Books by "Richard Maurice Bucke"
7 books found
The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada
by William Francis Drewry, Richard Dewey, Charles Winfield Pilgrim
1917 · Palala Press
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Man's Moral Nature
by Richard Maurice Bucke
1879 · New York : G. P. Putnam's sons ; Toronto, Ont. : Willing & Williamson
The Story of My Heart
by Richard Jefferies, Terry Tempest Williams, Brooke Williams
2014 · Torrey House Press
"The Williamses anchor Jefferies' profound inquiry to our churning world and illuminate their own passionate quests for truth and understanding." —BOOKLIST, starred review While browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth–century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his understanding of a "soul-life" while wandering the wild countryside of Wiltshire, England. Brooke and Terry, like John Fowles, Henry Miller, and Rachel Carson before, were inspired by the prescient words of this visionary writer, who describes ineffable feelings of being at one with nature. In an introduction and essays set alongside Jefferies' writing, the Williams share their personal pilgrimage to Wiltshire to understand this man of "cosmic consciousness" and how their exploration of Jefferies deepened their own relationship while illuminating dilemmas of modernity, the intrinsic need for wildness, and what it means to be human in the twenty–first century. JOHN RICHARD JEFFERIES (6 November 1848 – 14 August 1887) was a British novelist and essayist who helped pioneer the field of modern nature writing. Jefferies described the English countryside with an intimate vividness and expansive passion that inspired both his contemporaries and later writers. TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS is the author of fourteen books including Erosion: Essays of Undoing, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, and When Women Were Birds. Recipient of John Simon Guggenheim and Lannan Literary Fellowships in creative nonfiction, she is the Provostial Scholar at Dartmouth College. Her work has been anthologized and translated world–wide. BROOKE WILLIAMS has spent thirty years advocating for wildness, most recently with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and as the Executive Director of the Murie Center in Moose, Wyoming. He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute and a Biology degree from the University of Utah. He has written four books including Halflives: Reconciling Work and Wildness, and dozens of articles. He is involved in The Great West Institute, a think tank exploring expansion and innovation in the conservation movement and is currently working on a book about ground–truthing. Brooke and Terry have been married since 1975. They live with their dogs in Jackson, Wyoming, and Castle Valley, Utah.
Demonstrates how McLuhan extended insights derived from advances in physics and artistic experimentation into a theory of acoustic space which he then used to challenge the assumptions of visual space that had been produced through print culture.
New from Richard Barrett, The New Leadership Paradigm is more than a leadership text book (530 pages), it is a state-of-the-art learning system for 21st century leaders. The book is in six parts. Part 1 describes the fundamental principles and concepts that lie at the core of the New Leadership Paradigm learning system. Parts 2, 3, 4 & 5 apply these principles to Leading Self, Leading a Team, Leading an Organisation, and Leading in Society. The final part includes three annexes: information about the New Leadership Paradigm leadership development learning system; an overview of the Cultural Transformation Tools and an overview of the origins of the seven levels of consciousness model.
In "The Hills and the Vale," Richard Jefferies masterfully intertwines nature writing with a rich tapestry of poetic reflection. Set against the pastoral backdrop of the English countryside, this work captures the essence of rural life, exploring the interaction between humans and the natural world. Jefferies employs a lyrical prose style punctuated by vivid imagery and a profound reverence for the landscapes he describes. Rooted in the Romantic tradition, this collection reflects the period's burgeoning interest in the sublime beauty of the English countryside, offering readers a contemplative exploration of the hills, valleys, and the accompanying cycle of life. Richard Jefferies, a notable figure in Victorian literature, drew inspiration from his own experiences growing up in the idyllic Wiltshire countryside. His deep connection to nature and evocative writing style illuminate his keen observations of rural life, its struggles, and its beauty. The austerity of his surroundings often translates into profound philosophical insights, leading him to probe deeper into humanity's place within the natural order, making his work resonate with the zeitgeist of his time. This book is highly recommended for those who appreciate evocative nature writing and philosophical contemplation. Jefferies' reflections stimulate a timeless dialogue between the reader and nature, making "The Hills and the Vale" not just a descriptive landscape but a journey into the soul of the countryside itself.