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Rachel Cobb: Mistral

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Publisher : Damiani Limited
ISBN 13 : 9788862086189
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Rachel Cobb: Mistral written by and published by Damiani Limited. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistral is a portrait of Provence seen through its legendary wind. Photographer Rachel Cobb illustrates the effects of this relentless wind that funnels down the Rhône Valley, periodically gusting to 120 km per hour--hurricane strength on the Beaufort wind force scale. The region has, accordingly, adjusted to accommodate the mistral's impact. Some houses are built the traditional way, with few or no windows on the windward side and the main entrance on the sheltered side. Heavy stones hold down terra-cotta roof tiles. Rows of trees lining fields create windbreaks to shield crops. Cobb spent years chasing this capricious wind, challenging herself to photograph the invisible. As she became sensitive to its rhythms and effects, Cobb realized the mistral was not just a weather phenomenon; it was an integral part of the fabric of Provençal life. It was everywhere, yet always unseen. Mistral captures this invisible force of nature through its effects: a leaf caught in flight, a bride tangled in her veil, spider webs oriented to withstand the wind and grapes lashed by powerful gusts ("You can taste the wine better when the mistral blows," a Châteauneuf-du-Pape winemaker says). Writers have also tried their hand at conjuring this ungraspable phenomenon. Excerpts from writings by Paul Auster, Lawrence Durrell, Jean Giono and Frédéric Mistral are included in this volume, a luminous evocation of nature's unseen power.

Where the Wild Winds Are

Author : Nick Hunt
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1473658802
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Where the Wild Winds Are written by Nick Hunt and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator "Travel writing in excelsis." -Jan Morris, author of Venice "A thrilling and gorgeous tale, packed with meteorological wonder." -Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Nick Hunt sets off on an unlikely quest: to follow four of Europe's winds across the continent. His wind-walks begin on Cross Fell, the highest point of the Pennines, as he chases the roaring Helm - the only named wind in Britain.In southern Europe he follows the Bora - a bitter northerly that blows from Trieste through Slovenia and down the Croatian coast. His hunt for the "snow-eating" Foehn becomes a meandering journey of exhilaration and despair through the Alpine valleys of Switzerland, and his final walk traces an ancient pilgrims' path in the south of France on the trail of the Mistral - the "wind of madness," which animated and tormented Vincent Van Gogh. These are journeys into wild wind, but also into wild landscapes and the people who inhabit them - a cast of meteorologists, storm chasers, mountain men, eccentric wind enthusiasts, sailors and shepherds. Soon Nick finds himself borne along by the very forces he is pursuing, through rain, blizzards, howling gales, and back through time itself. For, where the wild winds are, there are also myths and legends, history and hearsay, science and superstition - and occasionally remote mountain cabins packed with pickles, cured meats and homemade alcohol. Where the Wild Winds Are is a beautiful, unconventional travelogue that makes the invisible visible.

Heaven's Breath

Author : Lyall Watson
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 168137370X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book Heaven's Breath written by Lyall Watson and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer) Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings warmth and water, enriches and strips away the soil, aerates the globe. Wind shapes the lives of animals, humans among them. Trade follows the path of the wind, as empire also does. Wind made the difference in wars between the Greeks and Persians, the Mongols and the Japanese. Wind helped to destroy the Spanish Armada. And wind is no less determining of our inner lives: the föhn, mistral, sirocco, Santa Ana, and other “ill winds” of the world are correlated with disease, suicide, and even murder. Heaven’s Breath is an encyclopedic and enchanting book that opens dazzling new perspectives on history, nature, and humanity.

Windswept

Author : Marq de Villiers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802715192
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Windswept written by Marq de Villiers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the dramatic impact on Earth of the wind, describing how it controls the weather and planet environment, shaped the landscape, and transformed human civilization, and explores humankind's long struggle to understand and control wind and weather. Reprint.

A Year in Provence

Author : Peter Mayle
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307755495
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book A Year in Provence written by Peter Mayle and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.

Encyclopedia of World Climatology

Author : John E. Oliver
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402032641
Total Pages : 873 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Climatology written by John E. Oliver and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, given the well-publicized impacts of events such as El Niño, there is an unequaled public awareness of how climate affects the quality of life and environment. Such awareness has created an increasing demand for accurate climatological information. This information is now available in one convenient, accessible source, the Encyclopedia of World Climatology. This comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies information on climates in major continental areas, and explains the intricacies of climatic processes. The level of presentation will meet the needs of specialists, university students, and educated laypersons. A successor to the 1986 Encyclopedia of Climatology, this compendium provides a clear explanation of current knowledge and research directions in modern climatology. This new encyclopedia emphasizes climatological developments that have evolved over the past twenty years. It offers more than 200 informative articles prepared by 150 experts on numerous subjects, ranging from standard areas of study to the latest research studies. The relationship between climatology and both physical and social science is fully explored, as is the significance of climate for our future well-being. The information is organized for speedy access. Entries are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, thoroughly indexed, and cross-referenced. Every entry contains useful citations to additional source materials. The Editor John E. Oliver is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University. He holds a B.Sc. from London University, and a MA and Ph.D from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia University and then at Indiana State where he was formerly Chair of the Geography-Geology Department, and Assoc iate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. He has written many books and journal articles in Climatology, Applied Climatology and Physical Geography.

The Mediterranean region under climate change

Author : Collectif
Publisher : IRD Éditions
ISBN 13 : 2709922207
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Mediterranean region under climate change written by Collectif and published by IRD Éditions. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been published by Allenvi (French National Alliance for Environmental Research) to coincide with the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh. It is the outcome of work by academic researchers on both sides of the Mediterranean and provides a remarkable scientific review of the mechanisms of climate change and its impacts on the environment, the economy, health and Mediterranean societies. It will also be valuable in developing responses that draw on “scientific evidence” to address the issues of adaptation, resource conservation, solutions and risk prevention. Reflecting the full complexity of the Mediterranean environment, the book is a major scientific contribution to the climate issue, where various scientific considerations converge to break down the boundaries between disciplines.

The Mistral

Author : Catherine Tatiana Dunlop
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226827550
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Mistral written by Catherine Tatiana Dunlop and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the hidden power of the mistral wind and its effect on modern French history. Every year, the chilly mistral wind blows through the Rhône valley of southern France, across the Camargue wetlands, and into the Mediterranean Sea. Most forceful when winter turns to spring, the wind knocks over trees, sweeps trains off their tracks, and destroys crops. Yet the mistral turns the sky clear and blue, as it often appears in depictions of Provence. The legendary wind is central to the area’s regional identity and has inspired artists and writers near and far for centuries. This force of nature is the focus of Catherine Dunlop’s The Mistral, a wonderfully written examination of the power of the mistral wind, and in particular, the ways it challenged central tenets of nineteenth-century European society: order, mastery, and predictability. As Dunlop shows, while the modernizing state sought liberation from environmental realities through scientific advances, land modification, and other technological solutions, the wind blew on, literally crushing attempts at control, and becoming increasingly integral to regional feelings of place and community.

Mediterranean France and Corsica Pilot

Author : Rod and Lucinda Heikell
Publisher : Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786793997
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Mediterranean France and Corsica Pilot written by Rod and Lucinda Heikell and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive companion to the long coastline which ranges from Spain and the edge of the Pyrenees to the Alpes Maritimes and Italy. It covers the flat country of Languedoc-Roussillon, the coast of the Golfe du Lion, the Rhône delta and the Camargue, the industrial Golfe de Fos, the Côte d’Azur and the French Riviera and Monaco. The island of Corsica and the waterways that run behind the coast linking the Canal du Midi and the étangs to the Rhône are covered in separate chapters. The authors spent the summer and autumn of 2016 cruising in Corsica and then across to the Golfe du Fos where they left Skylax for the winter. During their travels they visited a large number of harbours and anchorages, collecting the latest information and taking new photographs. There are new aerial photos for many places and in particular for ports and harbours in Languedoc – Roussillon. This major 2017 edition contains substantial change to the content. ‘A new Mediterranean France pilot from Rod and Lu Heikell is now available from Imray and, needless to say, if you have not got one and plan to cruise this coast and inevitably Corsica, then rush out and buy it!’ Royal Cruising Club.

Corsica

Author : Lu Heikell
Publisher : Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786792230
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Corsica written by Lu Heikell and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you only have a week to spare? For those of us who are time poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it’s reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. Imray Pocket Pilots are a new series of affordable PDF books, companions to the Yachting Monthly series A Week Afloat. They visit some ideal destinations and suggest a one week itinerary, and include expanded sailing directions for cruising each area based on printed Imray pilot books. Familiar Imray chartlets cover marina detail and approaches, and photos add both information and colour to the downloads. This Imray Pocket Pilot covers Corsica and is based on Rod and Lu Heikell’s Mediterranean France and Corsica pilot guide. It includes a week long itinerary out of It follows a one week trip out of Ajaccio, down the coast to Bonifacio and back, with suggestions for further cruising. A growing list of Imray Pocket Pilots will include: Seven Mediterranean titles by Lucinda Heikell including Corsica, The South of France and The Ionian, Greece. The west coast of Scotland by Norman Kean (Clyde Cruising Club) Southwest Ireland by Norman Kean (Irish Cruising Club) Galicia by Norman Kean (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation) Morbihan and La Rochelle, Atlantic France by Nick Chavasse (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation) The Stockholm Archipelago by Nigel Wollen (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)

Death in the Vines

Author : M. L. Longworth
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101611642
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Death in the Vines written by M. L. Longworth and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When theft escalates to murder at a French vineyard, a crime wave sweeps over the tranquil town of Aix-en-Provence Provençal Mystery Series #3 Watch the series! Murder in Provence is now on Britbox. Winery owner Olivier Bonnard is devastated when he discovers that a priceless cache of rare vintages has been stolen from his private cellar. Soon after, Monsieur Gilles d’Arras arrives at Aix-en-Provence’s Palais de Justice to report another mysterious disappearance: his wife, Pauline, has vanished from their lavish apartment. Madame has always been as tough as nails, but in recent weeks she’s been wandering around town in her slippers, crying for no reason. As the mistral arrives to temper the region’s late-summer heat, Commissioner Paulik receives an urgent call from Bonnard: he’s just found Pauline d’Arras—dead in his vineyard. Verlaque and Bonnet are once again investigating, in what will prove to be their most complicated case yet. Fans of Donna Leon and Andrea Camilleri, Francophiles, and foodies alike will adore this captivating whodunit. In her riveting follow-up to Death at the Chateau Bremont and Murder in the Rue Dumas, M. L. Longworth masterfully evokes the sights, sounds, and tastes of late-summer Provence, where the mistral blows and death springs up in the most unexpected places. “Judge Antoine Verlaque, the sleuth in this civilized series, discharges his professional duties with discretion. But we’re here to taste the wines. So many bottles, so many lovely views. A reader might be forgiven for feeling woozy.” —The New York Times Book Review

Learn 300+ New Words by reading 40+ Stories from Creative Minds

Author : Bhagyashree Ghosh
Publisher : Bhagyashree Ghosh
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn 300+ New Words by reading 40+ Stories from Creative Minds written by Bhagyashree Ghosh and published by Bhagyashree Ghosh. This book was released on with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why this book will surely help building a sustainable Vocabulary? It’s a proven psychology that when we come across a word more than 3 times we never forget. The book helps to remember words as you read stories, Stories are entertaining and enriching. Re –read words in a story form and you will imprint it, never forget. Simple logic. Stories are from real CAT students and provides wide multiple arenas to think. To help you learn new words Each List contains 7 main words Every list has more than one stories submitted by different learners More the stories, more opportunities to learn new words

Handbook of Climatology

Author : Julius von Hann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Climatology written by Julius von Hann and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How We Think

Author : Abolet Publishing
Publisher : Abolet Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0977455505
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book How We Think written by Abolet Publishing and published by Abolet Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cracking IAS Prelims Revision Files – Geography (Vol. 4/9)

Author : Disha Experts
Publisher : Disha Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
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Download or read book Cracking IAS Prelims Revision Files – Geography (Vol. 4/9) written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cracking IAS Prelims Revision Files – Geography (Vol. 4/9) is the 1st ebook of a series of 9 eBooks specially prepared to help IAS aspirants cross the milestone of Preliminary Exam. The ebook is aimed at Revision cum practice so as to develop confidence to crack the IAS Prelim Exam. • The eBook is divided into 3 Topics • Each topic provides 5-6 Revision Modules ensuring complete revision of the topic. Thus in all around 15 such Modules are provided. • Each topic will end up with a Quiz containing 15 questions to test your topic preparedness. • Further Solved Questions of the last 5 years on Geographyare also provided. • In the end 2 Tests are provided on Geographyto test your revision of the entire section This ebook, along with the 8 other ebooks of this series, will definitely help you improve your score in the IAS Prelim Exam.

The Geography Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC Exams 3rd Edition

Author : Disha Experts
Publisher : Disha Publications
ISBN 13 : 9388373057
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The Geography Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC Exams 3rd Edition written by Disha Experts and published by Disha Publications. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thouroughly Revised & Updated 3rd Edition of the book “The Geography Compendium” has been prepared with enormous efforts for all IAS aspirants, State PCS and other competitive exams. The book is prepared on the concept "Latest Information - Authentic Data". The book is divided into 10 chapters followed by 2 levels of exercises with 1000+ Simple MCQs & statement based MCQs. The book not only covers 100% syllabus but is also covered with Mind Maps, Infographics, Charts, Tables and latest exam pattern MCQs. The emphasis of the book has been on conceptual understanding and better retention which are important from the point of view of the exam. The book captures most of the important questions with explanations of the past years of the IAS Prelim exam, CDS, NDA and other competitive exams distributed in the various chapters.

Cracking IAS Prelims 2024 General Studies (India and World Geography) Quick Revision Notes With Practice MCQs

Author : MYUPSC
Publisher : R P Meena
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cracking IAS Prelims 2024 General Studies (India and World Geography) Quick Revision Notes With Practice MCQs written by MYUPSC and published by R P Meena. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cracking IAS Prelims 2024 General Studies (India and World Geography) Quick Revision Notes With Practice MCQs. The most important source of Geography for UPSC is NCERT Books. Aspirants should read geography from NCERT Books for UPSC to prepare for the IAS Exam. Taking notes is an efficient way to organise the study material for Quick Revision. UPSC candidates often find it difficult to find the right topics to focus on or may not have the time or resources at hand to take efficient notes. With this in mind, we at we have developed a compilation of NCERT Notes for UPSC. As per the UPSC 2024 calendar, the IAS Prelims and main exams are scheduled to take place on May 26, 2024 and September 20, 2024 onwards respectively. Geography is an important part of the Prelims GS 1 paper of the Civil Services Examination. Important questions for UPSC from the Geography section are given here.