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Author : Martin Robison Delany
Publisher : Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Search for a Place written by Martin Robison Delany and published by Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains primary source material.
Author : Philip Marsden
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022636609X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Rising Ground written by Philip Marsden and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, Philip Marsden, whom Giles Foden has called “one of our most thoughtful travel writers,” moved with his family to a rundown farmhouse in the countryside in Cornwall. From the moment he arrived, Marsden found himself fascinated by the landscape around him, and, in particular, by the traces of human history—and of the human relationship to the land—that could be seen all around him. Wanting to experience the idea more fully, he set out to walk across Cornwall, to the evocatively named Land’s End. Rising Ground is a record of that journey, but it is also so much more: a beautifully written meditation on place, nature, and human life that encompasses history, archaeology, geography, and the love of place that suffuses us when we finally find home. Firmly in a storied tradition of English nature writing that stretches from Gilbert White to Helen MacDonald, Rising Ground reveals the ways that places and peoples have interacted over time, from standing stones to footpaths, ancient habitations to modern highways. What does it mean to truly live in a place, and what does it take to understand, and honor, those who lived and died there long before we arrived? Like the best travel and nature writing, Rising Ground is written with the pace of a contemplative walk, and is rich with insight and a powerful sense of the long skein of years that links us to our ancestors. Marsden’s close, loving look at the small patch of earth around him is sure to help you see your own place—and your own home—anew.
Author : Molly Caro May
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1619024748
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The Map of Enough written by Molly Caro May and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molly Caro May grew up as part of a nomadic family, one proud of their international sensibilities, a tribe that never settled in one place for very long. Growing up moving from foreign country to foreign country, just like her father and grandfather, she became attached to her identity as a global woman from nowhere. But, on the verge of turning thirty years old, everything changed. Molly and her fiancé Chris suddenly move to 107 acres in Montana, land her family owns but rarely visits, with the idea of staying for only a year. Surrounded by tall grass, deep woods, and the presence of predators, the young couple starts the challenging and often messy process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt from scratch. They finally finish just on the cusp of winter, in a below–zero degree snowstorm. For Molly it is her first real home, yet a nomadic one, this one concession meant to be dissembled and moved at will. Yurt–life gives her rare exposure to nature, to the elements, to the wildlife all around them. It also feels contrary to the modern world, and this triggers in Molly an exploration of what home means to the emergent generation. In today's age, has globalization and technology taught us that something better, the next best thing, is always out there? How does any young adult establish roots, and how do we decide what kind of life we want to lead? How much, ever, is enough?
Author : Nigel Ford
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446253791
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Using the Web for Research written by Nigel Ford and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be vital reading for anyone doing research, since using the web to find high quality information is a key research skill. It introduces beginners and experts alike to the most effective techniques for searching the web, assessing and organising information and using it in a range of scenarios from undergraduate essays and projects to PhD research. Nigel Ford shows how using the web poses opportunities and challenges that impact on student research at every level, and he explains the skills needed to navigate the web and use it effectively to produce high quality work. Ford connects online skills to the research process. He helps readers to understand research questions and how to answer them by constructing arguments and presenting evidence in ways that will enhance their impact and credibility. The book includes clear and helpful coverage of beginner and advanced search tools and techniques, as well as the processes of: @!critically evaluating online information @!creating and presenting evidence-based arguments @!organizing, storing and sharing information @!referencing, copyright and plagiarism. As well as providing all the basic techniques students need to find high quality information on the web, this book will help readers use this information effectively in their own research. Nigel Ford is Professor in the University of Sheffield′s Information School.
Author : Jim Cheshire
Publisher : Que Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0133743594
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (337 download)
Download or read book My Surface 2 written by Jim Cheshire and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My SurfaceTM 2 Updated for Windows® RT 8.1 Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Surface 2 photos that show you exactly what to do Help when you run into Surface 2 problems or limitations Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Surface 2 Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Surface 2 working just the way you want. Learn how to: • Get started quickly with Surface 2 and Windows RT 8.1 • Connect to Wi-Fi, share printers, and access files from your network or your SkyDrive cloud storage account • Get on the Web fast and enjoy it more with Internet Explorer 11 and the Bing search engine • Secure your Surface and control what your kids can do with it • Do all your Facebook and Twitter social networking through the People app • Find and play the music you love with Xbox Music, Radio, and Xbox Music Pass • Watch Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus, and other streaming video • Instantly retrieve up-to-the-minute news from top media and journalists • Create, edit, format, proof, and share documents with Word 2013 • Crunch numbers with Excel 2013 • Present on the go with PowerPoint 2013 • Use OneNote 2013 to organize notes, sync them across devices, and access them from anywhere • Manage email and track your calendar with Outlook 2013 • Go anywhere with Surface 2’s easy maps and directions • Capture, manage, touch up, and geotag your photos • Make sure your files are always safely backed up • Find the best new Windows Store Apps • Keep your Surface 2 working reliably, with maximum battery life • Personalize your Surface 2 using the newest customization settings • Get more help whenever you need it
Author : Aaron Strout
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118022491
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Location Based Marketing For Dummies written by Aaron Strout and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains location-based services, what your campaign should contain, how to launch it, and how to measure results. Reward your customers, build their loyalty, and let them help market your business.
Author : Carole Moore
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442203706
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The Last Place You'd Look written by Carole Moore and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day people go missing. Some run away, some are kidnapped, some are the victims of foul play. This book examines true stories of missing persons and their families alongside the various resources available to them.
Author : Royal Entomological Society of London
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Transactions written by Royal Entomological Society of London and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Weiner
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448168481
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)
Download or read book The Geography of Bliss written by Eric Weiner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a nation happy? Is one country's sense of happiness the same as another's? In the last two decades, psychologists and economists have learned a lot about who's happy and who isn't. The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country's different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed happiest of all. ·He discovers the relationship between money and happiness in tiny and extremely wealthy Qatar (and it's not a good one) ·He goes to Thailand, and finds that not thinking is a contented way of life. ·He goes to the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, and discovers they have an official policy of Gross National Happiness! ·He asks himself why the British don't do happiness? In Weiner's quest to find the world's happiest places, he eats rotten Icelandic shark, meditates in Bangalore, visits strip clubs in Bangkok and drinks himself into a stupor in Reykjavik. Full of inspired moments, The Geography of Bliss accomplishes a feat few travel books dare and even fewer achieve: to make you happier.
Author : Avi Friedman
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781616890384
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Nature of Place written by Avi Friedman and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about a search for good places authentic ones and wondering about the disappearance of others. While visiting sixteen unique spots around the world, Friedman wondered what made strolling through, sitting in, dining at, or simply being there memorable. He reflected on the design of markets when he stumbled onto one at the crack of dawn in Dalian, China. He thought about the disappearance of folk art from neighborhoods when walking into a collection of life-sized sculptures in the Canadian arctic. He considered the relationship between cities and their natural environments when visiting Fargo, North Dakota, on a frigid day.
Author : Eva H. Dodsworth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 081089145X
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Discovering and Using Historical Geographic Resources on the Web written by Eva H. Dodsworth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical geographic material, like maps, plans, and air photos, although collected and persevered by libraries, archives, and other heritage organizations, are often hidden from the general public. They can be difficult to find, access, and use. Fortunately, these caches of cartographic gems have been recognized and valued for their significant contribution to research. As a result, many of these collections have been recently digitized and made available to the public, directly and freely, online. Acting as a comprehensive guide to online historical, cartographic and other visual resources, Discovering and Using Historical Geographic Resources on the Web provides library and archival staff, and their users, with information on how to locate, interpret, understand, and use these resources. Even for experts, this book can serve as a handy reference that summarizes the different types of maps published, providing comprehensive lists of where to access them. This book is written for all library staff members who answer reference questions and provide library instruction, and for those who are interested in digitizing their own cartographic collections. It will also attract history buffs and scholars in environmental studies, history, earth sciences, anthropology, and more.
Author : Thomas M. Power
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies written by Thomas M. Power and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, a growing consensus has emerged among Americans as to the importance of environmental quality. Yet at the same time, conflict over environmental issues has built to a point where rational discussion is often impossible. Efforts to protect unique ecosystems and endangered wildlife are portrayed as threatening entire regions and ways of life, and anti-environmental groups such as the Wise Use Movement are able to use economic insecurity as a weapon in an ongoing attempt to rescind environmental protection measures.In "Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies," economist Thomas Michael Power argues that the quality of the natural landscape is an essential part of a community's permanent economic base and need not be sacrificed in short-term efforts to maintain employment levels in industries that are ultimately not sustainable. He provides numerous case studies of the ranching, mining, and timber industries in a critical analysis of the role played by extractive industry in our communities. In addition, he looks at areas where environmental protection measures have been enacted and examines the impact of protected landscapes on local economies.Both environmental protection and extractive industry are economic activities that can contribute to local economic well-being. Both generate jobs and income. Both have a significant impact on people's lives. Power exposes the fundamental flaws in the widely accepted view of the local economy built around the "extractive model," a model that overemphasizes the importance of extractive industries and assumes that people don't care where they live and that businesses don't care about the available labor supply. By revealing theinadequacies of the extractive model, he lays to rest fears that environmental protection will cause an imminent collapse of the community, and puts economic tools in the hands of those working to protect their communities.
Author : Joe Kelsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692737590
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (375 download)
Download or read book A Place in Which to Search written by Joe Kelsey and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1969 Joe Kelsey pitched a tent in the Wind River Mountains, declared it home, and has returned every summer since. A wilderness paradise, the range straddles the Continental Divide in northwestern Wyoming. Kelsey and a cadre of other young climbers ventured into the Winds to explore routes more obscure than those in the popular Teton Range to the west. Through tales of pitons and nuts, heroic climbers and Vulgarians, solitude and community, Kelsey captures the exploration of an enigmatic mountain range, the cultural evolution of climbing, the camaraderie of camp life, and the responsibility that comes with falling in love with a place. Feeling part of wild land, seeing ourselves reflected in it, gives us a glimpse of who we are. Kelsey's book shows how he found a true sense of self in one of North America's wildest places.
Author : Anu Kapur
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317351746
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)
Download or read book Made Only in India written by Anu Kapur and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes Darjeeling tea, Pashmina shawl, Monsooned Malabar Arabica coffee and Chanderi saree special? Why is it that some goods derive their uniqueness through their inherent linkage to a place? In a pioneering study, this book explores this intriguing question in the Indian context across 199 registered goods with geographical indications, linked with their place of origin. It argues that the origin of these goods is attributed to a distinctive ecology that brews in a particular place. The attributes of their origin further endorse their unique geographical indications through legal channels. Drawing from a variety of disciplines including geography, history, sociology, handicrafts, paintings, and textiles, the author also examines the Geographical Indications Act of 1999, and shows how it has created a scope to identify, register and protect those goods, be they natural, agricultural, or manufactured. The work presents a new perspective on the indigenous diversities and offers an original understanding of the geography and history of India. Lucid and accessible, with several illustrative maps, this book will be useful to scholars and researchers in the social sciences, environmental studies, development studies, law, trade and history.
Author : Rachel Cusk
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374720797
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)
Download or read book Second Place written by Rachel Cusk and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting fable of art, family, and fate from the author of the Outline trilogy. A woman invites a famous artist to use her guesthouse in the remote coastal landscape where she lives with her family. Powerfully drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision might penetrate the mystery at the center of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence itself becomes an enigma—and disrupts the calm of her secluded household. Second Place, Rachel Cusk’s electrifying new novel, is a study of female fate and male privilege, the geometries of human relationships, and the moral questions that animate our lives. It reminds us of art’s capacity to uplift—and to destroy.
Author : Dirk Lewandowski
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780526377
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Web Search Engine Research written by Dirk Lewandowski and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an understanding of Web search engines from the unique perspective of Library and Information Science. This book explores a range of topics including retrieval effectiveness, user satisfaction, the evaluation of search interfaces, the impact of search on society, and the influence of search engine optimization (SEO) on results quality.
Author : Ian Walthew
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0297858025
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book A Place In My Country written by Ian Walthew and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chasing memories of the losses of his brother and father, the author, a young newspaper director, and his Australian wife visit the Cotswolds. On a whim they buy a cottage and Ian resigns. They slowly get to know Norman, their inscrutable and apparently terrifying neighbour; Geoff, the ebullient landlord of their eclectic local - last bastion against the encroaching gastropub - and Tom, an ex-gamekeeper, who lets Ian see something of a hidden rural culture. The delightful aspects of village life and an ever-changing landscape is evocatively captured; but it is from working with Norman on his small chaotic farm that they learn about the loss of the countryside to industrial farming and of no-longer affordable housing to the dreaded 'white settlers'. And it is shadows of the past and a seemingly segregated social world around them that begin to cast doubts on whether this is the place for them. This is a gentle lesson in taking time to confront our losses, memories and prejudices to discover a revitalised life in our own country.
