David Petersen

Colorful surprises await in this the seventh fine art coffee table book from the Davmandy Collection. Fans will be delighted by the vibrancy and sophistication on display here in unexpected combinations of abstract forms and elements of nature. Mastery of the digital medium is applied with a playful touch to create artwork that draws the eye back to it again and again and again... Also available as a PDF and Kindle ebook.

Welcome to another lavish coffee table book of digital art from the Davmandy Collection. The pieces selected this time, primarily landscapes and seascapes, demonstrate a new level of sophistication and subtlety in the layering of imagery and the handling of colors. Yet the playful tone and the referencing of familiar genres, particularly traditional painting styles from the 19th and 20th centuries, make for an enjoyable and wholly satisfying experience for anyone with a love for the visual arts. This compilation is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.

This is the fifth in the series of lavishly illustrated coffee table photo-books in full color from the Davmandy Collection. As fans would anticipate, this new set of exquisite digital art blends the excitement of travel with layers of sophisticated photomanipulation to create a feast for the eye and inspiration for the soul. This beautiful collection is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.

This is the second in the series of lavishly illustrated coffee table photo-books in full color from the Davmandy Collection. As in "The Eye's Mind", the excitement of travel blends with the alchemy of sophisticated photomanipulation software to create a feast for the discerning eye and the adventurous mind. This beautiful collection is also available as a PDF or a Kindle ebook.

This is the fourth in the series of lavishly illustrated coffee table photo-books in full color from the Davmandy Collection. This selection of stunning images is the outcome of painstaking, layered photomanipulation starting from photographs gathered in dozens of countries over a period of decades. As fans of the series would anticipate, the results are colorful, whimsical, surprising, and bold. This beautiful collection is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.

This is the third in the series of lavishly illustrated coffee table photo-books in full color from the Davmandy Collection. Dozens of layered effects and countless hours of experimentation have culminated in this all new set of digital artwork based on adventures in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Malta. A unique and enchanting alchemy of cultures and styles, "Manners of Mind" is truly a lavish treat. This beautiful collection is also available as a PDF or Kindle ebook.

The aesthetics of the mandala and the subtle power of the Tao create a unique opportunity for personal transformation. Combining the literary impact of materials from "A Fresh Look at the Way and its Virtues" with the artistic impact of 108 mandalas, this synergy of sacred circles and text is a potent tool for holistic meditation. The result is a book that at once soothes the mind while feeding the soul!

Reading news articles can be difficult. Let this easy-to-use guide accelerate your progress! "Reading News Articles in English" is the latest update to "Reading English Newson the Internet", a solid resource for ESL teachers and students alike for over 10 years. Outdated material has been replaced, the TIPS sections on news, sports, business & finance have been enhanced, and bonus material on features of political news has been added. Intermediate and advanced learners can boost their confidence by learning nearly 200 connectors, phrasal verbs, idiomatic verb phrases, and everyday expressions, and then testing themselves with mini-quizzes and a final exam.

Reading and writing Japanese is a challenge. Let this easy-to-use guide help accelerate your progress!" Read and Write Japanese Starting with Hiragana" is the latest update to "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hiragana", a reliable reference for Japanese learners since 2007. Sections have been rewritten and expanded to make them more user friendly, and bonus material has been added to help with vocabulary, grammar, and kanji. Boost your confidence with this comprehensive introduction to the hiragana syllabary, which also includes dozens of practice quizzes as well as midway and final exams.

Reading news articles can be difficult. Let this easy-to-use guide accelerate your progress! This special edition for the Japanese ESL classroom is an update to "Reading English News on the Internet: Bilingual Japanese-English Edition", a solid resource for ESL teachers and students alike for over 10 years. Outdated material has been replaced, the TIPS sections on news, sports, business & finance have been enhanced, and bonus material on features of political news has been added. Intermediate and advanced learners can boost their confidence by learning nearly 200 connectors, phrasal verbs, idiomatic verb phrases, and everyday expressions, and then testing themselves with mini-quizzes and a final exam.

Richly illustrated, and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, this book provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, it includes translations of A-bomb literature written by several atomic survivors.

From the Foreword by Don Thomas: "Like all of the few 'outdoor' books that truly deserve to endure, A Man Made of Elk is, well...different. That's logical enough, for the same can be said of its author. A former Marine pilot and current backwoods intellectual, idealist, iconoclast, and, yes, hunter, Dave Petersen defies categorization as adroitly as his terrific prose.... I know deer hunters, bear hunters, and sheep hunters, but I don't know anyone else who identifies as completely with one species of game as Dave Petersen identifies with elk. This book's title goes beyond metaphor; the guy is made of elk."

The ABCs, through the lens of the award-winning and fan-favorite world of Mouse Guard, featuring alphabetic poems by David Petersen and gorgeously illustrated paintings by Serena Malyon. Learn the ABCs in the world of David Petersen’s Mouse Guard where brave mice protect one another from predators large and small, explore the expansive nature around them, and thrive in harsh conditions. It’s a world with rich culture and stalwart friendships, worth exploring one letter at a time.

A modern-day mountain man, a dedicated naturalist, and a writer's writer, David Petersen spends a lot of time outdoors in the Rocky Mountain West. Whether wandering the aspen groves surrounding his cabin in Colorado's San Juan Mountains near Durango, watching grizzlies in Montana, or visiting the hidden desert grave of his friend and mentor, Edward Abbey, Petersen goes places many of us will never see--except through his evocative words. He writes with great clarity and elegance of expression, while constantly renewing and reexamining his special relationship with nature. The Nearby Faraway is an abridged autobiography of the author's life and travels, both geographical and spiritual, throughout the American West--a rich and moving collection from one of the West's most thoughtful, honest, and down-to-earth writers.

In Elkheart, critically acclaimed essayist and naturalist David Petersen presents a deeply personal, intimately informed, and (by his own admission) "somewhat eccentric" portrait of the North american elk, or wapiti, and its wild and wooly world.

Kenzie’s father tells him a bedtime story about a Wise Weaver who takes on three terrifying predators with the sharpest weapon of all: his mind. Young Saxon goes to see a puppet show about the great Baldwin the Brave, whose optimism and courage changed his town forever. Sadie hears the love story of the worthy mouse Thane in his quest to win the heart of the talented and beautiful Ilsa. Young Rand hears the rarely heard tale of the Black Axe Trio, three sisters who carried on a legend, each in their own special way. Plus, stories of Seyan, the land where Mouse warriors travel after death, and of Insects, the faeries of the Mouse world! Every hero was once a child, listening to the stories of the heroes who came before them. It is the same with the Mouse Guard. Eisner Award-winning creator David Petersen spins six mouse fables, as told to a few familiar young furs, in this beautiful collection. Four Mouse Guard Free Comic Book Day stories brought together for the first time, as well as two brand new tales, reminding us all to be brave, stay true to ourselves, and follow out hearts.