Richard St. Barbe Baker was an inspirational visionary and pioneering environmentalist who is credited with saving and planting billions of trees. He saved lives, too, through his ceaseless global campaign to raise the alarm about deforestation and desertification and by finding effective, culturally sensitive ways for people to contribute to a more peaceful and greener world. He was also an Edwardian eccentric whose obsession with trees caused him to neglect his family; the devout son of an evangelical preacher who became a New Age hero; an unapologetic colonial officer fired for defending indigenous Africans; a forester who rarely had a steady income; a failed entrepreneur and inventor; a proud soldier and peace activist; a brilliant writer, speaker, and raconteur who made wild claims about the effectiveness of his conservation efforts. His encounters with historical figures like FDR, Nehru, and George Bernard Shaw are eye-popping, as were his accomplishments.

Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist

Biographies & Memoirs

Hanley, Paul

Professionals & Academics

University of Regina Press

The Racing and High-Performance Tire

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Society of Automotive Engineers

Eleven

The sweeping changes that make a 'full world' work-involving dual processes of destruction and reconstruction-will transform global culture, agriculture, and ultimately the human race. ELEVEN is a call to consciousness. Only an 'ethical revolution' will allow us to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. Paul Hanley proposes a transformational model that will help individuals, institutions, and communities make an eleven-billion world work for everyone-and the planet.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

FriesenPress

Eleven billion people will crowd this marvelous planet by century's end. If the global economy were to grow five-fold during this period as predicted, humanity's ecological footprint would exceed Earth's biocapacity by 400%. We need to chart a new course to the future. The sweeping changes that make a 'full world' work-involving dual processes of destruction and reconstruction-will transform global culture, agriculture, and ultimately the human race. ELEVEN is a call to consciousness. Only an 'ethical revolution' will allow us to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. Paul Hanley proposes a transformational model that will help individuals, institutions, and communities make an eleven-billion world work for everyone-and the planet....

Roller Coaster to Hell and Back is the true story of Paul Hanley, who, after being sexually abused, turns against the world that betrayed him. Paul has not learned what love is. He is afraid of the truth. He trusts no one, including himself. Paul’s painful growth into a man is both disturbing and inspiring. His vivid, unforgettable experiences uncover the twisted roots of the spiritual robbery that is sexual abuse.Paul’s story also helps both counselors and survivors see how the sexually abused can heal – and even bloom – by facing the light.

Roller Coaster to Hell and Back: A True Story of Sexual Abuse and New Hope

Religion & Spirituality

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Richard St. Barbe Baker dedicated his life to planting trees all over the world to help cool our overheated environment. He was called "the world's greatest conservationist" and was a pioneer in protecting the world's forests, creating sustainable forestry methods, and educating people about the importance of planting trees. He was the founder of the Men of the Trees, the first international Environmental Non-Governmental Organization, known as the International Tree Foundation today. He was a world traveler who taught people everywhere about environmentalism, and who stood up against racial discrimination and worked to empower local populations wherever he went. Richard St. Barbe Baker was a "Change Maker" who left an enduring legacy on the world.

Richard St. Barbe Baker: Child of the Trees (Change Maker Series)

Children's Books

Biographies

Bellwood Press

"Throughout His entire life, Abdul-Bahá-the son of the Prophet-Founder of the Baháí Faith, Baháulláh-was a man of action. Together, Father and Son actively promoted village reconstruction in Their native Iran-and in other places, some as far away as Burma-with remarkable results. Although They were exiles and prisoners, Baháulláh and Abdul-Bahá guided the fledgling Bahaí community in Palestine through the process of establishing several farming villages in the Galilee region. These farms would later play a critical role in ameliorating famine during the First World War. In Adasíyyih, located in the Jordan Valley, the most elaborate of these ventures was well underway by 1919. The villagers there were transforming a degraded parcel of land-which Abdul-Bahá had reportedly described as the most inhospitable place on Earth-into a thriving farm and prosperous community. In time, Adasíyyih would become a model village for Jordanians, and Jordans royalty would become frequent guests. This book follows the story of the Adasíyyih community from the purchase of the land in 1901 until it was disbanded in the late 1960s due to external circumstances"--

Adasiyyih: The Story of ‘Abdu’l-Baha's Model Farming Community

Science & Math

Agricultural Sciences

Baha'i Publishing

SAP: Divine Love Poems From Untwisting Minds

Arts & Photography

Verduzco, Susana

History & Criticism

Independently published

During the British Invasion in the mid-sixties, the world turned and looked at London. That's how it remained, until four Mancunian musicians opted to plough their hard-earned cash back into the city they loved in the form of proper recording facilities. Eric Stewart of The Mindbenders and songwriter extraordinaire Graham Gouldman created Strawberry Studios; Keith Hopwood and Derek Leckenby of Herman's Hermits crafted Pluto. Between them, they facilitated a musical revolution that would be defined by its rejection of the capital. This book tells the story of Manchester music through the prism of the two studio's key recordings. Of course, that story inevitably takes in The Smiths, Joy Division, The Fall, and The Stone Roses. But it's equally the story of `Bus Stop' and `East West' and `I'm Not in Love'. Above all, it's the story of music that couldn't have been made anywhere else but Manchester.

Leave the Capital: A History of Manchester Music in 13 Recordings

Music

Route

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