Leslie Robertson Knihy

An ethnography about historical and contemporary ideas of human difference expressed by residents of Fernie, BC, a coal-mining town transforming into an international ski resort.

Focusing on the evolution of skyscrapers, this volume highlights KPF's innovative approach to sustainable architecture. It emphasizes the concept of "vertical cities," where skyscrapers integrate into a larger urban system supported by public transportation. The firm’s designs prioritize environmental care, flexibility, and contextual sensitivity, contributing to a sustainable future. Featuring landmark projects like the Roppongi Hills Tower in Tokyo and the Shanghai World Financial Center, the book showcases KPF's transformative impact on urban landscapes.

After chronicling his childhood and adolescence in My Journey There, and his fight with the Devil in My Journey Back - Part One, Robert Brooks Strong continues his life story in My Journey Back - Part Two. Here he describes his continuing fight to be taken off the neuroleptic drugs which he feels are, "One of the most heinous tortures known to mankind," especially when forced upon someone for decades against their will, when there is nothing wrong with them. He also explains his love interest in a girl whose vibes he can feel but who won't communicate with him otherwise. He also narrates his running battle with the spirit of his late mother who insists on having mental sex with him against his will. A compelling read.

Leslie Carol Roberts unearths stories of scientists, spiritualists, and artists around the globe engaged with specific and peculiar places, from the Indiana Dunes to Tasmanian euc forests to the work of landscape painters, to Iowa classrooms in this memoir pursuing an understanding what it means to live a life of creativity and creation.