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Peaks and Bandits

Author : Alf Bonnevie Bryn
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839810548
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Peaks and Bandits written by Alf Bonnevie Bryn and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1909, while dreaming of the Himalaya, Norwegian mountaineer Alf Bonnevie Bryn and a fellow young climber, the Australian George Ingle Finch, set their sights on Corsica to build their experience. The events of this memorable trip form the basis of Bryn's acclaimed book Tinder og banditter – 'Peaks and Bandits', with their boisterous exploits delighting Norwegian readers for generations. Newly translated by Bibbi Lee, this classic of Norwegian literature is available for the first time in English. Although Bryn would go on to become a respected mountaineer and author, and Finch would become regarded as one of the greatest mountaineers of all time – a legend of the 1922 Everest expedition – Peaks and Bandits captures them on the cusp of these achievements: simply two students taking advantage of their Easter holidays, their escapades driven by their passion for climbing. As they find themselves in unexpected and often strange places, Bryn's sharp and jubilant narrative epitomises travel writing at its best. Balancing its wit with fascinating insight into life in early twentieth-century Corsica, the infectious enthusiasm of Bryn's narrative has cemented it as one of Norway's most treasured adventure books. Peaks and Bandits embodies the timeless joy of adventure.

Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits

Author : Aleksandrs Slivkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680836202
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits written by Aleksandrs Slivkins and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multi-armed bandits is a rich, multi-disciplinary area that has been studied since 1933, with a surge of activity in the past 10-15 years. This is the first book to provide a textbook like treatment of the subject.

The Natural History of Puget Sound Country

Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295970196
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of Puget Sound Country written by Arthur R. Kruckeberg and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award Bounded on the east by the crest of the Cascade Range and on the west by the lofty east flank of the Olympic Mountains, Puget Sound terrain includes every imaginable topograhic variety. This thoughtful and eloquent natural history of the Puget Sound region begins with a discussion of how the ice ages and vulcanism shaped the land and then examines the natural attributes of the region--flora and fauna, climate, special habitats, life histories of key organisms--as they pertain to the functioning ecosystem. Mankind's effects upon the natural environment are a pervasive theme of the book. Kruckeberg looks at both positive and negative aspects of human interaction with nature in the Puget basin. By probing the interconnectedness of all natural aspects of one region, Kruckeberg illustrates ecological principles at work and gives us a basis for wise decision-making. The Natural History of Puget Sound Country is a comprehensive reference, invaluable for all citizens of the Northwest, as well as for conservationists, biologists, foresters, fisheries and wildlife personnel, urban planners, and environmental consultants everywhere. Lavishly illustrated with over three hundred photographs and drawings, it is much more than a beautiful book. It is a guide to our future.

Structured Chaos

Author : Victor Saunders
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1912560682
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Structured Chaos written by Victor Saunders and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Mountains have given structure to my adult life. I suppose they have also given me purpose, though I still can't guess what that purpose might be. And although I have glimpsed the view from the mountaintop and I still have some memory of what direction life is meant to be going in, I usually lose sight of the wood for the trees. In other words, I, like most of us, have lived a life of structured chaos.' Structured Chaos is Victor Saunders' follow-up to Elusive Summits (winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1990), No Place to Fall and Himalaya: The Tribulations of Vic & Mick. He reflects on his early childhood in Malaya and his first experiences of climbing as a student, and describes his progression from scaling canal-side walls in Camden to expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakoram. Following climbs on K2 and Nanga Parbat, he leaves his career as an architect and moves to Chamonix to become a mountain guide. He later makes the first ascent of Chamshen in the Saser Kangri massif, and reunites with old friend Mick Fowler to climb the north face of Sersank. This is not just a tale of mountaineering triumphs, but also an account of rescues, tragedies and failures. Telling his story with humour and warmth, Saunders spans the decades from youthful awkwardness to concerns about age-related forgetfulness, ranging from 'Where did I put my keys?' to 'Is this the right mountain?' Structured Chaos is a testament to the value of friendship and the things that really matter in life: being in the right place at the right time with the right people, and making the most of the view.

Life and Death in the Andes

Author : Kim MacQuarrie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143916892X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Life and Death in the Andes written by Kim MacQuarrie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt” (Kirkus Reviews) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch Cassidy, Thor Heyerdahl, and others. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language. We meet the woman who cared for the wounded Che Guevara just before he died, the police officer who captured cocaine king Pablo Escobar, the dancer who hid Shining Path guerrilla Abimael Guzman, and a man whose grandfather witnessed the death of Butch Cassidy. Collectively these stories tell us something about the spirit of South America. What makes South America different from other continents—and what makes the cultures of the Andes different from other cultures found there? How did the capitalism introduced by the Spaniards change South America? Why did Shining Path leader Guzman nearly succeed in his revolutionary quest while Che Guevara in Bolivia was a complete failure in his? “MacQuarrie writes smartly and engagingly and with…enthusiasm about the variety of South America’s life and landscape” (The New York Times Book Review) in Life and Death in the Andes. Based on the author’s own deeply observed travels, “this is a well-written, immersive work that history aficionados, particularly those with an affinity for Latin America, will relish” (Library Journal).

Demorests' Monthly Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demorests' Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity

Author : Dawn Hollis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350162841
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity written by Dawn Hollis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the longue dureé of Western culture, how have people represented mountains as landscapes of the imagination and as places of real experience? In what ways has human understanding of mountains changed – or stayed the same? Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity opens up a new conversation between ancient and modern engagements with mountains. It highlights the ongoing relevance of ancient understandings of mountain environments to the postclassical and present-day world, while also suggesting ways in which modern approaches to landscape can generate new questions about premodern responses. It brings together experts from across many different disciplines and periods, offering case studies on topics ranging from classical Greek drama to Renaissance art, and from early modern natural philosophy to nineteenth-century travel writing. Throughout, essays engage with key themes of temporality, knowledge, identity, and experience in the mountain landscape. As a whole, the volume suggests that modern responses to mountains participate in rhetorical and experiential patterns that stretch right back to the ancient Mediterranean. It also makes the case for collaborative, cross-period research as a route both for understanding human relations with the natural world in the past, and informing them in the present.

Montenegro

Author : Annalisa Rellie
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1841628573
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Montenegro written by Annalisa Rellie and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the Adriatic from Italy, Montenegro occupies one of Europe's hidden corners. With medieval gems and a stark rugged beauty, the country offers something for cultural and active travellers alike. This fifth edition of Bradt's Montenegro is the most up-to-date and detailed guide to the country available. It contains the comprehensive coverage of the improvements in Montenegro's tourism infrastructure, such as the highway to Belgrade, and practical information on where-to-go and where-to-stay, perfect for the independent traveller.

The Mountain Path

Author : Paul Pritchard
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839810947
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Mountain Path written by Paul Pritchard and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'All I wanted to do was go to sleep. And I was certain that if I did drift off, it would be for the last time.' In 1998, Paul Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death, waiting for hours for rescue, Pritchard kept himself going with a promise that given the chance, he would 'at least attempt to live'. Left hemiplegic by his injury, Pritchard has spent the last two decades attempting to live, taking on adventures that seemed impossible for someone so badly injured while plumbing the depths of a mind almost snuffed out by his passion for climbing. Not content to simply survive, Pritchard finds ways to return to his old life, cycling across Tibet and expanding his mind on gruelling meditation courses, revisiting the past and understanding his compulsion for risk. Finally, he returns to climb the Totem Pole, the place where his life was almost extinguished. The Mountain Path is an adventure book like no other, an exploration of a healing brain, a journey into philosophy and psychology, a test of will and a triumph of hope.

The Leatherneck

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Leatherneck written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kangchenjunga

Author : Doug Scott
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1912560208
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Kangchenjunga written by Doug Scott and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world and a notoriously difficult and dangerous mountain to climb. First climbed from the west in 1955 by a British team comprising Joe Brown, George Band, Tony Streather and Norman Hardie, it waited over twenty years for a second ascent. The third ascent, from the north, followed in 1979 by a four-man team including the visionary British alpinist Doug Scott. Completed before his death in 2020, and edited by Catherine Moorehead, Kangchenjunga is Doug Scott's final book. Scott explores the mountain and its varied people – the mountain sits on the border between Nepal and Sikkim in north-east India – before going on to look at Western approaches and early climbing attempts on the mountain. Kangchenjunga was in fact long believed to be the highest mountain in the world, until in the nineteenth century it was demonstrated that Peak XV – Everest – was taller. Out of respect for the beliefs of the Sikkim, no climber has ever set foot on the very top of Kangchenjunga, the sacred summit. Scott's own relationship with the mountain began in 1978, three years after his first British ascent of Everest with Dougal Haston. The assembled team featured some of the greatest mountaineers in history: Scott, Joe Tasker, Peter Boardman and Georges Bettembourg. The plan was for a stripped-down expedition the following spring – minimal Sherpa support, no radios, largely self-financed. It was the first time a mountain of this scale had been attempted by a new and difficult route without the use of oxygen, and with such a small team. Scott, Tasker and Boardman summited on 16 May 1979, further cementing their legends in this golden era. Kangchenjunga is Doug Scott's tribute to this sacred mountain, a paean for a Himalayan giant, written by a giant of Himalayan climbing.

The Climbing Bible: Managing Injuries

Author : Stian Christophersen
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 183981201X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Climbing Bible: Managing Injuries written by Stian Christophersen and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Climbing Bible: Climb Injury Free is the indispensable guide to injury prevention and rehabilitation for climbers. The author, Stian Christophersen, is an internationally renowned climber who has competed and coached at international level; he is also a practising physiotherapist with over 15 years' experience, specialising in the treatment of climbing injuries. The third book in the bestselling Climbing Bible series, it describes the most common climbing injuries that the author frequently encounters in his clinical practice, and examines how they can be diagnosed and treated – and even prevented from occurring in the first place. It is designed to be scientifically strong, yet presented simply, so that it can make an important contribution to the knowledge base that healthcare professionals refer to when treating climbers, yet also be easily accessible to climbers who do not have a healthcare background. The book is split into three parts and features anatomical illustrations along with exercise and action photos. The first part gives an essential overview of factors which can influence injuries and rehab, such as sleep, training load, warming up, differences related to age and gender, and strength training. Part two focuses on the common injuries experienced by climbers – including pulley injuries, elbow tendinopathies and hamstring ruptures, as well as growth plate injuries in young climbers – and advice about how to rehab or prevent these common injuries. And the third part explores the fascinating subject of pain science – what the sensation of pain really means, and how we interpret and can influence our experience of pain.

Rolly Rock, Or, Chasing the Mountain Bandits

Author : Richard R. Montgomery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book Rolly Rock, Or, Chasing the Mountain Bandits written by Richard R. Montgomery and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mountain of Fame

Author : John E. Wills Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400845041
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Mountain of Fame written by John E. Wills Jr. and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical trends and periods. What emerges is a provocative rendering of China's moral landscape, featuring characters who have resonated in the historical imagination as examples of villainy, heroism, wisdom, spiritual vision, political guile, and complex combinations of all of these. Investigating both the legends and the facts surrounding these figures, Wills reveals the intense interest of the Chinese in the brilliance and in the frail complexities of their heroes. Included, for instance, is a description of the frustrations and anxieties of Confucius, who emerges as a vulnerable human being trying to restore the world to the virtue and order of the sage kings. Wills recounts and questions the wonderfully shocking stories about the seventh-century Empress Wu, an astute ruler and shaper of an increasingly centralized monarchy, who has since assumed a prominent position in the Chinese tradition's rich gallery of bad examples--because she was a woman meddling in politics. The portrayal of Mao Zedong, which touches upon this leader's earthy personality and his reckless political visions, demonstrates the tendency of the Chinese not to divorce ideology from its human context: Maoism for them is a form of "objective" Marxism, inseparable from one man's life and leadership. Each of the twenty chapters provides a many-sided exploration of a "slice" of Chinese history, engaging the general reader in a deep and personal encounter with China over the centuries and today. The biographies repeatedly mirror the moral earnestness of the Chinese, the great value they place on the ruler-minister relationship, and their struggles with tensions among practicality, moral idealism, and personal authenticity. Culminating in a reflection on China's historical direction in the aftermath of Tiananmen Square, the biographies show the modern Chinese still inspired and frustrated by a complex heritage of moral fervor and political habits and preconceptions. As absorbing as it is wide ranging, this history is written for the general public curious about China and for the student beginning to study its rich cultural heritage. This new edition highlights important figures that have emerged in China since the book's initial publication and provides updated suggestions for further reading.

Two Swordmasters

Author : Shiao-Shen Yu
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984516930
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Two Swordmasters written by Shiao-Shen Yu and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two martial arts masters in this book are the teachers featured in the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The first master, Chiang Shiao-ho, wrote and compiled the manual from which the hidden dragon learned martial arts. He and his sweetheart have to confront their conflicted feelings of love and the duty of revenge. The second master, Lee Mo-bai, struggles with his complicated feelings for Yu Ceo-lian. They are the older couple depicted in the movie. These two tragic love stories set in nineteenth-century China reflect the wishes of the Chinese people to eradicate two cruel traditions: an eye for eye vengeance and a living widow.

Farming Beautiful Widow

Author : Fu XingEr
Publisher : Funstory
ISBN 13 : 1649482183
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Farming Beautiful Widow written by Fu XingEr and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-07 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once passed through, became Xitang village by the family sink of the literary talent, broken house three rooms, family walls, no land. Wenxiu looked at her hungry son and daughter, then gritted her teeth and rolled up her sleeves. She searched for food, picked herbs, sold delicacies, bought land, and lived past the red blaze. However, the long-lost ghost suddenly came back, and Wen Xiu's smile blossomed.

Queries to Generations

Author : Kimberly Vogel
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365368742
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Queries to Generations written by Kimberly Vogel and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been three years since Danny chose his love over his homeland. Married to Lyndie, the two of them have one child together. Governing over the two kingdoms of Tallis and Ramia is not an easy job as the conflicts from before still haunt in the inhabitant's minds. Can the two continue the tenuous peace or will the struggle tear them apart? An added strain appears in the form of pirates who have been sent to Old Leldyna. Danny has been asked to watch over their progress to make sure they do not stray back to the old ways...