Kirjahaku

An updated, fully revised, full-colour edition of the definitive manual on building with straw bales, described by Grand Designs as an 'essential guide'. Straw-bale buildings are cost-effective, easy to build and highly energy efficient, enabling you to design and build beautiful, environmentally friendly buildings. Written with non-experts in mind, Barbara Jones uses her years of experience in natural building methods to guide self-builders and architects building with straw as a sustainable material for a diverse range of comfortable and environmentally friendly buildings.Building with Straw Bales takes you through everything you need to know in an easy, accessible way. This includes design principles, the different types of foundations, how to raise and stabilise walls and protect them from the weather, including a detailed analysis of how straw performs with humidity and how straw bale buildings can easily meet building regulation requirements, as well as detailed information on lime and clay plaster finishes.Now in full colour for the first time, the beautiful photographs throughout this practical guide illustrate the design and build techniques described and showcase the diverse possibilities of straw bale building. The fully revised text includes step-by-step illustrations of key techniques, and also looks at the full international context of building with straw bales.This book is ideal for anyone looking to build more sustainably and integrate straw bales into their design.

Elizabeth travels aboard the Kansas Pacific Railway with her precious cargo-her young son and her hopes and dreams. Although the train moves along slowly, Elizabeth feels as though she is hurtling toward her unknown future. One month has passed since September first, when her husband, Samuel, had set out on the Kansas Pacific's maiden train to Denver City to start building their home on Stetson Creek; one they both hope will be the start of their farm and cattle ranch in Colorado territory.Elizabeth and Samuel put their hope and trust in God as they work to build Stetson Creek Ranch. Through the seasons of planting and harvest, they weather life's storms and trials together. God's love and provision flow like the water in Stetson Creek, and like coveted gold nuggets-friendships are found and hearts are healed.When Elizabeth suffers a tragic loss, will her faith in God remain unshaken and stand strong like the Rocky Mountains that tower in the distance?

Our relationship with wildlife and wild spaces is shifting from a dominion over nature to one that strives for coexistence; yet this coexistence is typically fragmented and, with many wildlife species, relies on tautologies that reinforce unnatural metaphors and stories that keep us outside of nature. To assist in identifying common ground amidst competing users of our shared landscapes, Un-Natural Discourse in the Age of Anthropogenic Landscapes: How We Imagine Wildlife considers how the language we use can challenge our ability to coexist with wild nature. When we say a bison is livestock we diminish its wildness, while a beaver as a pest marginalizes it to exist outside of our Anthropogenic landscapes or to not exist at all. Since language forms meaning, Jones argues how by relying on unnatural discourse to relate to the natural world, coexistence can become much more difficult to achieve.

Discover the thrill of learning to sail. Celebrate the joy and freedom of Barbara's sailing adventures with sail master Sam. You will tune into the natural world by sharing the intricate skills of reading the weather and the ever changing patterns of the sea. Appreciate the challenges of learning to sail as they explore together the stunning coastal waters of south western Cyprus on Toppers, a Hobie Wave and a Hobie 15 catamaran. This is a journey of breaking through personal barriers as they evolve from teacher and student towards becoming an experienced sailing team.Have you ever dreamed of learning to sail? Follow Barbara's enthralling adventures as the alchemy of the wind and sea create magnificent, exhilarating and sometimes dangerous conditions along the Mediterranean shores of Cyprus.Inspired by her initial sail on Sam's catamaran, Barbara is determined to learn to sail. As Sam's flotilla grows Barbara is presented with exciting opportunities to expand her experience. Barbara learns to navigate her life in a new way as she increasingly explores her inner self. This evocative journal will excite those ready to begin the journey and stir the memories of seasoned sailors. This is a journey which will deeply affect all those with the courage to undertake it. Our lives take on a deeper meaning as we begin to connect with the flow of nature. You too can begin to live a life beyond your expectations.