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Author : Ann Urness Gesme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963518903
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Between Rocks and Hard Places written by Ann Urness Gesme and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description of the lives of Norwegian immigrants to the United States.
Author : Roger Moody
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1848137753
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Rocks and Hard Places written by Roger Moody and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of international mining is changing rapidly. Mining corporations are encroaching on more and more greenfield sites in Africa, the Asia-Pacific and Latin America, to serve ever-expanding global industries. Moody shows that large-scale mining imposes a heavy toll on local communities, on their fragile economies and ways of life, as well as the environment. He challenges the mining corporations' recent public relations offensive extolling the virtues of largescale mining and its alleged compatibility with sustainable development, and reveals the unprecedented wave of community and trade union opposition to projects in both the South and the North. This important book concludes with urgent proposals to check the role of multinationals in a sector that has always been at the core of resource exploitation.
Author : Aron Ralston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849835098
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)
Download or read book 127 Hours written by Aron Ralston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the middle of a deep and remote canyon. Then the unthinkable happened: a boulder shifted and snared his right arm against the canyon wall. He was trapped, facing dehydration, starvation, hallucinations and hypothermia as night-time temperatures plummeted. Five and a half days later, Aron Ralston finally came to the agonising conclusion that his only hope was to amputate his own arm and get himself to safety. Miraculously, he survived. 127 Hours is more than just an adventure story. It is a brave, honest and above all inspiring account of one man's valiant effort to survive, and is destined to take its place among adventure classics such as Touching the Void.
Author : Paul Lyle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780337095870
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Between rocks and hard places written by Paul Lyle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrating the variety of the Irish landscapes this book explores the landscapes that are linked to rocks and the rocks to history, past and present. For its size there is a great range of rock types and rock ages in the northern third of Ireland.Interspersed with the brief text are sections entitled Mythology and Geology. Here will be found stories of Finn McCool, who of course was a wellknown local giant, the Children of Lir, the tragedy of Finngheal, the speaking horse of Benlaughlin, Câlann's Hound, the sacred waters of the Shannon Pot and more. Then there is Ireland's World Tour which traces the origin of our rocks to distant places before they came together in the emerald isle. Sections headed - Did you know, explains some of the natural wonders like Sligo's coral reefs, the Marble Arch Caves and the equivalent of Death Valley in Co Down. Forces that changed the landscape describes the volcanic past with yet more facts and fiction/mythology. Then the story moves to times when humans arrived on these shores. The Axe Factor is about the Stone Age and how local axes transformed life and the landscape. Prominent Monuments follows the theme of the prehistoric peoples and their stone circles and dolmens. The Era of Buildings takes the reader through to the Middle Ages with castles, crosses and temples. Then it moves on to more modern times and the buildings of the last century. Finally, a chapter called Ancient Resources, Modern Dilemmas. Perhaps most surprising will be how much use has been made of the natural resources, yet the wounds to the landscape have mostly healed. Now another phase of mineral and gas exploration is upon us. New sorts of maps are being developed to meet modern needs, which will include coping with a growing population in a seemingly ever more wasteful and energy inefficient society.
Author : John Omwake
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595366422
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Rocks And Hard Places written by John Omwake and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four stories, four slices of life. Four people trapped between "Rocks and Hard Places": * A 'good old boy" watches his world crumble before him. * A has-been starlet seeks redemption in the mountains of Colorado. * A drifter struggles with memories of a lost friend. * A coal miner's daughter who has come up in the world faces a choices: worldly goods or her honor. Four stories, four people in crisis, facing life-or-death decisions. What will they do?
Author : Natalie M. Rosinsky
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9781404803343
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Rocks written by Natalie M. Rosinsky and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rocks you see everyday can be grouped into different types, like igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic. Some rocks are actually minerals, and you can even find fossils in some types of rocks. Complete with activities and experiments, this nonfiction science book is perfect for introducing children to geology.
Author : Bob Shepton
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472905865
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Addicted to Adventure written by Bob Shepton and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his late 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains. No tea parties for this vicar. Opening with the disastrous fire that destroyed his yacht whilst he was ice-bound in Greenland, the book travels back to his childhood growing up on the rubber plantation his father managed in Malaysia, moving back to England after his father was shot by the Japanese during the war, boarding school, the Royal Marines, and the church. We then follow Bob as he sails around the world with a group of schoolboys, is dismasted off the Falklands, trapped in ice, and climbs mountains accessible only from iceberg-strewn water and with only sketchy maps available. Bob Shepton, winner of the 2013 Yachtsman of the Year Award, is an old-school adventurer, and this compelling book is in the spirit of sailing mountaineer HW Tilman, explorer Ranulph Fiennes, climber Chris Bonington and yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston, all of whom have been either friends of Bob's or an inspiration for his own exploits. Derring do in a dog collar! Ranulph Fiennes: 'A wonderful true tale of adventure.' Bear Grylls: 'You are going to enjoy this...as a Commando, Bob is clearly made of the right stuff!'
Author : Ann Urness-Gesme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578903880
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Norwegian Emigration written by Ann Urness-Gesme and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Urness Gesme's new book, Norwegian Emigration: Between Rocks and Hard Places, shares her research detailing customs and conditions in the lives of rural Norwegians as they began to consider emigration in the 1800s. With this information, readers will gain logical and credible insight into the daily lives of our Norwegian ancestors.
Author : Deb Pilutti
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525518185
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Old Rock (is not boring) written by Deb Pilutti and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quirky charm infuses this tale of Old Rock's life story, which is much more exciting than you'd expect. Old Rock has been sitting in the same spot in the pine forest for as long as anyone can remember. Spotted Beetle, Tall Pine, and Hummingbird think just sitting there must be boring, but they are in for a wonderful surprise. Fabulous tales of adventurous travel, exotic scenery, entertaining neighbors, and more from Old Rock's life prove it has been anything but boring. Great storytellers come in all shapes, sizes, and ages, and Old Rock's stories are sure to inspire questions that lead to wonderful conversations about the past and the natural world.
Author : Peggy Christian
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152393397
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book If You Find a Rock written by Peggy Christian and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the joy of rock hunting.
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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761455288
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (552 download)
Download or read book Rocks! Rocks! Rocks! written by and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2009 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddy bear learns about the rocks he collects
Author : Andrew Mueller
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1593763794
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)
Download or read book Rock and Hard Places written by Andrew Mueller and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Mueller is Australian by birth, a Londoner by choice, a wanderer by nature, and a journalist by profession. Unable to decide between being a rock critic, travel writer, or foreign correspondent, he hit upon the novel, if time-consuming, solution of trying to be all three at once. In Rock and Hard Places, published originally in the U.K. in 1999, now re-envisioned and updated and available for the first time in the United States, he travels to Lebanon with the Prodigy, comes to America with Radiohead, and goes all over the place with U2. He ventures to Bosnia Herzegovina with an aid convoy in the middle of the war, sees Def Leppard play in a cave in Morocco, and attempts to ask the Taliban not only what they think they’re up to, but who they fancy for the World Cup. He flings himself head first down the Cresta Run, sits in Stalin’s armchair, chases ambulances through Moscow, chases some kind of lost tribe in India, wakes up at least once in a park in Reykjavik, and strongly advises avoiding the seafood salad in Sapporo Airport. He’s funny. Occasionally he makes a point.
Author : Chris Santella
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1683358899
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die written by Chris Santella and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to some of the greatest locations around the world as recommended by expert rock climbers, with travel tips and stunning photos included. Covering three types of climbing—trad, sport, and bouldering—and showcasing breathtaking venues from Joshua Tree to Jeju, South Korea, this guide features insights from industry insiders, including employees from rock-climbing gear companies like Petzl and Black Diamond Equipment, professional climbers like Jon Cardwell and Kevin Jorgeson (co-star of Dawn Wall), filmmaker Michael Call, and Climbing magazine editor Matt Samet. And for those who want to travel to these locales, Chris Santella provides “If You Go” suggestions to help plan your trip. This essential travel companion for climbers of all levels of expertise features such locations as: Horse Pens 40, Alabama * Cochise Stronghold, Arizona * Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado * Innsbruck, Austria * Castle Hill, New Zealand * Elephant’s Perch, Idaho * The Bugaboos, British Columbia * Arco, Italy * Red River Gorge, Kentucky * Devil’s Lake, Wisconsin * Acadia National Park, Maine * The Shawangunks, New York * Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma * Chamonix, France * Railay Beach, Thailand * and more
Author : Frederic Brewster Loomis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals for Identifying the Rocks and Minerals of the United States and Interpreting Their Origins and Meanings written by Frederic Brewster Loomis and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Toula
Publisher : Falcon Press Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780762723065
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Rock 'n' Road written by Tim Toula and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rock climber's equivalent of a Rand McNally road atlas, this completely revised and updated new edition of Rock 'n' Road compiles information on over 3,000 climbing areas in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. The book offers location maps, detailed directions, star ratings, the kind of climbing and rock encountered, access issues, classic routes, and much more. The fundamental reference source for North American climbers.
Author : Lonn Friend
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307487490
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Life on Planet Rock written by Lonn Friend and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2008-11-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the generation coming of age in the years from 1987 to 1994, RIP magazine was every bit as crucial as Rolling Stone. Life on Planet Rock describes how Friend, the editor of RIP, became the Zelig-like chronicler of the biggest musical moments of that time—from introducing Guns N’ Roses (in nothing but a top hat, underwear, and cowboy boots) to sitting in during the making of Metallica’s "Black Album." Life on Planet Rock provides revealing portraits of artists as varied as Kurt Cobain, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Steven Tyler, and many more. Part oral history, part candid and humorous memoir, it is a wormhole back to a fast-moving time in music that saw tastes flash from new wave to hair metal to grunge, told as only someone who was there through it all could tell it.
Author : Nalini Singh
Publisher : Tka Distribution
ISBN 13 : 9781942356165
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (561 download)
Download or read book Rock Hard written by Nalini Singh and published by Tka Distribution. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wealthy businessman, Gabriel Bishop, rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he'll go after it no-holds-barred. And what he wants is Charlotte Baird. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, Charlotte just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO clearly has other plans.
