rules, top literary agent Carole Jelen and tech expert Michael McCallister apply their combined 35 years of expertise to outline 14 practical, hands-on steps to create a presence that will produce high book sales and expanded audience. From pre-publication through book launch and beyond, authors will learn how to: Define goals and a unique brand Employ successful website strategies, content, social presence, media authority, and training Secure positive reviews Attract viewers efficiently without cost Filled with detailed lessons, examples, success stories, and techniques used by marketing departments at major publishers, Build Your Author Platform is an indispensable guide for anyone looking for insight into publishing, promoting, and marketing books. |
the book of life party invitations: Salty Alissa Wilkinson, 2022 Film critic and food writer Alissa Wilkinson sits down with a hypothetical table of smart, engaging, revolutionary women of the twentieth century to explore the ways food centered each woman's creative work. As we meet these multifaceted women, we learn how to live with courage, smarts, saltiness, and sometimes feasting--even in uncertain times. |
the book of life party invitations: The Invitation Lori Michalina Wood, 2022-10-04 The Invitation is an encounter of the Father reaching down and calling His daughter to a closer walk with Him--to follow His leading out of the misty lowlands, a life of defeat and hopelessness, onto a walk that is on a much higher plain. It is an invitation to step out of the boat onto deep waters and trusting Him when she can't see and trusting that He sees her and knows her more than she thinks, to come and be healed and set free from the lies of rejection and insecurity that so wanted to destroy her. It is the story of overcoming faith in the midst of trials, sorrow, and tragedy and how God gives us beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair; and they shall be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. It is the greatest love story a woman could desire. |
the book of life party invitations: Invitation to the Life Course Richard Settersten, 2018-02-06 Invitation to the Life Course: Toward New Understandings of Later Life discusses in depth the challenges of age, time, and social contexts for the study of aging and later life. Understanding aging (as a process) and later life (as a period) must be accompanied by serious attention to the life course. This brings significant challenges related to time, as gerontologists must describe and explain life patterns over many decades. It also brings significant challenges related to place, as gerontologists must examine how social contexts structure pathways into and through later life, and how those contexts affect the nature and meaning of experiences along the way. This book is a natural extension of the editor's previous work, Lives in Time and Place: The Problems and Promises of Developmental Science (Baywood, 1999). |
the book of life party invitations: The Invitation Lucy Foley, 2016-07-14 ‘The perfect summer read... Gorgeously compelling’ Good Housekeeping ‘Full of mystery and long-reaching shadows of the past . . . richly drawn and compelling’ Rosanna Ley |
the book of life party invitations: Carcium Donald Calvanese, 2011-11 For years, a great king has ruled the kingdom of Carcium in the land of Phygeria. Brave and just, this king has protected Carcium from the evils of the outside world and the evils within the kingdom itself. The mystical elves tasked with overseeing the kingdoms of Phygeria have been pleased, and they have contained the darkness beyond Carcium's boundaries. But when this brave king falls, the days of peace in Carcium fall with him. The king's young, selfish son, Prince Troy, assumes the throne, and the evil that has threatened Carcium for so long moves ever closer to the kingdom's walls. Prince Troy has failed in the eyes of the elves, and the elves place Carcium in limbo. Troy has one last chance to redeem himself and save his kingdom from the Duras Carcer, an evil sorceror who draws his life force from fallen kingdoms. Troy along with a beautiful, mysterious maiden and an outcast dragon begins a perilous quest to find a mystical sword, the only weapon that can destroy Duras Carcer and restore Carcium to its former glory. An enthralling, richly drawn fantasy, Carcium leads its readers and its heroes through treacherous encounters with snake vines, giant killer cats, gargoyles, and supernatural demons. Will Prince Troy find the courage and strength to become the leader his kingdom so desperately needs? Or will his selfishness allow darkness to consume Carcium? |
the book of life party invitations: Seize Your Life Jasmine Brett Stringer, 2016-01-12 When people hear the words ''seize your life'' or ''seize the day,'' they often think they have to do something grand, adventurous, or exotic or something that has a monetary cost associated with it. We all have the ability to Carpe Diem every day through awareness, action, and appreciation. ''Seize Your Life'' is a collection of practical and actionable guidance intended to inspire and empower you to Carpe Diem Every Day. |
the book of life party invitations: Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life Helen Fisher, 2024-05-28 A thoroughly uplifting novel about a neurodivergent young man who unexpectedly builds a community and saves a friend in need by following—in a way only he can—his mother’s words of wisdom. Joe-Nathan likes the two parts of his name separate, just like dinner and dessert. Mean Charlie at work sometimes calls him Joe-Nuthin. But Joe is far from nothing. Joe is a good friend, good at his job, good at making things and at following rules, and he is learning how to do lots of things by himself. Joe’s mother knows there are a million things he isn’t yet prepared for. While she helps to guide him every day, she is also writing notebooks of advice for Joe, of all the things she hasn’t yet told him about life and things he might forget. By following her advice, Joe’s life is about to be more of a surprise than he expects. Because he’s about to learn that remarkable things can happen when you leave your comfort zone, and that you can do even the hardest things with a little help from your friends. |
the book of life party invitations: Country Life in America Liberty Hyde Bailey, Henry Hodgman Saylor, 1910 |
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the book of life party invitations: Heart-histories and Life-pictures Timothy Shay Arthur, 1853 |
the book of life party invitations: Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures T. S. Arthur, 2019-12-09 T. S. Arthur's Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures invites readers into a tapestry of human experiences, woven with poignant narratives and richly detailed characters. This collection showcases Arthur's mastery of sentimental realism, a style that emphasizes emotional depth and moral clarity, reflective of mid-19th century American literature. The tales explore themes of love, loss, and redemption, providing a microcosm of societal norms and values, while enlivening the reader'Äôs understanding of the personal struggles that shape human relationships and moral character. Arthur, a prominent figure in the temperance movement and a prolific writer of the period, was deeply influenced by the socio-cultural currents of his time. His work often mirrors the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in an evolving America, where issues of class, gender, and morality interplay. His own experiences as a reformer and observer of Victorian society informed the narrative choices in this collection, infusing it with both authenticity and a sense of urgency. For readers who appreciate the intricate portrayal of human emotions and the moral conflicts inherent in everyday life, Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures is a compelling read. Arthur's nuanced storytelling offers insights into the human condition, making it a valuable addition to the canon of American literature, and an enlightening exploration for those seeking intricacies of heart and spirit. |
the book of life party invitations: Bordering Nira Yuval-Davis, Georgie Wemyss, Kathryn Cassidy, 2019-06-10 Controlling national borders has once again become a key concern of contemporary states and a highly contentious issue in social and political life. But controlling borders is about much more than patrolling territorial boundaries at the edges of states: it now comprises a multitude of practices that take place at different levels, some at the edges of states and some in the local contexts of everyday life – in workplaces, in hospitals, in schools – which, taken together, construct, reproduce and contest borders and the rights and obligations associated with belonging to a nation-state. This book is a systematic exploration of the practices and processes that now define state bordering and the role it plays in national and global governance. Based on original research, it goes well beyond traditional approaches to the study of migration and racism, showing how these processes affect all members of society, not just the marginalized others. The uncertainties arising from these processes mean that more and more people find themselves living in grey zones, excluded from any form of protection and often denied basic human rights. |
the book of life party invitations: The Birthday Book Shelly Radic, 2002 It's More Than a Birthday! It's a fantastic opportunity to affirm your child's unique, God-given abilities and interests. The Birthday Book shows you the priceless benefits of celebrating your child's birthday---then gives you a myriad of meaningful ways to make his or her special day fun and totally unforgettable. From creating a keepsake videotape, to developing a dinnertime birthday tradition, to planning a parent-child birthday getaway or organizing a birthday bash for your child's friends, you'll find mom-tested strategies inside, together with a bonanza of ideas for themes, invitations, decorations, food, games, resources, and tips. Even better, it's all laid out in age groups to help you and your child celebrate in appropriate ways for every phase of the growing-up years: - Fun When You're One - Terrific Times for Twos and Threes - Fun Festivities for Fours and Fives - Stupendous Fun for School-Age Kids - Totally Teens |
the book of life party invitations: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Past Life Regression Michael R. Hathaway, D. C. H. Hathaway, 2003 Judging by the more than 2 million web pages dealing with past lives and past life regression (PLR), people aren't only - seeing dead people, - they're interested in finding out whether or not they were some of those dead people in a previous life. Going way beyond a belief in reincarnation and karma, 'regressionists' want to know who they were and what their lives were like - and reputable psychiatrists are using hypnosis to reveal the past life issues that are keeping their patients from living better lives today. In CIG to Past Life Regression, a board-certified past life regression therapist reveals the ins and outs of PLR. Is past life regression for real? Are children really closer to their past lives than adults? Can I be hypnotized - and can I trust the hypnotist and what he/she tells me? What will a session be like? Is one session enough? And what about self-hypnosis? How can knowledge of past lives make my life better today? |
the book of life party invitations: The Life of Hersch Lauterpacht Elihu Lauterpacht, 2010-10-07 Hersch Lauterpacht, of whom this book is an intimate biography by his son, Elihu, was one of the most prolific and influential international lawyers of the first half of the twentieth century. Having come to England from Austria in the early 1920s, he first researched and taught at the London School of Economics before moving to Cambridge in 1937 to become Whewell Professor of International Law. He did valuable work to enhance relations with the United States during the Second World War and was active after the war in the prosecution of William Joyce and the major Nazi war criminals. For ten years he was also involved in various significant items of professional work and in 1955 he was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice. The book contains many extracts from his correspondence, the interest of which will extend to lawyers, historians of the period and beyond. |
the book of life party invitations: The Book of Rural Life Edward Mowbray Tuttle, 1925 |
the book of life party invitations: Fresh Brewed Life Nicole Johnson, 2001-01-07 With wit and wisdom, Nicole Johnson leads readers in a journey of awakenings—first, to God as they respond to His tender, passionate love for them; second to readers as they embrace their identities as women, their gifts, and their dreams; and finally to others as readers learn to love and communicate in ways that bring joy and closeness. |
the book of life party invitations: Night Road Kristin Hannah, 2011-06-17 'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing From the number one bestselling author of The Women, in Kristin Hannah’s Night Road, the consequence of one terrible night changes a group of young people’s lives forever. 'There was a beauty in chaos, a wildness that hinted at things gone wrong and mistakes overcome' Lexi and Mia are inseparable from the moment they start high school. Though different in so many ways – Lexi is an orphan and lives with her aunt on a trailer park, while Mia is a golden girl blessed with a loving family and a beautiful home – they nonetheless recognize something in each other, and Mia comes to rely heavily on Lexi’s steadfast friendship. The summer they graduate is a time they’ll never forget; a summer of love, best friends and shared confidences. But then one night changes them forever. As hearts are broken, loyalties challenged and hopes dashed, the time has come to leave childhood behind and learn to face a new future . . . Praise for Kristin Hannah: 'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six 'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' – Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry ‘Moving and unforgettable’ – Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo ‘A classic storyteller’ – Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library |
the book of life party invitations: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life Georgene Muller Lockwood, 2002 When stuff rules a person's life, it's Georgene Lockwood to the rescue. Her revised handbook shows how to organize paperwork, food, clothing, and shelter systems and how to win the money wars. |
the book of life party invitations: Life John Ames Mitchell, 1906 |
the book of life party invitations: LIFE , 1960-03-21 LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use. |
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the book of life party invitations: The Dignity of Labour Jon Cruddas, 2021-04-08 Does work give our lives purpose, meaning and status? Or is it a tedious necessity that will soon be abolished by automation, leaving humans free to enjoy a life of leisure and basic income? In this erudite and highly readable book, Jon Cruddas MP argues that it is imperative that the Left rejects the siren call of technological determinism and roots it politics firmly in the workplace. Drawing from his experience of his own Dagenham and Rainham constituency, he examines the history of Marxist and social democratic thinking about work in order to critique the fatalism of both Blairism and radical left techno-utopianism, which, he contends, have more in common than either would like to admit. He argues that, especially in the context of COVID-19, socialists must embrace an ethical socialist politics based on the dignity and agency of the labour interest. This timely book is a brilliant intervention in the highly contentious debate on the future of work, as well as an ambitious account of how the left must rediscover its animating purpose or risk irrelevance. |
the book of life party invitations: Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries Barbara Petruzzelli, 2012-11-12 Practical advice on how to promote your library and how to better understand and serve library users Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries is a how-to guide to marketing and promotional activities that will raise your library’s visibility in the face of increased competition from other information providers. Academic librarians draw on their own experiences with real-life examples of what works (and what doesn’t) when developing, implementing, and evaluating on-campus marketing initiatives. You’ll learn how to use surveys, focus groups, advertising, target audiences, community outreach, and public relations to learn more about the needs of your library’s users, how to make improvements to meet those needs, and how to communicate those improvements to students and faculty. Academic librarians just getting started or well into their careers will benefit from the book’s practical approach to using marketing and promotional techniques that are effective and affordable. Each article of Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries includes tables, figures, and appendices that provide tangible examples of marketing and promotional activities that really work. The book also includes a bibliography of effective marketing resources that’s kept up-to-date through an accompanying Web site. Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries shows you how to: incorporate the results of LibQUAL+ and student focus groups into your short- and long-range planning use posters, displays, brochures, newspaper ads, and giveaways in your public relations campaigns get the word out to the community about your library and its services use the right media to match your message with your audience increase awareness of your library’s virtual reference services use postcards to promote your services collaborate with students to develop an advertising campaign implement a marketing action plan stage large-scale special events and programs and a whole lot more! Real-Life Marketing and Promotion Strategies in College Libraries is an essential professional resource for practicing academic librarians and library directors at colleges and universities. |
the book of life party invitations: Hints and Tips to Make Life Easier Reader's Digest Association (Canada), 1997 |
the book of life party invitations: The Life of Plants Emanuele Coccia, 2018-12-05 We barely talk about them and seldom know their names. Philosophy has always overlooked them; even biology considers them as mere decoration on the tree of life. And yet plants give life to the Earth: they produce the atmosphere that surrounds us, they are the origin of the oxygen that animates us. Plants embody the most direct, elementary connection that life can establish with the world. In this highly original book, Emanuele Coccia argues that, as the very creator of atmosphere, plants occupy the fundamental position from which we should analyze all elements of life. From this standpoint, we can no longer perceive the world as a simple collection of objects or as a universal space containing all things, but as the site of a veritable metaphysical mixture. Since our atmosphere is rendered possible through plants alone, life only perpetuates itself through the very circle of consumption undertaken by plants. In other words, life exists only insofar as it consumes other life, removing any moral or ethical considerations from the equation. In contrast to trends of thought that discuss nature and the cosmos in general terms, Coccia’s account brings the infinitely small together with the infinitely big, offering a radical redefinition of the place of humanity within the realm of life. |
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