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Author : Christopher Ralling
Publisher : ISIS Large Print Books
ISBN 13 : 9781850892977
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (929 download)
Download or read book The Kon-Tiki Man written by Christopher Ralling and published by ISIS Large Print Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher : Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Kon-Tiki Man written by Thor Heyerdahl and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1991 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, lavishly-illustrated biography of the explorer- adventurer-anthropologist who in 1947 voyaged on a balsawood raft named Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Polynesian islands. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632200171
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Kon-Tiki written by Thor Heyerdahl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of the great adventures of our time.” —Life “Am going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come? . . . Reply at once.” That is how six brave and inquisitive men came to seek a dangerous path to test a scientific theory. On a primitive raft made of forty-foot balsa logs and named “Kon-Tiki” in honor of a legendary sun king, Thor Heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient Peruvians could have made the 4,300-mile voyage to the Polynesian islands on a similar craft. For three months, the bold young men made their way across the pacific at the complete mercy of the ocean. They encountered storms that threatened to tear their raft apart, whales large enough to sink them in the blink of an eye, and sharks ready to feast on any man unfortunate enough to fall overboard. In the true spirit of adventure, they held on until finally making landfall on a remote Polynesian island, proving Heyerdahl’s theory possible after all. On every page of this true chronicle—from the actual building of the raft through all the dangerous and comic adventures on the sea, to the spectacular crash landing and the native islanders’ hula dances—each reader will find a wholesome and spellbinding escape from the twenty-first century.
Author : Axel Andersson
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781906165314
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (653 download)
Download or read book A Hero for the Atomic Age written by Axel Andersson and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2013 Academy Awards In English and many other languages the name 'Kon-Tiki' has become a byword for adventure and the exotic. The journey of the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947 became one of the founding myths of the postwar world. In the voyage of six Scandinavians and a parrot on a balsa raft across the Pacific Ocean the classic journey of discovery was re-invented for generations to come. Kon-Tiki spoke of heroism, masculinity, free-spirited rebellion against scientific dogmatism, and the promise of an attainable exotic world, while it updated these mythological staples to fit the times. After years of relentless media exploitation of the 101-day raft journey, Heyerdahl emerged as the protagonist in a legend that helped to create a new postwar West. A Hero for the Atomic Age tells the story of how Heyerdahl organized an expedition to sail a balsa raft from Callao in Peru to the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia, and explains how he turned this physical crossing into an epic narrative that became imbued with a universal appeal. The book also addresses, for the first time, the problematic nature of Heyerdahl's theory that a white culture-bearing race had initiated all the world's great civilizations.
Author : Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Kon-Tiki Expedition written by Thor Heyerdahl and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To prove that the Polynesians came from South America, the author and his friends crossed the Pacific on a raft copied from the Incas.
Author : Nick Thorpe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743233255
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book 8 Men and a Duck written by Nick Thorpe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 8 Men and a Duck charts the hilarious and unnerving Pacific voyage as it rolls between waves of high drama and high farce: from the five-day launch off a Chilean beach, to the bungled phone call that triggered a naval rescue alert, to the sad fate of Pedro the duck, to the constant race against the inexorable sinking of the soggy hull. On a fateful South American bus trip, journalist Nick Thorpe overheard some fellow passengers discussing an improbable plan to sail 2,500 miles from northern Chile to Easter Island on the Viracocha—a boat made of reeds. The crew's aim in reviving this pre-Incan boat-building technology was twofold: to reopen the controversial migration theories of Thor Heyerdahl, who sailed his boat the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947, and to have one heck of an adventure in the process. Thorpe talked his way on board Captain Phil Buck's Viracocha only to find himself plagued by uncertainty. Why did the crew include a tree surgeon, a jewelry salesman, and two ducks? What happened to the navigator? Did anybody actually know how to sail? And, most important, where was the life raft? Despite the best efforts of storms and sharks and fast-moving freighters, an alarming lack of sailing qualifications, and a rival explorer dogging the adventure at every turn, the crew members of the Viracocha lived to tell their extraordinary tale right through to its wickedly unexpected conclusion. Nick Thorpe's account is by turns funny, touching, and thrilling—a story of friendship, fate, and the unlikely distances people will go for real adventure.
Author : Arnold Jacoby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Señor Kon-Tiki; the Biography of Thor Heyerdahl written by Arnold Jacoby and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The voyage of Kon-Tiki just two decades ago was one of the great true adventures of our century. For its daring leader, Thor Heyderahl, this expedition was the turning point of a life already crowded with excitement. Now, overnight, he was an international celebrity-- but a man half-obscured by the shadow of his own achievement. Millions new his name, but few knew the man behind the voyage. In this definitive biography, Arnold Jacoby focuses on that man. He tells of Heyerdahl's boyhood youth, of the experimental year when he and his bride returned to nature on a remote Pacific island to see if modern man was better off than primitive man, and of his wartime experiences in the Free Norwegian Army. One theme recurs throughout those years: Heyerdahl's growing conviction that accepted scientific opinion about the origins of the South Sea islanders was incorrect. But his own theories brought only scorn from the scientific community-- until he set out to prove himself right in the only way possible, by recreating the Pacific voyage he knew must once have take place. The Kon-Tiki and subsequent expeditions to Easter Island and the Galapagos won Heyerdahl renown and, perhaps more importantly, scientific respect. The behind-the-scenese stories of these achievements and thier aftermath, are all part of this fascinating book."--inside jacket.
Author : Intelligent Education
Publisher : Influence Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1645425053
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Study Guide to Kon-Tiki and Aku-Aku by Thor Heyerdahl written by Intelligent Education and published by Influence Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-28 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Thor Heyerdahl, whose career as a zoologist was influenced by the interests of his parents. Titles in this study guide include Kon Tiki and Aku Aku. As an author of twentieth-century travel literature, Heyerdahl had a profound fascination with outdoor life and traveling. His devotion and pursuit of knowledge won him countless medals, memberships, and other honors. Moreover, his stories contained descriptions of places like Easter Island and the Marquesas Islands. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Heyerdahl’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.
Author : Thor Heyerdahl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Kon-Tiki written by Thor Heyerdahl and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jerald Fritzinger
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329972163
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (299 download)
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442266562
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
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Author : Ian Cook
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788037944
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (88 download)
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Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781857430899
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001 written by Europa Publications and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the emerging world awareness of environmental issues. Provides an A-Z glossary of key terms, a comprehensive directory, an extensive bibliography, detailed maps and a Who's Who.
Author : Nicholas Polunin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134059450
Total Pages : 1310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book World Who Is Who and Does What in Environment and Conservation written by Nicholas Polunin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 1310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text contains A-Z biographical listings of 1300 individuals worldwide, setting out their qualifications, affiliations, academic background, work experience, awards and distinctions, specialist interests and publications. Details are also given of their specialist expertise and language abilities, their availability for consultation, and full addresses and contact numbers. Fully cross-referenced indexes enable the user to find individuals by both country and specialist expertise.
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Author : Leslie D. Ross
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313342873
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Art and Architecture of the World's Religions [2 volumes] written by Leslie D. Ross and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two abundantly illustrated volumes offer a vibrant discussion of how the divine is and has been represented in art and architecture the world over. Beginning with the ancient worlds of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome and moving forward through time, Art and Architecture of the World's Religions explores the major faiths from countries and continents around the globe, helping readers better understand the creations their beliefs have inspired. After tracing the history and development of a religion, the book provides a general overview of its principal beliefs and key practices. It then offers specific examples of how works of art/architecture reflect that religion's values. The focus of each chapter is on the temples, churches, and religious buildings, statues, paintings, and other works of art and architecture created by believers. Each representative work of art or architecture is examined in terms of its history, materials, symbols, colors, and patterns, as its significance is explained to the reader. With extensive illustrations, these volumes are the definitive reference work on art and architecture of the world's religions.
Author : Nicholas Polunin
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 9781853833779
Total Pages : 608 pages
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Download or read book World who is who and Does what in Environment & Conservation written by Nicholas Polunin and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full addresses with telephone and fax numbers are provided. Cross-referenced indexes list entrants by speciality and by country or major state, so that users can readily identify individuals in any given field and in any geographical location.
Author : JJ Lee
Publisher : Emblem Editions
ISBN 13 : 0771046480
Total Pages : 306 pages
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Download or read book The Measure of a Man written by JJ Lee and published by Emblem Editions. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALIST - Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction (2012) FINALIST - Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction (2012) FINALIST - Governor General's Literary Award - Non-Fiction (2012) FINALIST - BC Book Prize's Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (2012) A son’s decision to alter his father’s last surviving suit for himself is the launching point for this powerful book – part personal memoir, part social history of the man’s suit – about fathers and sons, love and forgiveness, and learning what it means to be a man. For years, journalist and amateur tailor JJ Lee tried to ignore the suit hanging at the back of his closet. It was his father’s suit. But when JJ decides to make the suit his own, little does he know he is about to embark on a journey to understand his own past. As JJ cuts into the jacket, he begins to piece together the story of his relationship with his father, a charismatic but troubled Montreal restauranteur whose demons brought tumult upon his family. JJ also recounts his own ups and downs during the year he spent as an apprentice at Modernize Tailors – the last of the great Chinatown suitmakers in Vancouver – where, under the tutelage of his octogenarian master tailor, he learns invaluable lessons about life. Woven throughout JJ’s tale are stories of the suit’s own evolution, illuminating how this humble garment has, for centuries, been the surprising battleground for the war between generations. Written with great wit, bracing honesty, and narrative verve, and featuring line drawings throughout by the author, The Measure of a Man is an unforgettable story of love, forgiveness, and discovering what it means to be your own man.
