Forest Green

For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler, a powerful, heartrending novel about a man on the run from himself, by Governor General's Award-winning author Kate Pullinger. On a rain-soaked Vancouver sidewalk in 1995, a homeless man fights for breath. Forest Green is the story of how he ended up there. Arthur Lunn is a golden boy who spends long summer days roaming the hills and swimming in the lakes of the Okanagan Valley. But the Great Depression is destroying lives, even in Art's remote and bucolic hometown. Soon, Art finds himself caught up in a battle between the town and the vagrants flowing through it, and before long the tension reaches a boiling point. A catastrophe follows--and changes everything. The trauma from this event shapes and haunts Art's life moving forward, from his experiences as a soldier in World War II to his reckless, nomadic working days in logging camps across British Columbia to his turbulent relationship with his one great love--a woman he cannot believe he deserves. Painful, poignant, yet full of hope, Forest Green explores how trauma can warp our lives while love can help us to mend.

A boy explores his urban forest, then interprets it through his art. With art supplies in tow, a young boy meanders through the forest near his home. A keen observer, the boy sees his forest as both “fluffy” and “prickly,” and as both “crispy” and “soft.” It’s also “scattered and soggy, and spotted and foggy.” His forest is made up of many colors — but he decides that “mostly it’s green.” Each aspect of the forest inspires a different kind of art: charcoal rubbing, rock art, photography, sponge painting, snow sculpture, cut-paper collage. With every new day in the forest, there’s a new way to capture it! Such a delightful nature companion is sure to awaken the artist in every child.

During the heatwave of July 2017, Ariel Gordon spent two days sitting on the patio of downtown Winnipeg’s Tallest Poppy, writing snippets of poems which she hung from the boulevard tree using paper and string. Passersby were invited to TreeTalk too — their secrets / one-liners / meditations / haiku were also hung from the tree. By the end of the weekend, the elm had a second temporary canopy of leaves: 234 poems, 111 written by Gordon, 107 written by passersby, and 16 from other sources. Gordon has assembled all these voices into a long/found poem that asks: what does it mean to live in the urban forest? What does it mean to be in relationship with each other but also with the more-than-human? The book also includes pen and ink illustrations by Winnipeg artist Natalie Baird. Since 2017, Gordon has also hung poems in trees at the Sage Hill Poetry Experience in Muenster, SK, the Prairie Gate Literary Festival in Morris, MN, and at the Winnipeg Folk Festival as part of the Prairie Outdoor Exhibition. Stay tuned for more TreeTalk-ing!

One night in the rain-forest a tree-mouse attempts to go to sleep. But every time she drifts off, a different creature starts its night-time song. Finally, the sleepy mouse has had enough: Stop that noise, she shrieks.

Illustrations and rhyming text introduce the reader to New York State's Adirondack Mountains in each season of the year.

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For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler, a powerful, heartrending novel about a man on the run from himself, by Governor General's Award-winning author Kate Pullinger. Arthur Lunn is a golden boy who spends long summer days roaming the hills and swimming in the lakes of the Okanagan Valley. But the Great Depression is destroying lives, even in Art's remote and bucolic hometown. Soon, Art finds himself caught up in a battle between the town and the vagrants flowing through it, and before long the tension reaches a boiling point. A catastrophe follows--and changes everything. The trauma from this event shapes and haunts Art's life moving forward, from his experiences as a soldier in World War II to his reckless, nomadic working days in logging camps across British Columbia to his turbulent relationship with his one great love--a woman he cannot believe he deserves. Painful, poignant yet full of hope, Forest Green explores how trauma can warp our lives while love can help us to mend.

Over 7,200 total pages ... Just a SAMPLE of the CONTENTS: OPERATOR’S, UNIT, DIRECT SUPPORT, AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL (INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST) FOR TRAILER, CARGO, 3/4-TON, 2-WHEEL M101 A2 (2330-01-102-4697) M101 OlA3 (2330-01-372-5641) TRAILER, CHASSIS, 3/4-TON, 2-WHEEL M116A2 (2330-01-101-8434) M116A2E1 (2330-01-333-9773) TRAILER, CHASSIS, 1-TON, 2-WHEEL M116A3 (2330-01-359-0080), May 1999, 338 pages UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL for TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1-1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008 (2320-01-1 23-6827) - TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1-1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008A1 (2320-01-123-2671 ) - TRUCK, UTILITY, TACTICAL, 3/4 TON, 4x4, M1009 (2320-01-1 23-2665) - TRUCK, AMBULANCE, TACTICAL, 1-1 /4 TON, 4x4, M1010 (2310-01-1 23-2666) - TRUCK, SHELTER CARRIER, TACTICAL, 1-1/4 TON, 4x4, M1028 (2320-01-1 27-5077) - TRUCK, SHELTER CARRIER W/PTO, TACTICAL, 1-1/4 TON, 4x4, Ml 028A1 (2320-01-158-0820) - TRUCK, CHASSIS, TACTICAL, 1-1/4 TON, 4x4, M1031 (2320-01-1 33-5368) ; 1 November 1995, 940 pages. INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT/GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL for the same trucks listed above; 1 May 1992, 1,024 pages. UNIT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS (INCLUDING DEPOT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS) for the same trucks listed above; 1 May 1992, 724 pages. DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS (INCLUDING DEPOT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LISTS) for the same trucks listed above; 1 May 1992, 724 pages, 984 pages. LUBRICATION ORDER for the same trucks listed above; 1 May 1992, 12 pages. WARRANTY PROGRAM for the same trucks listed above; 6 September 1985, 23 pages. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2314/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9748) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-89/91/92 SERIES IN A TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1 1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008A1, 1 August 1999, 40 pages. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2313/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9743) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-87/88/90 SERIES IN A TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1 1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008A1, 1 August 1999, 28 pages. DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST FOR TRUCK, UTILITY: 1/4-TON, 4X4, M151 (2320-00-542-4783) M151A1 (2320-00-763-1092), M151A2 (2320-00-177-9258) M151A2 W/ROPS (2320-01-264-4819) TRUCK, UTILITY: 1/4-TON, 4X4, M151A1C (2320-00-763-1091), M825 (2320-00-177-9257), 106MM RECOILLESS RIFLE TRUCK, AMBULANCE, FRONTLINE: 1/4-TON, 4X4, M718 (2310-00-782-6056), M718A1 (2310-00-177-9256), November 1998, 616 pages DIRECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL TRUCK, CARGO; 1-1/4 TON, 4X4 M880 (2320-00-579-8942) M881 (2320-00-579-8943) M882 (2320-00-579-8957) M883 (2320-00-579-8959) M884 (2320-00-579-8985) M885 (2320-00-579-8989) TRUCK, CARGO; 1-1/4 TON, 4X2 M890 (2320-00-579-8991) M891 (2320-00-579-9046) M892 (2320-00-579-9052) TRUCK, AMBULANCE; 1-1/4 TON, 4X4 M886 (2310-00-579-9078) TRUCK, AMBULANCE; 1-1/4 TON, 4X2 M893 (2310-00-125-5679) TRUCK, TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE; 1¼-TON, 4X4 M888 (NSN 2320-01-044-0333), April 1986, 291 pages TECHNICAL BULLETIN COLOR, MARKING AND CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS USED ON MILITARY EQUIPMENT, June 1980, 163 pages INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2493/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9745) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-87/88/89/90/91&92 SERIES INTO TRUCK, UTILITY, TACTICAL, 3/4 TON, 4X4, M1009, September 1993, 50 pages INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2311/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9744) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-89/91/92 SERIES INTO TRUCK, UTILITY, TACTICAL, 3/4 TON, 4x4, M1009, September 1993, 42 pages INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2313/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9743) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-87/88/90 SERIES IN A TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1 1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008A1, August 1999, 28 pages INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION KIT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, MK-2314/VRC (NSN 5895-01-216-9748) (EIC: N/A) TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF RADIO SET AN/VRC-89/91/92 SERIES IN A TRUCK, CARGO, TACTICAL, 1 1/4 TON, 4x4, M1008A1, August 1999, 40 pages