Emily Thomas
Author
Language
English
Description
How can we think more deeply about our travels?
This was the question that inspired Emily Thomas's journey into the philosophy of travel. Part philosophical ramble, part travelogue, The Meaning of Travel begins in the Age of Discovery, when philosophers first started taking travel seriously. It meanders forward to consider Montaigne on otherness, John Locke on cannibals, and Henry Thoreau on wilderness.
On our travels with Thomas, we discover the...
Author
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the mayor of Blue Hill visits Anne to talk about a new tax proposal that will soon go before the town council, she's excited about the possibilities. The additional funding could provide more library resources and programs, as well as pay some of Anne's dedicated volunteers. But when popular children's books begin vanishing from the shelves, Anne discovers that it is just the tip of an iceberg of political intrigue involving the proposed levy....
Author
Series
Secrets of the Blue Hill Library volume 1
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mysterious find in a victorian house leads to romance, both past and present.