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This volume, the third in our unique series on experimentalchaos, brings together from a broad range of disciplines, some of theexciting developments of the last two years concerned with theobservations, measurements and applications of nonlinear dynamicalbehaviour. Included are chaos, spatio-temporal chaos and patterns,control of chaos, time series analysis and characterization, patternrecognitions and signal processing. The subjects covered includeoptics, fluids, condensed matter, astrophysics, biological, chemicaland medical sciences, engineering, metreorology and oceanography. ... Read more

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For four players. Instrumentation: small triangle, small suspended cymbal, small bell, small woodblock, small maracas, small suspended gong, small sistrum, small muted gong, high tom-tom, snare drum (Player I); medium triangle, medium suspended cymbal, medium bell, small temple block, large maracas, medium suspended gong, large sistrum, medium muted gong, medium tom-tom (Player II); large suspended cymbal, large bell, large temple block, large suspended gong, large muted gong, large tom-tom (Player III); very large bell, thundersheet, very large muted gong, bass drum, very large suspended gong (Player IV). ... Read more

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Title: UO's contemporary music festival opens Friday.(Entertainment)
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Date: April 6, 2003
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Returning to Earth revisits the improvised family of the son and daughter of the timber-baron family from True North. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (29)

Beautifully written, it will stay with you...
This is one of those books that linger long after the final sentence. It addresses death, loss and forgiveness thru faith (all kinds), spirit, humor, sex & love, food, friendship, family (oh boy!) and primarily the earth and the wonderful and mysterious creatures that inhabit it. I started tearing up when I finished it and I am not even sure why, it really isn't a sad book at all, but just strikes such a deep cord. It's also a fairly quick read.

One of those unique books that is just good for the soul!

A Moving Tale of Death and Mourning
Jim Harrison's "Returning to Earth" is a moving tale of the death of Donald, our main character, its aftermath, and various ruminations on death and dying.The book is presented in four chapters, narrated by our decedent, Donald, his friend and relative through marriage, K, David, Donald's brother in law, and Donald's wife, Cynthia.I found this book to be very moving and deep in its "apparent" simplicity (aided in good measure by the writer's simple and straightforward writing style).

Each of the narrators takes a personal approach to Donald's death from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).In order to insure that the family legacy is preserved for his children, Donald chooses to focus on the tale of his forebears.Donald's approach is a reminder that immortality can take the form of stories and traditions passed down through the generations.K's portion is truly the heart of the book, and includes the truly memorable scene describing Donald's ritual "suicide"--his final act of control over his life and death, in the face of the ravages of this terrible disease.This is followed by David's portion--to me the weakest part of the book.True to David's character--a mental and emotional mess--the chapter meanders through his life and experiences, having little to do with Donald.In fact, I wonder what author's intention was in even including it, and is the main reason that I am giving the book 4, rather than 5, stars.As the widow, Cynthia's chapter was understandably about picking up the pieces and moving on.

The discussions of death had an almost eastern feel to them, deriving from Donald's heritage as an Indian.The book gives the reader much to consider, and is worthwhile contribution to the writings on this subject.

One note:I am puzzled by the few comments I have read about the writing in this book being "rambling."While there was a bit of stream of consciousness writing, other than David's portion, I found the book to be very straightforward, very simple, and generally very linear.

This is the first book I have read by Jim Harrison, and definitely not the last.

Great Memories
A good book for a trip through memories.A little too dry reading for my style but I enjoyed seeing all the places where I grew up.

Not without good points, though not my cup of tea.
If I had known that this book centered around the death of a loved one, I would not have picked it up.As it was, I only chose it because it was the only thing on the shelf by Harrison and I was looking for "Legends of the Fall."The book is about Donald's death and the way it affects the lives of his wife, daughter, and other family members.For me, it was beyond mundane at some points.I mean, I know death has every day repercussions, but some of it was just a bit too tedious for me.There were other parts that I would have liked more details about (IE Donald's father-in-law's death) that were left a mystery.While the book is told from 4 viewpoints, the only voice I found truly unique was Donald's.The other 3 were only slightly different from each other, which made it harder for me to keep track of who was talking.One thing I did appreciate was that there were not a lot of chronological jumps that aren't super obvious.I tend to get lost in those kinds of things, but I did not have trouble figuring out what happened when.I liked the way it ended, though it was the way I had hoped it would end.Overall, a leisurely read, not completely without pleasure, sad though it was.

Wonderful characters, occasionally slow
In the end, I enjoyed this book immensely, almost exclusively on the strength of the characters.The pacing is slow at times, and the writing unremarkable. ... Read more