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Total Pages : 1186 pages
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Download or read book Dry Goods Merchants Trade Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Suzanne Roberts
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496237692
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book Almost Somewhere written by Suzanne Roberts and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature It was 1993, Suzanne Roberts had just finished college, and when her friend suggested they hike California’s John Muir Trail, the adventure sounded like the perfect distraction from a difficult home life and thoughts about the future. But she never imagined that the twenty-eight-day hike would change her life. Part memoir, part nature writing, part travelogue, Almost Somewhere is Roberts’s account of that hike. John Muir wrote of the Sierra Nevada as a “vast range of light,” and that was exactly what Roberts was looking for. But traveling with two girlfriends, one experienced and unflappable and the other inexperienced and bulimic, she quickly discovered that she needed a new frame of reference. Her story of a month in the backcountry—confronting bears, snowy passes, broken equipment, injuries, and strange men—is as much about finding a woman’s way into outdoor experience as it is about the natural world Roberts so eloquently describes. Candid and funny, and finally, wise, Almost Somewhere not only tells the whimsical coming-of-age story of a young woman ill-prepared for a month in the mountains but also reflects a distinctly feminine view of nature. This new edition includes an afterword by the author looking back on the ways both she and the John Muir Trail have changed over the past thirty years, as well as book club and classroom discussion questions and photographs from the trip.
Author : John Muir
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Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Mountains of California written by John Muir and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famed naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) came to Wisconsin as a boy and studied at the University of Wisconsin. He first came to California in 1868 and devoted six years to the study of the Yosemite Valley. After work in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, he returned to California in 1880 and made the state his home. One of the heroes of America's conservation movement, Muir deserves much of the credit for making the Yosemite Valley a protected national park and for alerting Americans to the need to protect this and other natural wonders. The mountains of California (1894) is his book length tribute to the beauties of the Sierras. He recounts not only his own journeys by foot through the mountains, glaciers, forests, and valleys, but also the geological and natural history of the region, ranging from the history of glaciers, the patterns of tree growth, and the daily life of animals and insects. While Yosemite naturally receives great attention, Muir also expounds on less well known beauty spots.
Author : Eric Blehm
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061869996
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book The Last Season written by Eric Blehm and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As Jon Krakauer did with Into the Wild, Blehm turns a missing-man riddle into an insightful meditation on wilderness and the personal demons and angels that propel us into it alone.” — Outside magazine Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada—mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
Author : Tommy Caldwell
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1405924756
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Push written by Tommy Caldwell and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL' 'Heart-stopping, absorbing' Daily Mail 'The most daring free climber on the planet' The Times __________ In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of his life, spending 19 days freeclimbing Yosemite's vertical, 3000-foot Dawn Wall - regarded as the most difficult climb in history and a route nobody had ever done before. This odds-defying feat was the culmination of seven years planning and a lifetime of determination. Here, he recounts how he got there, the falls and setbacks - being held hostage, losing his index finger, the break-up of his marriage - the summits conquered and the fears overcome. Fans of Free Solo and Dawn Wall, and climbers and non-climbers alike, will be gripped by this story of drive, focus and achieving the impossible. __________ 'The Push is not simply a book about rock climbing' Guardian 'Probably the greatest living athlete most people have never heard of' Telegraph 'Arguably the best all-round rock climber on the planet' National Geographic 'A real page-turner . . . captivating and deeply moving' Climb magazine 'Captivating and unfailingly honest' Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air
Author : Neil Protheroe
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ISBN 13 : 9781389627071
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Images Abound written by Neil Protheroe and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of beautiful images of some of New Zealand's most dramatic and spectacular landscapes. Most of the photographs chosen for the book are available for purchase as fine art prints, for which this book serves as a catalogue. But it is equally worthy of a place on the coffee table in any home. Those who have visited New Zealand will undoubtedly recognise some of the scenic landscapes presented, and this book will serve as a memento; those yet to visit the country will be inspired to do so.
Author : Mark Synnott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 152474557X
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Third Pole written by Mark Synnott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make it The Third Pole. . . . A riveting adventure.”—Outside Shivering, exhausted, gasping for oxygen, beyond doubt . . . A hundred-year mystery lured veteran climber Mark Synnott into an unlikely expedition up Mount Everest during the spring 2019 season that came to be known as “the Year Everest Broke.” What he found was a gripping human story of impassioned characters from around the globe and a mountain that will consume your soul—and your life—if you let it. The mystery? On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine set out to stand on the roof of the world, where no one had stood before. They were last seen eight hundred feet shy of Everest’s summit still “going strong” for the top. Could they have succeeded decades before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? Irvine is believed to have carried a Kodak camera with him to record their attempt, but it, along with his body, had never been found. Did the frozen film in that camera have a photograph of Mallory and Irvine on the summit before they disappeared into the clouds, never to be seen again? Kodak says the film might still be viable. . . . Mark Synnott made his own ascent up the infamous North Face along with his friend Renan Ozturk, a filmmaker using drones higher than any had previously flown. Readers witness first-hand how Synnott’s quest led him from oxygen-deprivation training to archives and museums in England, to Kathmandu, the Tibetan high plateau, and up the North Face into a massive storm. The infamous traffic jams of climbers at the very summit immediately resulted in tragic deaths. Sherpas revolted. Chinese officials turned on Synnott’s team. An Indian woman miraculously crawled her way to frostbitten survival. Synnott himself went off the safety rope—one slip and no one would have been able to save him—committed to solving the mystery. Eleven climbers died on Everest that season, all of them mesmerized by an irresistible magic. The Third Pole is a rapidly accelerating ride to the limitless joy and horror of human obsession.
Author : Bill McKibben
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0804153442
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The End of Nature written by Bill McKibben and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that the survival of the globe is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature is more relevant than ever. McKibben writes of our earth's environmental cataclysm, addressing such core issues as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer. His new introduction addresses some of the latest environmental issues that have risen during the 1990s. The book also includes an invaluable new appendix of facts and figures that surveys the progress of the environmental movement. More than simply a handbook for survival or a doomsday catalog of scientific prediction, this classic, soulful lament on Nature is required reading for nature enthusiasts, activists, and concerned citizens alike.
Author : Jeremy Collins
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ISBN 13 : 9781594859588
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (595 download)
Download or read book Drawn written by Jeremy Collins and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic-adventure that delves into why we pursue the wild outdoors
Author : HarperCollins Children’s Books
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008420718
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Merry Christmas, Bing! (Bing) written by HarperCollins Children’s Books and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous new festive Bing picture book that shows children the importance of patience, resilience and imagination.
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Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Canadian Alpine Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harvey Butchart
Publisher : Spotted Dog Press (CA)
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Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Grand Canyon Treks written by Harvey Butchart and published by Spotted Dog Press (CA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of commentary of his many and varied explorations including maps and photographs, this book is a must for anyone aspiring to hike remote areas of the Grand Canyon.
Author : J. Wayne Frye
Publisher : Educational Research Associ
ISBN 13 : 9780973597370
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (973 download)
Download or read book How Hockey Saved a Jew from the Holacaust written by J. Wayne Frye and published by Educational Research Associ. This book was released on 2011-03-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, Boom Boom Gefferion, Mario Lemeiux, Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretsky are familiar names to hockey fans, but mention Rudi Ball and you will get a quizzical look from people. Rudi Ball was a German Jew, who, thanks to hockey and the loyalty exhibited by his team-mates, was able to survive the Holocaust for one simple reason. He played that most beautiful of all games - hockey. Few people recognize the name, but he was the premiere European player of his time, and one of the best hockey players to ever lace up skates. Yet, his prowess on the ice was more than a way to exhibit his athletic abilities. It was his ticket to survival in a country where being Jewish was a death sentence in the 1930's and 1940's. His remarkable story is a testament to the power of hockey to bring out the very best in people. The Summit Series between Canada and the then USSR (Russia) proved in 1972 that hockey is not just a game, it is a war on ice, but when the war is over, the victors do not subjugate the losers. Rather, they line up and shake hands in recognition of a warriors' code that instils mutual respect and admiration for one another's drive, desire and determination. This is the story of one of those warriors, and how his fellow warriors stood by him, refusing to bow to tyranny. Wayne Frye is known in Canada for writing books on politics and gripping thrillers featuring hard-nosed private eye, Aaron Adams. Although a true story, Frye makes it more exciting than fiction. This true story about the Holocaust explores the evil of Adolph Hitler, and like The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, it puts the whole era on a very personal level
Author : Tina Basich
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062091999
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Pretty Good for a Girl written by Tina Basich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tina Basich grabbed her rented snowboard and headed to the mountains in Lake Tahoe, snowboarding wasn't even considered a sport . . . yet. It was the beginning, and could have easily gone the way of many other sports and become dominated by male-driven competition. But not with Tina on the scene . . . Comments like "You're pretty good . . . for a girl" only pushed her harder to be the best and to prove she was more than just a token player on the slopes. Representing for women everywhere, she became a snowboarding all-star, started her own signature board and clothing lines for women, founded Boarding for Breast Cancer, and followed her heart, which led her on the adventure of a lifetime. This is her story.
Author : Charles R. Farabee
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ISBN 13 : 9781930238749
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Big Walls, Swift Waters written by Charles R. Farabee and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Most of Yosemite's nearly 4 million annual visitors leave the park without a scratch. For a few, however, a vacation in this world-famous land of cliffs and waterfalls takes a turn for the terrifying. That's where the YOSAR team comes in ... [In this book], Butch Farabee relates epic tales of endurance and survival, misadventure and fatal consequences"--Amazon.com.
Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Author : Michael Patrick Ghiglieri
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ISBN 13 : 9780984785803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Over the Edge written by Michael Patrick Ghiglieri and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Natural Wonders.
