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Water from Stone: The Story of Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve Volume 41 Twarda oprawa – Ilustrowany, 26 marca 2007

Wydanie: Angielski Jeffrey Greene (Autor), Margaret Bamberger (Ilustrator)
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Award-winning author Jeffrey Greene provides a portrait, by turns lyrical and provocative, of J. David Bamberger's unlikely transformation from first, a vacuum cleaner salesman, then to co-founder and CEO of Church's Fried Chicken, to an internationally recognized conservationist. In fact, Greene tells two integrally related stories: the evolution of one man's business sense, applying profit incentives to land restoration and nature conservancy; and the creation of a Texas Hill Country preserve where he effectively demonstrates his own principles.

Growing up in rural Ohio during the Great Depression and World War II, Bamberger learned at an early age to shun waste, grow food productively, and admire the Amish for living in harmony with the land. His mother taught him to love the natural world and gave him a book that would set the course for his life: Pleasant Valley, by Louis Bromfield, a visionary American advocate for land restoration. Inspired by his new role model, Bamberger would say, "If I ever make money, I want to do what Bromfield did."

After finding that financial success, Bamberger bought what he describes as "the sorriest piece of land in Blanco County" and entered upon his decades-long effort to restore the ecological balance of 5,500 acres that had been virtually destroyed by more than a century of misuse. Naming his preserve Selah--from the Old Testament term meaning "pause and reflect"--Bamberger dedicates himself and his resources to protecting species and educating school children, conservation groups, government officials, and everyone else who will listen to his central message, delivered with evangelical zeal: We must take care of the earth, and anyone can help.

Today, David and his wife, Margaret, have received many awards, and he has been featured in The New Yorker, in Audubon, and on CNN and network news. But until now, no one has fully told the story of how a man with vision transformed a place--and in doing so, transformed himself.

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  1. Długość wersji drukowanej
    232 str.
  2. Wydawca
    Texas A&M University Press
  3. Data publikacji
    26 marca 2007
  4. Wymiary
    15.88 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    1585445932
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1585445936
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Recenzja

". . . interesting, well-written and insightful."--David H. Riskind, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Austin--David H. Riskind, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Austin

O autorze

JEFFREY GREENE is the author of the memoir French Spirits and three collections of poetry. He lives in Paris.

Szczegóły produktu

  • Wydawca ‏ : ‎ Texas A&M University Press; Edycja Illustrated (26 marca 2007)
  • Twarda oprawa ‏ : ‎ 232 str.
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1585445932
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585445936
  • Wymiary ‏ : ‎ 15.88 x 2.54 x 24.13 cm
  • Recenzje klientów:
    4,3 4,3 z 5 gwiazdek Liczba ocen: 24

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Glenn Hall
5,0 z 5 gwiazdek Very inspiring story
Opinia napisana w Stanach Zjednoczonych dnia 30 kwietnia 2014
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If you have ever felt daunted while trying to restore some land, read this to help you keep on plugging. Mr. Bamberger's dedication is a great example: The results he achieved are inspiring.

Mr. Bamberger has made an incredible contribution to society. It took a combination of ethics, drive, and intelligence (all in abundance) to do what he did. Reading this book made me want to try to do my part too. I plan to take my children to visit and tour Selah sometime soon. I want them to see and understand what a difference a person with vision and determination can make.
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SteveL
5,0 z 5 gwiazdek Inspirational - Not a "How To" Book
Opinia napisana w Stanach Zjednoczonych dnia 1 kwietnia 2019
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I was very satisfied with, and inspired by, the book and the story surrounding Selah. It was an enjoyable read regarding the author's efforts to reverse decades of overuse and abuse of a piece of Texas Hill Country land. Mr. Bamberger's past 30-years or so of work at Selah is an inspiration for landowners to become champions of sustainable land stewardship.
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Marge
4,0 z 5 gwiazdek WATER FROM STONE: THE STORY OF SELAH.
Opinia napisana w Stanach Zjednoczonych dnia 5 lutego 2014
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WATER FROM STONE is the love story of an old man for his land. The pen and ink drawings alone make it worth buying. Bamberger tells how he took a sorry piece of Texas land and reclaimed it so that streams would flow, grass and trees would grow, and people could come and enjoy being there to learn how to do it. I recommend it, particularly if you have a sorry piece of west Texas land.
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M. S. Lueg
5,0 z 5 gwiazdek Environmental success!
Opinia napisana w Stanach Zjednoczonych dnia 15 listopada 2018
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A great read! This ranch is in my “neighborhood” in the Texas Hill Country and I have actually visited it. It is such a pleasure to read its story.
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RP
5,0 z 5 gwiazdek engaging read
Opinia napisana w Stanach Zjednoczonych dnia 27 sierpnia 2017
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This is an awesome book and now I can't wait to go to Selah and see it in person. The author gave a very human, very engaging narrative to a complicated man with a complicated story.
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