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Inverted World

Author : Christopher Priest
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590172698
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Inverted World written by Christopher Priest and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featured in Science Fiction: The Best 100 Novels Winner of the British Science Fiction Award Nominated for the Hugo Award The “devilishly entertaining” masterpiece of hard science fiction, set in a city moving through a strange, dystopian world—from the multi-award-winning author of The Prestige (Time Out New York) The city is winched along tracks through a devastated land full of hostile tribes. Rails must be freshly laid ahead of the city and carefully removed in its wake. Rivers and mountains present nearly insurmountable challenges to the ingenuity of the city’s engineers. But if the city does not move, it will fall farther and farther behind the “optimum” into the crushing gravitational field that has transformed life on Earth. The only alternative to progress is death. The secret directorate that governs the city makes sure that its inhabitants know nothing of this. Raised in common in crèches, nurtured on synthetic food, prevented above all from venturing outside the closed circuit of the city, they are carefully sheltered from the dire necessities that have come to define human existence. And yet the city is in crisis. The people are growing restive, the population is dwindling, and the rulers know that, for all their efforts, slowly but surely the city is slipping ever farther behind the optimum. Helward Mann is a member of the city’s elite. Better than anyone, he knows how tenuous is the city’s continued existence. But the world—he is about to discover—is infinitely stranger than the strange world he believes he knows so well.

Caprock Canyonlands

Author : Dan L Flores
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603443320
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Caprock Canyonlands written by Dan L Flores and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, Dan Flores's "Caprock Canyonlands" became one of the first books ever to treat the flat, arid landscape of the southern High Plains as a place of uncommon beauty and enduring spirit. Now a classic, "Caprock Canyonlands" has been favorably compared by readers to the work of such icons of nature and environmental writing as William Bartram, Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Henry David Thoreau. Containing the author's stunning photography, a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx, author of "Brokeback Mountain," an afterword by environmental historian Thomas R. Dunlap, and a new preface by the author, this twentieth anniversary edition makes available to a new generation of readers Flores's knowledgeable and heartfelt narrative of the canyons and badlands of eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma and Texas. He evokes the history and natural history that shaped the region, drawing upon geology, mythology, botany, art, history and natural history that shaped the region, drawing upon geology, mythology, botany, art, history, and literature. ""Caprock Canoynlands" keeps its place on our bookshelves . . . for its exploration of a deeply human activity: the search for the beauty of the earth, the depth and strength of our ties to it, and the ways those appear in a particular landscape . . . here illuminated by love."--from the afterword by Thomas R. Dunlap

Writing the Mountains

Author : Jens Klenner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Writing the Mountains written by Jens Klenner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing the Mountains reconsiders the role of mountains in German language fiction from 1800 to the present and argues that in a range of texts, from E.T.A. Hoffmann's “Die Bergwerke zu Falun” (1819) to Elfriede Jelinek's Die Kinder der Toten (1995) and beyond, mountains serve as dynamic spaces of material change that generate aesthetic and narrative innovation. In contrast to dominant critical approaches to the Alpine landscape in literature, in which mountain ranges often features as passive settings, or which trace the influence of geographical and geological sciences in literary productions, this study argues for the dynamic role in literature of presumably rigid mineral structures. In German-language fiction after 1800, the counter-intuitive topology of rocky mountain ranges and unfathomable subterranean depths of the Alpine imaginary functions as a space of exception which appears to reconfirm and radically challenge the foundations of Enlightenment thought. Writing the Mountains reads the mountain range as a rigid yet permeable liminal space. Within this zone, semiotic orders are unsettled, as is the division between organic and inorganic, between the human and the other.

Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance

Author : Theo Van Asch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400767692
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Mountain Risks: From Prediction to Management and Governance written by Theo Van Asch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a cross disciplinary treatment of the rapidly growing field of integrated approaches in risk assessment in mountainous areas. All major aspects related to hazard and risk assessment, risk management, and governance are illustrated with a wide range of case studies. The first part of the book focuses on new techniques for assessing the natural hazards of different types of mass movements. State-of-the-art techniques for morphological characterization and monitoring of displacements are described. Computational advances are covered to explain the process systems and to quantify the hazards of fast and slow-moving landslides. In the second part of the book methodologies are included for assessing the impact of these natural hazards on the society in terms of risks. In this part, methodologies for defining the vulnerability of the elements at risk are shown and the use of run-out models for risk assessment of the dangerous rapid mass movements are evaluated. The third part of the book focuses on the response of society towards the problems of hazard and risk. It highlights the role of spatial planning, early warning systems and evacuation plans for risk management. It establishes practical thresholds for acceptable and tolerable risks and emphasizes the importance of education and communication to society. Audience The book is of interest to a wide range of experts from related disciplines, practitioners and stakeholders to demonstrate the importance of an integrated approach for all aspects of risks in mountainous areas.

American Regional Folklore

Author : Terry Ann Mood-Leopold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576076210
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book American Regional Folklore written by Terry Ann Mood-Leopold and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-09-24 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.

Rocky Mountain Druggist

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Rocky Mountain Druggist written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Paradise Found

Author : William F. Warren
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradise Found written by William F. Warren and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cradle of the Human Race at the North Pole is a book by William Fairfield Warren, first published in 1885. In this book, Warren puts forth his belief that Atlantis, the Garden of Eden, Avalon, and a couple of other mythical lands were all once situated at the North Pole, noting that Homer, Vigil, and Hesiod all placed Atlas at the 'ends of the earth'. If the science of all this has now been corrected (with the discovery of plate tectonics, and the filling in of the polar maps), the books also contains reviews of the folklore of the subjects like the tree of life, the world mountain, and of course, Eden.

The American Museum Journal

Author : American Museum of Natural History
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The American Museum Journal written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Childsplay

Author : Jeff Kelley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520236718
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Childsplay written by Jeff Kelley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Childsplay' offers a description of Kaprow's 'Happenings' and other art activities, clarifying their materiality, duration and setting, as well as the ways that people participated in them, and shows that Kaprow's art forms were physically present, socially engaged, and intellectually resonant in the moment of enactment.

Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building

Author : Richard D. Law
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862393004
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building written by Richard D. Law and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2010 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thematic set of 32 papers in this Special Publication celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1907 Memoir on The Geological Structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland by placing the original findings in both historical and modern contexts, and juxtaposing them against present-day studies of deformation processes operating not only in the NW Highlands, but also in other mountain belts.

Whence the Mountains?

Author : James W. Sears
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813724333
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Whence the Mountains? written by James W. Sears and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19 original papers on the tectonic evolution of mountain systems were collected to mark the 50th anniversary of Price's description of the Canadian Cordillera. A sampling of topics turns up the driving mechanism and three-dimensional circulation of plate tectonics, the Belt-Purcell Basic as the keystone of the Rocky Mountain fold-and-thrust belt in the US and Canada, Silurian-Devonian orogenic events in the central Appalachians and the crystalline southern Appalachians, and defining the eastern boundary of the North Asian craton from structural and subsidence history studies of the Verkhoyansk fold-and-thrust belt. A fold-out sheet of color maps and diagrams is tucked into a pocket inside the back cover.

Nemesis

Author : Claude Burghen
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1594674035
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Nemesis written by Claude Burghen and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Body and Image

Author : Christopher Tilley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315432838
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Body and Image written by Christopher Tilley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The understanding and interpretation of ancient architecture, landscapes, and art has always been viewed through an iconographic lens—a cognitive process based on traditional practices in art history. But ancient people did not ascribe their visions on canvas, rather on hills, stones, and fields. Thus, Chris Tilley argues, the iconographic approach falls short of understanding how ancient people interacted with their imagery. A kinaesthetic approach, one that uses the full body and all the senses, can better approximate the meaning that these artifacts had for their makers and today’s viewers. The body intersects the landscape in a myriad of ways—through the effort to reach the image, the angles that one can use to view, the multiple senses required for interaction. Tilley outlines the choreographic basis of understanding ancient landscapes and art phenomenologically, and demonstrates the power of his thesis through examples of rock art and megalithic architecture in Norway, Ireland, and Sweden. This is a powerful new model from one of the leading contemporary theorists in archaeology.

50 Shades of Hillwalking

Author : Ralph Storer
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1910324442
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book 50 Shades of Hillwalking written by Ralph Storer and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 50 Shades of Hillwalking , Ralph Storer takes a quirky look at the peculiar pursuit of messing about on mountains and presents us with 50 personal hillwalking experiences. Walking, climbing, mountain biking, caving - Ralph has tried it all, but admits to expertise only in the lost art of 'festering'. With room also for contemplation and argument, his inimitable 50 Shades will amuse, inspire and inform. Follow in his footsteps as he roves from the Lake District to the Alps, from Snowdonia to Scandinavia, and from the Scottish Highlands to the deserts and canyons of America. Warm to his intrepid exploits of derring-do as he gets snowbound in a tent, gets stuck on ice falls and in caves, and falls off mountain bikes and down sand dunes. Culled from not-yet-a-lifetime of eclectic escapades both at home and abroad, brought to life by carefully selected images, this highly entertaining collection of stories will resonate with anyone whose aspirations outstrip their ability. PRAISE FOR RALPH STORER: His books are exceptional' he subverts the guidebook completely. THE ANGRY CORRIE Storer is happy to share numerous irreverent insights into the hills, and this acts as a timely reminder that walking should be primarily about enjoyment of the great outdoors. ABERDEEN PRESS AND JOURNAL A treat for all hillwalkers active or chair bound' Ralph Storer rambles over all aspects of enjoying and suffering, not only Scottish, but the world's hills. SCOTS INDEPENDENT on The Joy of Hillwalking

Lessons from the Granite Mountain Shaft Fire, Butte

Author : Daniel Harrington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1522 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lessons from the Granite Mountain Shaft Fire, Butte written by Daniel Harrington and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The movements in the outer crust of the earth. The mountain ranges of the earth

Author : Eduard Suess
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The movements in the outer crust of the earth. The mountain ranges of the earth written by Eduard Suess and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thematic Guide to World Mythology

Author : Lorena Laura Stookey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313039372
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Thematic Guide to World Mythology written by Lorena Laura Stookey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-03-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All around the world, myths address questions that humans have always posed about their origins, their environments, their ultimate destinies, and the meanings of their lives. This book examines 30 common motifs that thread their way through mythological tales across history and around the globe. The themes are presented in alphabetical order, moving from The Afterlife and Animals in Myth to The Underworld, World Tree, and Ymir Motif. Each thematic section defines and discusses a single recognizable motif, compares a number of different mythological traditions, and traces the repeated occurrences of one of these patterns through several different categories of narratives. The discussion of The Afterlife, for example, examines the theme's earliest known occurrences in ancient Mesopotamia and compares them with those in Greek, Aztec, Norse, and other ancient cultures, as well as with contemporary views from Innuit and Polynesian cultures. A glossary provides concise definitions of recurring terms. A list of suggested readings on these topics will further aid students who desire to deepen their knowledge of world mythology.