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Postcards from the Ledge

Author : Greg Child
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 159485355X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Postcards from the Ledge written by Greg Child and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Reflections and humorous pieces, plus insights into some of mountaineering's more controversial events * Revealing portraits of other Himalayan climbers Peeling back the layers to reveal the gritty truth about the elite climbing world is Greg Child's specialty. With clever wit, sharp observations, and insightful reflections, Child's writing covers the full spectrum of the mountaineering experience. Entertaining even to those who have never been above sea level, Child's stories reveal climbing's other face. His description of the daily habits of mountaineers on expedition (who don't bathe for months) is both disgusting and horrifyingly funny. A post-climb fiasco in the offices of petty Pakistani bureaucrats proves that not all epics take place on high mountain faces. Falling of a rock climb in front of his mother is an exercise in humility. Child takes up climbing controversy with the same keen insight. His investigation of Tomo Cesen's claimed first ascent of Lhotse's south wall is considered the definitive report on this controversial event. A hard look at the media frenzy around the death of Alison Hargreaves on K2 evolves into a brilliant, impassioned defense of a friend. He also speaks out on the money- and media-driven expeditions that now crowd Everest. But Child never preaches. Whether contrasting his clumsy performance with Lynn Hill's elegant moves on a climb in the remote mountains of Kyrgyzstan or reflecting upon artifacts (from crucifixes to pink flamingos) that decorate the world's highest peaks, he writes it as he sees it, with a dose of wit. A true insider, Greg Child draws us deep into the world of climbing but never denies its dark side.

Yosemite National Park in Vintage Postcards

Author : Tammy Lau
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738508849
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Yosemite National Park in Vintage Postcards written by Tammy Lau and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mere utterance of the word aYosemitea conjures up images of Half Dome, El Capitan, giant sequoias, and the unmatched beauty this northern California park has to offer. However, the area known today as Yosemite has not always been a place of tranquility. Once the home of Ahwahnee tribe, these Native Americans were forced to surrender their home to armed miners rushing for gold and a California government clutching the philosophy of Manifest Destiny.

Because It's There

Author : Alan Weber
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 0878333037
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book Because It's There written by Alan Weber and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2003-04-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Hannibal's legendary crossing of the Alps and concluding with present-day firsthand accounts of Everest and K-2 expeditions, this engrossing collection presents 43 essays, poems, and reminiscences by artists and adventurers to whom climbing is more personal mission than sport.

Over the Top

Author : Peter Potterfield
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898868890
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book Over the Top written by Peter Potterfield and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trips gone wrong, embarrassing incidents, unfortunate pratfalls, and hilarious reflections are part of Over the Top: Humorous Mountaineering Tales, Volume 3; the newest volume in The Mountaineers Anthology Series. Kurt Diemberger's A Lesson in French and Greg Childs' Chalk are examples of climbers' keen appreciation for the absurd, droll, ironic, and hilarious moments in their world.

Consumer Research

Author : Stephen Brown
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134690029
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Consumer Research written by Stephen Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer Research: Postcards from the Edge is a collection of cutting-edge essays by leading exponents of postmodern consumer research from Europe and America. Topics covered include: * chronicle, composition and fabulation in consumer research * postmodern approaches to pluralism in consumer research * marketing in cyberspace * poststructuralism in marketing * semiotics in marketing and consumer research

1999 American Alpine Journal

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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9781933056463
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book 1999 American Alpine Journal written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually since 1929, The American Alpine Journal is internationally acknowledged as the world's finest journal of its kind. The latest volume of climbing's "journal of record" offers the most complete picture available of the world of climbing for 1998. From articles that present the climbing possibilities of Antarctica and Africa, to stories on the new bigwall frontiers of Mexico and Madagascar, to the alpine sagas on Bhagarathi III and Khan Tengri, and the emergence of the former Soviet climbers on the world stage, the 1999 AAJ continues its tradition as mountaineering's institutional memory.

The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books

Author : Jon Barton
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839810297
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The 100 Greatest Climbing and Mountaineering Books written by Jon Barton and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a list. It contains 100 climbing and mountaineering books. Some are brilliant; some are not. Some have won awards; some of them should have. Some of them are only a year or two old; some were written over 100 years ago. One of these books might make your top five; one of them might be the worst climbing book you've ever read – if you even finished it. Most of the big names are here – Harrer, Simpson, McDonald, Roberts, Krakauer, Bonatti, Kirkpatrick, Moffat (and Moffatt) – and some not-so-big names. Have a read, see what you think. And remember: it's just a list.

Dugouts and Diamonds

Author : Jim Reeves
Publisher : The Great Texas Line (Consignment)
ISBN 13 : 1892588706
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Dugouts and Diamonds written by Jim Reeves and published by The Great Texas Line (Consignment). This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deep dive on the Texas Rangers by Jim Reeves, an award-winning, ex-sports columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, captures all the drama, humor, craziness and pathos. And tells how this journalist got his riveting stories. ''Few writers know baseball and people like Reeves, who has produced an intimate and entertaining recollection far removed from other grinding sports franchise histories. The Texas Rangers he portrays are humorous, heroic, and, quite often, heartbreakers. It's all here, from front office wheeling and dealing to zany clubhouse and press box moments; serious superstars to whimsical wannabes. In a word: Delightful.'' --Carlton Stowers, three-time Edgar Award winner and author of Oh Brother How They Played the Game'

American Holiday Postcards, 1905-1915

Author : Daniel Gifford
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786478179
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book American Holiday Postcards, 1905-1915 written by Daniel Gifford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 20th century, postcards were one of the most important and popular expressions of holiday sentiment in American culture. Millions of such postcards circulated among networks of community and kin as part of a larger American postcard craze. However, their uses and meanings were far from universal. This book argues that holiday postcards circulated primarily among rural and small town, Northern, white women with Anglo-Saxon and Germanic heritages. Through analysis of a broad range of sources, Daniel Gifford recreates the history of postcards to account for these specific audiences, and reconsiders the postcard phenomenon as an image-based conversation among exclusive groups of Americans. A variety of narratives are thus revealed: the debates generated by the Country Life Movement; the empowering manifestations of the New Woman; the civic privileges of whiteness; and the role of emerging technologies. From Santa Claus to Easter bunnies, flag-waving turkeys to gun-toting cupids, holiday postcards at first seem to be amusing expressions of a halcyon past. Yet with knowledge of audience and historical conflicts, this book demonstrates how the postcard images reveal deep divides at the height of the Progressive Era.

Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Postcards from Vermont

Author : Allen Freeman Davis
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584651581
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Postcards from Vermont written by Allen Freeman Davis and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2002 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid picture of four decades of social and cultural history in the Green Mountain State.

Maine Coast Postcards

Author : Joyce K. Bibber
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738537054
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Maine Coast Postcards written by Joyce K. Bibber and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired from publishing The New England Homestead in 1899, George Storrs Graves took up photography and soon began to print his best pictures on postcards. Captured in this exciting collection are images of Maines scenic coastline as it appeared early in the 20th century, through the eyes of a successful businessman and talented photographer. Graves recognized that people wanted to see their hometowns in print, and he photographed everything from cottage-rimmed shorelines to commercial establishments. He and his wife spent summer months on the coast of Maine, at Small Point in Phippsburg and near West Harpswell. He traveled by foot, small ship, and steamship to both popular and little-known locales along the coast; his pictures depict the sea in all of its moods. The images in this collection were taken c. 1907 to 1914 and include areas from Cape Elizabeth to Monhegan. Resorts that flourished during the summer months are depicted, including a one-time resort at Popham Beach. View early fishing vessels and the scenery of Casco Bay, including unusual shots of the Harpswell shoreline, in this previously unpublished collection of the postcards of George S. Graves.

Little Folks

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Little Folks written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Postcards from the Ledge

Author : Bridget Hilton-Barber
Publisher : Struik Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1770073337
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Postcards from the Ledge written by Bridget Hilton-Barber and published by Struik Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In John Updike's Room

Author : Christopher Wiseman
Publisher : The Porcupine's Quill
ISBN 13 : 9780889842731
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book In John Updike's Room written by Christopher Wiseman and published by The Porcupine's Quill. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "In John Updike's Room," one of Canada's major poets has gathered the best from his first eight books, and added a generous and richly varied selection of new and previously unpublished work. Christopher Wiseman demonstrates here, with great authority, a strong and impressive humanity, deep feeling, a total command of both free and formal verse, an ability to celebrate the seemingly ordinary and turn it into something unforgettable, even luminous, and a startlingly wide range of subject, tone and approach. The poems collected here from some forty years of writing move around Europe, Britain, Canada and the United States, and range from the comic to the satirical to the reflective to the elegiac, but never lose what the Pulitzer prize-winning poet Donald Justice has called Wiseman's strong, clear, truth-telling voice'. Don Coles admires the poems for being subtle and tender', and throughout these warm, human and accessible works, the over-riding quality is one of honest, recognizable, but distinctive emotion, as the poems, brilliantly crafted and shaped, delight and deepen our sense of personal possibility, of the joy, laughter, sorrow and grief which will send the reader back over and over again to its warm and wise pages.

The Christmas Postcards

Author : Karen Swan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1529084261
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Postcards written by Karen Swan and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Feel good stories to curl up with over Christmas . . . Escapist romance at its best' - Heat Magazine 'Top winter reads to get you in the festive spirit . . . a romance you won’t be able to put down' - Metro Set in a snow-covered Cotswolds village, The Christmas Postcards is a cosy, escapist festive delight from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. The right words can change everything . . . It had been a make-or-break Winter holiday for their marriage, but Natasha and Rob’s rekindled romance is short-lived when their daughter’s beloved soft toy disappears on the journey home. As Natasha comforts her distraught child, she turns to social media for help. Miraculously, the toy is found, but it has become the lucky mascot of a man named Duffy, who is thousands of miles away trekking in Nepal. When Duffy promises to keep Natasha updated with pictures, a correspondence begins that soon becomes more meaningful. Sometimes, Natasha feels this stranger half way across the world understands her more than the man lying next to her. But as the weeks pass and Duffy heads deeper into the mountains, Natasha notices a change in him. Then one day, the messages stop. Too late, Natasha wonders why he had ever needed a lucky mascot at all. 'The queen of destination fiction' -Woman & Home *Readers are falling in love with The Christmas Postcards* 'I was enthralled from the first pages' – 5* reader review 'Definitely my favourite Karen Swan book so far' – 5* reader review 'The story gripped me right from the start and still hasn't let me go. I loved it' – 5* reader review 'I read this in two sittings, I literally didn't want to put the book down' – 5* reader review 'Addictive reading' – 5* reader review

Postcards from China

Author : Sandra Slavin
Publisher : Virtualbookworm Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589394858
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Postcards from China written by Sandra Slavin and published by Virtualbookworm Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of humorous emails written to family and friends during the author's two years living in China. They moved to China in August 2000 hoping to escape the hectic lifestyle of living in San Francisco and allow their adopted Chinese daughter an opportunity to learn the language and culture of her birth country. This book chronicles their life and provides an intimate look into what it is like to live in China as an American family. It reveals how it affected the building of an identity for their Chinese-American daughter. The author writes about the numerous friends they made among the Chinese people from Glenn, their housekeeper, to the couple who sold tofu in the market. She describes shopping at the local market, ordering in local restaurants, and describes how the local Chinese live and work. This book describes their life, full of curiosities and adventures. Learn why Chinese men grow long their fifth finger nail, how to avoid disaster when traveling to Mongolia, how to cross the street, and the difficulties in purchasing and getting an egg from market to home. After reading the book you may be inspired to try your own adventure.