tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18496189756670484332024-03-12T18:52:56.855-07:00Around the Delaware ArcA Landscape of DiscoveryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849618975667048433.post-80276161888731507282013-08-03T07:31:00.004-07:002013-11-01T07:50:51.513-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Around the Delaware Arc: 101 People, Places, and</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> <i>Lore</i> explores the historically rich and
visually arresting landscape of Northern Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania
through the sensibilities of seasoned author, <a href="http://members.authorsguild.net/edwardsearl/">Edward Searl</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">He recently
retired, returning to a haunting region that shaped his first two decades and
set the course of his life and career. </span></span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Upon his
return, Searl's explorations resulted in abiding appreciation for the layers of the
region’s varied attractions and their history. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">It is an armchair travelogue, rewarding as
a read in its own right. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">It is a thorough guide for visitors to the region,
encouraging a tourist to delve beneath the surface and experience the spirit of this
charmed Space composed of many intriguing Places. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">It is a handy and
entertaining resource for residents to go deeper and better know their
home-place.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Searl’s
published works include five quote collections he edited for Skinner House
Books, Boston, (2004-2007) as well as a now classic <i>In Memoriam: Modern Funeral and Memorial
Service</i>s (1993 and 2nd edition 2000). He wrote <i>A Place of Your Own </i>for Berkeley Books, New York (1998).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">He recently
retired after 30 years as minister of the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale
(suburban Chicago)and is that congregation’s Minister Emeritus. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Searl
advocates and writes about Natural Religion and the Human Condition. He has
long had an interest in the influence of Personal Place and Sacred Space. In
this regard, Around the Delaware Arc resulted from vocation and avocation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now
available as a softcover book from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Around-Delaware-Arc-People-Places/dp/0615830234/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383317415&sr=8-1&keywords=101+searl">Amazon</a>, it will soon be published in a
Kindle edition.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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