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Original 1993 Edition of the first Garden Street Press publication
of "Dandelion Clocks." The book contains 48 Poems, including an
additional five new poems. Campbell's work as been described as
short poems that enter immediately into meaning and that offer
increments of hope (Ben Saltman, 1993).
This is a book written for the 1.1 billion human beings who are
searching for something secular, agnostic or nonreligious "In the
woman's dream, the spirit had come to her and had given her a
message that she could not ignore. The black-chicken spirit had
told her to found a religion, one based upon in individual and
communal worship, one that included the building or your own church
where only you could go." This is a book of true first-hand stories
and insights that address religious beliefs - where they come from
and where they might be going. It confronts the difficulties
between age-old human beliefs and modern scientific discoveries,
discussing the impacts and discontinuities that result. Violence,
permission, sex, the afterlife are all here, but not in the usual
way. Who will actually be on the Starship Enterprise? How many
sentient beings are there in the universe? What is a soul, really?
What does "holy" actually mean? These are a few of the issues that
are dealt with through the stories. Of course the biggy, and
indicated by the title of the book, is exactly where do we and our
religions fit in a universe of billion trillion stars, and an
unimaginable number life-sustaining planets?
This is a book written for the 1.1 billion human beings who are
searching for something secular, agnostic or nonreligious "In the
woman's dream, the spirit had come to her and had given her a
message that she could not ignore. The black-chicken spirit had
told her to found a religion, one based upon in individual and
communal worship, one that included the building or your own church
where only you could go." This is a book of true first-hand stories
and insights that address religious beliefs - where they come from
and where they might be going. It confronts the difficulties
between age-old human beliefs and modern scientific discoveries,
discussing the impacts and discontinuities that result. Violence,
permission, sex, the afterlife are all here, but not in the usual
way. Who will actually be on the Starship Enterprise? How many
sentient beings are there in the universe? What is a soul, really?
What does "holy" actually mean? These are a few of the issues that
are dealt with through the stories. Of course the biggy, and
indicated by the title of the book, is exactly where do we and our
religions fit in a universe of billion trillion stars, and an
unimaginable number life-sustaining planets?
This is a book about the making of a hero - a rescuer. There are
few of us that can claim to be bigger-than-life heroes, but surely
the story of Dr. Otto Trott's life is the story of one of these.
Because of his existence many lives have been saved or improved,
human suffering has been reduced, and the world is a better place.
What greater statement can be made about a person?
A hiker sees the beautiful blue of a mountain gentian just off the
trail and stops to capture the image through a snapshot, but in
seeking a slightly wider angle steps back -- in a flash the hiker
lies injured amid the rocks. A snowboarder searches for untouched
powder snow, but finds a cliff instead. A small plane has engine
trouble and glides steeply toward a mountain meadow. An early
snowstorm catches two climbers exposed in the high alpine. An
avalanche buries a foolish snowmobiler trying to make the highest
mark on the side of snow-covered slope. An older gentleman has a
heart attack far from his city hospital.
It's quite possible and even probable that what all of the above
have in common is Dr. Otto Trott. He co-founded the search and
rescue organization that seeks out the injured and carries them
down from the mountains, he pioneered the medical treatments that
will be used for hypothermia and frostbite, he introduced advanced
European methods of climbing as well as the identification of
avalanche danger areas and the systematic search for and rescue of
accident victims. Most importantly, Otto taught generations of
others to follow in his footsteps.
As Lou Whittaker, the renowned mountain guide states, "This book
is a must for anyone who seeks the mountains and their reward." Dee
Molenaarthe acclaimed mountaineer, artist and writer, says that
this treatise is long overdue, while the legendary high altitude
premier climber Jim Wickwire writes that "Nicholas Corff has
brought to life the fascinating story of Otto Trott..." There is no
question that Dr. Otto Trott was one of those few men who was a
legend in his own time, but he always remained a man of great
empathy as well as skill who sought to relieve suffering, improve
the safety of the outdoors and protect the mountain environment he
so loved.
In his long and adventuresome life he overcame great loss with
courage and perseverance, and ultimately was the recipient of many
awards including the Jefferson Award. Along with the text there are
over 250 full page photos and illustrations.
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