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American Nature Writers

John Elder - American literature - 1996 - 630 pages
The Scribner Writers Series has set the standard for literary reference for more than 25 years. In addition to addressing the lives and careers of important writers, the ...
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Family of Earth and Sky

John Elder, Hertha D. Wong - Social Science - 1996 - 340 pages
Indigenous Tales of Nature from Around the World An array of vivid responses to nature from indigenous oral traditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
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Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue--An Interfaith ...

Steven C. Rockefeller, John C. Elder - Nature - 1992 - 240 pages
As featured in Bill Moyers's PBS special "Spirit and Nature", leaders from major traditions around the world speak out in this volume about what spiritual resources we may turn ...
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Imagining the Earth: Poetry and the Vision of Nature

John Elder - American poetry - 1985 - 256 pages
This landmark work explores how our attitudes toward nature are mirrored in and influenced by poetry. Showing us a resurgent vision of harmony between nature and humanity in ...
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Nature Writing: The Tradition in English

Robert Finch, John Elder - Fiction - 2002 - 1160 pages
The first anthology to represent the full range of nature writing's rich and flourishing tradition, from lyrical essays to thoughtful encounters with new ethical and ecological ...
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The Norton Book of Nature Writing

Robert Finch, John Elder - Nature - 1990 - 930 pages
W. W. Norton is pleased to announce that The Norton Book of Nature Writing is now available in a paperback college edition.
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In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge

Peter Hillary, John E. Elder - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 358 pages
A reflective memoir by a world-famous explorer delves into the astonishing adventures of his career, including his trips to the Himalayas, the Andes, the Arctic, and an almost ...
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Who Cares about the Health Victim?: An Uncomplicated, Comparative 'inside ...

John Elder - Compensation (Law) - 1998 - 202 pages
An uncomplicated, comparative 'inside' into health service complaints procedures, compensation schemes and patients' rights in the developed world, with a critical yet ...
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