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Book Synopsis Feet in the Clouds by : Richard Askwith
Download or read book Feet in the Clouds written by Richard Askwith and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 10 years after its first publication, Aurum are re-issuing this classic running book which has defined a genre. It includes an introduction from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and an epilogue from Richard Askwith. The concept of fell-running is simple: it’s a sport that involves running over mountains – sometimes one, sometimes many. It’s also immensely demanding. While running uphill is a stamina-sapping slog, running pell-mell down the other side requires the agility – and even recklessness – of a mountain goat. And there’s the weather to contend with. It may make the sports pages only rarely, but in areas like the Lake District and Snowdonia fell-running is the basis of a whole culture – indeed, race organisers sometimes have to turn competitors away so that fragile mountain uplands are not irrevocably damaged by too many thundering feet. Fixtures like the annual Ben Nevis and Snowdon races attract runners from all over Britain, and beyond. Others, such as the Wasdale and Ennerdale fell runs in the Lakeland valleys – gruelling marathons of more than 20 miles – remain truly local events for which the whole community turns out, with many of the runners back on the same fells the next day tending sheep. Now, Richard Askwith explores the world of fell-running in the only legitimate way: by donning his Ron Hill vest and studded shoes to spend a season running as many of the great fell races as he can, from Borrowdale to Ben Nevis: an arduous schedule that tests the very limits of one’s stamina and courage. Over the months he also meets the greats of fell-running – like the remarkable Joss Naylor, who to celebrate his fiftieth birthday ran all 214 major Lakeland fells in a single week; Billy Bland, the combative Borrowdale man whose astounding records still stand for many of the top races; and Bill Teasdale, a hero of the sport’s earlier, professional days, whom he tracks down to his tiny cottage in the northern Lakes. And ultimately Askwith’s obsession drives him to attempt the ultimate challenge: the Bob Graham Round – a non-stop circuit of 42 of the Lake District’s highest peaks to be completed within 24 hours. This is a portrait of one of the few sports to have remained utterly true to its roots – in which the point is not fame or fortune but to run the ancient, wild landscape, and to be a hero, if at all, within one’s own valley. Feet in the Clouds is a chronicle of a masochistic but admirable sporting obsession, an insight into one of the oldest extreme sports, and a lyrical tribute to Britain’s mountains and the men and women who live among them.
Book Synopsis Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud by : Sun Shuyun
Download or read book Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud written by Sun Shuyun and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xuanzang should be known as one of the world's great heroes. His travels are legendary. He brought true Buddhism to China. His own book provides a unique record of the history and culture of his time. Yet he is unknown to most of us and even to most Chinese. footsteps, discover more about Xuanzang and restore his fame. So she retraced his journey from China to India and back. In the 8th century, crossing 110 kingdoms, he took 18 years. He opened up the east and west of Asia to each other - and to us. robbers with his teaching, his charm and his indomitable will. Against all odds he persuaded the Confucian emperors to allow Buddhism to flourish in China. understanding the Buddhist faith of her grandmother, recognizing also the passionate idealism of the communist beliefs of her own family and discovering her own beliefs.
Book Synopsis Old Path White Clouds by : Thich Nhat Hanh
Download or read book Old Path White Clouds written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘The Buddha was the source. Venerable Svasti and the young buffalo boys were rivers that flowed from the source. Wherever the rivers flowed, the Buddha would be there.’ In Old Path White Clouds, the world's revered master of mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh, retells the story of the Buddha in his own inimitably beautiful style. He draws upon Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese sources to trace the Buddha’s life slowly and gently through the course of eighty years. Seen partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself and partly through those of Svasti, the buffalo boy, Old Path White Clouds brings the Buddha closer to us as we journey with him on his path to enlightenment and nirvana.
Book Synopsis Footsteps of War by : Thomas K. De Verdon
Download or read book Footsteps of War written by Thomas K. De Verdon and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Falling Through Clouds by : Damian Fowler
Download or read book Falling Through Clouds written by Damian Fowler and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mommy burned up." On a cloudy day in August 2003, Grace and Lily Pearson, 4 and 3, were flying in their uncle's plane along with their mother on their way to their grandpa's birthday party near Lake Superior, when Lily noticed the trees out the window were growing close; so close she could almost touch them. Before the trees tore into the cabin, Grace had the strange sensation of falling through clouds. A story of tragedy, survival, and justice, Damian Fowler's Falling Through Clouds is about a young father's fight for his family in the wake of a plane crash that killed his wife, badly injured his two daughters, and thrust him into a David-vs-Goliath legal confrontation with a multi-billion dollar insurance company. Blindsided when he was sued in federal court by this insurance company, Toby Pearson made it his mission to change aviation insurance law in his home state and nationally, while nursing his daughters to recovery and recreating his own life. Falling Through Clouds charts the dramatic journey of a man who turned a personal tragedy into an important victory for himself, his girls, and many other Americans.
Book Synopsis I Can Almost See the Clouds of Dust by : YU, Xiang 宇向
Download or read book I Can Almost See the Clouds of Dust written by YU, Xiang 宇向 and published by The Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The jintian [今天] series of contemporary literature features new and innovative writing from mainland China and abroad. Titles in the series are edited by Bei Dao, Lydia H. Liu, and Christopher Mattison. A collaborative venture between Zephyr Press, the Jintian Literary Foundation, and The Chinese University Press, each bilingual title highlights the ever-changing literary culture of China while simultaneously expanding the English language with a wave of new voices in translation.
Book Synopsis Where the Clouds Can Go by : Conrad Kain
Download or read book Where the Clouds Can Go written by Conrad Kain and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He brought glamour and imagination into the sport of mountaineering as few guides have done before him. Recalling his personality and amusing stories one should not forget that his approach to mountains was first and foremost an aesthetic one; he saw a peak first as something beautiful—the technical problem was always secondary — and nothing counted beside that vision. Of all the mountain guides who came to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Conrad Kain is probably the most respected and well known. In this internationally anticipated reissue of Where the Clouds Can Go-first published in 1935, with subsequent editions in 1954 and 1979-Rocky Mountain Books has accentuated the original text with an expanded selection of over 50 archival images that celebrate the accomplishments of Conrad Kain in the diverse mountain landscapes of North America, Europe and New Zealand. The new foreword by acclaimed mountaineer and filmmaker Pat Morrow puts Kain's mountaineering adventures, numerous explorations and devout appreciation of nature into a contemporary context, ensuring that the exploits of this remarkable individual will remain part of international mountain culture for years to come. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kain's arrival in Canada, the Conrad Kain Centennial Society was formed in 2008 to celebrate his many achievements and to develop legacy projects in his memory. This expanded edition of Kain's book will help carry his passion for mountaineering to a new generation of readers and adventurers.
Download or read book Under a Cloud written by Binoo K. John and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Midnight Approaches There Is An Aura Of Expectation In Cherrapunji . . . For A While Even The Pinpricks Of Light Scattered Here And There In The Village, Like Stars In A Constellation, Seem To Stop Flickering. And Then The Rains Begin. It Is Rain That Has Made Cherra Famous, And Binoo S Mission Is To Unravel The Mystery Behind The Curious Phenomenon Which Brings This Area As Much Rain In Three Months As The Rest Of The Country Might Not Get In A Whole Year. But As He Makes His Way Into Each Corner And Crevice Of Cherrapunji, He Discovers That It Is Much More Than The Wettest Place On Earth . After The Bustle And Tension Of Guwahati And Shillong He Finds In Cherrapunji A World Of Mesmerizing Beauty Peopled With Unusual Characters, From Uncooperative Bureaucrats And Friendly Auto Drivers To Women Who Run Their Own Enterprises And Forward-Looking Individuals Who Want To Bring The Sleepy Little Village From Under The Cloud Into The Modern World Of Telephones And Tourism. And He Takes A Quick And Curious Walk Down The Lanes Of Cherra S Chequered History-A Story Of Nineteenth-Century Evangelists And Proselytization, The Beginnings Of Education, The Fierce Earthquake Of 1897 Which Almost Obliterated The Town, And Battles Against The Colonizers. Ranging With Consummate Ease Over Topics As Varied As Religion, Cuisine And Meteorology, Under A Cloud Paints An Evocative Picture Of Life In One Of The Most Unusual Places In India.
Download or read book Clouds of Memories written by Mona Kahele and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Mona Kahele's personal account of life in South Kona from the 1930s to the 1990s. She recounts the traditions of everyday, rural Hawaiians, stories handed down among the generations, and places and customs that form the core culture of Hawai'i.
Book Synopsis Old Path White Clouds by : Thich Nhat Hanh
Download or read book Old Path White Clouds written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old Path White Clouds is destined to become a classic of religious literature. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. His life long efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He is the founder of Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, and has taught at Columbia University and the Sorbonne. He is the author of Being Peace, The Miracle of Mindfulness, Peace Is Every Step, and 75 other books. I have not avoided including the various difficulties the Buddha encountered, both from his own disciples and in relation to the wider society. If the Buddha appears in this hook as a man close to us, it is partly due to recounting such difficulties. --from the author's afterword
Book Synopsis Never Ending Footsteps by : Saloni Shah
Download or read book Never Ending Footsteps written by Saloni Shah and published by BookSquirrel Publication. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Never Ending Footsteps'', a book by rovers and roadies that will make you fall in love with travelling, and if you’re already a traveller then you will love to relate and relive those moments. The compiler and co-authors have journalled their journeys, just for you. We know how tiring this lockdown has been for you all and how it has kept you away from travelling, and this book here will fill in for that gap and shall excite you to embark on a journey again!
Book Synopsis One Step in the Clouds by : Audrey Salkeld
Download or read book One Step in the Clouds written by Audrey Salkeld and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1991 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond the Clouds written by Gloria Stark and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I humbly invite you to take a journey into my heart with these words that have been revealed to me by my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you look closely; you will find trials, joy, weakness, strength and warnings; but most important of all, a plea for the lost to come to the saving grace and knowledge of The Creator; Savior; Master; Judge; Friend and Father of all mankind!
Download or read book Hardscrabble written by Sandra Dallas and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 Wrangler Award for Outstanding Juvenile Book Winner 2019 Spur Award - Western Writer's of America Finalist In 1910, after losing their farm in Iowa, the Martin family moves to Mingo, Colorado, to start anew. The US government offers 320 acres of land free to homesteaders. All they have to do is live on the land for five years and farm it. So twelve-year-old Belle Martin, along with her mother and six siblings, moves west to join her father. But while the land is free, farming is difficult and it's a hardscrabble life. Natural disasters such as storms and locusts threaten their success. And heartbreaking losses challenge their faith. Do the Martins have what it takes to not only survive but thrive in their new prairie life? Told through the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl, this new middle-grade novel from New York Times-bestselling author Sandra Dallas explores one family's homesteading efforts in 1900s Colorado.
Book Synopsis The Hamlet Mysteries 4 - 6 by : K McConnell
Download or read book The Hamlet Mysteries 4 - 6 written by K McConnell and published by K McConnell. This book was released on with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories 4 through 6 in the Hamlet Mysteries series in which Sam, house sitting for his parents in his home town of Hamlet, and the people of Hamlet are haunted by green ghosts from the swamps, Sam becomes the bait in a carefully orchestrated plot to catch a killer and the deadly Misty returns as some kind of dark angel. Sam will have to navigate his way through that and still deal with the crazy residents of the small town of Hamlet.
Download or read book The Moonless Sky written by Shanna Wilson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robin Majors is known as a normal high school girl at Victoria high school in Edmonton Alberta, but that's all a lie from what the real world is, after leaving centuries ago from Edmonton with her mother. robin has come to realize she has to go back home to see her father and brother, but in doing so of returning to Edmonton, she has to face a lot of demons in the long run if she has to come to terms on returning to the one place that caused her pain and hurt. But once she finally gets hear to her family, and comes to terms about what to do about her magical life, she sees someone she gotten close to from her pas, and is dealing with someone who died from her past the has to deal with, and someone who betrays her in the long run, what should robin do, choose to run again or face what other obstacle dangers she has to face further on.....the truth!
Download or read book Ways to Wander written by Claire Hind and published by Triarchy Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 54 intriguing ideas for different ways to take a walk - for enthusiasts, practitioners, students and academics.
